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.
The Goonies is the video game adaptation of the famous 1985 film written by Steven Spielberg and directed by Richard Donner. Developed by Datasoft for 8-bit platforms, the game was...
Year: 1985 Genre: Platformer
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M.C. Kids (known as McDonald Land in Europe) is a 2D platformer sponsored by the famous fast-food company. The title was developed by Virgin Games originally for the NES in 1992, then ported to Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, and Atari ST.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Mega Man 2, known in Japan as Rockman 2, is an action platformer created by Capcom in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the second title in the Mega Man series a...
Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer
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Wonder Dog is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Core Design and published by JVC Musical Industries in 1992 for Sega CD. It was ported to the Amiga in 1993. On a distant ...
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Montezuma's Revenge is a flip-screen platformer published by Parker Brothers and released for 8-bit platforms in 1984. Versions include Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others.
Year: 1984 Genre: Platformer
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Jill of the Jungle is an adventure platform game developed and published by Epic MegaGames in 1992 for MS-DOS. The title is the first part of a trilogy; the following year, the thr...
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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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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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
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Enemy: Tempest Of Violence is a platformer action-adventure created by Anachronia for the Amiga and published originally in 1997. The developer released an improved version, called...
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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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Batman: The Movie (or, more simply, Batman) is an action game based on the 1989 Batman film directed by Tim Burton. Developed by Ocean Software, it was released in 1989 for the Ami...
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Santa's Xmas Caper is an excellent little platformer with Santa as the main character, developed and published by Zeppelin Games in December 1992. The game was released for MS-DOS and Amiga.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Astro Boy: Omega Factor is a side-scrolling action game developed by Treasure and published by Sega in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. Based on Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga and anime...
Year: 2003 Genre: Platformer
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Hudson Hawk is a platform game developed by Special FX for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. It is based on the film of the same name with Bruce Willis. It was released in 1991 and published by Ocean Software.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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