Super Basic Platformer

Super Basic Platformer is a small one-file retro platformer built in HTML5 and soaked in handheld-green nostalgia.

Run, jump, collect coins, stomp the spiky horrors, and make your way to the glowing portal. Each level gets a little longer, a little riskier, and a little more demanding. It starts simple. It does not stay simple.

Inspired by old-school handheld games, this is a stripped-down arcade platformer with tight controls, chunky pixels, and just enough danger to keep you honest.

Features

• Retro green-screen handheld aesthetic

• Tight, responsive platforming

• Stomp enemies to survive

• Coins, score, lives, and level progression

• Swirling portal exits

• Simple chiptune-style audio and crunchy sound effects

• Keyboard and gamepad support

• Built as a single HTML file

How to Play

Move, jump, avoid hazards, collect coins, and reach the portal.

You can survive enemy contact only so many times, so don’t get careless. Some enemies can be stomped for points — and sometimes a much-needed heart.

Controls

Keyboard

• Arrow keys / WASD – move

• Space – jump / start / restart

• P – pause

Gamepad

• D-pad / left stick – move

• A / south button – jump / start

• Start – pause

Notes

This is a deliberately compact platformer: simple, readable, and focused on feel. No filler, no crafting, no lore tablets, no sprawling map. Just jumping, danger, coins, hearts, and portals.

If you like tiny arcade games, old LCD/Game Boy style visuals, and straightforward platforming, this is for you.

Made With

HTML5, JavaScript, pixel love, and a suspicious amount of green.