c0478e No.13969842
What's your top 5 platformers?
Retro and new indie shit included. Recommend 5 games you think excel in some area and more people should try.
b22d32 No.13969899
>Ape Escape main series, because the collectables were also enemies with unique behaviors. The environments had a lot of variety, too.
Honestly, I really like most platformers, but that's the only one that really sticks out to me.
4371d4 No.13969908
>platformer
Now does it mean only pure action platformers, like Sonic, or does it include action-adventures like Metroid?
e7c32c No.13969921
1.) Mario 3
2.) Mario World
3.) Mario 64
4.) Rayman
5.) Sanic
Yes, 3 out of 5 are Mario games, they're platforms so I don't know what you expected
c0478e No.13969936
>>13969908
Why not both?
>>13969921
>Mario 3
Mario world did literally everything better. There's no need for 3 when World exists.
<Mario 64
Aged like a cat lady. It's supposed to be a good list not your autism.
7b6619 No.13969940
>>13969936
>Mario world did literally everything better. There's no need for 3 when World exists.
fuck off
e7c32c No.13969941
>>13969936
>Aged like a cat lady.
Is this really a general consensus among underageb&? I think its fine, but then again, it could just be because I grew up with it.
c0478e No.13969951
>>13969941
I started on the Atari and followed games since then. Mario 64 at the time was incredibly impressive but it's replaced FF7 as the worlds greatest circle jerk. People act like it gives you a blowjob when it's really just okay these days. People took the formula and did better with it.
d2fd1b No.13969989
>Super Metroid
>Mario 3
>Castlevania 3
>Kirby 64
>VVVVVV
534b66 No.13969993
>1. Mario 64
Obvious
>2. Project M Subspace Emissary
Not sure if this counts, I don't know what genre this would even fall under. I want more games that are like this. Imagine New Super Mario Bros if Mario had a full fighting moveset.
>3. Pac-Man World 2
Amazing soundtrack, isn't piss easy.
>4. Rayman
Same as last one
>5. Fancy Pants Adventures
I just like this game, I think it's underrated.
c0478e No.13970012
>>13969993
Sub space emissary is fantastic. It's a shame the idea is dropped. Smashes controls + the new customisation of skills would make an amazing game. Megabyte punch does something kind of similar.
Try Pac-man and the ghostly adventures.
af2f84 No.13970022
In no particular order, while being a hipster and ignoring games I think are a bit too obvious.
Tropical Freeze
Rocket Knight Adventures
Adventure Island
Mischief Makers
Taz in Escape from Mars
c0478e No.13970026
>>13970022
Tropical freeze played like shit.
af2f84 No.13970028
>>13970012
It just went on maybe a little too long. The labyrinth part was a bit tiresome. A more concise SSE would have been great for Smash 4.
af2f84 No.13970035
>>13970026
Your mom plays like shit.
deb4f7 No.13970138
Personally I like Mario Odyssey
ef4e9f No.13970163
>platformers
The most casual genre of them all
5b4dff No.13970183
>>13970022
>Adventure Island
Excellent taste
51c8eb No.13970192
No particular order
>Rayman 2 TGE
>Rocket Knight Adventures
>Gimmick!
>Jak and Daxter
>Tomba
deb4f7 No.13970238
>>13970163
>most casual genre
Just because platformers are more fun than your neogeo roms, does not mean its casual.
99e458 No.13970245
>>13969842
1. Crash 2 and Spyro 2;
2. Crash 3 and Spyro 1;
3. Crash 1 and Spyro 3, Gex 3 and Medievil 1;
4. N, Spelunky original and Super house of the dead ninjas;
5. Elastomania and Koumajou densetsu 1&2;
6. Earthworm jim, Castlevania rondo blood and Castlevania x including SotN
7. Other castleoidvanias and N+.
8. SMB and Sonic generations.
Jumpman is a notable mention.
51c8eb No.13970246
>>13970163
If it's casual then go and get all the golden skulls from 1001 Spikes or beat Manic Miner at all. I'll wait.
b64d20 No.13970251
Mario 64 is still the best 3D Mario, because it's the only one that had a focus on actual fucking platforming. Sunshine's Flood invalidated nearly all challenge, Galaxy's level design rarely had no focus on any of Mario's more advanced moves, and most of Odyssey's moons were just "get transformation and go to place". It had a ton of sequence breaks but never were they outright required.
Anyways, my top five would be, in no particular order since it's hard to compare them:
>Spyro 2
>Felix the Cat (NES)
>DKC: Tropical Freeze
>Kirby Super Star
>Kirby Planet Robobot
e1027f No.13970274
>>13969842
>DKC2
>Yoshi's Island
>Banjo Kazooie/Tooie
>American McGee's Alice, I think it counts.
>Super Mario Odyssey
As for more obscure things, I can recommend Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams, though I have seen some autistically screech at that one for some reason. I just thought it was solid and the world shift mechanic is beautifully done.
09a633 No.13970283
>>13970251
>sequence breaks
<but they were never outright required
af2f84 No.13970289
>>13970251
>it's the only one that had a focus on actual fucking platforming
How so? The fluddless stages in Sunshine and most of the Galaxies and 3D World had more tight platforming. A lot of 64 was running around open areas looking for red coins, or trying to perfectly line up a canon shot, and stuff.
b64d20 No.13970318
>>13970274
>Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams
Fun fact, it was made by the same people that made the new Bubsy.
What could pawsibly go wrong?
>>13970289
>add gimmick that invalidates challenge
>realize that this invalidates challenge
>remove it but only for a few missions
All of these games have had exploration, and that's fine, comes with the territory, but you need to have a balance. The floodless missions were the only ones that required any platforming skill, and the only ones that were challenging at all in that game.
Galaxy's platforming was better, but still far too simplistic. Most times it was just "hold direction and press A".
3D world I'd agree with, but that's basically because it's a super linear game with Mario's movement completely stripped back.
I just want a decent balance of exploration and platforming. Every game gets the exploration, only 64 got the platforming right for me.
>>13970283
I meant that it had a lot of optional moves that you could string together to perform sequence breaks, but the majority of these moves were never utilized in actuality, aside from the most basic jump and roll.
7c57c8 No.13970348
1. Umihara Kawase
2. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
3. Goemon's Great Adventure
4. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
5. Gravity Rush 2
dba54a No.13970350
>>13970246
>>13970238
>not casual
>90% of the genre is cartoon style marketed for kids
dec9e3 No.13970363
The only platformers I have ever liked.
09a633 No.13970579
In no particular order
DKC: Tropical Freeze
Super Mario World
Super Mario Odyssey
Kid Chameleon
Clockwork Knight 2
>>13970318
They were supposed to be secret moves to let you fuck about real hard and get to places you weren't supposed to go and break the game. They might've never been outright required, but if you're not braindead, they're incredibly useful.
145cb7 No.13970607
>>13970251
>>Kirby Planet Robobot
this is so freaken good, holy shit, I haven't played kirby in like 20+ years and this blew me away
78c5fc No.13970619
Spelunky occupies all the top 5 slots.
d651c6 No.13970627
Yoshi's Island will always be the best platform I have ever seen, but never had the patience to sit down and complete. What a pity.
(Coming from someone who used to complete Mario 3 daily)
a9349c No.13970643
>>13969989
>VVVVVV
in g*d's name why
d651c6 No.13970654
>>13970350
>90% of the genre is cartoon style marketed for kids
t. newfag who grew up in the handholding infested 2000s. I don't usually throw pearls at whines, but you shitty kids should be aware that when platformers were great in the 80s, kids learned vidya in the arcades. Where difficulty was top and a few mistakes meant losing IRL money.
33fa6e No.13970675
In no particular order
Super Mario Bros. 3
Claw
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Jazz Jackrabbit 1
Megaman X3
277138 No.13970702
I liked Freedom Planet well enough. They did a decent job on the "Saturday Morning Cartoon Trying to be Edgy to Appeal to Preteen Boys While Also Getting Past the Censors" type narrative. Not exactly Sonic but a welcome break from Sonic while also having good art and (mostly) good music.
8ff2c1 No.13970847
Super Metroid
Super Mario Bros. 2 (doki)
Elevator Action Returns
La-Mulana
Metal Slug 7
3a6a6e No.13970892
>>13969842
Knuckles Chaotix :^)
Donkey Kong Country (GB)
悪魔城ドラキュラX月下の夜想曲 (SS)
ミズバク大冒険 (PC Engine)
Gimmick (FC)
a48994 No.13971501
1) Super Metroid
2) Super Mario 64
3) Super Mario All Stars + World
4) Rocket Knight Adventures
5) Magical Pop'n
a30adf No.13971578
>>13969941
Even kids nowadays can play and enjoy Mario 64.
>>13969951
>People took the formula and did better with it
Like who?
d369bb No.13971589
Dustforce DX
La-Mulana
Castlevania 1
Mega Man X
Super Metroid
c0478e No.13971626
>>13970251
Have you considered that maybe Mario 64 is inferior because it's been out done by other games in the genre which aren't just Nintendo's constant rehashes?
We're not comparing Mario 64 to all the Mario games. We're comparing it to all platformers. Mario 64 has been outdone in every possible way.
How can Mario's basic combo even compare to a platformer like Devil May Cry?
a30adf No.13971640
>>13971626
>Devil may cry
>platformer
are you brain damaged?
7f4436 No.13971647
>>13971626
>a platformer like Devil May Cry
9f2fe3 No.13971652
>>13971626
<a platformer like Devil May Cry?
af2f84 No.13971655
>c0478e
What was his fucking problem?
d11095 No.13971657
>>13971626
>a platformer like Devil May Cry
c0478e No.13971702
>>13971657
>>13971647
>>13971652
>>13971640
>He's never played any of the DMCs where there's jumping sections.
So, you've never played DMC then?
c7db7e No.13971707
>>13971702
From memory, those were terrible in DMC3, there weren't a lot and it can be cheesed with the double jump ability. The collision detection in ledges didn't help either.
7f4436 No.13971730
>>13971702
I don't have an image retarded enough to post and associate it with you, but I hope this will do.
1ac060 No.13971732
1) Little Big Planet
2) Little Big Planet 2
3) Little Big Planet PSP
4) Super Mario World
5) Klona PSX
1cb03b No.13971762
>>13971732
klonoa is one of my favorites too
75abe9 No.13971957
<top 5 3D Platformers>
▫Mario 64
▫Rayman 2
▫A Hat in Time
▫Banjo Kazooie
▫Crash Bandicoot
<top 5 2D Platformers>
▫Super Mario World
▫Rayman Legends
▫Sonic Mania
▫DuckTales (NES)
▫Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
bb25f2 No.13972554
>>13971702
>He's trying to compare a FPS like Mario to a platformer like Devil May Cry
So you haven't played the latest Mario where you control tanks?
af2f84 No.13972879
>>13971702
Filler segments that controlled awkwardly, that no one liked.
c0478e No.13972965
>>13972879
That's Bayonetta.
646758 No.13973301
>>13970627
Just do it now and dont sleep till you win
1f193c No.13973337
>>13969899
What's your favorite anus gape game? Pic related.
>>13969936
>Aged like a cat lady. It's supposed to be a good list not your autism.
Fuck off, stupid niglet. I've only played and completed the game recently and the praise it is worthy of the praise given to it.
c2cae3 No.13973362
I mainly play combat platformers when it comes to that shit. I'd have to think about it as I can't remember a lot of platformers i've played
ebf2c3 No.13973368
1. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
2. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
3. Tomb Raider II
4. Rayman
5. Rayman 2
ebf2c3 No.13973411
>>13969993
>5. Fancy Pants Adventures
Which one? Just the original 2006 flash game? I haven't played it in probably a decade or so but if it's actually worth revisiting I'll have to have a look.
740915 No.13973516
Donkey Kong 1,2,3
Dustforce
Super Mario World
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Megaman Zero 2 had great platforming too
aab8c0 No.13974918
>>13969921
Not Jaguar Busby? Wtf mang?
926300 No.13975161
>>13971501
>The Magical Pop'n autist lives on
God bless you, you beautiful bastard.
af2f84 No.13975611
861c7c No.13977063
>>13969936
>Mario World did literally everything better
The level design in World are hallways compared to Mario 3. 3 had more secrets, more challenging levels, unique powerups and a map design that had more secrets and doesn't have you trudge slowly to the next stage.
e9c9dd No.13977128
Yoshi's Island is definitely in the top 5
e9c9dd No.13977131
>>13971957
>rayman legends
>ubisoft anything
6f8a6c No.13977887
>>13969951
>when it's really just okay these days
It's not even okay, it's overrated shit.
75abe9 No.13979402
>>13977131
>don't require uplay
you are proving your status as a nigger. Go play the fun game kiddo.
69c779 No.13984835
Pics related and a tire between Mario 64 and sunshine
69c779 No.13984840
a9c067 No.13985865
>>13969842
>Dustforce
>SMB2 and 3
>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
>N++
Hows my taste? I haven't played a lot of platformers.
df2530 No.13985937
Mario 64DS will be always superior to Odyssey.
>>13969940
You can't save on fucking Mario 3, unless it's the SNES version, then I agree.
b496a3 No.13987759
>>13985865
Bretty gud anon
32b091 No.13992133
>Banjo Kazooie
>A Hat in Time
>Rayman 2
>Super Mario Sunshine
>Crash Bandicoot