ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
43 Years AgoTropical Angel
ArcadeWorldwide
An abstract take on the 3d racing genre, Tropical Angel puts the player in control of a female water-skier who must dodge the many rocks that protrude from the water while attempting to steer through a set number of gates - in the form of a…
43 Years AgoZodiack
ArcadeWorldwide
A challenging, vertical scrolling shooter. On deep space you must fly the 'Zogram' (your spaceship fighter) and destroy hordes of enemies, while dodge space objects.
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoBoggy '84
ArcadeMSXWorldwide
You are a man who must collect a set of keys on a level with several floors. You can jump between floors using springboards, which gives you an advantage over your enemies, who must use ladders to climb between floors. You must also use those in order to decend to a lower floor.
43 Years AgoBase Attack
Atari 2600Worldwide
Base Attack is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed by Quelle and published by Homevision, which was released in 1983
43 Years AgoXonox - Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot
Atari 2600Worldwide
As one of the Xonox "Double Ender" cartridges, this features Robin Hood and Sir Lancelot. Each of the two games was released separately, though it's generally more common to find them in this form. This particular double-ender is the most common to feature either of these games.
43 Years AgoUFO Patrol
Atari 2600Worldwide
It is a horizontal scrolling Shoot em´ up game. You try to avoid the UFOs while also trying to shoot them.
43 Years AgoAsteroid Belt
Atari 2600Worldwide
Classical Atari 2600 game! In Asteroid Belt you are flying - guess what - through an asteroid belt. Typical for Atari is the lack of and ending, so you´re shooting asteroids for points.
43 Years AgoMission 3000 A.D.
Atari 2600Worldwide
Good Rip-off of the Atari 2600 game "Asteroids". You are flying in space, trying to dodge or shoot asteroids and escape from the enemy.
43 Years AgoCatch Time
Atari 2600Worldwide
You are having dinner when a horde of animals (mostly) insects arrive and want to steal your food. Your only weapon is insecticide liquid which you can spray in two directions (up and down).
43 Years AgoMogul Maniac
Atari 2600Worldwide
Quite simply, the objective of Mogul Maniac is to get through the open and closed gates and down the mountain as quickly as possible without breaking anything on or around your body...
43 Years AgoPiece O'Cake
Atari 2600Worldwide
Piece Of Cake?--no way!! So you thought your first day on the job was going to be easy? Well, you not only have to learn the fine art of baking cakes, but you also have to master it in a big hurry.
43 Years AgoSpitfire Attack
Atari 2600Worldwide
Spitfire Attack is a flight simulator/target shooting game. Shoot down the enemy planes, and destroy various ground installations, including anti-aircraft guns that shoot at you.
43 Years AgoTime Warp
Atari 2600Worldwide
This game has you placed in a spacecraft of some kind (the cover art makes it look like a futuristic passenger jetliner with weapons attached, but I don't know honestly!) flying through what looks like a cave, while taking on several enemie…
43 Years AgoDonald Duck's Speedboat
Atari 2600Worldwide
Donald has entered the Duckburg boat race and has taken to the sea with his speedboat. The objective is to steer the boat away from the obstacles along the way to the finish line and do so as fast as possible without losing pressure on the throttle.
43 Years AgoExocet
Atari 2600Worldwide
In Exocet, you first pilot a spacecraft over the surface, shooting the defense towers in your path. The larger towers are too large to fly around, and they must be hit at the point where they fire.
43 Years AgoVideo Reflex
Atari 2600Worldwide
This game was originally packaged with Video Jogger and the Foot Craz Activity Pad. When a bug appears in one of the boxes, step on it quickly or lose a life. But if a butterfly appears, DON'T step on it or lose a life.
43 Years AgoVideo Jogger
Atari 2600Worldwide
This game was originally packaged with Video Reflex and the Foot Craz Activity Pad. Jog on the pad to move the smiley face around the track. If you run into the pace "dot" when it's red, you lose a life.
43 Years AgoParty Mix
Atari 2600Worldwide
Call some friends and mix it up with five wild and crazy games: Bop a Buggy, Tug of War, Wizards' Keep, Down on the Line, and Handcar. Go head-to-head, or in teams of two. Compete against people, not a cold computer. Everyone plays at once.
43 Years AgoGamma-Attack
Atari 2600Worldwide
You are the commander of the only GAMMA ship in this stellar field. The Vegan war fleet has taken control of your GAMMA outpost planet and is defending it with Vegan laser pulse tanks.
43 Years Ago3D Ghost Attack!
Atari 2600Worldwide
Originally planned as a pack-in cassette title for Amiga's never released Power Module peripheral, and later as one of three 3-D games on the first Power Play Arcade cart. 3 different prototypes exist, each being a different level of the game.
43 Years AgoAsteroid Fire
Atari 2600Worldwide
Asteroid Fire is a space-shooter for the Atari 2600 that was released in Europe.
43 Years AgoTuby Bird
Atari 2600Worldwide
Tuby Bird is a clone of the Activision title, Dolphin. The difference in this game is that, instead of playing as a dolphin trying to avoid a squid, you play as a small bird while trying to avoid a bird of prey.
43 Years AgoHey! Stop!
Atari 2600Worldwide
Hey! Stop! is a clone of the game Keystone Kapers, originally developed by Activision. The game is for the most part exactly the same except for a few color and sprite changes.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.