Tuesday 1 April
21 releases
- Armadillo Racing ArcadeNamco
- Dead or Alive ArcadeTeam Dead or Alive
- Death's Taste PC
- Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame Game BoyTiertex Design Studios
- Donald in Maui Mallard Sega Mega Drive/GenesisDisney Interactive
- Game Dev Story PCKairosoft
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars MacNew World Computing
- Kazoo Nintendo 64Rare
- Lincity PC
- Nijiiro Twinkle PCALLPOWERFUL
- Oriental Legend ArcadeInternational Games System
- PowerSlave PlayStationLobotomy Software
- Psychic Force PlayStationTaito
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Digital Collection PCAspect
- Spider: The Video Game PlayStationBoss Game Studios
- Star Fox Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo PlayStation, Sega SaturnBackbone Entertainment
- Surf Planet ArcadeGaelco
- The Crow: City of Angels PlayStationGray Matter
- The Smurfs PCBit Managers
- The Space Under the Window Linux, Mac, PC, Web browserAndrew Plotkin
Wednesday 2 April
4 releases
- AH-64D Longbow PCOrigin Systems
- AH-64D Longbow: Flash Point Korea PCOrigin Systems
- AH-64D Longbow Gold PCOrigin Systems
- The City of Lost Children DOSPsygnosis
Thursday 3 April
1 release
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike DOS, PCWestwood Studios
Friday 4 April
12 releases
- Actua Golf Sega SaturnGremlin Interactive
- Angelique Special 2 Mac, PC, Sega SaturnRuby Party
- Dark Hunter: Ge Youma no Mori PCKoei
- Dark Hunter: Jou Ijigen Gakuen Sega SaturnKoei
- Doom 64 Nintendo 64Midway Studios San Diego
- Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku PC-9800 SeriesAtlus
- Kotobuki PCC's ware
- Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 Sega SaturnNazca Corporation
- Platoon Leader PCChicken Head
- QuoVadis 2: Wakusei Kyoushuu Ovan Rei Sega SaturnGlams
- Ragnagard Sega SaturnSaurus
- Shin Kaitei Gunkan: Koutetsu no Kodoku Sega SaturnAstrovision
Saturday 5 April
1 release
- F-16 Fighting Falcon PCInteractive Magic
Sunday 6 April
2 releases
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban SatellaviewNintendo
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban - Dai-2-wa SatellaviewNintendo
Monday 7 April
1 release
- Street Fighter EX Plus ArcadeArika
Wednesday 9 April
3 releases
- Brahma Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9 PlayStationGenki
- Shivers II: Harvest of Souls PCSierra On-Line
- Tomb of the TaskMaker MacStorm Impact
Thursday 10 April
3 releases
- Scorcher Sega SaturnZyrinx
- Sentient DOS, PC, PlayStationPsygnosis
- The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga DOS, PlayStation, Sega SaturnAttention To Detail
Friday 11 April
14 releases
- The Great Battle VI PlayStationBanpresto
- 2Xtreme PlayStationSony Interactive Studios America
- Actua Golf PlayStationGremlin Interactive
- Akiko Gold: The Queen of Adult PCRed-Zone
- Alundra PlayStationMatrix Software
- Angelique Special 2 PlayStationRuby Party
- Dark Hunter: Jou Ijigen Gakuen PlayStationKoei
- Disruptor PlayStationInsomniac Games
- Excalibur 2555 A.D. PlayStationTempest Software
- Game Nihonshi: Kakumeiji Oda Nobunaga PlayStationKoei
- Keiba Saisho no Housoku '97 vol.1 PlayStationCopya System
- Raiden DX PlayStationSeibu Kaihatsu
- Sentou Kokka Kai Improved PlayStationMarionette
- Standby Say You! PlayStationHuman Entertainment
Saturday 12 April
1 release
- Dam Dam Stompland PlayStationAtelier Double
Sunday 13 April
2 releases
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban SatellaviewNintendo
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban - Dai-3-wa SatellaviewNintendo
Monday 14 April
4 releases
- B. C. Story ArcadeSemiCom
- Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu 4 Nintendo 64Diamond Head
- J.League Victory Goal '97 Sega Saturn
- Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings Sega SaturnBeam Software
Tuesday 15 April
2 releases
- Enemy Nations PCWindward Studios
- Exile III: Ruined World PCSpiderweb Software
Wednesday 16 April
3 releases
- Callahan's Crosstime Saloon DOSLegend Entertainment
- Motteke Tamago Turbografx-16/PC Engine CDNaxat Soft
- You Don't Know Jack Movies PCJellyvision
Thursday 17 April
1 release
- Duke Nukem 3D Sega Mega Drive/GenesisTec Toy
Friday 18 April
10 releases
- Gekirindan Sega SaturnTaito
- Hashiriya: Ookami-tachi no Densetsu PlayStationNichibutsu
- Jantei: Battle Cos-Player Sega Saturn
- Jonah Lomu Rugby PlayStation, Sega SaturnRage Software
- MaxRacer PlayStation
- Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono Super FamicomCulture Brain
- Requiem: En mordgåta på 1600-talet Mac, PCParegos Mediadesign
- The Forgotten Level PC
- Touge King: The Spirits 2 Sega SaturnCAVE Interactive CO
- Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshou PlayStationTenky Co.
Saturday 19 April
1 release
- Battle Circuit ArcadeCapcom
Sunday 20 April
4 releases
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban SatellaviewNintendo
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban - Dai-4-wa SatellaviewNintendo
- MAngband Android, Linux, Mac, PC
- NBA ShootOut '97 PlayStationTeam Soho
Monday 21 April
2 releases
- Buster Bros. Collection PlayStationMitchell Corporation
- Kakugo no Susume PlayStationTomy
Tuesday 22 April
1 release
- Tail of the Sun PlayStationArtdink
Thursday 24 April
5 releases
- Bug Too! Sega SaturnRealtime Associates
- Crypt Killer Sega SaturnKonami
- Pandemonium! Sega SaturnToys for Bob
- The Reshaping of Googol 1B: The Tower PlayStationLightspan
- Welcome to IKSPQ PC
Friday 25 April
34 releases
- At Home PC
- Breakers Neo Geo CDVisco Corporation
- Carom Shot PlayStationArgent
- Dakar '97 PlayStationElcom
- Dark Hunter: Ge Youma no Mori MacKoei
- Dejig: Aqua World Sega SaturnMASUDAYA
- Dejig: Tin Toy Sega SaturnMASUDAYA
- Donald in Maui Mallard Sega Mega Drive/GenesisDisney Interactive
- Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes PCNihon Falcom
- Elfin Paradise PlayStationFill-In Cafe
- FantaStep PlayStation, Sega SaturnJaleco
- Fighters' Impact PlayStationPolygon Magic
- Gamera 2000 PlayStation
- Hi-Hou-Ou: Mou Omae to ha Kuchi Kikan!! PlayStationSonnet
- Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper PlayStationF2
- Kakyuusei Sega SaturnELF Corporation
- Magical Drop III Neo Geo AESData East
- Mizuki Shigeru no Yokai Butou-den PlayStationKSS
- Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Zenpen Zeta no Kodou Sega SaturnBandai Namco Entertainment Asia
- PAL: Shinken Densetsu PlayStationFill-in-Cafe
- Pandemonium! Sega SaturnToys for Bob
- Private Idol Disc: Tokubetsu-hen Kogyaru Daihyakka 100 Sega SaturnGenki
- Pro Yakyuu Nettou Puzzle Stadium Super Famicom
- Quake: Prelude to Apocalypse & Mordrigor's Demise PCMarcus Dromowicz
- SameGame Game Boy
- Sea Bass Fishing 2 PlayStation, Sega SaturnVictor Interactive Software
- Shutokou Battle R PlayStationGenki
- Sky Target Sega SaturnSEGA AM1
- Sparkling Feather PC-FX
- The Crow: City of Angels Sega SaturnGray Matter
- Tilk PlayStationTGL
- Tobal 2 PlayStationDreamFactory
- Tokyo Shadow Sega SaturnTaito
- Zest to Fantasy PC-9800 SeriesAaru
Sunday 27 April
4 releases
- Golf Daisuki! O.B. Club SatellaviewNippon Computer Systems
- Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No.1: Haru no Zenkoku Tournament SatellaviewHAL Laboratory
- Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No.1: Haru no Zenkoku Tournament - Gomihiroi Campaign SatellaviewHAL Laboratory
- Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Monday 28 April
2 releases
Tuesday 29 April
1 release
- Wave Race 64 Nintendo 64Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Wednesday 30 April
16 releases
- Wild Arms PlayStationMedia.Vision
- Front Page Sports: Golf PC
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty DOS, PCCyberlore Studios
- Hexen Sega SaturnAtod
- Need for Speed II PCEA Canada
- Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings DOS, PCBeam Software
- Power F1 PC
- Redneck Rampage DOSXatrix Entertainment
- Redneck Rampage Collection PCXatrix Entertainment
- Rush Hour PlayStationClockwork Games Limited
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Digital Collection PCAspect
- Soldier Boyz DOSHypnotix
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter PCTotally Games
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter - Balance of Power PCTotally Games
- Worms: The Director's Cut AmigaTeam17
- Your Path of Destruction PC
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