The Ten best Action Platformers of all time

[Shin Johnpv]

anyone who thinks Bloodlines is a better game than Super Castlevania IV is clinically insane

[Cheebs]

Ooohhh... One of my favorite genres.

Here goes, no order:

Shinobi III (just might very well be the best one on this list)
Viewtiful Joe
Gunstar Heros
Sillouette Mirage
Maximo (The only 3D game I'd even consider putting on this list)
Metal Slug 3
Bionic Commando GBC
Castlevania IV
Dracula X (Turbo Duo)
Megaman II


Yup...I think I can confidently stand by that list. Although I might consider replacing Sillouette Mirage with Earthworm Jim 2 SNES depending on the alighnment of the moon and other random factors.

anyone who thinks Bloodlines is a better game than Super Castlevania IV is clinically insane

Well....While IV is easily better than Bloodlines I can see how Bloodlines has a ton of fans.

I guess I'll throw in some honorable mentions:

The original "Bonk" (If you consider it a propper fit for the genre)
The Legendary Axe
Sparkster (SNES)
Contra: Hard Corps
Contra III
Metal Slug X

aladdin (snes, never played genny ver, differences?)
rocket knight (snes, differences with the genny ver?)

Yes on both counts. Entirely different games from top to bottom. Controll, maps, sprites, sound...everything.

The widely popular oppinion is the Genny Alladin is better....I'd have to agree.

My personal opinion is that Sparkster (the SNES version of Rocket Knight) is better. In fact, I love Sparkster. One of those games that does everything right.

[NoFace]

Damn, I'm so not knowledgable about old school Shinobi that I thought Revenge of Shinobi = Shinobi III. Neither of which I've played. So I guess I'll try Shinobi III this week instead of revenge, since that's really the one people seem to rave about.

After seeing Cheebs put up Maximo, I'd consider Ratchet and Clank 2. Maximo is definitely much more pure, and closer to the games mentioned, but as far as 3D platformers go, Ratchet and Clank is very action oriented I'd say (and it's good too, you damn haters )

[Glass Joe]

anyone who thinks Bloodlines is a better game than Super Castlevania IV is clinically insane

Call me insane than, because I think Bloodlines BLOWS AWAY SC IV. The first time I played through SC IV I was blown away by the graphics, but underwhelmed by the game itself. The mode 7 rotation was cool as hell, but that doesn't make it a great game. Not to mention those fucked up boss names, Paula Abghoul and Fred Ascare?!!? Cool game, but one of my least favorite of the series. The best pure CV game obviously belongs to Dracula X. Anyone who has played it, knows why.

Here is my list-

1.Contra HC-easily the best in the series and my all time favorite run and gun game.
2.Ghosts and Goblins/Super GnG-I have these 2 tied. I love Ghouls and Ghosts but I found it too easy.
3.MegaMan 3-Most say 2 is the best, I say 3
4.Legendary Axe-I don't think this game ever got its due.
5.Gunstar Heroes
6.Ninja Five-O -What a great fucking game. A must for all action/shooter fans
7.Dracula X/Castlevania III-After typing all that at the top, I couldn't pick DX over CV III.
8.Splatterhouse-Just a really fun game
9.Sin and Punishment-Does this count?
10.Actraiser 2-I think there is a lot of hate for this game, but I loved it! Hard as hell!

I agree with Spodaddy(holy shit, we agree on something )about the Genny Konami games owning the SNES ones. Although I think Contra III is closer to Contra HC than Super Castlevania IV is to Bloodlines. CV Bloodlines is just the way Castlevania should be IMO.

I also want to add a runner up: Bravoman for the Turbografx. It was a weird MegaMan horizontal shooter hybrid that most people didn't get.

[lithium]

Maximo (The only 3D game I'd even consider putting on this list)

Heresy! This isn't even a fraction of the 2D games it draws its inspiration from.


And who cares about Bloodlines and Super Castlevania? Drac X destroys both of them

[Giga Power]

For once I agreed with a lot of the answers, nice thread guys.

My list, in no order-

Metal Slug 3
Viewtiful Joe
Yossy Eyeland
Mega Man 2
Ristar
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (What a horrible night to have a curse!)
Ninja Gaiden (god that game was hard back in the day, too bad the sequels weren't as good)
Wizards and Warriors
Metalstorm (soooo underrated)
Milon's Secret Castle

Again, what a great thread. Really nice lists.

[g0zen]

Wizards and Warriors

Shit, now THAT game was hard. The last boss couldn't have been any harder if the drive on my NES had opened up and shot nails into my then developing groin. The moment I beat that game was the nearest thing I've had to a religious experience.

Anyway, as for my list:
1.) Megaman 2 (Metalman pwns j00)
2.) Bionic Commando (OMG, IS THAT HITLER!?)
3.) Castlevania: Bloodlines (fucking Germany board is torture)
4.) Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
5.) Metorid II: Return of Samus
6.) Contra (and yes that's with the 99 medals code)
7.) Earthworm Jim (Evil the Cat also pwns j00)
8.) Super Mario Bros. 2
9.) Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (Berkeley Mansion is a bitch)
10.) Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (Alucard rocked, Grant sucked)

[Giga Power]

Shit, now THAT game was hard. The last boss couldn't have been any harder if the drive on my NES had opened up and shot nails into my then developing groin. The moment I beat that game was the nearest thing I've had to a religious experience.

Yeah I agree. Hell that fire level took me forever to find all of the keys as well.

I want to play 3, I didn't even know about it until a year or so ago.

[Shin Johnpv]

Call me insane than, because I think Bloodlines BLOWS AWAY SC IV.

If i had a straight Jacket i would put you in it.

[Joust Williams]

Gunstar Heroes is number one for me, then probably MSX. If I thought Yoshi's Island was an AP, it would win.

Maximo is way better than GnG.