SNES vs. Genesis: A Battle for the Ages! [Part 1 is over, platformers coming up next]

[A Black Falcon]

(First: Super Adventure Island 2 is an action-adventure game pretty much, more like the Monster World series. Not sure where you should put that. If you're counting WOnder Boy in Moster World for Genesis as a platformer count it, but both really are more in the category as Ys III and Zelda II than other platformers, though platform action certainly is the key gameplay element.)

Ignore any I list that you've already covered, I can't remember all of them. :)

Some of these you'd probably consider "action", but didn't cover, I'm pretty sure, in your first batch of those. Do with them what you will.

Play on both and compare: The Lost Vikings, Cool Spot, Earthworm Jim 2, James Pond II: Operation RoboCod / Super James Pond, Joe & Mac, Mr. Nutz (Genesis version was Europe only), The Great Circus Mystery (Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey and Minnie), Out Of This World (if you count it as a platformer), Flashback (if you count it as a platformer; perhaps just play on Sega CD and SNES), Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (was on SNES, Genesis, 32X, Sega CD, and more (Jaguar and PC too). Take your pick.), Aero the Acro-Bat, Aero the Acro-Bat 2, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, Shadow of the Beast (SNES, Genesis, Turbo CD), Shadow of the Beast 2 (Genesis, Sega CD), Prince of Persia (Genesis, Sega CD, SNES), Maui Mallard, Marko/Soccer Kid, Monster World IV (JP only but has a translation patch), Wonder Boy in Monster World (I'd call Wonder Boy 3 a shmup really)

Genesis: Mick & Mack the Global Gladiators, James Pond: Underwater Agent, James Pond III, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition, Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2, Wardner, Tinhead, Turrican, Universal Soldier, Valis, Valis III, Syd of Valis, Mystic Defender (the sequel to Spellcaster on the Master System), Mamono Hunter Yohko (Japan only release), Dynamite Headdy, DecapAttack, Galahad, The Killing Game Show

Sega CD: Flink, Earthworm Jim CD, Ecco the Dolphin CD, Ecco 2: The Tides of Time CD, The Terminator, Wolfchild, Wild Woody, Sonic CD, Mickey Mania

Wolfchild, Ecco, Ecco 2, Earthworm Jim, and Mickey Mania are all also available on the Genesis, and Mickey Mania and Earthworm Jim on the SNES too, but the Sega CD versions are better. Flink has a Europe-only (and also inferior) Genesis version as well.

32X: Knuckles Chaotix, Tempo, Spider-Man: Web of Fire

Blackthorne is on 32X and SNES. The 32X version has improved, redone graphics, but both are great.


SNES: Super Bonk 2 (Japan only release) Plok, Smartball, Mohawk & Headphone Jack (one of the most insane games ever made), Out to Lunch, Prehistorik Man, Joe & Mac 2, Power Piggs of the Dark Age, Kendo Rage, The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse, Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3 (Japan only until the GBA port), Sparkster (NOT the same as the Genesis game!), Sink Or Swim, Zool, Prince of Persia 2, Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures, Super Star Wars trilogy, Castlevania Dracula X (NOT the same as the TCD game!)

There's also some more action-platform games like RunSaber (SNES), Realm (SNES), Strider (Genesis and Turbo CD), etc. that I don't know where you want to put. Same for Mega Man X1-X3 and Wily Wars, etc.

Also there are some more platform-puzzlers other than The Lost Vikings, such as The Humans, Sutte Hakkun (SNES, JP only), The Lemmings, Lemmings 2, etc.

There are lots more beyond that of course, I wasn't trying to list most of the licensed platformers, etc... and I'm sure I missed good ones too.