Best of the 90s Platformers?

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TheEarlOfGrey

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Now when I say 90s, that's quite a spectrum. I mean after all, Sonic was 1991 and he's been around for ages. I'm talking the PS1/N64 era of gaming, where Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Rayman, Croc and even Lara Croft (if considered Tomb Raider a platformer of sorts) were the best games on the systems.

What platformer ruled your life?
Still playing them?
Who was the best 90s hero/heroine?

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JeanLuc761

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Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Rayman, Earthworm Jim and Soul Reaver (that's a platformer, right?) are some of my all-time favorite games, and I still play them today.
 
Carbonic Penguin

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On top of all those mentioned, all of which I agree with 100% (except for maybe Soul Reaver, that's more action-y than platform-y... though it does have both) I'd like to add Yoshi's Island... ah... good times!
 
Wayneguard

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The second half of the megaman x series on PS1 hands fucking down. Megaman X4 is one of the best in the series and let you REALLY play as zero (mmx3 let you do it but it was kinda lame cuz he couldn't jump dash and was big & slow but w/e) and Megaman X6 is one of the hardest games ever. They're definitely high on the list of best n64/ps1 platformers. Also, dk64 was pretty good.
 
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Rayman 2 was the tits, as was Mega Man 64. And I think I'll count Jet Force Gemini as a platformer/shooter hybrid.
 
TheStickman

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I can't say Super Mario World, because you want PS1/N64. So I'll say Super Mario 64. (I'm a very big Mario fan in case you haven't noticed)
 
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Jazz Jackrabbit for the PC fans out there. (For console guys: Sonic with guns instead of spikes. Now imagine it in multiplayer with heat-seeking rockets.)
 
Chamale

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Super Mario 64 was solid gold, and I'm not a major Mario fanboy. Everyone has to be a little bit of a fanboy, right? It is the best-selling video game franchise in history.
 
Snork Maiden

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles is still my favourite platformer, so I can grant it title of favourite of the 90s fairly easily.

Robyrt said:
Jazz Jackrabbit for the PC fans out there. (For console guys: Sonic with guns instead of spikes. Now imagine it in multiplayer with heat-seeking rockets.)
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Ooooh yeah. Jazz JackRabbit 2 was pretty good as well. And if we're on PC originals Earthworm Jim was pretty sweet.

Although ninja edit because we're talking PS1/N64 apparently - I really don't enjoy 3D platformers as much as 2D ones. The Oddworld games and the original Rayman were very good, though.
 
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Abuse, a cracking little action platformer. I remember there was some attempt at storyline, but it basically boiled down to "Here's a gun, there's the aliens, mind the lava".
 
Weaver

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What platformer ruled your life?
Probably Mario 64

Still playing them?
Yes, but most of the good ones are on handhelds now.

Who was the best 90s hero/heroine?
Duke Nukem
 
teh_gunslinger

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That's easy, as I'm just replaying the 15th anniversary edition atm. Another World takes the cake, hands down.
 
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