New Platform Games - Page 236
The Neverending Story II: The Arcade Game
1991
The Neverending Story II is a platform game which is largely based on the movie. The concept is simple: you're Bastian, and are called forth once again by the Childlike Empress to save Fantasia, the Land of Dreams. The game itself is indeed a platformer where you have to outrun giants (as in the movie) or push them over ledges. With every level you will be awarded with another advancement in the plot, usually a few pages written on a "book".King of Kings: The Early Years
1991
Experience the majestic birth and childhood of Christ as you proclaim His honor and endevor to experience the prophecies. Collect gifts for Baby Jesus; escape to Egypt to avoid the wrath of King Herod; and search for young Jesus in the holy city of Jerusalem. Test your Bible skills by answering scores of Bible questions designed to compliment the game play.Super Boy III
1991
Super Boy III
1991
Super Boy 3 is the third Super Boy game, made by Zemina. The game has been drastically changed since the first two titles. Instead of being another variant of Super Boy I, the game has an all-new setting and story. Instead of having graphics ripped from the original Super Mario Bros., the game features graphics ripped from Super Mario World, but with reduced colors to fit the MSX's technical limits.CJ Elephant Fugitive
1991
CJ Elephant Fugitive
1991
Accused of a crime he did not commit - CJ Elephant is imprisoned in a Zoo. Using advanced peanut propelling weaponry, an uncanny ability to find explosive charges and a handy umbrella he promptly escapes. Now he must flee London, push on to Paris, across the Alps and career through Cairo until he finally makes it home to Africa.Baby Jo: Going Home
1991
Shadow Knights
1991
Shadow Knights
1991
As a ninja with a mission to "redeem Naipusan, the once peaceful land that was destroyed by the northern armies", you have to defeat the evil Shogun of Death. Shadow Knights is a platform game where you try to complete several levels, such as a village, a cemetery or a castle, before confronting the final boss. On each level, you'll encounter a lot of enemies - initially dogs and ninjas with clubs and bows, but more types of enemies appear later. To defeat them, you can slash at them with your sword. However, your ninja also has magic powers. He can spend this magical energy to toss magical projectiles at the enemies, or to restore his health. Depleted magical energy can be refilled by collecting golden spheres scattered throughout the levels.Yume Penguin Monogatari
1991
Penta, a cute blue penguin, has a tragic flaw - he really enjoys eating. As a result, his girlfriend Penko left him for another fashionable penguin called Ginji because, she thinks, he has become too chubby for her liking. And yet, she decides to give him a second chance - if he manages to lose all this weight and keep it off, then she will give all her love and attention to him. But the covetous Ginji doesn't share the same sentiments and will do everything in his power to stop the poor flightless seabird before he slims down.The Krion Conquest
1991
The Krion Conquest
1991
Once upon a time, long long ago, the world was experiencing great ruin. Enormous animals were bestowed upon the earth to create terrible pain and hardship for the people. The people were desperate, so they called upon the Old Witches' World for help. Thence came Francesca, a gracious witch with great powers. She fought and saved the world from these terrible creatures. The land began to flourish again and the people worked peacefully together to rebuild their wonderful cities. All was well. Now, we too are experiencing serious turmoil. Terrible horrid beings called Krions have decended upon our planet. We are prisoners and we are losing hope. Francesca, we need you. If you are out there, please come.Saiyuki World 2: Tenjokai no Majin
1991
"Saiyūki World 2: Tenjōkai no Majin" is an action platformer, akin to many games at the time. The protagonist is Sun Wukong, the King Monkey, one of the most popular characters in the Chinese culture. After completing the first stage, the player can play the other six in any order. Each of the stages revolve around elements, such as fire and water. After each stage, the player gains a new weapon, much like in the original Mega Man series, which was extremely popular at the time. The game was released with thematic and graphical changes as "Whomp 'Em" for North American audiences. "Saiyūki World 2: Tenjōkai no Majin" (as well as Whomp 'Em) and the prior Saiyuki World (which was an adaptation of Wonder Boy in Monster Land) are based on the Journey to the West novel.Zone Warrior
1991
Zone Warrior
1991
Zone Warrior is a side-scrolling platform game with exploration and shooting elements. It consists of five levels: Prehistoric, Egyptian, Medieval, Japanese and Future zones. Various enemies stand in the way, fitting the respective time period: dinosaurs and cavemen in prehistoric times, pharaohs in Egypt, robots in the future.Dragon's Lair: The Legend
1991
star 5.5The Game Boy version for Dragon's Lair is actually a port of Roller Coaster, with its protagonist replaced by Dirk the Daring. Dirk must collect all "lifestones" scattered all around the game world (by walking or jumping) to finally save Princess Daphne. The game world is divided in several screens which can be freely navigated and are a little wider than Game Boy's screen. As Dirk moves the screen will scroll and when its limit is reached, it will flick to a new one. To help him move around, Dirk can jump over bumper cars, flying magic hats and other kinds of moving platforms.16t
1991
Fox's Peter Pan & The Pirates: The Revenge of Captain Hook
1991
Play as Peter Pan as you attempt to defeat Captain Hook and his pirates in this game based on an animated TV series.Fire & Brimstone
1991
Fire & Brimstone
1991
Fire and Brimstone is a 2D Jump N Run released in 1990 for the Amiga & Atari ST very similar to Ghost'n'Goblins.Superkid in Space
1990
Crazy Er-Bert
1990
Rick Dangerous 2
1990
Dragon's Curse
1990
Dragon's Curse
1990
A port of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap developed by Hudson Soft for the PC-Engine. It was released in Japan under the title of Adventure Island, shouldn't be confused with the Adventure Island series, also by Hudson Soft.Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement
1990
Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement is an official modification of Super Mario Bros. 3 of IFD - Ideas from the Deep. The tech demo has the Dangerous Dave instead of Mario to avoid copyright issues. It would lead to the beginning of id Software. The mechanics used here would be later incorporated in the Commander Keen series.
