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.
Willy the Worm Part II: The Big Trip Home
Views: 8,5291987SharewareSidescrolling
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: 19,8091994Full 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
Yo! Joe: Beat the Ghosts
Yo! Joe is a game that was ported from its original home on Amiga computers, a fact which becomes obvious once you look … 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: 7,5251992FreewareSidescrolling
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: 7,6671994SharewareSidescrolling
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: 16,6881993DemoSidescrolling
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: 11,5781995DemoSidescrolling
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: 11,2081995DemoSidescrolling
Phantagram
Zyclunt (also known as "Blade Warrior") is a side-scrolling fighting / platformer where you battle lots of robots, … VIEW
