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Monkey Magic
Monkey Magic

Arcade 27 November 1999

A colorful 2.5D platformer in which an anthropomorphic monkey warrior tries to save his homeland from extinction. The game was created on the basis of anime emitted at the turn of the 20th and 21st century.

Ape Escape (1999)
Ape Escape (1999)

Arcade 31 May 1999

Three-dimensional platformer in cartoon, humorous style. Ape Escape tells the story of a boy who tries to stop time traveling monkeys from drastically changing the world's history.

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Arcade 27 September 1997

Three-dimensional platformer filled with various agility challenges. The main character is the title crocodile, which sets out to rescue abducted friends. The game is designed for younger users.

The Adventures of Lomax
The Adventures of Lomax

Arcade 22 November 1996

A two-dimensional platform game set in the fairy-tale universe of Lemming, in which the title character has to face a bad magician and save his fellows.

Play with the Teletubbies
Play with the Teletubbies

Arcade 08 August 2000

Another educational game, thanks to which children can play and learn together with four nice characters known from the BBC TV series production, i.e. Teletubisia.

Extreme Pinball
Extreme Pinball

Arcade 05 April 1996

Pinball simulator. Fast gameplay offers fans of steel ball bouncing four different tables: Rock Fantasy, Medieval Knights, Urban Chaos and Monkey Mayhem.

Rayman Rush
Rayman Rush

Arcade 08 July 2002

A side-by-side version of a popular series of platform games, in which the player races with another player or with artificial intelligence on routes inspired by locations known from previous parts of the cycle. The title offers seven playable characters, five game modes and eleven tracks. This is a simplified version of Rayman M released for other hardware platforms.

Wild 9
Wild 9

Arcade 30 September 1998

Created by Earthworm series authors Jim platformer 2.5D, whose mechanics is built around an unusual weapon of the main hero - a beam of energy, allowing him to grab enemies and various objects.

Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Arcade 16 September 2000

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a continuation of Michelangel's 1995 console platformer. This time the title character has to deal with mechanical pirates who have mastered the peaceful Land of Dreams. The player's task is to help Rayman regain his lost power and free his friends from the invaders' hands. The game was produced by Ubisoft and uses a 3D graphic engine.

Tombi! 2
Tombi! 2

Arcade 31 December 1999

Side-scroll platformer which is a continuation of Tombi! The player again plays the role of the title boy, who tries to find his lost girlfriend and once again deal with the evil pigs. The game consists mainly in performing more than hundreds of tasks commissioned by NPCs. The main character in the course of the game collects special outfits, which give him unique possibilities, such as gliding.

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

Arcade 27 May 1999

The third part of arcade flight simulators, in which players pilot modern fighters and perform various missions. This time the authors set the game in a more futuristic style, preparing their own designs of machines or weapons.

Punky Skunk
Punky Skunk

Arcade 11 January 1996

A two-dimensional colourful platformer in which the main character is an anthropomorphic skunk trying to save the world from a bunch of bad wolves. This is one of the first games released on PlayStation 1.

Metal Slug
Metal Slug

Arcade 01 January 1997

The first installment of the popular Metal Slug series, which debuted in 1996 on arcade machines. Over the course of time, production went on new platforms, allowing their users to face the soldiers commanded by the sinister General Morden.

Thunder Force V
Thunder Force V

Arcade 21 May 1998

Arcade, side-scrolled 2D shooter in which console owners take control of a combat spacecraft. The production is a conversion from Segi Saturn and at the same time the fifth installment of the Thunder Force cycle.

Time Crisis: Project Titan
Time Crisis: Project Titan

Arcade 06 April 2001

Spin-off of the popular Time Crisis series, which tells the story of the main character of the first game in the series. The title is a traditional arcade shooter belonging to the so-called target sight species.

Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse

Arcade 30 November 1996

Created by Crystal Dynamics Space Shooting TPP with arcade character. The title is based on the assumptions known from the famous Star Fox series and is a continuation of the game released on 3DO in 1993 titled Total Eclipse.

Vib-Ribbon
Vib-Ribbon

Arcade 12 December 1999

A unique arcade game considered to be one of the first music-rhythmic productions. The creators of the legendary PaRappa the Rapper series are responsible for the production of the title. Players control the animated rabbit and to the rhythm of music must avoid obstacles standing in its way.

James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod
James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod

Arcade 10 December 2003

Remaster of a production published in the early nineties for Amiga, Atari and Sega Genesis. The refreshed version of the 2D platformer offers a better audio-visual setting, other level projects, as well as some changes in the storyline.

Johnny Bazookatone
Johnny Bazookatone

Arcade 26 February 1996

Distinguished by an interesting style and binding, combining two-dimensional backgrounds and three-dimensional character models, side-scrolled platformer. The hero of the game is a young musician, who stands up to fight with the ruler of hell.

Zoop
Zoop

Arcade 31 October 1995

An uncomplicated arcade game, developed by the Hookstone studio. In Zoop, the player controls a triangle in the center of a two-dimensional board, and his task is to shoot colorful objects coming from the edge of the screen.

Pandemonium!
Pandemonium!

Arcade 31 October 1996

Three-dimensional platforming developed in cooperation between Toys for Bob and Crystal Dynamics. In the game we play the role of one of the two heroes, who are responsible for summoning a terrible monster, threatening a certain fantastic land. In order to correct their mistake, the sorceress Nikki and clown Fargus decide to get rid of the troublesome creature once and for all.

Bubsy 3D
Bubsy 3D

Arcade 25 November 1996

One of the first 3D platformers released on the market. The title tells the story of an anthropomorphic lynx that tries to get out of the foreign world and return to Earth.

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Arcade 11 December 1997

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a platformer created by Japanese company Namco, in which three-dimensional characters move in a two-dimensional plane. The hero of the game is an anthropomorphic cat named Klonoa, owned by a ring in which the spirit of Huepow is enchanted.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Arcade 02 November 1999

Continuation of the Insomniac Games studio hit. The production presents another adventure of the purple dragon Spyro and is a typical 3D platform where players can face agility and logic challenges.