ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
43 Years AgoThe Yolk's on You
ColecoVisionWorldwide
The Yolk's on You was a prototype game developed by 20th Century Fox for the ColecoVision system in 1983. This game was only a prototype.
43 Years AgoPacmania
C64Worldwide
Not to be confused with Pac-Mania by Namco, this is a Pac-Man clone where the object is to eat dots and power pills.
43 Years AgoVultures
C64Worldwide
Vultures is an original (?) shoot'em'up with a slight Galaga flavour. Above your spaceship hangs a nest of space-vultures. One after one, they come down to shoot at you.
43 Years AgoThe Jetsons' Ways with Words
IntellivisionWorldwide
Learn spelling and reading in Hanna-Barbera's "Jetsons" universe! Fly George Jetson's spacecraft around a network of platforms to collect up letters that form a word. The letters drift around the network, and will even try to get away from your spaceship when you get close.
43 Years AgoMind Strike
IntellivisionWorldwide
What a romp! A mind-jolter that can be played slow, using alternating turns, or fast, with both players simultaneously hooked to the ultimate goal of conquering each other's CASTLE! Playing it slow, it's called MIND STRIKE, and requires quite a bit of strategic thinking.
43 Years AgoBee & Flower
MSXWorldwide
Bee and Flower is a single-screen arcade game. You control a honeybee who, over the course of a day, has to visit flowers at the bottom of the screen and return the nectar to the hive at the top of the screen.
43 Years AgoA.D. 2083
ArcadeWorldwide
A.D. 2083 is an 8-way scrolling pseudo-3D shoot 'em up arcade game released by Midcoin in 1983, set in 2083 . Gameplay is similar to "Time Pilot", except that enemies can appear from the ground or 'merge' into battle from the distance.
43 Years AgoHopper Robo
ArcadeWorldwide
A Platform/Run 'N Jump game where a robot must jump between platforms carrying boxes that he must drop onto a conveyor belt.
43 Years AgoGalactic
Atari 2600Worldwide
Similar to Pheonix or Galaxian. Shoot the birds or ufo's and don't get shot back. With three skill levels it's a challenging and enjoyable game. Pal Only.
43 Years AgoYellow Submarine
Atari 5200Worldwide
Yellow Submarine was a prototype coded by an unknown Atari programmer to demonstrate directional control and the ability to move off one side of the screen and reappear on the opposite side.
43 Years AgoSuper Billiards
MSXWorldwide
Aim carefully and fire a miracle shot! This game will make you feel like a hustler. Enjoy this intellectual game which allows you a glimpse into the adult world.
43 Years AgoSega Flipper
SG-1000Worldwide
Sega Flipper is a pinball game released for the SG-1000 in 1983. In New Zealand it is known as Video Flipper.
43 Years AgoSpace Slalom
SG-1000Worldwide
Space Slalom is a video game developed by Orca and published by Sega for the SG-1000 in 1983. Though on the surface it appears to be a space-themed vertical shoot-'em-up, there is actually no shooting involved.
43 Years AgoHalls of the Things
ZX SpectrumWorldwide
Combining a fantasy world scenario with the finest quality arcade style action yet seen on the ZX Spectrum, Halls of the Things brings you a new dimension in computer games - the animated adventure.
43 Years AgoSuper Demon Attack
PortTexas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Demon Attack is an arcade action game with gameplay similar to Space Invaders. You control a laser canon at the bottom of the screen, and need to destroy wave after wave of brightly colored demons.
43 Years AgoTreasure Island
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Treasure Island is an arcade adventure based on the Robert Louis Stevenson's book. You play the role of Jim Hawkins who has to get to Treasure Island, defeat pirates and defeat Long John Silver.
43 Years AgoChampionship Baseball
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Championship Baseball is one of the few TI games that requires the MBX Expansion System sold by TI and Milton Bradley.
43 Years AgoFace Maker
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Everyone's mothers always say "Don't make those faces! They'll stay like that!" But now you have the chance to make the silliest looking faces anyone's ever seen! Choose from a wide assortment of eyes, ears, noses, and mouths.
43 Years AgoHen Pecked
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Hen Pecked is a take on the arcade game Joust, but instead of knights, ostriches, and buzzards, you are a rooster trying to rule the roost. Flap your wings with the joystick and try to stay on top of the hens.
43 Years AgoHenhouse
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
In Henhouse, you are trying to help a farmer collect his eggs. Eggs are laid in the hen house near the top of the screen, and then move to one of five chutes. When the chute is full, you can collect the eggs and take them to your truck.
43 Years AgoRotor Raiders
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Rotor Raiders is a game very similar to Pac-Man where instead of you are on cleanup. Your character is that of a drain cleaner where you must navigate through the sewers to clean out the mice and their trail as they navigate.
43 Years AgoSledge 3D
VectrexWorldwide
A demo program for the 3-D Goggles. BaronVR described it like this : "The effect is that of a track extending from the monitor surface to about 3 feet inside the monitor surface, the speed controlled by pushing up or down on the joystick..."
43 Years AgoNeutron Star
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
In Neutron Star the player controls a spaceship trying to defend a system of satellites from being hit by planet fragments cast by an explosion. The boulders must be collected by placing them in transport platform in front of the ship.
43 Years AgoChez Maxime
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Europe
Chez Maxime is a management game released in Europe in 1983 on the Magnavox Odyssey.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.