Jump & Run

The games that defined movement itself — platformers and action games where every button press has consequence.

122 games in this room

Balloon Fight

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Balloon Fight

バルーンファイト

Action · 1985

Balloon Fight (1984/1985) is one of Nintendo's most charming early Famicom games — an arcade-style action game where pla…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Ice Climber

アイスクライマー

Platform · 1985

Released in 1985, Ice Climber is one of Nintendo's earliest Famicom platform games, starring Popo and Nana — a pair of m…

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Castlevania Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

Castlevania

悪魔城ドラキュラ

Action-platform · 1986

Castlevania (Akumajo Dracula, 1986) is the first entry in Konami's gothic action-platformer series. Simon Belmont enters…

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Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

スーパーマリオブラザーズ2

Action platformer · 1986

Super Mario Bros. 2 (1986), released on the Famicom Disk System, is the direct Japanese sequel to Super Mario Bros. — a …

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Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

Kid Icarus

光神話 パルテナの鏡

Action platformer · 1986

Kid Icarus (1986), released in Japan as 光神話 パルテナの鏡 (Palutena no Kagami), is a Famicom Disk System action-platformer deve…

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Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

The Mysterious Murasame Castle

謎の村雨城

Action · 1986

The Mysterious Murasame Castle is the second original title released for the Famicom Disk System, launching just two wee…

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Ghosts 'n Goblins

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Ghosts 'n Goblins

魔界村

Platform / Run and Gun · 1986

Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985/1986) is one of gaming's most famous and brutal platformers — a side-scrolling game where knight…

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Uncommon

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

The Goonies

グーニーズ

Action Platformer · 1986

A side-scrolling action game based on the 1985 Columbia Pictures film, released exclusively in Japan on February 21, 198…

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Mega Man

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Mega Man

ロックマン

Action-platform · 1987

Mega Man (Rockman, 1987) is Capcom's first game designed exclusively for a home console — a deliberate break from the co…

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Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic

夢工場ドキドキパニック

Action platformer · 1987

Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (1987) is a Famicom Disk System action platformer developed by Nintendo, created in partnersh…

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3-D WorldRunner Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

3-D WorldRunner

飛び出せ大作戦

Action / 3D Runner · 1987

3-D WorldRunner is a 1987 pseudo-3D action game developed by Square and originally released in Japan on the Famicom Disk…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Contra

魂斗羅

Run and Gun · 1988

Released in 1988, Contra dropped players into a relentless alien-infested war zone armed with nothing but fast reflexes …

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Ninja Gaiden

忍者龍剣伝

Action Platformer · 1988

Released in 1988, Ninja Gaiden broke new ground by weaving a cinematic story between its brutal action stages — a first …

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Very Rare

Family Computer Disk System

Kaettekita Mario Bros.

帰ってきたマリオブラザーズ

Action / Platform · 1988

Kaettekita Mario Bros. is a 1988 FDS title released exclusively through Nintendo's Disk Writer rewrite service — never s…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Super Mario Bros. 3

スーパーマリオブラザーズ3

Action / Platform · 1988

Super Mario Bros. 3 is the 1988 Famicom landmark that expanded the Mario formula into a world map structure, themed king…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Mega Man 2

ロックマン2 Dr.ワイリーの謎

Action / Platform · 1988

Mega Man 2 is the 1988 Famicom sequel that transformed Mega Man from a modest debut into a franchise phenomenon. The dev…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Double Dragon

ダブルドラゴン

Beat 'em up · 1988

Double Dragon arrived on Famicom in April 1988, one year after its landmark arcade debut. While the arcade original was …

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Bionic Commando

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Bionic Commando

ヒットラーの復活 TOP SECRET

Action / Platform · 1988

Bionic Commando (1988) is one of the Famicom/NES era's most mechanically distinctive games — a platformer where the prot…

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Uncommon

Family Computer Disk System

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

バイオミラクル ぼくってウパ

Action Platformer · 1988

One of Konami's most inventive Famicom Disk System titles, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa stars baby prince Upa, armed with onl…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

The Legendary Axe

魔境伝説

Action-Platform · 1988

Released at the PC Engine's launch window in 1988, The Legendary Axe was one of the first games to show what the hardwar…

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Uncommon

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Blaster Master

超惑星戦記メタファイト

Action-platformer · 1988

Released in Japan on June 17, 1988 as Chō Wakusei Senki Metafight, Blaster Master is a Sunsoft action game celebrated fo…

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Super Mario Land

Game Boy

Super Mario Land

スーパーマリオランド

Platform · 1989

Super Mario Land is a 1989 platform game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and one of the four launch titles for the original G…

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PC Genjin (Bonk's Adventure)

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

PC Genjin (Bonk's Adventure)

PC原人

Platform · 1989

PC Genjin — Bonk's Adventure in North America — is the platformer that Hudson Soft built to be the PC Engine's answer to…

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Uncommon

Game Boy

Castlevania: The Adventure

ドラキュラ伝説

Action / Platform · 1989

Castlevania: The Adventure is the first Castlevania game released on a handheld console, launching approximately six mon…

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DuckTales

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

DuckTales

わんぱくダック夢冒険

Platform / Action · 1990

DuckTales (1989) is one of Capcom's finest NES/Famicom games — a non-linear platformer starring Scrooge McDuck and his p…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

悪魔城伝説

Action-Platform · 1989

Released in 1989, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is the prequel to the original Castlevania, following Trevor Belmont …

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

The Revenge of Shinobi

ザ・スーパー忍

Action-Platform · 1989

Released in December 1989, The Revenge of Shinobi was the first Shinobi game built for the Mega Drive and one of the con…

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Golden Axe

ゴールデンアックス

Beat'em up · 1989

Released for the Mega Drive on December 23, 1989, Golden Axe is a Sega beat'em up that became one of the defining titles…

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Ghouls 'n Ghosts Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Ghouls 'n Ghosts

大魔界村

Action-platformer · 1989

Released for the Mega Drive on August 3, 1989, Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Daimakaimura) is one of the most celebrated Capcom arca…

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Super Mario World

Super Famicom / SNES

Super Mario World

スーパーマリオワールド

Platform · 1990

Super Mario World was the game that introduced the world to the Super Famicom. A launch title — bundled with the console…

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Bomberman

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bomberman

ボンバーマン

Action / Maze · 1990

Bomberman for the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, released in December 1990, is the version of Bomberman that turned a single…

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Super Famicom / SNES

ActRaiser

アクトレイザー

Action / City Building · 1990

Released in 1990, ActRaiser blended two genres no one had dared combine: brutal side-scrolling action and city-building …

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Uncommon

Game Boy

Gargoyle's Quest

レッドアリーマー 魔界村外伝

Action Platformer · 1990

Released in 1990, Gargoyle's Quest put players in control of Firebrand — the flying demon gargoyle enemy from Ghosts 'n …

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Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Devil's Crush

デビルクラッシュ

Pinball / Action · 1990

Devil's Crush — known in Japan as Devil Crash — is the 1990 PC Engine pinball-action game developed by Compile and publi…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Ninja Spirit

最後の忍道 NINJA SPIRIT

Action · 1990

Originally an arcade game by Irem in 1988, Ninja Spirit was ported to the PC Engine in 1990 and became one of the platfo…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Mega Man 3

ロックマン3 Dr.ワイリーの最期!?

Action-Platform · 1990

Released in 1990, Mega Man 3 expanded the Capcom action-platformer formula with the introduction of the slide move, Rush…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

チップとデールの大作戦

Platform · 1990

Released in 1990, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is one of Capcom's finest licensed Disney games — a cooperative platformer…

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Batman: The Video Game

Game Boy

Batman: The Video Game

バットマン

Action / Platformer · 1990

Batman: The Video Game is a 1990 Game Boy action platformer developed and published by Sunsoft, releasing alongside the …

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Uncommon

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Little Nemo: The Dream Master

パジャマヒーロー NEMO

Action-platformer · 1990

Released in North America in September 1990 and Japan on December 7, 1990, Little Nemo: The Dream Master is a Capcom act…

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Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ

Platform / Action · 1991

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) is the game that gave Sega its identity. Born from an internal contest to find a new mascot, d…

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Streets of Rage

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Streets of Rage

ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳

Beat 'em up · 1991

Streets of Rage (1991) — known in Japan as Bare Knuckle — is the beat 'em up that defined what the Mega Drive's FM sound…

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Super Famicom / SNES

Super Castlevania IV

悪魔城ドラキュラ

Action Platformer · 1991

Released on Halloween 1991, Super Castlevania IV was a stunning showcase of what the Super Famicom could do. Eight-direc…

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Uncommon

Game Boy

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge

ロックマンワールド

Action / Platform · 1991

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge — known in Japan as Rockman World — is the first Mega Man game for Game Boy, developed by M…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bonk's Revenge

PCくん2

Platform · 1991

Released in 1991, Bonk's Revenge is the sequel to the PC Engine's mascot platformer PC-Genjin (Bonk's Adventure), and wi…

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Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

Game Boy

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲

Action / Platformer · 1991

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge is a 1991 Game Boy action platformer developed and published by Konami, and a major im…

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Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III

パラソルスター

Action-platformer · 1991

Released in Japan on February 15, 1991, Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III is a joyful single-screen action-p…

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Kirby's Dream Land

Game Boy

Kirby's Dream Land

星のカービィ

Platform · 1992

Kirby's Dream Land is a 1992 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is…

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ2

Platform / Action · 1992

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) introduced Tails — Miles "Tails" Prower, a two-tailed fox who follows Sonic and can be contr…

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Very Rare

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Gimmick!

ミスター・グリム's

Action Platformer · 1992

Released in 1992, Gimmick! is one of the most technically and musically extraordinary games ever made for the Famicom. U…

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Game Boy

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨

Action / Platform · 1992

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is the 1992 Game Boy sequel that introduced Wario to the world. While Mario was away …

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Streets of Rage 2

ベア・ナックルII 死闘への鎮魂歌

Beat 'em up / Action · 1993

Streets of Rage 2 — known in Japan as Bare Knuckle II: Requiem for the Raging Battle — is the 1992 Mega Drive beat 'em u…

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Very Rare

Game Boy

Trip World

トリップワールド

Platform · 1992

A 1992 Game Boy platformer developed and published by Sunsoft, Trip World stars Yakopoo — a shape-shifting bunny-like cr…

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Avenging Spirit Uncommon

Game Boy

Avenging Spirit

ファントム

Action / Platformer · 1992

Avenging Spirit is a 1992 Game Boy action platformer developed by C.P. Brain and published by Jaleco, ported from Jaleco…

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Gunstar Heroes Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Gunstar Heroes

ガンスターヒーローズ

Run and gun / Action · 1993

Gunstar Heroes (1993) was Treasure's debut game — and it arrived as a technical demonstration of what the Mega Drive cou…

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Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻

Action Platformer · 1993

Released in 1993 exclusively in Japan, Rondo of Blood is widely regarded as the finest game in the classic Castlevania s…

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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Kirby's Adventure

星のカービィ 夢の泉の物語

Action Platformer · 1993

Released in 1993 as one of the Famicom's final great titles, Kirby's Adventure introduced the Copy Ability — Kirby's ico…

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Super Famicom / SNES

Mega Man X

ロックマンX

Action Platformer · 1993

Released in 1993, Mega Man X reinvented the Mega Man formula for the 16-bit era. While keeping the core loop of defeatin…

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Uncommon

Game Boy

Kid Dracula

悪魔城すぺしゃる ぼくドラキュラくん

Platform / Action · 1993

Kid Dracula (1993) is a charming chibi spin-off of the Castlevania series for Game Boy, starring a comically small and b…

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Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Rocket Knight Adventures

ロケットナイトアドベンチャーズ

Platform / Action · 1993

Rocket Knight Adventures (1993) is one of the Mega Drive's finest original platformers — a game about a rocket-powered o…

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Disney's Aladdin

アラジン

Platform / Action · 1993

Disney's Aladdin (1993) for Mega Drive is the landmark example of Disney's direct animation partnership with game develo…

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Super Famicom / SNES

Donkey Kong Country

スーパードンキーコング

Platform / Action · 1994

Released in 1994 for the Super Famicom/SNES, Donkey Kong Country stunned the world with pre-rendered 3D graphics created…

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Game Boy

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

スーパーマリオランド3 ワリオランド

Action platformer · 1994

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) is the first Game Boy game to star Wario as protagonist — not a hero, but a greedy…

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ3

Action Platformer ·

Released in 1994, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna and a new shield system that fundamentally expand…

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Game Boy

Donkey Kong

ドンキーコング

Puzzle Platformer · 1994

Released in 1994, the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong began as a faithful port of the four-stage arcade game — and then …

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Sonic & Knuckles

ソニック&ナックルズ

Platformer / Action · 1994

Sonic & Knuckles is the 1994 Mega Drive platformer developed by Sega Technical Institute, released simultaneously worldw…

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Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Castlevania: Bloodlines

ヴァンパイアキラー

Action / Platformer · 1994

Castlevania: Bloodlines — known in Japan as Vampire Killer and in Europe as Castlevania: The New Generation — is the 199…

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Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Contra: Hard Corps

魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア

Run and Gun · 1994

Contra: Hard Corps (1994) is the most technically ambitious entry in the Mega Drive's run-and-gun canon — a relentlessly…

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Uncommon

Game Boy

Mega Man V

ロックマンワールド5

Action Platformer · 1994

The fifth and final Game Boy entry in the Mega Man World series, released in Japan in July 1994. Unlike its predecessors…

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Rare

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Monster World IV

モンスターワールドIV

Action Platformer RPG · 1994

The final chapter of the Wonder Boy / Monster World saga and the only entry to feature a female protagonist, Monster Wor…

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Earthworm Jim

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Earthworm Jim

アースワームジム

Action-Platform ·

Earthworm Jim arrived on the Mega Drive in August 1994 as one of the most visually distinctive action-platformers of its…

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Clockwork Knight

Sega Saturn

Clockwork Knight

クロックワークナイト ペパルーチョの大冒険

Action / Platformer · 1994

Clockwork Knight is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Sega as a launch title for the Sega Saturn in Japan,…

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Streets of Rage 3

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Streets of Rage 3

ベア・ナックルIII

Beat 'em Up · 1994

Streets of Rage 3 (Bare Knuckle III, 1994) is the third and final chapter of Sega's defining beat 'em up trilogy — and i…

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Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Comix Zone

コミックスゾーン

Beat 'em Up · 1995

Released in 1995, Comix Zone placed players inside a comic book, literally. Sketch Turner, a comic artist, is trapped in…

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Game Boy

Kirby's Dream Land 2

星のカービィ2

Action Platformer · 1995

Released in 1995, Kirby's Dream Land 2 expanded the series' beloved copy ability system with three animal friends — Rick…

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Uncommon

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Ristar

リスター・ザ・シューティングスター

Action Platformer · 1995

Released in 1995 near the end of the Mega Drive's commercial life, Ristar was Sonic Team's answer to a simple question: …

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Uncommon

Super Famicom / SNES

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド

Action / Platform · 1995

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is the 1995 Super Famicom platform game that serves as a prequel to Super Mario Worl…

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Rare

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Alien Soldier

エイリアンソルジャー

Run and gun / Action · 1995

Alien Soldier is the 1995 Mega Drive run-and-gun developed by Treasure and published by Sega — one of the studio's most …

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Jumping Flash!

PlayStation

Jumping Flash!

ジャンピングフラッシュ!

Platform / Shooter · 1995

Jumping Flash! (1995) is one of PlayStation's most original launch-era games — the first platform game built entirely in…

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Game Boy

Donkey Kong Land

スーパードンキーコングGB

Platform · 1995

Developed by Rare and released in 1995, Donkey Kong Land brought the spectacular world of Donkey Kong Country to the Gam…

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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Vectorman

ベクターマン

Action Platformer ·

Released in October 1995 as the Sega Genesis approached the end of its commercial life, Vectorman was Sega's direct resp…

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Crash Bandicoot

PlayStation

Crash Bandicoot

クラッシュ・バンディクー

Platform · 1996

Crash Bandicoot (1996) was Sony's answer to a question the company had not yet solved: the PlayStation did not have a ma…

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NiGHTS into Dreams

Sega Saturn

NiGHTS into Dreams

ナイツ

Action / Flight · 1996

NiGHTS into Dreams is a 1996 action flight game developed by Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn, in which a jester-like crea…

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Uncommon

Sega Saturn

Guardian Heroes

ガーディアンヒーローズ

Beat 'em up / Action RPG · 1996

Guardian Heroes (1996) is a Sega Saturn beat 'em up and action RPG hybrid developed by Treasure — their first game on CD…

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Uncommon

Super Famicom / SNES

Kirby Super Star

星のカービィ スーパーデラックス

Action / Platform · 1996

Kirby Super Star — known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe — is the 1996 Super Famicom game directed by Kirby crea…

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Saturn Bomberman

Sega Saturn

Saturn Bomberman

サターンボンバーマン

Action / Multiplayer · 1996

Saturn Bomberman is the 1996 action game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn, best known for its …

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Donkey Kong Land 2

Game Boy

Donkey Kong Land 2

ドンキーコングランド2 ディディーのコングクエスト

Action / Platformer · 1996

Donkey Kong Land 2 is a 1996 Game Boy platformer developed by Rare and published by Nintendo, adapting Donkey Kong Count…

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Nintendo 64

GoldenEye 007

ゴールデンアイ 007

FPS · 1997

Released in 1997, GoldenEye 007 proved that a first-person shooter could thrive on a home console — a claim most of the …

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Uncommon

PlayStation

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲

アクションRPG · 1997

Released on March 20, 1997, Symphony of the Night transformed the Castlevania series by fusing the exploration-heavy des…

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Nintendo 64

Bomberman 64

爆ボンバーマン

Action / Puzzle · 1997

Released in 1997, Bomberman 64 was the first full 3D entry in the long-running Bomberman series, reinventing the classic…

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Sega Saturn

Die Hard Arcade

ダイナマイト刑事

Beat 'em Up / Action · 1997

Die Hard Arcade (1996/1997) brought the 3D beat 'em up to a new level of cinematic ambition, casting players as Bruce Mc…

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Uncommon

Nintendo 64

Mischief Makers

ゆけゆけ!トラブルメーカーズ

Platform / Action · 1997

Mischief Makers (1997) is Treasure's first Nintendo platform game and the N64's first 2D side-scroller — a deliberate ch…

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Rare

Nintendo 64

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

がんばれゴエモン〜ネオ桃山幕府のおどり〜

Action Adventure · 1997

Konami's beloved Goemon franchise made its N64 debut with a game unlike almost anything else in the console's library: a…

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Uncommon

Nintendo 64

Blast Corps

ブラストドーザー

Action Puzzle · 1997

Rare's first Nintendo 64 game — developed by a small team, many of them recent graduates — is one of the most purely ori…

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Uncommon

PlayStation

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

風のクロノア door to phantomile

2.5D Platformer · 1997

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a 1997 PlayStation platformer from Namco that deceives with its cheerful exterior. Beneath…

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Rare

PlayStation

Tomba!

お~れ!トンバ

Action Adventure · 1997

Created by Tokuro Fujiwara — the Capcom producer behind Mega Man, Ghosts 'n Goblins, and Bionic Commando — Tomba! is a 1…

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Uncommon

Sega Saturn

Silhouette Mirage

シルエットミラージュ

2D Action · 1997

Treasure's 1997 Sega Saturn action game introduced a polarity mechanic that would later become the foundation for Ikarug…

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Yoshi's Story

Nintendo 64

Yoshi's Story

ヨッシーストーリー

Action Platformer · 1997

Yoshi's Story (1997) is Nintendo EAD's follow-up to the acclaimed Yoshi's Island, reimagined as a living picture book re…

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Sonic Adventure

Dreamcast

Sonic Adventure

ソニックアドベンチャー

Action platformer · 1998

Sonic Adventure (1998) was the Dreamcast's launch centrepiece in Japan and the first fully 3D mainline Sonic game. Devel…

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Rare

Sega Saturn

Burning Rangers

バーニングレンジャーズ

Action · 1998

Burning Rangers (1998) is a third-person action game developed by Sonic Team for Sega Saturn, set in a future where the …

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Nintendo 64

Banjo-Kazooie

バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険

3D platformer · 1998

Banjo-Kazooie (1998) is a Nintendo 64 3D platformer developed by Rare, following a bear and a bird as they explore nine …

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Game Boy Color

Wario Land II

ワリオランド2 盗まれた財宝

Platform · 1998

The first Wario platformer to make the hero invincible, Wario Land II transformed the series identity. Rather than dying…

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Game Boy Color

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

スーパーマリオブラザーズデラックス

Action / Platform · 2000

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a 1999 Game Boy Color adaptation of the 1985 Famicom/NES classic, packed with added content …

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Uncommon

Dreamcast

Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage

ベルセルク 千年帝国の鷹篇 喪失花の章

Hack and Slash · 1999

A 1999 Dreamcast hack-and-slash based on Kentarō Miura's dark fantasy manga Berserk, with a new story written by Miura h…

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PlayStation

Ape Escape

サルゲッチュ

3D Platformer · 1999

The first video game to require both analog sticks of the PlayStation's DualShock controller, Ape Escape is a 3D platfor…

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Dynamite Cop Uncommon

Dreamcast

Dynamite Cop

ダイナマイト刑事2

Beat 'em Up · 1999

Dynamite Cop (1999), known in Japan as Dynamite Deka 2, is the Dreamcast port of Sega's arcade beat 'em up sequel — a ga…

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Jet Set Radio Uncommon

Dreamcast

Jet Set Radio

ジェットセットラジオ

Action / Cel-shaded open world · 2000

Jet Set Radio (2000), developed by Smilebit and directed by Masayoshi Kikuchi, is a cel-shaded open-world action game se…

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Nintendo 64

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

ゼルダの伝説 ムジュラの仮面

Action-adventure · 2000

Released in Japan on April 27, 2000, Majora's Mask was built on the engine of Ocarina of Time in just under 18 months — …

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Game Boy Color

Wario Land 3

ワリオランド3 不思議なオルゴール

Action platformer · 2000

Wario Land 3 (2000) for Game Boy Color is the highest-rated entry in the Wario Land series, praised for a radical design…

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Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

コロコロカービィ

Action / Puzzle · 2000

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000) is one of Nintendo's earliest experiments with motion-based controls, using a tilt sensor b…

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Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Mega Man Xtreme

ロックマンX サイバーミッション

Platform / Action · 2000

Mega Man Xtreme (2000) brought the Mega Man X series to the Game Boy Color, condensing the action and boss roster of the…

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Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Bionic Commando: Elite Forces

バイオニックコマンドー エリートフォーシーズ

Action Platformer ·

A notable footnote in game development history, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces was the debut title from Nintendo Software…

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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Nintendo 64

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

カービィ64 クリスタルのひみつ

Action Platformer · 2000

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) is Kirby's only mainline entry on the Nintendo 64, and HAL Laboratory's boldest expe…

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Rare

Nintendo 64

Conker's Bad Fur Day

コンカーのバッドファーデイ

3D Platform ·

Conker's Bad Fur Day is the 2001 Nintendo 64 game that began its life as an entirely different product: a family-friendl…

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Mega Man Xtreme 2

Game Boy Color

Mega Man Xtreme 2

ロックマンX2 ソウルイレイザー

Action / Platformer · 2001

Mega Man Xtreme 2 is a 2001 Game Boy Color action platformer developed and published by Capcom — a sequel to Mega Man Xt…

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Super Mario Sunshine

Nintendo GameCube

Super Mario Sunshine

スーパーマリオサンシャイン

Platform / Action · 2002

Super Mario Sunshine (2002) is the second 3D Mario platformer and the first mainline Mario title released on the GameCub…

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Shantae Very Rare

Game Boy Color

Shantae

シャンティ

Action-Platformer ·

Shantae is the game that proved the Game Boy Color still had undiscovered depths three years into its lifespan. Develope…

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Nintendo GameCube

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

ゼルダの伝説 風のタクト

Action-Adventure · 2002

Released on December 13, 2002 in Japan, The Wind Waker traded the dark realism fans expected after Ocarina of Time for b…

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Viewtiful Joe

ビューティフル ジョー

Action · 2003

Released in 2003, Viewtiful Joe was the debut game of Clover Studio — Capcom's internal creative team that would later p…

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Nintendo GameCube

Kirby Air Ride

カービィのエアライド

Racing / Action · 2003

Kirby Air Ride (2003) is one of the GameCube's most unusual Nintendo games — a racing title stripped of acceleration and…

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Wario World

ワリオワールド

3D action-platformer · 2004

Released in North America on June 23, 2003, Wario World is an unusual entry in Nintendo's lineup: a fully 3D action-plat…

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

ドンキーコング ジャングルビート

Platform · 2004

Released in 2004, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was controlled entirely by the DK Bongos — the drum peripheral originally bund…

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Custom Robo Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Custom Robo

カスタムロボ バトルレボリューション

Action RPG / Arena battle · 2004

Released in Japan on March 4, 2004, Custom Robo: Battle Revolution is the fourth entry in Noise's Custom Robo series — a…

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