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.
Lizard
Views: 13,3032018DemoSidescrolling
Brad Smith (rainwarrior)
If you enjoyed the old-school style platforming games of the NES, you'll likely enjoy Lizard, a new game that was … VIEW
Lode Runner Live
Views: 11,4031995FreewareSidescrolling
Aleksey V. Vaneev
Lode Runner Live is a competent implementation of the classic Lode Runner game. It plays quite similarly to the original … VIEW
The Lost Clown
Views: 10,5741993SharewareSidescrolling
Stephen Walther
The Lost Clown is what you might call a "strategic platformer." While it looks and generally plays like a typical action … VIEW
The Lost Vikings
This demo version of the innovative Lost Vikings game gives you a taste of the fairly unique gameplay this game … VIEW
Magic Maycabs
Views: 10,1121994SharewareSidescrolling
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: 7,8411994SharewareSidescrolling
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: 13,0782015FreewareSidescrolling
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: 9,9981997FreewareSidescrolling
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: 57,5531994FreewareSidescrolling
Wiering Software
Mario & Luigi is a clone of the popular Super Mario Bros game for the NES. The game has an interesting backstory, … VIEW
