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Best platformer games - Page 8

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

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

arcade coin-op conversion platform-shooter platformer

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

2d c64 original game clone commodore 64 hop and bop jumper platformer public domain side-scrolling

Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands 2 amigapc-engine

Parasol Stars, also known as Parasol Stars: The Story of Rainbow Islands II - or if you prefer, The Story of Bubble Bobble III - is an arcade by Taito. The title is quite strange because there was no "Story of Bubble Bobble I".

Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer

2 players arcade clear-screen arcade co-op flip-screen pc engine original platformer

Rick Dangerous 2 amiga

Rick Dangerous 2 is the sequel to the popular platformer created by Core Design, inspired by the character of Indiana Jones. The game serves as the direct sequel to the original R...

Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer

aliens atari st original platformer puzzle platformer science fiction

Zorro dos

Zorro is a cinematic action-adventure created for MS-DOS by Capstone Software and released in 1995. The game represents an attempt to bring the Prince of Persia mechanics to the ...

Year: 1995 Genre: Action

action-adventure cinematic platform-adventure platformer

Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back commodore-64

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

fantasy horror platform-adventure platformer

Arabian Nights amiga

Arabian Nights is a platformer created exclusively for the Amiga by Krisalis Software and released in 1993. Designed by Simeon Pashley (the same guy that programmed the Mancheste...

Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer

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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest nes

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is a platformer action-adventure game created by Konami in 1987 for the Famicom. It was released in North America for the NES in 1988. This is the sec...

Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer

action-adventure horror metroidvania nes original game non-linear platform-adventure platformer progressive slash-em-up

Pushover amiga

Pushover is a puzzler developed by Red Rat Software and published by Ocean in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, and SNES. The game, whose concept was created by Charles Partingto...

Year: 1992 Genre: Puzzler

advergames platformer puzzle strategy puzzler

Enchanted Land amiga

Enchanted Land is a fantasy platformer created by Thalion Software in 1990, initially for the Atari ST, then ported to the Amiga. The game was coded by Nic Thisell, a former member...

Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer

atari st original fantasy platform-adventure platformer

James Pond 2: RoboCod amiga

James Pond 2: Codename Robocod is a platformer created by Vectordean in 1991 as a sequel to James Pond: Underwater Agent. The game was initially developed for Amiga, Atari ST, an...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

advergames aga amiga cd32 hop and bop jumper platformer

Mouse Trap amiga

Mousetrap is a platformer created by Microvalue for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit in 1987. The same year it was ported to Amiga and Atari ST. Somehow inspired to Mappy and Ma...

Year: 1987 Genre: Platformer

clear-screen arcade platformer

Crazy Sue amiga

Crazy Sue is a 2D platformer released as the Amiga Fun magazine cover disk in 1990. It was developed for the Amiga but later ported to the Commodore 64 and Atari ST. The game was c...

Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer

amiga original game coverdisk hop and bop jumper platformer public domain

Black Lamp amiga

Black Lamp is a fantasy platformer published by Firebird for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, and Amiga in 1988. Later, it was ported in 1989 to Atari 8-bit. It's a game with a...

Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer

fantasy platformer progressive slash-em-up