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216 games like Magicland Dizzy · 1983 – 2023
Nintendo exclusive
HAL Laboratory · Nintendo 3DS
Have a blast inhaling foes and blowing them away in 3D environments across 25+ stages. Inhale enough enemies and you can launch one huge Blaster Bullet capable of wiping out a troop of Waddle Dees. Now's your chance to battle iconic bosses
67 rating4 listsOften paired
Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS +11
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, k
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Codemasters · Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure was the first in the Dizzy series of games which would spawn many more Europe-wide bestselling titles.
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Nintendo exclusive
Now Production · NES
Spelunker II: Yuusha he no Chousen is a Japan-exclusive action video game released for the Family Computer in 1987. An unofficial translation to English was made as a ROM hack. Despite being titled as a sequel to Spelunker, Spelunker II: Y
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Nintendo console exclusive
QubicGames · Android, Nintendo 3DS, Switch +2
"In this colorful arcade platform runner you will swoosh, spring, and swoop through over a hundred challenging courses. Think fast, tap faster – avoid devious traps, find the best route, and collect all the magical socks on your way to the
57 rating2 listsOften paired
Don’t Nod · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece tog
80 rating3 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired
David Jones · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64 +4
Magic Knight has been sent to the Castle of Spriteland by the King of Ibsisima in order to find a special present for Princess Germintrude. If Magic Knight is successful in his quest, he may have proved himself worthy of joining the famous
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Antony Crowther · Commodore C64/128/MAX, Windows, ZX Spectrum
Wanted: Monty Mole is a platform video game that was published in 1984 by Gremlin Graphics. Versions were released for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers. The player controls the titular mole who has to travel around a coal mi
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Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
As the outlaw Robin of Sherwood, you aim to win recover the prize of the Silver Arrow from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Before you can enter the contest to recover the arrow, you must purchase your equipment from a tree spirit (Ent) hiding in
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Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Wizard is a puzzle game with arcade action elements. The premise of the game is to run around the screen collecting various treasures for points, avoiding monsters. The player character must find the key, which gives him the ability to cast
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Gremlin Interactive · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4
An action / platformer based on the popular Mickey Mouse character
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Silicon Beach Software · Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, macOS
Beyond Dark Castle is a classic platformer for the Macintosh. The game puts the player in the role of Prince Duncan who, once again, must defeat the evil Black Knight through a series of challenges leading up to the final showdown with the
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
A action platformer, with over 104 rooms, following the adventures of a Viking awoken in 1983 who plans to conquer Britain.
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Codemasters · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4
Dizzy's been visiting his local friendly Wizard Theo. Now Theo, who may be a dab hand in the waving of wands area, is not much cop at the filing-things-away-neatly department, and he's left his Book of Really Powerful Spells lying round in
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Timed Nintendo exclusive
NES, Switch, Xbox One +1
Battle Kid: Fortress Of Peril is a homebrew 2D platform video game, released in February 2010 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, created by Sivak Games, and published through Retrozone with the cover art designed by Larry Bundy Jr. Unli
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Nintendo console exclusive
ISCO · MSX, NES
Seikima II Akuma no Gyakushuu! is a video game that was released in Japan in 1986. The game is based on a then-popular Japanese heavy metal band formed by Damian Hamada called Seikima-II. This band lasted from its creation in 1982 to its d
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Nintendo exclusive
Now Production · NES, Wii U
Wagyan Land 2 is an Action game, developed by Now Production and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1990.
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PlayStation console exclusive
Frogmind · Android, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry OS +4
Badland is an award-winning atmospheric side-scrolling action-adventure game that takes platforming to the next level with innovative use of physics in level design. It immerses players in an audiovisual gaming experience through a lush for
72 rating3 lists
Apple II, CD-i, Commodore 64 +1
Alice in Wonderland is an adventure platformer based upon the two Alice books by Lewis Carrol and created using the same engine as Below the Root. However, whereas that game had more of a focus on role playing, Alice has more of a focus on
60 rating2 lists
Nintendo console exclusive
Sonic Team · GameCube, Windows, macOS
Darkness has fallen upon a once-magical land. An evil King who seeks to rule with an everlasting night has captured the creatures that inhabit this realm. Now, a young boy must use the powers of a legendary suit to control special eggs in o
69 rating2 lists
ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Three Weeks in Paradise is a computer game released in 1986. It is the last action-adventure platform game from the Wally Week series.
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Timed SNK exclusive
ADK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +6
Magician Lord is a side-scrolling platform game that was a launch title for both the Neo-Geo MVS (arcade) and AES (home) systems, and was one of the pack-in games for the Neo-Geo AES. The game was re-released through the Virtual Console do
48 rating7 lists
Nintendo exclusive
Konami · NES
Evil arch villain Butch Cavendish has been a burr on your saddle ever since he did in your dad. Now he's kidnapped the President just to lure you to your doom, and there's nothing but a trail of doom between you. In fact, kemosabe, there's
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Nintendo exclusive
Rare Ltd. · Famicom Disk System, NES
You are Kuros, a powerful knight who enter the woods of Elrond. Legend says that a powerful wizard named Malkil has has gone completely mad during his years and turned his powerful magic to the dark side. Malkil has his base on the castle I
61 rating2 lists
Sega console exclusive
Silicon Beach Software · Apple IIGS, Atari ST, CD-i +5
Dark Castle looms over the landscape like a plague. Its evil ruler, the Black Knight, must be defeated. And you're the only candidate to do it... First you'll have to make your way through chambers of nasty hazards. The castle guards are h
61 rating6 lists
PlayStation console exclusive
PS2, Windows
The object of the game is to lead Frogger across The Third Kingdom which is filled with evil creatures and insects in search of the Princess of his wishes. There are many user interactions in the game that gives hints and tips on how to com
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Nintendo console exclusive
Stamper brothers · Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Famicom Disk System +3
Although the third game in the Sabreman series, it was the first completed and withheld due to fears that sales of Sabre Wulf would be affected. The player, as Sabreman, has forty days to collect objects throughout a castle and brew a cure
71 rating4 lists
Windows
Narbacular Drop is an environmental puzzle video game developed by Nuclear Monkey Software. It was released for free online in 2005 for Microsoft Windows. It was the senior game project of students attending DigiPen Institute of Technology.
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Software Projects · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit +10
Jet Set Willy is a flip-screen platform game in which the player moves the protagonist, Willy, from room to room in his mansion collecting objects. Unlike the screen-by-screen style of its prequel, the player can explore the mansion at will
80 rating5 lists
Nintendo exclusiveRare · NES
You are Kuros, a powerful knight who enter the woods of Elrond. Legend says that a powerful wizard named Malkil has has gone completely mad during his years and turned his powerful magic to the dark side. Malkil has his base on the castle I
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Microdeal · Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit +8
"Now you're really in trouble" said the evil Wizard. "I'm turning you into a ball of air and sending you into my mansion, with over 250 rooms, to search for the Spellbook that may give you the clues on how to transform yourself into a human
45 rating5 lists
Oliver Twins · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
You will need skill and quick reflexes to survive in the dangerous castle complex. Watch out for the guards who shoot bolts at you with their crossbows, you can duck or jump to avoid them, or even run away. If you get hit you will lose vita
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The Big Red Software Company · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4
Seymour Goes to Hollywood, also known as Seymour at the Movies, is a platform and adventure game developed by Big Red Software and originally published in Europe by Codemasters in 1991. Players control Seymour, a small potato-like creature
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Atari console exclusiveXonox · Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 +1
You (either a girl or boy, your choice) stand in a lonely graveyard outside Ghost Manor. A friend is trapped inside. You must find a way to enter the Manor and rescue the prisoner through 5 game screens. But beware! Unfriendly ghosts lurk b
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Westone Bit Entertainment · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +3
Clockwork Aquario was the last arcade game ever developed by the legendary Westone Bit Entertainment in 1992, but was never finished. The game was thought to be lost in time, but Strictly Limited Games set out on the mission to dig deep int
78 rating3 lists
Linel · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4
Exolon is a classic side-scrolling action game developed by Hewson Consultants and released in 1987 for various 8-bit home computer platforms. Players control Vitorc, a space marine equipped with an armored exoskeleton suit, as he navigates
88 rating3 lists
Nintendo exclusive
Imagineering · Game Boy
Starring: A Boy and His Blob The Rescue of Princess Blobette tells the story of a young, male protagonist and his blob companion as they attempt to rescue the latter's girlfriend, the titular Princess Blobette. The damsel in distress has b
42 rating2 lists
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
The game starts where Dan lands his airship on the top of the evil Dr Blitzen's hideout. The aim of the game is to find eight sticks of dynamite that are placed randomly around the playing area whilst avoiding the perils of the game such as
70 rating3 lists
Oliver Twins · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Ghost Hunters is an action game written by the Oliver twins and published by Codemasters
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Konami · MSX
Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious (Majou Densetsu II: Galious no Meikyuu in Japan) is a screen-by-screen action adventure platformer released originally for MSX in 1987. It can be considered an early example of a Metroidvania game with fre
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Timed Sega exclusive
Broderbund · Android, FM Towns, MS-DOS +3
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is a platform game released as the sequel to 1989's Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia 2 was published for MS-DOS and ported to Macintosh, Super NES, and FM Towns – a much shorter list of platfor
50 rating5 lists
Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE
Bob Cat has a girl in every town, but there is one who's special to his heart; Claudette cat. Claudette has the biggest eyes you've ever seen and Bob aims to make her his queen. Off Bob goes to sing his night song, but arrives just in time
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Stamper brothers · Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, BBC Microcomputer System +3
Sabreman must search out the lost sections of the Wulf amulet in this colourful flick screen maze game whilst fighting off the many beasts, and the Wulf itself, that inhabit the jungle before making his final escape.
71 rating2 lists
Nintendo exclusive
ICOM Simulations · Nintendo 64
Ages have past since the vile Warlock Lord was banished to another dimension by the brave Lord Jair. The famous deed is now only spoken of as legend and myth. However, recent incidents have transpired in an attempt to resurrect the Ultimate
63 rating2 lists
Nintendo exclusive
Tiertex Design Studios · Game Boy Color
This little mouse has one big journey ahead of him, and you're just the one to help him out. Unfortunately, the Little family didn't foresee the possible conflict of interest in keeping a cat and mouse on the same household when they adopte
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Nintendo console exclusiveGame Boy Advance, Windows
Help the Irresistible Muppets keep the show going, even when the rats steal the Swedish Chef's cooking ingredients, Bunsen and Beaker's experiment is out of control, and a giant Jurassic pig invades the stage!
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64 +4
Monty On the Run is a platform-style game featuring Monty Mole, a coal thief fleeing across Europe to escape the Intermole agency. Players navigate Monty through 80 screens representing European landmarks, using various movement techniques
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Edge Games · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4
In the earliest licensed entertainment videogame of Jim Davis' lazy cat cartoon character, you play Garfield in his attempt to rescue Arlene from the cat pound. The primary gameplay involves object manipulation, gaining objects either by pi
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