The legendary platformer, in which a spiky creature sprints furiously through a series of multi-levelled environments is incorrect game design.
Created by independent team Space Budgie, Glitchspace is a first-person platformer in which you effectively reprogram the world around you to progress through levels.
From here he went on to create one of the most famed works of hack art – Super Mario Clouds (see above), a version of the legendary platformer in which all the graphics except the clouds have been removed.
Super Mario meets Jackson Pollock is a pretty accurate description of this gorgeous platformer in which you must maintain your inspiration, money and passion gauges while slathering the backdrop in paint.
The game has become a study of bullying and intimidation - and yet vitally, it's still a fast-paced and involving platformer, in which stylish, well-timed moves are rewarded.
Continuing the childhood theme, The Adventure Pals is a 2D platformer in which you (and, if you like, a friend) play as a kid who has a giraffe pal that boosts their platforming abilities by, for instance, rotating its tongue like the blades of a helicopter or using it to latch on to points to swing across large gaps.
Super Mario 64 DS is a 3D platformer in which the player controls four different characters through numerous levels to collect 150 Power Stars.
Wizards & Warriors is a platformer in which players control Kuros as he makes his way through the forests of Elrond to Castle IronSpire, where he must defeat Malkil and rescue the princess.
Much of Super Mario RPGs gameplay is outside monster battles and plays like an isometric platformer, in which traditional Mario elements such as punching floating question blocks from below are prominent.
In this way, Back to Bed serves as a fully-immersive platformer in which you don't just study, read, or admire surrealism, but actually get to experience it in action.
