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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Apprentice Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) If you can defeat the dragon Fumo, your status as a magician will be ensured. Many have tried to rid...
The Apprentice CD-i (1994) Far from the "multimedia" titles that formed the stock of the CDi's software library, The Apprentice is a plain old...
A Prehistoric Tale Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) Play the role of a time traveler whose job is to rescue dinosaur eggs from an unsafe environment so they...
Aquales Sharp X68000 (1991) In the year 2069, the British ship "Elias Rits" sailed to Kermadec Island on a private investigation mission. Shortly thereafter,...
Arabian Nights Amiga (1993) and Amiga CD32 (1993) In Arabian Nights, you play Sinbad Jr., a gardener at the royal palace who loves to sneak a peek at...
Arcade America Windows (1996), Windows 3.x (1996) and Macintosh (1996) Joey and his pet monsters are going to a concert in Woodstock. Unfortunately, Joey has overslept, and his monsters have...
Arcade Classic 4: Defender/Joust Game Boy (1995) A compilation and port of: Joust Defender The games can also be played on the Super Game Boy Peripheral and...
Arcade Fruit Machine Amiga (1992), Amstrad CPC (1990), Atari ST (1992), Commodore 64 (1990), DOS (1992), ZX Spectrum (1990) and Atari 8-bit (1990) Simulation of slot machine. Player throws several coins in the slot and begins his career. During the improvement of his...
Arcadia Remix Windows (2007) Arcadia Remix is a mini-game collection with retro aesthetics. A special feature is that the player is able to play...
Arc & Malice Windows (2009) Arc & Malice is a short platformer with a Victorian theme. The player commands a sergeant called Olaf who winds...
The Arc of Yesod Commodore 64 (1985) and ZX Spectrum (1985) In Nodes of Yesod, a monolith was discovered on the moon that transferred data vital to earth's security to an...
Arctic Adventure DOS (1991) Six months after the events of Pharaoh's Tomb, the young assistant-turned-treasure hunter Nevada Smith yearns for another discovery. Not willing...
Ardy Lightfoot SNES (1993) In this 2D platform game, you play as Ardy Lightfoot - a cat-like creature - with your friend Pec, a...
Ardy the Aardvark Atari 8-bit (1983), Apple II (1983) and Commodore 64 (1983) Ardy the Aardvark is a maze-game inspired by, and a near clone of, the arcade game Anteater. The player navigates...
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda Windows (2011) A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is the first chapter of a futuristic action platformer series. On 30th May 2094 a space ship...
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda - Berzerker Suit Windows (2011) Berzerker Suit is a downloadable content pack (DLC) for A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda. It adds a new suit for the protagonist,...
Ar'Kritz the Intruder DOS (1996) While Jack was drinking a simple beer, he wasn't thinking that he was absorbing Ar'Kritz a microscopic extra-terrestrial police officer....
Armadillo NES (1991) Armadillo is a young cowboy from Texas, who is in love with Sheryl, the cutest girl of the state. But...
Armadillo Run Windows (2006) Armadillo Run is a physics-based puzzle game that requires player to move an armadillo (pictured as a simple ball) to...
Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests DOS (1988) You are brave warrior Armorik, seeking to immortalize your name in the book of Viking legends. Luckily for you, the...
Aro DOS (1996) Aro is a platform game in which the player controls the titular character, a small red creature, who must traverse...
A Robot's Conundrum Xbox 360 (2009) A Robot's Conundrum puts the player in the role of a robot named MAIS (machine artificial intelligence system) that is...
Aro II DOS (1997) Aro II is a shareware one or two player platform game in the same vein as Aro.The player(s) control the...
Artefakt Przodków Atari 8-bit (1992) Lieutenant Max Graham is sent to the Moon in order to search an old moonbase for a super-starfighter which is...
Arthur's Pet Chase Macintosh (2003) and Windows (2003) Arthur's Pet Chase is a cartoon-style side-scrolling platform game starring characters from a popular children's book series by author Marc...