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.
Little Willy
Little Willy is a platformer game that is inspired by Crystal Caves. The look and feel of the game, the layout of the … VIEW
Lizard
Views: 13,6552018DemoSidescrolling
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: 12,0981995FreewareSidescrolling
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: 10,9011993SharewareSidescrolling
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: 10,3791994SharewareSidescrolling
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: 8,2161994SharewareSidescrolling
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: 13,5012015FreewareSidescrolling
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: 10,4831997FreewareSidescrolling
Andy Noble
Manic Miner is a remake of the ZX Spectrum game Manic Miner originally by Bug-Byte Software. This remake features the … VIEW