Comical Action
Game genre theme
An action/platformer genre characterized by single-screen levels (limited scrolling) and cooperative 2-player action. A level is usually cleared when all enemies on the screen have been defeated (who usually drop random score bonus items).
79
games
38platforms
Alternate name: コミカルアクション
SPC 1987
ARCD 1996
ARCD 1983
ST 1987
WTCH 1983-03-14
5200 1983
PS4 2020-11-17
VCS 1983
SX1 1984
GB 1991
GB 1991
IIE 1988
Not to be confused with vertical platformers.
Mostly popular in Japan where majority (all?) games in the genre are made; does not apparently have a name in the west.
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Games by year
The first Comical Action video game was released in 1983.
Taito, Hudson Soft and Nintendo published most of these games.
Platforms
Arcade | 8 | ||
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C64 | 6 | ||
NES | 5 | ||
GB | 4 | ||
Amiga | 4 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 3 | ||
Mega Drive | 3 | ||
X68000 | 2 | ||
NEC PC6001 | 2 | ||
NEC PC8801 | 2 | ||
MICRO 7 - FM7 | 2 | ||
Apple II E | 2 | ||
Sharp X1 | 2 | ||
PC Engine | 2 | ||
GBA | 2 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 2 | ||
MS-DOS | 2 | ||
Neo-Geo | 2 | ||
Game & Watch | 2 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 2 | ||
Linux | 2 | ||
Atari ST | 2 | ||
PC-FX | 1 | ||
NEC PC9801 | 1 | ||
Atari 2600 | 1 | ||
C16/Plus4 | 1 | ||
Oric | 1 | ||
Master System | 1 | ||
Windows | 1 | ||
PS4 | 1 |