hylian_elf wrote:

Still best 2D platformer ever.

Yup, with SMB3 being a close second for me.

Smw was the first I played picked up smas after and none of the others has the maglc of smw ... it had its own column in the sun back in the day

Meat Boy is similar tier for me. Hollow Knight and Celeste aren't pure platformers but similar in many ways. We're in a decent patch of things, really.

Never really got on with yi didn’t like the concept

YI on first play is a straight point to point and is finished without too much trouble. It's just a linear platformer with some nice set pieces played that way.

But going back trying to 100% each level makes you play the levels as a search-em-up with some light puzzling. There's some combat/shooting thrown in too. The seed spitting monkey levels are a nightmare to 100%. That's what makes it so good.

Replaying these makes you aware of how good Nintendo and Miyamoto really are. They've turned gaming into a craft and Miyamoto THE videogame equivalent of a children's storybook auteur for the ages. All 3 (smb3, smw, yi) stand the test of time and still have the ability to fascinate children today.

Sega's 16 bit era was good but Nintendo was way more consistent with the quality of their 16-bit output. It's a trait they've honed over time and the main reason why they're still in the console business and Sega isn't. Hats off to Nintendo and their craftsmanship, they've earned their seal of quality.

I have never played Yoshi's Island.

But I do have a SNES mini. 

Maybe now's the time.

YI is magnificent. My initial disappointment at its linearity after the majesty of SMW's map soon dropped away.

The graphical design is superb - there is nothing quite like it - and the suspected "fuzziness" of the platforms arising from that isn't an issue. It is as consistent and pixel perfect as its stablemates. The crying baby noise is the only thing that grates - but then - it is supposed to add to the stress of the situation.

The absence of precision is what always has me ranking the early Sonic games below them. I know its a design choice by Sega but I don't like those games as much because of it; and the fact that I can't keep my bearings in the maze like levels as there is no sense of progression within them - or at least - there are no visual clues. It makes me feel like I am just stumbling around waiting to come upon the next scripted sequence. I prefer Sonic 1 & 2 to the later games though.

Apart from those 3 which we all seem to agree are a cut above, whats your favourite 2D Mario?

The original is obviously iconic and special but I think NSMBU is superb.

retroking1981 wrote:

Apart from those 3 which we all seem to agree are a cut above, whats your favourite 2D Mario?

The original is obviously iconic and special but I think NSMBU is superb.

I really enjoyed the first NSMBU but for sheer feels I'd probably go for original super Mario bros. It still plays well and looks wonderful. A slice of childhood

I wonder if there'll be a 2d mario switch?

NSMB3?

Now that I think about it, I think SMW is the only 2D Mario Ive played.

Wait no I had one on the DS. 

I didn't love it.

I did love World though. Proper, proper loved it.

Spent a very long time indeed not finding that 97the level or whatever.

Big fan of All Stars. Love the graphical update they did and some of the changes they made. 

In SMB1 I like the fact that they changed it so in a 2 player game turns alternate after a life loss OR level completion.

Also like the fact they beefed up the 2 player battle mode in SMB3.

I'm a bit of a fan of the NSMBWii game. Thought it was nicely done and the multi-player modes while a bit chaotic are enjoyable. Coin Battle was my favourite mode. In the 1 player mode I never found all of the giant coins - should really go back and complete that and unlock all the secret levels.

2 is decent to be fair.

Loved it as a kid.

Funny how sequels took more risks back in the day. Super Mario, Zelda and Castlevania spring to mind as sequels that gave no fucks about trying something different.