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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Cukeland Adventure

Views: 8,6001994FreewareSidescrolling Hugo Windisch
Cukeland Adventure is a virtually unknown EGA platforming game with decent graphics and controls. Its design is a bit … VIEW

Cyril Cyberpunk aka Cyberboard Kid

Views: 16,7891996SharewareSidescrolling Reality Studios
Cyril Cyberpunk (aka Cyberboard Kid in some areas) is a platforming game along the lines of mid/late 90's platformers … VIEW

Dangerous Dave

Before creating Keen, Wolfenstein, and Doom, John Romero was programming small games for SoftDisk, which back then … VIEW

Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement

Views: 12,7121990FreewareSidescrolling John Carmack & Tom Hall
This is not so much a game as it is a tech demo, but what a tech demo it was back in 1990. Future id Software superstar … VIEW

Dark Ages

Views: 25,0751991Full versionSidescrolling Scenario SoftwareApogee Software
This game was pretty high tech back in '91. Today, Dark Ages seems a little dated, and gameplay-wise it doesn't have … VIEW

Darkwolf

Views: 14,8001994SharewareSidescrolling D'India Software
This simple platform game contains some interesting concepts, such as the ability to have and use different magic powers … VIEW

Dead of Night

Views: 2,8641996DemoSidescrolling Locoware
Dead of Night (not to be confused with "In the Dead of Night which is a 1st person graphical adventure game) is an … VIEW

Death by Dark Shadows

Views: 15,6041994SharewareSidescrolling SoftLab Laboratories
Clearly inspired and modeled after the Prince of Persia series of games, Death by Dark Shadows is a competent entry into … VIEW

Deathball Incarnate

Views: 12,1281996SharewareSidescrolling Nathan Fouts
Deathball Incarnate is an interesting action / platforming / puzzle game where the object is to use your "deathball" to … VIEW

Diamond Dash

Views: 17,5481993SharewareSidescrolling David Fleming
Diamond Dash borrows heavily from the classic Lode Runner game. It involves ladders, getting chased by baddies, … VIEW

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