Platform

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Platform games (platformers) are action games in which the playfield is set up as a series of planes (floors, levels, or platforms) for the player to navigate.

Platform games often involve combat, but include additional challenges by making navigation hazardous. Often the challenges of overcoming environmental dangers surpass those posed by combat. The player character is usually required to jump over gaps and damaging areas, or to access a different platform. In many platform games the player character is very vulnerable and can die easily from falling damage, environmental traps, or enemy attacks.

Early platform games (e.g. Donkey Kong) were confined to one screen and required the player character to climb in order to reach higher platforms. Later platformers, popularized by Super Mario Bros., began to focus on traversing side-scrolling levels, often within an allotted time limit, fending off upcoming enemies and jumping. This style, commonly referred to as jump-and-run, has preserved itself in many later platformers as well.

Other platform games, such as Prince of Persia, emphasize exploration, combat, and problem-solving in addition to the usual platform challenges. Such games have become known as cinematic platformers. This style has had a considerable influence on many 3D platformers (e.g. later Prince of Persia games, ICO, etc.), which incorporate extensive puzzle-solving.

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Eggerland Mystery MSX (1985) The Eggerland series consists of several puzzle games. You play Lolo, a blue ball-like character with eyes, arms, and legs....
Egg Mania Game Boy Advance (2002) Egg Mania is a puzzle game in which the player controls an egg shaped character against either a computer opponent...
Eggs of Steel PlayStation (1998) In Eggs of Steel, the player takes control of Charlie the Egg, a night watchman at the MOM Steel Factory....
Egypt NES (1991) When adventurer was lost and trapped in the mysterious Egyptian Palace, he has met the spherical Blue Jewel, which represents...
Elasto Mania Windows (2000) You have to ride a motorbike and complete the various stages. You can get to the next level only by...
El Capitán Trueno DOS (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989), MSX (1989) and Amstrad CPC (1989) El Capitán Trueno (Captain Thunder) is the name of a famous Spanish comic book which tells the ongoing story of...
Electric Crayon 3.1: At the Zoo DOS (1992) This computer coloring book is another part in the Electric Crayon series and it has 30 pictures of different Zoo...
Electric Crayon 3.1: Super Mario Bros & Friends: When I Grow Up DOS (1992) This computer coloring book is another part in the Electric Crayon series and it has 29 pictures of different Super...
Electric Crayon Deluxe: At the Zoo Amiga (1989) and DOS (1990) This computer coloring book is another part in the Electric Crayon series and it has 30 pictures of different Zoo...
Electric Crayon Deluxe: Dinosaurs Are Forever DOS (1988) and Amiga (1989) This computer coloring book is another part in the Electric Crayon series and it has 26 pictures of different Dinosaurs...
Electric Crayon Deluxe: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: World Tour Commodore 64 (1990), Amiga (1990), Atari ST (1990) and DOS (1990) This computer coloring book is another part in the Electric Crayon series and it has 30 pictures of different world...
Electrician NES (1986) A colossal earthquake has struck the United States of America, causing blackouts in several buildings across the country. Now it's...
Electro Man DOS (1992) This is a platform game with puzzle elements. You have to guide Jacek, the Electroman, around the levels, using such...
Elektrek Amiga (1994) If Pipe Mania were a platform game, this is what it would be. You have to direct an electric current...
Elephant Quest Browser (2011) The weather was fine, and everyone decided it was a great day to be outside. Elephant dressed up in his...
Elevator DOS (1986) The gameplay of Elevator is similar to that of Spy's Demise. The goal is to reach the top of the...
Elevator Action Commodore 64 (1986), NES (1985), Game Boy (1991), ZX Spectrum (1987), MSX (1985), Amstrad CPC (1987), Atari 2600 (2001), Wii (2007) and SG-1000 (1985) You are Agent 17 (codename: "Otto"). Your mission is to secure all top secret documents from a security building and...
Elevator Action 2 SEGA Saturn (1997) Elevator Action Returns is Taito's sequel to their 1983 game. At the start of the game, you choose one of...
Elevator Action Old & New Game Boy Advance (2002) A re-release of the original Elevator Action (the "old") with an additional arranged version created specifically for the GBA (the...
Elf DOS (1992), Amiga (1991) and Atari ST (1991) Cornelius the Elf was living peacefully in a forest with his sweetheart Elisa. However, an evil creature known as Necrilous...
ElfLand DOS (1992) and Windows (2008) In the two volumes of Elfland you play as an Elf fighting off the evil trolls that have invaded your...
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron PlayStation 3 (2011) and Xbox 360 (2011) The story of El Shaddai takes place in a fantastical interpretation of biblical themes, taking primary inspiration from the apocryphal...
El Viento Genesis (1991) In 1930s New York, a dark cult plans the resurrection of their master, the Dark Prince Hastur, in order to...
Elvira: The Arcade Game DOS (1991), Commodore 64 (1991), Amiga (1991) and Atari ST (1991) A platform game starring the well-known Mistress of the dark popularized by Horror Soft's RPGs, Elvira: The Arcade Game consists...
Emberwind Macintosh (2009), Windows (2009), iPad (2011) and iPhone (2011) Emberwind is a fantasy retro platformer inspired by the 8-bit era of games. It is set in the land of...