ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
695 releases
36 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 3
NESNorth America
Super Mario Bros. 3, the third entry in the Super Mario Bros. series and Super Mario franchise, sees Mario or Luigi navigate a nonlinear world map containing platforming levels and optional minigames and challenges.
27 Years AgoCrazy Taxi
ArcadeJapan
Hey hey, come on over and have some fun with Crrrrrazy Taxi! Barrel through traffic packed streets, hurdle off parking garages, and Crazy Combo your way to Crazy Money in a wild frantic race to scare up the most fares.
17 Years AgoHotel Dusk: Room 215
Nintendo DSKorea
Take control of an interactive mystery novel and discover the secrets of Hotel Dusk. Who is Kyle Hyde- and what really happened in Room 215? Take stylus in hand and navigate a tangled web of lies, betrayal, and murder to learn the answers.
33 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World is a side-scrolling platform that compiles smaller games belonging to different genres.
24 Years AgoState of Emergency
PS2Worldwide
In State of Emergency, the player can choose from one of five different characters: Spanky, an ex-gang member; McNeil, a disgruntled ex-cop; Bull, a criminal in prison; Libra, a lawyer; and Phreak, an orphan.
35 Years AgoSengoku
ArcadeSega CDWorldwideJapan
Sengoku is a side scrolling action game where the player takes the role of a super warrior who must battle against ghosts from the past bent on taking over the present.
23 Years AgoSpace Channel 5: Part 2
PS2Europe
Hey there, SpaceCats – meet Ulala, the grooviest reporter in the galaxy! She’s got attitude, and she’s got moves. Help her get the scoop on an unidentified Dance Troupe that has captured thousands of people and is forcing them to dance!
24 Years AgoStar Wars: Racer Revenge
PS2Worldwide
Star Wars: Racer Revenge is a Star Wars video game that involves high speed racing. It is the sequel to Star Wars Episode I: Racer. The story takes place eight years after The Phantom Menace, Sebulba wants revenge on Anakin Skywalker.
21 Years AgoCapcom Fighting Evolution
PS2Europe
Capcom Fighting Jam, released in the US as Capcom Fighting Evolution, is a 2004 head-to-head fighting game from Capcom. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Namco System 246 hardware and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
24 Years AgoSuper Mario World
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
The remake of Super Mario World included in Super Mario Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance. In this refreshed version for the portable system, you can choose to play as either Mario or Luigi in single player.
18 Years AgoJumper: Griffin's Story
WiiXbox 360PS2Worldwide
Jump through an infinite world where there are no boundaries. You are Griffin, a teenage anti-hero, who can teleport through a rift between the time/space continuum.
16 Years AgoBleach: The 3rd Phantom
Nintendo DSEurope
In this exclusive storyline, exciting details are revealed about the BLEACH universe from before the start of the anime series. The story highlights the close partnership between two fraternal twin Soul Reapers, Matsuri Kudo and her brother Fujimaru. In fierce battles.
33 Years AgoWolfchild
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
The world's most renowned biogenetic scientist has been kidnapped and brainwashed into creating an army of bloodthirsty mutant warriors.
18 Years AgoBubble Bobble Double Shot
Nintendo DSNorth America
Bub and Bob are back! Bubble Bobble Double Shot is a respectful return to the series' roots, bringing Bubble Bobble to the DS with new additions to the classic formula.
23 Years AgoKnight Rider: The Game
PS2PCNorth America
Knight Rider: The Game is a video game developed by Davilex Games based on the original television series of the same name. The game was released in Europe on PlayStation 2 and PC on November 22, 2002 and in North America on the PC on February 12, 2003.
34 Years AgoMacross II
ArcadeJapan
Super Spacefortress Macross is a vertically-scrolling shoot'em up based on the 1984 theatrical film in the Macross franchise, commonly known in English as Macross: Do You Remember Love?.
33 Years AgoF-22 Interceptor
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
This simulation puts you in the cockpit of the F-22. You can choose from 3 difficulty settings and fly strike missions in 4 theaters of war (United States, Iraq, Korea and Russia) with increasing difficulty.
33 Years AgoCyborg Justice
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
You are a member of the Galatic Unity Agency on routine patrol in deep space when your patrol ship is damaged after accidently passing through a meteor storm and starts to lose control, smashing into a nearby planet and blacking out.
33 Years AgoRolo to the Rescue
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Rolo to the Rescue is a side-scrolling platform action game. The player controls Rolo, an elephant who escaped from the circus. Rolo's main task is to find and rescue four other animals - a squirrel, a rabbit, a beaver, and a mole.
33 Years AgoTecmo World Cup
PortMega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Tecmo World Cup '92 is a conventional pseudo-3D soccer game.
33 Years AgoCotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
PC Engine CDJapan
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams is a scrolling shooter arcade game, released on Sega's Sega System 16B Arcade system board in 1989. It is the first in the Cotton series of videogames. It was ported to both the Sharp X68000 and the NEC TurboGrafx-CD in 1993.
30 Years AgoLunar Magic School
SaturnJapan
This is a side-story, set in the same world as the famous Lunar RPGs: Silver Star and Eternal Blue. The town of Burg is populated by harvesters, and you take control of two girls, Ellie and Lena.
30 Years AgoSnatcher
RemasterPlayStationJapan
Snatcher is a graphic adventure game produced by Konami. It was originally released for the Japanese PC-8801 and MSX2 computers in 1988 and later remade for the Super CD-ROM in 1992.
27 Years AgoKaseki Sousei Reborn II: Monster Digger
Game Boy ColorJapan
On that day, I set foot on "Hokora", which has long been said not to be entered.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.