ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoGoblin Towers
C64Worldwide
Somewhere in the middle of the huge forest is an ancient castle.
Dark Dungeons
Commodore VIC-20Worldwide
Enter the fantasy world populated by ferocious monsters, fire breathing DRAGON and a cunning DWARF. Find the magic scroll and solve the riddle that will unlock the passageway to the CATACOMBS.
43 Years AgoJump Coaster
ArcadeWorldwide
In this game, you maneuver a caped man along roller-coaster tracks, grabbing money bags and trying to save your girlfriend, all the while avoiding cops and gorillas (which either swing on the ropes and throw deadly bananas and apples at you…
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoLord of the Balrogs
C64Worldwide
Lord of the Balrogs is a text adventure game from 1983. This game is almost like a proto-Diablo without the graphics or the more action-based control method. It features a map which shows your position as you move around the dungeon.
Star Post
C64Worldwide
You are the lone defender of a starship outpost in a remote sector of our galaxy. Invaders tumble and plunge toward the outpost attempting to destroy you. Your mission is to defend the base against the invaders as they attack from 8 channels on both sides of the Star Post.
Honey Hunt
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
Honey Hunt is a simple game where you guide your bee from open flower to flower, collecting nectar and returning it to your hive. Bee assassins, dragonflies, and spider webs are all out to get you. Dragonflies fly around the screen.
43 Years Ago
43 Years Ago8 Ball Action
ArcadeWorldwide
Use the joystick to move your aim dot around the table. Button causes ball to shoot at aim dot. Speed is determined by on-screen setting that changes between 3 speeds - Soft, Medium, Hard.
Starship Pegasus
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
This game is a clone of the arcade game Space Zap (Bally Midway, 1980). Up to 4 players can play this game, though not simultaneously (at least not on a TI system without an MBX device).
Herbie at The Olympics
ArcadeWorldwide
Designed by Century/Seatongrove, the game was built by Magic Electronics of Cranston, RI and marketed by Montgomery Vending. The game, once again, featured our old friend Quasimodo.
Jumping Cross
ArcadeWorldwide
Motocross game with obstacles and opponents. Player can go different directions.
White Viper
C64Worldwide
White Viper -- an epic saga of true love and bravery -- in five parts. You are the hero -- a gallant knight from a noble family and betrothed to the beautiful princess. Your family coat of arms features a large white snake, and because of this you are known as -- the White Viper!
Porkpolis
Master SystemWorldwide
Porkpolis - the city of flying pigs. Long ago, the flying pigs built large greenhouses to grow leafy greens year round. The pigs are well fed, but they create more waste than the land can handle.
Bread and Butter
Master SystemWorldwide
Bread and Butter is an arcade style action game for the Sega Master System (or emulator). You run, jump, climb and float on balloons to avoid wild animals and collect the super-sized ingredients to bake the Bread of Legend.
San-nin Mahjong
SG-1000Worldwide
Sannin Mahjong is a mahjong game for the SG-1000. It is sometimes also known as 3-nin Mahjong, meaning three player mahjong. This number of players is not possible in either of Sega's own versions of the game, Mahjong and Home Mahjong.
Quest for the Holy Grail
ZX SpectrumWorldwide
The Quest for the Holy Grail falls into the genre of a text adventure game but in addition to the text there are simple pictures which help add to the descriptions of the locations you are in and add to the atmosphere as you move around the game world.
42 Years AgoBuster Block
MSXWorldwide
Buster Block is a maze game where the player needs to go through 25 levels and destroy monsters by pushing blocks onto them. Energy is lost when the player collides with a monster or gets pushed by a block.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.