# What platformer game should my wife and I play? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 4, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292 "2010-03-04T16:48:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Commander\_Keen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/21 "2010-03-05T15:15:03Z")
> [@Sofis](#): > > Given that pretty much everyone speaks of Cave Story in nothing but the most superlative terms of adoration, I’m not sure one can consider it underrated :). Just unknown; it is an indie game, after all. It’s coming out on the Wii later this month, though, so this may change. > > A couple other freeware indie platformers I’d recommend: > [Eversion](http://zarat.us/tra/offline-games/eversion.html) - a cute platformer with a dark secret. > [Within a Deep Forest](http://nifflas.ni2.se/index.php?page=Within+a+Deep+Forest) - play as a bouncy ball, choosing materials with different properties to solve platforming puzzles. Good point…I think I was trying to say “unknown” rather than “underrated”. But indeed it should hopefully become more known soon. Also good call on WADF, that’s a great puzzle-platformer. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/22 "2010-03-05T17:00:34Z")
Can you save frequently in Cave Story? ---
**Author:** ![Sofis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Sofis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofis)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/23 "2010-03-05T17:05:55Z")
Fairly frequently. You can save whenever you’re at a save point, of which there are typically several in each area. ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/24 "2010-03-05T17:08:44Z")
I wanna be the guy! [I Wanna Be the Guy - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_wanna_be_the_guy) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/25 "2010-03-05T19:38:47Z")
> [@Translucent\_Daydream](#): > > I wanna be the guy! [I Wanna Be the Guy - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_wanna_be_the_guy) Heh. Not looking for massively difficult games. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/26 "2010-03-05T21:34:59Z")
Dunno how good your PC is, but I enjoyed the heck out of [Trine](http://trine-thegame.com/site/index.php?page=home) when I played it recently. It’s very clever and very pretty, and not at all much like most of the other games described in this thread, but definitely a platformer and puzzly. Plus, hey, free demo. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/27 "2010-04-03T15:18:38Z")
Well, here is what we have played and our general opinion: Every 2D Mario platformer(except the Gameboy ones): We liked them, especially Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario(DS) Cave Story: Brilliant Yoshi Island 1 and 2: Brilliant Mega Man 1(NES): Dull Mega Man X: Dull - We quit after about 4 stages. Currently playing Donkey Kong Country 1: Nice, a bit easy, but cool. Anyone have further recommendations? We are totally open for new games. Oh, we will eventually try Plok. It does look cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sofis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Sofis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofis)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/28 "2010-04-05T05:15:16Z")
You could try [Spelunky](http://www.spelunkyworld.com/original.html). An Indiana Jones inspired platformer with randomly generated levels. Get through the sixteen levels and escape with the treasure. It’s very… intricate is perhaps a good word. There are a lot of elements interacting with eachother, making for very varied and lastingly enjoyable gameplay. Why, I can think of at least four separate ways to make use of a damsel in distress. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/29 "2010-04-05T07:30:25Z")
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Sega Master System) May as well play the best Master System game, and one of the all time great platformers. Awesome music too. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/30 "2010-04-05T13:35:18Z")
Trine on PC is a fun co-op platformer with low enough system requirements that you could probably run it on most systems. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/31 "2010-04-05T14:22:14Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > Trine on PC is a fun co-op platformer with low enough system requirements that you could probably run it on most systems. I really want to try it, but I can never get it to run on my PC, even the demo. I have a laptop, so perhaps that is the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/32 "2010-04-06T14:50:18Z")
I actually had some problems getting the Trine demo to run before I upgraded my PC too; It was theoretically playable, but stuttery as heck. I really wouldn’t call it it a game with “low system requirements”, particular when you’re talking about platformers, most of which have REALLY LOW system requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/33 "2010-04-06T19:58:55Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > I actually had some problems getting the Trine demo to run before I upgraded my PC too; It was theoretically playable, but stuttery as heck. I really wouldn’t call it it a game with “low system requirements”, particular when you’re talking about platformers, most of which have REALLY LOW system requirements. I try starting the game and it does nothing. It isn’t even running in the background. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/34 "2010-04-07T00:12:33Z")
My wife and I just started playing Wario Land 4 on the Gameboy Advance. Weird game…and it has songs with singing, pretty cool for the GBA. Are they other Wario Lands on the GB any good? ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/35 "2010-04-07T00:19:56Z")
For SNES: [Donkey Kong Country 1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country), [2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_2:_Diddy%27s_Kong_Quest) and [3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_3:_Dixie_Kong%27s_Double_Trouble!) 2 is probably my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/36 "2010-04-07T00:34:04Z")
> [@kenner116](#): > > For SNES: > > [Donkey Kong Country 1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country), [2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_2:_Diddy%27s_Kong_Quest) and [3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_3:_Dixie_Kong%27s_Double_Trouble!) > > 2 is probably my favorite. Yep, I already stated I was playing 1. We finished it and will go back to that series when done with Wario Land 4. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/37 "2010-04-07T13:42:32Z")
I know this is a pretty specific question for a game, but I’m getting no response on the Gamefaqs message board for Wario Land 4. Anyone know the answer to my question? It is: Do you need all 4 diamond pieces on each level? If so, why? I’m referring to the little triangles you get from the chests(they are purple and fill in a diamond shape when all are collected). If you can help, thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/38 "2010-04-07T15:59:04Z")
Another vote for the Megaman series, and I’ll throw in Solomon’s Key for a decent puzzler. (both NES) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/39 "2010-04-07T17:05:47Z")
How’d you play **Braid** if you don’t have a 360? Hm. Well, if you get access to a 360 again, you might want to try out **Splosion Man** , a rather wacky platformer that includes the wonderful [donut song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zz30HFFNDI). Originally on the Nintendo 64, but also available on Xbox Live Arcade now, is **Banjo-Kazooie** and the sequel, **Banjo-Tooie**. They’re 3D platformers rather than sidescrollers. Since you liked **Braid** , I’ll also suggest [**The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom**](http://www.winterbottomgame.com/). Like **Braid** , you solve puzzles (in this case, stealing pies) by creating clones of yourself that are stuck in time, repeating their actions on a loop. The game has a great soundtrack and “silent film” look and feel to it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292/40 "2010-04-07T19:18:55Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > How’d you play **Braid** if you don’t have a 360? Hm. It was released for the Xbox 360, the PC, MAC, and the PS3. I played it on the PC, by the way. 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platformer-game-should-my-wife-and-i-play/531292.md?page=3)