It's been forty years since gaming changed forever with the release of Super Mario Bros for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The landmark September 1985 release not only introduced what would become ...

Don't underestimate platformers - they are timeless classics that have stood the test of time in the gaming industry. Nintendo excels in platformers, with titles like Kirby 64, Jak and Daxter, and ...

Hirogami is the latest entry in the paper folding tradition and draws its influence from the Japanese art of origami. It’s a 3D platform game whose hero, Hiro, is a neatly folded chap in a natty paper ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Astro Bot is one of the best-selling PlayStation 5 titles of all time. If 2024 has taught us ...

"Many of the ideas I envisioned for Tomba back in the day were ideas we see in open-world game design today" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The Sega CD accessory for the Sega Genesis offered CD-ROM capabilities and graphical enhancements to the limited hardware. Games like Flashback, Popful Mail, and Prince of Persia showcased the Sega CD ...

Curve Games and No Brakes Games have released Steampunk Party, the latest official level for the hit indie platformer Human ...

You could call my time huddled in front of a CRT screen, constantly flitting between Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games, a sign of misspent youth, but I wouldn't be here right now otherwise. The original ...

Early in the development of Super Mario 64 — the game that catapulted Mario into 3D, and thus wrote the rulebook for character movement in 3D video game worlds — Shigeru Miyamoto and his team at ...

The 3D platformer is quintessentially Nintendo. As famous as games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Astro Bot are, they all live in the shadow of (and often owe a debt of gratitude to) the big N.

Mario could have all the appeal as a character, but without engaging worlds to explore he wouldn't be much of a star – ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nothing beats the thrill of completing a challenging platformer, and while we've been spoiled for choice lately, you can put your skills to the test ...