User:Shinobody/Chronology of platform games

2D - both graphics and gameplay are two-dimensional. Isometric - 3D gameplay represented with 2D graphics. 3D - both graphics and gameplay are three-dimensional 2.5D - game is played in two dimension only, even if presentation is 3D.

//NOTE TO SELF: All entries in the table should be links, not just first appearance.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" ! style="width: 30%;" | Title ! style="width: 30%;" | Developer ! style="width: 30%;" | Platform(s) ! style="width: 5%;" | Release Date ! style="width: 5%;" | Perspective ! Donkey Kong ! Jump Bug ! Miner 2049er ! Congo Bongo ! Manic Miner ! Mario Bros. ! Jet Set Willy ! Super Mario Bros ! Ghosts'n Goblins ! Metroid ! Castlevania ! Mega Man ! Ninja Gaiden ! Prince of Persia ! Alpha Waves ! Sonic the Hedghehog ! Kirby's Dream Land ! Mega Man X ! Super Metroid ! Rayman ! Super Mario 64 ! Tomb Raider ! ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ! Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee ! Banjo-Kazooie ! Sonic Adventure ! Pac-Man World ! Jet Set Radio ! Kingdom Hearts ! Ratchet & Clank ! Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy ! Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ! Prince of Persia: Sands of Time ! Cave Story ! Psychonauts ! Mega Man ZX ! Portal ! Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ! Mirror's Edge ! Shadow Complex ! VVVVVV ! Portal 2 ! Fez ! ''Super Mario 3D World ! Shovel Knight ! Ori and the Blind Forest ! Unravel
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 * Nintendo R&D1
 * Arcade
 * 1981-07-09
 * 2D
 * Hoei/Coreland
 * Arcade, Arcadia 2001
 * 1981-12
 * 2D
 * Big Five Software
 * Atari 800
 * 1982
 * 2D
 * Sega
 * Arcade
 * 1983
 * Isometric
 * Matthew Smith
 * ZX Spectrum
 * 1983
 * 2D
 * Nintendo R&D1
 * Arcade
 * 1983-07-14
 * 2D
 * Matthew Smith
 * ZX Spectrum
 * 1984
 * 2D
 * Nintendo R&D4
 * NES
 * 1985-09-13
 * 2D
 * Capcom
 * Arcade, NES
 * 1985-09-19
 * 2D
 * Nintendo R&D1
 * NES
 * 1986-08-06
 * 2D
 * Konami
 * NES (Famicom Disk System)
 * 1986-09-26
 * 2D
 * Capcom
 * NES
 * 1987-12-17
 * 2D
 * Tecmo
 * 1988-12-09
 * 1988-12-09
 * 2D
 * Brøderbund
 * Apple II
 * 1989-10-03
 * 2D
 * Infogrames
 * DOS PC
 * 1990
 * 3D
 * Sonic Team
 * Sega Genesis
 * 1991-06-23
 * 2D
 * HAL Laboratory
 * Game Boy
 * 1992-04-27
 * 2D
 * Capcom
 * Super Nintendo
 * 1993-12-17
 * 2D
 * Nintendo R&D1
 * Super Nintendo
 * 1994-03-19
 * 2D
 * Ubisoft
 * PlayStation, Atari Jaguar
 * 1995-09-01
 * 2D
 * Nintendo EAD
 * Nintendo 64
 * 1996-06-23
 * 3D
 * Core Design
 * PlayStation
 * 1996-10-25
 * 3D
 * Konami
 * PlayStation
 * 1997-20-03
 * 2D
 * Oddworld Inhabitants
 * PlayStation
 * 1997-09-19
 * 2D
 * Rare
 * Nintendo 64
 * 1998-06-29
 * 3D
 * Sonic Team
 * Dreamcast
 * 1998-12-23
 * 3D
 * Namco,Full Fat
 * PlayStation
 * 1999-10-12
 * 3D
 * Smilebit
 * Dreamcast
 * 2000-06-29
 * 3D
 * Square
 * PlayStation 2
 * 2002-03-28
 * 3D
 * Insomniac Games
 * PlayStation 2
 * 2002-10-04
 * 3D
 * Naughty Dog
 * PlayStation 2
 * 2001-12-03
 * 3D
 * Sucker Punch Productions
 * PlayStation 2
 * 2002-09-23
 * 3D
 * Ubisoft Montreal
 * PlayStation 2,Xbox,Windows PC
 * 2003-10-06
 * 3D
 * Pixel
 * Windows PC
 * 2004-12-20
 * 2D
 * Double Fine Productions
 * Windows PC,Xbox,PlayStation 2
 * 2005-04-19
 * 3D
 * Inti Creates
 * DS
 * 2006-07-06
 * 2D
 * Valve
 * Windows PC, Xbox 360
 * 2007-09-10
 * 3D
 * Naughty Dog
 * Playstation 3
 * 2007-19-11
 * 3D
 * EA DICE
 * Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
 * 2008-11-11
 * 3D
 * Chair Entertainment
 * Xbox 360
 * 2009-19-08
 * 2.5D
 * Terry Cavanagh
 * Windows PC, OS X
 * 2010-01-11
 * 2D
 * Valve
 * Windows PC
 * 2011-04-19
 * 3D
 * Polytron Corporation
 * Windows PC
 * 2012-04-13
 * (see main article)
 * Nintendo EAD,1-Up Studio
 * Wii U
 * 2013-10-21
 * 3D
 * Yacht Club Games
 * Windows PC, Wii U, 3DS
 * 2014-06-26
 * 2D
 * Moon Studios
 * Windows PC, Xbox One
 * 2015-03-11
 * 2D
 * Coldwood Interactive
 * PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC
 * 2016-02-09
 * 2.5D