ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
27 Years AgoRockaroids Remix
VectrexWorldwide
Rockaroids is back, with with enhanced rocks and rotation, more speed and a faster, challenging game!
27 Years AgoBiosys
PCEurope
An early survival/puzzle adventure game set within highly detailed, simulated environments.
27 Years AgoKurt: Der Fussballmanager
PCWorldwide
Kurt: Der Fussballmanager - The perfect soccer manager for young and old. Game depth and fun guaranteed. KURT puts football back in the spotlight.
26 Years AgoCrazy Valet
Atari 2600Worldwide
You have just witnessed an incredible football game in which your home team defeated the visitors by a narrow margin. Little do you realize that your evening's excitement is just beginning.
26 Years AgoBlue's Reading Time Activities
PCWorldwide
Blue's Reading Time Activities will help young children learn to read. With this CD-ROM, kids help Blue write The Big News Gazette. Purple Kangaroo, Mailbox, Baby Bear, and new friends such as Periwinkle, are all waiting at the library.
26 Years AgoBurtik
DOSEurope
Epic 2D platformer featuring a fat guy who escaped from jail and through a series of strange events ends up killing a dictator, kills a religious figure, destroys a city and travels to another planet with Yuri Gagarin.
25 Years AgoMs. Space Fury
ColecoVisionWorldwide
This years’ Classic Gaming Expo and the 10th Anniversary of Digital Press happen to coincide. Obviously, DP wanted to do something special to mark the occasion. What better way than to release an original game for a classic system?
25 Years AgoMagic Carousel
IntellivisionWorldwide
[Unreleased 1983 Intellivoice] Identify animals on a carousel and follow instructions given throughout the game. Score points by doing what the voices tell you: Choose the correct carousel animal. Play a piano.
25 Years AgoSpike's Water Balloons
VectrexWorldwide
Help out hero, Spike, win Molly's affections by winning a wet and wild game of water balloon catch.
25 Years AgoMobile Suit Gundam Vol. 1 - Side 7
WonderSwan ColorWorldwide
The first in a trilogy of Wonderswan games that are based on the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime.
25 Years Ago
25 Years AgoCabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure
PCWorldwide
In 2001, Empire Interactive Europe Ltd., Activision Value Publishing, Inc. publishes Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure on Windows. This racing / driving game is set in an off-road / monster truck, licensed title, vehicle simulator and automobile themes.
25 Years AgoSpace Quest: The Lost Chapter
DOSWorldwide
Space Quest: The Lost Chapter (aka Space Quest 2.5) is a fan made sequel to Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge.
24 Years AgoGL-117 Action Flight Simulator
PCWorldwide
GL-117 is an action flight simulator for Linux/Unix and MSWindows. Enter the Eagle Squadron and succeed in several challanging missions leading though different landscapes.
24 Years Ago
24 Years AgoVerzerk
VectrexWorldwide
Verzerk is a hack of Berzerk, adding speech this time around, with a robotic voice welcoming the player during the attract mode, then states "this is Verzerk".
24 Years AgoAme ni Utau Tanshikyoku: A Rainbow After the Rain
PCJapan
Throughout the game you are presented with various flashbacks of a psychiatrist talking with a girl named Ame.
24 Years AgoTalk to Talk
PCJapan
The protagonist is an artificial life form created with the best of cloning technology and genetic engineering. As a result, he has no feelings of joy, anger, sorrow or pleasure. It was a certain school that became the place for his emotional development experiments.
23 Years AgoMinehunter
IntellivisionWorldwide
Intellivision Minehunter Take command of the advanced mine scanner aboard your helicopter and begin the hunt for all the mines laid down by the enemy. As you scan the minefield, drones will report back on how many mines are detected in an area.
23 Years AgoZen Puzzle Garden
PCWorldwide
Zen Puzzle Garden is a geometric puzzle game set in Japanese rock gardens. The goal of each puzzle is to rake all of the sand without turning corners or breaking raked lines.
23 Years AgoPac Brothers
PCWorldwide
Pac Brothers is a classic, Bubble Bobble styled arcade platform game that has its own twists too. The story is about two brave pacs fighting against an evil wizard.
23 Years AgoThe Terminator
MobileEurope
The J2ME/Java mobile phone version, based on the film of the same name. Enemies enter the screen either from left, right, top or bottom of the screen. The screen is divided into nine parts (one part for each button of the phone).
23 Years AgoDooms 2: Seas of Blood
PCWorldwide
This sequel is a selection of various scenarios linked to the dark world of Dooms, set before and after the first game. Jack, sentenced to death manages to find his way out through psychological treatment. Bob, after the explosion finds himself covered in bandages in a madhouse.
23 Years AgoFront Line
PCWorldwide
A side-scrolling action shooter where you push through enemy lines, switching between handgun, machine gun, shotgun, and sniper rifle. Weapon choice and reload timing can mean the difference between life and death. No extra lives.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.