Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Darkman

Title	Darkman
First release	1991
Developer	Ocean Software
Publisher	Ocean Software
Platforms	Amiga, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genres	platformer, hack and slash, beat 'em up, arcade
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Amiga: 1991-01-01 NES / Famicom: 1991-01-01

Control Darkman as he utilizes a disguising system to impersonate level bosses, allowing you to infiltrate the gang of Robert G. Durant. This side-scrolling platformer combines beat 'em up combat with action sequences where you swing from ropes to navigate skyscraper shoot-outs and freeway traffic.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

REG-Vault (c64/darkman) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/darkman) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/darkman) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/darkman) · last updated 2026-10-03 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (39425) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (7829) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Ocean Software · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (19): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Ocean Software · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Ocean Software · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (7): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Ocean Software · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

ZX Spectrum Longplay [189] Darkman (EU)

World-of-Longplays · ZX Spectrum version · longplay · 25:35auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Darkman (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 24:25auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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