Platform games, or platformers, a simple concept of moving your character through a side-view environment, became a hit with Donkey Kong in 1981.
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Platform games, or platformers, a simple concept of moving your character through a side-view environment, became a hit with Donkey Kong in 1981.
Soccer Kid is a platform game developed and published by Krisalis Software in 1993 for the Amiga. Years later, the adventure was ported to MS-DOS, PlayStation, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, among others.
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Mario Forever is a freeware clone/unofficial remake of the famous Super Mario Bros. It was created by Buziol Games, and it was released for Windows only in 2004. After many request...
Year: 2004 Genre: Platformer
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Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a side-scrolling platformer produced by Epic Games (at that time under Epic MegaGames). After Arjan Brussee accidentally confirmed its existence in 1994, it was published for Windows in 1998.
Year: 1998 Genre: Platformer
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Claw is a 2D platformer developed and published by Monolith Productions as a PC exclusive in 1997. Despite the fanmade adaptations and the repeated attempts to continue the story officially, it did not receive any sequel.
Year: 1997 Genre: Platformer
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Batman: The Video Game is a platformer created by Sunsoft for the NES in 1989, right after the Batman movie by Tim Burton. It should not be confused with the Batman videogame creat...
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
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Rainbow Islands Extra is a vertical-scrolling arcade created by Taito in 1990. Rainbow Islands, also known as Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, is a sequel to Taito's hit title Bubble Bobble.
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Rastan is a hack & slash side-scrolling platformer created by Taito and released initially in 1987. The game was designed and directed by Toshiyuki (aka "Nenko") Nishimura. The her...
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Lode Runner is a puzzle platformer created by Douglas E. Smith and released initially for the Apple II, Commodore 64, Vic-20, and Atari 8-bit in 1983. It's one of the most popular video games ever created.
Year: 1983 Genre: Platformer
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Earthworm Jim is a 2D shooter/platformer created by Shiny Entertainment originally for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and published in 1994. Earthworm Jim is one of the most eccentric...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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Dork's Dreams is an excellent simple platform game developed by Tomasz Pytel for MS-DOS in 1991. The main character is a dinosaur that needs to reach the exit of the game's eight levels.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Pac-in-time is the US release of Fury of the Furries, an action adventure with Pac-man as main character..
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Monty on the Run is the third game in the Monty Mole series, developed and published by Gremlin Graphics Software in 1985. Wanted! Monty Mole, created by Peter Harrap, was a popular video game series in the '80s.
Year: 1985 Genre: Platformer
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Impossible Mission is a famous puzzle-solving action adventure designed and programmed by Dennis Caswell, initially for the Commodore 64. It was released in 1984 by Epyx. The game ...
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Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back is a horror platformer created by Palace Software and released for the Commodore 64 in 1986. The game was also ported to ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.
Year: 1986 Genre: Platformer
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