ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
147 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
35 Years AgoNBA All-Star Challenge
Game BoyWorldwide
NBA All-Star Challenge is a Sports game, developed by Beam Software and published by LJN Ltd., which was released in 1991.
24 Years AgoPirates: The Legend of Black Kat
PS2Europe
More an action-adventure game than a straight naval sim, Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat is designed to offer PS2 and Xbox gamers the chance to live the free but dangerous life of a true pirate.
30 Years AgoPsychic Detective
PlayStationNorth America
This game is an innovative slant on the interactive movie. You're Eric Fox, a psychic detective who can transmit his psychic self to others, to see through their eyes and hear through their ears. That way you can find out things about the case you couldn't otherwise.
33 Years AgoThe Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island
Game BoyWorldwide
The Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island is an Action game, developed and published by Taito Corporation, which was released in 1993.
29 Years AgoMechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition
PortPlayStationSaturnWorldwide
MechWarrior 2 gives you the chance to strap yourself into a 40-ton hunk of metal armed with a full arsenal of weapons and wreak havoc on a futuristic band of enemies. The game features eight brand new missions and 32 reworked versions of popular PC campaigns.
24 Years AgoUEFA Champions League Season 2001/2002
PS2Worldwide
Installment in the UEFA soccer simulation series, featuring rosters and up-to-date data from the 2001/2002 season.
19 Years AgoSuper Robot Taisen W
Nintendo DSJapan
Super Robot Taisen W is part of the Super Robot Wars franchise and was published for the Nintendo DS by Banpresto. It is the first Super Robot Wars game released for the Nintendo DS.
41 Years Ago
41 Years AgoKonami GT
ArcadeWorldwide
Konami GT, originally known as Konami RF2 - Red Fighter, is a 1985 racing video game developed and released by Konami, using their GX400 arcade architecture. The player drives a sports car which must reach various checkpoints without running out of fuel.
40 Years AgoKoi No Hotrock
ArcadeWorldwide
Rock band members try to save the female vocal who has been abducted.
39 Years AgoTime Scanner
ArcadeJapan
An arcade interpretation of pinball featuring the flippers, ramps, targets, bonus multipliers etc. of the classic genre it serves to replicate.
39 Years AgoLabyrinth Runner
ArcadeJapan
You control a warrior fighting through a labyrinth against spiders and other monsters.
38 Years AgoKonami 88
ArcadeWorldwide
Konami '88 (also known as '88 Games or Hyper Sports Special) is the third in the Track & Field game series by Konami, where you test your Olympic skills against other world-class athletes.
38 Years AgoParis-Dakar Rally Special!
FamicomJapan
A NES game based on the famed Paris-Dakar Rally, developed by ISCO. While ostensibly a racing game, the style of gameplay tends to change per level. Paris-Dakar Rally Special! is an unusual racing game in which the player must successfully win the Paris-Dakar Rally.
37 Years AgoRompers
ArcadeWorldwide
The player must take up control of Chap, a gardener wearing a straw hat, who must collect all the keys in sixty-one maze-inspired gardens in order to rescue his girlfriend, Rumina; he can push the walls in the gardens over to crush the vari…
37 Years AgoBay Route
ArcadeJapan
Bay Route is a platform "Run and gun" arcade game developed by Sunsoft and published by Sega in 1989. Players control a soldier and shoot terrorists, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels. Players can select one of four configurations on their gun.
37 Years AgoUltima: Exodus
PortNESNorth America
Ultima: Exodus is the first release for the Nintendo Entertainment System of the popular series. Don't expect to able to follow the storylines from the original computer series; this version is completely different and is meant as a stand alone game.
36 Years AgoFisher-Price: I Can Remember
NESNorth America
To play I Can Remember, you have to concentrate! Can you remember what you see? Can you remember where you saw it?
36 Years AgoMahjong Shikaku Retsuden: Mahjong Wars
PC EngineWorldwide
A dual Mahjong game/RPG from Nihon Bussan. Mahjong Shikaku Retsuden: Mahjong Wars ("Mahjong Assassin Chronicles: Mahjong Wars") is a PC Engine Mahjong game from Nichibutsu/Nihon Bussan, related to their Mahjong Triple Wars game.
36 Years AgoJack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf
NESNorth America
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf is a golf-simulation video game developed by Sculptured Software, and published by Accolade in 1988.
36 Years AgoAdventure Quiz 2: Hatena? No Dai-Bouken
ArcadeJapan
The first sequel to Adventure Quiz Capcom World.
35 Years AgoKarate Blazers
ArcadeWorldwide
Karate Blazers is a beat-em-up where four disciples are out to avenge their masters death, retrieve some stolen scrolls and save their masters daughter who has been kidnapped over various levels.
35 Years AgoFinal Match Tennis
PC EngineJapan
Final Match Tennis is by far the deepest tennis game in terms of gameplay on the PC Engine. In fact, its play controls are among the most sophisticated in a PC Engine game and in general, in a tennis game (what still counts to this very day).
35 Years AgoSuper Chinese 3
FamicomJapan
Super Chinese 3 is a Role-Playing game, published by Culture Brain, which was released in Japan in 1991. Final Famicom game in the series.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.