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
29 Years AgoFire
RemakeGame BoyJapan
Mario and Luigi attempt to catch Toads, Yoshis, and Donkey Kong Jrs. after they jump out the window of Princess Peach's burning castle. The catch is that different characters fall at different speeds: Toads bounce the highest, while Donkey Kong Jrs. bounce the lowest.
29 Years AgoOctopus
RemakeGame BoyJapan
Mario is a sea diver and must deliver treasure to Princess Peach, but he must avoid the Octopus's arms. His speed is affected by how much treasure he is carrying, but he can throw his bagful of treasure at the Octopus's arms.
29 Years AgoOil Panic
RemakeGame BoyJapan
Bowser is dropping oil into a castle, and Mario must use two buckets to catch the oil before it touches the floor. Yoshi serves to dispense oil and can even be used to take out Bowser from the top of the castle, gaining bonus points in the process.
29 Years AgoManhole
RemakeGame BoyJapan
Manhole was remade with an updated "Modern" version for Game & Watch Gallery. Toad, Donkey Kong Jr., and Mario are the pedestrians in this version, walking at different speeds, while Yoshi is the character the player controls.
29 Years Ago
29 Years AgoBug Too!
SaturnBrazil
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.
28 Years AgoGet Bass: Sega Bass Fishing
ArcadeWorldwide
Bass Fishing is an arcade fishing game where players attempt hook and reel in fish with different lures. Consisting of four stages at different times of the day, the player is expected to catch a certain weight of fish within a time limit before moving onto the next stage.
28 Years AgoDirt Devils
ArcadeWorldwide
Get behind the wheel of one of five super cars and experience the feel and strategy or real dirt racing.
28 Years AgoCyvern
ArcadeWorldwide
Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1998 by Japanese company Kaneko. Cyvern's storyline involves biologically engineered dragons created as the ultimate military weapons.
28 Years AgoGuardian Storm
ArcadeWorldwide
Guardian Storm runs on the same shooting engine as Red Hawk, so it can be considered as a kind of sequel. The design, however, is much more cartoony, even though the advertisement for the Western release doesn't show it at all.
28 Years AgoPocket Tennis
Neo Geo PocketWorldwide
Pocket Tennis a simple tennis game with two play modes: Exhibition and Tournament. Exhibition is a single match against computer or human opponent (requires link cable).
28 Years AgoRenketsu Puzzle Tsunagete Pon!
Neo Geo PocketWorldwide
Renketsu Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! is a game where blocks have to be dissolved. New blocks constantly scroll into the screen from the top. The game is over when the first blocks reach the bottom of the screen.
28 Years AgoSega Worldwide Soccer '98
SaturnWorldwide
Sega Worldwide Soccer is a series of soccer games by Sega for initially for the Sega Saturn but later was moved to the Dreamcast. They were released between 1995 and the year 2000.
28 Years AgoTactics Ogre: Ogre Battle Series
PlayStationWorldwide
After generations of war between the various ethnic groups, King Dogare brought peace to the land of Valeria. When the king dies Valeria is split into three different groups, each claiming the throne.
28 Years AgoKirby's Star Stacker
RemakeSuper FamicomJapan
Kirby's Star Stacker is the official English title given to a puzzle Kirby game that was originally released on Japan's Super Famicom system on February 1, 1998. It is a remake of Kirby's Star Stacker, which is known in Japan under exactly the same name as the remake.
28 Years AgoSuper Family Gelände
Super FamicomJapan
Super Family Gelände (aka Super Family Gerende) is a Japan-exclusive Skiing video game that was scheduled to sell as a Super Famicom game in 1995; however, it was sold instead as part of the Japanese Nintendo Power download game service, in 1998.
28 Years AgoSpikeOut: Digital Battle Online
ArcadeNorth America
Spikeout: Digital Battle Online is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Sega-AM4 and published by Sega in 1998. An update, Spikeout: Final Edition, was released in 1999.
28 Years AgoBallistic
ArcadeWorldwide
Ballistic is a puzzle game in which the player must place 3 patterned balls next to each other in order to clear them.
28 Years AgoMaster of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia
PlayStationEurope
Masters of Monsters is an anime, turn bases strategy / combat game. You have the option of Story Mode, Single Map Mode, or VS Mode. You choose one of the Disciples of Gaia.
27 Years AgoPilot Kids
ArcadeWorldwide
A cutesy horizontal shooter where you play a kid in an airplane shooting at awesome bosses like an attack dog.
27 Years AgoZero point 2
ArcadeWorldwide
A shooting game controlled by a light-gun. Its the 2nd game in the Zero point series.
27 Years AgoChange Air Blade
ArcadeWorldwide
This game is the first 1 on 1 shooter where the second player who plays on the upper half of the screen can morph into a "boss".
27 Years AgoGanryu
ArcadeWorldwide
Musashi Ganryuki, known outside Japan as Ganryu, is a platformer and hack and slash video game developed by Visco Corporation and published by SNK in 1999 on Neo Geo MVS. It is loosely based on Miyamoto Musashi's fight with Sasaki Kojirō.
27 Years AgoMoreMore
ArcadeWorldwide
Semicom's second pure mini game collection relies on quick and simple challenges in the same vein as Bishi Bashi, borrowing its input scheme of three colored buttons.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.