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.
Wonder Boy is a side-scrolling platform-adventure game originally developed by Escape (later known as Westone) for arcades in 1986. Home conversions appeared on the Sega Master System and the Commodore 64 in 1987.
Year: 1987 Genre: Platformer
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Rainbow Islands is the sequel to Bubble Bobble and was developed and published by Taito in 1987 for arcades only. It would remain a coin-op until 1990 when it was ported to the Amiga, Commodore 64, and other home platforms.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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Commander Keen: Aliens Ate My Babysitter! is the final episode of the famous series of side-scrolling platformers created by id Software. The game, published in 1991 by FormGen, wa...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a platformer by id Software, creators of Doom. Released in 1991 for PC only, it's the fifth game in the famous series of Commander Keen, and it's the second episode of "Goodbye Galaxy".
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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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
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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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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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Jazz Jackrabbit 2: Holiday Hare 98 is a free festive edition of Jazz Jackrabbit 2, developed by Epic MegaGames and released in 1998. The game features the character designed by Nic...
Year: 1998 Genre: Platformer
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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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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
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Bonk's Adventure is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Red Company and Atlus for the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine in 1989. It was published by Hudson Soft. Known as PC-Genjin in J...
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
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The Misadventures of Flink (or simply Flink) is a jump-and-run game created by Psygnosis and published in 1994. It was released for the Amiga CD32, Sega Mega Drive, and SEGA CD. Th...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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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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Bubba 'N' Stix is a platformer-puzzle game created by Core Design simultaneously for the SEGA Genesis and Amiga, including the CD32 version. The game, conceived by Simon Phipps, was released in 1994.
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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