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.
Volcano Hunter
Views: 2,7481991SharewareSidescrolling
Informative Technologies Corp.
Volcano Hunter is a port of a TRS-80 game from 1984. Therefore it's rather primitive in many ways, like its use of … VIEW
Willy the Worm
Views: 4,2331985SharewareSidescrolling
Alan Farmer
Back in 1985, when this game was released, it was probably quite decent. Today it seems very, very dated. The "graphics" … VIEW
Willy the Worm Part II: The Big Trip Home
Views: 3,5911987SharewareSidescrolling
Alan Farmer
Willy the Worm Part II: The Big Trip Home is the sequel to the mostly-unknown Willy the Worm. The gameplay in the second … VIEW
Xargon
Views: 6,8541994Full versionSidescrolling
Epic Megagames
Xargon is a side-scrolling platform / action / adventure game from Epic, it looks like it uses a modified version of the … VIEW
Yogho Yogho
Yogho Yogho is a game released by European dairy foods company Campina. They apparently commissioned this game in 1995 … VIEW
Z-Tech ANSI Man
Views: 2,5391992FreewareSidescrolling
Anonymous / Unknown
Z-Tech ANSI Man is a simplistic textmode-based platforming game. It runs super fast on default DOSBox settings so the … VIEW
Zipman 3
Views: 2,5731994SharewareSidescrolling
Zipteam
Zipman 3 (no idea if episodes 1-2 ever were released) has the germ of a good game (decent sprite-based graphics and … VIEW
Zool
Views: 6,8261993DemoSidescrolling
Gremlin Graphics Software Limited
Zool ("Ninja of the 'Nth' dimension") is a colorful platforming game with prominent product placement for Chupa Chups … VIEW
Zorro
Views: 4,4401995DemoSidescrolling
Capstone Software
Zorro is based on the masked outlaw character. Basically, the game is a blatant rip-off of Prince of Persia. It's almost … VIEW
Zyclunt
Views: 4,0211995DemoSidescrolling
Phantagram
Zyclunt (also known as "Blade Warrior") is a side-scrolling fighting / platformer where you battle lots of robots, … VIEW
