Platformers
Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong, Wonderboy and even that woman Lara Croft; the Platform genre has the game world's biggest stars. Platformers are good, clean fun and we love 'em. Here's the best of the genre.
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Alley Cat
As a cunning alley cat your job is to negotiate the bins and washing lines in the alley behind a block of flats with the aim of making it through the open windows. All the while avoiding dogs, other cats and the stuff the local residents chuck at you. More...
Ape Escape
What's this? An original platformer on the Playstation? Yes it's true, and not only that but a game making full and brilliant use of the Dual Shock controller. More...
Bionic Commando
He flys through the air with the greatest of ease, beating Spiderman at his own game. More...
Bubble Bobble
It's quite easy to see why Bubble Bobble is one of the greatest money makers in arcades: it demands to be played and its difficulty is such that every time you play, you will get just that bit further... More...
Bumpy
Bumpy is a great mixture of puzzle game and platformer. You control a ball who is forever destined to bounce, the aim is to bounce around the platforms picking up the objects until the exit appears through which you must bounce to get to the next screen. More...
Caesar The Cat
My favourite of all video game cats (despite being named after a dog food), Caesar is the star of a rather obscure ZX Spectrum platform game. The concept is fantastically simple: you control Caesar, making him jump about the shelves in the larder catching the mice before they eat the food. More...
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles was half way between PacMan and the platform games of the future. It's fast, it's great fun, so if you missed it in the arcades the first time around go check it out now. More...
Cybernoid
Raffaele Cecco's platform shooter still stands strong today. Choose your wepons carefully. More...
Dig Dug
The boys at Namco decided that inflating subterranean monsters was the idea of '83. God knows why it didn't become a genre in itself. More...
Elevator Action
Elevator Action is one of the most cherished games of my childhood. I first played it on the Spectrum (an excellent conversion, Speccy fans) and was entranced by the irresistible gameplay and the neat animation. More...
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