Category description: Today more often referred to as a "platformer" or "platform game", Super Mario inspired countless other games where the primary mechanic involves running, jumping, and sometimes even flying around the levels. Commander Keen, the unofficial mascot of the site, was an early example on the PC.
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Mega Man X

Views: 18,3621995DemoSidescrolling Capcom Entertainment
This demo trial version of the first of the long running Mega Man X series is quite similar to its Super Nintendo … VIEW

Mimi & the Mites

Hidden gem alert! Mimi & the Mites is a well-made platforming game where you must kill the mites and get to the exit. To … VIEW

Mini Prince

Views: 9,7322020FreewareSidescrolling Anne Bras
Mini Prince is a cute ASCII version of the classic Prince of Persia game (original by Jordan Mechner). In this text-mode … VIEW

Monster Bash

Views: 20,3591993Shareware (Full version available)Sidescrolling Apogee Software
This is another of Apogee's EGA sidescrollers. This one is lesser known because it was a bit outdated when it was … VIEW

Monuments of Mars

Views: 14,1801991Full versionSidescrolling Scenario SoftwareApogee Software
One of two follow ups to the classic Pharoah's Tomb game. Although it seems like it uses the same that uses the same … VIEW

Moraff's Escapade

Views: 5,0621991SharewareSidescrolling MoraffWare
Moraff's Escapade is a Lode Runner variant, with possibly some inspiration from Jumpman and other similar DOS games. … VIEW

Mutant Earth

Views: 11,3491997SharewareSidescrolling RocSoft
Mutant Earth is a game that clearly takes inspiration from popular shareware platformers, perhaps most notably Duke … VIEW

Mysterious Worlds

Views: 7,5471991FreewareSidescrolling MC Publications
Mysterious Worlds is a DOS port of a game that was given away on a disk included with the Amiga Fun magazine. It is … VIEW

NanoTech

Views: 6071995FreewareSidescrolling Sean Lane Fuller
Nanotech is an interesting 3D platforming game where the object is to traverse each small level and crash into a … VIEW

Ninja

Views: 3,2761986SharewareSidescrolling Robert Kemmetmueller
Ninja is a very early CGA platforming game. You are a ninja, and must defeat all of the "black-belt karate fighters" who … VIEW

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