Platformer Archives

Published: January 28, 2024 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Super Mario Land is another installment in the iconic Super Mario Bros. series. This platformer was developed by the gaming titans at Nintendo […]

Published: January 27, 2024 by Amber Frost | Leave a Comment

Starquake is a 1985 action-adventure platform game originally released for the ZX Spectrum. Stephen Crow was the lead writer, designer, […]

Published: January 24, 2024 by Matti Robinson | Leave a Comment

Gyromite is a classic NES game from 1985. While seemingly a very traditional and simple platformer with not much legacy, […]

Published: January 23, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Although it’s not quite the signature franchise that both Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda continue to be for […]

Published: January 23, 2024 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle is a classic side-scrolling platformer released for the Sega Genesis in 1989. This game was […]

Published: January 14, 2024 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Mirai Ninja, also known as Future Ninja, is a scrolling beat-’em-up arcade game. It was developed by Namco, the studio […]

Updated: January 16, 2024 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse is a 2D action-adventure game from the iconic vampire series. It was developed and published by […]

Published: January 13, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The fifth console generation featuring the Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64 proved to be the battleground for franchises […]

Published: January 13, 2024 by Amber Frost | Leave a Comment

The Lion King is a 1994 platformer game based on Disney’s animated film, The Lion King. The game dropped on […]

Published: January 10, 2024 by Amber Frost | Leave a Comment

Cool Spot is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Virgin Games. The game was originally released for many […]

Published: January 9, 2024 by Amber Frost | Leave a Comment

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is a 1993 platformer game developed and published by Brøderbund Software. […]

Published: January 9, 2024 by Peter Morics | Leave a Comment

It would not be much of a stretch to call Star Wars the most iconic movie franchise in the world. […]

Published: January 8, 2024 by Matti Robinson | Leave a Comment

Bonanza Bros. is a classic video game by Sega from 1990. It offers a unique blend of stealth action and […]

Published: January 8, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally releasing in Japan as The Super Shinobi II, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is the third game […]

Published: January 8, 2024 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! is a platform video game that is part of the iconic Donkey […]

Published: January 5, 2024 by Matti Robinson | Leave a Comment

Little Nemo: The Dream Master is a classic in the realm of platform games. It was first released on the […]

Published: January 3, 2024 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Castlevania: Dracula X is a linear action platformer from the iconic Castlevania series. It was released on the Super Nintendo […]

Published: December 31, 2023 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Kirby Super Star is a quirky platform game compilation. It is a collection of seven games and two minigames. The […]

Published: December 31, 2023 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Mega Man 7 is another entry in the world-famous Mega Man franchise that defined the action platformer genre. This iconic […]

Published: December 28, 2023 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

In what is arguably one of the strangest marketing tie-ins in video game history, 1990 saw the release of Capcom’s […]

Published: December 22, 2023 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The second game from developer Kemco to use the Looney Toons license and featuring popular cartoon character Bugs Bunny, Bugs […]

Published: December 21, 2023 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

M.C. Kids is a quirky platform game that was released on the NES in 1992. It is also available for […]

Published: December 19, 2023 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Going simply by the name Shadow Dancer in its original arcade format, Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is the […]

Published: December 17, 2023 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Super Adventure Island, originally named Master Takahashi’s Great Adventure Island in Japan, is an adventure platformer for the SNES. This […]