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.
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Framed

Framed

Views: 14,9621995SharewareSidescrolling Machination
Framed is an unusual platforming / adventure game. The story is that you have been FRAMED, and your mission is to escape … VIEW

Fury of the Furries

Fury of the Furries

Views: 5,6111993DemoSidescrolling KalistoMindscape Inc
Fury of the Furries (also re-skinned / re-branded as the Pac-Man game Pac-in-Time on some systems in some regions) is an … VIEW

Game With No Name

Game With No Name

Views: 14,5501995FreewareSidescrolling Darren Heaton
This is a quite interesting and unique text-mode game. (That is, a game created using only the ASCII character set.) … VIEW

Gateworld

Gateworld

Views: 20,8251995SharewareSidescrolling Homebrew Software
My first thought when playing this game was "Alright! It looks like Duke Nukem!". GateWorld has undoubtedly been largely … VIEW

Giana Sisters 32k

Giana Sisters 32k

Views: 19,0311998FreewareSidescrolling Rainer Sinsch
Giana Sisters was apparently a popular game on the Commodore64 computer, and it was also fan-ported to PCs so the game … VIEW


Giddy 3: The Retro Eggsperience

Giddy 3: The Retro Eggsperience

Views: 13,1882000FreewareSidescrolling Phil Ruston
Although the documentation makes no reference to the Dizzy series of games by Codemasters, Giddy is clearly a clone of … VIEW

Gods

Gods

Gods is a very early 90's European-style platforming game that made its way to a variety of computer and console … VIEW

Gold Mine Run!

Gold Mine Run!

Views: 4,1132023FreewareSidescrolling Juan J, Martínez
Gold Mine Run! is a modern DOS game with great retro production values. The game has a simple goal: Collect all of the … VIEW

Gold Runner

Gold Runner

Views: 5,3071996SharewareSidescrolling Tom Niwinski
Gold Runner is a Lode Runner clone. It has passable graphics, but does include Sound Blaster midi-sounding music and … VIEW

The Graveyard

The Graveyard

Views: 2,6421997FreewareSidescrolling DarkDreams Software
The Graveyard is a platforming game which presents decent visuals and music but is pretty much ruined by poor controls. … VIEW



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