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Best platformer games - Page 2

Platform games, or platformers, a simple concept of moving your character through a side-view environment, became a hit with Donkey Kong in 1981.

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure windowsgenesissnes

Pitfall: the Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action platformer. It's the forth game in the Pitfall series. It was developed by Activision in partnership with Redline games and published by Activision in 1994.

Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer

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The Addams Family amigagenesissnes

The Addams Family is a licensed platformer created by Ocean for the SNES, Amiga, and Atari ST in 1992. It was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1993. Ocean also created similar version...

Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer

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The Great Giana Sisters amigacommodore-64amstrad-cpc

The Great Giana Sisters is a 2D platformer inspired to Super Mario Bros (you might say "clone"). It was developed by Time Warp initially for the Commodore 64/128, in 1987, then ported to Amiga and Atari ST in 1988.

Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer

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Toki amiga

Toki is a platformer arcade created by TAD Corporation and originally released in 1989. Two years later, it was ported to several home computer platforms. I'm not going to lie. Until recently, I had never played Toki.

Year: 1991 Genre: Arcade

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Pinkie amiga

Pinkie is a platform game developed by Millennium Interactive and designed by Scott Williams for the Amiga in 1994. The game features a pink elephant protagonist navigating through...

Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer

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Wonder Boy in Monster World genesis

Wonder Boy in Monster World is an action-adventure platformer developed by Westone and released in 1991 by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. This fourth entry in the Wonder Boy seri...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

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Rayman 2 game-boy-color

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an adventure platformer developed by Ubi Studios UK and released in 2001 by Ubisoft for Game Boy Color. This portable adaptation of Michel Ancel's cel...

Year: 2001 Genre: Platformer

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Odyssey amiga

Odyssey is a side-scrolling platform adventure game developed by Unconscious Minds and published by Audiogenic Software in 1993. It was released exclusively for the Amiga. The game...

Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer

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Bart vs the World nesamigasega-master-system

The Simpsons: Bart vs the World is a 1991 platformer developed by Imagineering and published by Acclaim, originally for the NES. It followed the commercial success of Bart vs the ...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

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Disney's The Little Mermaid nes

Disney's The Little Mermaid for the NES is a side-scrolling action game loosely based on the 1989 animated film. It was developed by Capcom and released in 1990. At the time, Capco...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

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Bart vs the Space Mutants amigagenesisnes

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants was released in 1991 for the NES, developed by Imagineering and published by Acclaim. It was the first video game based on The Simpsons, an...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

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Wibble World Giddy: Wibble Mania! amiga

Wibble World Giddy: Wibble Mania! is a charmingly chaotic freeware platform adventure released for the Amiga by Phil Ruston in the mid-90s. As the first entry in the cult Giddy ser...

Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer

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BurgerTime nescommodore-64

Burger Time is a 1982 arcade game developed by Data East, well known for its quirky concept and addictive gameplay. It was one of the more original arcade experiences of its time, ...

Year: 1984 Genre: Arcade

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The New Zealand Story amigapc-engine

The New Zealand Story is one of the most famous arcades created by Taito. It was released as a coin-op in 1988. Many home computer versions, including Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, were released in 1989.

Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer

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