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.
Roboman
Views: 16,3591989FreewareSidescrolling
XOR Corporation
Roboman's job is to jump around various one-screen levels and pop balloons for points until he uncovers the hidden key … VIEW
Robomaze II: The Lobby
Robomaze 2 is an EGA sidescrolling game made by MVP Software. The game involves lots of jumping and item collection, as … VIEW
Robot Madnes II: The Revenge
Views: 8,5061990SharewareSidescrolling
Serpent Games
Robot Madnes II: The Revenge [sic] is a Lode Runner clone made in CGA graphics mode. There is not a lot of plot … VIEW
Rodge Rock in Retroactive
Views: 12,2891995SharewareSidescrolling
Rodge Rock Software
Rodge Rock isn't a household name like Duke Nukem (although he may have been influenced by him) BUT he and his game … VIEW
Santa's Xmas Caper
Views: 6,9721993DemoSidescrolling
Zeppelin Games
Santa's Xmas Caper is a nice-looking but overall fairly average platforming game where its main claim to fame is the … VIEW
Santaman
Views: 10,8021996FreewareSidescrolling
Dem Innovations
Santaman is a jumping/shooting game that is somewhat reminiscent of Jumpman or Lode Runner. The object is to collect the … VIEW
Secret Agent
Views: 32,4851992Shareware (Full version available)Sidescrolling
Apogee Software
A fun platform game from Apogee which includes a lot of gameplay value. This game uses the same engine (and some of the … VIEW
Shakii the Wolf
Shakii the Wolf is a platforming game where you control the titular Shakii (who looks more like a fox than a wolf) as he … VIEW
Shigeru Land
Views: 11,9381998FreewareSidescrolling
Par Johannesson
The Great Giana Sisters was a Super Mario Bros rip-off from the late 1980's which was pulled from stores after pressure … VIEW
Silly Knight
Views: 12,0332017FreewareSidescrolling
Petr "AfBu" Kratina
Silly Knight is a game made for a recent game-making competition at the high-voltage.cz website. There is not a lot of … VIEW