ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
34 Years AgoTroddlers
AmigaWorldwide
Troddlers is a puzzle game in the vein of Lemmings. The player takes control of an animal-like wizard who can create and remove blocks; these blocks are useful for both jumping onto and redirecting the path of the little Troddlers that you have to direct towards the exit.
34 Years AgoPutty
AmigaWorldwide
Putty is a game developed by System 3 and released in 1992 for the Amiga. In Putty, the player controls a blue blob with eyes. Putty has many moves that he could use to attack enemies or to navigate around the level.
34 Years AgoComanche: Maximum Overkill
PCWorldwide
Comanche: Maximum Overkill is a helicopter combat simulator that showcases NovaLogic's groundbreaking Voxel engine, rendering lifelike terrain and objects surpassing contemporary polygon-based graphics.
34 Years AgoQuarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science
PCWorldwide
LOOK OUT! You're surrounded by science!! It's in your skateboard.
34 Years AgoAquanoid
PCWorldwide
f classic games from the past like Super Breakout make your inner gamer hungry for more such action, behold Aquanoid. Using your mouse, you'll try to control the simple platform as it moves back and forth across the bottom of your PC screen.
34 Years Ago3rd Degree
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Would you like to protect your boss who is having an affair? If you got an anniversary gift you didn't like, what would you do? If you found $1 million, would you keep it?
34 Years AgoBig Bang Show
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Big Bang Show is an exciting and challenging game of skills featuring Albertus the mad scientist and his latest discovery, Sparkie, a bouncing ball of energy.
34 Years AgoMystic Midway: Rest in Pieces
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Mystic Midway: Rest in Pieces – Somewhere between heaven and earth stands the mystic midway. Its live action ‘Master of Cemeteries’ the humorously insulting Dr Dearth, welcomes you to his shooting gallery, Rest in Pieces!
34 Years AgoText Tiles
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Text Tiles is a fast-paced word spelling strategy game. Use the given letters to spell words horizontally or vertically. The longer the words, the more points you get.
34 Years AgoVideo Speedway
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Welcome to life in the fast lane, heart pounding competition in high performance racing machines! You’re at the wheel. Advancing through ten of the world’s toughest professional race tracks.
34 Years AgoChildren's Musical Theatre
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Children's Musical Theatre is a Simulation game, developed by Sonic Images Productions, Inc. and published by Philips Media, which was released in 1992.
34 Years AgoA Visit to Sesame Street: Numbers
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Counting fun with the Sesame Street gang.
34 Years AgoR.C. Grand Prix
Game GearWorldwide
R.C. Grand Prix is a Driving game, developed by Imagineering Inc and published by Absolute Entertainment, which was released in 1992.
34 Years AgoPopils
Game GearWorldwide
Magical Puzzle Popils, known as Popils: The Blockbusting Challenge in Europe, is a puzzle game for the Sega Game Gear.
34 Years AgoTop Banana
AmigaWorldwide
Top Banana is a bizarre platformer with an environmental theme.
34 Years AgoStunt Buggies
C64AmigaAtari ST/STEZX SpectrumEurope
Stunt Buggies, a maze driving game similar to Rally-X, was developed and published by Codemasters for the Commodore 64 in 1992.
34 Years AgoDaisenryaku II: Campaign Version
MSXJapan
Daisenryaku II: Campaign Version is a turn-based war strategy game that relies on the gameplay template introduced in Daisenryaku II: up to four players engage in battles against each other or computer AI, represented by differently colored…
34 Years AgoLlamatron: 2112
DOSWorldwide
The player controls a llama which can move on a single-screen playfield. The llama constantly fires a stream of white energy bolts in the direction it is moving.
34 Years AgoEscape from Cyber City
PortPhilips CD-iNorth America
The Earth is under attack. The evil Guardian's forces are in control. Only a few continue to resist and only you can help.
33 Years AgoSlicks 'n' Slide
PCWorldwide
Slicks 'n Slide is a top-down racer originally released as shareware for DOS. Full version features a track editor. You can race cars, motorbikes, UFOs and slide on oil slicks. Slicks (as it was commonly known) was a huge hit in Finland where it was made.
33 Years AgoPrey: An Alien Encounter
AmigaWorldwide
In Prey, the player is sent to asteroid KG-42 since all contact was lost with the colonists. The player's objective is to rescue as many colonists as they can. Poison gas fills the corridors, so the player has to act quickly before their oxygen supply runs out.
33 Years AgoLost in Time
PCWorldwide
Recent discoveries allow people to travel back in time with the use of a simple instrument worn on the wrist that generates an intense magnetic field. Time travel is a privilege and is limited to a few trusted people.
33 Years AgoPepper's Adventures in Time
PCWorldwide
This point n' click adventure game is actually an edutainment (entertainment leading to education) title developed by Sierra, who were also responsible for other games such as the Eco quest and Dr. Brain series.
33 Years AgoHoyle's Classic Card Games
PCWorldwide
The fourth (comparatively little-known) installment in Sierra On-Line's Hoyle series offers a collection of eight popular card games: Bridge, Euchre, Old Maid, Gin Rummy, Hearts, Cribbage, Crazy Eights, and Klondike.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.