On This Day in Gaming: February 24

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

February 24

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

The Last Blade cover26 Years Ago

The Last Blade

PlayStationJapan

The Last Blade is a fighting game developed and published by SNK and released in arcades in 1997. It is set in a fictional version of late 19th-century Japan and features a roster of sword-wielding characters.

Strider 2 cover26 Years Ago

Strider 2

PlayStationJapan

Strider 2, released in arcades and on the Sony PlayStation in 2000, is the sequel to the popular arcade and multiplatform game Strider. This game is considered the true sequel to the original Strider, rather than Strider Returns.

Samurai Warriors 2 cover20 Years Ago

Samurai Warriors 2

PS2Japan

Samurai Warriors 2 is a hack and slash game and the sequel to the original Samurai Warriors.

Robots cover21 Years Ago

Robots

PS2Worldwide

Live the adventures of a genius inventor robot named Rodney Copperbottom as he moves to the big city to work for the company founded by his childhood hero.

Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel cover21 Years Ago

Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Team Colonel is the second edition of Mega Man Battle Network 5. In the game, you can join forces with characters from previous installments of the Mega Man Battle series, and you can play in a new fighting mode.

Blazing Star cover28 Years Ago

Blazing Star

ArcadeWorldwide

Blazing Star is a scrolling shooter video game for the Neo Geo home game system. It is the sequel to the acclaimed Neo Geo shooter Pulstar, which was itself a close cousin to the R-Type franchise.

Puyo Pop Fever cover22 Years Ago

Puyo Pop Fever

DreamcastJapan

Updated version of the classic Puyo Puyo puzzle game featuring the all-new "fever" mode. Better known in the west under the titles Puyo Pop, Kirby's Avalanche and Dr.

Feel the Magic: XY/XX cover21 Years Ago

Feel the Magic: XY/XX

Nintendo DSAustralia

Sega makes its debut on the Nintendo DS with Feel the Magic: XY/XX, a stylized adventure rife with wild events. The story follows a man who uses a suave gang of dramatic performers to gain the attention of a beautiful woman.

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix cover17 Years Ago

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

Nintendo DSWorldwide

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, or Galactrix, is a puzzle video game developed by Infinite Interactive for the PC, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade, and PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network service.

Suikoden Tactics cover20 Years Ago

Suikoden Tactics

PS2Europe

Breaking from its traditional role-playing roots, Suikoden Tactics incorporates simulation and strategy elements to take players on an adventure never seen before in the franchise.

NBA Live 2000 cover26 Years Ago

NBA Live 2000

PlayStationWorldwide

The NBA Live series of basketball video games, published by EA Sports, is currently one of the leading National Basketball Association simulations on the market.

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! cover20 Years Ago

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!

Nintendo DSEurope

You can play a movie action hero turned real action hero in Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble. Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble is a cel-shaded, side-scrolling action game that combines both puzzle-solving and platformer gameplay.

Blaster Master: Enemy Below cover26 Years Ago

Blaster Master: Enemy Below

Game Boy ColorJapan

Jason, brave hero of yesteryear, is roused from retirement by the news that mutant lifeeorms, thought to have been long since destroyed, are once again on the move, hollowing out subterranean niches in the image of their old haunts.

Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt cover21 Years Ago

Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt

Nintendo DSAustralia

An episode in the Metroid Prime series which started on the GameCube, this game takes place between Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

10,000 Bullets cover21 Years Ago

10,000 Bullets

PS2Japan

10,000 Bullets is an action/third-person shooter in which the gun-wielding player character battles numerous enemies and bosses in different environments.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 cover24 Years Ago

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002

PS2North America

PGA Tour is a series of golf video games since 1990, the series primarily features courses featured on the U.S. PGA Tour, and other notable courses (such as those that have hosted majors). This release was the first edition of the series released for the Game Boy Advance.

Ford Bold Moves Street Racing cover20 Years Ago

Ford Bold Moves Street Racing

PS2Europe

This entry in the Ford Racing series sees the racing move onto the streets of Los Angeles, with a unique team racing experience included that puts the player in control of their own Ford Racing three-car team, allowing them to race and also…

Asphalt: Urban GT cover21 Years Ago

Asphalt: Urban GT

PortNintendo DSAustralia

Asphalt Urban GT is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS and the Nokia N-Gage handheld video game consoles. It was developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft, and released on November 21, 2004, making it one of the DS launch titles.

Trapt cover20 Years Ago

Trapt

PS2Europe

Tecmo presents TRAPT for the PS2, a puzzle-based game that contains a number of horror elements in its interesting storyline.

Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars cover24 Years Ago

Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars

PS2Worldwide

Circus Maximus is a video game set in Ancient Rome featuring chariot racing. Players compete against other chariots, each with a horse and a gladiator, and compete in death matches where players use their gladiator to fight others to the death.

Spider-Man 2 cover21 Years Ago

Spider-Man 2

PortNintendo DSAustralia

The Nintendo DS port of Spider-Man 2.

The Sword of Etheria cover20 Years Ago

The Sword of Etheria

PS2Europe

The Sword of Etheria is an action, hack and slash and role-playing video game developed and published by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. Set in an alternate world; humans, gods, and spiritual beings known as "Katenas" coexist.

Wonder Momo cover39 Years Ago

Wonder Momo

ArcadeJapan

Wonder Momo is a loose parody of a typical Ultraman-style superhero series, and utilizing a then-rare female protagonist. When the game is first started, players are treated to a parody of the MGM logo featuring Momo instead of a lion and a "Modoki" instead of a mask.

Sorcerian cover36 Years Ago

Sorcerian

Mega Drive / GenesisJapan

Sorcerian is a side-scrolling action-RPG. The player can create up to ten characters, from whom up to four members can be present in a party at the same time.

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

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