GamesNostalgia

Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac

iten

Best platformer games - Page 3

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! commodore-64atari-2600atari-5200

Pitfall!, also known as Pitfall Harry's Jungle Adventure, is a legendary platformer designed and programmed by David Crane. It was released in 1982 for the Atari 2600. In this ga...

Year: 1983 Genre: Platformer

atari 2600 original flip-screen platformer puzzle platformer

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 windows

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

2 players cartoon multiplayer platform-shooter platformer side-scrolling split-screen

Duke Nukem dos

Released in 1991 by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem Episode 1 - Shrapnel City is a side-scrolling platform shooter. It introduced players to one of gaming’s most recognizable action heroes.

Year: 1991 Genre: Shooter

2d platform-shooter platformer run and gun science fiction shareware shooter side-scrolling

Earthworm Jim genesis

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

comedy genesis original game hand-drawn animations platform-shooter platformer run and gun side-scrolling

Rygar: The Legendary Warrior amiga

Rygar: Legendary warrior is an arcade platform action game created by Tecmo in 1986 and ported to several platforms. The game was released in fact for the C64, ZX Spectrum, and Sega Master System.

Year: 2019 Genre: Brawler

aga brawler coin-op conversion fantasy freeware hack and slash platformer progressive beat-em-up public domain side-scrolling

Kirby's Adventure nes

Kirby's Adventure is a platformer developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo in 1993 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This colorful platform game represents the se...

Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer

2d cartoon parallax scrolling platform-adventure platformer side-scrolling

Hocus Pocus dos

Hocus Pocus is a fantasy platform action game developed by Moonlite Software and published by Apogee Software in 1994 for DOS. This game has nothing to do with the movie of the same title that was released in 1993.

Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer

fantasy platform-adventure platformer

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

arcade coin-op conversion multi-directional platform-shooter platformer

Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle dos

Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle is the fourth game in the Commander Keen series and the first in the second series "Goodbye, Galaxy". Developed by idSoftware, it was released in 1991 for MS-DOS.

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

2d hop and bop platformer science fiction

4D Prince of Persia dos

4D Prince of Persia is an unofficial reworking of the original Prince of Persia game by Jordan Mechner. This remake was developed by Kirill A. Terebilov in 1994..

Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer

cinematic platformer freeware middle east platformer remake

Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes dos

Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes is the sequel to Commander Keen: Marooned on Mars. It was developed by id Software and published by Apogee in 1990 for DOS only. Programmed, ...

Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer

hop and bop platformer science fiction side-scrolling

Gods amiga

Gods is a fantasy platform game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. The Gods have made an open call to any...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

atari st original classical antiquity fantasy hack and slash mythology platformer progressive slash-em-up

Rick Dangerous amiga

Rick Dangerous is a 2D action platformer created by Core Design and published by Microplay Software in 1989 for the Amiga and Atari ST. It was also released for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and other home computers.

Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer

aliens ancient egypt archaeology atari st original jungle platformer puzzle platformer side-scrolling

Lionheart amiga

Lionheart is a side-scrolling hack'n'slash action platformer created by Thalion Software for the Amiga only. It was published in January 1993 and received many positive reviews. The game features parallax scrolling and 3D backgrounds.

Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer

amiga original game basher fantasy hack and slash platformer progressive slash-em-up side-scrolling