What is a "platform" game?
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What is a "platform" game?
What exactly is meant by that? I've seen Donkey Kong/Mario and Crash Bandicoot referred to as platformers. What do they mean by that?
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literally, a game where you jump from platform to platform.
It's used to refer to any game (usually a 2-d side scroller, but it doesn't have to be) where a character travels from point A to point B, jumping on enemies, collecting items, stuff like that.
It's used to refer to any game (usually a 2-d side scroller, but it doesn't have to be) where a character travels from point A to point B, jumping on enemies, collecting items, stuff like that.
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Ever seen the original Donkey Kong? That is the quintessential platform game. Also the first one (I believe; certainly the first one I saw). Also the first game by master game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
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