D-Day (1984 video game)

D-Day
Arcade flyer
DeveloperE.L.S.
PublisherJaleco
PlatformsArcade, MSX
Release
  • JP: January 1984
GenreMultidirectional shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

D-Day[a] is a 1984 multidirectional shooter video game developed by E.L.S. and published by Jaleco for arcades. It was released in Japan in January 1984.[1] A MSX port was released in Japan by Toshiba EMI and Europe by System 4.[2] A Family Computer version was planned by Jaleco but was never finished or released.[3]

Hamster Corporation released the original game outside Japan for the first time as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in August 2025. It is the series' last collaboration with Jaleco catalogue owner City Connection, who had cut ties with the company years earlier.[4]

Gameplay

The player controls a battleship who approaches Normandy, occupied France, during the Normandy landings. The battleship can shoot airborne enemies on all directions and ground enemies only in front of it. The battleship must be moved ahead of any enemy attack, as it moves relatively slowly and hence cannot quickly avoid obstacles. The battleship can sink enemy ships by slamming into them, but it suffers great damage in the process and cannot take another direct hit.[5]

Reception

Beginner's Radio reviewed the MSX version, noting that the distinct aiming of both weapons as well as the ship's sluggish movement made the gameplay difficult to synchronize, though they praised the visuals.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ディー・デー, Hepburn: Dī Dē

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 32. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ↑ Jaleco Archives. Jitsugyo. December 1, 2016. pp. 187–190. ISBN 9784408112039.
  3. ↑ ジャレコ、ファミコン用で任天堂と契約し 2月中旬「エクセリオン」発売へ (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 252. February 1, 1985. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (August 6, 2025). "Jaleco's Battleship-Themed Shoot 'Em Up 'D-Day' Lands On PS4 & Switch This Week". Time Extension. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  5. ↑ "【アケアカ】『D-DAY（ディー・デー）』バトルシップを操縦して敵軍の戦艦や爆撃機と戦うジャレコのシューティング。8月7日より配信 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ おもしろソフト情報 §D-DAY. Beginner's Radio (in Japanese). Vol. 40, no. 6. Seibundo Shinkosha. June 1985. p. 104.
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