Game Groups > Genre: Hop and Bop Platformer

A subgenre of the platform genre.

To be included in this group games must fit the following criteria:

  • Must be a game in the platform genre.
  • The majority of the enemies must be able to be defeated simply by hopping on them. They can be defeated in other ways, but hopping on them should always be a viable option.

The Hop and Bop platformer is thought to have originated with Super Mario Bros.. Before that, enemies in platform games were usually dealt with simply by jumping over them or dodging them. Other early platform games like Space Panic let players trap enemies in holes and the game Horace & The Spiders took it a step further letting the player hop on a trapped enemy to defeat it in the last section of the game.

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Title Released Platforms Genres Moby Score
box cover thumbnail 8BitBoy 2014 Windows, Macintosh Action
6.0
box cover thumbnail Adventures of Pip 2015 Windows, Macintosh (+6 more) Action
7.4
box cover thumbnail Adventures of Yogi Bear 1994 Genesis, SNES Action
6.0
box cover thumbnail Ayo the Clown 2021 Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series (+6 more) Action
7.2
box cover thumbnail Bloo Kid 2 2014 iPhone, Windows (+6 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Bonk's Adventure 1989 Amiga, NES (+5 more) Action
7.7
box cover thumbnail Bonk's Adventure 1992 Game Boy Action
7.1
box cover thumbnail Boxx 4 2023 Amiga Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Bubsy II 1994 Game Boy, SNES (+1 more) Action
7.0
box cover thumbnail Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind 1993 SNES, Genesis Action
7.4
box cover thumbnail Bubsy In: Fractured Furry Tales 1994 Jaguar Action
6.0
box cover thumbnail Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back 2017 Windows, PlayStation 4 Action
5.5
box cover thumbnail Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse 1990 Genesis Action
8.2
box cover thumbnail Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse 1990 SEGA Master System, Game Gear Action
8.3
box cover thumbnail Charlie II 2001 DOS, Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Charlie the Duck 1996 DOS, Android (+1 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Chop is Dish 2018 Windows, Nintendo Switch (+2 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure 1992 DOS, Linux (+2 more) Action
7.4
box cover thumbnail Daemon Detective Gaiden 2015 Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Deep Duck Trouble starring Donald Duck 1993 Game Gear, SEGA Master System Action
7.2
box cover thumbnail Disney DuckTales: Remastered 2013 Windows, Xbox 360 (+9 more) Action
7.6
box cover thumbnail Disney's Aladdin 1993 SNES, Game Boy Advance Action
7.2
box cover thumbnail Disney's Donald Duck Adv@nce!*# 2001 Game Boy Advance Action
6.9
box cover thumbnail Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers 2000 Game Boy Color Action
7.6
box cover thumbnail Disney's DuckTales 1989 NES, Game Boy Action
7.9
box cover thumbnail Disney's DuckTales 2 1993 Game Boy, NES Action
8.1
box cover thumbnail Disney's The Jungle Book 1994 Game Boy, NES Action
7.4
box cover thumbnail Disney's The Jungle Book 1994 SNES Action
7.6
box cover thumbnail Disney's The Lion King 1994 Game Boy, NES Action
5.5
box cover thumbnail Disney's The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure 2000 Game Boy Color Action
6.9
box cover thumbnail Dojoran 2020 PlayStation 5, Xbox One (+4 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Country 1994 Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (+5 more) Action
8.1
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1995 SNES, Game Boy Advance (+4 more) Action
8.3
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's... 1996 SNES, Game Boy Advance (+4 more) Action
8.0
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Country Returns 2010 Wii, Wii U Action
8.4
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2014 Wii U, Nintendo Switch Action
8.4
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Land 1995 Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS Action
7.6
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Land 2 1996 Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS Action
8.0
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Land III 1997 Game Boy, Game Boy Color (+1 more) Action
7.7
box cover thumbnail Eversion 2010 Windows, Linux (+1 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Giana Family 1999 Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Giana Sisters DS 2009 Nintendo DS, Windows (+5 more) Action
7.6
box cover thumbnail Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams 2012 Windows, Xbox 360 (+5 more) Action
7.6
box cover thumbnail Giana's Return 2009 Windows, Linux (+7 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Giant Worlds 1999 Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Hard 'n' Heavy 1989 Amiga, Atari ST (+1 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic 1995 PlayStation Action
7.2
box cover thumbnail High Seas Havoc 1993 Genesis Action
6.9
box cover thumbnail Jump 'n Bump 1998 DOS, GP32 (+1 more) Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Kaze and the Wild Masks 2021 Windows, PlayStation 4 (+4 more) Action
7.6

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