Thursday 1 January
51 releases
- An American Tail: Animated Movie Book PC
- Anstoss 2: Gold Edition PC
- Army Men PCThe 3DO Company
- BackPacker Junior PCTATI Mixedia
- Boovie DOSFuture Games
- BS SimCity: Machi Tsukuri Taikai SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- BS SimCity: Machi Tsukuri Taikai - Scenario 1 SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- BS SimCity: Machi Tsukuri Taikai - Scenario 3 SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- BS SimCity: Machi Tsukuri Taikai - Scenario 4 SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Bust-A-Move 3 DX Game BoyTaito
- California Speed ArcadeAtari Games
- Chessmaster 6000 Mac, PCMindscape
- Clue Murder at Boddy Mansion PCEngineering Animation, Inc.
- Cool Boarders Arcade Jam ArcadeTecmo
- Crayola 3D Castle Creator PC
- Crayola Paint 'n Play Pony Mac, PCHyperspace Cowgirls
- Deer Hunter: Interactive Hunting Experience MacSunstorm Interactive
- Direct-X Sharp X68000Pyx
- Dracula's Secret PCCorel Corporation
- Duke Nukem 3D PC3D Realms
- Forestia : la grande aventure PCDaddy Oak
- Gals Panic S: Extra Edition Arcade
- Got-cha Mini Game Festival Arcade
- Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders ArcadeSEGA AM1
- Heart of Evil PC
- Humpty's Scramble DOS
- Jeune Styliste: Haute couture PC
- Kotobuki PCC's ware
- Last Bronx PCSega AM3
- Léto s Oskarem DOSIllusion Softworks
- Melon Chan's Growth Diary Neo Geo Pocket
- Micro Machines V3 PlayStationCodemasters
- Midnight Run: Road Fighter 2 PlayStationKonami
- Neo Cherry Master Neo Geo Pocket
- Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Neo Geo Pocket
- Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory Neo Geo Pocket
- Play with the Teletubbies PCAsylum Entertainment Ltd.,
- Pocket Tennis Neo Geo Pocket
- Putt-Putt Enters the Race Mac, PCHumongous Entertainment
- Quiz Academy PCIvanoff Interactive
- SatellaWalker Satellaview
- SatellaWalker: Satebo wo Sukuidase! Satellaview
- Sequence Palladium PCKogado Studio
- Sonic PC PC
- Spawn: The Eternal PlayStationSony Interactive Studios America
- Stratosphere: Conquest of the Skies PCKodiak Games
- Super Live Stadium PlayStationSquare
- Tomb Raider II MacCore Design
- Wrecking Crew '98 Super FamicomPax Softonica
- Yeonghon Gibyeong Lazenca PCFamily Production
- Z.A.R. DOSMaddox Games
Friday 2 January
2 releases
- Metal Slug 2 Neo Geo AESDotEmu
- SatellaWalker: Machi no Heiwa wo Torimodose! Satellaview
Sunday 4 January
2 releases
- BS Super Mario Collection: Dai-2-shuu SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Dr. Mario BS Ban SatellaviewNintendo
Monday 5 January
8 releases
- Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure DOSApogee Software
- Crystal Caves DOSApogee Software
- Duke Nukem II DOSApogee Software
- Hocus Pocus DOSMoonlite Software
- Microshaft Winblows 98 Mac, PCParroty Interactive
- Raptor: Call of the Shadows DOSCygnus Studios
- Realms of Chaos DOSApogee Software
- Secret Agent DOSApogee Software
Tuesday 6 January
3 releases
- Robotron 64 Nintendo 64Player 1
- Spice World PlayStationTeam Soho
- The ClueFinders 3rd Grade Adventures: The Mystery of Mathra Mac, PC
Wednesday 7 January
1 release
- Alundra PlayStationMatrix Software
Thursday 8 January
7 releases
- Battle Master PlayStationVISUAL ART LABORATORY
- Flip Shot Neo Geo MVS
- Groove Jigoku V PlayStationOpus Corp.
- Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! PlayStationArtdink
- Real Robots Final Attack PC, PlayStation
- SatelliTV PlayStationNippon Ichi Software
Friday 9 January
2 releases
- Cool Boarders 2 PlayStationUEP Systems
- Quake II: Quad Damage PC
Sunday 11 January
1 release
- BS Super Mario Collection: Dai-3-shuu SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Monday 12 January
2 releases
- Mars Rising MacAmbrosia Software
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes ArcadeCapcom
Wednesday 14 January
1 release
- Spy Fox In: Cheese Chase MacHumongous Entertainment
Thursday 15 January
13 releases
- Battle Athletess Daiundoukai PlayStationAIC Spirits
- Casual Romance Club Sega Saturn
- Descent to Undermountain PCInterplay Productions
- Fighting Force PlayStationCore Design
- Formula 1: Championship Edition PlayStationBizarre Creations
- Jungle Park Mac, Sega SaturnSaru Brunei
- Jung Rhythm Sega SaturnAltron Corporation
- Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hoshimitou Kanashimi no Fukushuuki Sega Saturn
- Mischief Makers Nintendo 64Treasure
- Option Tuning Car Battle PlayStationMTO
- PC Fútbol 6.0 PCDinamic Multimedia
- The City of Lost Children PlayStationPsygnosis
- WCW Nitro PlayStationInland Productions
Friday 16 January
2 releases
- Nightmare Creatures PlayStationKalisto Entertainment
- Sotsugyou R: Graduation Real PC-FXHeadroom
Saturday 17 January
1 release
- Graal Online PCToonslab
Sunday 18 January
1 release
- BS Super Mario Collection: Dai-4-shuu SatellaviewNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Monday 19 January
2 releases
- Beatmania ArcadeKonami
- Blazing Star Neo Geo MVSYumekobo
Tuesday 20 January
1 release
- Sid Meier's Civilization II PlayStationMicroProse Software, Inc.
Wednesday 21 January
1 release
- Resident Evil 2 PlayStationCapcom Planning Room 2
Thursday 22 January
9 releases
- Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure Sega SaturnSir-tech Software
- Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku-ban PlayStationKoei
- Sentimental Graffiti Sega SaturnCybelle
- Solo Crisis Sega SaturnQuintet
- Sound Novel: Machi Sega SaturnChunsoft
- Space Adventure Cobra: The Psychogun Vol. 1 PlayStationSony Computer Entertainment
- Space Adventure Cobra: The Psychogun Vol. 2 PlayStationSony Computer Entertainment
- The Match Golf PlayStationMarble Inc.
- Tomb Raider II PlayStationCore Design
Friday 23 January
2 releases
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes ArcadeCapcom
- Metal Slug 2 Arcade, Neo Geo MVSSNK
Saturday 24 January
1 release
Sunday 25 January
1 release
- Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness PlayStationCapcom
Monday 26 January
2 releases
- Blazing Star Neo Geo AESYumekobo
- Fighters Destiny Nintendo 64Genki
Tuesday 27 January
1 release
- X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse MacZero Gravity
Wednesday 28 January
4 releases
- Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest PlayStationT&E Soft
- Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStationSquare Product Development Division 4
- Flame Dragon Plus: Marks of Wind DOS, PCDynasty International Information Co.
- Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory Neo Geo MVS
Thursday 29 January
23 releases
- BackGuiner: Yomigaeru Yuusha-tachi - Hishou-hen Uragiri no Senjou PlayStationVing Co., Ltd.
- BackGuiner: Yomigaeru Yuusha-tachi - Kakusei-hen Guiner Tensei PlayStation
- Bomberman World PlayStationHudson Soft
- Buckle up! PlayStationShangri-La
- Bust A Groove Arcade, PlayStationMetro Graphics
- Complete Onside Soccer PlayStationElite Systems
- Daikoukai Jidai Gaiden Sega SaturnKoei
- Farland Saga Sega SaturnTGL
- GunBlaze S Sega Saturn
- Harvest Moon Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPack-In-Video
- Honkaku Shogi Shinan Wakamatsu Shogi-juku Sega SaturnJapan System House
- James Bond 007 Game BoySaffire
- Maho Shojo Pretty Sammy: Heart no Kimochi Sega SaturnNEC Interchannel
- MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity PlayStationViacom New Media
- Noon PlayStation, Sega SaturnMicro Cabin
- Panzer Dragoon Saga Sega SaturnTeam Andromeda
- Photo Genic Sega SaturnFill in Cafe
- Resident Evil 2 PlayStationCapcom Planning Room 2
- Sega Saturn de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Park Sega SaturnAncient
- Sokko Seitokai: Sonic Council Sega SaturnSIMS
- The Last Blade Neo Geo AESSNK
- The Star Bowling DX PlayStationYumedia
- Uno DX Sega SaturnTose
Friday 30 January
5 releases
- Crash Bandicoot PlayStationNaughty Dog
- Heiwa Parlor! Mini 8: Pachinko Jikki Simulation Game Super Famicom
- Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory Neo Geo AES
- The Chessmaster Game BoyThe Software Toolworks
- The New Chessmaster Game BoyThe Software Toolworks, Inc.
Saturday 31 January
2 releases
- Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2 PlayStation
- Skullmonkeys PlayStationThe Neverhood, Inc.
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