Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip and Dale take on Fat Cat's gang in Capcom's cheerful platformer built around one very good idea: almost everything in the level can be picked up and thrown. Crates, apples, bombs, pipes and even your co-op partner become ammunition, and the throwing arc is precise enough that a skilled player clears whole screens without ever touching an enemy directly.

The two-player mode is the reason people still play it. You can carry your partner on your shoulders, throw them across gaps, and — inevitably — throw them into a pit by accident. Each stage ends with a boss or a target-finding sequence, and hidden bonus rooms reward players who dig through the scenery.

• ▸Pick up and throw nearly every object in the level
• ▸Two-player simultaneous co-op with partner carrying and throwing
• ▸Hidden bonus rooms and optional routes in each stage
• ▸Boss encounters at the end of every zone