As well all know, there are tons of platformers for the NES, some awesome, some not so awesome, but they all have that certain charm. I created this topic for you all to share your favorite platformers with others, and talk about what makes them the game they are.

Bucky O' Hare
Rescue Rangers
Little Nemo
Blaster Master (kinda counts)

I'm sure there are a ton i'm not thinking about as well...

Super Mario Bros.
Ninja Gaiden
Rescue Ranger

One underrated platformer is Robocop 2. Many people don't like it (as it was demonstrated when it was part of the nesruler's contest), but I think it's great and challenging. The creators really made you feel you were controlling a super heavy man-robot without making it unsufferable to play.

EDIT: is there a clear definition of "platformer"? I feel Shatterhand does have platforming bits, but is mostly a sidescroller action game.

I kind of just use the term in a very broad sense to include any game that you go left to right (or vice versa) in and jump on things. I use it loosely. I really liked Robocop 2 also, thank you for reminding me to add that to my shopping list!

Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu is one of my favorite platformers on the system and it almost never gets mentioned.

Felix the Cat is a lot of fun, though much too easy. Definitely worth checking out.

Rockin' Kats rules! Super easy to start, but the bonus/last levels type deal at the end can get brutal at times.

Gargoyle's Quest II has a TON of RPG elements, but the meat of the game is a straight platformer. If you like 8 Bit platformers and action RPGs, you owe it to yourself to play this one.

Monster Party has some of the most bizarre characters I've seen in any NES game. Charming in an odd way.

Totally Rad gets my vote for best Boss sprites on the NES. Can be a challenge, but I really love this one. Absolutely ridiculous 90's slang throughout too!

Toki is a lot of fun, albeit a bit short. Definitely recommended.

Obviously, you can toss the Mega Mans, Little Samson, and a million other popular titles, but these are some that are excellent that you don't hear about every day.

I don't get all the love for Robocop 2. I had the game since I was a kid and it was frustrating as hell trying to get all the drugs only to end up doing a hard as hell shooting gallery and go back to the same level over and over again. Maybe I'm missing something but I'd just rather play the first or better yet, play Robocop vs The Terminator on the genesis with all it's bloody goodness.

My personal favorite platformer is Batman. The game just had really kickass music and the wall jump gimmick was awesome. I also really enjoy Rockateer which is basically a clone of it with the same swapping weapons thing going for it.

EDIT: Hell yeah Mark! Monster Party is the shit! I totally forgot to mention that one.

Ninja Gaiden!!! plus i have to agree with SamSpade, Batman is amazing. Great music, fun levels, challenging at some parts...a perfect game.

I dunno about the 1st one, but F2 is actually one of my more preferred platformers. Mini-games are fun in it, levels are cool, and it's neat to me. It's a very solid game IMO. Try it out if you can.

Another gem I just remembered is Ultimate Stuntman. I loved it, many people didn't really like it. But the music is what makes it awesome I think.

Batman! I displayed my love for the game in the NES High Score Contests.



Honorable Mentions:
Felix the Cat
Rockin' Kats
I'm Kid Dracula (My Favorite Reproduction) (Never released in the U.S.)

Except the more obvious choices and the ones you listed, here's some pretty good ones :

Bonk's Adventure
Darkwing Duck
Dragon Fighter
Felix the Cat
G.I. Joe
Kirby's Adventure
Little Nemo
Little Samson
Metal Storm
Rockin' Kats
Wacky Races
Whomp' Em

MrMark hit the nail with Jackie Chan. This game is awesome and fun... It has a balanced difficulty, and the animations are hilarious.

Jackie Chan is pretty freaking cool, I always thought the TG16 version was so much better though. I had it when I was a kid, I'll never forget the digitized voices.

WAKAHHHH

Damn, I never got that many games in a single birthday... nice!

No particular order, my favorites are:

Totally Rad
Shatterhand
Clash At Demonhead
Vice Project Doom
Super Mario 3
Bucky"o"Hare
Gargoyle's Quest 2
Bionic Commando
Whomp Em
Ghost's n Goblins
Contra
Super C
Kirby Adventure
Kid Icarus
Metal Storm
Darkwing Duck
Ninja Gaiden I and II
Castlevania I and III
Little Nemo Dream Master
Duck Tales 1 and 2
Zen Intergalactic Ninja
Mega Man Series
Journey to Sillius
Blaster Master
Batman Return of the Joker
GI Joe: Atlantis Factor
GI Joe: Real American Hero
Monster in My Pocket
Digger T. Rock
Tiny Toon 1 and 2
Batman
Kickmaster
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
Kabuki - Quantum Fighter
Shadow of the Ninja
Felix
Krion Conquest
Power Blade 1 and 2
Little Samson
Panic Restaurant
Ufouria

Not mentioning Famicom here, but if I did, Holy Diver, I'm Kid Dracula and Getsu Fuuma Den would be on this list with some others...

I would hardly call that a platformer.

And it's definetly not a plataformer, it was in the list by mistake

How does Batman: ROTJ compare to the original Batman game? Is it worth trying to hunt down?

Samurai Pizza Cats (Kyattou Ninden Teyande)

It's a very different kind of game. No hanging on the walls, the sprites are much bigger, and has great graphics. It's also a bit unfair at some parts, has zero exploration bits. Between platforming stages, there are "horizontal shootemup" parts, where Batman flies with a jetpack gunning down enemies. Oh, and Batman doesn't punch anyone, he only shoots with different kinds of weapons (which you can't store like in the first game). I like it overall.

Gonna agree with people about "Monster Party" i fucking love that game. It's not often you get to fight vegetable tempura in a video game.

I have yet to try Monster Party, I think I saw a copy at a local shop for around 5 bucks or so, is it worth snagging for that?

For me, its gotta be:
Shadow of the Ninja
Shatterhand
Whomp Em
Monster Party
Bucky O Hare
Famicom:
DKC4(I know its a bootleg, but its still pretty good)
And Mr Gimmick (One of the best, if not THE best NES games of all time)