Evolution of Side-Scrolling Platform Games 1985-2021

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Evolution of Side-Scrolling Platform Games 1985-2021

1985 Super Mario Bros.
1986 Adventure Island
1987 Mega Man
1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1989 DuckTales
1990 Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers
1990 Super Mario World
1991 Sonic the Hedgehog
1992 Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure
1993 Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
1993 Mr. Nutz
1994 Jazz Jackrabbit
1994 Donkey Kong Country
1995 Yoshi’s Island
1995 Rayman
1996 The Adventures of Lomax
1997 Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1998 Heart of Darkness
1998 Skullmonkeys
2000 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
2002 Shantae
2004 Cave Story
2006 Cloning Clyde
2007 Super Paper Mario
2008 Braid
2008 LittleBigPlanet
2009 Trine
2010 LIMBO
2010 Super Meat Boy
2011 Terraria
2011 Trine 2
2012 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
2012 New Super Mario Bros. U
2013 Rayman Legends
2013 Super Mario 3D World
2013 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
2014 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2014 Shovel Knight
2015 Ori and the Blind Forest
2015 Yoshi’s Woolly World
2016 Unravel
2016 INSIDE
2017 Hollow Knight
2017 Little Nightmares
2017 Dead Cells
2017 Cuphead
2018 Celeste
2018 Guacamelee! 2
2019 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
2020 Ori and the Will of the Wisps
2020 Spelunky 2
2021 Little Nightmares II

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50 thoughts on “Evolution of Side-Scrolling Platform Games 1985-2021”

  11. Nobody gonna mention how video games stopped graphically improving after 2009? Literally fps and Ray tracing are all that's different. Games like these though literally have had 0 progress in over a decade.

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  28. A better list:

    1984 = Pac-Land
    1985 = Super Mario Bros.
    1986 = Adventure Island
    1987 = Wonder Boy in Monster Land
    1988 = Makaimura & Daimakaimura
    1989 = Castlevania I, II, & III
    1990 = Megaman – Wily Saga 1, 2, & 3
    1991 = Ninja Gaiden I, II, & III
    1992 = Contra I, II, & III
    1993 = Kirby’s Adventure
    1994 = Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, & 3
    1995 = Rayman
    1996 = Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, & 3
    1997 = Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    1998 = Skullmonkeys
    1999 = Yoshi’s Story
    2000 = Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
    2001 = Mega Man X1 – X6
    2002 = Shantaé
    2003 = Metal Slug 1, 2, X, 3, 4, 5
    2004 = Super Mario Advance 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2005 = Cave Story
    2006 = Cloning Clyde
    2007 = Super Paper Mario
    2008 = Braid
    2009 = LittleBigPlanet

    The 2010s platform games in this video are hard to choose!

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  35. I was LEGIT surprised to see my favourite survival game of all time…..Terraria!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  45. I've been playing Sonic the Hedgehog ever since I first played it back when I was in HS. Just to remove stress at work. If you have the time to reply, I'm actually looking for a side-scrolling game I played when I was younger!!! Unfortunately I can't figure out what it is. I've looked for it for quite some time now. The most unique thing about it is a "pillbox grenade", a jelly gun, the character or menu saying "yeap", and a level in the game with sea mines.

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