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.
Flynn Spirit
Flynn Spirit is a game clearly inspired by Lode Runner and other similar games, but it adds its own unique gameplay … VIEW
Framed
Views: 3,7681995SharewareSidescrolling
Machination
Framed is an unusual platforming / adventure game. The story is that you have been FRAMED, and your mission is to escape … VIEW
Game With No Name
Views: 4,4701995FreewareSidescrolling
Darren Heaton
This is a quite interesting and unique text-mode game. (That is, a game created using only the ASCII character set.) … VIEW
Gateworld
Views: 5,4781995SharewareSidescrolling
Homebrew Software
My first thought when playing this game was "Alright! It looks like Duke Nukem!". GateWorld has undoubtedly been largely … VIEW
Giana Sisters 32k
Views: 5,7211998FreewareSidescrolling
Rainer Sinsch
Giana Sisters was apparently a popular game on the Commodore64 computer, and it was also fan-ported to PCs so the game … VIEW
Giddy 3: The Retro Eggsperience
Views: 3,5112000FreewareSidescrolling
Phil Ruston
Although the documentation makes no reference to the Dizzy series of games by Codemasters, Giddy is clearly a clone of … VIEW
Guimo
Views: 3,4171996DemoSidescrolling
Jack in the Box Computing
Guimo is an impressive looking game which seems to have a lot of promise, but the actual gameplay is a bit lacking. In … VIEW
Happyland Adventures
Views: 7,1362000FreewareSidescrolling
Free Lunch Design
With nice looking graphics and fun sound effects/music, this game is quite enjoyable to play. The object is to collect … VIEW
Happyland Adventures: X-mas Edition
Views: 8,4222000FreewareSidescrolling
Free Lunch Design
This version of Happyland Adventures includes more of the platforming and collecting action that the original game … VIEW
Hedgehog
Views: 6811984FreewareSidescrolling
Adrian and Benjamin Haas
This game is not good. Hedgehogs is a CGA action game where you press the J key to make a hedgehog jump. Yup it's a … VIEW
