The top 50 platformers (misc) of all time
From thecrankyhermit
Miscellaneous platformers, excluding the subgenres of 3D platformer adventure and sidescrolling platformer. Includes but is not limited to Metroidvanias, semi-linear 3D platformers, cinematic platformers, Tomb Raider-like games, and arcade platformers, which fit the definition of 'platformer' but aren't big enough to justify having individual top X lists. See GUTCH for information on this genre and its place on the genre hierarchy.
The top 10:
1: Out of This World (1991) PC
2: Super Metroid (1994) SNES
3: Prince of Persia (1989) Apple II, PC
4: Portal (2007) PC, PS3, XBox 360
5: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) PS1
6: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) PC, Gamecube, PS2, XBox
7: Psychonauts (2005) PC, PS2, XBox
8: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) NES
9: Flashback: The Quest for Identity (1992) PC
10: Alley Cat (1983) PC
The rest, in alphabetical order:
Battletoads (1991) Genesis, NES
Blackthorne (1994) PC, SNES
Braid (2008) XBox 360
Bubble Bobble (1986) Arcade
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (1987) NES
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (2001) GBA
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (2002) GBA
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) GBA
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (2005) Nintendo DS
Cave Story (2005) PC
Comix Zone (1995) PC, Genesis
Crash Bandicoot (1996) PS1
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (1997) PS1
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998) PS1
Jet Grind Radio (2000) Dreamcast
Kid Icarus (1986) NES
Limbo (2010) XBox 360
The Lost Vikings (1992) SNES
Mario Bros. (1983) Arcade, NES
Metroid (1986) NES
Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991)
Metroid Fusion (2002) GBA
Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) GBA
Mirror's Edge (2008) XBox 360, PS3
Monkey Ball (2001) Arcade, Gamecube
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey (1997) PC, PS1
Portal 2 (2011) PC, XBox 360, PS3
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & the Flame (1993) PC
Prince of Persia 3D (1999) PC
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004) PC, Gamecube, PS2, XBox
Shadow of the Beast (1989) Amiga
Sonic 3D Blast (1996) Genesis, Saturn
Sonic Adventure (1998) Dreamcast
Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) Dreamcast
Space Bunnies Must Die! (1998) PC
Tomb Raider (1996) PC, PS1, Saturn
Tomb Raider II (1997) PC, PS1
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998) PC, PS1
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999) PC, PS1
Viewtiful Joe (2003) Gamecube