ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
721 releases
32 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda
FamicomJapan
The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe.
22 Years AgoFinal Fantasy X-2
PS2Australia
Final Fantasy X-2 is the direct sequel to Final Fantasy X, developed and published by Square Enix. It was the first direct sequel game in the Final Fantasy series and the first to feature an all-female playable cast.
18 Years AgoApollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Nintendo DSNorth America
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 4, is the fourth video game in the Ace Attorney series.
16 Years AgoAce Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Nintendo DSEurope
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is a 2009 adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. It was originally released for the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2009, and internationally in 2010, and later for iOS and Android in 2017.
22 Years AgoMetal Slug 5
Neo GeoWorldwide
A special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and espionage.
34 Years AgoRoad Rash
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Road Rash is a high-octane motorcycle racing game where players become bikers competing in illegal races across the U.S.A. The game focuses on a series of races in California, which players must win to progress to more challenging competitions.
22 Years AgoWorld Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International
Expanded editionPS2Japan
The third instalment of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, with improved graphics and a bigger Master League, which was split into four zones, with two divisions and cup competitions in each zone.
34 Years AgoBatman Returns
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Batman Returns is a beat-em-up side-scrolling game designed for the Sega consoles. It was published by Sega.
33 Years AgoBatman Returns
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Batman Returns is a beat-em-up side-scrolling game designed for the Sega consoles. It was published by Sega.
34 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Bart vs. The Space Mutants is a platform game where the player goes into the role of Bart Simpson (from the TV show The Simpsons) and must stop the Space Mutants from invading Springfield.
17 Years AgoDragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
RemakeNintendo DSEurope
Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor.
34 Years AgoShadow of the Beast
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Shadow of the Beast is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Amiga and later ported to many other systems.
22 Years AgoShadow Hearts: Covenant
PS2Japan
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a direct continuation of Shadow Hearts; Its story starts a year and a half after the first one in the midst of World War I.
34 Years AgoAlisia Dragoon
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
The pace is intense. Enemies come at Alisia from everywhere. And nowhere.
34 Years AgoChuck Rock
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Caveman Chuck Rock must save his wife from dinosaurs by beating down enemies with his stomach and by hurling rocks in this side-scrolling action game.
32 Years AgoWario's Woods
FamicomJapan
Wario's Woods is a puzzle game similar to Tetris or Columns, but with a twist. Instead of directly controlling the monsters and bombs that are falling down, the player controls Toad who has to carry around stacks of monsters and bombs and to combine them in the right way.
27 Years AgoSnowboard Kids 2
Nintendo 64Japan
The game is set in Snow Town, which is the main hometown of the protagonists. The plot follows the daily lives and adventures of the kids, and the rather ridiculous attempts of Damien to sabotage them.
34 Years AgoStarflight
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Starflight is a space exploration role-playing adventure video game developed by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. Originally developed for IBM compatible and Tandy systems, it was later released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh and Commodore 64.
34 Years AgoNHL Hockey
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
NHL Hockey (titled EA Hockey outside North America) is an ice hockey game by Electronic Arts.
33 Years AgoBio-Hazard Battle
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
During the first global biowar, a powerful retrovirus filled the planet Avaron with new and deadly forms of life. Only a few survivors remain in O.P. Odysseus, an orbiting platform circling Avaron.
33 Years AgoRisky Woods
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or collect bonuses.
32 Years AgoWario's Woods
PortSuper FamicomJapan
Wario's Woods is a puzzle game similar to Tetris or Columns, but with a twist. Instead of directly controlling the monsters and bombs that are falling down, the player controls Toad who has to carry around stacks of monsters and bombs and to combine them in the right way.
16 Years AgoFlight Control
Nintendo DSiEuropeAustralia
Air traffic control is the world's most stressful job, but not for you. You don't need heading angles, flight rules or meteorological reports, you're a natural! A prodigy!
34 Years AgoThe Killing Game Show
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
First prize is your life! Suited in limited-protection armor you're the unwilling contestant on The Killing Game Show.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.