The Platform Adventure/Metroidvania/Metroid-like Checklist of Doom

[ommadawnyawn]

I'm looking into playing through as many classic games in the genre(s) as possible, so I'm trying to make a complete checklist.

VG Museum's list: http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/multi/Essays/essay-squalidpumpkin5.htm

Missing from the above:
Run For It (AII/Atari 8-bit, 198X)
Major Havoc (ARC, 1983)
Mr. Do's Castle (ARC, 1983)
Spelunker (Multi, 1983)
Forbidden Forest (C64, 1983)
Pharaoh's Curse (C64 etc, 1983)
Pitfall II (Multi, 1984)
Impossible Mission (C64, 1984)
Below the Root (Multi, 1984)
Brain Breaker (Sharp X1, 1985)
Hero Of The Golden Talisman (C64 etc, 1985)
Zorro (C64 etc, 1985)
King's Valley (Multi, 1985)
Starquake (Multi, 1985)
Cauldron (C64, 1985)
Castle Quest (BBC Micro, 1985)
Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (Multi, 1985)
Fist II: The Legend Continues (C64 etc, 1986) - Beat 'em up
Space Hunter (NES, 1986)
Bouken Roman (MSX, 1986)
The Sacred Armour of Antiriad/Rad Warrior (C64 etc, 1986)
Cauldron II (C64, 1986)
Dan Dare (C64 etc, 1986)
Saboteur (C64 etc, 1986)
Castle Excellent/Castlequest (MSX/NES, 1986)
Death Wish III (C64, 1987) - Run 'n gun-ish
Tengoku Yoitoko (Welcome to Heaven) (MSX, 1987)
Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure (Multi, 1987)
Getsu Fuuma Den (NES, 1987)
The Treasure of Usas (MSX, 1987)
Zeliard (PC etc, 1987)
Saboteur 2 (C64 etc, 1987)
The Scheme (PC-88, 1988)
Draconus (C64/Spectrum, 1988)
Death Stalker (Amstrad CPC, 1988)
Treasure Island Dizzy (Multi, 1988)
Impossible Mission II (Multi, 1988)
King's Valley II (MSX, 1988)
Project Firestart (C64, 1989) - Run 'n gun-ish
Fantasy World Dizzy (Multi, 1989)
Dizzy 3 and a half: Into Magicland and Magicland Dizzy (Multi, 1990)
The Adventures of Rad Gravity (NES, 1990)
Spellbound Dizzy (Multi, 1991)
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (Multi, 1991)
Mission/Misja (Atari XL, 1991)
Fantastic Dizzy/The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (Multi, 1991)
Miecze Valdgira/Valdgir's Swords (Atari XL, 1991)
The Addams Family (SNES/MD etc, 1992)
Hans Kloss (Atari XL/C64, 1992)
Crystal Kingdom Dizzy (Multi, 1992)
Artefakt przodków/Ancestors' Artifact (Atari XL, 1992)
Magia Kryształu/Magic of the Crystal (Atari XL, 1992)
Uczeń czarnoksiężnika/Wizard's Apprentice (Atari 8-bit, 1992)
Krucjata/Crusade (Atari 8-bit, 1993)
Wonderland Dizzy (NES, 1993/2015)
Miecze Valdgira II/Valdgir's Swords II (AMI/Atari XL, 1993)
Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-i, 1993)
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (CD-i, 1993)

Other non-linear games whose areas are broken up and/or connected by an overworld map (mostly Zelda II-likes):
Lord of the Sword (SMS, 1988) - Not sure about this one
Kenseiden (SMS, 1988)
SpellCaster (SMS, 1988)
TMNT (NES, 1989)
Ax Battler (GG, 1991)
Exile (PCE CD/MD, 1991)
Rent-a-Hero (MD, 1991)
Star Wars (NES/SMS, 1991)
Flashback (AMI/PC/MD etc, 1992)
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (For the Frog the Bell Tolls) (GB, 1992)
Blackthorne/Blackhawk (SNES etc, 1994)
Alien 3 (SNES, 1993)
DuckTales 2 (NES, 1993) - Not sure about this one
Popful Mail (MCD, 1994)
Dragon View (SNES, 1994)
Holy Umbrella: Dondera´s Wild!! (SNES, 1995)
Oddworld: Abe's Exodus (PS1/PC, 1997)
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey (PS1/PC, 1998)
Wario Land II (GB/GBC, 1998)

Yes, some of the early ones arguably don't qualify. Anyway, what have you guys played and liked from this list? Am I missing anything (pre-GBA)? Which is the best version of the multiplats? Or you can just say what you want about any of these.

Games I've beaten:
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Metroid (NES 1986)
The Goonies II (NES 1987)
Zillion (SMS 1987)
Faxanadu (NES 1987)
Kid Icarus (NES 1987)
Blaster Master (NES 1988)
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (NES 1988)
Kenseiden (SMS, 1988)
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (SMS 1989)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (GEN/SMS 1991)
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (GB 1991)
Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB 1991)
Ufouria: The Saga (NES 1991)
Super Metroid (SNES 1994)
Kirby Super Star, "The Great Cave Offensive" (SNES 1996)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS 1997)
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA 2001)
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA 2002)
Metroid Fusion (GBA 2002)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA 2003)
Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA 2004)
Mega Man Zero (GBA 2002)
Cave Story (PC 2004, WiiWare 2009)
Hero Core (PC 2010)

Non-linear games whose areas are broken up and connected by an overworld map (Zelda II-likes):
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES 1988)
TMNT (NES, 1989)
Gargoyle's Quest (GB 1990)
Rent-a-Hero (MD, 1991)
Gargoyle's Quest II (NES 1992)
Demon's Crest (SNES 1994)
Popful Mail (MCD, 1994)
Monster World IV (GEN 1994)
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES 1996)
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[Quietus]

I've played Saboteur on my Amstrad, and Addam's Family on my SNES. I recall Saboteur having difficulty levels, and as well as varying the difficulty, it also changed the location of your objectives. I recall level two being the easiest, but that may just have been because I knew where the items were. I'd suggest adding the Dizzy games to your list. All of the core games are worth playing. Death Stalker is another good game from the same era. If you're playing the Addam's Family, you may as well do Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt. I'd say it's more of a straight-u platformer.

You could also add Prince of Persia and Flashback.

I'll add more once I've had a think. :^_^:

[ommadawnyawn]

That sounds pretty ambitious for the time, looking forward to trying Saboteur. Good call on Dizzy, those games completely slipped my mind.

Oh yeah, and Flashback is a given. Not sure about PoP or Another World, those are borderline cases I think.

[ommadawnyawn]

Found a cool, if incomplete, pic on the topic.
http://www.1up.com/media/03/9/1/5/lg/229.jpg