Top 10 2D Platformers

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  • Some of the best games and characters came from 2D Platformers. This is by far the hardest Top 10 I've ever had to make, so I had to set some ground rules for myself: 1) only one platforming game per franchise, and 2) no Metroidvania games (that's a list for another day). Let's jump into my Top 10 2D Platformers of all time!
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  • @cybersketcher1130
    @cybersketcher1130 3 роки тому +898

    Can't wait for the metroidvania list.

    • @residentgrey
      @residentgrey 3 роки тому +4

      The rom hacks related to both can be their own.

    • @DoctorKidemonas
      @DoctorKidemonas 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @dimitridionissiou1000
      @dimitridionissiou1000 3 роки тому +41

      Agreed. Ori and Hollow Knight automatically deserve a place in that list

    • @DoctorKidemonas
      @DoctorKidemonas 3 роки тому +5

      @@dimitridionissiou1000 Ori and it's sequel are some of my all time favorites

    • @chesspunk489
      @chesspunk489 3 роки тому +5

      @@dimitridionissiou1000 I think hollow knight sucks.

  • @RobertIDK
    @RobertIDK 3 роки тому +565

    The note about Super Meat Boy kick-starting the indie revolution is so true. I genuinely remember that game being absolutely huge, and thinking "wait, this is an indie game?" because to my knowledge at that time, we'd never seen an independently developed and published game reach that insane level of popularity. Crazy to think how it's not uncommon for an independent game like Among Us to become the next big thing. Times have really changed

    • @adampalmer3767
      @adampalmer3767 3 роки тому +2

      DaVinci???

    • @MonkeyDBatman
      @MonkeyDBatman 3 роки тому +9

      Minecraft and terraria are indie games

    • @karmicrespite5737
      @karmicrespite5737 3 роки тому +17

      @@MonkeyDBatman Both of which released AFTER Meatboy (Meatboy in 2010, Minecraft in late 2011, and Terraria in early 2011). Super Meat Boy was released when Newgrounds was super hyped up so there was already an audience aware of the game and it really gained a following when it released. Indies have their big games now for sure, and this isn't to downplay Minecraft at all, but the note was "KICK-STARTing the indie revolution", not "continuing and improving on it"

    • @MonkeyDBatman
      @MonkeyDBatman 3 роки тому +3

      @@karmicrespite5737 You were able to play minecraft since 2009 and was extremely popular

    • @MystiaLore
      @MystiaLore 3 роки тому +6

      Did Super Meat Boy came before Cave Story ?

  • @pascalg.-berardi9242
    @pascalg.-berardi9242 3 роки тому +51

    Nice list, I just feel Rayman Legends deserves a spot. So much levels, so much content, so much humor, so much imagination, the game feels fresh and alive from beginning to end.

  • @jadenmamangon9016
    @jadenmamangon9016 3 роки тому +220

    Rayman Legends is easily my favorite 2D platformer of all time.

    • @sh3k3l
      @sh3k3l 3 роки тому +13

      You earned my respect although I feel differently

    • @TigerGreene
      @TigerGreene 3 роки тому +5

      Me too!

    • @protobuster12
      @protobuster12 3 роки тому +1

      Mine is either SMW or NSMB (yes, don’t hate me)

    • @moister3727
      @moister3727 3 роки тому +5

      That game is so gooood

    • @novicenoobtube450
      @novicenoobtube450 3 роки тому +5

      I prefer rayman origins simply cause its harder

  • @enot2140
    @enot2140 3 роки тому +483

    "One game per franchise"
    Me: So, only 1 Mario game, Jirard, right?
    Jirard: Well yes, but...

    • @amphibiousRV
      @amphibiousRV 3 роки тому +13

      But like, the SML2 footage was from a ROM hack, so that doesn't count, right?

    • @Blue_Streak_Studios
      @Blue_Streak_Studios 3 роки тому +6

      @@amphibiousRV yoshi's island, super Mario world

    • @amphibiousRV
      @amphibiousRV 3 роки тому +2

      @@Blue_Streak_Studios I'm aware, just pointing out something funny

    • @BabusGameRoom
      @BabusGameRoom 3 роки тому +21

      It's not Mario, it's Mario LAND. And Mario WORLD. And Mario...New Super...OKAY WHATEVER IT'S HIS LIST
      (j/k =D )

    • @josephhawkins7974
      @josephhawkins7974 3 роки тому +7

      I legit do consider those as separate series since they're considered separate by Nintendo too. Like, they only released Mario Land games portably (3D Land on 3DS, 3D World on WiiU and now Switch), and the land games have had different power ups and controls since it's inception. Yoshi's Island has been the basis for the Yoshi series of games ever since, including Story, Wooly World, and Crafted World.

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica 3 роки тому +493

    My favourite 2D platformer is looking out the window in a car ride as a kid and imagining someone parkouring across the buildings and pylons.
    YES! OTHER PEOPLE SAW IMAGINARY SKATEBOARDERS TOO! I HAVE CREATED THE BEST REPLY SECTION IN UA-cam HISTORY!

    • @jaykelley103
      @jaykelley103 3 роки тому +13

      Godlike comment

    • @EthanMastercrafter
      @EthanMastercrafter 3 роки тому +17

      YESSS, only it was my hand running and doing all the tricks

    • @94NLukasz
      @94NLukasz 3 роки тому +12

      This + some variations like Tarzan or Spider-Man swinging on their lianes/webs across the buildings depending on a last movie we saw

    • @EthanMastercrafter
      @EthanMastercrafter 3 роки тому +1

      @Kat Yunis EXACTLY I KNEW I WASN'T ALONE WITH THIS

    • @boywonder1390
      @boywonder1390 3 роки тому +5

      So there are others....

  • @ickybobclay26
    @ickybobclay26 3 роки тому +83

    Rayman Legends might be my favorite or at least top 3. The music levels are so awesome

    • @loganbuternowsky4634
      @loganbuternowsky4634 3 роки тому +1

      Couldn't agree more

    • @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214
      @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @myzog
      @myzog 2 роки тому

      Yep

    • @ilikespacedinosaurs
      @ilikespacedinosaurs Рік тому

      Same, best graphics of any 2d platformer I've ever played and super fun controls and physics. Only issue is it could be a biiit more challenging, but that might just be me playing it so much it stopped being as hard for me. This is the first game i've 100% collected everything. Also includes most of the Rayman Origins levels. I want another Rayman game so bad

  • @SupremeMarioGamer
    @SupremeMarioGamer 3 роки тому +129

    Since 10 is too little, here's some more Jirard snubbed:
    - Kirby: Planet Robobot is the BEST Kirby game with a great sci-fi twist
    - Fez is one hell of a platformer with simple yet great use of perspective
    - Braid is smart about how it makes you use time rewinding
    Rayman Legends is peak 2D Rayman (Origins is good too)
    - the Wario Land series IN GENERAL is a fun series that no one talks about
    - Klonoa is 2.5D so it kinda doesn't count but it should
    - Freedom Planet is as good as any of Sonic's best games
    - Oddworld is Caddy's favorite for good reason
    - Shantae & the Pirate's Curse is a fantastic entryway for Metroidvania, even moreso than Hollow Knight

    • @SylvainHunter
      @SylvainHunter 3 роки тому +2

      Thank you for including Klonoa! Too many people sleep on the series.

    • @sophesque
      @sophesque 3 роки тому +4

      Also check out The End Is Nigh! It's another 2D platformer from Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy) but it seems to have slipped under most people's radars.

    • @evinh111
      @evinh111 3 роки тому +1

      Ori and the Blind Forest too!

    • @AndroidHarris
      @AndroidHarris 3 роки тому +3

      Way better list. Wish the completionist didn't have 4 mario games.

    • @l.n.3372
      @l.n.3372 3 роки тому

      Although I enjoyed Planet Robobot, I found it a bit lacking compared to Triple Deluxe. Not sure what everyone loves more about Robobot tbh. I felt like Deluxe had better music, bosses, and levels overall.

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 3 роки тому +281

    Jirard: One game per franchise
    Also Jirard: Puts three Mario games on the list.

    • @minermole101
      @minermole101 3 роки тому +6

      Would it be 4 if you counted Donkey Kong?

    • @dankolord
      @dankolord 3 роки тому +29

      @@minermole101 No. Donkey Kong games are made by Nintendo but that doesn't mean its a mario game. Is Kirby a mario game? No.

    • @minermole101
      @minermole101 3 роки тому +9

      @@dankolord but like Yoshi and Wario, Donkey Kong is also pretty involved in the Mario universe.

    • @dankolord
      @dankolord 3 роки тому +20

      @@minermole101 *Mario Game* not *Mario Universe*

    • @minermole101
      @minermole101 3 роки тому +1

      @@dankolord not to mention that Mario (or Jump Man at the time) wouldn't have been a thing without Donkey Kong. And using that inspiration, there are Mario vs Donkey Kong games. Oh, and don't forget Super Mario Odyssey (at least in terms of references and what not, both in street names, the city itself, and Pauline's memories). If you want, I can count spin-off series such as MarioKart, the sports games, or even Mario Party. Of course I won't go as far as to include Smash Bros as that's something entirely different.

  • @coreymyers5321
    @coreymyers5321 3 роки тому +248

    I have a feeling that most of these game would be on Jirard’s Top 20 best games ever.

    • @erikschwarzkopf7417
      @erikschwarzkopf7417 3 роки тому +2

      Well seeing as how they were top 10, I bet they'd even be on a top 100

    • @lukewilliams6083
      @lukewilliams6083 3 роки тому +2

      @@erikschwarzkopf7417 this is a top 10 2D platformer list, OP was talking about a list of his all time favorite games of all time.

    • @Artjoxas
      @Artjoxas 3 роки тому

      @@lukewilliams6083 all time favorites of all time you say? Please go on.

    • @mydogeatspuke
      @mydogeatspuke 3 роки тому +1

      One of the first sentences said that they were among the best games ever made and also his favourite genre so there's probably a reason you "have a feeling." He literally told you as much. In the first 20 seconds of the video. Well done, you're psychic!

    • @lukewilliams6083
      @lukewilliams6083 3 роки тому

      @@Artjoxas I was very tired when I wrote that. Oh well, we all make mistakes.

  • @TheLonelyGoomba
    @TheLonelyGoomba 3 роки тому +167

    Dude I'm happy to see The Impossible Lair in this list. It was the first to pop in my mind upon seeing the video but I didn't think it would make it on the list.
    I really loved that game. Was so good.
    Having said that, I'm surprised Tropical Freeze wasn't on the list.

    • @psifox5102
      @psifox5102 3 роки тому +2

      AYE!

    • @ProTayToeGamer
      @ProTayToeGamer 3 роки тому +2

      True dat

    • @Gran.Estratega
      @Gran.Estratega 3 роки тому +10

      I would have chosen DK Country: Tropical Freeze over Super Mario Land 2.

    • @nathanmcdougall2232
      @nathanmcdougall2232 3 роки тому +17

      I think he didn’t include it because he already had Donky Kong Country 2 at number one. Remember he said at the start that there could only be one entry from each franchise.

    • @XCM666
      @XCM666 3 роки тому

      @@nathanmcdougall2232 Whilst including 3 Mario games. Heck, he included Super Mario World 1 & 2. If those aren't the same franchise, I don't know what is.

  • @duskglider8906
    @duskglider8906 3 роки тому +44

    “We are officially done with the Mario universe” *goes strait to yoshis island *
    😂

  • @carrotmaster8521
    @carrotmaster8521 3 роки тому +101

    Got me excited showing Rayman Legends at the beginning

    • @rhysalexander182
      @rhysalexander182 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah, such a tease!

    • @HenryDoohickeyII
      @HenryDoohickeyII 3 роки тому +2

      I know right?

    • @kullundee
      @kullundee 3 роки тому +1

      The audacity

    • @frankk.9834
      @frankk.9834 3 роки тому +2

      Guess Jirard holds some kind of grudge against Rayman Legends for never reaching Awesomness Level 11 and therefore never completing it.

    • @LagginPotato
      @LagginPotato 3 роки тому

      Unpopular opinion: the original Rayman is the best Rayman game

  • @maddoggnick96
    @maddoggnick96 3 роки тому +59

    I almost expected The Messenger here, but then I remembered it becomes a MetroidVania later on.

  • @MidniteAndBeyond
    @MidniteAndBeyond 3 роки тому +20

    Donkey Kong Country was my first video game and it still withstands the test of time as being one of my favorite games of all time. The Donkey Kong Country series is pure and utter brilliance, from the music to the characters to the visuals. Everything about it is unmatched perfection. I know Nintendo is busy with celebrating Mario, Zelda and Pokemon anniversaries right now, but I would LOVE to see a celebration of Donkey Kong Country's upcoming 30th anniversary. It would be a dream come true to have all 3 original DKC games remade in the Tropical Freeze engine (or something entirely different) and re-released in a bundle of sheer awesomeness!

  • @Past0rM4n
    @Past0rM4n 3 роки тому +9

    Super Mario World was not just my first mario game, but it was first video game. My mom and I would play that game together and it's one of the earliest memories I have. I am so happy to see it appear on this list and for the flood of wonderful memories of my mom. I miss her so much, thank you.

  • @just9019
    @just9019 3 роки тому +46

    Tropical Freeze might be my favorite due to how great the level design in that game was. I like the older DK games but TF feels like it progressed the series forward in terms of gameplay

    • @smcfirefly
      @smcfirefly 3 роки тому +7

      One of the best OSTs as well!

    • @vslazer6728
      @vslazer6728 3 роки тому +9

      Easily my favorite 2D platformer. I've tried the originals and I just don't connect with them but Tropical Freeze is a masterpiece to me.

    • @JJ_5289
      @JJ_5289 3 роки тому +7

      I agree! i love all the dkc games but tropical freeze took it to another level

    • @jjc4924
      @jjc4924 3 роки тому +1

      Is it better than Return?

    • @vslazer6728
      @vslazer6728 3 роки тому +5

      @@jjc4924 I'd say so (only by a little though). Returns leans on obvious world and level theming, but Tropical Freeze's levels and worlds are all so uniquely and well themed. Also the soundtrack is much better than Returns.

  • @RonkeyRong
    @RonkeyRong 3 роки тому +54

    I feel blessed to having growing up with most of these games. Yoshis island and dkc2 were a massive part of my childhood.

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 3 роки тому

      These are some of the the greatest games of 1995!

    • @deathsnitemaresinfullust2269
      @deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 3 роки тому

      Haa!
      Born in 84. Stuff really Was Awesome to grow up with.👍

    • @brandonconstantine3853
      @brandonconstantine3853 3 роки тому +2

      Same, my sister & I played them endlessly in the 90's when we were young kids. Not a day goes by that I don't wish I could revisit those good old days.

    • @yunogasai1338
      @yunogasai1338 3 роки тому +1

      I unfortunately only got to experience yoshi's island on GBA. It's one of my favorites on the console. I still haven't beat those extra levels though lol. It's a game I love revisiting.

  • @mrburns805
    @mrburns805 2 роки тому +7

    I’m surprised tropical freeze isn’t on the list. It’s so well executed and creative.

    • @97alexk
      @97alexk 7 місяців тому +2

      It really is the best 2D platformer.

  • @PantaPomf
    @PantaPomf 3 роки тому +32

    Jirard: "Only one game per franchise"
    *Adds 3 Mario games*
    Jirard never failing our expectations once again

  • @karlwest49
    @karlwest49 3 роки тому +103

    Jirard: You can't go wrong with any of the games in the X series.
    The 7th entry in the X series: BURN!!! BURN TO THE GROUND!!!
    Sorry, I had to. Great list though!

    • @ataberkdedemen9802
      @ataberkdedemen9802 3 роки тому +14

      6th X game is also notorious.

    • @GmodPlusWoW
      @GmodPlusWoW 3 роки тому +4

      My thoughts too.

    • @SuperPlaytendo
      @SuperPlaytendo 3 роки тому +6

      X6 is awful

    • @bobafett4265
      @bobafett4265 3 роки тому +2

      Nice Avatar Karlwest.

    • @bobafett4265
      @bobafett4265 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah it's Kat from Gravity Rush, I played those games and enjoyed them, especially 2 that game kicks all kinds of ass.

  • @bamboebahr2470
    @bamboebahr2470 3 роки тому +57

    "If you hate Yoshi, go get help"
    *GrandPooBear starts nervously sweating*

    • @z.v4053
      @z.v4053 3 роки тому +2

      I was thinking the same lmao, best comment ever!

    • @Muffin_Pants1
      @Muffin_Pants1 3 роки тому +4

      Was even funnier when he shouts out GrandPooBear when discussing Super Mario World

    • @gregmasciola3332
      @gregmasciola3332 3 роки тому +3

      GPB loves Yoshi to death... literally.

    • @dickhammerbush172
      @dickhammerbush172 3 роки тому

      15:00

    • @lilwyvern4
      @lilwyvern4 3 роки тому

      Does he actually hate Yoshi as a character, or is it just the fact that Dinobro tends to be reduced to a mere stepping stone in kaizo hacks?

  • @Christopher-bl2un
    @Christopher-bl2un 3 роки тому +7

    The lack of Tropical Freeze makes me want to ask Eddie to let me go back to my home

  • @PalmelaHanderson
    @PalmelaHanderson 3 роки тому +5

    One game not mentioned: I played Gris very soon after the death of my mother, not knowing what the game was about. That game will always have a place in my heart. Thinking about it gets me emotional even now. It's more of a mix of like a narrative adventure and a puzzle game with light platforming elements, but I don't play enough side scrollers to separate them that finely.

    • @krakler
      @krakler 11 місяців тому

      I agree, Gris is a perfect game and deserves way more attention.

  • @jrich5795
    @jrich5795 3 роки тому +13

    Love how you give so much respect to DKC2. It is an impeccable game that truly does not get enough credit it deserves.

    • @CaptainCoolzCT-
      @CaptainCoolzCT- 2 роки тому +1

      Personally my favourite DKC is Tropical Freeze but my second favourite is DKC2 and DKCR tied. DKC2 is super underrated.

  • @foxskirata
    @foxskirata 3 роки тому +22

    "People like to MENTION Super Mario Bros. 2 USA..."
    *Dunkey has entered the chat*

  • @GrandPOOBear
    @GrandPOOBear 3 роки тому +132

    :) I enjoyed this video:)

    • @JawnGG
      @JawnGG 3 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @ponchopi
      @ponchopi 3 роки тому +2

      you enjoyed cuz you were in the video lol

    • @glukkon666
      @glukkon666 3 роки тому

      That quick GPB cameo.

    • @emregul13
      @emregul13 2 роки тому

      And that is okay...

  • @glennrugar9248
    @glennrugar9248 3 роки тому +10

    That metroidvania list will be epic.

  • @darkcloak100
    @darkcloak100 3 роки тому +38

    For me it's Super Mario World at the top of the list with DKC2 as a great second.

    • @placeholdername3123
      @placeholdername3123 3 роки тому +3

      I personally have celeste as my favorite (if we are still going by the no metroidvania rule) (oh also kirby's epic yarn is close)

    • @admanwhitmer
      @admanwhitmer 3 роки тому

      This is the way

    • @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214
      @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed, Super Mario World is one of these Games that Everyone should Play at least 1 Time in their Lives

    • @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214
      @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 3 роки тому +1

      @@placeholdername3123 Hollow Knight?

    • @placeholdername3123
      @placeholdername3123 3 роки тому +2

      @@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 yeah lol hollow knight complicates things

  • @SoggyHotDoggy
    @SoggyHotDoggy 3 роки тому +6

    Shovel Knight caught me completely off guard and ended up becoming one of my favorite video games.

  • @umdofevy
    @umdofevy 3 роки тому +3

    I am personally so happy you included Super Mario Land 2: The 6 Golden Coins. It was a game I grew up with and played over and over throughout my childhood and it saddens me that the creativity shown in this game wouldn't continue throughout further Mario sequels. Each level was so inventive as to what enemies there were, what themes were laid out... there were secrets everywhere too! Truly a unique, wonderful game.

  • @Primarina341
    @Primarina341 3 роки тому +23

    "Only one game per franchise"
    Oh thank god, i thought at least three of the games where just going to be mario.

    • @akumakami9727
      @akumakami9727 3 роки тому +1

      I mean... technically 😂

    • @shroomfruit345
      @shroomfruit345 3 роки тому

      Yesn’t

    • @deedd4401
      @deedd4401 3 роки тому

      eggsactly

    • @mattr7994
      @mattr7994 3 роки тому +1

      I was afraid two of them would be the two Super Mario World games.

  • @propandapower7633
    @propandapower7633 3 роки тому +75

    When the Celeste music started playing when you were talking about Yoshi’s Island, it totally didn’t click for me that you would include Celeste on the list, I just figured you liked the music.

    • @frogg4711
      @frogg4711 3 роки тому +9

      How could he not include celeste

    • @propandapower7633
      @propandapower7633 3 роки тому +1

      @@frogg4711 I agree, but as someone who doesn’t have Celeste yet, it’s easy to forget it and exists

    • @samirfarag6568
      @samirfarag6568 3 роки тому +11

      @@propandapower7633 even though I don't really play a lot of 2d platformers Celeste is one of my favourite games ever I cannot recommend it enough if you're thinking of getting it and needed that final push to convince you here it is, I 100% recommend you get it it won't disappoint

    • @daniellebackus819
      @daniellebackus819 3 роки тому +4

      @@samirfarag6568 I agree. I don’t particularly love 2D platformers (I’m more of a tactical RPG/simulation person), but Celeste is amazing.

    • @propandapower7633
      @propandapower7633 3 роки тому +1

      @@samirfarag6568 I know, I’m planning on getting it, but I’m getting a laptop later this year, so I figured why not just wait.

  • @billygordon1232
    @billygordon1232 3 роки тому +6

    Jirard: "You can't go wrong with any of the Mega Man X games"
    Me: "Uhhh, X6 and X7, no?"

  • @HeyyWill
    @HeyyWill 3 роки тому

    So happy you went for Super Mario World while also getting my other favourite SNES platformers in there too...you nailed this list man and you can tell how much they all meant to you! Big love as always ❤️

  • @TheGms24
    @TheGms24 3 роки тому

    HUGE PLAYS throwing DKC2 at number 1 I love it and have always wondered why every episode of yours features a song or remix but didn't have its own dedicated episode! Its also my #1 platformer and top 5 all time

  • @SpookyAzzHero
    @SpookyAzzHero 3 роки тому +60

    "One game per franchise" continues to put three mario games to the list lmao

    • @aidanredding8058
      @aidanredding8058 3 роки тому +24

      I'd say Yoshi's Island is just a Yoshi game with Mario in the title, so that doesn't count. Mario Land 2 however, that's a Mario game.

    • @aymanaboufarise4346
      @aymanaboufarise4346 3 роки тому +3

      Yoshis isnt a mario game idiot

    • @DontGiveUp_Skeleton
      @DontGiveUp_Skeleton 3 роки тому +25

      @@aymanaboufarise4346 "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island"

    • @SpookyAzzHero
      @SpookyAzzHero 3 роки тому +7

      @@aidanredding8058 I kinda agree but its close enough to mario game for me to just left one more spot for another franchise

    • @oranjolt
      @oranjolt 3 роки тому +4

      @@aymanaboufarise4346 be nicer about it atleast.

  • @Summer_turtle_
    @Summer_turtle_ 3 роки тому +55

    The amount of god 2D games is insane tbh considered how many 3D games are around now

    • @JDforlife09
      @JDforlife09 3 роки тому +4

      So true! There are still many games from the 80s and 90s that are so much better than the games nowadays. Especially in the platformer and RPG genre

    • @andromidius
      @andromidius 3 роки тому +4

      Honestly I think the improvements in technology have been to 2D's benefit. Old platformers were great - but new ones make perfect use of improved graphics, finer control movements and increased RAM capacity for bigger and better level design.

  • @FedJimSmith
    @FedJimSmith 3 роки тому +1

    love your commentary and your game choices, please keep this series coming

  • @korpman
    @korpman 8 місяців тому

    Your top pick surprised me to say the least and I couldn’t be more happier about it ! That game is my childhood favorite. Just good memories of staying at my grandmas house and playing her snes. The best nostalgia ever man.

  • @RaggleFraggle123
    @RaggleFraggle123 3 роки тому +6

    I really thought he was gonna mention Rayman Legends.

  • @tylorian5168
    @tylorian5168 3 роки тому +4

    Glad to see another fan of Super Mario World! That is what I call “Huge Plays”!

    • @unlimited8410
      @unlimited8410 3 роки тому +1

      Glad to see there is another one too!

  • @gray41462
    @gray41462 Рік тому +1

    Great list, don’t agree with all your entries but that doesnt matter I love hearing your perspective on each one

  • @andrewh84
    @andrewh84 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic 10/10 I LOVE how you had Celeste in here! As a recommendation I'd love to see a video of the 10 hardest 2d platforms :)

  • @scubbydoi7444
    @scubbydoi7444 3 роки тому +4

    Well you can say what you want, but my favorite 2d Mario game has to be Super Mario Maker 2.

  • @COBOL
    @COBOL 3 роки тому +3

    Can we agree there's a "3 kings" engraved in history. Untochable in the ages: Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Yoshi's Island will always make top 10 in any list, like forever... . Such classics...

  • @danybelisle3923
    @danybelisle3923 3 роки тому

    Love your video and the way you talk about those game , you make me wanna discover some game or when you give your rating it helo me decide if i wanna or not conplette de game. Tanks dor all your work Girard :)

  • @Borispirit
    @Borispirit 3 роки тому

    Great video brother.. I can’t even argue with your list it’s pretty solid to me

  • @TheGodofweak
    @TheGodofweak 3 роки тому +3

    Man, the day the completionist episode on DKC2 comes out, I'm gonna bawl my eyes out.

  • @Mephelis11
    @Mephelis11 3 роки тому +8

    I just finished Horace and it's one of the best 2D platformers I have ever played

  • @sublimekicksazz114
    @sublimekicksazz114 3 роки тому

    your # 2 is my number 1 all time favorite game! this list is great! wish it had some honorable mentions though. like the messenger, played that game cause of one of your videos and you were right! it's a fantastic game! thanks for being awesome Jirard. keep up the good work!

  • @strain42
    @strain42 3 роки тому

    Hey Jirard, this was a GREAT list. For real. You had a solid balance of old and new, mainstream and indie. Just a wonderfully well balanced list.
    I'm not really sure what my favorites would be, but it'd probably include Kirby's Epic Yarn, Ristar, and Nihilumbra, all of which I don't think get enough love.

  • @matwu
    @matwu 3 роки тому +5

    I knew it wouldn't happen but I was hoping for Spelunky none the less.

  • @yunus8750
    @yunus8750 3 роки тому +4

    And thus begins Jirard's most indecisive hours as he makes the most difficult list he has ever (and will have ever) made.

  • @michaelspianochannel
    @michaelspianochannel 3 роки тому

    Great vid man! Love your top tens

  • @jacobwilkinson5479
    @jacobwilkinson5479 3 роки тому +2

    I don’t know if he has ever played it but I always absolutely loved the platforming in N, N+ and N++ it just feels so fluid and a really good balance of physics and cool movement.

  • @aymanaboufarise4346
    @aymanaboufarise4346 3 роки тому +63

    Honorable mention : Cuphead

    • @tolstartheking
      @tolstartheking Рік тому +18

      Cuphead is less focused on platforming and is more of a boss rush. So I feel that it is an entirely different thing and is not a 2d platformer.

    • @theunholybanana4745
      @theunholybanana4745 11 місяців тому

      @@tolstartheking sonic mania is just holding right, the fun is from going fast through fairly easy platforming.
      Cuphead is a bosh rush but the whole game is difficult platforming.

    • @bubbeats5606
      @bubbeats5606 11 місяців тому

      *celeste*

    • @miamimagicians
      @miamimagicians 7 місяців тому

      Cuphead is a fantastic game which doesn’t have jack shit on sonic to Mario three Mario world symphony of the night etc. Cuphead should’ve come out in 1991. It would’ve been a bigger hit.

    • @3emad.065
      @3emad.065 5 місяців тому

      @@miamimagiciansbigger than being mentioned all the time as one of the greatest games?

  • @Nathaniel-to6ei
    @Nathaniel-to6ei 3 роки тому +5

    Needed to come down to the comments to shout out "Super Castlevania!"

  • @TheCreepypro
    @TheCreepypro 3 роки тому

    not only do I whole heartedly agree with the list since most of these are some of my favorite games of all time I agree with your musical tastes as well since I own most of the original soundtracks and have picked up so many remixes of the music over the years, these games are just the gifts that keep on giving

  • @DocBrewskie
    @DocBrewskie 2 роки тому +1

    I’m playing Shantae & the pirates curse right now. Absolutely loving it. The cut scene are a bit awkward wt the clothing the girls are rocking but the game is fun af. I got away from 2D games for yrs but I’m happy to get back to my roots.

  • @strrjms
    @strrjms 3 роки тому +34

    Ranking the top 10 2D platformers has to be like choosing the top 10 foods. They’re all good (or bad) for a specific reason.

    • @darkcloak100
      @darkcloak100 3 роки тому +1

      That can be said for just about anything

    • @TheWillrocks51
      @TheWillrocks51 3 роки тому

      That literally describes anything

    • @strrjms
      @strrjms 3 роки тому

      Guys, guys. What I’m trying to say is ranking foods is incredibly hard, and so is ranking 2D platformers.

    • @TheWillrocks51
      @TheWillrocks51 3 роки тому

      @@strrjms yeah, the message wasn’t lost on us. We got it. What we’re saying is ranking anything can be hard for that exact set of reason. Ranking dogs is hard because some dogs are good (or bad) for a specific reason. The comment was just dumb not confusing

    • @conaldeugenepeterson2147
      @conaldeugenepeterson2147 3 роки тому

      @@TheWillrocks51 the comment makes perfect sense. It’s not their fault people like to nitpick and suck the fun out of everything.

  • @RetroMoments
    @RetroMoments 3 роки тому +3

    Oh yes! Really happy to see the number 1 game reaching the spot it deserves!

  • @Sanfaso
    @Sanfaso 3 роки тому

    Love the list, i was hoping for some platformer i didn't knew but it wasn't the case this time, just a little sad the messenger wasn't here tough

  • @XBusterZero
    @XBusterZero 3 роки тому +1

    If the Completionist does end up doing a top 10 Metroidvania list...I sure hope he ends up playing Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom before then lol. It really is an astounding piece of work.

  • @Ellicess
    @Ellicess 3 роки тому +5

    Is he ever gonna complete Shovel Knight Treasure Trove?

  • @theepicgamer5612
    @theepicgamer5612 3 роки тому +26

    Where’s rayman it’s one of the best platformer of the last generation

    • @bubbyjon
      @bubbyjon 3 роки тому +7

      It should be here, but I am just assuming that he is looking at this through the perspective of a completionist, and the levels of awesomeness, are horrific, especially reaching max level for the achievements

    • @DarthRaichu
      @DarthRaichu 3 роки тому

      I mean I’m pretty sure he didn’t like the completion process of ray man that much so that will affect his opinion

    • @frydsaman6857
      @frydsaman6857 3 роки тому +4

      Rayman legends should be top 3 at least wtf

    • @dankolord
      @dankolord 3 роки тому +1

      @@bubbyjon That's not an excuse to not including at least Origins.

    • @bubbyjon
      @bubbyjon 3 роки тому

      @@dankolord most likely hasn't played origins

  • @TriforceOfCaz
    @TriforceOfCaz 3 роки тому

    Everyone who has followed you or your content for more than 5 minutes automatically knew what #1 would be. Great list!

  • @bravacentauri3118
    @bravacentauri3118 3 роки тому

    Super Mario Land 2 came out when I was 9 and I adored it so much that I'm pretty sure it's the reason I'm still gaming nearly 3 decades later.
    Thanks for showing it some love!

  • @thepenguinsrafterme
    @thepenguinsrafterme 3 роки тому +4

    You don’t suck, and I now have an irrational fear of dkc2

  • @Crazy_Gamer_OG
    @Crazy_Gamer_OG 3 роки тому +4

    Jirard: "1 game per series"
    Also Jirard: Puts 3 Mario games on the list

  • @nicol4578
    @nicol4578 3 роки тому +1

    10:48 satisfying is the key word to describe Shovel Knight. I don't know what is it exactly, but that game just gets you addicted to it.

  • @Liriand
    @Liriand 3 роки тому

    Honestly, great list! 2D platformers are probably my favourite style of gaming (I'm including metroidvania style in this as well)!

  • @tannerboyle6540
    @tannerboyle6540 3 роки тому +21

    I want a best metroidvanias list just so I can see hollow knight on there.

    • @amirphoenix2327
      @amirphoenix2327 3 роки тому +1

      he can put silksong in there as well, doesn't matter it didn't came out yet

    • @Ray_2112
      @Ray_2112 3 роки тому

      The obsession with HK is kinda ridiculous by now... it's a great game, yes, but now move on.

    • @tannerboyle6540
      @tannerboyle6540 3 роки тому +3

      @@Ray_2112 no.

    • @0TTERBRO
      @0TTERBRO 3 роки тому

      @@Ray_2112 ? You're the one who labeled it obsession my dude. Oot obsession much? Botw? Splatoon? Fire emblem? Binding of Isaac? Undertale & Sans? Banjo Kazooie? People are fans of tons of games and if they love it so be it, let them be

    • @taffles7498
      @taffles7498 2 роки тому

      @@Ray_2112 shutup

  • @scrumptioushumanbeing2268
    @scrumptioushumanbeing2268 3 роки тому +10

    i would put rayman legends in the top 10 instead of two mario games.

  • @InsomniacGamr
    @InsomniacGamr 3 роки тому

    Love the list!!! Like most are saying in the comments now do your top 10 metroidvania games!

  • @mysoullovessoul558
    @mysoullovessoul558 3 роки тому

    Great list. So many classics. Thanks Jirard..! x

  • @TimeGodDioBrando
    @TimeGodDioBrando 3 роки тому +21

    Speaking of Banjo, I really want Banjo-Threeie.

    • @Christofly
      @Christofly 3 роки тому +2

      You and everybody else, bud

    • @wariodude128
      @wariodude128 3 роки тому +1

      *cries in Nuts and Bolts*

  • @prawnk1ng
    @prawnk1ng 3 роки тому +3

    If donkey kong country on SNES is not top 3 I’m gonna be mad.
    Edit: I’m calm.

  • @Zephhi
    @Zephhi 3 роки тому

    Funny enough that I beat Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair today and see it in your video just hovering over the thumbnail. I really like the game a lot

  • @eruptionmedia2382
    @eruptionmedia2382 3 роки тому

    Love these videos Jirard. Great list 👊🏻🔥

  • @huntergiauque9844
    @huntergiauque9844 3 роки тому +3

    If only he'd play Spelunky. Wouldn't be on his top 10 though

  • @spooderman6312
    @spooderman6312 3 роки тому +3

    i love that companies are returning to these, it feels good and like they CARE about their properties

  • @massdefection
    @massdefection 3 роки тому

    Already got my Huge Plays shirt my dude, it's definitely in my weekly wardrobe now.

  • @Dane2Blame
    @Dane2Blame 3 роки тому

    This list is perfect love your channel!

  • @rkplay
    @rkplay 3 роки тому +43

    SONIC?

    • @Eminster
      @Eminster 3 роки тому +6

      Uhh yeah

    • @mechashadow
      @mechashadow 3 роки тому +2

      PROM?

    • @chaotixcompany1427
      @chaotixcompany1427 3 роки тому +12

      Yeah any good 2D Sonic game can smoke everyone else without trying. 3D is the only reason Sonic even has a bad rap. If he never had 3D to begin with, nobody would even say anything bad about him.

    • @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214
      @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 3 роки тому

      Caralho não tava esperando te ver aqui

    • @jaydenc367
      @jaydenc367 3 роки тому +2

      @@chaotixcompany1427 anything else? Eh...no. Also many would say sonic 4 sucked.

  • @horstvazinksi3408
    @horstvazinksi3408 3 роки тому +3

    Him: "NO metroidvanias, just 2D platformers"
    Also him: "Here's a semi-3D platformer"
    Also him: "Here's Megaman"

    • @insertnamehere3045
      @insertnamehere3045 3 роки тому +3

      Both of those games are 2d platformers. 2d platformer is a genre not an art style so yooka laylee is fine despite having a 2.5D art style. And I don’t even know why you said “here’s mega man” when mega man X is very clearly a 2d platformer lmao

  • @alexsuperpower1
    @alexsuperpower1 3 роки тому +2

    Surprised to not see Rayman Legends on here. Such an amazing game

  • @kaijenson7949
    @kaijenson7949 3 роки тому +1

    Yes! Your top two is literally my childhood! The SNES had some of the greatest games of all time!

  • @zeke2388
    @zeke2388 3 роки тому +3

    If Celeste isn't on this list I swear to Miyamoto.
    Edit: I'm incredibly chuffed.

    • @JackEGee-il9mz
      @JackEGee-il9mz 3 роки тому

      For saying the word “chuffed,” I will forgive your avatar terrifying me

    • @Mega-rx9sr
      @Mega-rx9sr 3 роки тому

      I am extremely scared of that pfp

  • @Iancirp
    @Iancirp 3 роки тому +4

    Some of my favorites, in no particular order:
    Sonic 2 (Mobile version)
    Mario World
    Mario Bros 3
    Rayman Legends
    Cuphead
    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
    Sonic Mania
    Donkey Kong Country 2
    Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
    Ori And The Blind Forest

    • @anonymusmysterious5401
      @anonymusmysterious5401 3 роки тому

      Hey, nice list. Specially because Mario World and 3... Those are like two of my favorite games of all-time... But still, Sonic Mania, Sonic 2, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Tropical Freeze, those are awesome games.

  • @kinggrimlock705
    @kinggrimlock705 3 роки тому +1

    I remember after a lot of trial and error eventually beating K Rool in DKC2 fir the first time. That sucker is tough!

  • @uberlanfarias8697
    @uberlanfarias8697 3 роки тому

    That's a pretty solid list, wouldn't change it much myself

  • @derickstark4261
    @derickstark4261 3 роки тому +9

    Damn, until you said no metroidvanias I was about to comment Hollow Knight

    • @chesspunk489
      @chesspunk489 3 роки тому

      Hollow knight sucks

    • @AnserStar
      @AnserStar 3 роки тому

      Me too dude, honestly Hollow Knight is my favorite game

    • @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214
      @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 3 роки тому

      @@chesspunk489 idk its Definitely not as good as Everyone make it out to be, but its a Pretty good Game

    • @derickstark4261
      @derickstark4261 3 роки тому

      @@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 Disagree with you on that one imo. Storytelling through world design, a game that branches off leaving you with the tools to choose how and where you want to proceed, with unforgiving combat and platforming, balanced by thousands of charm combinations to keep it refreshing. If anything could be faulted perhaps it would be the plot of lack of depth filled characters-but the white palace flashbacks, learning about the King and Queen and their five defenders, and the original hollow knight was enough to keep my satisfied. A unique art design and score, a lengthy full “campaign” for the 15$ price, not to mention there’s multiple amazing DLC for free....it’s undoubtedly worthy of the praise.

    • @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214
      @kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 3 роки тому

      @@derickstark4261 Agree, Thats the only game i have ever Regreted Pirateating, it is a Amazing Game
      I just dont think its the best 2D Platformer of all time

  • @dominicdurr3960
    @dominicdurr3960 3 роки тому +4

    For some reason, I wanted AVGN Adventures as a Honorable Mentions.

    • @maybetoby
      @maybetoby 3 роки тому

      Agreed

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, every 2d game in one!

    • @19Szabolcs91
      @19Szabolcs91 3 роки тому

      That's a very mediocre game. It wouldn't make a top 50.

    • @maybetoby
      @maybetoby 3 роки тому +1

      @@19Szabolcs91 you're allowed to be wrong

    • @callinater6133
      @callinater6133 2 роки тому +1

      Not the original, but AVGN I & II deluxe is phenomenal m.

  • @bananabike279
    @bananabike279 3 роки тому

    Great list!! What a bold choice to pick Super Mario Land 2 as your Mario game, but I understand it completely! SML2 was my very first Mario game (and one of my first games in general) and I loved how weird it was, but also fun! I was sad when I found out that most Mario games I played afterwards were way less bizarre in comparison. :/

  • @sambajane
    @sambajane 3 роки тому

    I shouted with joy at #2 and #1. you nailed it

  • @KrisCasey4
    @KrisCasey4 3 роки тому +4

    “one per franchise” ...includes three Mario games

    • @newageBoundhippie
      @newageBoundhippie 3 роки тому +1

      4....Mario & DK are part of the same overall franchise

    • @newageBoundhippie
      @newageBoundhippie 2 роки тому

      @Tom Ffrench Mario & DK in Punch-Out are cameos or guest appearances...whereas the Mario series itself is literally a spin-off of Donkey Kong. They fall under the same franchise umbrella.

  • @Squantle
    @Squantle 3 роки тому +5

    Personally, Celeste is my number 1, with DKC Tropical Freeze not far behind

    • @psytube2438
      @psytube2438 3 роки тому

      you have literally impeccable taste dude

  • @PeterAtkinson
    @PeterAtkinson 2 роки тому

    Beilliant list! I have almost the exact same top 10 just in a different order. 👍👍

  • @jsloanhpi
    @jsloanhpi 3 роки тому

    Oh, that’s a very good list. You killed me by showing but not listing VVVVVV though. That game blew my mind in gameplay, soundtrack, and charm. Oh! And BRAID.