On This Day in Gaming: February 14

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

February 14

The games released on this day in gaming history.

76 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. cover22 Years Ago

Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros.

PortGame Boy AdvanceJapan

Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. takes you back to the very first battle between Mario and Bowser. Now on the Game Boy Advance, you can relive all the mushroom-eating, Koopa-stomping action from the original game.

State of Emergency 2 cover20 Years Ago

State of Emergency 2

PS2North America

State of Emergency 2 (State of Emergency Revenge in Japan) is the sequel to State of Emergency. The game is available on PlayStation 2. It takes place ten years after the first game.

NHL 2K2 cover24 Years Ago

NHL 2K2

DreamcastWorldwide

NHL 2K is a series of hockey games by 2K Sports for the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, iPhone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii. Initially discontinued after the release of NHL 2K11 in 2010, the brand was revived on mobile devices in 2014.

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus cover18 Years Ago

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus

Standalone expansionPS2Australia

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminous is the expansion pack for Phantasy Star Universe. It was released as DLC for Xbox 360, and as a standalone disc on PC and PS2. It brings a more personalized and interactive universe to the series.

Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll cover39 Years Ago

Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll

FamicomJapan

In a mysterious region of China, Ryuhi, was born and raised in high mountain tops. There he received instruction from his wise teacher, Juan. At a young age he became a master of Kempo.

Soccer Brawl cover34 Years Ago

Soccer Brawl

ArcadeJapan

The Cybernetic players use special kick shots and built-in arm phasers to destroy other players. Make sure your power meter is FULL when exercising these brutal tactics. Both stadiums, which are magnetically enclosed, enable you to kick or pass... off the wall!

Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku-waku Shopping cover34 Years Ago

Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku-waku Shopping

Mega Drive / GenesisJapan

Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku-waku Shopping is the 8th video board game based on Momoko Sakura's Chibi Maruko-chan slice of life manga and anime about a troublemaking grade-schooler and her friends and family.

Syd of Valis cover34 Years Ago

Syd of Valis

RemakeMega Drive / GenesisJapan

Yuko Ahso looks like an ordinary grammar school student, but she is actually the Valis Warrior.

Traysia cover34 Years Ago

Traysia

Mega Drive / GenesisJapan

In Traysia the player controls a young man named Roy, who lives in the town Johanna. All his life Roy has been dreaming about leaving the town and going to explore faraway lands. Now, finally, his chance has come.

Championship Bowling cover33 Years Ago

Championship Bowling

PortMega Drive / GenesisNorth America

The object of the game is the same as a regular game of bowling; score the highest to win. The game utilizes factors such as left or right-handedness, spin, power and weight of the ball which can affect the outcome of a throw.

Sanrio Carnival 2 cover33 Years Ago

Sanrio Carnival 2

FamicomJapan

Sanrio Carnival 2 is a Puzzle game, published by Character Soft, which was released in Japan in 1993.

Black Dawn cover29 Years Ago

Black Dawn

SaturnWorldwide

Set in 1998, the player controls a helicopter ace recruited into a black ops counterterrorism strike force named Operation Black Dawn. The player pilots the agile AH-69 Mohawk, an advanced combat helicopter with a powerful arsenal of weaponry.

Sakura Taisen Hanagumi Tsuushin cover29 Years Ago

Sakura Taisen Hanagumi Tsuushin

SaturnJapan

A fan disc that provides interactive news about the future of the Sakura Taisen series as well as quizzes and short video greetings from the characters' voice actresses.

Daina Airan cover29 Years Ago

Daina Airan

SaturnJapan

Daina Airan is an interactive cartoon for the Sega Saturn made by Game Arts in 1997.

Sangokushi: Koumei-den cover29 Years Ago

Sangokushi: Koumei-den

PlayStationJapan

Sangokushi Koumei-den is the second installment in the Sangokushi Eiketsuden series. Unlike its predecessor, Sangokushi Kōmeiden relies heavily on the player's ability and success in each combat to determine how the game will conclude.

Roommate: Inoue Ryoko cover29 Years Ago

Roommate: Inoue Ryoko

SaturnJapan

Roommate: Inoue Ryōko is a love-simulation adventure game and the first title in the Roommate series.

Amagi Shien cover29 Years Ago

Amagi Shien

SaturnJapan

Amagi Shien is a murder-mystery adventure game featuring live actors. The player takes the role of an assistant to the famous detective-novelist-turned-real-detective Fumi Kindaichi, who has come to the remote Amagisō hot springs resort as it celebrates its 60th anniversary.

The Mask of Zorro cover26 Years Ago

The Mask of Zorro

Game Boy ColorWorldwide

The sly and evil Don Rafael Montero has devised a scheme to take control of California. The people need a hero, and that is when Zorro appears.

Black/Matrix + cover26 Years Ago

Black/Matrix +

Expanded editionPlayStationJapan

A PlayStation expanded version of the original Black/Matrix that "crosses" between the original Saturn version and the expanded Dreamcast release, Black/Matrix Advanced.

Dynasty Tactics cover24 Years Ago

Dynasty Tactics

PS2Japan

A tactical strategy game set in feudal China, Dynasty Tactics is an offshoot of the Dynasty Warrior series. The game puts the player in the shoes of one of 3 military leaders.

Chocolate Kiss cover24 Years Ago

Chocolate Kiss

PlayStationJapan

Chocolate Kiss is a dating sim visual novel game featuring a high school student as a protagonist.

Mail de Cute cover24 Years Ago

Mail de Cute

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Mail de Cute is a card game, published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2002.

Sheep cover24 Years Ago

Sheep

PlayStationJapan

Sheep is a sheep herding game. Unbeknownst to most people, sheep are actually aliens that were sent to observe the earth millions of years ago. In the process, they were dumbed down to the sheepish mammals we all know and love today.

Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai cover23 Years Ago

Kengo 2: Sword of the Samurai

PS2Europe

The second game in the Kengo series was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on June 27, 2002. It was released in Europe on February 14, 2003 under the title Sword of the Samurai. It features a character creation feature and over 100 detailed swords to choose from.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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