Looking for DOS platformers. What are some I can try?

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Looking for DOS platformers. What are some I can try?

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I know Commander Keen but that's about it.
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Other ones I've had fun with alongside keen.
Jazz jackrabbit
Duke nukem i & 2
Jill of the Jungle
Captain Comic.
Lode runner
Starquake

Lots of secondary fun with Apogee & Epic Megagames and misc
Secret agent
Dark Ages
Caverns of Gink
Jumpman jr
Hard hat mac
Aldos Adventure
Cosmos cosmic adventure

And maybe sort of platformers
Monuments of mars
Pharaohs tomb
Paganitzu
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Quadko wrote:Other ones I've had fun with alongside keen.
Jazz jackrabbit
Duke nukem i & 2
Jill of the Jungle
Captain Comic.
Lode runner
Starquake

Lots of secondary fun with Apogee & Epic Megagames and misc
Secret agent
Dark Ages
Caverns of Gink
Jumpman jr
Hard hat mac
Aldos Adventure
Cosmos cosmic adventure

And maybe sort of platformers
Monuments of mars
Pharaohs tomb
Paganitzu
Thanks! Just what I was looking for :thumbsup:.
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I wouldn't bother with Duke Nukem I, but Duke Nukem II is cool.

You can also try Bio Menace if you are into rather hard platformers with tons of secrets.

Earthworm Jim (1 & 2) is nice.

For a slightly different platformer/puzzle combo games - Prince of Persia (1 & 2), The Lost Vikings, and Blackthorne which is somewhere between the two.
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Re: Looking for DOS platformers. What are some I can try?

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TagsYoureIt wrote:I know Commander Keen but that's about it.
you do still need to download a couple of things.
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Quadko wrote:Other ones I've had fun with alongside keen.
Jazz jackrabbit
Duke nukem i & 2
Jill of the Jungle
Captain Comic.
Lode runner
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Lots of secondary fun with Apogee & Epic Megagames and misc
Secret agent
Dark Ages
Caverns of Gink
Jumpman jr
Hard hat mac
Aldos Adventure
Cosmos cosmic adventure

And maybe sort of platformers
Monuments of mars
Pharaohs tomb
Paganitzu
Thanks for the list!
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Don't forget Halloween Harry!
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Dark Ages
Caverns of Gink
Aldos Adventure
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