ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
721 releases
34 Years AgoBuck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
It's 2456. Earth is under the control of NEO now, but the shadow of RAM is still present.
34 Years AgoOlympic Gold: Barcelona '92
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Each computer athlete has a fictional name and nationality (choosing from UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, USA, Japan and the Unified Team, everyone with its own anthem snippet) and actual strengths and weaknesses: J.
17 Years AgoLock's Quest
Nintendo DSJapan
Build Defenses and Battle against the Clockwork horde in this 2D Action RPG / Tower Defense hybrid. Experience a gripping story, which unfolds as you progress through 75 Days of warfare, aided by a collection of turrets, traps and special attacks.
17 Years AgoBlue Dragon Plus
Nintendo DSNorth America
A direct sequel to Blue Dragon that takes place a year after the first games events. The game uses a real-time strategy style with characters being moved around a map using the stylus on the bottom screen and fighting enemies when they are close enough to attack.
16 Years AgoGlory of Heracles
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Glory of Heracles features the eponymous Greek hero in a pick-up-and-play role-playing game that has a rich storyline in a Greek motif and a deep battle system. The story begins when Heracles washes up on a beach with amnesia.
22 Years AgoCy Girls
PS2Japan
It's the 21st century (a couple of decades ahead of the present time), and the world is dark cyberpunk place where cyber gear may be as deadly as a real metal gear.
22 Years AgoGallop Racer 2004
PS2Japan
In Gallop Racer 2004 (Also known as "Gallop Racer Lucky 7" in Japan, and "Gallop Racer 2" in Europe and Australia), high-resolution graphics, advanced racing, and a variety of new modes reach to a higher level in digital horse racing fun.
36 Years AgoAtomic Robo-Kid Special
PC EngineWorldwide
More of an explorative shooter than the standard blasting affairs, Atomic Robo-Kid Special takes all the elements from the arcade version and jiggles around with them a bit for the PC Engine.
34 Years AgoCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Fight real ecological threats through nine levels of deadly pollution. Five eco-heroes summon Earth, Fire, Wind, Water and Heart to defend our planet from destruction! With magic energy, they combine forces to summon Captain Planet, the champion crusader for Earth safety!
34 Years AgoToki: Going Ape Spit
PortMega Drive / GenesisBrazil
The hero of the game is a young jungle-man named Toki. One day the evil wizard Dr. Stark kidnaps his girlfriend Wanda.
34 Years AgoToxic Crusaders
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
It's Clean Up Time! Only a complete and helpless nerd like Melvin Junko could be such a klutz that he would run into a vat of Grossolium 90, a terribly toxic waste by-product of the Island City Chemical Plant.
33 Years AgoTsuppari Oozumou: Heisei-han
Expanded editionPC EngineJapan
An enhanced re-release of the 1987 Tsuppari Oozumou game for Famicom.
33 Years AgoDoraemon: Nobita to Yousei no Kuni
Super FamicomJapan
Doraemon: Nobita to Yousei no Kuni is an Action game, developed by SAS Sakata and published by Epoch, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoKikuni Masahiko no Jantoushi Dora-ou
Super FamicomJapan
Kikuni Masahiko no Jantoushi Dora-ou is a mahjong game for the Super Famicom. It features a wide variety of strange and ridiculous characters and is largely comical in nature. It follows typical Japanese mahjong rules, although there are a few exceptions.
33 Years AgoBattle Baseball
FamicomJapan
Battle Baseball is a Japan-only baseball video game developed by Vic Tokai and published by Banpresto for the Famicom on February 19, 1993.
33 Years AgoXerd no Densetsu 2: Xerd!! Gishin no Ryouiki
Game BoyJapan
A sequel to Xerd no Densetsu.
31 Years AgoMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Super FamicomJapan
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis is the second game in the Majin Tensei series. In Tokyo, 1996, a demonic invasion and coup d'état by a mysterious man transforms the city into the "demon capital".
28 Years AgoChoro Q 3
PlayStationJapan
Choro Q 3 is a Racing game, developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara, which was released in Japan in 1998.
28 Years AgoCourier Crisis
PlayStationJapan
Courier Crisis is a game that simulates the life of a bicycle courier. As you peddle around a virtual city, you must pick up packages from grumpy customers, and then deliver them to other grumpy customers before a timer runs out.
28 Years AgoEgg
PlayStationJapan
A unique competitive god-game/golf-sim hybrid. Can be played with up to 4 players. Egg is a Strategy game, area-claiming game which involves almighty god-eggs.
28 Years Ago
28 Years AgoDruid: Yamie no Tsuisekisha
PlayStationJapan
The world of Navan has many islands, and four of them are reigned by the powerful Druid brothers: Lawson, Curak, Havnar, and Astor. They worship different deities and try to maintain the harmony of nature on their islands. But one day, Lawson mysteriously disappears.
28 Years AgoCastlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
RemasterGame BoyJapan
A remaster of Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge.
28 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.