Abandonware DOS title

Platformers: jumping and running sorted by release date

Platform games, also known as platformers, are a genre of video games characterized by gameplay focused on navigating a protagonist through a series of platforms and obstacles within a 2D or 3D environment. The main objective in platform games is to progress through levels, often reaching the end or completing specific objectives.

In platform games, players typically control a character who possesses the ability to jump or perform other acrobatic moves. These movements allow the character to traverse platforms, avoid obstacles, and defeat enemies or overcome challenges.

The genre originated in the early days of video gaming, with iconic titles like "Super Mario Bros" and "Donkey Kong" shaping the foundation of platformers. The success of these games led to the growth and diversification of the genre, resulting in a wide range of platform games with unique gameplay mechanics, art styles, and level designs.

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Sleepwalker

DOS1993protected CTA Developments
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The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure

DOS1993 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure is a video game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993. It is a sequel to the original The Blues Brothers game, which was based...
thehumans-2

The Humans

DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
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The Lost Vikings

DOS1993 Silicon & Synapse
In The Lost Vikings (1993, DOS), three Viking warriors with more brawn than brains find themselves kidnapped by aliens. Instead of raiding villages, they’re solving puzzles w...
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Tom and Jerry

DOS1993
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Xargon

DOS1993freeware Epic MegaGames
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Blackthorne

DOS1994 Blizzard Entertainment
Blackthorne (1994) is what happens when a '90s action hero gets lost in a side-scrolling alien world and decides to shoot everything until it makes sense. You’re Kyle, a shot...
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Cool Spot

DOS1994 Virgin Interactive
Cool Spot proves that even a soft drink mascot can star in a surprisingly fun platformer. You’re a tiny, sunglasses-wearing red dot who surfs soda bubbles, rescues friends tr...
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Disney's Aladdin

DOS1994 Virgin Interactive
If you grew up in the ‘90s, you probably remember Disney’s Aladdin as the game that made you want to bounce off rooftops while throwing apples at everything in sight. T...
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Doofus

DOS1994 X-ample Architectures
Doofus (1994) is what happens when platformers go slightly off the rails. You guide a floppy-haired kid through surreal, cartoony landscapes filled with hazards that feel more anno...
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Fantastic Dizzy

DOS1994 Codemasters
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Frankenstein

DOS1994 Junkyard
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Hocus Pocus

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames
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Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames
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Lollypop

DOS1994
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Super Mariio Bros

DOS1994remake
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Superfrog

DOS1994protected Team 17
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The Lion King

DOS1994 Westwood Studios
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Zool 2

DOS1994 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
The ninja ant is back—and this time, he brought a friend. Zool 2 doubles down on the sugar-fueled mayhem of the first game with more levels, more enemies, and even more inexp...
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Abuse

DOSLinuxMac OS1995freeware Crack dot Com
The year is 1995, and Abuse brings us one of the slickest, darkest run-and-gun shooters ever to crawl out of a DOS/Linux/Mac basement. You play a guy in prison for a crime he didn&...
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Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware Moonlite Software
Clyde is back—and this time, he's mad. Clyde's Revenge brings more levels, more traps, and slightly less mercy. Everything’s cranked up: the challenge, the mazes, the p...
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Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz!

DOS1995protected Softdisk Publishing
Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz! is what happens when a platformer drinks too much coffee. The pace is frantic, the enemies relentless, and the levels filled with hazards that seem ...
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Disney's The Jungle Book

DOSWindows XP/98/951995 Virgin Interactive
Disney’s The Jungle Book asks the eternal question: can a small boy raised by wolves really out-dance a bunch of monkeys while dodging snakes? The answer is yes, but not with...
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Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected Shiny Entertainment
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Framed

DOS1995 Machination
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Mega Man X

DOS1995protected Capcom
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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Windows XP/98/951995 Activision
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gamep...
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Pocahontas

DOS1995 Teeny Weeny Games
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Realms of Chaos

DOSMac OSLinux1995protected Apogee Software