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Alvis

11-21-01 07:50 AM

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?

Draven

11-21-01 08:28 AM

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.

Cereal-Killer

11-21-01 02:11 PM

Yeah, any game that relies on lots of jumping and is an important part of gameplay.

porieux

11-21-01 03:43 PM

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.

Ahh, the good old days ;)

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