When we think about side scrolling platform titles from the 90’s we generally tend to think about games such as Mega Man X, Super Mario World, Sonic the Hedgehog I-III, Super Castlevania, Dynamite Headdy, Yoshi’s Island and many others. However, 2D side scrolling platformers where mainly featured on the Super Nintendo or the Sega Genesis during the early 90’s which was considered the 16 bit era of gaming. As we moved into the later part of the 90’s we did not see to many 2D side scrolling platformers for consoles such as the PS1 or the Nintendo 64. In fact there are some who question whether or not there should have been more 2D platform games for the Nintendo 64 between 1996-2000.

While Yoshi’s Story was a standout title for the Nintendo 64 there are some who believe that having more video games with 3D graphics along with 2D gameplay could of have definitely of been an attraction for the N64. In fact some would argue that Yoshi’s Story was ahead of its time with the concept of 3D graphics along with 2D gameplay especially since it really did not catch on until the Nintendo Wii era during the mid to late 00’s. While seeing more side scrolling platformers such as Yoshi’s Island on the Nintendo 64 would have been cool the fact was that many people were sick of 2D gameplay and favored 3D more during the 90’s which is how games such as Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time became very popular.