The Action-Adventure Platformer Collection

A Word from the Curator

This exhibit is dedicated to a genre that defines many of the Famicom's greatest adventures. The Action-Adventure Platformer is more than just jumping and running; it's about exploring a large, interconnected world and gaining new abilities to unlock its secrets.

The quintessential example is the legendary Metroid, which plunged players into a vast, lonely world and rewarded exploration with new powers that opened up new paths. This collection celebrates the games that turned a simple platformer into a grand, non-linear quest of discovery.