32-bit 2D platformers worth a punt?

[the7k]

Thought of another one of note: Astal for Sega Saturn is supposedly pretty good, although I haven't played it myself.

Edit: and how about Wild 9 for Playstation?

Holy crap never even heard of that one. Is it rediculously expensive?

I actually got a factory-sealed copy from Roses about a year ago for $5. No joke.

[8bit]

Tomba! and Klonoa are both kickass games for the PS1. Also Astal for the Saturn was quite nice!

[Anapan]

I can add a few to the list

Saturn:
Keio Flying Squadron 2 - wacky boss fights, good play control, and moderate-high difficulty

Silhouette Mirage - unique gameplay, bright graphics


PS1: Umihara Kawase Shun - rubbery spiderman action


PS2: Alien Hominid - also available in HD


PC:
Abuse - 360 shooting with mouse, incredible audio and graphics.

RosenKreuzStilette - hard, megaman-like gameplay

Bunny Must Die - very difficult castleroid/metroidvania

Gish - unique physics and lots of secrets

Wik & the Fable of Souls - incredible graphics and jungle swinging with your tongue


64 Bit (worth a mention anyway...)
Wii: Cave Story
Looking forward to playing La Mulana and Noitu Love 2

More a brawler, but I just found out about Panzer Bandit for PS1 - it's awesome!

[Ivo]

Great post, Anapan. I know some of the indie / freeware gems you mentioned and I hope some more people will get to play Abuse (now free) and Gish (very cheap, great indie game).

Ivo.

[Anapan]

Thanks! Here's some links I should've added:
Abuse Win32
Abuse Mac
Gish Demo
Bunny Must Die Demo(?)
La Mulana
Noitu Love 2 Demo

[brunoafh]

How about Jazz Jackrabbit 2? I just mentioned this game in a post on the PC forum, but I feel it applies here too. I think it was pretty popular back at the time, but it's probably mostly unknown I'd guess. I'm not sure if it's 32-bit exactly, but it's in the spirit of the other games mentioned here. It's for PC so you can just dl it if it catches your interest.

gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhNRsT-J ... ure=search

I was thinking Skullmonkeys when I saw this topic. I was surprised to see it covered in the original post though, that game is something else.

[Jrecee]

I mentioned jazz jackrabbit 2. I wonder if I can install it on Windows 7?

[Luftikus]

A game that hasn’t been mentioned yet is Adventures of little Ralph for the PS1. Sadly this Japan-only release is very expensive, but it is one of the best 32 bit platformers I ever played. If you don’t care about the money or want to add a nice gem to your collection it is worth to check out the game.

[gennss]

No megaman love?? I loved megaman x4.

[BurningDoom]

I had several of those Disney platformers but I'm unlikely to ever try getting them again.



I overlooked mentioning Shinobi X/Legions. As much as I love the 16-bitters this sequel just didn't do it for me. Iffy collision detection, I just wish they'd never gone with those digitised sprites.

OMG, I LOVE Shinobi Legions. The gameplay is totally Shinobi. And the cutscenes are so freaking awesome. Actually played out by live actors. They just totally reminded me of the 80s martial-arts movies I grew up watching.