I'm really in the mood for a game like Shovel Knight after listening to some chiptune tracks the other day. Something fair, but challenging would be ideal. Must have a good soundtrack!

Along these lines I've already played:

  • Shovel Knight
  • Celeste
  • The Messenger
  • Hollow Knight (well, in terms of the difficulty not the music)

Does anyone know of any I've missed? They don't necessarily have to be modern indie games - old NES/SNES games for example. SMB3 and SMW are classics.

    • olicvb@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Went in here scrolling to see if Cave Story was mentioned, Loved the game OP should try it

    • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Ohh yes I do have this on Steam! I think I played a few hours, can't remember if I ever finished it. Either way I should totally go back and play it.

  • Ender of Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    If you allow technical nonplatformers in there (Hollow Knight? If you are into Metroidvanias, play Super Metroid, it has great music. Also, Axiom Verge.) I could go up and down my various game collections for a while.

    But in spirit of the actual question, here's one that I don't think anyone else here will recommend: LOVE. Simple, short, lots of room for mastery. And I like the music.

    If you are a fan of the classics, the SMW modding community is huge. We have a wide variety of difficulties, and most modern hacks have all custom music- in engine, playable on console, ofc, so it's all 16-bit.

    • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      LOVE seems nice! Very low fi soundtrack.

      I hadn't considered SMW mods - thanks, I'll look into that

  • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 years ago

    It's been a while since I played it, but I think They Bleed Pixels might fit the bill on both counts.

    Also I recently started The End is Nigh which is another Edmund McMillen game very similar to Super Meatboy. Seems good so far.

  • addie@feddit.uk
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    2 years ago

    I'm a big fan of those games, and I really enjoyed HUNTDOWN. It's a shooting platformer, more Contra than anything on your list, but is good times and has top choons to listen to while you're playing.

  • atkion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I haven't seen this mentioned yet, so I'll say it: The End is Nigh. Shit's hard as balls but very fair and rewarding to play, only go for it if you're a real glutton for punishment.

      • atkion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Made by the same guy, actually. I would say it's similar to Meat Boy in difficulty if you just play the main game, but there are rabbitholes to go down that get much, much harder if you're a completionist.

  • loutr@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Not really a platformer, and not really chiptune, but Katana Zero is pretty fucking great in the gameplay, music and story department.

    • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Not heard of that one! I can’t seem to find it online - unless is the game called Virtuaverse and Master Boot Record did the music?

      • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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        2 years ago

        I hadn’t actually realized the Virtuaverse album was for a game lol, I just really like MBR. I know they’ve got some songs in ULTRAKILL too.

        • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Oh I completely misread your earlier comment lol. They sound good though! I’ve heard great things about ULTRAKILL too