ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
43 Years AgoNeptune's Daughters
C64Worldwide
Players control Neptune who is exploring the depths of the ocean in search of his daughters held captive by the sea snake. The game is split into two sections. The first section has the player guiding Neptune through a series of underwater caverns while destroying jellyfish.
43 Years AgoDishaster
Atari 2600North America
Dishaster is an action game released for the Atari 2600 in 1983 by Zimag. Another version of the game was released by Bit Corporation under the name Dancing Plates which features oriental-themed graphics and adds eight game variations.
43 Years AgoWall-Defender
Atari 2600North America
The mission - you are defending the wall from attacking aliens. Don't let them hit as they make the wall weaker. This sounds simplistic and is, but highly addictive as you score points for every alien destroyed.
43 Years AgoTank Brigade
PortAtari 2600North America
The object of this Combat-like game is to protect your base from the advancing enemy tanks. Drive around in your tank destroying the other tanks, as they come after you four at a time. The game ends when you run out of tanks or your base is destroyed.
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43 Years AgoFlipper Slipper
ColecoVisionWorldwideNorth America
It is a water-themed Breakout-like game, with the unique mechanic of having curved paddles, which can cause the ball to roll off them and bounce off at unconventional angles.
43 Years AgoDoor Door
NEC PC-6000 SeriesJapan
Door Door is a single-screen platformer first released in 1983 for the NEC PC-6001.
43 Years AgoMine Storm II
VectrexWorldwide
Tread lightly! The transport lanes of intergalactic space have been seeded with mines from an alien vessel. Use your mine destroying blaster to blow up the mines before they annihilate you!
42 Years AgoCharlie Brown's ABC's
Apple IIWorldwide
Charlie Brown's ABC's is a simple educational game designed for children ages 3-7. Featuring Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters, the game presents each of the 26 letters in the alphabet along with a brief animation to go along with it.
42 Years AgoKing of the Castle
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
You are the king of the castle! In this epic adventure, you must conquer two unique castles in order to become the ultimate victor! The two levels are "Stars of Death" and "Pillars of Gloom".
42 Years AgoAcrobatic Dog-Fight
ArcadeWorldwide
A multidirectional shooter released in arcades by Technos Japan in 1984.
42 Years AgoBullfight
ArcadeWorldwide
Bullfight is a classic arcade game where players control a matador armed with a sword and red cape in duels against charging bulls.
42 Years AgoCosmic Commuter
Atari 2600Worldwide
WAY BACK IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, a bunch of Ivy League Professors sat around inventing space colonies. They were lauded as visionaries and went on as lecture tours. Do you think they thought about traffic jams in space?
42 Years AgoTunnels & Trolls
ColecoVisionWorldwide
Tunnels & Trolls is the second ever fantasy role playing game published.
42 Years AgoConey Island
C64Worldwide
In Coney Island, you'll help Freezy the penguin sell ice cream by placing colors and patterns in the correct sequence. Sequencing skills contribute to the understanding of fundamental math concepts.
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42 Years AgoHole in One
MSXWorldwide
HAL's Hole in One is a standard 18-hole golf game, played from a top-down perspective. You can compete in stroke play with up to four players, or match play against a friend or the computer.
42 Years AgoMr. Ching
MSXWorldwide
Clad in Chinese clothes and wearing a Chaplin moustache our hero, Mr. Ching, China's proud plate-spinner hustles onto the stage! Five or six plates are kids stuff.
42 Years AgoThe Battle Road
ArcadeWorldwide
The Battle-Road is a vertical scrolling shooter racing arcade game released by Irem in 1984. The game was an early open-ended vehicle combat game that featured branching paths and up to 32 possible routes.
42 Years AgoLode Runner II
ArcadeWorldwide
In 1984, after developing the first arcade conversion of Lode Runner, Irem developed a sequel in a very short period of time. This second version contained 30 selected levels from the 150 original levels, in comparison to the first version's 24 levels.
42 Years AgoMonkey Academy
ColecoVisionWorldwide
This platform game is about solving arithmetic problems. In the equation one number is missing, you 'll have to find the right number. This game is aimed at young children to help them learn arithmetic problem solving or playing with numbers.
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42 Years AgoHustle Chumy
SG-1000Worldwide
Hustle Chumy is an SG-1000 and MSX game developed by Compile and released in 1984. In Hustle Chumy players control a mouse named Chumy who needs to collect apples (and other food) in a sewer, avoiding other critters as he goes.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.