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...