Top 10 2D Platformers

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]

Can't wait for the metroidvania list.

[@residentgrey]

The rom hacks related to both can be their own.

[@DoctorKidemonas]

Agreed.

[@dimitridionissiou1000]

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

[@DoctorKidemonas]

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

[@chesspunk489]

@@dimitridionissiou1000 I think hollow knight sucks.

[@enot2140]

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

[@amphibiousRV]

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

[@Blue_Streak_Studios]

@@amphibiousRV yoshi's island, super Mario world

[@amphibiousRV]

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

[@BabusGameRoom]

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]

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.

[@RobertIDK]

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]

DaVinci???

[@MonkeyDBatman]

Minecraft and terraria are indie games

[@karmicrespite5737]

@@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]

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

[@MystiaLore]

Did Super Meat Boy came before Cave Story ?

[@pascalg.-berardi9242]

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.

[@realkingofantarctica]

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 KZbin HISTORY!

[@jaykelley103]

Godlike comment

[@EthanMastercrafter]

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

[@94NLukasz]

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

[@EthanMastercrafter]

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

[@boywonder1390]

So there are others....

[@billcook4768]

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

[@minermole101]

Would it be 4 if you counted Donkey Kong?

[@dankolord]

@@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]

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

[@dankolord]

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

[@minermole101]

@@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.

[@jadenmamangon9016]

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

[@sh3k3l]

You earned my respect although I feel differently

[@TigerGreene]

Me too!

[@protobuster12]

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

[@moister3727]

That game is so gooood

[@novicenoobtube450]

I prefer rayman origins simply cause its harder

[@ickybobclay26]

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

[@loganbuternowsky4634]

Couldn't agree more

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

Same

[@myzog]

Yep

[@ilikespacedinosaurs]

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

[@carrotmaster8521]

Got me excited showing Rayman Legends at the beginning

[@rhysalexander182]

Yeah, such a tease!

[@HenryDoohickeyII]

I know right?

[@kullundee]

The audacity

[@frankk.9834]

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

[@LagginPotato]

Unpopular opinion: the original Rayman is the best Rayman game

[@coreymyers5321]

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

[@erikschwarzkopf7417]

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

[@lukewilliams6083]

@@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]

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

[@mydogeatspuke]

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]

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

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

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]

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

[@sophesque]

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]

Ori and the Blind Forest too!

[@AndroidHarris]

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

[@l.n.3372]

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.

[@duskglider8906]

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

[@ricardopurnell3923]

Legit he's being bias

[@MidniteAndBeyond]

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!

[@just9019]

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]

One of the best OSTs as well!

[@vslazer6728]

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]

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

[@jjc4924]

Is it better than Return?

[@vslazer6728]

@@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.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

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]

AYE!

[@ProTayToeGamer]

True dat

[@Gran.Estratega]

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

[@nathanmcdougall2232]

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]

@@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.

[@Past0rM4n]

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.

[@maddoggnick96]

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

[@giggus_arrow509]

Same

[@fav89371]

And a bad metroidvania

[@RonkeyRong]

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

[@kieranstark7213]

These are some of the the greatest games of 1995!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

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

[@brandonconstantine3853]

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]

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.

[@jrich5795]

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

[@CaptainCoolzCT-]

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

[@mrburns805]

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

[@97alexk]

It really is the best 2D platformer.

[@karlwest49]

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]

6th X game is also notorious.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

My thoughts too.

[@SuperPlaytendo]

X6 is awful

[@bobafett4265]

Nice Avatar Karlwest.

[@bobafett4265]

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

[@bamboebahr2470]

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

[@z.v4053]

I was thinking the same lmao, best comment ever!

[@Muffin_Pants1]

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

[@gregmasciola3332]

GPB loves Yoshi to death... literally.

[@dickhammerbush172]

15:00

[@lilwyvern4]

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?

[@PantaPomf]

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

[@AndroidHarris]

4*

[@jclkaytwo]

@@AndroidHarris nah. 3.

[@Hfjdhej]

Can you blame him

[@anonymusmysterious5401]

@@Hfjdhej Well... No. Mario is like the king of platformers

[@Christopher-bl2un]

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

[@PalmelaHanderson]

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]

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

[@glennrugar9248]

That metroidvania list will be epic.

[@FedJimSmith]

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

[@michaelspianochannel]

Great vid man! Love your top tens

[@umdofevy]

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.

[@propandapower7633]

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]

How could he not include celeste

[@propandapower7633]

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

[@samirfarag6568]

@@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]

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

[@propandapower7633]

@@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.

[@HeyyWill]

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]

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

[@SoggyHotDoggy]

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

[@tylorian5168]

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

[@unlimited8410]

Glad to see there is another one too!

[@gray41462]

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

[@Borispirit]

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

[@billygordon1232]

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

[@SpookyAzzHero]

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

[@aidanredding8058]

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]

Yoshis isnt a mario game idiot

[@DontGiveUp_Skeleton]

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

[@SpookyAzzHero]

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

[@oranjolt]

@@aymanaboufarise4346 be nicer about it atleast.

[@danybelisle3923]

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 :)

[@andrewh84]

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 :)

[@foxskirata]

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

[@Jake_Tucker]

SOUP- *Video ends*

[@darkcloak100]

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

[@placeholdername3123]

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]

This is the way

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

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

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@placeholdername3123 Hollow Knight?

[@placeholdername3123]

@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 yeah lol hollow knight complicates things

[@eruptionmedia2382]

Love these videos Jirard. Great list 👊🏻🔥

[@Dane2Blame]

This list is perfect love your channel!

[@Primarina341]

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

[@akumakami9727]

I mean... technically 😂

[@shroomfruit345]

Yesn’t

[@deedd4401]

eggsactly

[@mattr7994]

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

[@Mephelis11]

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

[@sublimekicksazz114]

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!

[@mysoullovessoul558]

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

[@TheGodofweak]

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

[@RetroMoments]

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

[@korpman]

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.

[@Sanfaso]

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

[@COBOL]

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...

[@GrandPOOBear]

:) I enjoyed this video:)

[@JawnGG]

Same

[@ponchopi]

you enjoyed cuz you were in the video lol

[@glukkon666]

That quick GPB cameo.

[@emregul13]

And that is okay...

[@UltraNurture]

Really good list!

[@strain42]

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.

[@Summer_turtle_]

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

[@JDforlife09]

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]

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.

[@RaggleFraggle123]

I really thought he was gonna mention Rayman Legends.

[@InsomniacGamr]

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

[@dannyg5727]

Absolutely loved this!

[@scubbydoi7444]

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

[@yunus8750]

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

[@insainraven9875]

This was a cheeky and smart list. Props

[@XBusterZero]

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.

[@Nathaniel-to6ei]

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

[@matwu]

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

[@ruralgamer7193]

Great list sir!

[@Yamijay357]

Great list, Jirard!

[@strrjms]

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]

That can be said for just about anything

[@TheWillrocks51]

That literally describes anything

[@strrjms]

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

[@TheWillrocks51]

@@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]

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

[@theepicgamer5612]

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

[@bubbyjon]

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]

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]

Rayman legends should be top 3 at least wtf

[@dankolord]

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

[@bubbyjon]

@@dankolord most likely hasn't played origins

[@HippieOscar]

Great List! ♥️

[@Liriand]

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

[@thepenguinsrafterme]

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

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

Honorable mention : Cuphead

[@tolstartheking]

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]

@@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]

*celeste*

[@miamimagicians]

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]

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

[@massdefection]

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

[@CapnFuzzyBear]

Fantastic list!

[@tannerboyle6540]

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

[@amirphoenix2327]

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

[@Ray_2112]

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

[@tannerboyle6540]

@@Ray_2112 no.

[@0TTERBRO]

@@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]

@@Ray_2112 shutup

[@prawnk1ng]

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

[@twafer1226]

Every time a video is uploaded it makes my day!

[@TriforceOfCaz]

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

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

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

[@AndroidHarris]

4 mario games

[@Ellicess]

Is he ever gonna complete Shovel Knight Treasure Trove?

[@TheKevann]

Such a great list! Some I totally agree with, and the rest is now on my to-play list ^_^

[@scrumptioushumanbeing2268]

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

[@kullundee]

Or Yooka Laylee

[@scrumptioushumanbeing2268]

@@kullundee yooka laylee was already on the list so no

[@TimeGodDioBrando]

Speaking of Banjo, I really want Banjo-Threeie.

[@Christofly]

You and everybody else, bud

[@wariodude128]

*cries in Nuts and Bolts*

[@asadavis9532]

Love ya dude Great video

[@kaijenson7949]

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

[@zeke2388]

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

[@JackEGee-il9mz]

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

[@Mega-rx9sr]

I am extremely scared of that pfp

[@huntergiauque9844]

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

[@TheCreepypro]

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

[@jacobwilkinson5479]

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.

[@spooderman6312]

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

[@derickstark4261]

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

[@chesspunk489]

Hollow knight sucks

[@AnserStar]

Me too dude, honestly Hollow Knight is my favorite game

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

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

[@derickstark4261]

@@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]

@@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

[@igorlucena11]

Great list 👏🏻

[@mooglemessiah1731]

Great list!

[@softlogers]

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]

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.

[@horstvazinksi3408]

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

[@insertnamehere3045]

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

[@cullenfenoughty2273]

Heck yeah great stuff!

[@kylestang5703]

Good list jirard keep up the good work

[@dominicdurr3960]

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

[@maybetoby]

Agreed

[@Marinealver]

Yes, every 2d game in one!

[@19Szabolcs91]

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

[@maybetoby]

@@19Szabolcs91 you're allowed to be wrong

[@callinater6133]

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