The DS needs more platformers.

The DS is seriously lacking in the platformer genre compared to the GBA and it needs a lot more of them.

New Super Mario Bros
Super Mario 64 DS
Yoshi Island DS
Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush Adventures
Super Princess Peach

That's it.

Contra, Metal slug, Castlevania and Mega man is action games not platformers.

What about all of the Kirby games they're Platformers. There is Crash of the Titans that's anonther. Plus Megman and Castlevania are action-platformers in my opinion. See there is loads!Josh_3691

mega is a platformer and its the gba cant do 3d so platformer is the only optionhalfbreed11111

[QUOTE="halfbreed11111"]mega is a platformer and its the gba cant do 3d so platformer is the only optionJLF1

So you are saying the older Mario games arent platformers for being 2D? Good going there....

[QUOTE="JLF1"][QUOTE="halfbreed11111"]mega is a platformer and its the gba cant do 3d so platformer is the only optionArchale

So you are saying the older Mario games arent platformers for being 2D? Good going there....

[QUOTE="Josh_3691"]What about all of the Kirby games they're Platformers. There is Crash of the Titans that's anonther. Plus Megman and Castlevania are action-platformers in my opinion. See there is loads!JLF1

New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 DS, The Simpsons Game, Sonic Rush, Yoshi's Island DS, Kung Fu Panda, Sonic Rush Adventure, Spyro: Eternal Night, Crash of the Titans, Super Princess Peach, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby superstar Ultra, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Wall-E, New Zealand Story, Sypro: New Beginning, Megaman ZX, and loads more if you check IGN.

So there is plenty of platformers on the DS and considering it is a dying breeed the amount is very impressive. Not all the games on that list are good but they are platformers. BTW Castlevania is the very definition of the Action-Platfromer most gamers would agree.

Topic: "The DS needs more platformers."

My Reply:

Ok. I'll let Nintendo know.

New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 DS, The Simpsons Game, Sonic Rush, Yoshi's Island DS, Kung Fu Panda, Sonic RushAdventure, Spyro: Eternal Night, Crash of the Titans, Super Princess Peach, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby superstar Ultra,Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Wall-E, New Zealand Story, Sypro: New Beginning, Megaman ZX, and loads more if you check IGN.

So there is plenty of platformers on the DS and considering it is a dying breeed the amount is very impressive. Not all the games on that list are good but they are platformers. BTW Castlevania is the very definition of the Action-Platfromer most gamers would agree.

Josh_3691

If Castlevania is a platformer then so is Zelda and Metroid.

Topic: "The DS needs more platformers."

My Reply:

Ok. I'll let Nintendo know.

LadyShanoa

uhmm...about that reply...sarcasm or something?

I really can't take someone who would question the series that perfected the "vanishing blocks over a pit" mechanic & stretched wall kicking physics to the logical extreme, of being a platformer, seriously. Either way, I've been saying it for the longest, & it was even mentioned previously: platformers are a dying breed. The controls & perspective of 3D games really don't work well, with the more traditional platforming gameplay. Modern games such as Ratchet, Jak, & even the Mario RPGs just tend to use platforming as a sub genre. Possibly the only reason the platformer genre has managed this long, is due to the GBA mostly being a portable SNES.darkbuster_exe

[QUOTE="darkbuster_exe"]I really can't take someone who would question the series that perfected the "vanishing blocks over a pit" mechanic & stretched wall kicking physics to the logical extreme, of being a platformer, seriously. Either way, I've been saying it for the longest, & it was even mentioned previously: platformers are a dying breed. The controls & perspective of 3D games really don't work well, with the more traditional platforming gameplay. Modern games such as Ratchet, Jak, & even the Mario RPGs just tend to use platforming as a sub genre. Possibly the only reason the platformer genre has managed this long, is due to the GBA mostly being a portable SNES.JLF1

Don't start confusing that. I still can't decide what the difference between action-adventure games and 3d platformers are.

But I'd prefer more point and click adventure games. I'd die to see Monkey Island games on the DS.

[QUOTE="Josh_3691"]

New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 DS, The Simpsons Game, Sonic Rush, Yoshi's Island DS, Kung Fu Panda, Sonic RushAdventure, Spyro: Eternal Night, Crash of the Titans, Super Princess Peach, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby superstar Ultra,Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Wall-E, New Zealand Story, Sypro: New Beginning, Megaman ZX, and loads more if you check IGN.

So there is plenty of platformers on the DS and considering it is a dying breeed the amount is very impressive. Not all the games on that list are good but they are platformers. BTW Castlevania is the very definition of the Action-Platfromer most gamers would agree.

JLF1

If Castlevania is a platformer then so is Zelda and Metroid.

I agree with you that we should never accept bad games, after all the Platform genre is my favourite genre of all time. I maintain though that Crash Bandicoot and Spyro are quite good games, not brilliant but alright.

Would you agree though that Castlevania is 50% action and 50% platformer, as the game has a huge platform elements to it with you jumping around Dracula's castle most of the time. Also there is no way Zelda could be called even a 50% platform game and while Metroid is more platformy it still is a action game

The DS is capable of offering more variety than the GBA, though. I'd say about 65-70% of the GBA games were platformers. I enjoy the DS because there's a wider genre of games (and it has not been out longer than the GBA either). Ironically though, I've been posting DS ideas on my blog and all of them are platformers (i guess they appeal to me the most). I would hardly consider it a dying category of gaming.

_=pastgamesrules=_

I agree with you that we should never accept bad games, after all the Platform genre is my favourite genre of all time. I maintain though that Crash Bandicoot and Spyro are quite good games, not brilliant but alright.

Would you agree though that Castlevania is 50% action and 50% platformer, as the game has a huge platform elements to it with you jumping around Dracula's castle most of the time. Also there is no way Zelda could be called even a 50% platform game and while Metroid is more platformy it still is a action game

Josh_3691

[QUOTE="Josh_3691"]

I agree with you that we should never accept bad games, after all the Platform genre is my favourite genre of all time. I maintain though that Crash Bandicoot and Spyro are quite good games, not brilliant but alright.

Would you agree though that Castlevania is 50% action and 50% platformer, as the game has a huge platform elements to it with you jumping around Dracula's castle most of the time. Also there is no way Zelda could be called even a 50% platform game and while Metroid is more platformy it still is a action game

JLF1

I was talking about the modern 3D Metroids like Hunters for the DS, not Super Metroid which I agree is just like the Castlevania games of today and 50% Platform and 50% Action

[QUOTE="JLF1"][QUOTE="Josh_3691"]

I agree with you that we should never accept bad games, after all the Platform genre is my favourite genre of all time. I maintain though that Crash Bandicoot and Spyro are quite good games, not brilliant but alright.

Would you agree though that Castlevania is 50% action and 50% platformer, as the game has a huge platform elements to it with you jumping around Dracula's castle most of the time. Also there is no way Zelda could be called even a 50% platform game and while Metroid is more platformy it still is a action game

Josh_3691

I was talking about the modern 3D Metroids like Hunters for the DS, not Super Metroid which I agree is just like the Castlevania games of today and 50% Platform and 50% Action

Yeah, we could do with a 2D Metroid, a Rayman game when he isn't with those bloody Rabbits and a return to the PS1 days for Crash Bandicoot as well. Then I would be happy :)

[QUOTE="LadyShanoa"]

Topic: "The DS needs more platformers."

My Reply:

Ok. I'll let Nintendo know.

inzaneetie013

uhmm...about that reply...sarcasm or something?

More like Sarcasm +1, you're good.

[QUOTE="inzaneetie013"][QUOTE="LadyShanoa"]

Topic: "The DS needs more platformers."

My Reply:

Ok. I'll let Nintendo know.

LadyShanoa

uhmm...about that reply...sarcasm or something?

More like Sarcasm +1, you're good.

thanks, I used to be one.

Castlevania is a platformer. I don't see how it's any different than Mario, you just got a whip and it's more open ended instead of simple levels. Just because it has action in it, (are you saying Mario doesn't have some form of action?) doesn't mean it's not a platformer.

Anyway here is a list of games I could find that sound or appear decent to add on to the ones that are already mentioned:

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong March of the Mini's

Rayman Ds

Spider Man 3

Tak: great Juju Challenge

Yeah, a lot of games that make up the platforming genre for the DS is second handed games based off movies or shows. Not much to choose from.

[QUOTE="Josh_3691"]

New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 DS, The Simpsons Game, Sonic Rush, Yoshi's Island DS, Kung Fu Panda, Sonic RushAdventure, Spyro: Eternal Night, Crash of the Titans, Super Princess Peach, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby superstar Ultra,Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Wall-E, New Zealand Story, Sypro: New Beginning, Megaman ZX, and loads more if you check IGN.

So there is plenty of platformers on the DS and considering it is a dying breeed the amount is very impressive. Not all the games on that list are good but they are platformers. BTW Castlevania is the very definition of the Action-Platfromer most gamers would agree.

JLF1

If Castlevania is a platformer then so is Zelda and Metroid.

Alright, that's your opinion. But for me, anything that has platformer elements and essentially plays like a kind of platformer is a platformer.

Now, as for the topic, I completely agree. But not because there is a lack of them. There needs to be more platformers simply because I would love to add more quality platformers to my collection. I could never get enough.

[QUOTE="Josh_3691"]

New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 DS, The Simpsons Game, Sonic Rush, Yoshi's Island DS, Kung Fu Panda, Sonic RushAdventure, Spyro: Eternal Night, Crash of the Titans, Super Princess Peach, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby superstar Ultra,Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Wall-E, New Zealand Story, Sypro: New Beginning, Megaman ZX, and loads more if you check IGN.

So there is plenty of platformers on the DS and considering it is a dying breeed the amount is very impressive. Not all the games on that list are good but they are platformers. BTW Castlevania is the very definition of the Action-Platfromer most gamers would agree.

JLF1

If Castlevania is a platformer then so is Zelda and Metroid.

The original 2-D Metroid games are adventure platformers. The new 3-D Metroids contain barely any platforming and focus almost exclusively on exploring and combat. Zelda isn't a platformer. It's just exploring and fighting. There isn't even a jump button (you can only get away with that if you're Bionic Commando).

rrrgh i know what's so hard about making a platformer? you just make a background for the person to run around on and a few different gameplay additions and you've got a big seller.

well, exit ds and n+ are coming, those should both be great.

rrrgh i know what's so hard about making a platformer? you just make a background for the person to run around on and a few different gameplay additions and you've got a big seller.

well, exit ds and n+ are coming, those should both be great.

paullywog

Actually nowadays, it's harder to make a 2-D game than a 3-D one because sprites are a pain in the ass. They could always make more 3-D platformers for the DS.

Uhh, that's enough, IMO. GamerJM

Why are people so defensive about this?

I want more pure platformers (Mario, Sonic, Klonoa, Wario) and not platformer-adventures (Castlevania, Metriod, Zelda) or platformer-action games (Mega man, contra).

JLF1

Wtf ever happened to Klonoa? The original Playstation one was one of the best 2-D platformers ever!

IMO, I don't even count Contra as a platformer. It's just a sidescrolling shooter.

You complain about a lack of platformers and then forget Canvas Curse?

Castlevania/Contra/Metal Slug are platformers. Its a technicality :|

But really, you should check out the Kirby DS games. Scurge: Hive also isn't half bad, it just feels/looks like a GBA game. I agree, the DS' platforming list isn't quite as hefty as the GBA's just yet.

I've already told Nintendo, they said they were working on it.

The above sentence is sarcasm.

[QUOTE="Josh_3691"]

New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 DS, The Simpsons Game, Sonic Rush, Yoshi's Island DS, Kung Fu Panda, Sonic RushAdventure, Spyro: Eternal Night, Crash of the Titans, Super Princess Peach, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby superstar Ultra,Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Wall-E, New Zealand Story, Sypro: New Beginning, Megaman ZX, and loads more if you check IGN.

So there is plenty of platformers on the DS and considering it is a dying breeed the amount is very impressive. Not all the games on that list are good but they are platformers. BTW Castlevania is the very definition of the Action-Platfromer most gamers would agree.

JLF1

If Castlevania is a platformer then so is Zelda and Metroid.

so you're telling me that phantom hourglass is a platformer:roll: