ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1331 releases
Leap day releaseNavarone
ArcadeJapan
Navarone is a 1980 arcade shooter developed by Namco. Players maneuver a ship around the perimeter of an island, destroying targets while avoiding enemy fire from fixed positions.
43 Years AgoUnderground Monster
PC-88Japan
A maze game developed by Osamu Hasegawa and one of the winners of Enix's first Game Hobby Program Contest.
42 Years AgoMickey Mouse
Game & WatchJapan
There are two Game & Watch games called Mickey Mouse. In this one, which is part of the Panorama series, Mickey has to juggle while balancing on top of a ball.
35 Years AgoDragon Knight II
X68000Japan
Dragon Knight II is the predecessor to Knights of Xentar, the only Dragon Knight game that was ever translated into English. This is a first-person game that is mainly dedicated to dungeon exploring.
35 Years AgoDragon City X Shitei
PC-98Worldwide
An erotic game about a man who is taken to a fantasy world full of women.
31 Years AgoC'est La Vie
PC-98Japan
C'est La Vie is a Japanese adventure about an aspiring young painter, who is more interested in pretty, young, naked models than in the art itself.
31 Years AgoKuro no Ken
PC-98Japan
Kuro no Ken is a rather standard Japanese-style RPG with all the familiar ingredients: top-down locations, navigation on the world map, random enemies, turn-based combat, automatic leveling up, etc.
Leap day releaseSilent Hunter
PCWorldwide
Silent Hunter is a World War II U.S. Fleet Submarine Combat Simulator.
29 Years AgoA Fork in the Tale
PCWorldwide
Developed as a comedic take on the famous Dragon's Lair video game series by Advance Reality Interactive, A Fork in the Tale is an adventure FMV game.
29 Years AgoMarble Drop
PCNorth America
Players are given an initial set of marbles that are divided evenly into six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with two more colors available to purchase: black and silver (steel).
29 Years AgoG-Nome
PCNorth America
The entirety of G-Nome's gameplay is based around close-surface combat, by the means of direct foot movement or the occupancy of vehicles.
29 Years AgoEmperor of the Fading Suns
PCWorldwide
Emperor of the Fading Suns is a science fiction "grand-scale" space strategy computer game made by Holistic Design in 1996. This game was based on Holistic's in-house role playing game Fading Suns.
28 Years AgoBlades of Exile
PCNorth America
A follow-up to the Exile series that comes with three short adventures as well as a scenario editor for players to create their own.
28 Years AgoM1 Tank Platoon 2
PCNorth America
An M1 Abrams tank simulation released by MicroProse Software in 1998 for Windows 95/98/Me. It is the sequel to 1989 release M1 Tank Platoon.
28 Years AgoDeadlock II: Shrine Wars
PCWorldwide
Deadlock II: Shrine Wars is an exciting game of strategy, resource management and military conquest. Each race has its own strengths and weaknesses - learn to exploit them to your advantage.
28 Years AgoSorry!
PCWorldwide
Sorry! (also unofficially referred to as Sorry! '98) is a 1998 video game based on the board game of the same name. It offers classic Sorry! and also a mode called Way Sorry!, where new cards are introduced, including Bully, Buddy, Punish, and Happy.
28 Years AgoUltim@te Race Pro
PCWorldwide
Ultimate Race Pro (stylized as Ultim@te Race Pro) is a racing video game, created by Kalisto Entertainment and published by MicroProse, developed in 1997 and released in 1998. It was bundled with PowerVR boards.
28 Years AgoAmy to Yobanaide
PCAsia
Amy to Yobanaide follows the story of a high school girl named Emi who has fallen in love with her younger step-brother, Tomomi. On her eighteenth birthday, she decides to confess her feelings to him.
26 Years AgoTux Racer
LinuxWorldwide
Tux Racer is a 2000 open-source winter sports racing video game starring the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin. It was originally developed by Jasmin Patry as a computer graphics project in a Canadian university.
26 Years Ago10Six Online
PCWorldwide
10Six is a massively multiplayer online strategy game developed by Segasoft and published by Sega for Windows PCs.
26 Years AgoDr. Mario BS Ban
PortSatellaviewJapan
Dr. Mario BS Ban is a Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 9 runs between March 30, 1997 and April 2, 2000. Early game broadcasts were accompanied by the Dr.
26 Years AgoSkrotens Hjältar
PCMacEurope
Help Julhunden save Cirkusapan in this point-and-click adventure game.
26 Years AgoSimCity 64
Expanded editionNintendo 64DDJapan
SimCity 64 is a city-building video game released only in Japan for the Nintendo 64DD, sequel to the SNES version of SimCity. It was the last SimCity game to feature the mayor assistant Mr. Wright.
Leap day releaseDeer Hunter 3 Gold
PCWorldwide
The legendary hunting tradition continues with Deer Hunter 3 Gold Edition! All the exciting action of Deer Hunter 3 is back with a series of enhanced features.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.