Platformer

Mechanics

Jump · Variable jump height · Gravity · Running · Air control · Invincibility frames · Knockback · Hitbox · Flight · Extra life · Weapon energy · Ground slide · Bonus stage · Charge shot · Climbing · Coyote time · Destructible terrain · Rings as health · Rolling · Shields · Slope physics · Spin dash · Wall jump · Boss weakness · Difficulty ramp · Ground pound · Multiplayer · Power-up · Stage select · Triple jump · Boss fight · Continue · Enemy spawning · Healing item · Health upgrade · High score · Hit points · Jump buffering · Kill screen · Level end · Lives · Long jump · Partner character · Projectile · Slope sliding · Springboard · Stairs · Time limit · Water physics · Whip upgrade · Wind · Appearing blocks · Auto-scroll · Conveyor belt · Fall damage · Grappling hook · Jump-input forgiveness · Ledge grab · Morph ball · Moving platform · One-way platform · Rideable vehicle · Screw Attack · Space Jump · Spin jump

• Puzzle platformer 46
• Collect-a-thon 8
• Cinematic platformer 7
• Endless runner 32

Techniques

Status bar split NES, SNES, Game Boy family · Password and battery save · CHR bank switching NES · Music driver · Palette cycling NES, Master System, Genesis, SNES, Game Boy Color, Amiga, DOS · Raster effects Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, Master System, Genesis, SNES, Game Boy family, Game Boy Advance · Sprite flicker Atari 2600, NES, Master System, Genesis, SNES, Game Boy family · Cooperative multitasking · Demo playback · DPCM samples NES · Mode 7 SNES · Object slots · Sampled sound Game Boy, SNES, Amiga · Scrolling · Tile collision

Timeline

Games

• Crazy Climber 1980
• Donkey Kong 1981
• Donkey Kong Jr. 1982
• Popeye 1982
• Q*bert 1982
• Joust 1982
• BurgerTime 1982
• Lode Runner 1983
• Elevator Action 1983
• Arabian 1983
• Chack'n Pop 1983
• Door Door 1983
• Mario Bros. 1984
• Balloon Fight 1984
• Marble Madness 1984
• Circus Charlie 1984
• Mappy 1984
• Pac-Land 1984
• Knight Lore 1984
• Ninja-Kid 1984
• Super Mario Bros. 1985
• Ice Climber 1985
• Ghosts 'n Goblins 1985
• Rush'n Attack 1985
• City Connection 1985
• Spelunker 1985
• Gyromite 1985
• Challenger 1985
• Metro-Cross 1985
• Dragon Buster 1985
• Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels 1986
• Bubble Bobble 1986
• Castlevania 1986
• Hudson's Adventure Island 1986
• Rampage 1986
• Mighty Bomb Jack 1986
• Athena 1986
• Ninja Hattori-kun 1986
• The Goonies 1986
• Mappy-Land 1986
• Ninja Kid 1986
• Rolling Thunder 1986
• Bird Week 1986
• Legendary Wings 1986
• Atlantis no Nazo 1986
• JaJaMaru no Daibouken 1986
• Momoko 120% 1986
• All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. 1986
• Layla 1986
• Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble 1986
• Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshū 80 Nichi Dai Bōken 1986
• Super Robin Hood 1986
• Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken 1986
• Yōkai Yashiki 1986
• Aighina no Yogen: From the Legend of Balubalouk 1986
• Electrician 1986
• Woody Poko 1986
• Koneko Monogatari: The Adventures of Chatran 1986
• Mega Man 1987
• Shinobi 1987
• Nebulus 1987
• Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987
• Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic 1987
• Mickey Mousecapade 1987
• Karnov 1987
• The 3-D Battles of Worldrunner 1987
• Yokai Dochuki 1987
• Kid Niki: Radical Ninja 1987
• Wizards & Warriors 1987
• Platoon 1987
• The Karate Kid 1987
• Arumana no Kiseki 1987
• Wardner 1987
• Xenophobe 1987
• Captain Silver 1987
• Lupin III: Pandora no Isan 1987
• Mystery Quest 1987
• Takahashi Meijin no Bug-tte Honey 1987
• Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen 1987
• Starship Hector 1987
• Duck 1987
• Lost Word of Jenny 1987
• Ninja-Kid II 1987
• Super Mario Bros. 3 1988
• Super Mario Bros. 2 1988
• Mega Man 2 1988
• Altered Beast 1988
• Ninja Gaiden 1988
• Blaster Master 1988
• 8 Eyes 1988
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1988
• The NewZealand Story 1988
• Amagon 1988
• Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa 1988
• Treasure Island Dizzy 1988
• Demon Sword 1988
• Xexyz 1988
• Impossible Mission II 1988
• Kid Kool 1988
• The Quest of Ki 1988
• Tetsuwan Atom 1988
• Super Mario Land 1989
• Prince of Persia 1989
• Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse 1989
• DuckTales 1989
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989
• Bonk's Adventure 1989
• Batman: The Video Game 1989
• North & South 1989
• Toki 1989
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game 1989
• Mappy Kids 1989
• The Astyanax 1989
• Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti 1989
• Wrath of the Black Manta 1989
• A Week of Garfield 1989
• Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II 1989
• Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu 1989
• Holy Diver 1989
• Monster Party 1989
• Circus Caper 1989
• Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai 1989
• Super Mario World 1990
• Mega Man 3 1990
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1990
• Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 1990
• Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom 1990
• Shadow of the Ninja 1990
• Little Nemo: The Dream Master 1990
• Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight 1990
• Kid Dracula 1990
• Snake Rattle 'n' Roll 1990
• The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout 1990
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 1990
• Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu 1990
• Yo! Noid 1990
• Back to the Future Part II & III 1990
• Balloon Kid 1990
• Werewolf: The Last Warrior 1990
• Kabuki Quantum Fighter 1990
• Solstice 1990
• The Krion Conquest 1990
• Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man 1990
• Ninja Crusaders 1990
• Power Blade 1990
• Rod Land 1990
• Code Name: Viper 1990
• Conquest of the Crystal Palace 1990
• Dragon's Lair 1990
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
• Whomp 'Em 1990
• Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus 1990
• Time Lord 1990
• Knight Move 1990
• Puss 'n Boots: Pero's Great Adventure 1990
• Silent Assault 1990
• Wonderland Dizzy 1990
• Bakushō! Star Monomane Shitennō 1990
• Little Red Hood 1990
• Moon Ranger 1990
• Sword Master 1990
• Castle of Deceit 1990
• Challenge of the Dragon 1990
• Nintendo World Championships 1990 1990
• Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator 1990
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1991
• Battletoads 1991
• Mega Man 4 1991
• Adventure Island II 1991
• Super Castlevania IV 1991
• Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom 1991
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project 1991
• The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants 1991
• Tiny Toon Adventures 1991
• Joe & Mac 1991
• Shatterhand 1991
• The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy 1991
• Barbie 1991
• Parasol Stars: The Story Of Rainbow Islands 2 1991
• The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World 1991
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 1991
• The Blues Brothers 1991
• Big Nose the Caveman 1991
• Vice: Project Doom 1991
• Wacky Races 1991
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers 1991
• Metal Storm 1991
• Rockin' Kats 1991
• Treasure Master 1991
• Wolverine 1991
• Cowboy Kid 1991
• Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Jō 1991
• Yume Penguin Monogatari 1991
• Banana Prince 1991
• Hudson Hawk 1991
• The Rocketeer 1991
• CJ's Elephant Antics 1991
• Cocoron 1991
• Conan: The Mysteries of Time 1991
• Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth 1991
• Armadillo 1991
• Robocco Wars 1991
• Asmik-kun Land 1991
• Captain America and The Avengers 1991
• Darkman 1991
• Tsurupika Hagemaru Mezase! Tsuru Seko no Akashi 1991
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992
• Mega Man 5 1992
• Adventure Island 3 1992
• Gimmick! 1992
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends 1992
• Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland 1992
• The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man 1992
• Monster in My Pocket 1992
• The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt 1992
• Bucky O'Hare 1992
• Felix the Cat 1992
• The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper! 1992
• G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor 1992
• M.C. Kids 1992
• Swamp Thing 1992
• Kid Klown in Night Mayor World 1992
• Mitsume ga Tooru 1992
• Panic Restaurant 1992
• Power Blade 2 1992
• Widget 1992
• Hello Kitty no Hanabatake 1992
• Moon Crystal 1992
• Noah's Ark 1992
• Pizza Pop! 1992
• The Terminator 1992
• Dooly Bravo Land 1992
• Hook 1992
• Utsurun Desu.: Kawauso Hawaii e Iku!!! 1992
• Kirby's Adventure 1993
• Mega Man 6 1993
• Disney's Aladdin 1993
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 1993
• DuckTales 2 1993
• Battletoads & Double Dragon 1993
• Alfred Chicken 1993
• Asterix 1993
• The Jungle Book 1993
• Bubble Bobble Part 2 1993
• Bram Stoker's Dracula 1993
• Wayne's World 1993
• Cool World 1993
• The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$! 1993
• Hammerin’ Harry 2: Dan the Red Strikes Back 1993
• The Lion King 1994
• The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak 1994
• The Smurfs 1994
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles 1994
• Beauty and the Beast 1994
• Q Boy 1994
• Sunday Funday 1995
• Super Mario 64 1996
• Banjo-Kazooie 1998
• Super Mario Sunshine 2002
• Sonic Advance 2 2002
• Celeste Classic 2015
• Celeste 2018
• Secret Scout in the Temple of Demise

Borrowing from it: Super Metroid 1994, Metroid 1986, Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 1987, Metroid Fusion 2002, Metroid: Zero Mission 2004.

The catalog lists 1,704 games in the genre, and 6 more that borrow from it. Those on the most Wikipedias without a page here: Portal 2007, Portal 2 2011, Subway Surfers 2012, Super Mario Odyssey 2017, Cuphead 2017, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009, Geometry Dash 2013, Limbo 2010, Super Mario Galaxy 2007, Temple Run 2011, Hollow Knight 2017, Crash Bandicoot 1996.