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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My Friend Koo Windows (1997) A little boy named Suk receives an unexpected visit from a fairy tale superhero named Koo. Koo explains that the...
My Life Is Yours Browser (2012) Loosely inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, this game presents a pair of lovers, trapped in the...
Mystery of the Nile Amstrad CPC (1986), MSX (1986), ZX Spectrum (1986) and Commodore 64 (1986) In this unofficial adaptation of the film "The Jewel of the Nile", three travelers have been captured by a dictatorial...
Mystery Quest NES (1988) In Mystery Quest the player is Hao, an apprentice wizard who finally has a chance to prove himself. The Great...
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon Nintendo 64 (1997) The people of Oedo Town are in a panic! A gigantic UFO shaped like a peach has arrived, and the...
Myth: History in the Making Amiga (1992), Commodore 64 (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989), Amiga CD32 (1994), Amstrad CPC (1989) and NES (1991) In this platform game, you are a mere mortal who has been called by the Gods to defeat several mythological...
Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom Windows (2006), PlayStation 2 (2004) and Wii (2008) Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom is a 1 - 4 player platform game.In a far away place and time lies...
N+ Xbox 360 (2008) You are a ninja. Highly skilled in the art of collecting gold, ninja flips and wall jumps, and avoiding the...
N+ PSP (2008) and Nintendo DS (2008) N+ is an enhanced version of the game N, originally a flash based browser game. Players control a small, but...
N90 LAN Windows (2008) N90 LAN is a platform shooter multiplayer game intended to be played over a local area network. It has some...
Nail'N Scale Game Boy (1992) Nail'N Scale is a mixture of Jump'n Run and puzzle game. The player character can jump and throw nails at...
Namco Museum PlayStation 2 (2001), GameCube (2002) and Xbox (2002) A total of 12 games are offered in Namco Museum: Pac-Man Pac-Man Arrangement Galaga Galaga Arrangement Dig Dug Dig Dug...
Namco Museum Remix Wii (2007) This entry in the Namco Museum is the first to appear on the Wii platform. It contains a number of...
Namco Museum Vol. 5 PlayStation (1997) This Namco Museum series member combines Pac-Mania, Dragon Spirit (which is a combination of 1942 and Xevious), Metro-Cross (a type...
Nano Pack Vol. 1 Windows (2008) Nano Pack Vol. 1 is a compilation of mini-games not released individually as a single zip file with three executables....
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream Dreamcast (2000) The player controls Arsia, a young girl, wandering around Napple town and levels themed around the four seasons. To restore...
Naughty Ones Amiga (1994) and Amiga CD32 (1994) The Naughty Ones come under your control in this old-fashioned platform game. Each screen is separate from the others, and...
Nebulus 2: Pogo a gogo Amiga (1991) This is a sequel to highly rated Nebulus (known as "Tower Toppler" in the US). The gameplay is much the...
Necromantics DOS (1996) and Windows (1996) Necromantics takes place in a mysterious castle. The main character, controlled by the player, is an invisible magician wearing a...
Nelda Nockbladder's Anatomy Lesson Windows (1997) and Windows 3.x (1997) Nelda Nockbladder's is a shareware platform puzzler, created with the Click & Create multimedia authoring system. It combines varied "find...
Nemesis the Warlock Amstrad CPC (1987), Commodore 64 (1987) and ZX Spectrum (1987) 2000AD hero Nemesis must defeat the evil Torquemada, the Grand Master of Termight, and the hordes of Terminators he has...
Neo Sonic Universe Windows (2003) While walking along, Sonic happens to meet Shadow on the way. Shadow doesn't seem to behave like he should and...
The Neverending Story II: The Arcade Game DOS (1991), Commodore 64 (1990), ZX Spectrum (1990) and Amiga (1990) The Neverending Story II is a platform game which is largely based on the movie. The concept is simple: you're...
Nevermore Browser (2005) Nevermore is a very short side-scrolling platformer. The object of the game is simply to get to the end of...
New Adventure Island TurboGrafx-16 (1992), Wii (2006), PlayStation 3 (2009) and PSP (2009) Somewhere on the peaceful Adventure Island, Master Higgins weds Tina, the new "Miss Island". Everyone who was invited to the...