STAGE 33 - PLATFORMERS

Platformers are ,for many gamers, the first introduction into the world of video games. Many of them have existed since the inception of arcades, home consoles, portable devices or even the home Personal Computer. There is certainly something about a platform game that’s just right. Certainly, there are many Iconic game titles we can turn to when we're looking for some old-school gaming enjoyment but lets not ignore the new generation of titles that were influenced by those old school favorites, which is why this episode of the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to Platform games. =====Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System==== 1.) VVVVVV - Magnus Pålsson - “Potential for Anything & Passion for Exploring" - January 11, 2010 - Nicalis - Windows PC,3DS,PS4,OSX,Linux 2.) Flimbo's Quest - Reyn Ouwehand & Johannes Bjerregaard - "Intro part 1” - 1990 - System 3 - Commodore 64 3.) Kirby Super Star - Jun Ishikawa & Dan Miyakawa - “Gourmet Race” - March 21, 1996 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - SNES 4.) Bit Trip Runner - Anamanaguchi - “Blackout City” - May 17, 2010 - Gaijin Games - 3DS,Windows PC,OS X,Linux,Wii 5.) Batman - Naoki Kodaka - "Stage 4-2 (Gotham City Streets 3)/Stage 6-2 (Gotham Cathedral 2)” - July 27, 1990 - SunSoft - Sega Genesis 6.) The Battle of Olympus - Kazuo Sawa - "Pelopenessus Forest" - March 31, 1988 - Infinity/Broderbund - NES 7.) The Smurfs - Alberto Jose Gonzalez - “Stork” - 1994 - Infogrames - Game Boy 8.) Canabalt - Danny Baranowsky - “RUN & Mach Runner”- October 1, 2009 - Adam Saltsman/Semi Secret Software - Windows PC,iOS 9.) Jazz Jackrabbit - Robert A. Allen - "Bonus Level” - July 30, 1994 - Epic Games - MS DOS, Windows PC 10.) The Great Giana Sisters - Chris Hülsbeck - “Menu Theme” - 1987 - Time Warp Productions/Rainbow Arts - Commodore 64 11.) Valkyrie no Densetsu - Hiroyuki Kawada - "Theme of Lava Cave” - April 1989(Japan Only) - NAMCO - Arcade 12.) Bucky O'Hare - Tomoko Sumiyama - “Center of Magma Tanker” - January 31, 1992 - KONAMI - NES 13.) Flashback: The Quest for Identity - Jean Baudlot & Fabrice Visserot - “Conrad’s Memories” - 1992 - Delphine Software/U.S Gold - Sega Genesis 14.) Super Meat Boy - Danny Baranowsky - "McLarty Party People, Ballad of the Burning Squirrel & Rocket Rider - October 20, 2010 - Team Meat - Xbox 360, Windows PC, OS X, PS4, Wii U & Linux 15.) Sonic Generations - Jun Senoue ,Naofumi Hataya ,Kenichi Tokoi ,Tomoya Ohtani ,Richard Jacques ,Yutaka Minobe & Yasufumi Fukuda - "Rooftop Run (Act 1)” - November 1, 2011 - Sonic Team/SEGA - PS3, XBOX 360, 3DS & Windows PC 16.) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Koji Kondo - “Flower Garden” - October 4, 1995 - Nintendo - SNES 17.) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima & Kouji Murata - “Dwelling of Doom (Mansion)” - December 1, 1988 - KONAMI - NES 18.) The First Samurai - Artrmis & Ica - “Battle Field, 1730" - 1993 - Vivid Image/Kemco Corporation - SNES 19.) Mega Man ZX Advent - Ippo Yamada, Masaki Suzuki, Ryo Kawakami, Kōji Hayama, Luna Umegaki & Akari Kaida - “Target Chaser“ - October 23, 2007 - Inti Creates/CAPCOM - Nintendo DS 20.) Shovel Knight - Jake Kaufman & Manami Matsumae - "Fighting with All of Our Might” - June 26, 2014 - Yacht Club Games - Windows PC, Mac OS X, Linux, PSN, 3DS, Wii U & XBLA Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs FB: www.facebook.com/groups/vgmrevivalhour/ Tumblr: retro-vgm-revival-hour.tumblr.com/