Podcast: Genre Study – Platformers (Part 2)

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This week Fred and Jam wrap up the platformer genre study. They start with analysis the 16-bit era, which many consider to be the pinnacle of 2D platforming, and then move on to 3D. 3D platformers were an interesting impasse in that they marked the future of game technology and design while also making way for a strong batch of platformers that refused the third dimension.

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Written by Fred Rojas

February 24, 2016 at 11:00 am

Posted in podcast

Tagged with another world, castlevania, crash bandicoot, donkey kong country, flashback, jumping flash, klonoa, oddworld, out of this world, pandemonium, prince of persia, rayman, sonic the hedgehog, super mario 64, super mario world, symphony of the night, zool

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