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 AgoDoraemon: Taiketsu Himitsu Dougu!!
Game BoyJapan
Doraemon: Taiketsu Himitsu Dougu!! is a Game Boy action game on 1991. Doraemon rescues Nobita and others through a maze created by a time machine running amok. There are also shooters and bonus stages.
35 Years AgoKyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium III
FamicomJapan
Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium III is a Sports game, developed and published by Taito Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1991.
35 Years AgoDick Tracy
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
The Mega Drive/Genesis port of Dick Tracy features upgraded visuals to go with the hardware compared to its Master System version.
35 Years AgoCotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
ArcadeJapan
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams is a scrolling shooter arcade game, released on Sega's Sega System 16B Arcade system board in 1989. It is the first in the Cotton series of videogames. It was ported to both the Sharp X68000 and the NEC TurboGrafx-CD in 1993.
34 Years AgoKoutetsu Yousai Strahl
ArcadeWorldwide
The game takes place in modern times where a great depression has swept over the world. Amidst the depression and its riots of jobless workers, a mad scientist starts his plan of world domination.
34 Years AgoSesame Street Countdown
NESWorldwide
Sesame Street: Countdown is an Edutainment game, developed by RSP and published by Hi-Tech, which was released in 1992.
34 Years AgoShogi-Meikan '92
FamicomJapan
Shogi-Meikan '92 is a Miscellaneous game, developed and published by Hect, which was released in Japan in 1992.
33 Years AgoBattle Lode Runner
PC EngineWorldwide
Once an ancient arcade game, and with a previous version on the PC Engine by Pack In Video, Hudson Soft have taken the addictive gameplay of Lode Runner and given the graphics a complete face lift.
33 Years AgoSegaSonic Cosmo Fighter
ArcadeJapan
SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol is a 2D shoot'em up arcade ride viewed from a top-down perspective. The family-sized cabinet is designed like a spaceship with the feature of the cabinet shaking during the ride.
33 Years AgoTitle Fight
ArcadeJapan
Title Fight is a behind-the-back boxing game developed by Sega-AM3 and released by Sega for arcades (using Sega System 32 hardware) in 1993.
33 Years AgoNamcot Open
Super FamicomJapan
Namco Open is a Sports game, developed by TOSE and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1993.
32 Years AgoSuper Alfred Chicken
PortSNESWorldwide
Alfred the chicken must rescue his friends and his bird (pardon the pun) Floella from the Meka Chickens. The result is a platform game across differently-themed levels, which are finished by either climbing to the top of the level or killing a boss.
32 Years AgoMLBPA Baseball
Mega Drive / GenesisSNESNorth America
Never before has a baseball game been created that captures the details of the sport like MLBPA Baseball. Realistic run-downs, accurate cut-off plays, the double switch, multiple defensive alignments, snap throws, even bad hops and booted balls.
31 Years AgoRise of the Phoenix
SNESWorldwide
The goal of the game is to destroy the enemy army and take control of all the cities in China by building armies and raising taxes in occupied territories in order to build the army.
31 Years Ago
31 Years AgoThe Outfoxies
ArcadeJapan
The gameplay has you thrown into a particular hitman's home turf and you must use every weapon imaginable as well as anything you can find in the environment (including the environment itself) to try to kill your competitor.
31 Years AgoP-47 Aces
ArcadeJapan
A one or two player shooter game developed by NMK and published by Jaleco Ltd. in 1995. As in the original, you control an airplane scrolling from left to right shooting at lots of enemy airplanes. This game has excellent explosions.
30 Years AgoKosodate Quiz My Angel
ArcadeWorldwide
Kosodate Quiz My Angel is the first entry in a series of unique quiz simulation games in where players can enjoy assuming the role of a couple of newly parents who must raise their newborn daughter from the age of 0 until the age of 25.
30 Years AgoNeon Genesis Evangelion: 1st Impression
SaturnJapan
The first Evangelion video game, released for the Sega Saturn in 1996, shortly after the TV series's run.
30 Years AgoTwilight Syndrome Tansaku-hen
PlayStationJapan
Every high-school has its own dark secrets. Well, maybe not every; but in Japan, this seems to be a rather popular theme.
30 Years AgoVirtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 9: Kage Maru
SaturnJapan
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 9 Kage Maru is a digital museum of Virtua Fighter 2 artwork for the Sega Saturn.
30 Years AgoKidou Senshi Z-Gundam: Away to the NewType
Super FamicomJapan
Kidou Senshi Z-Gundam: Away to the NewType is a Strategy game, published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 1996.
30 Years AgoDaisu-Kiss
ArcadeJapan
Daisu-Kiss is a party video game developed and published by Konami.
30 Years AgoHebereke's Popoitto
PlayStationEurope
Hebereke's Popoitto is a Tetris variant. The goal in each level is to remove the blocks already on the playfield, representing characters from the franchise.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.