ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
147 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
34 Years AgoKaizou Choujin Schbibinman 3: Ikai no Princess
PC Engine CDJapan
Tasuke and Kyapiko are spending a nice relaxing day at the beach, when suddenly a huge spaceship appears overhead! This can only mean one thing... another invasion! Tasuke and Kyapiko suit up and set out to stop it... or is it all just a gross misunderstanding?
34 Years AgoJantei Monogatari 2: Uchuu Tantei Divan - Shutsudou-hen
PC Engine CDJapan
Uchuu Tantei Divan is a follow-up to Jantei Monogatari, though it can be hardly considered a true sequel because of its entirely new setting and themes.
34 Years AgoMirai Shounen Conan
PC Engine CDJapan
Based on Hayao Miyazaki's anime series Future Boy Conan. In 2008, a devastating war between two super-powers led to a nearly complete destruction of the Earth. The continents sunk into the oceans, and only a few islands remained.
Leap day releaseDooly Bravo Land
FamicomKorea
Cartoony platformer starring the popular South Korean dinosaur character.
32 Years AgoIshii Hisaichi no Daiseikai
Sega CDJapan
Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai (いしいひさいちの大政界) is a simulation game for the Sega Mega-CD. It was only released in Japan.
32 Years AgoThe Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi
Super FamicomJapan
The Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi (Matsuri refers to a Japanese festival, at which "wasshoi" is regularly chanted) is an off-beat "gaiden" (side story) game in The Great Battle sub-franchise: the flagship games of the Compati Hero Series.
32 Years AgoKoutetsu no Kishi 2: Sabaku no Rommel Gundan
Super FamicomJapan
Koutetsu no Kishi 2 is a Strategy game, developed by Dual and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoSuper Honmei: G1 Seiha
Super FamicomJapan
Super Honmei: G1 Seiha is a Sports game, published by Nichibutsu, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoTurn and Burn: No-Fly Zone
SNESNorth America
In Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone the player gets in the cockpit of the famed F-14 Tomcat and launches into a series of sorties on enemy fighters.
31 Years AgoNCAA Final Four Basketball
SNESNorth America
NCAA Final Four Basketball is a standard basketball-sim with a full NCAA license with 64 of the top Division 1-A teams including North Carolina, Florida State, Boston College, and Maryland to name a few.
Leap day releaseSuper Famista 5
Super FamicomJapan
Super Famista 5 is a Sports game, published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1996.
Leap day releaseJikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu 3
Super FamicomJapan
Jikkyou Pawafuru Proyakyu 3 is the third mainline entry in the Pawapuro series. It is the first game in the series to feature the Tokimeki Memorial style Success mode.
29 Years AgoUmihara Kawase Shun
PlayStationJapan
Umihara Kawase Shun is the second installment in the grappling hook-centric Umihara Kawase series.
29 Years AgoCrimeWave
SaturnNorth America
CrimeWave takes place in the fictional futuristic city of Mekeo, plagued by rampant crime and chaos.
29 Years AgoNintama Rantarou 3
Super FamicomJapan
Nintama Rantarou 3 is an Action game, published by Culture Brain, which was released in Japan in 1997.
29 Years AgoFushigi no Kuni no Angelique
PlayStationSaturnJapan
A board and dating sim otome game set in the Angelique universe. It was originally released for PC-FX, and later ported to several other platforms.
29 Years Ago3D Baseball
PlayStationJapan
Crystal Dynamics presents the most realistic baseball video game ever published. Real Motion Control 3D technology serves up incredibly life-like 3D polygonal models that bit, pitch, and hit like real players.
29 Years AgoArk of Time
PlayStationWorldwide
It is the summer of 1997 and somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean a historic event is about to occur. A ragtag team of four intrepid explorers descend to the depths of the ocean in their search to locate and enter the mythological, sunken city of Atlantis.
29 Years AgoTenchi Muyo! Rensa Hitsuyou
SaturnJapan
Tenchi Muyou! Rensa Hitsuyou is a Japanese only released . It's a puzzle game based on the anime series, Tenchi Muyou (Tenchi Muyo in the U.S).
29 Years AgoNBA Jam Extreme
SaturnJapan
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 AgoAzito
PlayStationJapan
In Azito, the player takes the role of chief commander of a new secret base. Weapons, in the form of Mechs are developed and used to defend the secret base from enemy attacks. The secret base must be protected in order to be completed.
29 Years AgoShutokou Battle '97
PortSaturnJapan
This is the Japan-exclusive Saturn port of Tokyo Highway Battle for the Playstation, where the player took control of 12 different cars and 60 different parts and upgrades available to choose from.
29 Years AgoKowloon's Gate
PlayStationJapan
Kowloon's Gate is a 1997 Japanese adventure video game developed by Zeque. Set in the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, it is considered a cult hit.
29 Years AgoLove Game's Wai Wai Tennis
PlayStationJapan
WaiWai Tennis is a tennis game using behind-the-player angled camera view. The game is authorized by JPTA (Japanese Tennis Association) and tried to be realistic even though characters may look less so.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.