Super Mario
Super Mario, developed by Nintendo EAD is a Fantasy Platform game set in the fictitious realm named as Mushroom Kingdom. The game features the character of a mascot Mario who accompanies his brother Luigi on amazing adventures in a land filled with Puzzles and Platforms. The only purpose of Mario is to run, walk, and jump on the platforms and kill all the enemies by jumping on their heads and reaching down to the antagonist Bowser to free the Princess Peach. After the Princes Peach is rescued by Mario, the game concludes. Super Mario is a great platform game to play and enjoy for almost all of the age groups. It offers loads of amazing game levels, beautiful retro visuals and an awesomely addictive gameplay to enjoy.
#1 Banjo Kazooie
Banjo Kazooie is a Single-player Action-Adventure and Puzzle-platform video game by Rare. The game features two characters of Banjo and Kazooie and tells the story about their struggle against the vicious Antagonist named as Gruntilda. Gruntilda is after Banjo’s sister Tooty and wants to switch her degrading appearance with her beauty. To accomplish her foul objectives, Gruntilda creates a machine that transfers a person’s beauty to another. After completing her machine, Gruntilda goes to banjo’s house and abducts his Sister Tooty, while banjo is asleep. Banjo wakes up only to find out that Gruntilda has abducted Tooty and he sets out on a journey with kazooi to free his sister from the clutches of Gruntilda. On Tooty’s friend Bottles the Mole’s advice, Benjo and Kazooie set out to collect musical notes and pieces of Jigsaw that shows the map to Gruntilda’s lair. The players are required to get into the character of Banjo or kazooie, embark on the epic journey, collect musical notes and jigsaw pieces, reach down to Gruntilda’s lair and defeat her in a challenging Trivia game (Question and Answer based). After the defeat, Gruntilda fleas the scene and Benjo gets to be able to free Tooty. Banjo Kazooie offers a remarkable adventure based puzzle and platform gameplay and allows the players to enjoy an immersive experience.
#2 Cobalt
Cobalt is an Action, Side-scroll, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Oxeye Game Studio and published by Microsoft Studios. The game takes place in the stunning world and consists of five different modes such as Deathmatch, Team Strike, Plug Slam, Survival, and more. There are a series of missions and you can get into the role of protagonist named Cobalt. Your task is to explore the game world, fight against foes using thirty-three melee weapons, and thirty-seven ranged weapons and complete tasks to further progress. You can play solo in single-player campaign or can fight against up to four players in multiplayer mode. Uncover the mysteries behind the disappearance of humans and unlock further content to the game to immerse yourself in side-scroll gameplay experience. Cobalt offers key features such as a variety of Weapons, over Eighty Maps to explore, Customization, mini-games and more. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.
#3 Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is a brilliant Actin, Puzzle and Platform video game. The game provides with a 3D Adventure and Platform game-play. In Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts you can explore the game world along with running and jumping on platforms. The game focuses on two main characters Banjo and Kazooie and allows you to lead them on an adventure to sabotage the malevolent plans of Gruntilda the antagonist. You can start up your journey by selecting a character for yourself and fight your way to the boss or antagonist to complete the game objectives. After the Gruntilda is defeated along with her wicked plans, the game concludes. Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts seems a little bit different because of a bit different game-play but I assure you, it isn’t. You’ll experience quite similar game-play to the popular Mario series games and it will definitely entertain you well.
#4 Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9 is an Action, Side-scroll, Platform and Single-player video game created and published by Capcom for multiple platforms. It is the 9th title in the series of Mega Man and takes place in the 21st century. The game casts the player in the role of the android hero named as Mega Man and revolves around an exciting story. According to the storyline, the world is threatened by brutal robots who occurred and take over the world. The blame for the world’s destruction goes to Dr. Light (the creator of Mega Man). There are a variety of levels available, and each level is full of danger, minions of the antagonist, and obstacles. You must manipulate the world from a side-scroll perspective, fight against enemies and kill them using your weapons, and complete levels to progress in the game. Save the world from destruction and prove that Dr. Light is innocent by capturing the antagonist. The game becomes tough, as you advanced through it and can get access to additional content. Before facing the antagonist, you have to encounter mini-bosses and defeat them to find a way, leading to the antagonist. With the exciting story, brilliant graphics, and beautiful soundtracks, Mega Man 9 is the best game to play.
#5 Mighty No 9
Mighty No. 9 is an Action Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game with an emphasis on Run and Gun element developed by Comcept and published by Deep Silver. The game takes place in the unforgettable environment and puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Beck, an android. According to the story, an unknown computer virus attacks the unit of his friend and multiple machines across the world. You as the protagonist must battle against virus-infected robots and find the villain who invades the fate of the planet. There are three different scientists involved in the story such as Dr. William, Dr. Benedict, and Dr. Soichiro Sanda each with its unique abilities and skills. The gameplay focuses on 2D platform elements with the twist of 2D and 3D artwork. You have to run, jump, and shoot your way through multiple levels at enemies and kill them to earn points. During the gameplay, you can use abilities and weapons of enemies after defeated. With superb gameplay, excellent mechanics, and detailed graphics, Mighty No. 9 is the best game to play.
#6 Sonic Mania Plus
Sonic Mania Plus is an Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game created by Hyperkinetic Studios and published by SEGA for Multiple Platforms. The game takes the player on an action-packed adventure with Tails, Sonic, and Knuckles, full of brutal bosses, Two-dimensional landscapes, and classic gameplay as well as new characters such as Ray and Mighty. It introduces a new mode Encore mode and brings retro-style fast-paced platforming gameplay, set in the future with Pixel-Graphics running at 60FPS. The game starts with the player selecting his character from available and jumps into the world invaded by the antagonist. The ultimate task of the player is to navigate the landscapes from a side-scroll, roll, jump, and attack enemies his way through numerous levels while struggling to collect as many rings as possible to score the best point. Each level contains deadly obstacles that the player needs to overcome at any cost to move forward. Sonic Mania Plus includes core features such as Pixel Graphics, Fast-paced Platform Gameplay, New Characters, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#7 Banjo-Tooie
Banjo-Tooie developed by Rare is an Action-Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game. It serves as the second installment in the Banjo-Kazooie series and offers the same gameplay to the previous one. Throughout the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a protagonist and gets to engage in adventure to stop the witch Gruntilda.
The game offers two characters, such as Banjo and Kazooie, with unique abilities and skills. The antagonist, along with her two sisters, attempted to rule the game’s world. The player has to face off challenges such as challenging puzzles, grabbing items, and defeating bosses.
The game also features a multiplayer mode where the team contains four members and compete for the best position in several mini-games. The player has to collect items named Jiggies that permit the player to enter a new world and comes in front of a different adventure. Each world has a unique requirement to fulfill and enemies to defeat for progression.
#8 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a wonderful game that offers a mixed up experience of the two most popular games Super Mario and Sonic. The game allows you to experience an amazingly similar game-play and a lot of other characteristics. You’ll get to play thirty two levels of pure retro arcade style Puzzle Platform game and gorgeously beautiful sceneries. According to the story line, you have to reach to the end of the game to fight off the antagonist and complete the task that game puts you to. You must kill all the enemies by either jumping on their heads or by shooting them with different pick up items. You must also collect the gems hanging in the air and different other power ups too. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a great platform game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.
#9 Dustforce
Dustforce is a Side-scroll, Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Hitbox Team and published by Digerati Distribution. The game features four janitors and enables the player select one of them within the game and struggle to clean the world corrupted with filth and dust. During the gameplay, the player uses the acrobatic skills like double jumping, wall jumping, etc. to advances through more than fifty levels with the task to clean the areas covered by leaves. In the game, the player is attacked by filth-covered creatures and the player must take down them to score the points which he can use to proceed through the level. The performance of the player is ranked based on the completion and time, and the player can access to certain levels by completing the previous levels. The player explores the world from a side-scroll perspective and engage in the strange world where filth has invaded the creatures that live in the area. Dustforce has prominent features such as more than Seventy-five Levels, over 100 Community-made Levels, Online Leaderboards, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#10 Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations is an Action-Adventure, Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Sonic Team and published by Sega. The game serves as the part of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series and revolves around the series protagonist named Sonic and his sidekick Trails as they struggle to form a team with their past selves to fend off evil from removing all time. The game introduces two different modes such as Classic and Modern. The Classic mode lets the player plays from a from a side-scroll perspective like the original title while Modern mode enables the player to navigate 3D levels similar to Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors. The main hub of the game is a realm known as White Space, which the player can manipulate, converse with NPCs, and can access to nine levels of the game each has its unique set of objectives to complete. There are several levels divided into three different eras such as the Classic Era, the Dreamcast Era and the Modern Era.
#11 The Simpsons Game
The Simpsons Game is an Action, Platform, Co-op, Single and Multiplayer video game for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo by EA Redwood Shores. The game based on an animated television series called The Simpsons. It revolves around the five family members of Simpson such as Lisa, Bart, Homer, and Marge with Maggie. You can control four of five members and each with their unique skills and abilities. According to the story, the five members of the Simpsons are captured in a video game and have superpowers to solve several missions. The main objective is to save your home world and its creator named Matt Groening. You must travel through four different environments to gather key cards to unlock the mansion and save the world from destruction. The game consists of sixteen challenging levels, and each needs a specific power to accomplish. Explore the gameplay, defeat enemies and clear each level to progress. The Simpsons Game offers exciting features, head-up display, attack meter, health meter, etc. The Simpsons Game is the best game to enjoy.
#12 Sonic CD
Sonic CD is a Third-person, Side-scroll Platform, and Single-player video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for cross-platform. The game offers a thrilling gameplay and brings an exciting story focuses on the Sonic the Hedgehog, as the protagonist effort to rescue the little planet from the antagonist named as Dr Robotnik. It has the similar gameplay to its previous titles, and the game is distinguished by its unique mechanic of Time Travel. The player can get access to a different version of stages including graphics, music and layouts by travelling through the time. Throughout the game, the player ventures to take down the nemesis Doctor Robotnik, and travel through time in the past or future, where he must maintain his speed for several second and save the land from the worth of antagonist. The player can move four different zones and each with its unique music, and graphics. The game is divided into seven levels known as rounds. With superb gameplay, stunning visuals, and smooth controls, Sonic CD is the best game to play.