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

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 cover18 Years Ago

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

PortNintendo DSEurope

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the Nintendo DS is a portable installment in Konami's football simulation series, released in 2008. Tailored for the DS hardware, it offers a streamlined experience compared to its console counterparts.

Deadstorm Pirates cover16 Years Ago

Deadstorm Pirates

ArcadeWorldwide

Following its arcade release earlier in 2010, Deadstorm Pirates has assembled a hearty crew of fans around the world.

Downtown Texas Hold'em Poker cover16 Years Ago

Downtown Texas Hold'em Poker

Nintendo DSiNorth America

A Texas Hold'em game for the DSiWare shop

Legends of Exidia cover16 Years Ago

Legends of Exidia

Nintendo DSiNorth America

An action RPG by Gameloft originally called Might and Magic II when the game first released on mobile platfroms. The game has since been re-released on both DSiWare and iPhone under the name "Legends of Exidia."

Move your Brain: Rollway Puzzle cover16 Years Ago

Move your Brain: Rollway Puzzle

Nintendo DSiNorth America

A DSiWare game by Assoria in which the player has to navigate a ball through a obstacle filled maze by tilting the Nintendo DSi that uses the position of the player's face as a control input.

True Swing Golf Express cover16 Years Ago

True Swing Golf Express

Nintendo DSiNorth America

Tee off with power, drive with accuracy, and putt with precision!

Suske en Wiske: De Texas Rakkers cover16 Years Ago

Suske en Wiske: De Texas Rakkers

Nintendo DSEurope

Suske en Wiske: De Texas Rakkers is a comic by Willy Vandersteen from 1959. It was adapted into an animated film, leading to a video game adaptation for the Nintendo DS.

Might and Magic Mobile cover16 Years Ago

Might and Magic Mobile

Nintendo DSiWorldwide

For centuries, Erathia has been devastated by a war between humans and demons. To make matters worse, the king is being held prisoner by the demon armies. The hero, Ewan, is sent to rescue the king by a mysterious nobleman.

5 in 1 Solitaire cover16 Years Ago

5 in 1 Solitaire

Nintendo DSiNorth America

Now you can play five of the most popular solitaire games on your Wii console! Now you can play five of the most popular solitaire games on your Wii console!

41 Years Ago

Galivan - Cosmo Police

ArcadeWorldwide

'Cosmo Police Galivan' is an action game that was released from Nichibutsu in 1985. Players are transformed into 'Galivan' with putting in hand the power crystal, to destroy the universe criminal organization 'Aku'.

38 Years Ago

Beraboh Man

ArcadeWorldwide

A horizontally scrolling game with a superhero-type character who battles robots and monsters.

37 Years Ago

Meta Fox

ArcadeWorldwide

A shooter where a blue and red airplanes fight off enemy airplanes, helicopters, and tanks while collecting power-ups.

37 Years Ago

Himeshikibu

ArcadeWorldwide

Japanese Hanafuda cards matching game.

37 Years Ago

Jitsuryoku!! Pro Yakyuu

ArcadeWorldwide

Japanese professional baseball game with fake player names. This is the arcade version of the popular NES baseball game.

37 Years Ago

Diamond Run

ArcadeWorldwide

A puzzle game to collect jewels but works similar like dig dug

37 Years Ago

ALF the Alien Life Form

Master SystemWorldwide

ALF has an enormous appetite (eating everything he can get his hands on); he is also troublesome, sarcastic, slovenly and cynical, and sometimes he puts himself at the risk of being discovered while perpetrating some of his often-unintentional pranks.

36 Years Ago

Magical Jewelry

FamicomAsia

The point of this game is to match a line of three or more gems, using columns of three pieces falling into the playing field, similar in mechanics to the Sega game Columns.

35 Years Ago

Gulf Storm

ArcadeWorldwide

A politically somewhat explosive theme at the time, the player in Gulf Storm assumes the role of a military officer on the hunt for the worst Saddam Hussein double ever.

35 Years Ago

Hasamu

ArcadeWorldwide

An interesting twist on solitaire mahjong, with movable tiles in certain circumstances. You must clear 2 tiles of the same suit, but they have to be either right next to each other or on the same row.

35 Years Ago

Bowl-O-Rama

ArcadeWorldwide

This upgrade for a different Capcom bowling title contains three variations of bowling games. Some machines dispense tickets.

35 Years Ago

Fighting Hero

FamicomJapan

Fighting Hero is an unlicensed fighting game, based off Street Fighter.

35 Years Ago

Magic Block

FamicomAsia

Magic Block is a Puzzle game, developed by Mega Soft and published by NTDEC, which was released in Asia in 1991.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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