ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
36 Years AgoThe Ninja Kids
ArcadeWorldwide
Taito's answer to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game starring color-coded puppet ninja kids. Fight your way through the forces of a cult determined to resurrect The Satan!
36 Years AgoDouble Axle
ArcadeWorldwide
Double Axle is a monster truck racing game created by Taito in 1991. The object of the game is to complete every single race by coming in 3rd Place or better. If the player fails to do so, the game will end.
36 Years Ago
36 Years AgoPistol Daimyo no Bouken
ArcadeWorldwide
The player must take control of Pistol Daimyo, a small Japanese lord, who has a pistol strapped to his head and two fans strapped to his feet; he faces the right side of the screen and is always moving forward with the backgrounds scrolling…
36 Years AgoWCW: World Championship Wrestling
NESWorldwide
WCW: World Championship Wrestling is a wrestling title based on the National Wrestling Alliance. Players can choose from licensed wrestlers including Ric Flair, Sting, Lex Luger, Ricky Steamboat, Hawk, Animal, and Rick Steiner.
36 Years AgoWin, Lose or Draw
NESWorldwide
Win, Lose or Draw was a popular TV show requiring artistic skills and an ability to think laterally. A player on your team draws something on the big game board, and you must work out what it represents.
36 Years AgoShockwave
NESWorldwide
In Shockwave you need to retrieve powerful crystals left behind by the Tarian race. The Rastons are after the crystals also, which places a short time limit on the mission. You are armed only with a spacesuit and a shockwave pistol.
36 Years AgoPesterminator: The Western Exterminator
NESWorldwide
Have a smashing good time! When you're bugged by nasty pests, it's time to call Kernal Kleanup, the familiar character from Western Exterminator.
36 Years AgoCaveman Games
NESWorldwide
Olympic Games set in the stone age. Events include clubbing, dino-racing, fire-making, mate-tossing, saber racing and the dino vault.
36 Years AgoDouble Strike
NESWorldwide
The South Pacific contains some of the most beautiful islands in the world, and they have all been invaded by a terrorist organization called DAMED (Destructive Armed Militant Enemy Devotee).
36 Years AgoDuck Maze
NESWorldwide
Jack the duck is no ordinary quacker. He is witty and rather clever, but this is not enough to get his precious egg to safety. He needs your help and ingenuity to get through the 20 mind-boggling mazes!
36 Years AgoF-15 City War
NESWorldwide
Your city is under siege. Protect it or die. Jets. Tanks. Gun Boats. Giant Robots. Choppers. They're all out to destroy you. But you've got the power and speed of an F-15 behind you and all the ammo you need to decimate the enemy.
36 Years AgoFun House
NESWorldwide
The general gameplay concept is that each level is like a child's version of The Running Man with a basic top-down view. Players must throw tomatoes skillfully at a series of easy-to-hit targets.
36 Years AgoGalactic Crusader
NESWorldwide
Your starship is alive - a metamorphic creature that can transform from a huge flying insect into a metallic destroyer! Penetrate squadron after squadron of bizarre alien fortifications. March onward to a final confrontation against an all-powerful enemy!
36 Years AgoGalaxy 5000
NESWorldwide
The future of Grand Prix racing is in outer space. And you're one of the hottest turbo-racers in the solar system. But are you tough enough to win the ultimate racing challenge, the GALAXY 5000?
36 Years AgoKing Neptune's Adventure
NESWorldwide
King Neptune's Adventure is an unlicensed sidescroller action game created for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was released in 1990 by Color Dreams. Players play as King Neptune, as they venture through ships, oceans and Atlantis.
36 Years AgoMoon Ranger
NESWorldwide
Moon Ranger is an Action game, developed by Odyssey Software Inc. and published by Bunch Games, Inc., which was released in 1990.
36 Years AgoNES Play Action Football
NESWorldwide
Nintendo takes its game to the gridiron with NES Play Action Football.
36 Years AgoThunder & Lightning
NESWorldwide
A "Breakout" type game with interesting characters such as Mr. Chin and the Thunder Warrior. Mr.
36 Years AgoTiles of Fate
NESWorldwide
In Tiles Of Fate the object of the game is to clear the screen of all the tiles within the given time limit. This is done by selecting two tiles with matching symbols which will cause them to disappear due to the force of symmetry.
36 Years AgoWorld Champ
NESWorldwide
World Champ is a boxing game that has many similarities to Data East's Ring King. You can play a one player "Ranking" mode, where you can build your boxer's stats up while climbing the ladder to eventually challenge for a championship in one of the four weight classes.
36 Years AgoDisk Jockey Boy
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Skating DJ Boy's girl has been kidnapped by the town's local goons and DJ Boy is the only one who can save the day. This coin-op conversion offers different rounds of side-scrolling beat-em-up gameplay, each with an end boss.
36 Years AgoTrampoline Terror!
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
From space, a menacing fortress appears in the sky. Surrounding it, a "trampoline" sidewalk armed with bombs and patrolled by enemy invaders. You, the Trampoline Terror, have the guts to fight back.
36 Years AgoGolfamania
Master SystemWorldwide
You'll need sharp eyes, a smooth swing, and perfect judgment if you're going to master Golfamania. Out on the links you'll have to consider the distance, the wind, the lie of the ball, where to hit the ball and which club to use. Then watch that power meter and swing for the pin!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.