ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
3 Years AgoRhythm Sprout
PCPS4PS5SwitchXbox Series X|SXbox OneWorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Rhythm Sprout is a handcrafted fast-paced rhythm action with original music and a wacky story mode. Enjoy chill Lo-fi walks and fight bosses to K-POP, EDM and Hip-Hop inspired tracks. Features a quirky story, 30 handcrafted levels, and various EX-modes to refresh your gameplay.
52 Years AgoSuper Pong
ArcadeNorth America
Pong with three paddles per player and better ball physics.
49 Years AgoVideocart-5: Space War
Fairchild Channel FWorldwide
Videocart-5: Space War is a Shoot 'em up released by Fairchild Semiconductor for the Fairchild Channel F in 1977. This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun.
49 Years AgoVideocart-7: Math Quiz II - Multiplication & Division
Fairchild Channel FWorldwide
Videocart-7: Math Quiz (Multiplication & Division) is a Triva/Game/Quiz Show video game released by Fairchild Semiconductor for the Fairchild Channel F in 1977. This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun.
48 Years AgoBlue Shark
ArcadeWorldwide
An undersea shooting game where the player uses a mounted spear gun to kill sea creatures that move across the screen. Shoot the sharks, swordfish and octopuses but try not to hit any of the skindivers.
48 Years AgoCasino Slot Machine
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
As the name implies, this game simulates a casino slot machine. One to four players can place their bets in any of the three horizontal rows or the two diagonal rows. Bets placed can be of $0.10, $0.25 or $1.00.
48 Years AgoComputer Golf
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the alpha-numeric keyboard to correspond with the number of players. The first hole and an electronic golfer will appear on the screen. The number at the top right of the screen indicates the hole being played.
48 Years AgoPocket Billiards!
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
In this pool title, two players can choose either one of the two games available: 8-ball or Rotation. The games are selected by pressing any direction of the joystick while their names are displayed on screen.
47 Years AgoNumber Magic
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Number Magic is an educational game designed to teach young children arithmetic. It is based around a stage magic theme, and includes many images of rabbits and top hats. Three modes are available.
47 Years AgoSimon Says!
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Simon Says! has four colored portions of a large tile, each producing a particular tone when activated by the device.
47 Years AgoCard Sharp
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Card Sharp is a game from Milton Bradley where the user can select to play a game of Poker or Blackjack versus the computer. This game is extremely rare. Now go win the card war!
47 Years AgoHeiankyo Alien
ArcadeWorldwide
The player controls a Heian period police officer who must defend the capital city from an alien invasion by digging holes in the ground and filling them back up after an alien falls inside.
47 Years AgoDynasty
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
Press 0 on the alpha-numeric keyboard if you are playing on color TV. Press 2 if you are playing on Black and White TV. The game is played on an 8 x 8 matrix.
47 Years AgoSpace Attack
ArcadeJapan
Space Attack is an arcade shooting game, released by Sega for VIC Dual hardware in 1979.
47 Years AgoAlpine Skiing
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
Dress warm. Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard. Three different skiing competitions will be displayed alternately at the bottom of the screen.
47 Years AgoI've Got Your Number
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard. The screen will display a giant electronic blackboard filled with orbiting numbers and symbols. Player 1 appears at the left side of the screen.
47 Years AgoThunderball!
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000North America
For a normal ball action game, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the alpha-numeric keyboard for one, two, three or four players. For a slow motion game, press 5 for one player, press 6 for two players, press 7 for three players and press 8 for four players.
46 Years AgoKaitei Takara Sagashi
ArcadeWorldwide
Use the 2-way joystick to direct the boat across the surface of the ocean, then press the button to lower the diver down to the bottom of the ocean while watching out for the sharks swimming across the screen.
46 Years AgoCosmic Alien
ArcadeWorldwide
Cosmic Alien is an arcade game that is a clone of Galaxian. Players control a gun at the bottom of the screen that shoots at aliens (which are known as "chiefs", "guards", "commanders", or "soldiers") that are in a formation overhead.
46 Years AgoCheeky Mouse
ArcadeWorldwide
Try to hit the mouse with a hammer when it comes out from one of the holes in the wall. The mouse will try to get from its hole to the cheese on the other side of the house.
46 Years AgoUniWar S
ArcadeWorldwide
Gingateikoku no Gyakushū (銀河帝国の逆襲), released as UniWar S in the United States is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Irem in 1980; it runs upon Namco's Galaxian hardware (a Zilog Z80 running at 3.072 MHz).
46 Years AgoCrazy Balloon
ArcadeWorldwide
The player controls a box tied to a floating balloon, which swings left and right continually, within a maze filled with spikes. Any contact with the spikes, either with the balloon or the box, destroys the balloon.
45 Years AgoAltair
ArcadeWorldwide
Altair is one of the first commercial Spanish games. Taking elements from Phoenix and Moon Cresta, the player controls a ship that can move across the screen, destroying enemy ships.
45 Years Ago800 Fathoms
ArcadeWorldwide
The player has to guide a submarine armed with torpedoes and missiles through five levels while fighting different underwater terrors.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.