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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DOS19903.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises -
DOS19902.9/5 Softie -
DOS19904.1/5 Game ArtsZeliard is a fantasy platformer - JRPG hybrid with metroidvania gameplay elements developed by Game Arts and released for DOS in 1990. Zeliard is a single-player game.
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DOS1991protected4.1/5 Delphine software -
DOS19913.4/5 Apogee Software -
DOS19913.9/5 Loriciels -
DOS1991protected4/5 id software -
DOS1991protected4/5 id softwareCommander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.
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DOS19914.2/5 id software -
DOS1991protected3.9/5 Apogee Software -
DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software -
DOS1991freeware4/5 Scenerio Software -
DOS1991freeware3.6/5 Scenerio Software -
DOS1991freeware3.9/5 Scenerio Software -
DOS19914.3/5 Apogee SoftwareDuke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
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DOS19913.9/5 Flair Software -
DOS19914.1/5 Codemasters -
DOS19914.3/5 Bitmap BrothersGods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...
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DOS19914/5 Manley Associates -
DOS19914.5/5 Data East -
DOS1991remake4/5 Apogee Software -
DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive -
DOS19913.8/5 Mr. Micro -
DOS19914/5 Silmarils -
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1991freeware3.3/5 Scenerio Software -
DOS1991protected4.1/5 Titus Interactive -
DOS19913.5/5 Imagitec Design -
DOS19913.5/5 Starbyte Software -
DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive -
DOS19914.1/5 Linel