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[wd40]

I'd say personally, that I think the greatest 2D platformer ever made is Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. Maybe a close runner-up in Celeste. What do you think are some of the best ones. While I haven't posted on the forum about it, I personally think the 2D Mario games are really low on the list, most of them being just ok, with some of them like World, and NSMB Wii being pretty fun, but Yoshi's Island is a fuckin MASTERPIECE, what a game. Other good 2D platformers I like are Super Meat Boy, Yooka Laylee and The Impossible Lair, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Megaman Powered Up is really fun too.

My nominee for BEST 2D PLATOFRMER tho still remains DKC:TF.

How about you NeoGAF?

 

[Spukc]

this is not my favorite tbh.. but this is the standard answer

 

[GymWolf]

DK2 snes or yoshi's island snes or super mario land 3 wario land, these are my favourites.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Mario 2 (US version) all day everyday.

 

[SpiceRacz]

This game is timeless.

 

[lame gag1990]

Super Mario Bros 3.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Axiom Verge

 

[Enzo88]

Pick one between Super Mario Bros 3 or World.

 

[Arachnid]

Megaman 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 are my personal favorites.

Unless you count Little Nightmares, anyways. That game is a 3D platformer that plays like a 2D platformer so I'm not sure if it should be included. If it can though, I pick that.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[TKOFromTokyo]

SMB 3

 

[Craig of War]

Viewtiful Joe

 

[MrS]

N++

 

[crozier]

Mario 1 and 2
Mischief Makers
Super Meat Boy

 

[93xfan]

This game is timeless.

Came here to post this

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

SMB3 played on an NES, on a CRT.

Lots of modern platformers suffer from just a bit of slippery lag (due to input lag + display lag) but back then it was not an issue. SMB3 still has the best feel of any platformer, IMO.

 

[888]

My favorite now a days is the Ori series. If I had to pick an older one SM3.

 

[AetherMage]

Castlevania: SotN

 

[Nvzman]

Probably Sonic 3 and Knuckles.
IMO 2D Sonic always kinda stomped on 2D Mario, there's a reason SEGA was getting so popular in the 90s

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

I'm gonna cheat on this one:

 

[BlackTron]

I think SMB3 is the quintissential Super Mario game much like Ocarina of Time encapsulates pure Zelda. I like World too, but to me the game is just "more good Mario" building on what 3 already did.

But lord, the graphics, control and mechanics in Yoshi's Island are God tier. SMB3 is a game I would show to anybody. Yoshi's Island is like appreciating fine art, not everyone will understand what makes it so great.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Shinobi III

Sorry Mario people, I have not been a fan since after SMB3... Mario peaked there, all games in the series are competent, often polished to a great degree... but they bore me so much.

Also, Maldita Castilla is a free (PC, Ouya) indie game well worth your time if you are up for an old school challenge:

 

[Rawker]

I like rayman legends and origins, not because they are technically hard but they have a really great design/art/graphics and flow/fun to the levels.

Also the mickey mouse 2 player coop games on snes are a ton of fun with kids.

 

[ReBurn]

Revenge of Shinobi will always be my true love.

 

[Edgelord79]

Ya ya Mario blah blah....

But I adored this game.

 

[Moogle11]

Super Mario World for me for sure. Just replayed it a few months ago.

 

[Scotty W]

It is not my favorite, or the best, but I want to make sure Yoshi’s Wooly World is at least mentioned in here.

 

[zcaa0g]

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 on PC.

 

[lock2k]

Kid Chameleon

 

[teezzy]

Mischief Makers

 

[CamHostage]

Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess



It's got like one button, and it's perfect.

(From the company that made Fall Guys, btw)

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Prob that Kirby game on the DS.

 

[AJUMP23]

Super Mario Brothers 3 is the greatest. There is no debate there are no others. It is everything.

 

[Yams]

Personal fav's are:

Super Mario Brother's 3
Celeste
Yoshi's Island
Spelunky (1&2)

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Game is amazing to play solo or coop. Having my wife and two kids play various levels and difficulties is something we have revisited for years and continue to play today. The challenges, the various difficulties, the end game content, the art, the fun and generally the gameplay itself is satisfying to so many types of gamers. TL;DR it's brilliant fun.

 

[dano1]

Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess



It's got like one button, and it's perfect.

(From the company that made Fall Guys, btw)

Looks like a souped up doodle jump...

 

[diffusionx]

In my mind, Yoshi’s Island is the best 2D platformer ever. Nintendo put a decade of experience in this genre and combined it with full mastery of the hardware to make the most brilliant game, right before the switch to 3D. It just does everything perfectly and will never be topped.

As for new ones, the Retro DKC games were exactly like what DKC4/5 would have been IMO, and a long time before other studies like Activision picked up to do this.

 

[HerpDerpstreit]

I was SMW for the longest time. I played through NSMBU in it's entirety and I say that I got had a lot of World feels about the game from a design, feel, and volume of content. Still think World is the best but New U proved that Nintendo still can do a 2D Mario game right. DK:TF is also very, very good.

 

[intbal]

Claw

 

[Belmonte]

Hard question.

I will take out action platformers like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Megaman, etc to make easier for me.

I'm torn between Super Mario Bros 3, Yoshi's Island and Donkey Kong Country Returns/Tropical Freeze. Masterpieces.

Everyone knows the SMB3 and Yoshi's Island, but not so many know how great Retro DKC is. Here is a very cool video explaining why it has genius game design:

 

[existensmaximum]

I can't choose between Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World. I've been gaming since the late 80's and 2D platformers is probably my favorite genre, and I haven't played any games in the genre that have matched these two since they were released.

They're just so fun, creative and innovative. I still play through them like once a year, and they're completely timeless to me. Nothing even comes close to me. Pure perfection.

 

[JimiNutz]

My top three:

1. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2. Rayman Legends
3. Super Meat Boy

 

[Södy]

Super Mario World, followed by Rayman Legends.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

It actually is Mario World, but since no one said the other correct answer yet, which is Wonderboy 3: The Dragon's Trap, I'll say that

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Quack Shot.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Super Meat Boy was the pinnacle for me.

 

[Hudo]

The eternal debate is probably Super Mario Bros. 3 vs Super Mario World.

I would also throw in Yoshi's Island in that debate, however.

 

[Sorne]

Spelunky. Without a doubt.

 

[bender]

Super Meat Boy, Spelunky and Super Mario World are the GOATs.

 

[MacReady13]

For mine it’s gotta be either Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros 3, Mega Man 3 or Donkey Kong Country 2. They’re my 4 favs and I have a hard time picking a number 1.