Top 10 Platformers of all time?

Post by **undamned** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:58 pm

So, we've got some gamers here with broad taste and some years of gaming to back them up: what, in your opinion, are the top 10 platformers of all time?

Granted I haven't played some of the highly praised platformers, such as Umiharakawase Shun (aka, "the game with the fishing rod girl") or Chippoke Ralph No Daibouken (aka, "The Adventures of Little Ralph"), here are mine:

01.) Super Mario Bros. (torn) (NES)
02.) Sonic (torn) (GEN)
03.) Super Metroid (SNES)
04.) Megaman (torn) (S/NES)
05.) Castlevania 4 (SNES)
06.) Ghouls & Ghosts (GEN)
07.) Contra (torn) (S/NES)
08.) Alien Homonid (GC)
09.) Bonk (torn) (TG16)
10.) Earthworm Jim (torn) (SNES)

-ud

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:03 pm

Let's see what I can come up with.. it's been a while since I played some platformers though so I might not make it up to 10.

1. Metal Slug 3
2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Gunstar Heroes
5. Contra: Hard Corps
6. Super Metroid
7. Megaman X
8. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
9. Rocket Knight Adventures
10. ???

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:42 pm

Not really original, but heres my faves (not really in any particular order though, that would be too hard.)

1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
3. Super mario World
4. Gunstar heroes
5. Metal Slug 3
6. Yoshis Island
7. Rocket Knight Adventures
8. Sonic 2
9. Castle of Illusion
10. Super Metroid

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:48 pm

Super Mario Series
Sonic Series

Those are my favourite platformers from my childhood for sure.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:02 pm

I haven't played Little Ralph yet but Umihara Kawase series is the shit. Umihara, Don Doko Don series, and Metal Slug 1, 3, X are the best.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:10 pm

Is NiGHTS a platformer?

Alphabetically, and not really complete...

Alien Soldier
FlashBack
Gunstar Heroes
Mega Turrican
Monster World IV
NiGHTS
Pulseman
Shinobi 3
Sonic Jam
Strider
Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World
World of Illusion

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:13 pm

Sonic 3 (Genesis)
Vectorman (Genesis)
Castlevania 3 (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Aladdin (Genesis) (*cough* whuzzat?)
Metal Storm (NES)
Ninja Crusaders (NES)
Shatterhand (NES)
Dracula X (PC-Engine)
Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
Cybernator (SNES)

Damn there's a lot of good ones.... Even now I'm playing the MegaMans....

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:24 pm

In no paticular order:

Castlevania: SOTN
Super Metriod
Gunstar Heroes
Super Mario Brothers 3
Contra: Hardcorps
AstroBoy
The Megaman Zero series
Bonks Adventure
Dracula X
Super Ghouls and Ghosts

Honorable mentions:

Contra III
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
The entire GBA Castlevania series (yes even the second one.)
Shinobi 3
Castlevania 3

Having Super Mario Allstars as one title is cheating dontcha' think?

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:29 pm

Damocles wrote:Aladdin (Genesis) (*cough* whuzzat?)

Am I the only one who thinks the SNES version is a much more solid game?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:44 pm

Gunstar Heroes
Strider 2
Osman
Mega Man 8
Castlevania Bloodlines
Dracula X Chi no Rondo
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Flying Warriors
X-Men
Sonic CD

I guess it's just me but I couldn't stand Umiharakawase Shun. Too much platforming and not enough battling for me (well, from my list, it's obvious I'm not big on the more playful sidescrollers)...

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:27 am

Umiharakawase Shun is interesting, but I never got too much into it.

I'd choose my top 10, but will you consider Flashback and Another World "Platform" games, or are we talking about fast-console-action type of platform games only?

Post by **system11** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:28 am

I can't believe nobody has said Black Tiger yet.

Shameful.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:36 am

Oh, whatever.

I'll list all platform games that I couldn't live without

Here it goes, in no specific order.
Flashback (Amiga)
Another World (Amiga)
Turrican 2 (Amiga)
Turrican 3 (Amiga)
Ruff 'n' Tumble (Amiga)
Gunstar Heroes (Mega-Drive)
Benefactor (Amiga)
Contra Hard Corps (Mega-Drive)
Arabian Nights (Amiga)
Soccer Kid (Amiga)
Alien Soldier (Mega-Drive)
Blade Lords (MSX)
Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
Castlevania SOTN (PSX)
The Castle (MSX)
Castle Excellent (MSX)
Cybernator (SNES)
Dynamite Headdy (Mega-Drive)
James Pond 2: Codename Robocod (Amiga)
Kid Chameleon (Mega-Drive)
Moonwalker (Mega-Drive)
Parasol Stars (PC-Engine)
Prince of Persia (PC)
Qwak (Amiga)
Rainbow Islands (Arcade)
Quackshot (Mega-Drive)
Rodland (Arcade)
Sonic The Hedgehog (Mega-Drive)
Sonic 2 (Mega-Drive)
Treasure of USAS (MSX)
Out to Lunch (SNES)

I know it's a big list, but All those games would get a 10/10 rating from me, so it would be too hard to leave any of them out of the list. (Of course, if we were going to have a top 25 like we did for shmups, they maybe I'll organize then a litlle better

)

Edit: I've added Out to Lunch to the list

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:40 am

It's incredible how much flexibility I see here in the "platformers" genre, as opposed as how strict and conservative the forum tends to be for the "shmup" genre.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:47 am

It's also odd that everybody seemed to take platformers to mean sidescrollers even though nobody really disagrees that Super Mario 64 and the like are 3D platformers.

Accutron · Post by **Accutron** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:49 am

Not to piss in everybodys' Wheaties, but there's an awful lot of run n' guns being listed. Where's all the compartmentalized dorkery we see on here when defining shmups?

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:53 am

In no paticular order:

Super Mario Bros 3
World of Illusion
The Lost Vikings
Contra Hard Corps
Contra III
Super Metroid
Ganbare Goemon KiraKira Dochuu
Super Mario World
Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Sonic 2
Sonic 1
Revenge of Shinobi
Shinobi III
Shinobi
Super Castlevania IV
Castlevania III
Castlevania
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Strider
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge GB
Donkey Kong '94
Donkey Kong Country 2
Rocket Knight Adventures
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Adventure Island
Mega Turrican
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2 J
Metroid Fusion
Astro Boy GBA
Goemon's Great Adventure
Castlevania II Dracula's Curse
Contra
Super C
Operation C
Aladdin Genesis
Earthworm Jim
Megaman 2
Megaman 3
Megaman X
Dynamite Headdy
Megaman V GB
Megaman IV GB
Ristar
Pitfall
Pitfall II
Keystone Kapers
Bonk's Adventure TG-16
Bonk's Revenge TG-16
Super Mario Land
Wario Land 3
Wario Land II
Shadow Dancer Genesis
Goonies II
Ninja Gaiden NES
Ninja Gaiden II NES
Batman NES

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:55 am

How dare you not to put Super Mario 64 (N64) the best platform Perdiod

Post by **undamned** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:56 am

Stormwatch wrote:World of Illusion

Dude, I totally spaced that one. I was floored the first time I played that, and it's still an awesome game!

Shatterhand wrote:Kid Chameleon (Mega-Drive)

I had that in my list, along with Kid Niki, but they got bumped out by others

-ud

dementia · Post by **dementia** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:52 am

undamned wrote: 10.) Earthworm Jim (torn) (SNES)

It's better on the Genny. It's even better on the Sega CD.

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:59 am

Stormwatch wrote:
Damocles wrote:Aladdin (Genesis) (*cough* whuzzat?)
Am I the only one who thinks the SNES version is a much more solid game?

Yep, you're the only one

The Genesis version had much better level designs and the difficulty wasn't geared towards 3 year old quadriplegics with down syndrome. I mean, the SNES version wasn't just easy, but you had to really go out of your way to TRY to die. That game was as solid as puff of smoke

Aladdin on Genesis was back when Dave Perry had some pull and could put together a team worth a damn (and before everyone was fed up with his shit). Those were the days. Aladdin...Earthworm Motherfuckin' Jim...MDK...Sacrifice.... mmm.....

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:05 am

Stormwatch wrote:
Damocles wrote:Aladdin (Genesis) (*cough* whuzzat?)
Am I the only one who thinks the SNES version is a much more solid game?

Probably, considering even Nintendo Power only said that the SNES Aladdin offered better play control over its Genesis cousin.

dementia wrote:
undamned wrote: 10.) Earthworm Jim (torn) (SNES)
It's better on the Genny.

I agree, mostly since the MD version has Intestinal Distress although the SNES EWJ really does look somewhat to a lot better than the Genesis version depending on the area.

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:08 am

Turrican wrote:It's incredible how much flexibility I see here in the "platformers" genre, as opposed as how strict and conservative the forum tends to be for the "shmup" genre.

Exactly, I see about 5 different genres being represented in this topic. Anyways, in no order:

Super Mario World
Klonoa Empire of Dreams
Super Castlevania 4
Dracula X Rondo of Blood
Mega Man 2
DKC 2
Shinobi 3
Hagane
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:19 am

BrianC wrote: Ristar

Quoted for fucking truth. Underrated classic.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:21 am

My favs (remember I'm a 16-bit and 32-bit whore, but I did grow up on the 8-bit stuff)

Super Mario World
Super Mario Bros. 3
Keio Yuugekitai
Metal Slug 3
Sonic
Umihara Kawase
Yoshi Island

and a shitload more!

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:21 am

Ganelon wrote:
Stormwatch wrote:
Damocles wrote:Aladdin (Genesis) (*cough* whuzzat?)
Am I the only one who thinks the SNES version is a much more solid game?
Probably, considering even Nintendo Power only said that the SNES Aladdin offered better play control over its Genesis cousin.

dementia wrote:
undamned wrote: 10.) Earthworm Jim (torn) (SNES)
It's better on the Genny.
I agree, mostly since the MD version has Intestinal Distress although the SNES EWJ really does look somewhat to a lot better than the Genesis version depending on the area.

The Genny isn't the best version of Earthworm Jim, however. There are also the SEGA CD version and the Windows 95 port of it. I heard good things about the DOS ports of EWJ 1 and 2 too.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:27 am

And there's the arguably slightly worse GBA port due to it not looking as good as the originals.

Yeah, dementia already mentioned the superior SCD Earthworm Jim Special Edition; I was only talking between SNES and Genesis (since everybody to my knowledge already feel that the SE versions are better) so I left that part out.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:49 am

1. Alex Kidd in Miracle World

2. Wonderboy in Monsterland
3. Monster World IV
4. Keio Yuugekitai: Katsugekihen
5. Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System version!)
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Turrican II
9. Son Son II
10. Majikaru Hashito no Butsotobi Turbo Daibouken

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:09 am

roushimsx wrote: Aladdin on Genesis was back when Dave Perry had some pull and could put together a team worth a damn (and before everyone was fed up with his shit). Those were the days. Aladdin...Earthworm Motherfuckin' Jim...MDK...Sacrifice.... mmm.....

Things started to go downhill with Messiah, IMHO.

Uh, what sh*t of Perry's are you referring to?

DarkWolf7 · Post by **DarkWolf7** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:32 am

1. Castlevania (NES)
2. Contra Hard Corps
3. Ninja Gaiden (NES)
4. Akumajou Dracula (X68000)
5. Metal Storm
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Strider (AC)
8. Rocket Knight Adventures
9. Super Turrican 2
10. Gimmick!

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