Tom's Hardware Giveaway - Rogue Legacy

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hmm hard to pick just one. The first I ever played, I think was Prince of Persia 1989. Then, came Mario Bros 3, megaman 2. Bubble Bobble is fun too. And I'll throw in Super Meat Boy for the hardcore factor :)
 
I don't know the exact definition of a platformer or the distinction between a platformer and any old sidescroll game, but I loved megaman. Hours wasted. I could probably be a doctor by now. But nah, Megaman. Worth it.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_game
 
Uh, damn, there are too many to list! I suppose if I had to list a single game though it would no doubt have to be Super Metroid! Metroidvania platformers are some of my favorite games out there.

On PC I would have to say JoyMasher's games Oniken and Odallus: The Dark Call. Fantastic games!
 
That may depend on the times.

I started with a NES and my dads friend had daughters and they had Castlevania on their NES. I didn't had it but thought it was excellent. I had Metroid but always used the code and never found the bosses but likely found their rooms. Kinda ruined the game by not playing from the beginning.

I've since played the first Caslevania for the NDS and enjoyed it a lot. I did the "wrong" ending though =P.

My cousins had a SNES later and Mario world and I guess I may have played Yoshis Island there, I've at least played it on the NDS. It's very obvious one would had liked Mario at some time in ones life. Does the system become repetitive? Do the difficulty have to be right? Yeah.

I haven't played Rogue legacy but I would very much like to have it. I'm waiting and waiting to see it in some bundle otherwise I would had bought it. I do have Volgarr which I guess isn't comparable to Castlevania or SMW/YI above but it has the higher difficult.

.. oh, and Mega man. Way too hard for me, at least it's always been. I wouldn't mind being good at it :)

I also used to play Mega Twins on my Amiga =P

I have Super meat boy, Cave Story+ and so on too but I haven't played them. Cave Story+ seem really nice.

Maybe I'd go with Castlevania for it all unless they filled it with gimmicks. "Vampires are cool", the music is nice, the graphics likely nice, .. Guess it has slightly more room for more of a story than Mario too =P

Thank you for the chance :) (Heh, speaking of PC platformers, maybe I should had said VVVVVV and be done with it? =P)
 
Wasn't that an RPG?

I've played Paper Mario on the Gamecube. It's adorable and has the story. I've played to some sick village or whatever. By now I guess I wouldn't remember how to play it so I don't know if I could continue now.

I don't like Japanese RPG style fights and Paper mario is more strategic/puzzle than dexterity/reactions. Guess maybe that game feel more rewarding. It's beautiful! The next game went for Wii only rather than the Gamecube.
 
don't quite understand your phrasing, maybe just language barrier. but if you mean the new Castlevania series Lords of Shadow, it is 3 awesome games. Mirror of Fate is actually a platformer with a more 3D screen design. just reminded me I need to finish LoS 2 & Mirror of Fate.

just looking through my laptop where my lower end games are installed and have a few more newer platformers I'd forgotten about that also need some more playtime: Superbrothers Sword & Sorcery, The Cave, Waking Mars, the Trine series, A Valley Without Wind. can't believe i put these out of mind and totally forgot i had them.

 
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Wow, this is a hard one... So many platformers to choose from. I haven't really kept my 'gaming shelf' that up to date with any new platformers, so I guess I have to go digging in my dust covered CD-cases and SNES cartridges for some originals. My favourite would probably have to be one of the original sonics (most prominent being Sonic the Hedgehog CD because I always have been and always will be a PC fan boy). Others that definitely make my top 10 include; Spelunky, the original Mario games, all the Rayman games, and Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge.

P.S. Titillating, Thanks for posing this question, it has really made me reflect on all the old little gems that I have packed away. I wish I would have waited until Thursday to read this (#TBT), but I guess Tuesday works in the acronym anyways.
 
I guess I'd fall for the basics with Megaman, especially 3, but X also hold a place in my heart. Mario 3, Super Mario World and Sonic CD are also favorites here.
for the new ones, I enjoyed Braid a lot, Trine (2 for the multiplayer is awesome) and I have Shovel Knight on my wishlist.
 
My favorite platformer recently would be Super Mario 3D World. I had so much fun playing with friends and family because one of us would always go too far while the rest of us go in the bubble or die. In the end, we would just throw each other off the map along the way.
 
I would have to say that I have a couple favorites. There's the classics, like the original Mario, and Sonic, and then there's the new favorites, like SpeedRunners, Castle Crashers (is that a platformer?) and BattleBlock Theater. Man, I'm being reminded of all these games I haven't played in forever!
 
Oh, Commander Keen. The days I spent with you, trying to figure out how to shoot the gun, and avoiding dangerous slug poops. Where have the days gone?
I remember beating the first Commander Keen, and that set off a chain reaction where I thought "Holy crap, it is possible to win these!" and proceeded to beat almost all of them. I should really head back and go through them all.
 
I don't really have a favourite platformer. It's a fun genre, but not one that really inspires passion in me.

But I'll talk about the very first platformer I played which I spent quite a bit of time on: Super Mario Land for the Game Boy. That game has no saves so it was a real feat to get to the end and beat it. It was also quite fun to stumble upon the shortcuts that would make getting to the end faster.
 
Ya know, I'm starting to notice that some of you only come by for the giveaways. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course, but you folks might want to explore the forums a bit more! It can be nice to be a part of a community :)

As for your winners this week:
Unkk
Fatbuddy
acabrino
ChillaxGaming

You lucky ducks will get a PM from me shortly with instructions on how to claim your prize.


As a special surprise, next week's giveaway will be going live today. It is a little more interactive in nature, so we want to make sure everybody is able to find time to participate. Look forward to the new one soon!
 
I'm definitely only here for the giveaways. 😛

I read the tomshardware news but I don't know if I'll ever have or be able to make the time to explore the forums and participate more in the community.

Congrats to the winners. :)

 


It's cause this pops up on my feedly when I'm readin all the articles >😱
 
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