ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
33 Years AgoArchon Ultra
PCWorldwide
Archon Ultra is an action-strategy video game developed by Free Fall Associates and published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 for MS-DOS. It is a remake of the 1983 game Archon: The Light and the Dark.
33 Years AgoSound It Out Land
PCWorldwide
Sound It Out Land is a musical theme park that kids can explore any way they wish. Kids play with the program by pressing buttons on the displays. These buttons enable kids to travel to different areas and to play the songs and games.
33 Years AgoA Great Day at the Races
Philips CD-iWorldwide
A Great Day at the Races is a disc that brings the excitement of horse racing into the home. It contains a series of tutorials covering every aspect of horse racing, from it's history to a multi-media dictionary of track jargon.
33 Years AgoHanna Barbera's Cartoon Carnival
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Match colors at Huckleberry Hound's Gift Emporium. Catch balloons at The Flintstone's Balloon Ballyhoo. Rescue Scooby from a haunted maze in Scooby-Doo's Adventure Isle.
33 Years AgoMystic Midway: Phantom Express
Philips CD-iWorldwide
A CDi game that turns your life into a bizarre shooting gallery
33 Years AgoSteel Machine
Philips CD-iWorldwide
You’re the pilot of the Steel Machine – and it is up to you to fight off an attack by 6 battle cruisers intent on invading your planet. They’ve broken through all defenses now Steel Machines is the last hope.
33 Years AgoThe Joker's Wild
Philips CD-iWorldwide
The Joker's Wild was a gameshow style game on the Philips CD-I. It was developed by Accent and released in 1994.
33 Years AgoThe Joy of Sex
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Welcome to the Joy of Sex on Interactive Compact Disc. You will discover a wise, entertaining, uninhibited guide to lovemaking, containing sparking combination of video, illustration, commentary and music made easily and instantly accessible.
33 Years AgoThe Wacky World of Miniature Golf
Philips CD-iWorldwide
A miniature Golf game for the CD-i with the voice of Eugene Levy.
33 Years AgoThe Ottifants
Game GearWorldwide
The Ottifants is a 2D platformer released for the Sega Genesis, Master System and Game Gear in 1993. It was only released in Europe and Brazil. The Ottifant is a creation of German comedian and actor Otto Waalkes.
33 Years AgoPoker Face Paul's Blackjack
Game GearWorldwide
Poker Face Paul's Blackjack is a card game where the player starts out with a certain amount of money on the Las Vegas Strip and play in a series of blackjacks games to either win big or bust.
33 Years AgoWWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge
Game GearWorldwide
WWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge is a Sports game, developed by Teeny Weeny Games and published by Flying Edge, which was released in 1993.
33 Years AgoTengen World Cup Soccer
Game GearWorldwide
The game has an unusual naming scheme. In Japan there were no issues, as the game was published by SIMS themselves.
33 Years AgoStreet Hero
Game GearWorldwide
Street Hero is a Streets of Rage style side scrolling beat-em-up, offering plenty of action for Sega's handheld. Although the Sega Master System version of the game saw release in Korea, it is one considerable rarity that very few have actually seen.
33 Years AgoJonathan
AmigaEurope
As a disabled young man Jonathan must rely on his friends to do things he is unable to do.
33 Years AgoWhere in Space Is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSWorldwide
Where in Space Is Carmen Sandiego? is a game to teach astronomy. The player flies in a rocket ship throughout the solar system, interrogating various alien lifeforms in order to solve the theft of an important part of the solar system (e.g. Saturn's rings).
33 Years AgoAzure
FM TownsJapan
In this near-future 3D first-person action shooter, you play a gun for hire, piloting a bipedal mech to tear down the enemy frontlines. Your missions involve on-rails segments where you shoot foes using a reticule, plus off-rails maze exploration with combat and collectibles.
33 Years AgoLiving Books: Little Monster at School
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Little Monster at School is an interactive story game, based on the book by Mercer Mayer. Little Monster explains how school is fun and things to do in school, along with trying to help a monster kid named Yally get along with school.
33 Years AgoSuper Cauldron
AmigaEurope
Cauldron and Cauldron II were successful in the 8-bit days, and this moved the series forward. You play a witch (although the character looks decidedly masculine, for no apparent reason), and have to negotiate four worlds, each split into bite-size chunks.
33 Years AgoBerenstein Bears: On Their Own, and You on Your Own
Philips CD-iWorldwide
The Berenstain Bears: On Their Own is an interactive story book for children based on the popular children's book series. A yearly fair has come to Bear country, but nobody has the time to accompany brother and sister bear to go to it.
33 Years AgoKether
Philips CD-iWorldwide
A sci-fi hodgepodge of puzzles, space flight and corridor shooting.
33 Years AgoAlien Gate
Philips CD-iWorldwide
Alien Gate is a fixed shooter. Each stage consists of the player's ship facing off against a giant head that spawns several smaller enemies. Once all the required enemies are defeated, the player must defeat the head as a boss.
32 Years AgoDennis Miller: That's News to Me
3DOWorldwide
Before the kids and the mortgage and the job that requires a tie, there was Saturday Night Live Weekend Update with Dennis Miller, the coolest newscaster to hit the airwaves. Well, he's back and this ain't no re-run.
32 Years AgoWorld Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach
3DOWorldwide
World Cup Golf takes the player to Puerto Rico's own Hyatt Dorado Beach Golf Course as they can choose from a bevy of fictional golfers or create their own in 18 rounds of golf. There are 15 types of tournaments to choose from including skins, medal and stableford to name a few.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.