In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
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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Pitfall: the Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action platformer. It's the forth game in the Pitfall series. It was developed by Activision in partnership with Redline games and published by Activision in 1994.
Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer
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Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (or Dangerous Dave 2) is the sequel to the original Dangerous Dave. It was developed by Gamer’s Edge and id Software, and published by Softdisk Publishing in 1991 for DOS.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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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
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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
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Traps 'n' Treasures is a platform action-adventure game developed by Nightingale for the Amiga and published by Starbyte and Krisalis in 1993-94. TNT takes players on an exciting pirate adventure with Captain Jeremy Flynn.
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Altered Beast is a beat ''em-up arcade game created by SEGA in 1988 as a coin-op machine. The same year it was also converted to the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis console, becoming the pack-in game officially offered with the console.
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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.
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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
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The First Samurai is a fantasy platform game developed by Vivid Image and published by Image Works in 1991 initially for the Amiga and Atari ST. Later it was ported to several other platforms, including DOS.
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The Blues Brothers is a platform action game originally developed by Titus for the Amiga and released in 1991. Following the game's success on Amiga, it was subsequently ported to ...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Ghouls 'N Ghosts, aka Daimakaimura (Great Demon World Village), is a famous arcade created by Capcom as a sequel to Ghosts 'N Goblins. It was initially released in 1988. It was ported to many home platforms, computers, and consoles.
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is a side-scrolling platformer developed by SEGA and released in 1990 for the Genesis/Mega Drive. It was also converted to 8-bit and ported to the SEGA Master System.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is the first in the franchise of side scrollers of the same name, developed by id Software. The game was published by Apogee Software in 1990 for DOS.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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