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Your favourite Arcade Platformer!?

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  • 14-10-2001 8:10pm
    #1
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users Posts: 8,141 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering what yer personal favourite platformer is/was.Ya know the old old ones we all used to blow our pocket money on?!

    My personal favourite would have to be Wonderboy in monster Land, so simple yet so unbelievably addictive :)

    They dont make them like that anymore!


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    Mixie
    Registered Users Posts: 935 ✭✭✭Mixie


    TOKI, or , gawd, can't remember the name of the other one... It was on one of those old multi Neo-Geo box's, 'Blue's Journey' possibly... lil guy hit things with leaves etc.? Or have I just gone mad?


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    Kairo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Kairo


    Super Mario World was on this arcade machine If I do recall, along with Super Tennis and and some other Nintendo games. Spend loads of coins on it...then I realised that instead of spending all my money on it I should just go out and buy a snes with it..so I did. :p


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    EvilGeorge
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    For me I think Gryzor or Shinobi are the classic platformers.
    Been trying to get a Gryzor Rom though haven't seen one - even for mame - any1 help ?


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    Kairo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Kairo


    Evilgeorge....you forgot the number one rule. No Rom Requests!
    Please use the sites we have given you. Did you even try www.mame.dk ?


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    Giblet
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    there used to be this game with three kid ninjas was cartoony they were different colors
    i'd liken it to the simpsons arcade game
    any one remember the name


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    strat
    Registered Users Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭strat


    Metal Slug !! :)
    that was a blast
    it had tons of big guns and u could drive tanks !! :D
    when i got the emu and ROM i found it was very short - just keep jamming on the F1 key for them 20p's tongue.gif


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    Firefox
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    Gunstar Heros on the Megadrive was a Favourite along with the sonic games....Was Very tough though. Still trying to get through it!!


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    phreak
    Registered Users Posts: 3,216 ✭✭✭phreak


    Super Mario World is the platformer that i will always remember
    oh..the good old days :D


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    jaggeh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    Aliens versus predator 2

    that game 0wned my pants


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    #11
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Ninja Gaiden - excellent 2-player beat-em-up / platformer.
    Sheer 0wnage.


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    Shiminay
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    Shinobi or Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja. Would Golden Axe fall into this category - not really.

    Also ,the afore mentioned Wonderboy series rules!


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    Martyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,567 ✭✭✭Martyr


    'Black Dragon' was a cool game when it was out and that along with 'Legends of Hero Tonma' were where all my money went one summer.
    Does anyone here use MAME?
    I'm sure you all do, I still download old arcade games for a laugh.
    And those games I mentioned can be played on it.


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    PhilipMarlowe
    Subscribers Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭PhilipMarlowe


    Scramble...!


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    DeadBankClerk
    Registered Users Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭DeadBankClerk


    ACT FANCER: Cybernetic Hyper WEapon
    actfancr.png


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    PhilipMarlowe
    Subscribers Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭PhilipMarlowe


    http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/JScramble.html for a Java web based game of scramble.... best game ever... nearly


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    Kairo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Kairo


    Scramble isn't a platformer...it's a sideways shooter.


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