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Mario's 8-bit adventures were compiled and enhanced for the Super Nintendo on a single cartridge. This was the international debut of "The Lost Levels", originally sold as Super Mario Bros. 2 only in Japan.
A Dizzy-inspired game for the Amiga.
A sequel to the 1990 NES game of the same name, Kid Dracula is a spin-off of the Castlevania series that involves platforming, magic and lots of chibi-fied monsters.
Another character based platformer during the time when every company was trying to find their Sonic or Mario. Help Tinhead save the galaxy! Released only on the Genesis, developed by MicroProse Software.
Super Boy IV is the final release in Zemina's Super Boy series.
Mario's second platforming adventure on Game Boy introduces the evil Wario, who has taken over Mario's castle in his absence. Mario must gather the six golden coins scattered throughout Mario Land to reopen the castle gates and defeat his twisted counterpart.
The second game in the Japanese-exclusive Tengai Makyou role-playing franchise.
The second game in the Catacomb 3-D Adventures trilogy. As the wizard Petton hunts down the lich Nemesis once more, he'll have to encounter new locales and contend with new foes to fight.
The first game to star the iconic pink puffball Kirby, who is on a quest to recover Dream Land's stolen food supply from the gluttonous King Dedede.
Warrior Blade in the final game in the Rastan series by Taito. Unlike the Previous two games, Rastan III is a beat-em-up.
Prehistorik is an action platformer about one caveman's quest for food.
A single-screen platformer by Data East, where players suck up enemies with a vacuum cleaner and blast them away as rolling projectiles.
Set in prehistoric times, this side-scrolling platformer features the eponymous cavemen as they fight their way across various colorful levels. Also, there are cave babes.
Dragon Crystal is a roguelike RPG for the Sega Master System and Game Gear.
One of the few launch titles of the SNES (and bundled with the system in North America and Europe), the fifth main game in the Super Mario series brings the Mario brothers into the mysterious Dinosaur Land. It marks the first appearance of Mario's dinosaur companions, known as Yoshi.
Minnie Mouse has been kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel, and it's up to Mickey Mouse to venture through the mysterious worlds of the Castle of Illusion to rescue her in this 2D platformer (and collaboration between Disney and Sega).
A 2D platformer released in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari ST.
A light-hearted horror-themed NES platformer from Bandai.
Princess Daisy of Sarasaland has been kidnapped by the evil alien Tatanga and it's up to Mario to rescue her in this handheld platformer (and launch title) for the original Game Boy.
This platformer sequel to Son Son was only released on the PC Engine in Japan.
A bizarre dark comedy text adventure game for the Famicom, released by Natsume. Bunroku, a trouble-making slacker, travels back in time and accompanies Marco Polo through a journey of madness.
Super Mario Bros. 3 sends Mario on a whole new adventure across diverse worlds and sporting strange new suits and abilities.
Released only for the Famicom in Japan, Donaldland sees Ronald McDonald attempting to stop a takeover of the McUniverse by evil forces. It was the first McDonald's video game released.
Maniac Mansion is a graphic adventure game originally released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games. When the innocent Sandy is kidnapped by the maniacal Dr. Fred, it's up to her boyfriend Dave and his friends to her from certain death!
Choose any of three characters in this adventure type game. Wander around several landscapes fighting off a variety of enemies. Uncover and pick-up food to replenish your rapidly diminishing health.
Players control historical explorer, Henry Morton Stanley, as he searches for Dr. David Livingstone.
Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Rookie police detective James must rescue his partner Stacy from the villainous Specter organization (yes, really) in this 1985 comedic run-and-gun from Nichibutsu.
A platformer from Magnussoft.
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