On This Day in Gaming: February 1

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

February 1

The games released on this day in gaming history.

563 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project cover34 Years Ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project

NESNorth America

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. The game features play mechanics similar to the previous game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, but it is an original title for the NES without any preceding arcade version.

Columns cover35 Years Ago

Columns

Mega Drive / GenesisEurope

Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia. There you will play a simple and captivating game where sparkling, rainbow-coloured jewels drop one after another.

Road Rash cover30 Years Ago

Road Rash

PlayStationNorth America

Road Rash is the third entry in the vehicular combat/racing series of the same name.

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense cover26 Years Ago

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

Nintendo 64North America

The story of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense centers on the international meddlings of an oil conglomerate from the future known as OMAR (Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters cover32 Years Ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters

PortNESNorth AmericaEurope

Trash the surf board and heave the 'za. It's a whole new breed of Turtles and they're fixated on fighting.

Kirby's Avalanche cover31 Years Ago

Kirby's Avalanche

PortSNESEurope

King Dedede has challenged Kirby and other members of Dream Land to an Avalanche Competition in the Dream Fountain. Kirby, taking on the challenge, has decided to battle his way through the forest and into the Dream Fountain to win the Avalanche Cup from King Dedede.

Monster in My Pocket cover34 Years Ago

Monster in My Pocket

NESWorldwide

Thousands of history's famous monsters gather for the meeting of the century. But their volcanic convention center erupts, mysteriously turning them into terrors of pint-size proportions.

Monsters, Inc. Scream Team cover24 Years Ago

Monsters, Inc. Scream Team

PlayStationPS2Europe

What would you say if you found out that the scary monsters hiding in children's closet were all part of a corporate conspiracy? Well, that's the premise of the 2001 Disney or Pixar film, Monsters, Inc., and it's the basis of this videogame for the PlayStation.

Ninja Warriors cover32 Years Ago

Ninja Warriors

SNESNorth America

Ninja Warriors plays as a side scrolling beat 'em up, and is a single player adaptation of The Ninja Warriors arcade game. Players can choose from 3 different Ninja Warriors: Ninja, Kunoichi or Kamaitachi. The characters play differently, but share some common controls.

WWF Royal Rumble cover33 Years Ago

WWF Royal Rumble

SNESWorldwide

Control one of twelve World Wrestling Federation stars in a "no holds barred brawl" -- in other words, do whatever moves you want, from choke holds, piledrivers, and even chair slams, until your opponent is knocked out. You can even go outside the ring if you like.

Battle Garegga cover30 Years Ago

Battle Garegga

ArcadeWorldwide

Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. The storyline takes place in a sort of diesel punk versions of the 1940s. Main heroes are brothers Brian and Jason — the sons of genius designer who want to destroy the evil Federation.

World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International cover21 Years Ago

World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International

PS2North America

Also available in a European version known as Pro Evolution Soccer 4, Winning Eleven 8 is developed by the legendary soccer expert Shingo Takatsuka.

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary cover34 Years Ago

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

NESWorldwide

Fasten your seat belts, bring your seat back to an upright position, you are about to pilot a Federation Starship on a wild roller coaster ride through the final frontier.

Rayman cover26 Years Ago

Rayman

PortGame Boy ColorNorth AmericaEurope

The Game Boy Color version of Rayman remains true to the spirit of the original game, but makes some notable changes, particularly when compared to the original's bright, vibrant graphics. Some levels have also been modified or simplified from the original release.

Truxton cover37 Years Ago

Truxton

ArcadeNorth AmericaEurope

Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only).

Truxton cover35 Years Ago

Truxton

Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil

Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only).

Banjo-Pilot cover21 Years Ago

Banjo-Pilot

Game Boy AdvanceEurope

Banjo Pilot is a kart-style racing game which was originally slated to become "Diddy Kong Pilot." It features at least eight characters from the Banjo-Kazooie series, each with its own aircraft and storyline, including Banjo, Mumbo Jumbo, H…

Track & Field II cover37 Years Ago

Track & Field II

NESNorth America

A sequel to Konami's Track & Field based on the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The game features three different playing modes and 15 different sporting events.

F-15 Strike Eagle cover34 Years Ago

F-15 Strike Eagle

NESNorth America

F-15 Strike Eagle is an F-15 Strike Eagle combat flight simulator first released in 1985 by MicroProse. It is the first in the F-15 Strike Eagle series comprising also the sequels F-15 Strike Eagle II and F-15 Strike Eagle III.

Tetris Plus cover31 Years Ago

Tetris Plus

ArcadeWorldwide

This is yet another updated version of Tetris which was released for PlayStation, Saturn, and Game Boy. This version features Classic mode, Puzzle mode, Versus mode, and Edit mode. In Puzzle mode, you must save the professor who climbs his way to the top.

Heavy Barrel cover39 Years Ago

Heavy Barrel

ArcadeJapan

Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East. Terrorists have seized the underground control complex of a nuclear missile site, and it is up to the player to infiltrate the base and kill the enemy leader.

NHLPA Hockey 93 cover33 Years Ago

NHLPA Hockey 93

SNESWorldwide

The second part in Electronic Arts' hockey series. It features the NHLPA license (so it has real player names), but not the NHL license (so it doesn't have NHL team names). Gameplay is altered only slightly over the predecessor.

Bomberman '93 cover33 Years Ago

Bomberman '93

PC EngineWorldwide

Tension, strategy, action, excitement - Bomberman's back! You can now battle against up to four computer-controlled maniacs by yourself for the ultimate five bomberman mode.

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand cover26 Years Ago

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand

ArcadeNorth America

The legendary hellbound comic anti-hero comes to life. Straight from the blockbuster arcade game, this home version kicks it up a notch with ever more features and modes of play.

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