ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
2088 releases
34 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
NESNorth America
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. The game features play mechanics similar to the previous game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, but it is an original title for the NES without any preceding arcade version.
35 Years AgoColumns
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia. There you will play a simple and captivating game where sparkling, rainbow-coloured jewels drop one after another.
30 Years AgoRoad Rash
PlayStationNorth America
Road Rash is the third entry in the vehicular combat/racing series of the same name.
26 Years AgoVigilante 8: 2nd Offense
Nintendo 64North America
The story of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense centers on the international meddlings of an oil conglomerate from the future known as OMAR (Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime).
32 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
PortNESNorth AmericaEurope
Trash the surf board and heave the 'za. It's a whole new breed of Turtles and they're fixated on fighting.
31 Years AgoKirby's Avalanche
PortSNESEurope
King Dedede has challenged Kirby and other members of Dream Land to an Avalanche Competition in the Dream Fountain. Kirby, taking on the challenge, has decided to battle his way through the forest and into the Dream Fountain to win the Avalanche Cup from King Dedede.
34 Years AgoMonster in My Pocket
NESWorldwide
Thousands of history's famous monsters gather for the meeting of the century. But their volcanic convention center erupts, mysteriously turning them into terrors of pint-size proportions.
24 Years AgoMonsters, Inc. Scream Team
PlayStationPS2Europe
What would you say if you found out that the scary monsters hiding in children's closet were all part of a corporate conspiracy? Well, that's the premise of the 2001 Disney or Pixar film, Monsters, Inc., and it's the basis of this videogame for the PlayStation.
32 Years AgoNinja Warriors
SNESNorth America
Ninja Warriors plays as a side scrolling beat 'em up, and is a single player adaptation of The Ninja Warriors arcade game. Players can choose from 3 different Ninja Warriors: Ninja, Kunoichi or Kamaitachi. The characters play differently, but share some common controls.
33 Years AgoWWF Royal Rumble
SNESWorldwide
Control one of twelve World Wrestling Federation stars in a "no holds barred brawl" -- in other words, do whatever moves you want, from choke holds, piledrivers, and even chair slams, until your opponent is knocked out. You can even go outside the ring if you like.
30 Years AgoBattle Garegga
ArcadeWorldwide
Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. The storyline takes place in a sort of diesel punk versions of the 1940s. Main heroes are brothers Brian and Jason — the sons of genius designer who want to destroy the evil Federation.
21 Years AgoWorld Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International
PS2North America
Also available in a European version known as Pro Evolution Soccer 4, Winning Eleven 8 is developed by the legendary soccer expert Shingo Takatsuka.
34 Years AgoStar Trek: 25th Anniversary
NESWorldwide
Fasten your seat belts, bring your seat back to an upright position, you are about to pilot a Federation Starship on a wild roller coaster ride through the final frontier.
26 Years AgoRayman
PortGame Boy ColorNorth AmericaEurope
The Game Boy Color version of Rayman remains true to the spirit of the original game, but makes some notable changes, particularly when compared to the original's bright, vibrant graphics. Some levels have also been modified or simplified from the original release.
37 Years AgoTruxton
ArcadeNorth AmericaEurope
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only).
35 Years AgoTruxton
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only).
21 Years AgoBanjo-Pilot
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Banjo Pilot is a kart-style racing game which was originally slated to become "Diddy Kong Pilot." It features at least eight characters from the Banjo-Kazooie series, each with its own aircraft and storyline, including Banjo, Mumbo Jumbo, H…
37 Years AgoTrack & Field II
NESNorth America
A sequel to Konami's Track & Field based on the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The game features three different playing modes and 15 different sporting events.
34 Years AgoF-15 Strike Eagle
NESNorth America
F-15 Strike Eagle is an F-15 Strike Eagle combat flight simulator first released in 1985 by MicroProse. It is the first in the F-15 Strike Eagle series comprising also the sequels F-15 Strike Eagle II and F-15 Strike Eagle III.
31 Years AgoTetris Plus
ArcadeWorldwide
This is yet another updated version of Tetris which was released for PlayStation, Saturn, and Game Boy. This version features Classic mode, Puzzle mode, Versus mode, and Edit mode. In Puzzle mode, you must save the professor who climbs his way to the top.
39 Years AgoHeavy Barrel
ArcadeJapan
Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East. Terrorists have seized the underground control complex of a nuclear missile site, and it is up to the player to infiltrate the base and kill the enemy leader.
33 Years AgoNHLPA Hockey 93
SNESWorldwide
The second part in Electronic Arts' hockey series. It features the NHLPA license (so it has real player names), but not the NHL license (so it doesn't have NHL team names). Gameplay is altered only slightly over the predecessor.
33 Years AgoBomberman '93
PC EngineWorldwide
Tension, strategy, action, excitement - Bomberman's back! You can now battle against up to four computer-controlled maniacs by yourself for the ultimate five bomberman mode.
26 Years AgoSpawn: In the Demon's Hand
ArcadeNorth America
The legendary hellbound comic anti-hero comes to life. Straight from the blockbuster arcade game, this home version kicks it up a notch with ever more features and modes of play.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.