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 AgoPsychic Force
PlayStationJapan
The plot of Psychic Force takes place in the year 2010, where selected individuals are blessed with the power of psychic abilities.
30 Years AgoEternal Melody
SaturnJapan
Main character is a normal high school student who gets into an accident at the construction site. Instead of dying he finds himself in a strange world. There he learns that he needs to find a powerful artifact in order to return to his world.
30 Years AgoSpectral Tower
PlayStationJapan
Spectral Tower is the first game in the RPG series released by Idea Factory for the Playstation One console, the game begins with an intro in which the adventurer arrive to a big tower that is located in an isolated desert.
30 Years AgoSlime Shiyou
PlayStationJapan
Slime Shiyo (aka Siraimi Shiyou!) is a breeding simulation game released for the Playstation one console, in the game the player has to breed a slime, some sort of alien creatures that are born from an alien plant and depending of the fusio…
30 Years AgoC1 Circuit
PlayStationJapan
C1 Circuit is a Racing game, developed and published by Invex, which was released in Japan in 1996.
30 Years AgoAre! Mo Kore? Mo Momotarou
PlayStationWorldwide
Are! Mo Kore? Mo Momotarou is an adventure game based in the folklore japanes tale of Momotarou.
30 Years AgoSuikoden: Tenmei no Chikai
RemakePlayStationJapan
Bandit Kings of Ancient China, also known as Suikoden-Tenmei no Chikai in Japan, is a turn-based strategy role-playing simulation video game developed and published by Koei, and released in 1989 for MS-DOS, Amiga and the Macintosh and in 19…
30 Years AgoKurukuru Twinkle: Onegai Ohoshisama
PlayStationJapan
Color-matching puzzle game by Tomcat System released on the PlayStation in 1996. Features a large cast of characters themed after zodiac signs. Swap blocks horizontally and vertically with the cursor to create combos and send garbage blocks to the opponent's side of the field.
27 Years AgoGlover
PortPlayStationEurope
This is the PlayStation port of Glover, a platforming video game featuring a magical, four-fingered glove named Glover in his quest to restore the Crystal Kingdom by retrieving crystals that were lost.
26 Years AgoStreet Fighter III: 3rd Strike
PortDreamcastNorth America
The Dreamcast port of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike features an Arcade, Versus, Training and Options modes, as well as a System Direction mode which allows the player to adjust several of the game's features.
26 Years AgoStar Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles
PortDreamcastNorth AmericaEurope
Choose your jedi (including Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Plo Koon, and Adi Gallia) and fight the forces of the Trade Federation through the planet Naboo, facing plenty of droids and Darth Maul himself.
25 Years AgoInitial D: Takahashi Ryosuke no Typing Saisoku Riron
PS2Japan
The PlayStation 2 port of the game, originally released for Windows and Mac. It is a typing tutor game based on the Initial D anime that requires a USB keyboard to play.
25 Years AgoParis-Dakar Rally
PS2Europe
Paris-Dakar Rally is a racing video game developed by Broadsword Interactive and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2. It is based on the real-life Paris Dakar Rally – one of the world's most difficult and dangerous sporting events.
25 Years AgoKids Station: Barbapapa
PlayStationJapan
Educational game for kids based on Barbapapa cartoon character. It features a bunch of mini-games.
25 Years AgoHatena Satena
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Hatena Satena is a Puzzle game, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Hudson, which was released in Japan in 2001.
25 Years AgoThe Yamanote-sen: Train Simulator Real
PS2Japan
The first PS2 entry in the Train Simulator series of FMV games by Ongakukan, featuring the full JR East Yamanote Line in central Tokyo. Unlike other games in the series, this title features random events like luggage getting stuck in the doors or a passenger falling ill.
24 Years AgoTantei Jinguji Saburo: Innocent Black
PS2Japan
The 8th installment of the Tantei Jinguuji Saburo series, and the first to be developed by WorkJam. Jinguuji is asked to search for a missing daughter from the director of a hospital where he had received treatment.
24 Years AgoMoto Racer Advance
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
The player controls a motorcyclist and must try to win races on various terrain and settings.
24 Years AgoDriver 2 Advance
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
Driver 2 Advance is a top-down driving and action game developed by Sennari Interactive and published by Infogrames in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance.
23 Years AgoGetBackers Dakkanya: Jagan Fuuin!
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
GetBackers Dakkanya: Jagan Fuuin! is a Role-Playing game, published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2003.
22 Years AgoTony Hawk's Underground 2
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is based on the console game of the same name. Like the previous GBA releases of the series, it's an isometric representation of the console levels combined with polygonal characters.
22 Years AgoLEGO Knights' Kingdom
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Knights' Kingdom is a top-down perspective action-adventure game. The player controls one of four characters, with only one character being controlled at a time. The character run through a series of nine levels, attacking Shadow Knights and solving tasks along the way.
21 Years AgoSRS: Street Racing Syndicate
PortGame Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Every night, in cities like LA, Philly, and Miami, crews of import tuners push their nitrous-injected obsessions to the limit. Whether in under- ground or sanctioned races, on the track or through the wide open city streets, high speeds bring high risks. And serious rush.
21 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.