View Full Version : Best platformers for pre-NES consoles?
BetaWolf47
05-23-2010, 02:46 PM
I only know of Pitfall!, Montezuma's Revenge, and H.E.R.O. What are some other great platformers for those consoles though? Also, which versions are recommended for the multi-platform ones?
We had a discussion about Pitfall (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144311) recently, but there must be other pre-85 gems that a child of the 3rd-gen era hasn't played.
j_factor
05-23-2010, 03:04 PM
B.C.'s Quest for Tires and Smurf: Rescure in Gargamel's Castle come to mind, both for Colecovision. Although they're not that great, they're important precursors to the later stuff.
The original Mario Bros, rocks...
NayusDante
05-23-2010, 04:19 PM
Joust comes to mind.
How would you define a platformer? I want to say that it refers to any game with a side-view and a jump button, but given the era you may have to stretch that definition. With all the pits you have to avoid, you could stretch the definition to include E.T....
Mountain King, Mr Do's Castle!, Space Panic, Miner 2049er, Bounty Bob....etc these are all great.
Of course there were also many platformers on home computers like A8, Apple ][, C64, all pre-NES.
Nintega Grafx-16
05-23-2010, 04:59 PM
Pac-Land
ubersaurus
05-23-2010, 04:59 PM
Pitfall II :P Donkey Kong of course. I also always liked Fast Eddie as a kid, even if it is ridiculously easy these days.
kupomogli
05-23-2010, 05:12 PM
How come there's no Jungle Hunt mentioned? Jungle Hunt owns.
k8track
05-23-2010, 06:48 PM
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, for Commodore 64.
Leo_A
05-23-2010, 08:10 PM
Joust is considered a platformer?
thom_m
05-23-2010, 08:12 PM
Does Keystone Kapers count as a platformer? If it does, it's one hell of a good one.
buzz_n64
05-23-2010, 10:24 PM
Pitfall II (Atari 5200)
http://atari.fandal.cz/files/binaries/games/p/pitfall_ii.png
Arkhan
05-23-2010, 11:35 PM
How come there's no Jungle Hunt mentioned? Jungle Hunt owns.
because its not a platformer? lol
The first things that come to mind for me are Kangaroo and Donkey Kong.
and then a bunch of MSX1/C64/whatever games
Mr. Wongs Loopy Laundry (lol)
The Snowman
(These may be during NES time actually)
Infernal Miner
Kings Valley
Elidon
Lazy Jones
Ninja Kun
Most of the pre-NES stuff was like those weird single screen ones.
j_factor
05-23-2010, 11:35 PM
Pac-Land
Wasn't on any pre-NES consoles. :P
NayusDante
05-23-2010, 11:56 PM
The ZX Spectrum was released in 82, and I'm pretty sure it has a bunch of platformers.
8bitgamer
05-23-2010, 11:59 PM
Cabbage Patch Kids Adventure in the Park for the ColecoVision is way more enjoyable than you would think. Challenging, too.
miaandjohnrule
05-24-2010, 12:59 AM
Wasn't on any pre-NES consoles. :P
at least I wasn't the only one thinking that.
Arkhan
05-24-2010, 01:25 AM
Cabbage Patch Kids Adventure in the Park for the ColecoVision is way more enjoyable than you would think. Challenging, too.
also athletic land for msx
same game basically.