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Shadow of the Beast is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Amiga and later ported to many other systems. The game was known for its graphics, with many colours on screen and up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops, and its atmospheric score composed by David Whittaker, which used high-quality instrument samples.

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, king of Demon World. Along the way the player can pick up new weapons, bonuses and extra suits of armor that can help in this task. The game is often considered very difficult by arcade standards and is commonly regarded as one of the most difficult games ever released. The game is considered by Gametrailers.com to be the world's second most difficult game ever made. The player can only be hit twice before losing a life (the first hit takes away Arthur's armor, and the player must continue on in his underwear until completing the level, or finding replacement armor). If the player loses a life, he is returned to the start of the level, or the halfway point if he has managed to get that far. Furthermore, each life can only last a certain length of time (generally around three minutes), the clock being reset at the start of a level. If the clock does run out, the player instantly loses that life. After defeating the final boss, but only with the cross weapon (if the player does not have the cross weapon, they will be prompted that it is needed to defeat the boss and restart at the beginning of level 5 and must repeat round 5 and 6 again regardless if the weapon is obtained immediately or not) for the first time the player is informed that the battle was "a trap devised by Satan". The player must then replay the entire game on a higher difficulty level to reach the genuine final battle.

The first of Blinky the ghost's three outings, the ghost with the most has to progress through a series of levels and remove the hazards left by ghost-busters. He does this by collecting the right objects to cast the all important spells. The levels themselves scroll sideways and are layered with platforms. Making the task difficult are spiders, mice and the like - watch out in particular for the jumping frogs. Once the appropriate spells have been cast (involving lots of back-tracking to collect objects and bring them to the cauldron) the objects to make an underwater diving suit must be obtained.

Jinx is a 3D platformer for the PlayStation in the vein of other 3D platformers like Spyro the Dragon. The main character Jinx, a court jester, is tasked with finding and rescuing the royal family he works for since it has been kidnapped by Gripply the Pirate King, leaving the realm into a state of chaos. The player has to traverse various different worlds and locations in pursuit of Gripply, while facing a number of enemies, solving puzzles and collecting items. The graphics are notable for being very colourful.

The Japanese-only sequel to Pinobee.

This TurboGrafx-16 release of Lode Runner allows users to create and save levels, much like the original computer-based releases. A very straightforward conversion of a popular puzzle platform game. You must collect the piles of gold on each level, while avoiding the robots on patrol. To defend yourself, you are able to shoot holes in the platforms to your left or right, and these will capture the robots for a short time before they climb out again. Once you have collected all the gold, make your way to the top of the screen for the next level. The game also includes a level editor.

A platforming game on the MSX.

A long time ago, Lord Agravain roamed the land of Riva in his quest for the Elixir of Youth, the only hope for the all the ageing knights. The Quest of Agravain is a platform game where the player controls a medieval knight armed with a sword. The main objective is to reach the exit door at the top of each level.

The adventure of Pop and Chips begins with the fairy Pippi, who has been kidnapped by Pumpkin the Great. There are blocks that can be broken and blocks that cannot be broken on the screen. When you break the fruit block, Pippi appears and moves up and down on the screen, and when you go around and back to the original position, he returns to the original fruit block. If you touch Pippi, he will be collected at the top left of the screen. Once you return to the fruit, the movement will be faster from the second time. Clear the screen by collecting all the Pippi.

Join Kirby in an unforgettable journey through a mysterious world in a delightful 3D platforming adventure. Take control of the powerful pink puffball, Kirby, and move around freely in 3D stages as you discover a mysterious world with abandoned structures from a past civilization - like a shopping mall?! Copy enemies’ abilities like Sword and Ice and use them to attack and explore your surroundings! What journey awaits Kirby? Take a deep breath and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!