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
31 Years AgoCollege Football's National Championship II
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
It still has the standard set of modes such as Exhibition, Tournament and Season and updated rosters for the top schools of the time, reflecting the 1994 season.
31 Years AgoPrime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders is a Football Sim game, developed by Farsight Technologies and published by Sega, which was released in 1995.
31 Years AgoThe Earth Defend
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Earth Defense (aka: The Earth Defend) is an unlicensed game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis; it was developed by AV Artisan and published by Realtec in both North America and Taiwan, without a license from Sega.
31 Years AgoAustralian Rugby League
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Australian Rugby League is a 1995 rugby game by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive released exclusively in Australia and Europe.
31 Years AgoGhen War
SaturnWorldwide
The Ghen War is first person shooter where you pilot a mech-like suit and traverse a multitude of environments to destroy every Ghen alien who turned on you and the rest of your human bretheren.
31 Years AgoQuiz King of Fighters
Neo Geo MVSJapan
A quiz game released for arcades running NeoGeo MVS hardware (and later ported to the NeoGeo AES and NeoGeo CD) exclusively in Japan.
31 Years AgoJurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues
Game BoyWorldwide
A year has passed and the dinosaurs are still alive in Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues. Take control of Dr. Grant as he returns to Jurassic Park and battles the dinosaurs in 12 levels of thrilling action.
31 Years AgoCorpse Killer: Graveyard Edition
PortSaturnNorth America
You're stranded on an uncharted island of Death. You're zombifying from Voodoo poison. A mad scientist is on your trail.
31 Years AgoWorld Masters Golf
SNESEurope
World Masters Golf is a golf sim game for the SNES released in Europe. It features four gouraud shaded courses. Modes of gameplay are Tournament, Match Play and Practice.
31 Years AgoDirt Racer
SNESEurope
Players must drive their dirt track racing vehicle across a road rally. The car comes complete with a speedometer (in kilometres), a lap counter, and a lap time counter. There are a pre-determined number of chances to complete the game, like in Super Mario Kart and F-Zero.
31 Years AgoScholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Based on the PBS kids program, The Magic School Bus along with Ms. Frizzle and her companion Liz takes the player throughout the solar system one planet at a time to learn about them while exploring each one.
31 Years AgoTrue Lies
PortGame BoyNorth America
It's not like he's saving the world or anything. Oh, yes it is! As special agent Harry Tasker, it's up to you to prevent a nuclear holocaust and stop the Crimson Jihad!
31 Years AgoWar 2410
SNESWorldwide
In the year 2003 geneticists tried to create the perfect soldier. Something went wrong however, and three new life forms turned against their creators: Brutally savage Orcs, cybernetic androids called Cromes and genetically enhanced human soldiers code named M.A.R.S.
31 Years AgoTotal Football
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
For the ultimate football experience no other game can beat, it's Total Football! Experience the passion and excitement of world class football with a multitude of different kicks, skills and unique features.
31 Years AgoGundhara: Juudan Arashi
ArcadeWorldwide
Gundhara - Juudan Arashi is a 2D top-down shooter, similar to Commando, Ikari Warriors or Bloody Wolf. The game has two heroes: Jerry and Jinn.
30 Years AgoWar 3010: The Revolution
SNESWorldwide
An alien race named Kyllen has enslaved humanity. On the planet Joyec, rebels managed to take the Kyllen by surprise and seize one of their battle fleets. The player must now guide their efforts in trying to throw over the Kyllen.
30 Years AgoAir Gallet
ArcadeWorldwide
Air Gallet, released in Japan as Akuu Gallet is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Gazelle (one of the offshoots of Toaplan) and released by Banpresto in 1996. It runs on the Cave MK 1 hardware.
30 Years AgoRail Chase 2
ArcadeWorldwide
Rail Chase 2 is a 3D rail shooter played from a first-person perspective. It is the sequel to Rail Chase. An organization called the EKKL Empire has abducted the female scientist Mary Bates and forces her to develop weapons for them.
30 Years AgoPurikura Daisakusen
ArcadeWorldwide
Peace in Miracle World, a kingdom ruled by the Queen Urara, was torn suddenly by the invasion of the “Scrap Empire” a realm of machines. The Scrap Empire's leader turned all the citizens of Miracle World in animals. Being defenseless, the Queen was kidnapped.
30 Years AgoSonic Wings Limited
ArcadeWorldwide
Sonic Wings Limited is an Action game, developed by MBA International and published by Video System, which was released in Japan in 1996. This is a Flying Vertical game.
30 Years AgoSega Touring Car Championship
ArcadeWorldwide
Sega Touring Car Championship is a Sega Model 2C CRX arcade racing game developed by Sega AM5 in 1996. It is similar to Sega Rally Championship in design, but uses touring cars instead of rally cars.
30 Years AgoPolice Trainer
ArcadeWorldwide
Police Trainer is a light gun arcade game released by P&P Marketing in 1996. A sequel, Police Trainer 2, was released in 2003. Players have only three lives to complete six exams in each difficulty.
30 Years Ago
30 Years AgoThe Alphax Z
ArcadeWorldwide
An eccentric vertical shooter made in 1996 by Ed Co, Ltd.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.