ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
90 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
30 Years AgoWarhawk
PlayStationJapan
Warhawk, released as AirAssault in Japan, is a futuristic arcade-style flight-combat game where the player flies a VTOL aircraft. The player maneuvers with 360 degrees of flight control through six levels.
24 Years AgoDisney's Lilo & Stitch
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
WARNING: Stitch is extremely dangerous. The result of an illegal genetic experiment by a mad scientist, Stitch appears to be harmless - small, furry, with six legs - but his very existence is an abomination to all that's decent in the galaxy.
19 Years AgoTouch the Dead
Nintendo DSEurope
Touch the Dead (titled Dead 'n' Furious in Europe) is a rail shooter/survival horror game for the Nintendo DS developed by Dream On Studio and published by Eidos Interactive under its brand Secret Stash Games.
25 Years AgoThe Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Join the Powerpuff Girls to stop the villains from eating their Chemical X pie in an action packed adventure.
24 Years AgoYoshi's Island
Expanded editionGame Boy AdvanceAustralia
The remake of Yoshi's Island included in Super Mario Advance 3.
21 Years AgoBratz: Rock Angelz
PS2Worldwide
You get the chance to live the life of a Rock Angel as you help Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin start their own fashion magazine. The search for the perfect scoop will take you around the globe, where famous places and famous people make for amazing adventures.
30 Years AgoVR Soccer
SaturnJapan
VR Soccer (sometimes referred to as VR Soccer '96, and known as Actua Soccer in Japan and Europe) is a sports video game developed and published by Gremlin Interactive for MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn. This was the first sports video game to include a full 3D graphics engine.
24 Years AgoDisney's PK: Out of the Shadows
PS2Europe
The PK character may be unfamiliar to American audiences, but he is popular in Italy (and some other parts of Europe) through a series of comic books. This game is a simple 3rd person action shooter game.
24 Years AgoWizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
PS2Europe
Sharpen your swords and prepare for an adventure full of treasures, monsters, and magic. Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land takes place in the Kingdom of Duhan, where a mysterious sphere of light kills thousands of residents.
30 Years AgoKrazy Ivan
PlayStationJapan
It is the year 2018. Devastating energy shields have appeared in five different places on the earth and are spreading at an incredible rate. There is only one solution: combat the enemy from within and destroy them.
30 Years AgoTunnel B1
PlayStationJapan
Prepare yourself for dangerous underground combat action in TUNNEL B1 for the PlayStation. Command your specialized B1 hovercraft in fierce battles, as you attempt to bring down an evil madman intent on detonating a thermonuclear explosion and destroying the world.
30 Years AgoCriticom
PlayStationJapan
The powers of the Relic are strong. In an effort to keep the Relic and oppress others, the Nezai and Zarai clans join together and call themselves the Chosen. Unfortunately, the Relic is stolen and the Chosen want it back to continue their dominance over the other clans.
30 Years AgoAquanaut's Holiday
PlayStationEurope
The ocean is another world. Beneath the surface of the sea, all the sounds and the stress of society are muffled away to nothing.
30 Years AgoAssault Rigs
PlayStationJapan
Do you have what it takes to be the next World Net Champion? Grab the controls of the Zam Cam Assault Rig and enter the cyber combat zone of the future!
24 Years AgoNinja Assault
PS2Europe
Ninja Assault is an arcade game developed and released by Namco in 2000. Two years later it was also published as a PlayStation 2 exclusive title with GunCon 2 compatibility. Ninja Assault was developed by Namco, who also created the Time Crisis series.
24 Years AgoTransWorld Surf
PS2Europe
TransWorld Surf lets you pull off all the massive airs and blazing tailslides of professional surfers, including Taj Burrow, Andy Irons, and Shane Dorian.
22 Years AgoWorld Tour Soccer 2006
PS2Europe
This is the 2005, and last, edition of the "World Tour Soccer/This is Football" game series. It allows you to take an existing team and take control of them and guide them through a season by season basis.
19 Years AgoMLB Power Pros
PS2Japan
MLB Power Pros is a different take on the MLB license. While the player has the ability to play as authentic players on actual MLB teams, the players are represented by anime characters, with large heads, feet and hands with no arms and legs.
41 Years AgoRoute-16 Turbo
Expanded editionFamicomJapan
Route-16 Turbo is an improved version of Route-16 for the Famicom which was published on October 4, 1985 by Sunsoft only in Japan. Route-16 Turbo added multiple difficulty levels and improved graphics and music.
39 Years AgoFairy Pinball: Yousei-tachi no Pinball
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
An adult pinball game in which you can play two tables and try to get a high enough score to watch a girl undress. The two tables are a space based one called Asteroid, and a naval war based one called Midway.
33 Years AgoCrayon Shin-Chan Ora to Shiro ha Otomodachi Da yo
Game BoyWorldwide
Crayon Shin-Chan: Ora to Shiro ha Otomodachi Dayo is a platforming game based off the Crayon Shin-Chan manga, mostly popular in Japan although translated and published in a couple of other countries.
30 Years AgoMahjong Taikai II Special
SaturnJapan
Mahjong Taikai II Special is a multiplatform upgrade to the SNES entry "Mahjong Taikai II".
30 Years AgoLone Soldier
PlayStationJapan
The aliens have stolen a super missile and will not hesitate to use it unless we pay their ransom demand, which is a large amount of Uranium.
30 Years AgoEternal Melody
SaturnJapan
Eternal Melody is a simulation game developed by Starlight Marry and published by Media Works for the Sega Saturn.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.