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
30 Years AgoBang Bang Ball
ArcadeWorldwide
A mouse holds a ball on his belly and must shoot the other balls of the same color on the screen. You and the groups of balls can move around anywhere on the stationary screen.
30 Years AgoWorld Series Baseball '96
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
World Series Baseball '96 is a follow-up to the previous two Genesis games in the series with the rosters and stats of the 1995 MLB season as well as the schedule for the 1996 season. It has all 700 players and 28 teams and stadiums.
30 Years AgoTiny Toon Adventures 3
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Tiny Toon Adventures 3 is an unlicensed Sega Mega Drive platform game, first released in 1996. Despite its name it has no relation to the cartoon show, instead following "Clever Rabbit" on his quest to save his animal friends from "The Prince of Darkness".
30 Years AgoCongo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj
SaturnWorldwide
Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj is a first-person shooter developed by Jumpin Jack and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn in 1996.
30 Years AgoCreature Shock: Special Edition
RemasterSaturnWorldwide
The earth is overpopulated and mankind must find a second home. The spaceship Amazon is sent to investigate Saturn and Jupiter for possible colonization. Near the end of its mission, all contact is lost with the ship except for a distress beacon.
30 Years AgoHighway 2000
SaturnWorldwide
Rev up for the road race of the century! Highway 2000 delivers driving excitement with all cylinders firing!
30 Years AgoRealm
SNESWorldwide
In the year 5069 A.D., an alien invasion has devastated the planet, nearly killing the entire population and leaving the major cities of the world in ruins.
30 Years AgoHang-On GP
SaturnNorth America
Hang-On GP features three tracks: Albatross Cliff Reef, Great Crimson Wall, and New Dwells. Each track contains an additional route that becomes available after a high placing. This makes a total of six possible races.
30 Years AgoValora Valley Golf
SaturnNorth AmericaEurope
Valora Valley Golf is an exaggerated approach to the world of golfing. While it does feature traditional golf course hazards like water hazards and bunkers, lava pits and greens on top of a mountain are also present.
30 Years AgoVictory Boxing
SaturnJapan
Your goal is to topple the Champ, a perfect fighter who was born to become the heavyweight champion of the world. But, you must defeat 30 Chumps to get to the Champ, and they won't go down without a fight.
30 Years AgoVirtual Open Tennis
SaturnNorth America
One of only two tennis games released for the Saturn. Features include a 3 modes of play (tournament, exhibition and practice), 3 playing surfaces and 10 players.
30 Years AgoSlam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem
PlayStationNorth America
Get ready to take it to the hole with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar in Slam 'N Jam '96: featuring Magic & Kareem!
30 Years AgoTNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96 is the sequel to TNN Bass Tournament of Champions. It shares many elements with the PC game of the same name, but that version has an isometric-style map and a full 3D view for the fishing sequences.
30 Years AgoBack Street Soccer
ArcadeWorldwide
A Korean street soccer game. One of 14 international teams can be selected. The game is played on the street with a 'street fighter' element to the soccer.
29 Years AgoOver Rev
ArcadeWorldwide
Over REV is a 1997 racing game developed by Jaleco for Sega's Model 2 arcade board. It features four nicely rendered tracks across the Greater Tokyo Area.
29 Years AgoJan Jan Paradise 2
ArcadeWorldwide
A sequel of Jan Jan Paradise with additional anime characters to play against.
29 Years AgoStagger 1
ArcadeWorldwide
Stagger 1 / Red Hawk is a 1997 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by Afega. Stagger 1 / Red Hawk was Afega's big breakthrough.
29 Years AgoCookie & Bibi 3
ArcadeWorldwide
Cookie and Bibi 3 is a clone of the Puzzle Bobble series developed by Semicom in 1997. In this game, the player controls a cannon which shoots different sorts of bricks, each one representing some sort of food.
29 Years AgoPuzzle de Pon! R
Neo Geo MVSNeo GeoWorldwide
The update/sequel to the original Puzzle de Pon! It's a puzzle game similar in style to Puzzle Bobble. The goal is to clear the bubbles surrounding the drop token, rather than just clear the stage.
29 Years AgoMatthias Sammer Soccer
Game BoyWorldwide
Matthias Sammer Soccer is a soccer game made for Germany. The game features a field spread North to South where your player moves North and the opponent moves the ball South. The game was released in Germany in 1997.
29 Years AgoCotton 2: Magical Night Dreams
ArcadeJapan
Released first as an arcade game on Sega's ST-V hardware in 1997. Only months later, it received a virtually arcade-perfect console port on the Sega Saturn.
29 Years AgoDoukyuusei 2
Super FamicomJapan
The sequel to the dating sim that rocked the world (maybe) in 1992! Doukyuusei 2 is a 1995 classic erotic love adventure, a genre that is also referred to as "dating simulations". It has a new location and new protagonist.
29 Years AgoThe Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun
SNESEurope
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun is based on the Belgian comic book of the same name. The basic plotline is the same: Professor Cuthbert Calculus gets kidnapped and the player, in the role of Tintin, needs to rescue him.
29 Years AgoExplosive Racing
PlayStationEurope
In the beginning, you start off with only two tracks, six vehicles, and the Practice and Championship modes. By successfully clearing the game modes in specific ways, you can unlock more tracks, vehicles and additional game modes.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.