History Main / EliminationPlatformer

* ''Toppy and Rappy''

* ''Nightmare in the Dark''

* ''VideoGame/SpankysQuest''

* ''Spanky's Quest''

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* ''Saboten Bombers''

* ''Ninja-kun''

* ''The Fairyland Story''

Typically, players' primary attack works to trap or stun enemies, who then need to be finished off with further effort, sending them flying all over the screen and turning them into bonus items.

A subgenre of PlatformGame, where the goal of each stage is for the player(s) to eliminate all the enemies in each stage.

While these games have the same basic mechanics of walking around and jumping as conventional platformers (which sequels to these often are), the stage design tends to be far more compact than games based on collecting things and/or finding the exit. Often each stage is just a single screen, with DirectionallySolidPlatforms to make it easier for the players and enemies to get at each other. Frenetic [[CoOpMultiplayer 2-player co-op action]] is often (but not always) the point.

Typically, players' primary attack works to trap or stun enemies, who then need to be finished off with further effort that may send them flying all over the screen when defeated.

While these games have the same basic mechanics of walking around and jumping as other platformers, the stage design tends to be far more compact than games based on collecting things and/or finding the exit. Often each stage is just a single screen, with DirectionallySolidPlatforms to make it easier for the players and enemies to get at each other. Frenetic [[CoOpMultiplayer 2-player co-op action]] is often (but not always) the point.