ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
72 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
29 Years AgoWWF In Your House
SaturnJapan
WWF In Your House is a successor to WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid of wrestling game and arcade versus fighter, with over-the-top, unrealistic moves.
23 Years AgoContra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
In Contra Advance The Alien Wars EX, take down massive hordes of aliens, robots, and monsters to stop the evil Red Falcon from taking over the world!
34 Years AgoF1 ROC: Race of Champions
Super FamicomJapan
Strap yourself in the cockpit, step on the gas and take a turbo-charged ride through the high-speed world of Formula One racing with F1 900. You’ll test your skill on the famed hairpins of Monte Carlo. Steel your nerves on the legendary straights of Monza.
18 Years AgoEtrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard
Nintendo DSJapan
In the Grand Duchy of High Lagaard, it is said that the Duke is descended from inhabitants of a castle in the sky.
34 Years AgoAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame
FamicomJapan
This game is a sequel to Heroes of the Lance. It is arcade oriented, with RPG elements. The player utilizes both a top-down view of map travelling, as well as side-view scrolling combat.
18 Years AgoPopulous DS
Nintendo DSJapan
Peter Molyneaux's pioneering "God game" gets resurrected and re-imagined for a new generation of handheld strategists in Populous DS.
34 Years AgoRolan's Curse 2
Game BoyJapan
King Barius is back for revenge! From the flaming depths of evil, he returns, bringing forth legions of monsters more vicious than anything the world has ever known! Gather your wits and grab your sword!
20 Years AgoMS Saga: A New Dawn
PS2North America
MS Saga is a console-style role-playing adventure, featuring an original storyline, setting, and characters, along with fan-familiar "mobile suit" 'mechs from the G Gundam, Gundam Wing, and Mobile Suit Gundam series.
19 Years AgoArena Football: Road to Glory
PS2North America
Arena Football: Road to Glory is a PlayStation 2 video game developed by Electronic Arts (under their EA Sports brand). It was released on February 21, 2007. The cover features fullback/linebacker Bob McMillen, from ArenaBowl XX's champion team, the Chicago Rush.
41 Years AgoFamily Basic v3
Expanded editionFamicomJapan
Family BASIC is a programming tool for the Family Computer. Using the included keyboard and instructional booklet, users can learn to program their own video games, complete with customized visuals and audio.
40 Years AgoMah Jong
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Mah Jong is a game based on the popular Chinese table game of the same name. It was released by Nintendo for the Famicom and Famicom Disk System, and was one of the earliest titles for both systems.
39 Years AgoFamily Computer Golf: Japan Course
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Family Computer Golf: Japan Course is a Japan-exclusive golf game starring Mario and Luigi. It is similar in gameplay to the earlier Golf and the later NES Open Tournament Golf. The courses in the game are based on real-life courses in Japan.
34 Years AgoGate of Thunder
PC Engine CDJapan
Aries was a peaceful and calm planet for millennia; however, it is now faced with its worst crisis.
34 Years AgoParodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai he
PortPC EngineJapan
Konami's imaginative parody on the Gradius series. It plays just like Gradius, with the same power-up system, but features a far more bizarre and imaginative series of levels and characters.
30 Years AgoAlpine Surfer
ArcadeJapan
Players can freeboard or gate race while performing numerous air tricks and listening to rock and alternative music. 2 downhill courses and 2 levels of difficulty provide the player with 4 challenging options.
29 Years AgoSega Ages Vol. 6: Fantasy Zone
PortSaturnJapan
Fantasy Zone is an arcade style shooter for one or two players. The goal is to destroy all of the creatures on each planet and collect as many of the lost coins as possible.
29 Years AgoNage Libre: Rasen no Soukoku
PlayStationJapan
Nage Libre Rasen No Soukoku is the sequel to the game Nage Libre that was released on SNES on 1995. The plot involves 5 high school female students (Makoto, Ann, Mio, Sinobu & Ituki) that stray off into a different world "Nage," and fight in order to return to their former world.
29 Years AgoChalvo 55: Super Puzzle Action
Game BoyJapan
A puzzle platformer released in 1997 for the Game Boy.
29 Years AgoItoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1
Super FamicomJapan
Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 is a fishing video game developed and released only in Japan for the Super Famicom on February 21, 1997 and updated for broadcast as eight different episodes on the Satellaview subsystem between April and November 1997.
29 Years AgoChoro Q 2
PlayStationJapan
The sequel to kart racer Choro Q. Never formally released outside of Japan.
29 Years AgoNBA Jam Extreme
PlayStationJapan
NBA Jam Extreme features many of the top players from the 1996–97 NBA season. Rosters accurate as of September 11, 1996, with some notable omissions. Chief among them were Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal.
29 Years AgoGekiretsu Pachinkazu
PlayStationJapan
Master the art of pachinko across four distinct machines, each with its own theme and visual style. Progress through story mode as you aim to become a champion by launching balls, timing your shots, and building winning combinations across the different tables.
29 Years AgoHouma Hunter Lime with Paint Maker
PlayStationJapan
Houma Hunter Lime with Paint Maker is a collection of 3 different stories & other one that will be unlocked playing the first 3 ones, the game also features a colletion of images, music and even a colouring drawing game.
29 Years AgoDoraemon 2: SOS! Otogi no Kuni
PlayStationJapan
The second Doraemon game released for the PlayStation. A side-scrolling platform action game where you control Doraemon, Nobita & friends as they take the role of famous fairy tale characters.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.