Best Platform Game

[rxd]

OK, I admit it. I love platform games. I know moste people here frown on them and consider them to be casual gamer type games but I don't care. I still love them. So anyone have any thoughts about their favorite platform games for each system? I'm hoping to get some useful feedback so I know what to keep my eye out for in the future....

Thanks,
Ron

[Professor Hector]

I love them as well. Platformers and shoot-em-ups are practically the only thing I play these days. As for my favorites, hm?

SNES - Aside from the obvious stuff like the Mario games and Super Metroid, there's a couple of very good Japanese-only titles here. Magical Pop'n, Pop 'n' Twinbee ~ Rainbow Bell Adventure, and Do-Re-Mi Fantasy (a follow-up to Milon's Secret Castle) are all quite good.

Genesis - Wonderboy in Monster World and Monster World IV (the latter is Japan-only as well). Also the well known stuff, the Sonics, Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy, Popful Mail (Sega-CD), etc.

SMS - Alex Kidd in Miracle World, the 2nd and 3rd Wonderboy games (Monster Land and the Dragon's Trap). The latter is one of my favorite games ever.

NES - Way too many to mention. If you have access to a Famicom or don't mind emulation you should give Yume Penguin Monogatari a try. A short, fun, feel-good sort of game. I think there's a review of it on this site.

Playstation/Saturn - Symphony of the Night, Rayman, Silhouette Mirage (a real love it or hate it type of game). The Saturn also has Keio Yugekitai, a very fun and simple platformer-based sequel to Keio's Flying Squadron.

That's probably enough for now.

[-hellvin-]

Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night.
Rondo Of Blood at a close second.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Symphony Of The Night is a must and the alex kidd and wonder boy games like Professor Hector said are good. All the klonoa games rule.

Has anyone ever played tryrush deppy for saturn? I always thought that looked like a cool game. 8-) That and zenki for pc-fx.

[NintendoMan]

Hey Ron. Platformer games are the least bit casual type gamers games. I mean it takes time to beat most of them, lots of time.
Anyways, every Mario platformer is my favorite.

[DDCecil]

Other than the usual classics: Mario, Sonic, etc... Here are 2 I really recommend:

Momotarou Kastugeki (PC Engine Hucard) - Very fun, but a bit easy. No Japanese necessary to make it through the game.

Prehistorik Man (SNES) - It's made by Titus (Superman 64, oh no!), but I absolutely love it. it was recently re-released for the GBA, but that version has less-than-spectacular music and is missing an area.

[Richter]

Rondo of Blood :rocker:
Nocturne in the Moonlight (Richter's game) :rocker:

[Azazel]

I never cared much for Tyrush Deppy. Getting Super Tempo is more worth your time. Zenki's not worth it unless you can get it dirt cheap.

[Aussie2B]

Anybody who thinks platform games are for casual gamers is a damn fool. They have always and will always be my favorite genre, and many of the most difficult games I have played have been platformers (which I can't say for more "h4rdc0re" genres like RPGs).

As for a little run-down:

NES - Mario series, Castlevania series, Mega Man series, Ninja Gaiden series, Metroid, Batman, the list could go on and on.

Game Boy - Metroid 2, Mario/Wario Land series, and the Castlevania trio (some people hate 'em, but I like them all).

Game Boy Advance - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (I don't like the other two much myself).

Neo Geo Pocket Color - Sonic

Genesis - Sonic series, Rocket Knight Adventures (my fave on Genesis), Dynamite Headdy, and Castlevania: Bloodlines.

SNES - Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Castlevania 4, Dracula X, Donkey Kong Country 1-3, Kendo Rage, Kirby Super Star, Mega Man X 1-3, Super Ghouls & Ghosts, Mario All-Stars (the platformer fan's staple), and Super Metroid.

N64 - Mario 64, Goemon's Great Adventure (my fave on N64), Kirby 64, and Mischief Makers (if you can tolerate the play control).

PlayStation - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Castlevania Chronicles, Mega Man X4, Mega Man 8, Silhouette Mirage, and Tail Concerto.

GameCube - Mario Sunshine and all the Sonic games.

I left out a ton that I like, but I think that's enough. ;)

[Nez]

Symphony of the Night is my top choice.

Then Super Mario 64

Voodoo Vince at a distant third.

[thegreatescape]

I dont usually have enough patience to finish a platformer, and im kinda fickle about them so here are some of my favs:

Rocket Knight Adventures- PAL MD version is better though ;)
Crash Bandicoot- first in the series is the best IMO
Sonic 3 and Knuckles

I wouldnt mind trying Symphony of the night (psx), Dynamite Headdy (MD), Mischief makers (n64) and vectorman (MD) some day.

[robotriot]

PS1 - Lomax
CD32 - Flink
Amiga - Rick Dangerous 2, Lionheart

[Eternal Tune]

Jak and Daxter on the Playstation 2. :D

[anagrama]

I don't think platformers are generally considered 'casual gamer' games, it's just that they have a tainted image from the vast number of shoddy quick cash-ins cartoon/movie tie-ins of the 16-bit era. A quality platformer will always be a beautiful thing though, and for me the evolution of the genre really reached it's pinnacle with Yoshi's Island (SNES). Simply sublime from start to finish.

[anagrama]

Rocket Knight Adventures- PAL MD version is better though ;)


Better than what?
AFAIK, the PAL MD version is identical to the Genesis game other than the fact that it's slowed down and squashed-up when played on a PAL console (which hardly constitutes being 'better').

[thegreatescape]

Rocket Knight Adventures- PAL MD version is better though ;)


Better than what?
AFAIK, the PAL MD version is identical to the Genesis game other than the fact that it's slowed down and squashed-up when played on a PAL console (which hardly constitutes being 'better').

Sorry, i should have been more specific. For me better = easier. MD version easy is the same as Gen children, and MD hard is the same as Gen easy (lives and continues are the only diff i think).

I sure as hell wouldnt have the patience to play through ANY platformer with 1 life and no continues to start with. @_@

And the PAL borders/speed thing- never been bothered by it at all :)

[anagrama]

And the PAL borders/speed thing- never been bothered by it at all :)

Ah, but have you played a MD/SNES in 60Hz? The difference is staggering. I simply can't bear to play anything in 50Hz now that I've seen the true way ;)

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I never cared much for Tyrush Deppy. Getting Super Tempo is more worth your time. Zenki's not worth it unless you can get it dirt cheap.

No good you say? Oh well. I forgot to mention skyblazer for snes. That was a decent game, and by sony imagesoft to boot. Sure makes up for that shitty smartball

[kai123]

Symphony of the Night was way to easy for me. I don't remember dying once. Richter was a little harder but not much. Also is Symphony of the Night even a platformer? What 2d game wouldn't have some platform gaming built into it? Besides shooters and the obvious ones.

[Querjek]

Super Mario Sunshine.


Oh yeah, I said it. Best. Platformer. Ever. Too bad it's a little on the short side, but hey, who cares. The gameplay owns all other platformers.

[Azazel]

I never cared much for Tyrush Deppy. Getting Super Tempo is more worth your time. Zenki's not worth it unless you can get it dirt cheap.

No good you say? Oh well. I forgot to mention skyblazer for snes. That was a decent game, and by sony imagesoft to boot. Sure makes up for that shitty smartball

It's kind of one of those if you can get it cheap you might as well pick it up. Otherwise pass on it.

[Crush Crawfish]

Hah, this one's easy for me! Mega Man 3 is the single greatest platformer ever, and it's my 3rd favorite game of all time. Dynamite Headdy would be a close 2nd.

[pookninja]

hey,dont leave out adventure island.i love those nes and snes games.and i have the import gamecube version of the remake of the first nes adventure island with redone graphics and music.master higgins(master takihashi)rules!!! i never got to play the tubro grafix 16 version(new adventure island),is it any good?

[Syxx573]

Megaman (series)

[16-bit]

Legendary Axe.

It was also the first game I purchased for the Turbo Grafx. It was so great it made me forget that I was the only kid at school with one--everyone else still had the NES or upgraded to the Genesis.

[dbiersdorf]

Some of the big ones for me are -

Banjo-Kazooie/Banjo-Tooie (Nintendo 64)
Just damn amazing, blew Super Mario 64 out of the water and had that comedy appeal to it as well. It was one of the biggest games I had ever played (until I got Tooie @_@) and is one of my fondest memories on the N64, after Majora's Mask of course. As for Tooie, it wasn't as original but the size and large amount of new moves added so much to the game. Also with the ability to play Mumbo made it all the more exciting.

Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
What can I say? Easily, easily, the best Mario game ever. It revamped Mario forever, even after hours upon hours playing the SNES games, Super Mario 64 took everything to a new level. The collecting, the moves, the exploration, the enemies, it was also so great. To this day I can pick it up and enjo getting all 120 stars, unlike Super Mario Sunshine which was rehash.

Conker's Bad Fur Day (Nintendo 64)
The only game to this day to actually make me laugh out loud. It was great. Most people passed it off as a mature themed crap, but it took the elements of Banjo-Kazooie erased all te collecting crap and made a killer story with a hilarious theme. The boss battles were unforgetable along with the multiplayer. Too think I would have never even have tried this game if I hadn't of seen it on discount at my GameCrazy.

Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, 3 (Super Nintendo)
It involved the most precise timing and skills and had the best graphics of its time. The characters were new and had character and put the Super Mario games to shame. DKC always had a great appeal to it that never got old, everything it did was amazing and the levels were just so long and difficult, to this day I still haven't beaten one 100%.

Other noteable games would be -
Aladdin (Super Nintendo)
Aladdin (Genesis)
Sonic the Hedgehog Series minus Sonic Heroes, blah. (Genesis through GameCube)
Mickey Mouses Magical Quest (Super Nintendo, GBA)
Rayman (Jaguar)
Rayman 3 (GameCube)
Hook (Super Nintendo)

[Keir]

OK, I tried to pick my favorite platfomer for each system for as many systems as I could.

Amiga: Rodland
Atari 2600: Mountain King
Atari 5200: Pitfall 2
CD32: Fury of the Furries
Colecovision: Jumpman Jr.
Commodore 64: Jumpman
Genesis: Lost Vikings
Intellivision: Diner
NES: Ice Climber
SNES: Super Mario All-Stars
TG-16: Bonk's Adventure
VIC-20: Lode Runner

[optic_85]

I gotta say that platformers tie as my favorite type of game with FPS's, and SHMUPS.....Here are some good platformers off the top of my head right now(not including mario and sonic)

Blinx: the time sweeper(XBOX)
Rayman 2 (DC)
MegaMan X(except the stupid ps2 ones)
Rocket Knight Adventures (Gen)
Burning Rangers (some wouldnt consider it a platformer, but i do. Saturn)
Toejam & Earl (Gen)

[dethink]

the original SMB, SMB3, super mario world, and mario 64. all of them master works of genius.

for non-mario stuff:
sonic 1 (never cared for the later ones, but 2 was OK)
sonic adventure (once again, the sequels left me cold)
rocket knight adventures (the original beats the pants off sonic)
ape escape
megaman 1-3 (4-6 threw the balance off BIG TIME, and the X games just aren't as memorable, IMO)

[Evil E]

Spyro the Dragon!!!


E.---

[AMG]

Mario 64 - A platformer masterpiece.

[Evil E]

word

[zektor]

I'll have to go with Alex Kidd In Miracle World (SMS) first. Damn I love that game. Sega, WHEN am I going to see an "SMS Hits" collection for a nextgen system??

After that of course I will go with SMB. Alot of memories attached to these two games....

[little arms]

Banjo Kazooie and Tooie was sweeeeeeet

[dmhawkmoon]

What is a platformer, exactly? I always thought it referred to a game whose major skill element revolved around the difficulty of navigating the platforms and such. Like, I would call Contra and Metal Slug 2D shooters as opposed to platformers. They do have platforming elements, of course, but what game DOESN'T? Like 50% of the games ever made are platformers? Weird... SOTN is very poor as a platforming game. It's the exploring and items and upgrading and positioning with regard to the monsters that make the game. The platforms are almost never a problem to navigate. If you're going to call a game like SOTN a platformer, why isn't Halo a platformer? Or Quake? etc etc.... Well I know why, by my own labels. It's cause the main gameplay revolves around positioning and shooting things. Similar to SOTN.... Mario games tend to be platformers because of their memorably difficult jumps and such...

[Brian_Provinciano]

There are so many great platformers, especially on the NES. Other than Marios, Metroids, Castlevanias, here are the other favorites:

NES:
===
Batman -- The music, the game, the memories, one of the best platformers ever.
TMNT 1 -- everyone loves the second one the best, many the third, but my favorite is the first, bar none -- the music, the game, ah, the memories

Ported to hell, but with good reason:
=======================
Prince of Persia -- The second one never really caught me, but the original Prince of Persia, from playing it on the old 286 to the NES, to the GB, it was an incredible game. The incredible graphics only enhanced it, it was all about gameplay.

And finally, the BEST of the BEST -- Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure. The graphics are the BEST of the BEST of the BEST era of 2D platformers. So beautiful, colourful, vibrant, smooth and overall incredible! But this game, also not just about looks.. the gameplay was fantastic! So much variety, puzzles mixed with action, mixed with strategy... it was awesome! Sure, Donkey Kong Country looks good, but when everyone started doing video captured sprites and 3D rendered 2D SNES games, most sucked. The video capture stuff such as Time Cop (SNES) is just awful, sloppy, and down right ugly. Most 3D rendered 2D stuff is sloppy and jagged too. The WORST of the WORST were the 3D rendered, 2D, 2bit colour, greyscale, Game Boy games-- Batman Forever, Killer Instinct, etc... Couldn't make anything out on screen.
-- nothing beats clean, hand drawn, colourful sprites such as those in Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (even though games _are_ about more than graphics)!

[classicb]

Shinobi (I just love the old arcade version as well as the Genesis versions.)

Dark Waters for Genesis is a sleeper. lots of fun give it a try

[Avenger]

Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow....this is like, a hidden gem for the GBA....everyone get it... :smash:

[MegaDrive20XX]

Ghosts N' Goblins...I rest my case...

[Dr. Morbis]

TMNT 1 -- everyone loves the second one the best, many the third, but my favorite is the first, bar none -- the music, the game, ah, the memories
I agree wholeheartedly :-P

[Escape•From•Jenny•Island]

A personal favorite that noone has played and also contains the coolest sprite ever created: Nightmare in the Dark

http://img39.exs.cx/img39/8715/Nightmare.gif

As well as the odvious Marios, Sonics, Bubble Bobbles, Snow Brothers...

And annother personal Favorite: Liquid Kids

...and about 99% of what others have put on this thread.

[SegaAges]

I seem to like games many people don't.

Here are mine (like I said, many of you will disagree, but I like them):
*List is based off of games that I have plyed

NES - TMNT 1, Mario

SNES - Mario

N64 - Conker's Bad Fur Day, Mario 64

Genesis - Sonic

Saturn - Pandemonium, Lost World, MegaMan X4

Thos are all I can think of for now

[TEXASGAMEPLAYER]

EARTHWORM JIM CD and zillion

[Yago]

Ahhhh Platforms, love em' to death. Here are a few of my favs:

Amiga
1) James Pond 2: Robocod (AGA Version)
2) Shadow of the Beast 2
3) Gods
4) Killing Gameshow
5) Prince of Persia
6) Walker
7) Wrath of the Demon

and many more on the Amiga...

Atari
1) Pitfall! 1+2

Coleco
1) Smurfs (Shshshs, no comments from the peanut gallery :) )

Nintendo
1) Contra (More of a shooter than a plarform, but it falls into the category)
2) Mario - all

Sega
1) Sonic the Hedgehog - all

PSX
1) Crash Bandicoot - all
2) Abe's Oddessey

And a bunch of others I can't think of now.

[videogameking26]

Love platformers,my favorite for the consoles I own are:

NES- Kid Kool,Super Nario Brothers 3

SNES- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi Island,Super Adventure Island

Sega Genesis- Sonic 2,Sonic 3

Turbo Duo- Bonk's Adventure

Nintendo 64- Super Mario 64,Donkey Kong 64

Playstation- Ape Escape,Crash Bandiicoot

DC- Jet Grind Radio

PS2- Jak & Daxter,Klonoa 2,Ape Escape 2,Maximo vs Army of Zin,Pac-Man World 2,Kya,Wallace & Gromit,Ratchet & Clank,Jak II

Xbox- Ty The Tasmanian Tiger,Vexx,Voodoo Vince,Pitfall: Lost Expedition and Whiplash

GCN- Super Mario Sunshine,Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg,Frogger Beyond and Sonic Mega Collection

GBA SP- Kirby's Nightmare,Super Mario Advance 4

I guess I just love platformers :D :)

[Trumpman]

My favorite platformer, if not my favorite game ever is Yoshi's Island. The level design is amazing, the music is great, and I could play that game forever. In my opinion the best Mario game ever.

[DigitalSpace]

SNES (and all time favorite) - Super Mario World
2600 - Pitfall!
NES - Super Mario Bros. 3
Game Boy - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Genesis - Sonic 2
Game Gear - Sonic Chaos
N64 - Super Mario 64
PlayStation - Spyro The Dragon
PS2 - Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
GBA - Sonic Advance

[B - Mark]

My favorites plataform games for systems:

Master System
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Mega Drive / Genesis
- Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega CD / Mega CD
- Sonic CD

NES
- Super Mario Bros. 3

Famicom Disk System
- Super Mario Bros. 2 ( Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels in USA )

Super NES
- Super Mario World

Game Boy Classic
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Game Boy Color
- Wario Land 2

Game Boy Advance
- Sonic Advance 3

PC Engine / Turbografix 16
- Bonk´s Adventure

Atari 2600
- Pitfall

[B - Mark]

My favorites plataform games for systems:

Master System
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Mega Drive / Genesis
- Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega CD / Mega CD
- Sonic CD

Game Gear
- Sonic Chaos

NES
- Super Mario Bros. 3

Famicom Disk System
- Super Mario Bros. 2 ( Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels in USA )

Super NES
- Super Mario World

Game Boy Classic
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Game Boy Color
- Wario Land 2

Game Boy Advance
- Sonic Advance 3

PC Engine / Turbografix 16
- Bonk´s Adventure

Atari 2600
- Pitfall

[bangtango]

Super Mario Bros. series (1, 2, 3, World)
Mega Man series

[Steven]

SMW and SM All-Stars are indeed great platformers, but the one I feel should be mentioned in this topic is DOREMI FANTASY on Super Famicom. It stars Milon (Milon's Secret Castle) and is by Hudson(soft)

Absolutely BRILL platformer with all the classic themes you could ever want (ice, fire, woods, etc) and it's all done in a very polished package. It's about as charming as video games can get.

Highly recommended. It sadly is quite scarce and expensive. But trust me, you'll want to have a hard copy of this fine gem.

1 of the best I've ever played. I give it an enthusiastic 9.5/10

[goemon]

Nobody's mentioned any Goemon games yet? My favorite is Ganbare Goemon: Space Pirate Akogingu. Perfect control, killer sprite-based graphics, 3D robot fights, and great level design. It's my favorite Goemon game and one of my favorite platformers.

Another good platformer on the Japanese PS is Kitchen Panic (also available for Win 98). You play a potato who has to go through a kitchen taken over by canned goods to reclaim the stolen stew. The bulk of the game involves puzzles and jumping with very little enemy interaction.

[RCM]

In no order:

Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

Sonic 2 (Genesis)

Shinobi 3 (Genesis)

Legendary Axe (TG16)

Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

Aladdin (Genesis)

Sonic Adventure (Sonic's portion, DC)

and so many more

[Technosis]

Amiga
4) Killing Gameshow


I forgot all about this one. The Genesis port Fatal Rewind seemed to get lost in the shuffle, like many Amiga ports to the consoles. I don't know if Killing Gameshow ever got a sequel?

[Gandhara]

Here's some great ones not mentioned yet:

C-64: Mayhem in Monsterland and Great Giana Sisters, the platforming Queen!

NES: loved Mystery Quest a game I never hear mentioned.

SNES: Super Bonk

Game Boy: Samurai Kid

GBA: Sonice Advance 1&2

SMS: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

Genesis: Valis Syd - imo the best one on the system

BBC Micro: Citadel and Castlequest

Atari 8 bit: Caverina

32X: Knuckles Chaotix (It's good it's just a little too long and tiresome)

[suckerpunch5]

GCN: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

PS1: Tomb Raider

[KeyserSoze61]

SNES: Super Bonk

I just finished it, really found it too easy. Still a great game, but I found the TG Bonk's to be a bit more rewarding.

Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis), Pandemonium (Saturn), Kid Icarus (NES), Cool Spot (SNES), Earthworm Jim (Genesis/SNES), Duck Tales (NES) are some good ones, some of which havent been mentioned.

[courtesi96]

Don't ask me why but I've always been fond of Zool on the Jaguar for some reason.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

SNES- Super Mario World, or one of the Donkey Kong Country's
GEN- Sonic & Knuckles
PS1- Crash Bandicoot

Those are my votes

[Superman]

Any Super Mario game from the NES and Super Mario world on SNES.

There are lots of good platform games (Sonic games for example), but Mario games just seem to play the best.

[RPG_Fanatic]

Super Mario World is the best ever.

[grolt]

There will always be the shout outs for the Mario and Sonic games, but recently my time with the Sega Master System and the Sega Saturn have provided me with a lot of platforming delight.

Without a doubt the best Platformer never mentioned yet is ASTAL. Most 32-bit games age poorly because of blocky polygons, but man, this game looks like a collection of paintings. Every sprite is so vivid, and the levels are filled with shining and shimmering backgrounds and foregrounds of fantasy. It's a beautiful game with the typically melodramatic, cutesy story we know and love from Sega. The game play is highly unique too, with the coupling of a bird (that can alternately be controlled by the second player) to help with attacks, secrets and replenishing health. It's a short game, and you can't save, but man, what a beautiful, memorable experience.

Another game not mentioned is ALEX KIDD: THE LOST STARS for the SMS. Most people frowned because it did away with the difficulty and awesome monetary system in the original, but if you consider the game on its own, and of its time, it's quite the achievement. There's early instances of sound sampling done pretty well ("FIND THE MIRACLE BALL!") and the graphics are incredibly colorful (in that Sega way) and lush, with gigantic sprites and little to no slow down. Technically, it's one of the most graphically impressive games in the 8-bit era. It's an incredibly easy game to play, and pretty short too, but it creates a totally involving psychadelic atmosphere and has an amazingly addicting soundtrack. And it has a naked bad guy with a mohawk that shits out blue skulls at you. I Kidd you not.

WONDER BOY IN MONSTER LAND and WONDER BOY III: THE DRAGON'S TRAP are both amazing games - that they came out in the 8-bit era is insane, because they trump any platformer from that era in terms of graphics, gameplay and depth. Customizing your characters with new shields and faster shoes is just so much fun. Mario who?

On the Saturn I also dug the CLOCKWORK KNIGHTS quite a bit. Although more or less 2D, the three dimensional level renders really make for a unique gaming experience. There are a lot of different paths one can take, and the gameplay experience is different each time you saddle up with your wind-up knight and his stuffed horse. The creativity is in full force in this game, with a wonderful Toy Story-like realization of childhood playthings. The bosses, surely the highlight, are extremely diverse and masterful in design. Not the longest game, not the greatest, but one that definitely opened the door to conceiving of the platformer on more than just a two dimensional plain.

The last unsung hero of the platform world to me is MR. BONES. You won't find a more original experience than this. Every single level offers completely different gameplay dynamics, from flying through glass paintings to running on thin ice to telling jokes and my favorite, playing the guitar to a crowd of angry skeletons. Every level is totally original, and Mr. Bones as a character is too. The idea of losing body parts the more you get hit (and sometimes for strategy) is a great gimmick. The best though, is the soul that resonates throughout the game, thanks to the great blues music and the fleshed out FMVs that follow almost every level. Two discs of exploration and story amount to one of the most complete and satisfying platformers to come out on any system.

That should about do it for now! :D

[Yukio]

I believe that even if a game character have a gun (or shot using various weapons) the title still is a platform game.

SEGA Master System: Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Chaos, Tom and Jerry, Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse, Fire & Ice, Sonic Blast, James Pond 2: Codename Robocod.

Fire & Ice, this game does have graphics that are even better than the ones on later games like Sonic Blast!
Fire & Ice (http://www.geocities.com/ps_x1/Master/games/Fire/Fire1.htm)
More screen captures of Fire & Ice (http://www.geocities.com/ps_x1/Master/games/Fire/Fire2.htm)
Screen shots of Fire & Ice running on a SEGA Genesis CDX with a adapter (http://www.geocities.com/ps_x1/Master/games/Fire/Fire3.htm)

SEGA Mega Drive: Ristar, Sonic series, Cadash, Tom and Jerry.
Ristar. The graphics of this SEGA Mega Drive cartridge are well draw. The bosses are even better and funnier than most bosses on Sonic games!

When I first saw this game (Ristar) I believed that this could be a Amiga game, but Ristar was a exclusive game for the SEGA Mega Drive. The same about the graphics into a lot of titles from SEGA for the SEGA Master System ...

Personal Computer: Jazz Jack Rabbit, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Croc the legend of Gobbos.

Matsushita (Panasonic) 3DO: GEX

I agreed with some mentions:
SEGA Mega Drive: Shinobi III [I also like the game Shadow Dancer], Toy Story, Castlevania Bloodlines (Vampire Killer)
Also like Midnight Resistance
Neo-Geo CD: Metal Slug 2
Atari 2600 VCS: Pitfall

[bombman]

Another game not mentioned is ALEX KIDD: THE LOST STARS for the SMS. Most people frowned because it did away with the difficulty and awesome monetary system in the original, but if you consider the game on its own, and of its time, it's quite the achievement.

The game is a mere port... a warm up for the fiendish arcade version. This one is less of a platformer in the traditional sense of moving forward and killing enemies... it's more of a dodging game, where the focus is on dodging things with pixel perfect precision. It's even worse than Juju Densetsu. Not a beginner's game by any means.

[Yukio]

Fire & Ice, this game does have graphics that are even better than the ones on later games like Sonic Blast!
Fire & Ice (http://www.geocities.com/ps_x1/Master/games/Fire/Fire1.htm)
More screen captures of Fire & Ice (http://www.geocities.com/ps_x1/Master/games/Fire/Fire2.htm)
Screen shots of Fire & Ice running on a SEGA Genesis CDX with a adapter (http://www.geocities.com/ps_x1/Master/games/Fire/Fire3.htm)


There is a review of this Fire & Ice (http://www.digitpress.com/reviews/fireicems.htm) game here!

[SpaceHarrier]

Donkey Kong Country

[kain]

NES - Super Mario Bros.
Genesis - Aladdin, Tiny Toon
PlayStation - Crash Bandicoot series

[eskobar]

There are too many plataform games for every system but i really like :

Skullmonkeys (PS1)
Klonoa (PS1)
Tomba (PS1)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Mega Man 2 (NES)
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (SMS)
Mc Donald's Treasureland Adventure (Genesis)
Braid (Xbox 360)

[SEGA_Queen]

Ah, platformers! One of favorite game genres. Here are my faves:

PS1 - Klonoa: DtP

PS2 - Klonoa 2, Sly Cooper series, Sonic Unleased (including the Werehog sections)

Genesis - Sonic series, Ristar, Rocket Knight Adventures

GBA - Drill Dozer, Sonic Advance series, Klonoa, Kirby

GC - Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

DC - Sonic Adventure 1 & 2

DS - Sonic Rush games, Drawn to Life

GG - Sonic Triple Trouble

[kupomogli]

Castlevania series, Mega Man series, Magical Pop'n, Contra series, NES/SNES Mario series, New Super Mario Bros, Legacy of the Wizard, Little Big Planet, etc.

If I listed every platformer game I loved, including 3d and 2d, then it'd be a very long list.

[ButtonMasher123]

The 16 bit era was a golden age for platformers and my favorites, beyond the usual suspects, would have to be Ristar and Rocket Knight Adventures for the Genesis.

[DJTrueStory]

NES - MC Kids/Kirby
SNES - Out of This World/DKC 1+2+3 and SMBW 1+2 and lets not forget Micheal Jordon: Chaos in the Windy City
N64 - Michief Makers

[DJTrueStory]

Super Mario World is the best ever.

I used to play that game so much, I can beat the game through to the full 96.. I always kinda wanted a PAL version of the game to get that 97th level... never got a chance to plat it *sad face*

[Joe West]

the best platform game is: Super Mario 64

[DigitalSpace]

SNES (and all time favorite) - Super Mario World
2600 - Pitfall!
NES - Super Mario Bros. 3
Game Boy - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Genesis - Sonic 2
Game Gear - Sonic Chaos
N64 - Super Mario 64
PlayStation - Spyro The Dragon
PS2 - Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
GBA - Sonic Advance

A few more:

Dreamcast - Sonic Adventure
GBC - Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 The Galaxy
Neo-Geo Pocket Color - Sonic Pocket Adventure
DS - New Super Mario Bros.