The Greatest Platformer Games - What Makes Them the Best?
Platformer’s have been around almost as long as gaming has and we’re still seeing quality being produced from the genre such as the recently released Super Mario Wonder. But there is a notable few that seems to stand above the rest of the surplus number of titles in the genre. So, what makes games like Celeste, Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country 2, and others some of the greatest 2D platformers ever made?
00:00 - Intro
1:25 - Pacing/Donkey Kong
3:32 - Incentives/Super Mario Bros
5:31 - Movement/Celeste
7:08 - Atmosphere
9:32 - Boss Fights
10:37 - Conclusion
What to Know:
Spoiler Warning: footage and music from various parts of various games
This is another video I’ve been wanting to make for some time, and it was much easier to do now that I have plenty of my own footage. Both old and new, I do think the games mentioned in the video are some of the best around.
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