I’ve always been a sucker for platform games. I still remember playing Mario Bros for hours and hours. The concepts were so simple - run through the level, jump on the bad guys, don’t fall in the holes.
Apparently I’m not alone in my love for platform games. Gamasutra has just published a 32 page feature covering the top-selling platform games of today and the past - A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today’s Best-Selling Platform Games.
If you’re interested in writing your own platform game, or just learning what makes the best platform games so much fun, I encourage you to spend some time reading this article.
If you’re interested in platform games then I recommend Stompy’s Revenge, made by one of the developers at gamedev.net (Stompy9999.)
You can see the showcase for it and download it here: http://www.gamedev.net/community/gds/viewentry.asp?projectid=399033
I love the site and your tutorials have been a big help!
Thanks for the kind words Donald. I’ll check out Stompy’s Revenge. I’m glad you’re enjoying the site.