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Best platform-shooters

Jazz Jackrabbit dos

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

2d cartoon platform-shooter platformer

Contra nesmsx

Contra is a run-and-gun style platformer developed by Konami and published by Erbe Software in 1987. It was released in arcades and on ZX Spectrum and Amstrad PC to start with. The...

Year: 1988 Genre: Shooter

2 players 2d coin-op conversion platform-shooter run and gun science fiction shooter south america

Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion dos

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

2d horror platform-shooter platformer 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

Dangerous Dave's Risky Rescue dos

Dangerous Dave’s Risky Rescue is the third of the Dangerous Dave series and was developed by Gamer’s Edge and published by Softdisk in 1993 for DOS. This was only the second on...

Year: 1993 Genre: Shooter

platform-shooter platformer side-scrolling

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

Toki amiga

Toki is a platformer arcade created by TAD Corporation and originally released in 1989. Two years later, it was ported to several home computer platforms. I'm not going to lie. Until recently, I had never played Toki.

Year: 1991 Genre: Arcade

arcade coin-op conversion platform-shooter platformer

Jazz Jackrabbit: Christmas Edition dos

Jazz Jackrabbit is a side-scrolling platformer developed and published by Epic MegaGames for PC. This Christmas Edition, also known as Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994, is a spec...

Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer

christmas freeware holidays platform-shooter 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 II dos

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

platform-shooter run and gun science fiction shareware shooter

Mega Man X dos

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 the...

Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer

anime platform-shooter platformer run and gun science fiction

Turrican amigacommodore-64

Turrican is one of the most popular games of the '90s. It was designed and programmed by Manfred Trenz initially for the Commodore 64. The game is a sci-fi platformer, where a muta...

Year: 1990 Genre: Shooter

c64 original game commodore 64 mutants platform-shooter run and gun science fiction shooter walkabout

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

Jim Power in Mutant Planet amiga

Jim Power in Mutant Planet is a shooter/platformer created initially for the Amiga by Digital Concept and published by Loriciels in 1992. The game was also ported to Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, and TurboGrafx CD.

Year: 1992 Genre: Shooter

amiga original game mutants platform-shooter science fiction shooter side-scrolling