platformer games

Cool Spot, released in 1994 by Virgin Games, is a vibrant and stylish platformer starring the red, sunglasses-wearing mascot of 7UP. Set in a series of colorful and whimsical environments, the game follows Cool Spot on a mission to rescue his fellow ...

Blackthorne, released in 1994 by Blizzard Entertainment, is a cinematic action-platformer that blends gritty sci-fi fantasy with smooth, rotoscoped animation and intense gunplay. Players take on the role of Kyle "Blackthorne" Vlaros, a rugged, shotgu...

Superfrog, released in 1994 by Team17, is a colorful and energetic platformer that follows the story of a humble prince transformed into a frog by an evil witch. Empowered by a mysterious energy drink, the now-supercharged amphibian sets out on a whi...

Hocus Pocus is a colorful side-scrolling platformer developed by Moonlite Software and published by Apogee Software for MS-DOS in 1994. You play as Hocus, a young apprentice wizard on a quest to prove himself worthy of joining the Council of Wizards—...

Putty Squad is a quirky and colorful platformer developed by System 3 and released for MS-DOS in 1994. Players control Putty, a shape-shifting blue blob with the ability to stretch, bounce, inflate, and absorb enemies, on a mission to rescue his kidn...

Manic Miner, released in 1983 by Software Projects, is a pioneering platform game that defined the side-scrolling adventure genre. In Manic Miner, players control Miner Willy, a daring explorer venturing through a series of increasingly dangerous und...