965th played so far Genre: Puzzle/Platform Platform: Game Boy Advance Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Nintendo Software Technology Publisher: Nintendo I couldn’t stay away from platform games forever. I’m running down various lists and this takes care of another double-genre game, while also getting me near the end of the Mario franchise. It’s slight throwback […]
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#594 Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Posted: 7th June 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, game boy advance, nintendo, nintendo software technology, platform, puzzle
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#781 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Posted: 4th June 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: insomniac games, platform, playstation 3, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment
964th played so far Genre: Platform/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Insomniac Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment We’ve got a nice minor landmark here. While I’ve been avoiding finishing genres, the Ratchet & Clank series is one of the later entries in the “character and sidekick” series of 3D platformers […]
#550 Jak II
Posted: 2nd August 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, action, naughty dog, platform, playstation 2, sony computer entertainment
887th played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment For some reason, we played some Daxter before I covered either this game or the first Jak & Daxter game. It takes place between the two, before the current game, covering the two years in […]
#104 Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Posted: 7th June 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, master system, platform, sega
873rd played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Master System Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Rather than discussing yet another platformer, can I say how much I enjoy this style of box art? You see the blue lined graph paper on a couple of boxes and the fun art on top of something […]
#418 Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Posted: 21st April 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, nintendo 64, platform, Sucker Punch Productions, ubi soft
862nd played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Nintendo 64 Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Ubi Soft My first encounter with Rocket: Robot on Wheels was actually through the video of a tool-assisted speedrun, which showed an action platformer that clearly drew on the Super Mario 64 set up of worlds with […]
#941 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
Posted: 17th April 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, adventure, frontier developments, platform, wii
861st played so far Genre: Adventure/Platform Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Frontier Developments Publisher: Frontier Developments There was something incredibly charming about LostWinds, an IOS platformer where you controlled the winds that blow a character around, rather than making him jump directly. It felt uniquely suited to touch controls, although I can see […]
#397 Ape Escape
Posted: 25th February 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, platform, playstation 1, sce japan studio, sony computer entertainment
848th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1999 Developer: SCE Japan Studio Publisher: Sony Computer More monkeys? Super Monkey Ball wasn’t enough, so I’m going to go for Ape Escape, which feature more cute looking primates. We’re chasing them rather than freeing them, but the theme continues. Our Thoughts Ape […]
#607 Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Posted: 28th January 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, action, platform, playstation 2, sony computer entertainment, Sucker Punch Productions
841st played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment The Sly series is another one where we have a big gap between the two games of the series. We played Sly Cooper about nine years ago, as part of a collection of games […]
#387 Space Station Silicon Valley
Posted: 4th December 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1998, action, DMA Design, nintendo 64, platform, playstation, take two interactive
828th played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Nintendo 64/Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1998 Developer: DMA Design Publisher: Take Two Interactive It feels like the Nintendo 64 era was the high point of the 3D action platformers – your Super Mario 64s and Banjo Kazooies. Sure, later platforms had them too, but they were so […]
#329 Vectorman 2
Posted: 1st October 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, action, bluesky software, mega drive, platform, sega
818th played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1996 Developer: BlueSky Software Publisher: SEGA There really was a trend in the mid-nineties, before the advent of 3D-capable consoles, where using pre-rendered 3D graphics was the best way to make your game seem modern. We’ve seen it on the SNES with Donkey […]