Rygar
Rygar is an Action-Adventure, Platform, and Side-scroll video game created and published by Tecmo. The game supports both Single-player and Two-player modes and it takes place in the old-school world where the player takes on the role of the protagonist, the legendary warrior, who needs to battle against enemies through the hostile landscape. The primary aspects of the gameplay is the use of the weapon known as the Diskarmor, a shield with a chain. According to the storyline, the player is send through the fantastic setting with the main job of taking down the evil king named Ligar to restore the peace to the realm. To complete the job, the player must explore five legends who grant the player with special items required for completing the game. Each legend is located in different realm, and is protected by a boss. The player can select the order in which levels are played, but since specific items are needed to reach some areas, decisions are somewhat limited. With cool gameplay, old-school 2D environment, and smooth controls, Rygar is the wonderful game to play.
#1 Gex
Gex is a 1995 Side-scroll, Platformer, and Single-player video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by BMG Interactive. The game is the first title in the series of Gex video games, and it introduces the player to the title character, a wisecracking gecko, who needs to venture through the world to take down Rez, the overlord of the dimension who struggles to make the hero into his new network known as Mascot. The story follows the title character named Gex, who embark on a journey to take down the antagonist. In the start, the player must control the hero and venture through twenty-four challenging levels contained in five different channels which serve as the game worlds, and each is full of platforming stages and ending with a boss fight. The goal of the player in each stage is to navigate and find hidden remotes which can be used to unlock further levels. Gex offers core features, arcade-style gameplay experience, platforming skills, and more. Check it out, if you love playing old classic games.