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Platformer

One of the oldest genres of video games — the platformer — is characterized by a unique gameplay experience. The player controls a character that moves through levels, jumps on "platforms," climbs ladders, collects items, and battles enemies. The intelligence of opponents is usually either weak or completely absent. Some platformers focus on speed and reaction, others resemble puzzles more, while others require the player to execute the correct combination of movements to overcome obstacles. The genre diversity of platformers is very wide.

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 1989

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Castle Excellent

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

November 28, 1986

Players: 10/10

Castle Excellent is a third-person arcade, action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from ASCII Corporation. The main publisher of the game is ASCII Corporation...

Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

July 28, 1989

Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys is an action role-playing game, platformer and fantasy game from the masters from the studio Nihon Falcom Corp.. The game is published by...

Altered Beast (1989)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 27, 1988

Players: 6.5/10

Altered Beast (1989) is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at SEGA Enterprises Ltd. The game is published by Activision...

New Zealand Story

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

July 15, 1989

New Zealand Story is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game's main publisher is Ocean Software Ltd.. The...

Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

August 31, 1989

Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and platformer from the masters from the Westone Co., Ltd. studio. The game is...

Prince of Persia (1989)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 3, 1989

Players: 8.1/10

Prince of Persia is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. While the Sultan of Persia is waging war in a foreign country, his Grand Vizier Jaffar...

Exile (1991)

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

March 29, 1991

Exile (1991) is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, platforming, anime/manga and fantasy games from the developers of Renovation Game. The...

Mega Man 2

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 24, 1988

Players: 10/10

Mega Man 2 is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio Capcom Co...

Vigilante

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

January 14, 1989

Vigilante is an arcade game with a third-person view mixed with action, fighting and platforming from developers from the studio Irem Corp.. The game is published...

Shinobi (1989)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

December 8, 1989

Shinobi (1989) is a third-person arcade game with action, fighting and platform elements from the masters from the studio SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is...

Faxanadu

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

November 16, 1987

Faxanadu is an action role-playing game, platformer and fantasy game from developers from the studios Hudson Soft Company, Ltd. and Nihon Falcom Corp.. The main...

Forgotten Worlds

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

November 18, 1989

Forgotten Worlds is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platformer from developers from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA of...

Chuckie Egg

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

January 1, 1989

Chuckie Egg is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and platforming from the developers from the studio A&F Software Ltd.. The game is published by...

Parabellum

Arcade, Action, Platformer

май 1989

Parabellum is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platforming. The game is published by Budgie UK. Perhaps Parabellum is being developed for PC, but this...

Mugen Senshi Valis 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

August 5, 1989

Mugen Senshi Valis 2 is a third-person action game with a mixture of platformer, anime/manga and fantasy games from the masters of the Renovation Game studio. The...

Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse

Arcade, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 22, 1989

Players: 10/10

Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, horror, platformer and fantasy game from developers from the Konami Industry...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

May 12, 1989

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters of the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The...

Three Stooges

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

March 31, 2002

Three Stooges is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the studios Cinemaware Corporation, Incredible Technologies and Inc.. The...

Pac-Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 21, 1985

Pac-Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the Namco Limited studio. The game is published by Namco Limited. In some...

Mega Man (2006)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 17, 1987

Players: 10/10

Mega Man (2006) is an arcade game with action, platformer and anime or manga elements from the developers of Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Capcom...

Revenge of Shinobi (1989)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

December 2, 1989

Revenge of Shinobi (1989) is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from the developers of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is...

Son Son 2

Action, Platformer

January 27, 1989

Son Son 2 is an action game with platform elements from the Capcom Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by NEC Avenue, Ltd.. There has been no announcement of...

Brokeout

Action, Platformer, Arkanoid

сентябрь 1989

Brokeout is an action game with platformer and arcanoid elements. There has still been no announcement of Brokeout for...

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

February 10, 1989

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Batman: The Video Game (1989)

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Comics

February 13, 1989

Players: 8.5/10

Batman: The Video Game is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in the DC Comics universe. The game takes place in the vastness of Gotham City, where...

Bonk's Adventure

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 15, 1989

Players: 6.5/10

Bonk's Adventure — The game takes place in a fictional prehistoric era. Its main character is Bonk, a strong and bald cave boy who fights anthropomorphic...

Astyanax

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

December 21, 1989

Players: 8.2/10

Astyanax is an action game with a mixture of platformer, anime or manga games and fantasy games from the masters from the studio Jaleco Ltd.. The game is published...

Super Mario Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

April 21, 1989

Super Mario Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Mappy-Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 26, 1986

Mappy-Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters of Tose Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Namco Limited. The PC...

Space Blob

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

сентябрь 1989

Space Blob is an action game with a dash of platforming. The game is published by Budgie UK. Perhaps Space Blob is being developed for PC, but this version has not...

Duck Tales

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

January 26, 1990

Players: 9/10

Duck Tales is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Capcom Co., Ltd.. In some circles...

Majoriko: Inbikai

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game

февраль 1989

Players: 5.5/10

Majoriko: Inbikai is an action game with platform elements, games in the anime or manga genre, fantasy games and games for adults from developers from the studio...

Holy Diver

Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

April 28, 1989

Players: 10/10

Holy Diver is a third-person action game with a touch of horror, platformer and fantasy game from the masters from the studio Irem Corp.. The game is published by...

Legacy of the Wizard

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

July 17, 1987

Dragon Slayer IV: Draslefamily is an alternate title for Legacy of the Wizard. There has still been no announcement of Legacy of the Wizard for...

Xexyz

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

August 26, 1989

Xexyz is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and platformer from the studio Atlus Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Hudson Soft...

Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

ноябрь 1989

Fire Hawk: Thexder — The Second Contact is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, platformer, anime/manga and robot simulator from Game...

Super Boy 1

Action, Platformer

январь 1989

Super Boy 1 is an action game with platform elements from the studio Zemina Co.. The game is published by Zemina Co.. Sometimes the game is also called Super Boy...

Ice Temple

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

1986

Ice Temple is an action game with platformer elements from the masters from the Bubble Bus Software studio. The main publisher of the game is Bubble Bus Software...

Garfield no Isshūkan: A Week of Garfield

Action, Platformer, Comics

April 7, 1989

Garfield no Isshūkan: A Week of Garfield is an action game with platform elements from the masters from the MARS Corporation studio. The main publisher of the...

Predator: Soon the Hunt Will Begin

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

March 10, 1988

Predator: Soon the Hunt Will Begin is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from developers from the Klon studio. The game is...

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