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Caverns of Khafka

Subgenre: Collectathon Platformer (need to get a certain amount of treasure to progress but not all of them), Maze-like levels, Side view

-No ability/tool gating

-No map

-Locked doors and keys

-Crushing traps

-Multidirectional scrolling

-Can jump after walking off a ledge - later used in Metroid 2 and Donkey Kong Country (default ability)

-Timer which affects only the score

-The C64 ver. (1984) is pretty different (only one level, more zoomed in, start with a whip which you can grab items and onto ceilings with (it can be climbed to reach higher), fewer items to collect but they need to be placed in a statue to progress to a short boss fight of sorts - you avoid its enemies and try to reach it rather than fight it directly)