Underrated and Forgotten Platform Games

Journey to Silius

Taromaru on Saturn.
Game is stupid expensive, but a CD-R is not.

>>3853573
looks pretty good. Is it playable for someone who can't read Japanese?

>>3853509
I'm not saying that plok is "good" but if it might be an interesting challenge for an old hand such as yourself. That or Metal Storm.

>>3853509
Cocoron is often hyped on /vr/ though.
Some of my picks:
Golden Axe 3—low key best GA
Mighty Final Fight—low key best FF (inb4 "HAHA 2 enemies onscreen nintendont pls")
Crysis Force—excellent SHMUP on NES
Cybernator/Assault Suits Valken—great mecha action on SNES

>>3853583
Yeah completely playable, it's a platformer/action game, think a mix of Shinobi, Castlevania and Gunstar Heroes

>>3853679
Plok is cute but gets a little too hard and outstays its welcome. Good music tho

>>3853686
Assault Suits Valken is massively underrated

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Moon Crystal is a really good platformer for the Famicom that many people don't know about.
Really cool anime style cut scenes and Prince of Persia style movement.

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I played a lot of Conquest of the Crystal Palace for NES... Totally Rad was cool, too.

>>3853792
Good game but the bosses are the epitome of "whack 'em to death before they whack you to death" strategy.

>>3853792
It does not have Prince of Persia style movement. Maybe animation, but not movement.

>>3853887

that's the casual pleb strategy. all the bosses have quick kill strats you can do, that are only possible when you're down to one piece of energy

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The problem with platformers is that the best ones are also the most well known. Especially on 16 bit systems.

I would strongly recommend re-playing one of the classics, instead of seeking out mediocre deep cuts like Plok and Ardy Lightfoot. Or worse.

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>>3853509

>The games that were popular in their heyday but got overshadowed by their sequels or other similar titles are also fine.

The first Gex is one of the better Western 2D platformers out there yet people only talk about its 3D sequels.

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>>3853509


fun, tight gameplay and awesome graphics and music

I'm going with Little Samson and Front Mission: Gun Hazard.

>>3854236
Don't know much about Plok but Ardy's alright.

Mr. Nutz for the snes. Great graphics/art, music, challenge, and plenty of secret areas.

>>3853509
a beauty

Don Doko Don 2

>>3857260
I feel like all of Natsume's 8-bit platformers need more love.

>>3858783
Their Jetsons game on the NES is like the long-lost third Chip & Dale game.

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titenic

>>3853509

I'm not a huge platformer fan, but I quite liked both Halloween Harry and Microman.

>>3860029
Isn't this more of a beat'em up?

>>3854874
Hell, most of Disney's PS1 games count. Tarzan, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life were fun as hell.

>>3862093
the booziest of beat'em ups!

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Super Back to the Future II. It's a "love or hate" game, though:
https://youtu.be/-tgEx2LJAFU

>>3864230
This game's physics make Bubsy look good.

>>3864230
I like the art style

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>Pic related has a widescreen mode

>>3853509
Doki Doki Panic!

>>3866518
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness is also great but it's more of a puzzle game.