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Platformer

Game genre theme

The player controlled character must jump and climb between platforms while avoiding obstacles.

929
games
89
platforms
Challenge (GameKing)
Challenge
GMKN 200?
Bubble Bobble (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Bubble Bobble
NES 1988-11
Fantastic Dizzy (Amiga OCS)
Fantastic Dizzy
OCS 1993
Pinocchio (Mega Drive)
Pinocchio
GEN 1996
Samurai Kid (Game Boy Color)
Samurai Kid
GBC 2001-02-02
BlocBusta (BBC Micro)
BlocBusta
BBC 1991
Adventure Island (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Adventure Island
NES 1986-09-12
Donkey Kong Jr. (Atari 7800)
Donkey Kong Jr.
7800 1988
Maya the Bee: The Great Adventure (Game Boy Advance)
Maya the Bee: The Great Adventure
GBA 2002
Auf Wiedersehen Monty (Commodore 16/Plus 4)
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
C16 1987
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (Game Boy Advance)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
GBA 2006-10-10
Castle Of Nightmares (BBC Micro)
Castle Of Nightmares
BBC 1986
See also: platformer elements

The first Platformer video game was released in 1981.

Sega, Gremlin Graphics and Konami published most of these games.

Parent groups

Action, Main game types

Child groups

Puzzle platformer, Cinematic platformer, Hop and bop, Comical Action, Metroidvania, Endless Runner, Vertical platformer, Precision platformer, Platform Hell, Turn-based platformer, Action Runner

compare with these groups

Platforms

NES 85
C64 60
ZX Spectrum 55
BBC 44
Amiga 42
Windows 42
MSX 41
Amstrad CPC 34
SNES 34
Atari ST 33
Apple II E 32
Linux 25
GBA 25
MS-DOS 23
GB 22
GBC 21
Mega Drive 20
GameKing 19
Switch 16
Arcade 16
Master System 15
Atari 400/800 15
PC Engine 15
Game Gear 13
Atari 2600 13
VIC-20 10
PS 9
Atari 5200 8
C16/Plus4 8
Electron 8

By year

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