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->''"At the time of writing, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' has been ported to 11 different gaming platforms[[note]]Platform/PlayStation2, Platform/MicrosoftWindows ([[UpdatedRerelease twice]] [Platform/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}}, Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/Xbox360, UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}}, Platform/PlayStation4, and Platform/XboxOne[[/note]] and at least one kitchen appliance.[[note]]Zeebo[[/note]]"''
-->-- '''Yahtzee''', ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''[[note]]That's not mentioning the Platform/NintendoGameCube, the platform the game was originally made (and intended to be an exclusive) for. The game also got ported to the Platform/NintendoSwitch and Platform/OculusQuest, bringing it up to 14. And that's not even counting [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake the remake...]] [[/note]]

Some games are ported. A few get to the point where they can be played on virtually anything with a screen. No matter what system you own, it probably has some of these games on it. This page lists those games which have reached an absurd level of ubiquity in the video game industry, to the point where a platform's library feels incomplete without it.

All of the following games have been commercially released on '''at least 12 (one dozen) different platforms'''. The easiest way to see if a game qualifies for this page is to run it through the Website/GameFAQs [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/search search engine]], or [[http://www.mobygames.com/search/quick Mobygames]]'s. Also, a game's Website/{{Wikipedia}} page will often give an exhaustive list of its ports.

Finally, do note that there's a funny line between a port, an UpdatedRerelease and a VideoGameRemake. Particularly with 2D games, the process of redoing every sprite to work on different hardware would technically be considered a remake or a VideoGameDemake these days, [[GrandfatherClause but is ignored here]]. So in most cases, all of the releases on this list came out at about the same time. For example, in the page image the Platform/GameBoyAdvance version of Ratatouille is very different from the Platform/Xbox360 one, but counts because of recency. For later releases, Updated Re-releases count, while remakes and RecycledTitle examples do not because they're ultimately not the same game.

See also CapcomSequelStagnation.
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!!Examples:

* ''VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo''
* ''Adventureland''
* ''VideoGame/AfterBurner''
* ''VideoGame/AlienSyndrome''
* ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast1988''
* ''VideoGame/AngryBirds''
* ''VideoGame/AnotherWorld''
* ''VideoGame/{{Arkanoid}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Asphalt}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}''
* ''Attack of the PETSCII Robots''
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance''
* ''VideoGame/BattleChess''
* ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}''
* ''VideoGame/BonanzaBros''
* ''VideoGame/BoulderDash''
* ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble''
* ''VideoGame/BuckRogersPlanetOfZoom''
* ''VideoGame/BurgerTime''
* ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Bust-a-Move/Puzzle Bobble]]''
* ''California Games''
* ''VideoGame/{{Centipede}}''
* ''VideoGame/ChaseHQ''
* ''VideoGame/{{Choplifter}}''
* ''VideoGame/ChuckieEgg''
* ''VideoGame/{{Columns}}''
* ''VideoGame/CommandoCapcom''
* ''VideoGame/CongoBongo''
* ''VideoGame/CorpseParty''[[note]][[VideoGame/CorpsePartyPC98 The original version of the game]] for the Platform/PC98, often referred to as ''Corpse Party 98'', is sometimes listed together with the 2008 soft reboot of the game, despite the fact they are two separate games.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' (1987)
* ''VideoGame/{{Defender}}''
* ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown''
* ''VideoGame/DigDug''
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong''
* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' (1993) and ''VideoGame/DoomII'': The TropeCodifier. As the video game equivalent of "Hello World" due to its open source code, if it has a processor, ''Doom'' [[https://itrunsdoom.tumblr.com/tagged/it%20runs%20doom can and will be programmed to run on it]].
* ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonI''
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI''
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII''
* ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' (1 & 2)
* ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''
* ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin''
* ''VideoGame/ElevatorAction1''
* ''VideoGame/{{Elite}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Enchanter}}''
* ''VideoGame/F15StrikeEagle''
* ''VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters''
* ''VideoGame/FatalFury2''
* ''VideoGame/FatalFurySpecial''
* ''[[VideoGame/FIFASoccer FIFA 14]]'': Possibly the first game to be this from release, having a simultaneous release on '''12''' different platforms spanning three console generations.[[note]][[Platform/AndroidGames Android]], [[Platform/IOSGames iOS]], PC, Platform/PlayStation2, Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStationPortable, Platform/PlayStationVita, Platform/{{Wii}}, Platform/Xbox360, and Platform/XboxOne. [[BadExportForYou The PC and PSP versions are digital exclusives in North America]], and [[NoExportForYou the PS2 and Wii versions were not sold in North America]]. This is surprising in the Wii's case, since the Nintendo Wii still had a large install base at the time. EA realized this and released FIFA 15 on the Wii in North America.[[/note]]
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI''
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''
* ''VideoGame/FinalFight''
* ''VideoGame/{{Flashback}}''
* ''VideoGame/FootballManager'' (1982)
* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Galaga}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Galaxian}}''
* ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''
* ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Gemfire}}''
* ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins''
* ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe''
* ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' (1985)
* ''VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1984''
* ''Hostages''
* ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami''
* ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber''
* ''VideoGame/HumanFallFlat''
* ''VideoGame/{{Hydlide}}''
* ''Ishido: The Way of the Stones''
* ''Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf''
* ''VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack''
* ''VideoGame/JamesPond 2: Robocod''
* ''Videogame/JetSetWilly''
* ''VideoGame/{{Joust}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Klax}}''
* ''VideoGame/LaraCroftAndTheGuardianOfLight''
* ''VideoGame/{{Lemmings}}''
* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange''
* ''VideoGame/LodeRunner''
* ''Loopz''
* ''VideoGame/LunarLander''
* ''VideoGame/MaddenNFL 08'', which has exactly '''11''' versions.[[note]][[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]], [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]], mobile phones, Platform/NintendoDS, [[Platform/MacOS OS X]], Platform/PlayStation2, Platform/PlayStationPortable, Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/{{Wii}}, Platform/{{Xbox}}, and Platform/Xbox360.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/MagicalDrop II''
* ''VideoGame/MagicalDrop III''
* ''VideoGame/ManicMiner''
* ''VideoGame/MarbleMadness''
* ''VideoGame/MarioBros'' (not ''VideoGame/{{Super|MarioBros1}}'') [[note]]There are ''seven releases'' for the Game Boy Advance. It is included in all four ''Super Mario Advance'' games, ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', the e-Reader as scanned cards (US only), and as a Famicom Mini (Japan exclusive). A single GBA remake was made and used across the first five while the latter two are a direct UsefulNotes/{{emulation}} of the NES port. Nintendo never released the original arcade game for '''34 years''' until the Nintendo Switch came out, where it was ported by Hamster for the ''Arcade Archives'' series.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear1''
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake''
* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''
* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 2''
* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug X''
* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 3'' [[note]]Has two standalone ports on the [=PlayStation=] 4 and Xbox One each, but only Hamster's ''Arcade Archives'' port is available on both. The former console also has ''Metal Slug Anthology'' which includes these games.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/MicroMachines'' (first game only)
* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic I''
* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic II''
* ''{{VideoGame/Minecraft}}''
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode''
* ''VideoGame/{{Miner 2049er}}''
* ''VideoGame/MissileCommand''
* ''VideoGame/{{Mortal Kombat|1992}}'' (1992)
* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''
* ''VideoGame/MsPacMan'' [[note]]The [[UnlicensedGame unlicensed]] Tengen [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] port, the [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] port, the Platform/SegaGenesis port, and the [[NoExportForYou Europe-exclusive]] Platform/SegaMasterSystem port [[UpdatedReRelease all feature more content]]. Because of this, Tengen's unlicensed NES port is better than Namco's licensed NES port.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Nethack}}''
* ''VideoGame/TheNewZealandStory''
* ''VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition'' (1986)
* ''VideoGame/OddworldStrangersWrath''
* ''VideoGame/OperationWolf''
* ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''
* ''VideoGame/{{Outrun}}''
* ''VideoGame/PacLand''
* ''VideoGame/PacMan''
* ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Pac-Mania]]''
* ''VideoGame/{{Pang}}''[=/=]''Buster Bros.''
* ''VideoGame/{{Paperboy}}''
* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' trilogy
* ''VideoGame/PipeDream''
* ''VideoGame/PitFighter''
* ''VideoGame/{{Planetfall}}''
* ''VideoGame/PolePosition''
* ''VideoGame/{{Populous}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Prince of Persia|1}}'' (1989)
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo1992''
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever''
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo2''
* ''Puzznic''
* ''VideoGame/QBert''
* ''VideoGame/{{Qix}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}''
* ''VideoGame/QuakeII''
* ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands''
* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape''
* ''VideoGame/{{Rampage}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Rampart}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Ratatouille}}''
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'', when accounting for the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake remake]].
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', also when accounting for the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake remake]].
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' (was ported to [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] twice due to the first being a PortingDisaster; this one is especially egregious because Creator/ShinjiMikami originally wanted it to be a Platform/NintendoGameCube exclusive)
* ''VideoGame/RetroCityRampage'' ([[{{Retraux}} living up to its name]], its ports include MS-DOS in 2015... 3 years after the original release on Windows. It and [[VideoGame/ShakedownHawaii its successor]] were the last games released on the Platform/{{Wii}} in PAL territories.)
* ''VideoGame/RodLand''
* ''VideoGame/RollingThunder''
* ''VideoGame/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdomsKoei'' (1985)
* ''VideoGame/RType''
* ''VideoGame/RushNAttack''
* ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' (1993)
* ''VideoGame/{{Shadowgate}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Shanghai}}''
* ''VideoGame/ShantaeRiskysRevenge''
* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI''
* ''VideoGame/Shinobi1987''
* ''VideoGame/SidMeiersPirates'' (1987)
* ''VideoGame/SimCity'' (1989)
* ''VideoGame/SimCity 2000''
* ''VideoGame/{{Snake}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Snood}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Sokoban}}''
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' (1991)
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2''
* ''VideoGame/SonicCD''
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3AndKnuckles''
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} Sorcerer]]''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceAce''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders''
* ''Speedball''
* ''Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe''
* ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy'' (1984)
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheArcadeGame''
* ''VideoGame/SteamworldDig''
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''
* ''VideoGame/StriderArcade''
* ''VideoGame/SuperOffRoad''
* ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}}'' (1993)
* ''VideoGame/{{Tapper}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Tempest}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''
* ''VideoGame/ThemePark''
* ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''
* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI''
* ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater'' 2
* ''VideoGame/TrackAndField''
* ''VideoGame/UltimaIII''
* ''VideoGame/UltimaIV''
* ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}''
* ''Vectorman 2''
* ''VideoGame/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego'' (1985)
* ''Winter Games''
* ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord''
* ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D''
* ''VideoGame/XenoCrisis''
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenophobe}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}''
* ''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen''
* ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''
* ''VideoGame/{{Zaxxon}}'': This game, originally an [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade box]], has been reproduced on many consoles; Platform/AppleII, Platform/Atari5200, Platform/{{MSX}}, Platform/ZXSpectrum, Platform/Commodore64, Platform/ColecoVision, Platform/IBMPersonalComputer, Platform/SegaGenesis, and Platform/TRS80. There were also ports to Platform/Atari2600 and Platform/{{Intellivision}}, which change the IsometricProjection to a third-person, behind-the-ship perspective.
* ''VideoGame/{{Zool}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}''

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