ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
38 Years AgoShanghai Karate
C64Europe
Shanghai Karate is a one-on-one beat 'em up game. The player takes on the role of Lio Yin. By defeating all Wang Chen's men, Lio Yin must traverse the legendary journey from Changhun to Shanghai.
38 Years AgoRex
ZX SpectrumEurope
Rex, the thick-skinned mercenary, is here to do a job. He's come to Zenith to do away with the humans that have built their fortunes around the Great Tower.
38 Years AgoJetFighter: The Adventure
DOSNorth America
Fly the F/A-18, F-16, and F-14 in a hypothetical invasion of the U.S. west coast by the Soviet Union. Missions range from combat air patrols to bombing runs to intercepting cruise missiles. Plus, carrier launches and landings are also possible.
38 Years AgoAmoto's Puf
MSXZX SpectrumEurope
You start riding the blue motorbike. You must collect of the objects in the screen, avoiding to collide with the gang rival motorbike. Game is very fast so you'll have to anticipate, use the acceleration cleverly and be very quick.
38 Years AgoStar Virgin
MSX2Worldwide
Star Virgins about as obscure as it comes, its a promotional hour long straight to video film from Japan. That was made to promote a little seen videogame of the same name distributed by Activision that only ever appeared on the long forgotten msx system.
38 Years AgoSuper Huey UH-1X
Atari 7800North America
A port of the 1985 Cosmi home computer game, Atari released this for the 7800 in 1988. This is a decent helicopter combat game, in which you pilot a Super Huey UH-IX.
38 Years Ago
38 Years AgoTask Force
Atari 2600Worldwide
Negotiations have failed! So your anti-terrorist Task Force is the last hope for hostages held by deadly terrorists in a high-rise building. You have wire-guided missiles, but eh terrorists never miss when they shoot at you!
38 Years AgoShiryou Sensen: War of the Dead - Part 2
MSXJapan
It's set some years after the incident in the first game (where Lila managed to avert a portal into hell consuming the whole world), and terrorists have targeted the industrial city of Sun Dorado.
38 Years AgoHacker
PC-88Japan
The player must attempt to hack into the Magma, Ltd. computer system at the beginning of the game by guessing the logon password.
38 Years AgoPsycho World
MSX2Worldwide
A scientist and his two female assistants work on ESP research in a remote science laboratory. One day, a section of the lab blows up. It turned out that the monsters kept for experiments escaped and took one of the assistants with them.
38 Years AgoF-1 Spirit 3D Special
MSX2Worldwide
The succesor of F-1 Spirit: The Way To Formula-1. Unlike the original, this game uses scaling-based third-person graphics like Pole Position and the like, and focuses specifically on F-1 racing. In addition to the Free Run and Grand Prix modes, there is a two player Battle Mode.
37 Years AgoWizardry: The Return of Werdna - The Fourth Scenario
Sharp X1Japan
The fourth game in the Wizardry series, The Return of Werdna takes a decidedly different approach from all the games that preceded it. Instead of playing as a party of six player-generated characters, the player controls Werdna himself, the evil Archmage from the first game.
37 Years AgoBMX Air Master
Atari 2600Worldwide
This isn't kid stuff! It's the fastest, flyingest, most unforgiving trio of events any biker could ask for. Start with a Half Pipe that takes you so high you won't know whether you're coming or going.
37 Years AgoSpiker! Super Pro Volleyball
IntellivisionWorldwide
Features Indoor (6-man) volleyball in a gymnasium and Outdoor (2-man) volleyball on the beach. Realistic volleyball simulation featuring serving, bumping, sets, jumps, spikes, blocks, dives, and digs. As player, you control every member of your team.
37 Years AgoStadium Mud Buggies
IntellivisionWorldwide
Get down and dirty with Stadium Mud Buggies for the Intellivision, where the object is to score points by driving in nine events: Hill Climb, Drag Race, Bog, Tug-O-War, Car Crush, Donuts, Drawbridge, Combo Course and Monster Rally, which consists of all the events in order.
37 Years AgoPlayball III
MSXWorldwide
With live commentary, exciting action and realistic sound effects, Playball 3 is the greatest baseball game ever made!
37 Years AgoToi Acid Game
MSXAmstrad CPCZX SpectrumAtari ST/STEDOSWorldwide
Toi, our nice protagonist, has Zoi as his girlfriend, a beautiful little doll. One day, while at the disco, a crazy-looking guy tears Toi from the lips of his sweet doll. Carai, what a face that one has! ...
37 Years AgoBestial Warrior
MSXWorldwide
Sagar, the biggest fortress ever known to man, had become a challenge for most of the mercenaries. Many had already died in the attempt to access Sagar. Only one person, might be able to overcome the rocky system Kerman and enter the fortress.
37 Years AgoGravity Force
AmigaEurope
Gravity Force is a game of dexterity. Your task is to pilot a small spaceship through a series of mazes and collect various cargo containers on your way. Your spaceship obeys the laws of gravity.
37 Years AgoRun the Gauntlet
C64Europe
Competitors in this ITV television game show had to show their prowess on a range of vehicles including Buggys, Speedboats, Quad Bikes, Jetskis and Inflatables. Players of this licensed version must do the same, on horizontally and vertically scrolling levels on land and water.
37 Years Ago
37 Years AgoWheel of Fortune: New 3rd Edition
Expanded editionApple IIDOSC64North America
Providing new puzzle phrases, the third edition of the Wheel of Fortune series of games based on the popular television show, brings the same fun as the original. Up to three contestants can play.
37 Years AgoMid-Garts
MSXJapan
When the epic, thousand-year-old battle between different dragon clans was finally over, and the benevolent White Dragons started ruling the country of Akranis, it looked like the age of peace has finally arrived.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.