Retro Game of the Day Archive - April 2023
01st Apr 2023
Strikers 1945 2 (J)
Sega Saturn ISO
AmySaturn says:
Strikers 1945 2 is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Psikyo. An amazing sequel making major improvements.
02nd Apr 2023
Youkai Douchuuki (Japan)
PC Engine - TurboGrafx16 ROM
FlashFlare says:
Youkai Douchuuki is a side scrolling platformer where players control a young boy fighting his way out of the underworld. The game has money and a shop system. Players defeat enemies by shooting energy waves at them. It's pretty run of the mill even for its time, but it's not a bad if you're looking ...
03rd Apr 2023
W-Ring - The Double Rings (Japan)
PC Engine - TurboGrafx16 ROM
FlashFlare says:
W-Ring The Double Rings is a 2D side scrolling shooter where the player controls a ship that must shoot its way through hoards of enemies. The player's default shot has rapid fire and they can drop bombs rapidly as well. There are power ups that change the range and power of your shots. The game is like ...
04th Apr 2023
King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest (USA, Europe)
Sega Genesis - Sega Megadrive ROM
Apsalar54 says:
King's Bounty- The Conqueror's Quest is a fantasy strategy game with strong RPG mechanics. Players choose a hero character who roams an overworld map, recruiting armies from a diverse selection of units, collecting experience and gold from victories, and finding caches of loot. King's Bounty is not ...
05th Apr 2023
Super Widget (USA)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ROM
SuperAston_Martin says:
An alien race wants to take over the world, so Super Widget will take different forms to fight with his Mega-Brain companion, whether in air, land or sea.
06th Apr 2023
Dig Dug
Atari 7800 ROM
szubiennica says:
Dig dug is based on a classic 1982 Namco coin op game. Its a pretty good translation. You have to kill Pooka, and fight with dragons in underground.
Fun Fact: In 2016 Netflix TV-series: Stranger Things S2E5: Episode Dig Dug. Its a reference to this game. Second season is strongly connected to arcade, ...
07th Apr 2023
2 in 1 - SpongeBob Squarepants - Supersponge & Battle for Bikini Bottom (E)(Sir VG)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
This is a 2 in 1 pack consisting of the SpongeBob Squarepants games Supersponge and Battle for Bikini Bottom.
08th Apr 2023
Arcobaleno! Portable (Japan)
PSP ISO
RedFlameFox says:
Arcobaleno! Portable ("Arcobaleno" is "Rainbow" in Italian language) is a visual novel part of the Arcobaleno! series.
09th Apr 2023
Tomb Raider - The Prophecy (U)(BatMan)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
RedFlameFox says:
Tomb Raider - The Prophecy is a game developed by Ubisoft Milan in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance.
It's an adventure game that is trying to emulate the classic Tomb Raider gameplay, but in 2D style.
In this game, Lara Croft will investigate about an ancient prophecy written in the Tome of Ezekiel, ...
10th Apr 2023
Lumines (Europe)
PSP ISO
FlashFlare says:
Lumines is a rhythm puzzle game where the player stacks blocks in sync with a timer line that eliminates any full squares of the same color on screen. The player manages blocks of two colors and can acquire more points by eliminating larger squares. There is a challenge mode where the player is tasked ...
11th Apr 2023
Snowboard Kids (Europe)
Nintendo 64 ROM
neomoonsevin2017 says:
Also Known As Snobow Kids.
12th Apr 2023
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Sugoroku no Sugoroku (J)(Cezar)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
A spin-off Yu-Gi-Oh! game where the player can play a board game against the computer or their friends. It is based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.
13th Apr 2023
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku - Soreyuke Daiundoukai (NTSC-J)
PC Engine CD - Turbo Duo - TurboGrafx CD ISO
austin94yoshi says:
Scrolling beat-and-race 'em up. MAKER: NAXAT / TECHNOS
RELEASE DATE: 11 DECEMBER 1992
14th Apr 2023
2 in 1 - Spyro 2 - Season of Flame & Crash Nitro Kart (E)(Rising Sun)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
A 2 in 1 pack consisting of the games Spyro Season of Flame and Crash Nitro Kart.
15th Apr 2023
Fuuun Shinsengumi Bakumatsuden Portable (Japan)
PSP ISO
RedFlameFox says:
Fuuun Shinsengumi Bakumatsuden Portable is an action adventure videogame developed by the famous From Software for the Sony PSP.
The game is a sequel to Fu-un Shinsengumi and many artworks for this game were created by Yoji Shinkawa, who also worked on the Metal Gear Solid series.
16th Apr 2023
Gunpey-R (Japan)
PSP ISO
RedFlameFox says:
Gunpey is a puzzle game created by industry legend Gunpei Yokoi where the goal is to use pieces moving up a board to create lines going across before any pieces scroll too far up.
17th Apr 2023
C-12 - Final Resistance (E) (Fr,De)
Sony Playstation ISO
RedFlameFox says:
C-12 Final Resistance is a Futuristic Sci-Fi Action Adventure made by SCE Cambridge, the same developers of the PlayStation classic series of Medievil.
In this game, you play as Cyborg solder that fights an alien army for the safe of the Planet Earth, plot-wise it may sounds generic, but the game is ...
18th Apr 2023
Spyro 2 - Season of Flame (U)(Venom)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
A sequel to Season of Ice. It offers a very similar gameplay experience to it's predecessor.
19th Apr 2023
Hokuto no Ken (Japan)
Sega Master System ROM
VenomRush1997 says:
Based on the popular anime, Hokuto No Ken for the Mark III loosely retells the events of the show with Kenshiro destroying all of the bad guys in his way.
20th Apr 2023
Astro Warrior (Japan, USA)
Sega Master System ROM
VenomRush1997 says:
A very colorful space shooter with a few power ups to make your experience easier, the game may be short but the music makes up for it.
21st Apr 2023
Choplifter (USA, Europe)
Sega Master System ROM
VenomRush1997 says:
The classic Apple II game from Brøderbund lands onto your Master System reprogrammed by! You must avoid enemy fire while rescuing hostages and taking down enemy bases with your helicopter with tight controls and smooth gameplay.
22nd Apr 2023
Aladdin (Europe)
Sega Master System ROM
VenomRush1997 says:
One of the many games based on Aladdin, this version is a side scroller which captures every key scene in the movie while providing a variety of gameplay including an autoscrolling platformer, a Prince of Persia esque platformer, and a scrolling flying stage.
23rd Apr 2023
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Europe)
Sega Master System ROM
VenomRush1997 says:
You must race against Ayrton Senna around the world in this uninteresting port of the Sega Genesis version of Super Monaco GP II.
24th Apr 2023
MegaMan Battle Network 6 - Cybeast Gregar (E)(Rising Sun)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as Rockman.EXE is a spin off series of the original Mega Man games. It has real-time tactical-RPG gameplay and takes place in an alternate universe. There are 6 main games and several side games.
25th Apr 2023
MegaMan Battle Network (E)(Rocket)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as Rockman.EXE is a spin off series of the original Mega Man games. It has real-time tactical-RPG gameplay and takes place in an alternate universe. There are 6 main games and several side games.
26th Apr 2023
Last Battle (USA, Europe)
Sega Genesis - Sega Megadrive ROM
Weltgeist013 says:
A side-scroll action game, punch & kick'em, with some strategy elements. Based from (originally) the Japanese Anime series + movie, The Fist of the North Star...This would be 2 or 3 in the japan game series, one on the NES. (Famicom another) 8bit tragedy. O_o
27th Apr 2023
Puggsy (USA)
Sega Genesis - Sega Megadrive ROM
Cradily says:
Puggsy is an average 2D platform game developed by Traveler's Tales (which is now a subsidiary of TT Games) and published by Psygnosis (which is now defunct) about an alien who makes his way through various planets. What this game is best known for is this: because the game uses passwords, S-RAMs are ...
28th Apr 2023
Ikki (Japan)
Nintendo Entertainment System ROM
VenomRush1997 says:
Collect all the koban throughout the stage while avoiding ninjas with your farm tools.
29th Apr 2023
Spyro Orange - The Cortex Conspiracy (U)(Venom)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
A crossover game with the Crash Bandicoot series. Doctor Neo Cortex and Ripto joined forces, and it's up to Crash and Spyro to stop their plan.
30th Apr 2023
Backyard Baseball (U)(Venom)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance ROM
szunyzoli99 says:
The Backyard Sports series was released by Humongus Entertainment for many consoles and computers. The series is known for starring kid-sized versions of popular sports stars.