ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
101 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
34 Years AgoNHK Taiga Drama Taiheiki
PC EngineJapan
AKA: NHK大河ドラマ 太平記. A samurai era turn-based strategy game based on the NHK TV drama Taiga Taiheiki.
34 Years AgoFootball Frenzy
Neo Geo MVSJapanNorth America
You'll never play another football game again, after you play Football Frenzy! Football Frenzy, with on-going play-by-play announcing, is hard-hitting action at its best! You will hear, in full stereo, every bone-crushing tackle and helmet-to-helmet, metal-on-metal hit.
34 Years AgoWani Wani World
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Wani Wani World is a reskinned Berlin no Kabe released by Kaneko in 1992 exclusively on the Sega Mega Drive. Charlie and Smiley, make their way through numerous screens of platforms and ladders filled with enemies.
34 Years AgoTecmo World Cup
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Tecmo World Cup '92 is a conventional pseudo-3D soccer game.
34 Years AgoTwin
Game BoyJapan
Twin is a Role-Playing game, published by Athena, which was released in Japan in 1992.
32 Years AgoStar Fox: Super Weekend
PortSNESWorldwide
A promotional cartridge, Super Star Fox Weekend (Official Competition) (titled Star Wing: Official Competition in Europe), was released as part of the game's marketing campaign in Europe and the U.S.
32 Years AgoTecmo World Cup '93
Master SystemWorldwide
Twenty-four teams from around the globe have come to participate in this soccer showcase. Pick one and match your skills against the computer in an exhibition match, take on a friend, or put it all on the line in the World Cup Tournament! The action never stops!
31 Years AgoThe Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure
PortGame BoyWorldwide
Jukebox Adventure is the sequel to The Blues Brothers. Once again, the player has to choose a favourite Blues Brother and take him through different side-scrolling platform levels. He needs to collect records and use them as defence by throwing them towards enemies.
30 Years AgoRPG Tsukuuru 2
Super FamicomJapan
RPG Tsukuuru 2 is a Satellaview-compatible Slotted Cartridge game belonging to ASCII's Tsukuuru series.
30 Years AgoBurning Road
PlayStationJapan
Burning Road is an arcade racing game, heavily influenced by Daytona USA. There are four types of cars to drive: two muscle cars, a drag car and a monster truck, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
29 Years Ago
29 Years AgoRacerMate Challenge II
NESWorldwide
Racermate Challenge II is not a game that was readily available to the public. As a specially-ordered game from Computrainer, it was used to help increase bikers' performance for marathons and races.
29 Years Ago3D Baseball
SaturnJapan
Crystal Dynamics presents the most realistic baseball video game ever published. Real Motion Control 3D technology serves up incredibly life-like 3D polygonal models that bit, pitch, and hit like real players.
29 Years AgoGunple: Gunman's Proof
Super FamicomJapan
Action-adventure with slight RPG elements (buying and upgrading weapons, etc.) set in Wild West.
29 Years AgoPro-Logic Mah-Jong Hai-Shin
PlayStationJapan
Pro Logic Mahjong Hai-Shin is the first game in the Hai Shin series and is a mahjong game with different game modes.
29 Years AgoZoop
PortGame BoyJapan
Zoop is a fast-paced puzzle game in which the player eliminates colored shapes that are approaching his alter ego, another colored shape, before they reach the top, somewhat similarly to Tetris.
29 Years AgoBug Too!
SaturnJapan
Bug Too! was a third person platform/adventure game, and has lots of console-style play mechanics. The player can play as Bug and/or his 2 new sidekicks, Maggot Dog and Super Fly. The player goes through several new 3D worlds, all of which are parodies of movies.
29 Years AgoMeta-Ph-List: Gamma X 2097
PlayStationJapan
Meta-Ph-List: Gamma X 2097 is a vertical shooter game.
29 Years AgoMilandra
Super FamicomJapan
Milandra is a Role-Playing game, developed by Tomcat System and published by ASCII Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1997.
27 Years AgoNHL FaceOff 99
PlayStationWorldwide
989 Studios makes the race for the best hockey title a bit more interesting. Like EA Sports, 989 Studios is building on a previous title to make it better.
27 Years AgoDestrega
PlayStationNorth America
Thousands of years ago, a people known as the Strega came to the country of Zamuel offering the secrets of peace and understanding. With them they brought great knowledge and power and shared gifts with the people to exercise powers such as those the Strega had.
26 Years AgoCarrier
DreamcastWorldwide
In the 21st Century terrorism reigns supreme. You are part of an elite unit chosen to isolate and destroy ARK before it reaches land. You never know what's lurking in the murky water or around the next corner.
26 Years AgoTee Off
DreamcastWorldwide
One of the few golf games for the DC, with a cartoony style. Contains arcade mode, tournaments, five different courses and 15 characters (11 unlockable). Lots of different equipment (balls and clubs mostly) and even a futuristic cyber mini golf game are thrown in.
26 Years AgoWetrix+
PortDreamcastWorldwide
Wetrix is a 3D puzzle game, in which the player's goal is to hold water bubbles falling on a 3D isometric landscape. While water can be evaporated with fireballs, hazards such as Mines, Ice Cubes, and earthquakes also fall and ruin the player's construction!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.