Port Overdosed

Some games are ported. A few get to the point where they can be played on virtually anything with a screen. No matter what system you own, it probably has a version of these games on it. This page lists those games which have reached an absurd level of ubiquity in the video game industry, to the point where a platform's library feels incomplete without it.

All of the following games have been commercially released on at least 12 (one dozen) different platforms. The easiest way to see if a game qualifies for this page is to run it through the GameFAQs or Mobygames search engine. Also, a game's Wikipedia page will often give an exhaustive list of its ports.


 * Adventureland
 * Space Invaders
 * Asteroids
 * Galaxian
 * Defender
 * Missile Command
 * Pac-Man
 * Zork
 * Centipede
 * Donkey Kong
 * Frogger
 * Galaga
 * Qix
 * The original Wizardry
 * Burgertime
 * Choplifter
 * Dig Dug
 * The original Football Manager (1982)
 * Joust
 * Miner 2049er
 * Ms. Pac-Man
 * Pole Position
 * Xevious
 * Q Bert
 * Zaxxon
 * Chuckie Egg
 * Dragon's Lair
 * Enchanter
 * Lode Runner
 * Manic Miner
 * Mario Bros. (not Super)
 * Planetfall
 * Star Wars (1983)
 * Track And Field
 * 1942
 * Boulder Dash
 * Elite
 * The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy
 * Marble Madness
 * Paperboy
 * Sorcerer
 * Spy vs. Spy (1984)
 * Tetris
 * Commando
 * F-15 Strike Eagle
 * Gauntlet (1985 video game)
 * Ghosts N Goblins
 * The original Gradius
 * The Oregon Trail
 * Rush N Attack
 * Space Harrier
 * Ultima IV
 * Arkanoid
 * Bubble Bobble
 * Out Run
 * Rampage
 * Shanghai
 * Winter Games
 * After Burner
 * Alien Syndrome
 * California Games
 * The original Contra
 * Double Dragon
 * Operation Wolf
 * Pac-Mania
 * R-Type
 * Rainbow Islands
 * The original Shinobi
 * Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987)
 * The original Ys
 * Altered Beast
 * Battle Chess
 * Chase HQ
 * Hostages
 * Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 Holes Of Major Championship Golf
 * The New Zealand Story
 * Final Fight
 * Golden Axe
 * Ivan Ironman Stewarts Super Off Road
 * Klax
 * Pipe Dream
 * Populous
 * Prince of Persia (1989)
 * Puzznic
 * The original SimCity
 * Strider
 * Columns
 * Loopz
 * Rampart
 * Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe
 * Another World
 * James Pond 2: Robocod
 * Lemmings
 * Puyo Puyo
 * The original Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Street Fighter II
 * Flash Back
 * The original Mortal Kombat
 * Wolfenstein 3D
 * Doom
 * Myst
 * The original Samurai Shodown
 * Bust-a-Move
 * Earthworm Jim
 * Theme Park
 * The original Metal Slug