ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
42 Years AgoOrguss
SG-1000Worldwide
Orguss is a shoot-'em-up game developed and published by Sega for the SG-1000. In the game, the player takes control of a robot which can transform into a starship. It is based on the science fiction anime series Super Dimension Century Orguss.
42 Years AgoChallenge Derby
SG-1000Worldwide
Challenge Derby is a horse racing game for the SG-1000.
42 Years AgoSpace Mountain
SG-1000Worldwide
Space Mountain is an SG-1000 game developed and published by Tsukuda Original with the Othello Multivision in mind. It is a very primitive third-person space ship shooter, in which the player has to gun down enemy craft before infiltrating a base.
42 Years AgoDefenda
ZX SpectrumWorldwide
Fight off wave after wave of vicious alien attacks. Destroy the greedy landers and rescue the falling humanoids. Exterminate themutants with your smart bombs.
42 Years AgoGolgo 13
SG-1000Japan
Golgo 13 is a shoot-'em-up game for the SG-1000 based on the Japanese manga of the same name. The game has you shoot at windows of a passing train. Hitting objects that get in the way will make the bullet rebound and potentially kill you.
42 Years Ago
42 Years AgoOkamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf
SG-1000Japan
Okamoto Ayako no Match Play Golf is a golf game for the Othello Multivision, released by Tsukuda Original. It is also compatible with the Sega SG-1000.
42 Years AgoSky Jaguar
MSXWorldwide
The sudden materialization on earth of an invading space fleet - followed by the appearance of enemy battle fortresses floating in the sky!! Mobilize the sky jaguars - earth's defensive fleet - to meet the enemy aliens!
42 Years AgoPeetan
MSXWorldwide
Peetan is a classic puzzle-adventure game for the Game Boy and MSX. Players control a character named Peetan, who embarks on a thrilling journey through various levels filled with challenging puzzles and obstacles.
42 Years AgoMoon Mine
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
You're piloting some kind of tank / ship into a mine. Along the way there are monsters to shoot and items to collect. Shoot too much at once and your laser will overheat.
42 Years Ago
42 Years AgoIllusions
ColecoVisionWorldwide
Illusions is a surreal ColecoVision video game in which the player maneuvers blobs around the screen, trying to get them to merge, or, alternatively, split apart. At times, lizards may chase the blobs around.
42 Years AgoPandora's Palace
ArcadeWorldwide
Taking on the role of a Roman emperor, replete with white robe and olive leaf head ornament, the player must make his or her way from the top left of the screen to the bottom right, via careful navigation of a variety of poles and moving platforms.
42 Years AgoSon of Blagger
BBC Microcomputer SystemC64ZX SpectrumEurope
Relive the daring exploits of Roger the Dodger through his prodigy Slippery Sid. More skill, more nerve, this cool little character seeks not only to follow in his famous parent's footsteps, but to establish some amazing feats of his own. Money's not his game.
42 Years AgoFame Quest
C64Worldwide
A friendly joust of duel to the death? Kill the dragon, run away or even talk to it? These are some of the questions you will have to answer on your Fame Quest.
42 Years AgoChicken Shift
ArcadeWorldwide
The gameplay in Chicken Shift is relatively simple. There will be a string of eggs you have to guide to safety by shifting the position of pipes, walls and other devices through button presses. The default settings map the action buttons to the left CTRL and left ALT keys.
42 Years AgoBull Fight
ArcadeWorldwide
A madator fights against a bull by waving his cape to lure the bull and then stab him with the sword. Sometimes two extra bulls enter the ring to make things more difficult.
42 Years Ago
42 Years AgoFruity Frank
Amstrad CPCEurope
The game is played with a controller or keyboard. The player has three lives and must collect all the fruits on the board except the apples while avoiding monsters. Frank has an apple seed that he can throw to get rid of monsters.
42 Years AgoMicroLeague Baseball
DOSNorth America
Micro League Baseball is a 1984 baseball simulation video game. It was developed by Micro League Sports Association and published by Micro League Multimedia Inc. It was released on Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and PC.
42 Years AgoSlymoids
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
You're a cowboy fighting off the Slymoids with your gun. They're coming in from the horizon and from the sky. When coming in from they sky they move about from side to side as they slowly descend to the bottom of the play field.
42 Years AgoPolar Star
MSXJapan
A sink of shear hatred, violence and deadly weapons is the blazing hell you find yourself in under the Polar Star. A frosty scenery, for action that couldn't be hotter!
41 Years AgoSquirm
C64Worldwide
Race anound the hive collecting the eggs laid by the Queen. Avoid the worms who protect her and try to find 250 eggs before the lights go out.
41 Years AgoCrackers Revenge
C64Worldwide
All crackers are catched by the cruel software-firms, and your mission is to find 6 keys, and rescue the crackers. You may not touch the flowers and the mines. Press spacebar to die. You get the bonus every time you take a key.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.