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Topic: The Best Platform Games from 1985-2015

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themcnoisy

Best Platformers 1985-2015 so far;
1985 Super Mario Bros
1988 Treasure Island Dizzy
1989 Psycho Fox
1990 Super Mario Bros 3
1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1993 Chuck Rock 2 - Son of Chuck
1994 Earthworm Jim
1996 Mario 64
1997 Crash Bandicoot 2
2000 WarioLand 3
2001 Conkers Bad fur day
2004 Sly Racoon 2
2007 Portal
2011 Little Big Planet 2
2014 Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze

Thanks @Tasuki we are now half way there.

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Octane

@themcnoisy: Don't we need to wait two days? If not, then Super Mario Sunshine (2002).

Octane

themcnoisy

@Octane: Not anymore!!! Everyone who voted gets another pick now. So that's fine. . Great pick by the way - I actually started a thread that I prefer Sunshine to Galaxy.

I pick Shinobi 1987 by Sega.

1985-2015 so far;
1985 Super Mario Bros
1987 Shinobi
1988 Treasure Island Dizzy
1989 Psycho Fox
1990 Super Mario Bros 3
1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1993 Chuck Rock 2 - Son of Chuck
1994 Earthworm Jim
1996 Mario 64
1997 Crash Bandicoot 2
2000 WarioLand 3
2001 Conkers Bad fur day
2002 Super Mario Sunshine
2004 Sly Racoon 2
2007 Portal
2011 Little Big Planet 2
2014 Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze

That goes for everyone else who's picked 1 game - pick another platformer this list is boss!!

Edited on by themcnoisy

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BAMozzy

Castlevania (1986)

As I am probably one of the oldest gamers here

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kyleforrester87

Toy Story - Mega Drive (1995)

Pretty great graphics for a mega drive game and not a bad platformer despite some strange Buzz related nightmares, frustrating RC sections (that I was actually pretty good at!) and a generally creepy tone throughout.

Instead of Chuck Rock I wish I'd gone for Mayhem in Monster land for C64 in 1993. The last great, and certainly technically the most advanced, C64 game.

Look how quick it is! (Play from 2.50 when he gets to Happy Land)

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sub12

@kyleforrester87:

1995, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island........get that Toy Story crap out of here!!!

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DerMeister

themcnoisy wrote:

@Quintumply: Sonic 1-3 were awesome, sonic cd was great too. It was all downhill after that.

I'm guessing no one here thought highly of Colors or Generations. Even if they don't match the Genesis games, they're still good on their own.

On topic, I'd like to nominate the original Rayman from 1995. Surprised no one said it yet.

Edit - I apparently take too long writing. If Rayman '95 doesn't make it, I'll switch to Rayman Legends from 2013.

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kyleforrester87

@sub12: what year hasn't there been a Mario platformer released lol.

I'd have preferred to go for Aladin or The Lion King as they were both great Disney platformers, alas.

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sub12

@kyleforrester87:

Super Mario World 2 is arguably the best platformer ever, it still holds up amazingly well today....hell, you still have Donkey Kong Country 2 and Rayman in 95.

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darkswabber

I wanted to say super mario world advance 2 (2002) or wario land (1993) but those years are taken so I'll say...

wario land 2 (1998)

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themcnoisy

@kyleforrester87: Your gonna start world war 3 hahaha. Toy story - ahhh man I just spat my coffee on the phone. But yeah that c64 game mayhem in monster land was great. It came out when the Amiga and Atari had been out for years, so it was unbelievable for an 8 bit game - but compared to zool, sonic and Mario world??? Will update in a minute. It is first come first served in this list so Toy Story gets in.

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SJH

I was gonna say Alex Kidd in Miracle World for 86, but given that's scuppered, will suggest Robocod, 1991
@DerMeister - I loved Generations.. mostly!

SJH

themcnoisy

Thanks everyone.

Best Platformers ever so far;
1985 Super Mario Bros
1986 Castlevania
1987 Shinobi
1988 Treasure Island Dizzy
1989 Psycho Fox
1990 Super Mario Bros 3
1991 Robocod
1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1993 Chuck Rock 2 - Son of Chuck
1994 Earthworm Jim
1995 Toy Story
1996 Mario 64
1997 Crash Bandicoot 2
1998 Warioland 2
2000 WarioLand 3
2001 Conkers Bad fur day
2002 Super Mario Sunshine
2004 Sly Copper: Band of Thieves 2
2007 Portal
2011 Little Big Planet 2
2013 Rayman Legends
2014 Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze

1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015 left - anyone who's only picked 1 or zero games can pick another platformer for the slots available, anyone who's picked 2 that's it and thanks!!

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Jaz007

@themcnoisy: The official title of Sly Racoon 2 is Sly 2: Band of Thieves. His name is Sly Cooper. There is no Sly Racoon. Sorry, I realize I'm being overly picky, but I just can't let Sly Racoon 2 fly.

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themcnoisy

@Jaz007 editted sorry mate - I should of played it by now!

Weird thing I've just noticed in the years 1999-2012 there's either 1 or 2 great platform games or none at all. 1999 was a real stinker see for yourself. Then the subsequent years are just as bad, other than the odd amazing game here and there. 1985-98 was a golden period for the platform genre I've never noticed it before, thousands of quality platform games.

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themcnoisy

@kyleforrester87: Sorry bud, your picks have been spent. You picked Toy Story over Fez, that's possibly the worst choice ever.

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kyleforrester87

@themcnoisy: That's pretty much what you'd expect I guess. That style of game fell out of favour once 'AAA's became a reality. The more recent resurgance is generally as a result of indie developers and games like Rayman. Of course theres also Ratchet and Clank, Jack and Daxter and, as ever, Mario (Sunshine, Galaxy 1+2, paper mario, mario on crack, yada yada)

Another great one for 2015, Axiom Verge.

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