ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
563 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
35 Years AgoMagical Crystals
ArcadeWorldwide
A cute top-down action game where you control a wizard that must rescue fairies who are trapped inside of crystals.
35 Years AgoStrike Force
ArcadeWorldwide
Side scrolling action shooter. Shoot the aliens and rescue colonists from various planets. Defeat the alien mothership with the special weapons you collect.
35 Years AgoBakatonosama Mahjong Manyuki
Neo Geo MVSWorldwide
The third Japanese mahjong game released on Neo Geo hardware is based on a comedic variety show set in feudal Japan. It is the only game in the Neo Geo library to have explicit nudity.
35 Years AgoGhoul School
NESWorldwide
One day Spike O'Hara, a senior from the academic institution of Cool School High found a glowing skull in the local cemetery, a finding that would prove to be a disaster.
35 Years AgoKing of Kings: The Early Years
NESWorldwide
Experience the majestic birth and childhood of Christ as you proclaim His honor and endevor to experience the prophecies. Collect gifts for Baby Jesus; escape to Egypt to avoid the wrath of King Herod; and search for young Jesus in the holy city of Jerusalem.
35 Years AgoMermaids of Atlantis: The Riddle of the Magic Bubble
PortNESWorldwide
Far below, from the dark and murky depths, another shiny bubble cluster rises. Though very beautiful, the strangely quivering bubbles are part of a sinister plan, concocted by the evil Emperor O-Dinten.
35 Years AgoRad Racket: Deluxe Tennis II
NESWorldwide
Six of the best international players have gathered to compete for a fortune in cash, plus the prestige that comes with winning the RAD RACKET trophy. The competition is fierce. You've fought long and hard to get this far.
35 Years AgoSecret Scout in the Temple of Demise
NESWorldwide
Separated from your troops by unexplainable events, you are tring to find your way back to civilization. Just when you think you are going to be saved, the rescuing team turned out to be part of Dr. Demise's organization.
35 Years AgoTrack Meet
Game BoyWorldwide
Track Meet is a Sports game, developed and published by Interplay, which was released in 1991.
35 Years AgoM-1 Abrams Battle Tank
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Take the most powerful NATO tank, the M-1 Abrams, in 8 difficult missions against the Warsaw Pact forces. The four tank stations and the other aspects of the tank are quite nicely simulated, with different types of cannon rounds, coax machine guns, and all that.
35 Years AgoQuad Challenge
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Saddled on a high-performance all-terrain vehicle, you hear the roar of racing engines and scan the brutal dirt track ahead. The unforgiving clock counts down; THREE... strap helmet, TWO... rev it up, ONE... explode from the gate!
35 Years AgoTask Force Harrier EX
PortMega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Task Force Harrier EX is a vetically-scrolling shooter based on the 1989 arcade title Task Force Harrier from UPL.
35 Years AgoSinistron
PC EngineWorldwide
Scramble Mode Zeta; A message to Cybernaut Squadron Calisto -- Priority Alpha-San 03... An intersystem intruder has been detected in quadrant FTU-770. Dronecraft sent to get a visual discovered an extremely large monolith, biomorphic in nature.
35 Years AgoThe Dinosaur Dooley
Master SystemAsia
The Dinosaur Dooley is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed by Daou and published by Innovation Tech, which was released in Korea in 1991.
35 Years AgoLinus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
NESNorth America
Linus needs your help! He has no money, no car and no respect from his fellow Linomen! The trouble is, no one believed his tale of discovering a far away planet called "Earth" so it's your job to help him get back there and take some handy snaps!
35 Years AgoConan
PortNESNorth America
Conan (also known as Conan: The Mysteries of Time) is a side-scrolling action video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1991. It was developed and published by Mindscape.
35 Years AgoHit Marmot
FamicomAsia
Hit Marmot is an Action game, developed by Mega Soft and published by NTDEC, which was released in Asia in 1991.
35 Years AgoLocksmith
FamicomChina
Unbelievable! Someone created the most complicated locks in the world. Captain Red-Hat Jack was assigned to grab the enemy's defense information centre's distribution plan, but firstly he must to resolve the series unbelievable locks to achieve his assignment.
35 Years AgoHyper Marbles
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Hyper Marbles is an action game for the Sega Mega Drive, released exclusively in Japan via the Sega Game Toshokan service.
35 Years AgoMedal City
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Medal City is a card game for the Sega Mega Drive, released exclusively in Japan in 1991 via the Sega Game Toshokan service. You choose between three gambling games; Poker, Blackjack, and Slots. The goal of each game (besides poker) is to earn over 100,000 medals.
35 Years AgoThe Berlin Wall
ArcadeJapan
The Berlin Wall is a platform arcade game. The player takes control of a boy who must use his hammer to break the blocks that form part of the platform levels that form each stage.
35 Years AgoThunder Spirits
PortSNESWorldwide
A port of the arcade-only Thunder Force AC, a modified version of Thunder Force III made specifically for the arcades with reworked graphics and all top-down stages replaced by new side-scrolling ones.
35 Years AgoBubble Bath Babes
NESWorldwide
A pornographic, unlicensed puzzle game that involves matching bubbles.
35 Years AgoDriver's Eyes
ArcadeJapan
Driver's Eyes is a 1991 3D driving simulation arcade game developed and published in Japan by Namco.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.