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What are your top 5 2D platforming games ?

Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:45 pm
Posted by Finn
Member since Aug 2012
724 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:45 pm
I'm now on a platforming kick after playing rayman legends. now currently debating picking up DK tropical freeze and might also get Ori and the blind Forrest which just released.

Got me curious to see which games you guys think are the best in this genre
Posted by Devious
Elitist
Member since Dec 2010
29157 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:54 pm to
Goldeneye and mario kart for sure
Posted by DieDaily
West of a white house
Member since Mar 2010
2644 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:56 pm to
My top 5 2D platformers are:
1. Super Mario World
2. Braid
3. Super Meat Boy
4. Spelunky
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 9:01 pm
Posted by JombieZombie
Member since Nov 2009
7687 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:58 pm to
Castlevania IV
Oddworld
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Meat Boy
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
9763 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:07 pm to
Sonic II
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Yoshi's Island
Posted by Freauxzen
Utah
Member since Feb 2006
37268 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:10 pm to
Super Metroid
Mega Man 2
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Braid
Rayman 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Viewtiful Joe


Ok I should stop now.
Posted by The Dudes Rug
Member since Nov 2004
13860 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:46 pm to
Super Metroid
Super Mario World
Castlevania IV
Mega Man X
Demon's Crest
Posted by genro
Member since Nov 2011
61788 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 10:59 pm to
NES:
Super Mario Bros 2&3
Mega Man 2&4
Super C
Ninja Gaiden
MC Kids (seriously a great, inventive game. Seriously)

SNES:
Mega Man X
Donkey Kong Country
Super Mario World 1&2
Kirby Super Star
Cool Spot

Other:
Mega Man 9&10
AVGN Adventures
Posted by HeavyCore
Member since Sep 2012
2552 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:16 pm to
Megaman X
Rogue Legacy
Kirby Super Star
Donkey Kong Country
Super Mario World

Honorable Mention:
Super Metroid
Strider
Sonic 2
Duke Nukem
Commander Keen
Castlevania


**Just looked at Genro's list...niiiicceee
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 11:17 pm
Posted by The Dudes Rug
Member since Nov 2004
13860 posts
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:46 pm to
Never played Cool Spot for the SNES, but it was awesome for the Genesis.
Posted by rolltide32
Fort Payne, AL
Member since Nov 2013
6516 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 2:14 am to
Super Mario World is goat
Posted by LewDawg
Member since May 2009
75242 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 6:50 am to
quote:

after playing rayman legends
My wife and I just started playing that game. It's awesome.
Posted by GeauxWarTigers
Auburn
Member since Oct 2010
18046 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 7:40 am to
Super Metroid

Metroid Fusion

More exploration/adventure involved than a standard platformer, but really, really good games.
Posted by gamemc
Member since Jan 2013
913 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:02 am to
Go ahead and do yourself a favor and get Ori. I've only played an hour of it but it's an awesome looking game and the controls feel tight. I think it'll live up to the hype and it's only $20.

Also, you should play Guacamelee and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood if you haven't played those. Both are awesome games.
Posted by DieDaily
West of a white house
Member since Mar 2010
2644 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 11:13 am to
quote:

Go ahead and do yourself a favor and get Ori.
This is one of those games that snuck up on me. It looks awesome and I'm dying to play it.
quote:

Also, you should play Guacamelee
Guacamelee is great, but he should be aware that it has fairly deep combat system (for the type of game it is). That might be a turn off if he's mostly looking for gameplay centered around navigating a 2D environment.
Posted by gamemc
Member since Jan 2013
913 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 11:22 am to
Yeah I agree Guacamelee is more combat-focused than traversing platforms. If that's what you're into, then Max is definitely worth playing. It has very little combat (it's a stretch to even call it that).

I think Ori is going to be a mixture of both... good puzzle-platform mechanics but also has combat.
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 12:22 pm to
Castlevania SotN
Kirby's Adventure
Mario 3
Mario World
Super Metroid

Posted by Finn
Member since Aug 2012
724 posts
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:48 pm to
quote:

Go ahead and do yourself a favor and get Ori. I've only played an hour of it but it's an awesome looking game and the controls feel tight. I think it'll live up to the hype and it's only $20.


I'm about an hour in. really like it so far.
Posted by Matisyeezy
End of the bar, Drunk
Member since Feb 2012
16624 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 12:21 am to
Two very different suggestions, but Child of Light and Valkyrie Profile. Dig the RPG aspects a lot.
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