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Genesis Platformers
Wicked Lord Jasper
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So here's my situation. I grew up with an SNES, but never had a Genesis, meaning I missed out on a fair number of titles from the 16-bit era. Now that I'm able, I have been going back to fill in some of those gaps, focusing on 2-D platformers. I started, obviously, with Sonic the Hedgehog, and once I exhausted those titles I played through Ristar.
Now, I'm looking for games along that vein. I've been told that Dynamite Headdy was an exceptional platforming title, but unfortunately it doesn't appear easy to get a hold of. What other games can former (or current) Genesis owners suggest? Availability in "nostalgia collections" on current-gen systems is obviously a plus.
Now, I'm looking for games along that vein. I've been told that Dynamite Headdy was an exceptional platforming title, but unfortunately it doesn't appear easy to get a hold of. What other games can former (or current) Genesis owners suggest? Availability in "nostalgia collections" on current-gen systems is obviously a plus.
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And I totally second the EWJ, Aladdin, and Lion King recommendations from Hotlead. Those were a blast.
Likewise, anything with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck in it is good.
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whoa? I still think the cave when there is lava is pretty difficult. By the way, I would get Earthworm Jim 2 over the first. In my opnion it is much better (and a little more forgiving than the first one).
fuck, now I'm going to have the theme tune stuck in my head for ages now.
Oooh! Flashback is fucking awesome too.
EDIT: That Donald and Mickey Mouse platformer that featured Co-op is a sweet game too. Yeah, that Lava cave in Aladdin was a bitch until you get the level layout down, then you can do it blindfolded.
Mickey Mania for sure.
seriously. Vectorman wins.
... I'll give you that one. Stupid definition of generes.
Flying possum dude. Aww, yeah!
EDIT: fuck, beat'd
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and maybe
Gunstar Heros.
Is that good?
Also, while not strictly a platformer, do yourself a favour and play Wonderboy in Monsterland.
I'm inclined to say that, while still hard, it's easier than Ghosts 'n Goblins and Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, 'cuz it's the only one of the three that I've beaten.
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Fuck yes
The Genesis Collection has a shitload of good platformers (VectorMan 1 and 2, Comix Zone, Sonic 1 and 2, etc) and the Sonic Mega Collection is pretty self-explanitory. That said, there is something about playing them on an actual Genesis, actually having a stack of carts and blowing into the slot every once in a while.
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That's weird. I've never had to blow into my Genesis or its carts, ever.
But I do hear you about playing on the actual console. It somehow feels more right.
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Oh wow.. Thats the boxart for Strider?
Dear god its almost as bad as the Megaman one..
I never asked for this!
That's what I'm loving about the Virtual Console,... it still feels right, just 10x more convenient. I hope some of these awesome Genesis platformers come out on the VC. "My" Genesis growing up actually belonged to my brother, and he got rid of it and all the games. In the past few years I've reconstituted some of the collection, but some of these are kind of hard to track down these days.
Seconded. Fantastic title developed by treasure.
Also developed by Treasure: Mcdonald's Treasure land adventure.
It's a delicious treasure.
I don't think that the previous owner took very good care of it.
There is something about that era of gaming consoles, though. I would be willing to bet that if you drop kicked the average Genesis off the side of your house and then hooked it back up, it would still work like a champ.
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I agree with you there, the experience feels more complete
Well in general a cart based system has a lot less complicated parts then the modern day disk systems.
It's pretty easy to mess up a delicate laser reader but a cart reader is a little more durable then that.
I never asked for this!
I really have been meaning to deck out my place with a classic console, there's an excellent reason to make it a Genesis. I can't answer for its hardware specifically, but what I loved about the SNES is that it had the most durable controllers of any system I can think of. NES and N64 controllers would wear down and get wobbly over time, but their 16-bit brother was a trooper. Hopefully Genesis controllers are the same way.
I second Rocket Knight Adventure. The sequel, Sparkster was fun too.
I rember seeing the Gunstar Heroes cart in a store the other day. Should have picked it up.
That game was pretty crazy big, I never owned it myself but it seems every time you played it you'd see something new.
Quackshot and Wonder Boy in Monster World for platforming/adventure goodness.
Any of them. Preferably Sonic 3 + Knuckles. Epic.
Yes!
Has Ranger X been mentioned?
Yeah. If you like wanting to kill yourself as a child. Then XX many years later as a college student you're still fucking haunted by your inability to complete that game to this day. Ugh. It's such a good game.