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.
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, ...
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Quik the Thunder Rabbit is a cute platformer developed by Stywox and published by Titus in 1994 for Amiga, Amiga CD32, and MS-DOS. The game, inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog, featu...
Year: 1994 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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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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Super Methane Bros is a single screen platformer arcade created by Apache Software for the Amiga and released in 1994. Apache Software, which previously had programmed the CD32 ver...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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Ghostbusters (Genesis version) is a side-scrolling platformer featuring the heroes of the 1984 movie. SEGA released the game in 1990. This title is different from the Activision ve...
Year: 1990 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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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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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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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
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Fury Of The Furries is a puzzle-platformer created by Atreid Concept and published by Mindscape in 1993 for the Amiga, PC, and Macintosh. The Gameboy and PC US versions were rebranded by Namco, replacing the furries with Pac Man.
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Jill of the Jungle: Jill Goes Underground is the second chapter of the Jill of the Jungle trilogy, a series of side-scroller platformers. The games were designed to compete with Duke Nukem and Commander Keen.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince is the third chapter of Epic MegaGames' famous 2D platformer series. Do you like retro video games, but you're sick of the same old hero-s...
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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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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