Year of Release: 1995
Genre: Action-Adventure, Platformer
Tag Archives: Platformer
Shadow of the Beast (Lynx)
Year of Release: 1992
Genre: Action, Platformer
Time Trax (SNES)
Year of Release: 1994
Genre: Action, Platformer, Shooter
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Captain America and The Avengers (Genesis/Megadrive)
Year of Release: 1991
Genre: Action, Platformer
The Blues Brothers (SNES)
Year of Release: 1991
Genre: Action, Platformer
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis/Megadrive)
Year of Release: 1991
Genre: Platformer
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 16-bit platformer released for the Sega Genesis. It was the first game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and also the first game developed by Sonic Team. It was released in 1991 in North America, Europe and Japan. It is one of the best selling video games of all time, and thus a giant money maker for Sega, creating a popular evergreen franchise and also propelled the Genesis to widespread popularity.
Fantasy World Dizzy (ZX Spectrum)
Year of Release: 1988
Genre: Platformer, Action, Adventure
Like all the core Dizzy games, the character is able to move and jump through a world full of dangers and puzzles to solve. The underlying concept of Fantasy World Dizzy is that all of Dizzy’s friends (the Yolkfolk) have been magically ensorcelled with various fairy-tale curses and Dizzy must rescue them all.
DuckTales: Remastered (PS3)
Year of Release: 2014
Genre: Platformer
DuckTales: Remastered is a remake of Capcom’s NES classic. The game was announced during Capcom’s PAX East 2013 panel. DuckTales: Remastered features the surviving original voice cast, including Scrooge’s original voice actor Alan Young. The graphics are a 2.5D blend of three-dimensional backgrounds and 2D sprites. The classic 8-bit music has been remastered by Jake ‘Virt’ Kaufman to create more modern sounding takes of the classic tunes.
Wizards and Warriors (NES)
Year of Release: 1987
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wizards & Warriors, developed by Rare, was released in December of 1987 for the NES. The game stars Kuros, a powerful knight who enters the woods of Elrond in a quest to defeat the wizard Malkil.
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (GBA)
Year of Release: 2001
Genre: Platformer
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams was the first handheld game in the Klonoa franchise to be released in the North American and European markets.