ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1122 releases
39 Years AgoJumpster
Apple IIWorldwide
You control Fred. Fred's job is to jump the cannonball barreling toward him. When he reaches the end of a platform, he has to climb a ladder to the next platform and do it all again. Reach the top of the screen and find yourself in a different challenge!
38 Years AgoClimber
PortGame & WatchJapan
The wide screen version of Climber for the Game and Watch. Climber is a Game & Watch video game released in the Crystal Screen format in 1986 and the New Wide Screen format in 1988.
38 Years AgoSkyfox
PC-88Japan
Aliens have invaded your beloved homeland, and you must help save it. You are flying the Skyfox, the most advanced attack fighter plane available to the Federation, from within the cockpit.
38 Years Ago
37 Years AgoLast Armageddon
X68000Japan
The humans who breathed the toxin-filled air on the Earth's surface became one with the Earth and kept dissolving. The history of humanity ended and dominion of the planet returned to the demons. These mutant creatures did not depend on oxygen to survive.
37 Years AgoRealSports Baseball
PortAtari 7800North America
Baseball is an action game which can be played by two players or one player against the computer. The game allows you to bunt the ball or try for a homerun, steal bases, and throw several types of pitches from a fast ball to a curve ball.
36 Years AgoDisney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Adventure in Nimnul's Castle
DOSNorth America
Adventures in Nimnul's Castle is an action game were the player must guide the chipmunk characters Chip and Dale through nine levels while avoiding enemies and obstacles.
36 Years AgoArcshu: Kagerou no Jidai wo Koete
PC-98Japan
Arcshu: Kagerou no Jidai o Koete is loosely related to the greater Arcus series. It is a visual novel created in the parody style, and in the process hits many common pop culture items of the day (movies, novels, comics, animation, etc.).
35 Years AgoWoody Pop
Game GearJapan
Woody Pop is an Action game, published by Sega, which was released in Japan in 1987.
33 Years AgoEmpire of Angels
PCDOSAsia
First game of Empire of Angels franchise, released on MS-DOS computer. It's one of the first turn-based strategy video game made in Taiwan. The game is in 4-bit color. The game has been remade and released on iOS devices in 2013-04-18.
33 Years AgoCosmology of Kyoto
PCJapan
Cosmology of Kyoto is a visual novel adventure game developed by Softedge and published by Yano Electric. It was released for Japan in 1993, and then in North America, for the Macintosh in 1994 and then for the PC in 1995.
33 Years AgoDare to Dream
PCWorldwide
An adventure game about a boy who gets trapped in his own dreamworld. Developed by Cliff Bleszinski and was his first game for Epic.
33 Years AgoMega Starforce: Return to the Great Star
C64Europe
The attackers from outer space are back. This time, however, they are stronger and tactically better prepared to bring the world one step closer to its doom. Practically, this means blasting everything movable into little pieces and collecting bonus items.
31 Years AgoHodj 'n' Podj
PCNorth America
Hodj 'n' Podj is a computer board game and minigame compilation for one to two players. It is set in a fairy tale world, in the kingdom of Po-Poree, whose twin princesses Mish and Mosh have been kidnapped by the villainous Salmagundi.
31 Years AgoTenshi-tachi no Gogo Collection
FM TownsJapan
"Tenshi-tachi no Gogo Collection" contains three games, which are remakes of the first three entries in the Tenshi-tachi no Gogo series. The remade versions were not released separately.
31 Years AgoGeoSafari
PCWorldwide
Educational game bundled with the infamous OS flop, Microsoft Bob.
30 Years AgoSpud!
DOSWorldwide
Take on the role of Spud and prevent the evil Doctor Chillblane from enslaving the world with his cruel tyranny. Travel the world from pole to pole running a gauntlet of strange creatures.
30 Years AgoSex 2
PC-98Japan
Sex 2 has the same basic premise as its predecessor, which is easy to deduce from the game's title. It's all about engaging in the titular pleasurable activity, and doing it in various "creative" ways.
29 Years AgoKyodai Mahjongg
PCWorldwide
Kyodai Mahjongg is a tile-matching game developed by one person since 1997, with many features and options. It offers 2D and 3D modes, online multiplayer, various tilesets and layouts, and relaxing oriental music.
29 Years AgoEberouge
PCKorea
Eberouge is a love simulation game created by Fujitsu on home computers and later ported to Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. The story happens in a fantasy land named EbeLand.
29 Years AgoLunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book
PCJapan
Small tales add up to create a history that is all your own. Your mission is to seize the key of fate and build the history of this land.
29 Years AgoBackpacker: The Lost Florence Gold Mine
PCNorth America
This is a traditional third-person point & click adventure with an emphasis on dialogue.
28 Years AgoBS Parlor! Parlor!
SatellaviewJapan
BS Parlor! Parlor! is a Downloadable 2-part Soundlink game for the Satellaview that was broadcast between March 1, 1998 and March 14, 1998. At various times throughout 1995, the game was accompanied by full-day broadcasts of a strategy magazine entitled BS Parlor!
28 Years AgoSwarm
PCWorldwide
Swarm is a top-down space shooter, similar to asteroids. You fly a ship around collecting an fuel source called EZT (Endron Zymithium Trisistaline) for the corporation you're indentured to. There is an aggressive alien species called the Clagnor which you must avoid / defeat.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.