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Platformers: jumping and running sorted by year, newest first

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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The Smurfs

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Infogrames
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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’t commit (sure, pal), armed to the teeth and...
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Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware Moonlite Software
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Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz!

DOS1995protected Softdisk Publishing
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Disney's The Jungle Book

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected Virgin Interactive
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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 gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activisio...
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Pocahontas

DOS1995 Teeny Weeny Games
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Realms of Chaos

DOSMac OSLinux1995protected Apogee Software
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Soccer Kid

DOS1995 Krisalis
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Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS1995 Six Pound Sledge Studios
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Williams Arcade Classics

DOS1995 Digital Eclipse Software
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Zorro

DOS1995 Capstone Software
From the dusty archives of 1995 DOS gaming comes Zorro, a side-scrolling platformer that asks the question: what if the legendary masked hero had the reflexes of a hungover sloth? With clunky controls and combat that’s more ...
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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 shotgun-wielding rebel with a mullet that could cut gl...
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Cool Spot

DOS1994 Virgin Interactive
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Disney's Aladdin

DOS1994 Virgin Interactive
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Doofus

DOS1994 X-ample Architectures
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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 inexplicable candy-based architecture. Choose between Z...
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Beethoven 2

DOS1993 Rozner Labs Software Group
Yes, it’s that Beethoven—the slobbery St. Bernard, not the piano guy. In Beethoven 2, you control a surprisingly agile dog on a quest to rescue your kidnapped puppies. Along the way, you’ll bark at birds, jump on...