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Platformer

Game genre theme

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

291
games
43
platforms
Asterix and The Great Rescue (Game Gear)
Asterix and The Great Rescue
GG 1994-09
Chuckie Egg (Commodore 64)
Chuckie Egg
C64 1984
Jack out of Control (MS-DOS)
Jack out of Control
DOS 1990
Animaniacs (Mega Drive)
Animaniacs
GEN 1994-05-14
Short's Fuse (ZX Spectrum)
Short's Fuse
SPC 1984
The New Zealand Story (Atari ST)
The New Zealand Story
ST 1989
10 Second Ninja X (PlayStation 4)
10 Second Ninja X
PS4 2016-07-19
Brickie Nickie (BBC Micro)
Brickie Nickie
BBC 1985
Makai Prince Dorabocchan (PC Engine)
Makai Prince Dorabocchan
PCE 1990-12-21
Barmy Butterflies (BBC Micro)
Barmy Butterflies
BBC 1987
Ghosts 'n Goblins (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Ghosts 'n Goblins
NES 1986-06-13
Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy)
Castlevania: The Adventure
GB 1989-10-27

The first video game about Platformer was released in 1982.

Sega, Capcom and Taito has published most of these games

See also: platformer elements

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

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Platforms

NES 52
Windows 21
SNES 20
BBC 18
ZX Spectrum 16
C64 15
Mega Drive 13
GB 11
GBA 10
Atari ST 8
Game Gear 8
Amstrad CPC 8
Amiga 7
Arcade 7
Master System 7
Switch 7
MS-DOS 6
GBC 5
PCE 5
PS 5
Atari 400/800 4
Linux 4
Atari 2600 4
MSX 4
Wii 3
iOS 3
Mobile 2
3DS 2
Saturn 2
FM Towns 1

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Popular tags

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