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The Reap is a futuristic shoot 'em-up created by Housemarque in 1997 for Microsoft Windows. The scrolling is isometric, like the famous arcade Zaxxon, but the game features 3D modeled levels with high-quality rendered graphics.
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Mega Man (aka Rockman) is a platform game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for NES. It is the first in the Mega Man franchise, boasting a voluminous game library. Three years later, it was released for MS-DOS.
Year: 1987 Genre: Platformer
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Switchblade II is an action platformer created by Gremlin Graphics (aka Gremlin Interactive) originally for the Amiga in 1991. It was then ported to Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Lynx.
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Monty Python's Flying Circus is a comedy arcade game developed by Core Design and published by Virgin in 1990. It was released for Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
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Assassin is a sci fi action platform game developed by Psionic Systems and published by Team17 Software in 1992 for Amiga. It was followed 2 years later by Assassin: Special Edition, with quite a few changes.
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Qwak is a platformer arcade initially released in 1989 for BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. Four years later, the original author of the game, Jamie Woodhouse, developed an improved Amiga version published by Team17.
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Obliterator is an arcade adventure game developed and published by Psygnosis in 1988 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and Atari. It was ported to DOS, ZX Spectrum, and MSX the following year.
Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer
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Elf is a fantasy platformer/action-adventure developed by Nirvana Systems and released for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1991 and DOS in 1992. Unlike many other titles published by Ocean, this is an original game, not a licensed one.
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Thexder is a platform shooter videogame developed by Game Arts and released for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, MSX and several other platforms in 1987. You control a robot that can transform into a jet.
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Electro Man (aka Electroman) is a sci-fi platformer-shooter created by xLand Games and released initially as shareware in 1992. It was later re-released as freeware in 2006..
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Alien Soldier is a sci-fi side-scrolling shooter created by Treasure exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and published in 1995. Do you like boss battles? Do you like a lot ...
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Cave Story MD is a fan-made remake for Genesis/Mega Drive of the famous platformer Cave Story. The game was created by Andrew DeRosier, and although it's not 100% complete, it is perfectly playable, and the main story is fully intact.
Year: 2022 Genre: Platformer
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Little Samson is a fantasy platform game developed by Takeru and published by Taito in 1992 exclusively for the NES. After its release in Japan and the USA, it also arrived in Europe in 1993.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Lethal Weapon is the video game adaptation of the popular film with Mel Gibson. The game was created by Ocean and published in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. Similarly to...
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