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247 games like Manic Miner · 1971 – 2020

  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 66Form.25World.44Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Often paired

    Traveller's Tales · SNES

    PlatformerActionFantasySide view

    Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived. Mickey Mania is a platformer where all the levels are based on Mickey's most famous cartoons. The levels range about 75 years, starting

    81 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.33World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Gravity · Often paired

    Broderbund · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST +14

    PlatformerGravityTime limitFalling damageUnstable platforms

    The game is set in ancient Persia. While the sultan is fighting a war in a foreign land, his vizier Jaffar, a wizard, seizes power. Jaffar's only obstacle to the throne is the Sultan's daughter (although the game never specifically mentions

    81 rating23 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 62Form.33World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Gravity · Often paired

    Taito · Game Boy, NES

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreActionFantasy

    A new breed of heroes! Cubby and Rubby, descendants of the famous Bubby, must battle the Skull Brothers and their army of fiends to rescue a friend in danger. Fortunately, our dinosaur heroes can blow bubbles that will destroy their foes. T

    70 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.29World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Time limit · Often paired

    Taito · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +13

    PlatformerTime limitHigh scoreSingle-screen levelAction

    In the game, each player controls one of the two Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob. The player can move along platforms, as well as jump to those above and to the side, similar to most platform games. The player can also blow bubbles. These can

    79 rating12 listsOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.26World.13Curated.55Lists.00Platformer · High score · Often paired

    Jetpac

    1983

    Stamper brothers · BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20 +2

    PlatformerHigh scoreSingle-screen levelActionSide view

    The 'Acme Interstellar Transport Company' is delivering spaceship kits to various planets in the solar system throughout the Galaxy; and as chief test pilot, all you have to do is assemble the Rockets, and thrust on to your next destination

    86 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.20World.25Curated.56Lists.00Platformer · Often paired

    Toki

    1989

    TAD Corporation · Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx +8

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewShooter

    The hero of the game is a young jungle-man named Toki. One day the evil wizard Dr. Stark kidnaps his girlfriend Wanda. When Toki tries to save her, he is turned into a monkey! Now Toki has to find Dr. Stark in his palace, rescue Wanda, and

    79 rating8 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.19World.50Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Gravity · Often paired

    First Star Software · Amstrad CPC, Android, Apple II +12

    ActionPlatformerGravitySide viewArcade

    Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for Atari 8-bit computers. It was developed and published by First Star Software, and spawned a series of sequels, re-releases, and spinoffs. It also did a great deal to establish and influence t

    76 rating15 listsOften paired

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  • Why 56Form.18World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Time limit · Often paired

    Namco · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +12

    PlatformerTime limitActionFantasySide view

    Pac-Land itself is split into trips. In each of these trips the objective is to get the fairy (that is kept under Pac-man's hat) to Fairyland and also to return home to Pac-Man's house. The majority of the trip involves moving from left to

    64 rating12 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 54Form.08World.25Curated.53Lists.00Platformer · Often paired

    Moon Studios · Switch, Windows, Xbox One +1

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewAction-adventure

    Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a platform-adventure game that combines exploration, traversal, and combat within an interconnected world. Designed in a Metroidvania style, it focuses on navigating varied environments, uncovering hidden ar

    89 rating7 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 49Form.22World.25Curated.36Lists.00Platformer

    Konami · MSX

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewAdventure

    The Treasure of Usas is a platform game. Centuries ago, the War God Induras banished Usas, the supreme Mother God, and threw the four pieces of her jewel in the winds. Wit and Cles are attempting to find the broken jewel to try and achieve

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  • Why 49Form.22World.25Curated.36Lists.00Platformer

    Uşas

    1987

    Konami · MSX

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewAdventure

    The Treasure of Usas is a platform game. Centuries ago, the War God Induras banished Usas, the supreme Mother God, and threw the four pieces of her jewel in the winds. Wit and Cles are attempting to find the broken jewel to try and achieve

    1 list

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  • Why 47Form.32World.13Curated.29Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    Popeye

    1982

    Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +7

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreSingle-screen levelAction

    Popeye is a 1982 arcade game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye cartoon characters licensed from King Features Syndicate. In Popeye, two players can alternate playing or one player can play alone. The top five highest s

    62 rating14 lists

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  • Why 45Form.10World.25Curated.39Lists.00Platformer

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ActionPlatformerFantasySide viewCombat-based platformer

    Enchanted Land is set in the peaceful land of Damiran. But as it is in video games, an evil wizard stops by and takes over. In this case, he broke the heart of wisdom and the only way to bring the story to a good end is to collect the piece

    1 list

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  • Why 44Form.25World.30Curated.26Lists.00Platformer

    Opera Soft · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2

    PlatformerActionFantasySide view

    Camelot Warriors is a platform game published in 1986 for the MSX, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, later ported to the Commodore 64. It was developed in Spain during the so-called Golden Age of Spanish software. The MSX, Spectrum and Amstrad v

    67 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.25World.44Curated.22Lists.00Platformer

    PlatformerActionFantasySide view

    Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived. Mickey Mania is a platformer where all the levels are based on Mickey's most famous cartoons. The levels range about 75 years, starting

    81 rating2 lists

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  • Why 43Form.20World.25Curated.28Lists.00Platformer

    Ambrosia Software · macOS

    PlatformerFantasySide viewRole-playing

    Ferazel's Wand is a platform game by Ambrosia Software for Mac OS released in 2000.

    1 list

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 40Form.37World.25Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    Coleco · Atari 2600, ColecoVision

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreActionFantasy

    You control a Smurf who is off on an action-packed rescue mission! Gargamel has captured Smurfette, taken her to his castle and imprisoned her! You'll direct Smurf through all sorts of dangerous situations on his way to save her. Will Smurf

    61 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 40Form.36World.25Curated.13Lists.00Time limit · High score

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, SNES

    Time limitHigh scoreSingle-screen levelActionSide view

    Super Pang is an adventure for one or two players that takes the player around the world, aiming to rid the planet of a terrible foe: seemingly innocuous-looking bubbles. The main portion of the game is Tour mode, where the player visits a

    70 rating3 lists

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  • Why 39Form.12World.25Curated.28Lists.00Platformer

    Ian Weatherburn · Windows, ZX Spectrum

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewAction-adventure

    The player controls an alchemist who has been summoned to defeat an evil warlock. The game is set inside the warlock's castle, with the game's primary objective being finding four pieces of a magic scroll. This allows the alchemist to use t

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.38World.25Curated.10Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    PlayStation Portable

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreActionFantasy

    Bubble Bobble Evolution is a game in the Bubble Bobble series for the PSP system. It is known as Bubble Bobble Magical Tower Daisakusen in Japan. Bub and Bob, the two main characters in the series, have been trapped in costumed versions of

    2 lists

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  • Why 39Form.25World.25Curated.19Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    Nintendo · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600 +8

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreSingle-screen levelAction

    Mario Bros. is an arcade game published by Nintendo and developed by Shigeru Miyamoto. The platform puzzle which first introduced Luigi to the world has both single and multiplayer action with two differing game types, but with the same obj

    70 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 39Form.36World.25Curated.11Lists.00High score · Single-screen level

    Arcade, Atari 5200, Commodore 64 +1

    High scoreSingle-screen levelActionFantasySide view

    Satan's Hollow is a shoot 'em up arcade game released by Bally Midway in 1982, subsequently converted to the Atari 8-bit family, and in 1984 to Commodore 64.

    60 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.36World.25Curated.11Lists.00Time limit · High score

    Capcom · Arcade, SNES

    Time limitHigh scoreSingle-screen levelActionSide view

    Super Pang is an adventure for one or two players that takes the player around the world, aiming to rid the planet of a terrible foe: seemingly innocuous-looking bubbles. The main portion of the game is Tour mode, where the player visits a

    70 rating1 list

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  • Why 38Form.24World1.00Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Gravity · Described alike

    Software Projects · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit +10

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreActionSide view

    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 listsDescribed alike

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 38Form.33World.34Curated.10Lists.00Gravity · Single-screen level

    Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit

    ActionGravitySingle-screen levelSide viewArcade

    Kaboom! is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1978 Atari coin-op Avalanche. The gameplay of both games is fundamentally the same, but Kaboom! was re-themed to be about a mad bomber instead of falling rocks. Gameplay in Kaboom! consists of u

    70 rating3 lists

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  • Why 38Form.08World.13Curated.32Lists.00Platformer

    Team Hoi · Amiga, Windows, Windows Mobile +2

    ActionPlatformerFantasySide viewMascot platformer

    Guide Moon Child, a little green elf with magical mental and physical powers, on his quest to save the planet Utopia from an evil techno-virus, spread by a crashed meteor.

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  • Why 38Form.20World.78Curated.10Lists.00Platformer

    MicroGraphic Image · Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +6

    PlatformerActionSide viewArcade

    A miner has to find the exit to a world of wonders that is deep in the ground. During his journey he has to collect bombs to destroy rocks in his way, collect keys to open doors and pick up little potions that refresh his timer. Treasure ch

    41 rating14 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.10World.25Curated.26Lists.00Platformer

    indies zero · Nintendo 3DS

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewArcade

    Take on a rapid-fire onslaught of challenges and mash-ups from 16 of Nintendo’s finest 8-bit games! Test your skills on a gauntlet of quick, tricky challenges and remix stages that combine parts of different games. The best mix of titles fr

    72 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.27World.25Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreActionFantasy

    Originally released as an arcade game by Taito in 1986, Bubble Bobble starred two dinosaurs - Bub and Bob who co-operate to make their way through a hundred levels to rescue their girlfriends. This addictive two player game went on to be re

    35 rating2 lists

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  • Why 36Form.30World.29Curated.10Lists.00Gravity · High score

    Big Red Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4

    GravityHigh scoreActionFantasySide view

    Dizzy Panic is a puzzle video game based on the Dizzy series. Gameplay involves moving a wall left and right so that falling shapes pass through the appropriately shaped holes in the wall.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.46World.13Curated.00Lists.00Gravity · High score

    Nihon Bussan · PS3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation +1

    GravityHigh scoreActionSide viewAdventure

    Hyper Crazy Climber, a PlayStation game based on Nichibutsu's cult classic Crazy Climber, melds the climbing play mechanic of its arcade ancestor with the trappings of Mario-era 2D adventure titles. At the beginning of the game, players cho

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.13World.52Curated.14Lists.00Platformer

    Epyx · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +4

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventurePixel art

    Jumpman is a platform game written by Randy Glover and released by Epyx in 1983. Originally developed for the Atari 8-bit family, versions were also released for the Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, and ColecoVision.

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 34Form.27World.13Curated.13Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    Atari 2600, ColecoVision, MSX

    ActionPlatformerGravityHigh scoreSide view

    Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park is a 1984 action/platform game based on the Cabbage Patch Kids franchise. It is the first and only game in the Cabbage Patch Kids Adventures Series

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  • Why 34Form.27World.08Curated.12Lists.00Time limit · Single-screen level

    Nutting Associates · Arcade

    Time limitSingle-screen levelSide viewArcadeFlight simulation

    Computer Space is a video arcade game released in 1971 by Nutting Associates. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, who would both later found Atari, Inc., it is generally accepted that it was the world's first commercially sold coin-op

    39 rating1 list

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  • Why 34Form.27World.25Curated.09Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    Nintendo · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800 +9

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreSingle-screen levelAction

    Donkey Kong Junior is the direct sequel to Donkey Kong. In this game, Mario plays the antagonist, finally having captured Donkey Kong, and has put the ape in a locked cage. As Donkey Kong Jr., players will have to make their way through fou

    72 rating24 lists1 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.06World.25Curated.24Lists.00Platformer

    ActionPlatformerSide viewVampireDracula

    An unreleased video game developed by Mark Lesser and Rex Bradford of Microsmiths that was produced for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game featured the sponsorship of the Reebok Pump shoe. In the game the player controlled the inf

    2 lists

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  • Why 34Form.41World.30Curated.00Lists.00Time limit · Single-screen level

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ActionTime limitSingle-screen levelArcadeSnake

    You are a hungry snake and set out to eat apples which appear on the screen. After each devoured apple your snake grows longer. Having eaten ten apples a door to the next level appears. The difficulty of the game lies within the fact that y

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.28World.25Curated.08Lists.00Platformer · Time limit

    Blizzard Entertainment · Game Boy Advance, MS-DOS, SNES +3

    ActionPlatformerTime limitFalling damageUnstable platforms

    In Blackthorne, players take on the role of Kyle Blackthorne, a lethal commando equipped with brute strength, animal cunning, and a mysterious past that he has just begun to remember. Thrown onto the futuristic planet of Tuul, Blackthorne m

    70 rating10 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.39World.25Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    Frozen North Productions · Wii

    PlatformerGravityActionThird person

    Flip’s Twisted World is a 3D puzzle-platformer that follows the adventures of Flip who is accidentally trapped inside a world where up and down are just a matter of perspective. By turning a magic cube, he is able to turn the entire world,

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.07World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer

    Game Boy Advance

    ActionPlatformerSide viewSportsSkateboarding

    One Eye Jack, a badass little skate fiend and leader of the No Rules posse, must stop an alien invasion of his local hangouts. To achieve his goal, he must board like a pro, be a dead-eye shot with his slingshot and alien slime gun, and gri

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.06World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer

    Electronic Arts · SNES

    ActionPlatformerFantasySide viewAction-adventure

    A SNES platformer loosely based on the movie The Wizard of Oz. The game allows the player to play as all three of Dorothy's friends, as well as Dorothy herself.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 32Form.10World.25Curated.17Lists.00Platformer

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III, Wii

    PlatformerFantasySide viewCrossoverNinja

    After ten thousand years, the once banished Dark Ninja returns to make another attempt to take over the Miracle World. Someone's definitely got to stop him! Guess who dares to meet the challenge? You! You're Alex Kidd, the prince who knows

    60 rating5 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.05World.13Curated.22Lists.00Platformer

    Visual Concepts · SNES

    ActionPlatformerSide viewScienceTank

    The player controls Harley, a man in a green suit who has shrunk himself to size of a bar of soap. The player's mission is to gather parts of Harley's (presumably) now-destroyed shrinking machine to return him to normal size. As the player

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Why 31Form.07World.25Curated.16Lists.00Platformer

    Tecmo · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +11

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewArcade

    The player controls Jack, a superhero who can leap and glide. Someone has planted 24 bombs at famous tourist sites (the Sphinx and Great Pyramids, the Acropolis, Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, and two cityscapes resembling Miami Beach an

    71 rating11 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 31Form.40World.00Curated.00Lists.00Single-screen level

    Tokai Communications · Game Boy, MSX

    Single-screen levelPuzzleStrategy

    The game is essentially a series of 36 jigsaw puzzles with Tetris-like pieces known as pentominos that must be assembled into a specific shape. The puzzles start off with rectangular shapes and simple solutions, but the puzzles quickly grow

    65 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.23World.58Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Time limit

    Rare Ltd. · NES

    PlatformerTime limitFalling damageActionSide view

    The game centres around the miner Digger T. Rock, as he spelunks various caves and catacombs whilst searching for the mythical Lost City. The game was the first game to be developed by the newly re-branded Rare, whereas the first game to b

    76 rating1 list

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  • Why 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Single-screen level

    Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit +3

    PlatformerSingle-screen levelActionSide viewArcade

    Hard Hat Mack is a classic jumping arcade game. Your goal is to place all bricks to the right places without being kicked/killed or whatever by any other moving object or person. There are some special tools ready for you too.

    77 rating4 lists

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  • Why 31Form.24World.00Curated.11Lists.00Platformer · Gravity

    PlatformerGravityHigh scoreSide viewBats

    Pitfall Harry travels through the jungle and caverns to find all kinds of treasures including gold bars, silver bars, money bags and diamond rings. Pitfall Harry must avoid or jump over dangers such as logs, snakes, scorpions, fires, etc.

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