This 2D sidescrolling platformer is fantastic for beginners to the genre since it gently guides you through new stages with Kirby's yarn moves unlocking at specific intervals.

In the previous two posts in this series (part 1 and part 2), we’ve seen how to create a basic 2D platformer using Unity. So far we have a character who responds to keyboard input and touch ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 ...

In part two of this tutorial we look at adding hazards, multiple platforms, ground detection and much more to create a basic but fun platformer.

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The Genie is out of the bottle for gaming, with GoogleDeepMind's AI model now capable of taking an image and turning it into a platform game.

You use that head in Bonk's Adventure, a basic 2D platformer that helped define NEC's not-quite-16-bit platform. The game's charm shines through, even after all these years.

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