The emergence of the 3d platformer

**YellerDog** · 14 Apr 2007, 10:36 PM

I'd love to see Jumping Flash come back, I remember it being really fun.

**kingoffighters** · 14 Apr 2007, 11:02 PM

Don't forget the best game of the bunch:

**Nash** · 14 Apr 2007, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by kingoffighters

Don't forget the best game of the bunch:

Scarily enough, that's consider a modern form (i.e., 1996 and beyond).

**Sqoon** · 14 Apr 2007, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I think Fade to Black deserves a mention. I wouldn't call it a platformer per se, but it's noteworthy for being the first attempt to move a 2D platform series into 3D, and many of the same elements are still present.

Whoa, never thought of the game like that.

It still sucks though.

**arjue** · 14 Apr 2007, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Also worth mentioning is Skyroads. It's sort of built on the premise of a racing game, but it's actually probably more of platformer than anything else.

That game was rad.

**Frogacuda** · 15 Apr 2007, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Sqoon

Whoa, never thought of the game like that.

It still sucks though.

I actually liked it a lot, but it's complex controls don't exactly make it the easiest game to get into. The level design was very clever though, and the way it blended puzzle and action into one was true to the original Flashback.

The step-based control is very awkward nowadays (same for Tomb Raider), and its probably aged poorly, but it was definitely pretty cool at the time. I've heard the PlayStation port sucked, though, but I've never played it.