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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 1994 (Game released)

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Battletoads (1991)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sports game

Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, Game Boy → 1994

Players: 6/10

Gex

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: 3DO, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC → 14 July 1995

Players: 9/10

Gex is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game will tell the story of a witty gecko named Hex, who by chance ends up in the Television...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Genesis → June 1994

Players: 9.5/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from Konami Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Konami...

Zool

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

Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga CD32, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES → 1993

This platform action game follows Zool, a ninja forced to land on Earth who must cross seven lands and defeat a boss at the end of each to earn his ninja rank...

Super Metroid

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

Game released: SNES, Wii → 28 July 1994

Players: 8.4/10

This action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements follows Samus Aran as she travels to the planet Zebes to retrieve an infant Metroid stolen by Ridley...

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Genesis, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → 25 October 1991

Steam: 100/100

Monsters have overrun a fantasy land, leaving its citizens afraid for their lives as they wait for a hero to restore peace. Wonder Boy in Monster World is an action...

Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES → December 1993

Players: 6.8/10

This science-fiction beat ’em up crossover of Battletoads and Double Dragon follows the Battletoads and brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee as they team up against the...

Mega Man X

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

Game released: DoJa, DOS, iPad, iPhone, SNES, Wii, iOS → 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Mega Man X is a futuristic action platformer built around shooting and completing a series of stages. The player moves through levels, jumps, attacks enemies and...

Turma da Mônica na Terra dos Monstros

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Genesis → September 1994

Players: 10/10

Turma da Mônica na Terra dos Monstros is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at Westone Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Another World

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Side view

Game released: 3DO, Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, SNES, Windows 3.x, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 21 October 1994

Players: 8.8/10

Young physicist Lester Knight Chaikin is conducting a physics experiment at a synchrotron when suddenly lightning strikes the facility. As a result of the reaction...

Flashback: The Quest for Identity

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, CD-i, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, iPhone, Jaguar, Mac, SEGA CD, SNES → 17 February 1995

Players: 7/10

This science-fiction platformer with action and puzzle elements follows Conrad B. Hart, an employee of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation who uncovers a...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Point & Click, Adventure

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum, PC → 1989

Steam: 77/100

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from the Tiertex Ltd. studio. The game...

Donkey Kong Country

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, SNES, Wii → 12 December 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This platformer follows Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong on an island adventure to recover their stolen banana horde from the reptilian Kremling tribe. The...

Umihara Kawase

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: SNES, PC → 23 December 1994

Steam: 91/100

This puzzle platformer follows young adventurer Umihara Kawase as she travels through a world in search of ingredients. Armed with a fishing lure attached to an...

Alfred Chicken (1993)

Action, Platformer, Comics

Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, Game Boy, NES, SNES → 1993

Alfred Chicken (1993) is an action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at Twilight studio. The game is published by Mindscape International Ltd.. Super...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Genesis, Wii, Xbox 360 → March 1994

Players: 7.6/10

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — The player will have to go through 6 game levels called zones (“Angel Island”, “Hydrocity”, “Marble Garden”, “Carnival Night”, “Ice...

Blackthorne

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

Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Mac, PC-98, SEGA 32X, SNES → 19 December 1994

Metacritic: 67/100

This fantasy action platformer with shooter elements follows warrior Kyle Blackthorne as he fights the evil Sarlac. Armed with a shotgun, he battles through hordes...

Takahashi Meijin no Bōkenjima 4

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: NES → 24 June 1994

Takahashi Meijin no Bōkenjima 4 is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the masters from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd...

Incredible Hulk (1995)

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

Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES → 1995

Incredible Hulk (1995) is a third-person action game with platform elements from Probe Entertainment Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is U.S. Gold Ltd.. There...

Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Comics

Game released: Genesis, SNES → 26 May 1995

Players: 7.5/10

Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage — Cletus Kasady, aka the supervillain Carnage, is imprisoned in the Ravencroft Asylum psychiatric hospital. There he...

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Genesis, SNES → 1994

This puzzle strategy game follows twelve tribes of lemmings who must leave their island to escape a foretold great darkness. To survive, the tribes must gather the...

Simpsons: Bart vs. the World

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Strategy, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sports game, Card game

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, Game Gear, NES, SEGA Master System → 1993

Players: 4.5/10

Simpsons: Bart vs. the World is a first-person arcade game with elements of simulation, action, strategy, platformer, puzzle, sports game and card game from...

Chuck Rock 2: Son of Chuck

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System → 1994

Chuck Rock 2: Son of Chuck is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Core Design Ltd.. The game is published by Virgin Games...

Eek! the Cat

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: SNES → August 1994

Eek! the Cat is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from the studio CTA Developments. The game is published by Ocean Software Ltd...

Space Ace (1993)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: SNES → May 1994

Space Ace (1993) is a third-person action game with a mixture of flight simulator and platformer from the developers from the Oxford Digital Enterprises Ltd...

Wolfchild

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

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, SNES → 1992

Players: 10/10

Wolfchild is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the studio Core Design Ltd.. The game is published by Core Design Ltd.. There has been no...

Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES, Zeebo → 1992

Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja — a long time ago, somewhere in Africa there lived 2 primitive tribes. One night, people from one of the tribes stole all the women...

Nosferatu

Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: SNES → 7 October 1994

Players: 10/10

Nosferatu is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and platforming from the masters from the SETA Corporation studio. The game is published by SETA...

Sonic & Knuckles

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, Wii, Xbox 360 → 28 October 1994

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic & Knuckles — controlling the game character, the player goes through various levels, the structure of which is labyrinth-like and includes many steep...

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy → 28 April 1994

Alien³ (1992)

Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Amiga, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System → 1992

Alien³ (1992) is a third-person action game with a touch of horror, platformer and puzzle from developers from Probe Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Flink

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Amiga CD32, Genesis, SEGA CD → 1995

Flink is an action game with platformer, puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Psygnosis Limited. The main publisher of the game is Psygnosis Limited...

Lion King

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES, PC → 1994

Players: 6.1/10

Lion King is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Westwood Studios, Inc.. The game is published by Virgin Interactive...

Bubsy 2

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

Game released: Game Boy, Genesis, SNES → 1994

Bubsy 2 is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming and fantasy from the masters at Images Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Telstar Fun...

Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage

Action, Platformer, Comics

Game released: SNES → 24 June 1994

Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage is an action game with a dash of platforming from Viacom New Media. The main publisher of the game is Sun Corporation of America...

Nankoku Shounen Papuwa-kun

Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: SNES, Game Boy → 25 March 1994

Nankoku Shounen Papuwa-kun is a fighting game with a mixture of platformer, anime/manga and fantasy games from Daft Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Enix...

Astérix and the Secret Mission

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Game Gear, SEGA Master System → 1993

Astérix and the Secret Mission is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers from the studio SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The main...

Donkey Kong (1994)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS → 29 September 1994

A puzzle-platform game in which Mario sets out to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong. It opens with a reimagining of the arcade game’s levels, then introduces 97...

Totsugeki! Mix

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC-98 → 17 June 1994

Totsugeki! Mix is an action game mixed with a platformer and a game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the C-lab studio. The game is published by the...

Astérix (1993)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Game Boy, NES, SNES → 1993

Astérix (1993) is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studios Bit Managers S.L. and Infogrames Europe SA. The game...

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