Originally Posted by
Dr. BaconStein
The only ones I ever really played are the Touhou games... I really love TH04: Lotus Land Story for the PC-98. It has a kind of retro feel to it (probably because it's old), and it's one of the few Touhou games I don't suck at as much. I've also tried New Super Marisa Land (spin-off/non-ZUN game) but it's kind of a pain. Like Mario in jerk mode.
I have taken a look at some of the doujin platformers such as MegaMari, RosenkreuzStillete, and Bunny Must Die. They all look very brutal to me.