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The best retro platformers
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HALL OF FAME
Landmark classics · Platformers
Our picks, not a vote: an editorial list of landmark games, completed by each game’s reach in the library — how many systems it came out on and how large its series is. One entry per game, in its earliest version in the library.
1980s10 games
Donkey Kong JuniorAtari 2600 · 1983 · on 3 systems
MetroidNES · 1986
Wonder BoySG-1000 · 1986 · on 3 systems
Mega ManNES · 1987 · on 2 systems
Bubble BobbleNES · 1988 · on 4 systems
Donkey KongAtari 7800 · 1988 · on 5 systems
Ghouls'n GhostsCPS-1 · 1988 · on 4 systems
Mega Man 2NES · 1989
Super Mario LandGame Boy · 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesNES · 1989 · on 2 systems
1990s22 games
Super Mario Bros. 3NES · 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot ClanGame Boy · 1990
Super Mario WorldSNES · 1991
Sonic the HedgehogGame Gear · 1991 · on 3 systems
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's RevengeGame Boy · 1991
Kirby's Dream LandGame Boy · 1992
Bubble Bobble: Part 2Game Boy · 1993 · on 2 systems
AladdinSNES · 1993 · on 6 systems
Donkey Kong CountrySNES · 1994 · on 3 systems
Mega Man: The Wily WarsGenesis · 1994
Castlevania: BloodlinesGenesis · 1994
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple TroubleGame Gear · 1994
The Lion KingGame Gear · 1994 · on 5 systems
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's IslandSNES · 1995
Earthworm Jim: Special EditionSega CD · 1995
X-Men: Gamesmaster's LegacyGame Gear · 1995
Super Mario 64N64 · 1996
Crash BandicootPS1 · 1996
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightPS1 · 1997
CastlevaniaN64 · 1999 · on 2 systems
Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket AdventureNGPC · 1999
Castlevania: Legacy of DarknessN64 · 1999
2000s–2010s16 games
The Lion King: Simba's Mighty AdventureGBC · 2000
Super Ghouls'n GhostsGBA · 2002 · on 2 systems
Metroid FusionGBA · 2002
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge AdventureGBA · 2002
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeGBA · 2003
Castlevania: Lament of InnocencePS2 · 2003
Bubble Bobble: Old & NewGBA · 2004
Prince of Persia: Warrior WithinGameCube · 2004
Prince of Persia: The Two ThronesGameCube · 2005
Sonic The Hedgehog: GenesisGBA · 2006
Mega Man: Maverick Hunter XPSP · 2006
Mega Man: Powered UpPSP · 2006
Bubble Bobble: EvolutionPSP · 2006
Castlevania: The Dracula X ChroniclesPSP · 2007
Prince of Persia: Rival SwordsPSP · 2007
Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten SandsPSP · 2010
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Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
Sega SG-1000
Sega 32X
Sega CD / Mega-CD
PlayStation
PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD
Neo Geo
Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Capcom CPS-1
Capcom CPS-2
Capcom CPS-3
Sega NAOMI
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari Lynx
ColecoVision
Vectrex
WonderSwan Color
Amstrad CPC
ZX Spectrum
MSX
Sharp X68000
TIC-80OpenBOROpenBOR
Commodore Amiga
Sega DreamcastC64Commodore 64IntellivisionMattel IntellivisionJaguarAtari JaguarMSX2MSX2MSX2+MSX2+64DDNintendo 64DDNGPNeo Geo Pocket3DO3DO Interactive MultiplayerAmiga CD32Amiga CD32CDTVCommodore CDTVAtari STAtari STCD-iPhilips CD-iFamicom DiskFamicom Disk SystemGameCubeNintendo GameCubePC-FXNEC PC-FXPokémon MiniPokémon MiniPSPPlayStation PortableDOSMS-DOS
Nintendo Entertainment SystemSuper NintendoNintendo 64Game BoyGame Boy ColorGame Boy AdvanceSega Genesis / Mega DriveSega Master SystemSega Game GearSega SG-1000Sega 32XSega CD / Mega-CDPlayStationPC Engine / TurboGrafx-16PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CDNeo GeoNeo Geo CDNeo Geo Pocket ColorCapcom CPS-1Capcom CPS-2Capcom CPS-3Sega NAOMIAtari 2600Atari 5200Atari 7800Atari LynxColecoVisionVectrexWonderSwan ColorAmstrad CPCZX SpectrumMSXSharp X68000TIC-80OpenBOROpenBORCommodore AmigaSega DreamcastC64Commodore 64IntellivisionMattel IntellivisionJaguarAtari JaguarMSX2MSX2MSX2+MSX2+64DDNintendo 64DDNGPNeo Geo Pocket3DO3DO Interactive MultiplayerAmiga CD32Amiga CD32CDTVCommodore CDTVAtari STAtari STCD-iPhilips CD-iFamicom DiskFamicom Disk SystemGameCubeNintendo GameCubePC-FXNEC PC-FXPokémon MiniPokémon MiniPSPPlayStation PortableDOSMS-DOS
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