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).

games

platforms

Alternate name: コミカルアクション

Mario Brothers

C16 198?

Nightmare in the Dark

NEO 2000

Don Doko Don

PCE 1990-05-31

Snow Bros - Nick & Tom

ARCD 1990

X68K 1989

ARCD 1983

X360 2009-08-05

ARCD 1994

WTCH 1983-03-14

ARCD 1989

CPC 2012

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.

Popular tags

platformer verticalplatformer

Parent group

Platformer

Games by year

The first Comical Action video game was released in 1983.

Taito, Hudson Soft and Atari published most of these games.

Platforms

Arcade		8
C64		6
NES		5
GB		4
Amiga		4
Amstrad CPC		3
Mega Drive		3
Linux		2
Atari ST		2
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
Atari 5200		1
PC Engine CD		1
Famicom Disk System		1
Game Gear		1
X360		1
PC-FX		1
NEC PC9801		1
Atari 2600		1

Most common companies

Taito	16
Hudson Soft	9
Atari	6
Nintendo	6
Ocean	6
Firebird	3
Toaplan	2