Contra is a run-and-gun style platformer developed by Konami and published by Erbe Software initially in 1987. It was released in arcades and on ZX Spectrum and Amstrad PC to start with.
Year: 1988 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2020-03-07Tags: arcade platform-shooter run and gun science fiction shoot em up south america
Super Contra is an arcade game developed and published by Konami in 1988, also ported for Nintendo Entertainment in 1990 This installment is a sequel to the legendary Contra (19...
Year: 1990 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2020-03-07Tags: aliens coin-up conversion multi-directional platform-shooter run and gun science fiction side-scrolling
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a side-scrolling platformer produced by Epic Games (at that time under the name Epic MegaGames) and, after an accidental confirmation by Arjan Brussee in 1994, it was published in 1998 for Windows.
Year: 1998 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2020-04-03Tags: 2 players cartoon multiplayer platform-shooter shoot em up side-scrolling split-screen
Mega Man X is a popular platform game developed by Capcom, released for the SNES in 1993 and ported to PC in 1995. It holds the distinction of being the first Mega Man game for ...
Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2020-12-02Tags: anime arcade platform-shooter science fiction shoot em up
Jazz Jackrabbit is a popular side-scrolling shooter/platformer developed by Epic MegaGames and released in 1994 for the PC. The game was named Arcade Game of the Year by PC Format.
Year: 1994 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2020-12-02Tags: platform-shooter run and gun shoot em up
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (a.k.a. Dangerous Dave 2) is the sequel to the original Dangerous Dave and was developed by Gamer’s Edge and id Software; and published by Softdisk Publishing in 1991 for DOS.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2020-12-02Tags: 2d horror platform-shooter side-scrolling
Duke Nukem II is the second game in the Duke Nukem franchise and was developed and published by Apogee Software for DOS in 1993. It has since been ported to multiple other platforms.
Year: 1993 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2020-12-02Tags: platform-shooter run and gun science fiction shoot em up
Astro Marine Corps (or simply A.M.C.) is a horizontal scrolling shoot-em-up created by the Spanish studio Creepsoft/Dinamic Software. Released originally for the Amstrad CPC and ot...
Year: 1990 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2021-06-07Tags: aliens msx platform-shooter run and gun side-scrolling
Earthworm Jim is a 2D shooter/platformer created by Shiny Entertainment originally for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and published in 1994. The game design and the creation of the c...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2019-10-24Tags: comedy genesis original game hand-drawn animations platform-shooter run and gun side-scrolling
Contra: Hard Corps, also known as Probotector, is a shoot 'em-up created by Konami and published in 1994 for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. The Contra series started as an arcade ...
Year: 1994 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2019-11-26Tags: 2 players co-op platform-shooter run and gun science fiction side-scrolling
Satan is a platformer/beat-em-up created by the Spanish studio Dinamic Software originally for the MSX, then ported to several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms including Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, in 1990.
Year: 1990 Genre: Beat-'em-up Updated: 2021-06-01Tags: barbarian basher fantasy msx platform-shooter side-scrolling
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a platform action-adventure created for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 by Lucasfilm Games and Sculptured Software. It's the sequel of the Star Wars game created by Beam Software.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2021-05-04Tags: 2d action-adventure licensed movies platform-shooter side-scrolling
This is the Amiga version (already packed to run on your PC) of one of the most popular arcade created by Taito, New Zealand Story. This conversion has been released in 1989, devel...
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2021-04-14Tags: arcade coin-up conversion platform-shooter shoot em up
Impossamole is a platform-shooter created by Core Design and published by Gremlin Graphics for Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, PC Engine, and other platforms in 1990. T...
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer Updated: 2021-05-30Tags: jumper jungle platform-shooter
