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.
Framed
Views: 15,1171995SharewareSidescrolling
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 (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
Views: 14,7231995FreewareSidescrolling
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
Views: 21,0871995SharewareSidescrolling
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
Views: 19,2131998FreewareSidescrolling
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
Views: 13,3362000FreewareSidescrolling
Phil Ruston
Although the documentation makes no reference to the Dizzy series of games by Codemasters, Giddy is clearly a clone of … VIEW
Gold Mine Run!
Views: 4,2622023FreewareSidescrolling
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
Views: 5,4611996SharewareSidescrolling
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
Views: 2,7861997FreewareSidescrolling
DarkDreams Software
The Graveyard is a platforming game which presents decent visuals and music but is pretty much ruined by poor controls. … VIEW
