Dynamite Headdy is a platformer… with a difference. You control a little
character whose main attack comes from his disembodied head. Yes, years before
Rayman appeared, we already had a hero who used detachable appendages to
attack his enemies.

Rather than the traditional power-ups, Dynamite Headdy enables you to swap
your head for different kinds – such as heads that heal you or heads that
stick on to walls. You use your head in order to climb up on platforms as
well, as you can grab hold of things with it, and on certain stages of the
Mega Drive/Genesis version it is used to turn the game into a side-scrolling
shooter, as you gain a propeller, jet, or bird head. Basically, Dynamite
Headdy is just a traditional platformer at heart.

Dynamite Headdy