Tag: platformers

Metroid Dread

Review Date: October 29, 2021 Release Date: October 8, 2021 Platform: Nintendo Switch Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Mercury Steam Genre: Open Platformer Yeah, I know; I wanted to review a different game every day this year. Unfortunately, as the games got longer as I came across the newer ones, I had realized that I just didn’t… Continue reading Metroid Dread

Metroid Fusion

Review Date: October 28, 2021 Release Date: November 18, 2002 Platform: Game Boy Advance Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Open Platformer After discovering Super Metroid years after its release, I was hooked on it. I would play the game over and over trying to come up with a route that could be completed in under… Continue reading Metroid Fusion

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Information: Review Date: July 8, 2021 Release Date: October 2, 1997 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: When I studied up on the Castlevania series, a clear trend emerged. Fans divided the series into two subgroups: the earlier, stage based games, which were standard platformers like Super Mario or Ghosts ‘N… Continue reading Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Super Mario 64

Information: Review Date: July 4, 2021 Release Date: September 29, 1996 Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: Super Mario finally picks up the third dimension in its platformers. This was a game my little cousins all enjoyed, but I never had it and never played it. I did occasionally watch… Continue reading Super Mario 64

Yoshi’s Island

Game Data: Review Date: June 25, 2021 Release Date: October 4, 1995 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: It looks like Nintendo was cranking up the marketing garbage again. The title of this game is technically “Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.” Anyone that has actually played the game, though, knows… Continue reading Yoshi’s Island

Mega Man 7

Game Data: Review Date: June 24, 2021 Release Date: September 30, 1995 Platform: SNES Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Linear Platformer Description: Mega Man blah blah blah Dr. Wily blah blah blah….. Positives: The stages are fairer and less full of unfair traps and things that are impossible to see coming. The bosses, with the… Continue reading Mega Man 7

Donkey Kong Country

Game Data: Review Date: June 18, 2021 Release Date: November 21, 1994 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Rare Genre: Linear Platformer Description: Similar to Super Mario World, Donkey Kong gets his own platformer. He gets a little help from his nephew Diddy during levels, but other members of the Kong family will appear after some… Continue reading Donkey Kong Country

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Game Data: Review Date: June 17, 2021 Release Date: November 1, 1994 Platform: SNES Publisher: Activision Developer: Activision Genre: ??? Platformer Anecdotes: The Pitfall series is one I find amusing. It’s one of only two series I know of that started back in the Atari era and never hit the arcades. Of those two (the… Continue reading Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Super Metroid

Game Data: Review Date: June 14, 2021 (revised April 27, 2022) Release Date: April 18, 1994 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Nonlinear Platformer By the time of Super Metroid’s release, I was losing interest in video games due to being 17 years old and wanting to see parts of the world beyond my… Continue reading Super Metroid