On This Day in Gaming: February 26

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

February 26

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Spotto! cover16 Years Ago

Spotto!

Nintendo DSiEurope

Spotto! is a puzzle game in which the player takes control of Spotto, adjusting his bomb toss trajectory with the stylus to throw bombs into the ghosts’ mouths, either directly or via obstacles located throughout the environment.

Spider: The Video Game cover29 Years Ago

Spider: The Video Game

PlayStationNorth America

In Spider: The Video Game you control a spider that has been implanted with a neural transmitter port, cybernetic legs, and weapon accessories. You begin at a sector map which functions as a blueprint of the research laboratory which you must explore.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing cover16 Years Ago

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

PortNintendo DSEurope

Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle under lush rain forest canopies and tear through bustling city scapes in a frantic race to the finish line.

Dance Aerobics cover39 Years Ago

Dance Aerobics

FamicomJapan

Dance Aerobics is a chance to get fit by following the movements of an aerobics instructor. Players use side B of the Power Pad accessory (a floor mat with 12 pads in a 4 by 3 grid) to follow the movements of an aerobics instructor.

Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Yokohama-ko Renzoku Satsujin Jiken cover38 Years Ago

Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Yokohama-ko Renzoku Satsujin Jiken

FamicomJapan

The second game in the Tantei Jinguuji Saburo franchise. The top down RPG style investigation is removed in this game, making this a purely menu based adventure game.

Family Trainer: Rai-rai Kyonshis - Baby Kyonshi no Amida Daibouken cover37 Years Ago

Family Trainer: Rai-rai Kyonshis - Baby Kyonshi no Amida Daibouken

FamicomJapan

The tenth and final Bandai game to use the Family Trainer/Power Pad accesssory for the NES. The player helps a baby kyonshi (jiang shi) find its parents.

Grand Master cover35 Years Ago

Grand Master

FamicomJapan

Featuring a Western fantasy theme, Grand Master is an action RPG developed by Soft Machine and Published by Varie with a story told through multiple story branches the player can discover.

Tengai Makyou: Deden no Den cover34 Years Ago

Tengai Makyou: Deden no Den

PC Engine CDJapan

A version of Bomberman '94 themed after the Tengai Makyou series that was released as a promotional item in Hudson's newsletter.

Gensou Tairiku Aurelia cover33 Years Ago

Gensou Tairiku Aurelia

PC Engine CDJapan

You start the game as a nameless warrior (you can name the hero as you like). He returns to his home village, only to find it burnt down, and his beloved woman dead.

Cosmo Gang the Puzzle cover33 Years Ago

Cosmo Gang the Puzzle

Super FamicomJapan

Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, a puzzle game which is similar to Tetris, and became the basis for Pac-Attack.

F-1 Grand Prix Part II cover33 Years Ago

F-1 Grand Prix Part II

Super FamicomJapan

F-1 Grand Prix Part II is a Racing game, developed and published by Video System, which was released in Japan in 1993.

Leading Company cover33 Years Ago

Leading Company

Super FamicomJapan

The traditional definition of a leading company is a corporation that currently dominates the "corporate wars" against their competitors.

Oda Nobunaga: Haou no Gundan cover33 Years Ago

Oda Nobunaga: Haou no Gundan

Super FamicomJapan

Oda Nobunaga: Haou no Gundan is a Strategy game, developed by TOSE and published by Angel (Bandai), which was released in Japan in 1993.

Oni III: Kuro no Hakaishin cover33 Years Ago

Oni III: Kuro no Hakaishin

Game BoyJapan

The third Oni RPG title for Game Boy.

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa cover33 Years Ago

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

FamicomJapan

Upa is the prince of a magical kingdom and the most recent in a line of brave fighters.

G-LOC: Air Battle cover33 Years Ago

G-LOC: Air Battle

PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan

Vigilante forces have raided government military installations and "confiscated" tanks, planes, even warships! Pilot your G-LOC fighter to victory against the guerillas. Only you have the skills to get the job done and save the day!

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage cover33 Years Ago

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage

RemakeSuper FamicomJapan

The Super Famicom remake of Xak: The Art of Visual Stage reworks the classic RPG for Super Famicom, replacing the original’s bump-based battles with a new sword-swinging combat system.

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage cover33 Years Ago

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage

Super FamicomJapan

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage is the first game in the fantasy role-playing video game series Xak.

Police Connection cover33 Years Ago

Police Connection

PC Engine CDJapan

Police Connection is a cop-themed board game released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² system on 1993.

Godzilla: Battle Legends cover32 Years Ago

Godzilla: Battle Legends

PC EngineJapan

Godzilla: Battle Legends (simply referred to as "Godzilla" in North America) is a fighting game based on the Godzilla film franchise, made for the Turbo Duo in 1993, developed by Alfa System and published in the United States by Hudson Soft.

Itadaki Street 2: Neon Sign ha Bara Iro ni cover32 Years Ago

Itadaki Street 2: Neon Sign ha Bara Iro ni

Super FamicomJapan

Itadaki Street 2 is the second game in the Itadaki Street series, and the only entry on Super Famicom. It has 14 new boards and 1 returning board, as well as new features such as the casino.

Yoshi's Cookie cover32 Years Ago

Yoshi's Cookie

PortGame BoyEurope

The Game Boy version of Yoshi's Cookie was released as part of a dual launch with the NES version of the game.

Shichu Suimei Pitagraph cover30 Years Ago

Shichu Suimei Pitagraph

SaturnJapan

Pitagraph is not a game at all, is just a fortune teller simulator.

Super Yakyuu-dou cover30 Years Ago

Super Yakyuu-dou

PortSuper FamicomJapan

Super Yakyuu-dou is a baseball game ported from the original PC-98 version.

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

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