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Retro Game of the Day Archive - April 2025

Drogi says:
Devil Crash is MegaDrive occult flavored pinball game. It is part of Technosoft´s Crash series of pinball games. Cool graphics, awesome music and lots of secret rooms. This Japanese version comes uncensored, so you can enjoy those pentagrams. Art style is similar to work H R Giger. Killing scary monsters ...

User Rating: 4.85/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Ghost Sweeper Mikami is an action platformer Developed by Natsume, based on the manga and anime.

User Rating: 5/5.00

Steadydippn says:
A WWE style wrestling game that has you fighting opponents from all around the world.

User Rating: 3.29/5.00

CubanRudeBoy says:
McDonalds is a wicked corporation that destroys the environment, tortures and murders billions of animals and exploits millions of workers all so that they can sell poison disguised as food. I refuse to even have this bullshit in my collection of roms!

User Rating: 4.9/5.00

Gypsy says:
Vertical shooter from the masters Compile. A key gameplay component is the weapon pod system, which combines different colored pods to different effects. You can also jettison a pod which serves as your bomb in this game. On the long side for a single loop shooter, it will probably take you around 50-60 ...

User Rating: 4.69/5.00

Bernardo Valenzuela says:
In this game you control Dr. Alan Grant, who must complete a series of objectives while avoiding ferocious dinosaurs who will try to devour you, the game features 6 weapons available to use: cattle proad, tranquilizer gun, shotgun, bolas, gas grenade launcher, and missile launcher. The player is given ...

User Rating: 4.33/5.00

neomoonsevin2017 says:
Official name is Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race Wallaby!!

User Rating: 4.33/5.00

chaosmazer says:
Made in 1990 by Hudson. A simple RPG with a charming graphical aesthetic. While it seems to follow the same general style of JRPGs like Dragon Quest, this has a few things that make it special. Based on Japanese Mythology, you meet many fantastical people during your journey. You recruit animal ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

chaosmazer says:
Released in 1988 and developed by Hudson Notable for being the first JRPG developed for the system, Jaseiken Necromancer is a game in the same vein as "Sweet Home" in some respects. It's an RPG with monstrous enemies. Horror themes run deep in both plot and monster design. Another noteworthy fact ...

User Rating: 4.45/5.00

neomoonsevin2017 says:
Also known as Military Madness

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Ninja Ryukenden is an action platformer developed by Tecmo. A port of the popular NES games, it has updated graphics and original music, but plays mostly the same.

User Rating: 4.32/5.00

PurpleDaGamer says:
SpongeBob SquarePants Volume 2 includes 4 episodes. The episodes are "Mermaidman and Barnacleboy", "Pickles", "Hall Monitor", and "Jellyfish Jam". Once again, there was an advertising error on the cover, where they said that "Ripped Pants" and "Bubblestand" were included. These episodes were actually ...

User Rating: 4.88/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Sylphia is a greek mythology-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Tonkin House.

User Rating: 3.9/5.00

stonehaven says:
Well I used to play this game quite a lot with my brothers - This is an arcade snowboarding simulator xStream sport type game, I believe it is a single player game with just a few courses and a couple unlockable courses - but i remember it was a fun game to play!

User Rating: 4.38/5.00

szunyzoli99 says:
TNT: Evilution is a 32-level expansion for Doom. It was originally made by TeamTNT, a group of Doom mappers and was going to be available for free. However, a publishing deal was made, and Evilution along with The Plutonia Experiment were released in the game Final Doom by id Software.

User Rating: 4.57/5.00

amn1208 says:
Games : Actua Golf, Adidas Power Soccer, Battle Arena Toshinden 2, Crash Bandicoot, Descent, Destruction Derby 2, Die Hard Trilogy, Formula 1, Monster Trucks, Ridge Racer Revolution, Tekken 2, Wipeout 2097.

User Rating: 4.47/5.00

Baffou says:
Japanese version of Castlevania (64).

User Rating: 4.25/5.00

szunyzoli99 says:
A game based on the 2004 live action Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

User Rating: 3.47/5.00

neomoonsevin2017 says:
Also known as GT 64 - Championship Edition.

User Rating: 4.13/5.00

Baffou says:
French version of Magical Tetris Challenge.

User Rating: 5/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Game Tengoku is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Jaleco. It is an arcade-themed cute 'em up with lots of video game meta.

User Rating: 4.62/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Fever SOS (known as Dangun Feveron in Japan) is a disco-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Cave.

User Rating: 4.63/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Soukyugurentai (known as Terra Diver outside of Japan) is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up Developed by Raizing. Unlike most vertical shmups, it uses a horizontal screen, making for a wide playing field. It also features a lock-on laser weapon.

User Rating: 4.86/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Brave Blade is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up. It is the final shmup developed by Raizing.

User Rating: 4.91/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Sengoku Blade (known as Tengai outside of japan) is a mythical japan-themed horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Psikyo.

User Rating: 4.7/5.00

AmySaturn says:
Battle Garegga is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Raizing. Infamous for its Rank System making things harder based on how well you do. Type 2 of the game replaces most grey bullets with fireballs for better visual oversight and playability.

User Rating: 4.9/5.00

chaosmazer says:
A cute action puzzle game about opening and closing doors on monsters. This is also the first original game created by Koichi Nakamura who went on to create a little series known as "Dragon Quest.

User Rating: 4.36/5.00

teapartycthulu says:
From the translator: "If you’ve ever played an 8-bit or 16-bit RPG, you already know exactly what this game plays like. I know the term “Dragon Quest Clone” is cliché, but this game fits the term to a button. Except for in battles, everything is represented by 16×16 pixel sprites and tiles, and ...

User Rating: 4.91/5.00

chaosmazer says:
Side Scrolling Platformer based on the anime "The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots".

User Rating: 4.63/5.00

szunyzoli99 says:
Doom needs no introduction. It's the game that pioneered the FPS genre of video games, and it was a huge success all over the world. The game has next to no story; you're a space marine, and you have to kill the invading hordes of demons before they kill you. The levels range from demon infested military ...

User Rating: 4.88/5.00