Category description: Today more often referred to as a "platformer" or "platform game", Super Mario inspired countless other games where the primary mechanic involves running, jumping, and sometimes even flying around the levels. Commander Keen, the unofficial mascot of the site, was an early example on the PC.
Lode Runner Live
Views: 10,8871995FreewareSidescrolling
Aleksey V. Vaneev
Lode Runner Live is a competent implementation of the classic Lode Runner game. It plays quite similarly to the original … VIEW
Lost Clown, The
Views: 10,2861993SharewareSidescrolling
Stephen Walther
The Lost Clown is what you might call a "strategic platformer." While it looks and generally plays like a typical action … VIEW
Lost Vikings, The
This demo version of the innovative Lost Vikings game gives you a taste of the fairly unique gameplay this game … VIEW
Magic Maycabs
Views: 9,8951994SharewareSidescrolling
Dan Lester
Magic Maycabs is based on a BBC Micro game called "Magic Mushrooms", except here you drive a car. Sure, why not? The … VIEW
Magic Mushroom
Views: 7,6061994SharewareSidescrolling
Andre Lavoipierre
Magic Mushroom is a simple but frustratingly difficult game. The object is to hop your mushroom around the screen, … VIEW
Magic Pockets
The Bitmap Brothers were well known for their distinctive artistic style, and it's on full display here in the … VIEW
MagiDuck
Views: 12,7072015FreewareSidescrolling
Toni Svenström
MagiDuck is an interesting platforming game starring, yes, a magical duck. It uses a special tweaked CGA mode (40x25 … VIEW
Manic Miner
Views: 9,4161997FreewareSidescrolling
Andy Noble
Manic Miner is a remake of the ZX Spectrum game Manic Miner originally by Bug-Byte Software. This remake features the … VIEW
Mario & Luigi
Views: 55,0511994FreewareSidescrolling
Wiering Software
Mario & Luigi is a clone of the popular Super Mario Bros game for the NES. The game has an interesting backstory, … VIEW
Mega Man X
Views: 21,9111995DemoSidescrolling
Capcom Entertainment
This demo trial version of the first of the long running Mega Man X series is quite similar to its Super Nintendo … VIEW
