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.
Years
Platforms
NESSNESGame Boy AdvanceGame BoyTurboGrafx CDSEGA SaturnGenesisSEGA Master System3DOPC-98FM TownsSEGA CDDOSNeo Geo CDNeo GeoGame Gear
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 1994 (Game released)
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...
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
Flashback: The Quest for Identity is an action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the masters from the Delphine Software International...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum → 1989
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots
Game released: TurboGrafx CD → 28 October 1994
Blood Gear is a top-down role-playing game with elements of action, shooter, platformer, anime/manga and robot simulator from developers from Westone Co., Ltd.. The...
