The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon looking to impress all audiences, looks great!

Heres a game to keep an eye on, Spyro goes through a makeover for his new adventure “The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon” coming this fall for 360, Wii, PS3, PS2, and DS. New additions to the series include a much more mature and detailed world and character designs, as well as the [...]

Some details on new Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant

I have not played a Crah Bandicoot game since his third venture on the Playstation 1. I felt the soul of the series was lost once it made the move away from it’s on-rails approach that made the game simple but yet unique in the platforming genre.
Maybe that will change in the upcoming game “Crash [...]

Get Super Paper Mario for $39.99 at Amazon

Sure you can get this for almost the same priced used at a Gamestop, but when you factor in that Amazon sells it brand new (with an option for free shipping) for $39.99 it’s hard to pass up for you bargain hunters out there.
Super Paper Mario is much more Platformer than any of the others [...]

Earthworm Jim 4 is confirmed, Interplay and series creator to revive the series

Hot off the heels on the announcement that the first two Earthworm Jim games would be making their way to the Virtual Console, CNN posted a story on their website about how just today Interplay Entertainment Corp. signed a partnership agreement with Earthworm Jim creator Douglas TenNaple to bring back his iconic character for a [...]

3 Genesis platformers heading to Virtual Console, including Earthworm Jim

It has been a dry week for news, however this should cheer everyone up. Earthworm Jim, one of the most requested games for the Wii’s Virtual Console will be making it’s way onto the service later this year and it’s bringing some friends. Earthworm Jim 2 along with Boogerman will bring the total up to 3 [...]

Looking to integrate Reader Reviews to the main page

Something I have been meaning to get around to was a reviews section for platformer games (just trying to find the time) that way there will always be some updates for the site when the news is dry (like right now I am having a hard time locating any new news to post) so I was [...]

Eternity’s Child looking to take the artistic approach on WiiWare

WiiWare just keeps getting better and better. Not only do platformer fans have the unique title ‘Lost Winds’ and the puzzle platformer ”Toki Tori’ to look forward to on Nintedno Wii’s upcoming WiiWare service, but now we can look forward to ‘Eternity’s Child’ as well.
Luc Bernard is the creator of this hidden gem, which showcases [...]

Awesome Super Mario Bros. crochet blanket

Probably the coolest thing you will see all day. This here is a handmade crochet throw blanket by crafter Tracy Thomasson in which it took him 71 days to piece this beauty together. The detail is great on this thing, and if you check out his flickr page you can see how it all came [...]

UK’s Nintendo Power Sonic Unleashed preview is scanned for your eyes

In the latest edition of the UK Nintendo Power Magazine they included a massive 8-page preview of Sonic Unleshed (for the Wii version obviously). They talk about gameplay, provide screenshots, and have an interview with the games lead designer, Yoshihisa Hashimoto. Probably the most interesting of all is the discussion about “Were-Sonic” as the magazine [...]

Toki Tori, a puzzle platformer coming for WiiWare launch

If you have not heard of Toki Tori you are not alone. The reason is because his last game was released on the Gameboy Color right towards the end of it’s lifespan before the release of the GBA, so it was only normal that the game got overlooked, I was one of them since I [...]