492nd played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Today we get introduced to another 3D platforming hero. It feels like one more of many, with a bunch of companies trying to get their hero out there, but few really making it.ย Still, it […]
Posts Tagged ‘platform’
#481 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Posted: 29th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, naughty dog, platform, playstation 2, sony computer entertainment
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#971 Trine
Posted: 12th January 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, frozenbyte, nobilis, pc, platform, playstation 3, puzzle
480th played so far Genre: Platform/Puzzle Platform: PC/Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Frozenbyte Publisher: Nobilis Trine is a puzzle platformer. The main draw comes from the way three characters interact, each with different abilities and options. Sounds like The Lost Vikings, except, apparently, with less babysitting as you only have one on the […]
#227 The Lost Vikings
Posted: 29th November 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, interplay entertainment, platform, puzzle, silicon & synapse, Various
469th played so far Genre: Puzzle/Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Silicon & Synapse Publisher: Interplay Entertainment Grand Theft Auto, one of the biggest series in gaming, was created by a company that previously created the charming puzzler Lemmings. Blizzard, creator of juggernauts like World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, have had a […]
#849 LostWinds
Posted: 28th September 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, adventure, frontier developments, platform, wii
459th played so far Genre: Adventure/Platform Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Frontier Developments Publisher: Frontier Developments Just the look of this game draws me in. It looks gorgeous, while even the few things I’ve read about it draw me in – an interesting looking platformer. We ended up playing the IOS version of […]
#147 Rainbow Islands
Posted: 7th August 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, platform, taito, Various
446th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Various Year of Release:1987 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Or, as is proper, Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, making it clear that this game is, in fact, the sequel to Bubble Bobble and not just a standalone game. In it, our protagonists have changed from looking […]
439th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Activision Publisher: Activision Time to be a hero… Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation time! It’s an old time platform game, predating the Super Mario Bros. mark, where (according to its lore) you descend into mine shafts using your helicopter to rescue those trapped […]
#200 Super Mario World
Posted: 19th May 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, nintendo, platform, SNES
426th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo This game feels like one of those games everyone has heard of – as a SNES launch title, nearly everyone probably played it and has good memories of it. The sequel to Super Mario Bros. 3 – I understand […]
#24 Donkey Kong
Posted: 16th February 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1981, arcade, nintendo, platform
403rd played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1981 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Perhaps inevitably, gaming would start riffing on movie stories. While not the first, Donkey Kong‘s inspiration is obvious form the name – King Kong is already referenced in the name, and the central image of an ape climbing a […]
396th played so farGenre: Platform Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Time for a bit of catch up! In 1984, after gaining fame in his maze, Pac Man breaks out into his own platformer. Normally these genre shifts tend to be, at the best, dicey, but its presence on this list […]
#293 Yoshi’s Island
Posted: 18th December 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1995, nintendo, platform, SNES
388th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1995 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo We’ve been playing the Mario games out of order for a while, starting from Super Mario 64, but in terms of Mario chronology (as much as that exists) this is (pretty much without argument) the first. Rather than the […]