In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
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In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
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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Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure is a side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Apogee Software and released for DOS in 1992. The game has many references to another Apogee title, Duke Nukem (one of my favorites), throughout.
Year: 1992 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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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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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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Batman: The Video Game is a platformer created by Sunsoft for the NES in 1989, right after the Batman movie by Tim Burton. It should not be confused with the Batman videogame creat...
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
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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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Silkworm is a side-scrolling shooter arcade developed by Tecmo and released initially in 1988. In 1989 the game was ported to Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum by Random Access.
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Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure is a platform game developed by Red Company and Atlus for the PC Engine and released in 1993. The game features the distinctive anime-style caveman cha...
Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist is a beat-em-up created by Konami for the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis and released in 1992. It was the first appearance of the famous Turtles on the SEGA 16-bit console.
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Mega Man 3 is the third game of the popular side-scroller platformer created by Capcom. When you grow up playing video games, sooner or later, you learn that none of your favorite sagas are safe from the passage of time.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Nebulus 2 is the sequel to the famous puzzle platformer Nebulus (aka Tower Toppler) designed by John M. Phillips and released by Hewson. The first game introduced a concept of pseudo-3d based on the "rotation" of the background.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Second Samurai is a beat-'em-up for two players developed by Vivid Image and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for the Amiga. There was also an AGA version released in 1994. It's the ...
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Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja ("ikusae genshizin" in the original title) is an arcade created by Data East and released initially in 1991. It was then ported to several home platforms, ...
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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