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Earlier this year Retro Gamer Magazine polled it’s readership in an attempt to uncover the Top 25 Platform Games of All Time. The response to this was massive. So massive that the weight of the replies buckled Retro Towers leaving it looking something like it's distant relation in Pisa. The results they received were fascinating, unsurprising yet surprising and included many titles from gaming’s lavish history.

I’m sure that without you even seeing the list you could guess that some of the most famous character's gaming delights were amongst those in the parade and as nice as it is to see Mario and Sonic it was nicer still to see Tiki the Kiwi rubbing shoulders with Bub & Bob. Even a game that starred Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck put in an appearance.

No one ever completely agrees with these polls. In fact sometimes someone disagrees with all the games altogether! So let’s a have a little fun. Below I've listed all the games from the top 25, but they’re in the wrong order. I want you to put them into the order that you think they should be in. Get out a pencil and paper or just type it on your computer but get them jotted down.

Bruce Lee 1984
(Spectrum, C64, CPC, Apple II, Atari, DOS, MSX)

New Zealand Story 1988
(Arcade, Spectrum, CPC, C64, Amiga, ST, NES, Master System)

Super Mario Bros 3 1988
(NES, SNES, GBA)

Super Mario Bros 1985
(NES, GBA)

Super Castlevania IV 1991
(SNES)

Pitfall 1982
(Atari 2600)

Tomb Raider 1996
(Saturn, PS1, PC, Mac, N-Gate, Pocket PC)

Monty On The Run 1985
(Spectrum, C64, CPC)

Flashback 1992
(DOS, Amiga, Apple Mac, Archimedes, SNES, 3DO, Mega Drive, Sega CD)

Castle of Illusion 1990
(Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear)

Manic Miner 1983
(Spectrum, C64, CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Amiga, Oric 1, Game Boy Advance, MSX, Sam Coupe)

Super Mario World 1990
(SNES, GameBoy)

Yoshi’s Island 1995
(SNES)

Sonic the Hedgehog 1991
(Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive)

Super Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts 1991
(SNES)

Rainbow Islands 1987
(Spectrum, C64, CPC, Arcade, Master System, Mega Drive, Atari ST, Amiga, NES, PC Engine, PC)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992
(Master Syatem, Game Gear, Mega Drive)

Prince of Persia 1988
(Apple II, Apple Mac, DOS, Amiga, ST, Master System, Mega CD, Game Boy, Game Boy Colour, NES, SNES, Sam Coupe, CPC, Spectrum, Game Gear, Turbo Duo, Mega Drive)

Castlevania - Symphony of the Night 1997
(PS1, Saturn)

Chuckie Egg 1983
(BBC Micro, Spectrum, Dragon 32/64, C64, MSX, Tatung Einstein, CPC, Amiga, ST, PC)

Bubble Bobble 1986
(Arcade, Spectrum, C64, CPC, Amiga, Apple II, MSX, ST, Sharp X68000, NES, Master System, Game Boy, Game Gear, DOS)

Impossible Mission 1984
(C64, Acorn Electron, CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System)

Banjo Kazooie 1998
(N64)

Super Mario 64 1996
(N64)

Jet Set Willy 1984
Spectrum, C64, CPC, BBC Micro, Acorn, Electron, MSX, Atari 8Bit)

You got your list? Good.

Now, head on over to the FORUM, post your list, compare it to the official Top 25 and tell us what you think. Did it match? What's in the wrong place, what should have been no.1, is there a game that you feel doesn’t deserve the praise?

What about any games that you think are missing from the top 25? What about; Super Metroid, Rolling Thunder, Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns, Dizzy, Head Over Heals, Shinobi, Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier, Flimo’s Quest, Super Frog, Bionic Commando, Sonic and Knuckles, Metroid, Sonic Adventure, Boogerman, Great Giana Sisters, Strider, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Star Quake, Banjo Tooie, Donkey Kong Country, Earthworm Jim, Chuck Rock, Kid Chameleon, Bazooka Bill, Wonder Boy, Nodes of Yesdod, Solomon’s Key, Bonk's Adventure?

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