The Path to Monochroma: Platformer Design Elements
Gamasutra (blog)
For example, water gaps can lead to drowning on Tomboy (Atari 2600), deadly spikes are fatal in Prince of Persia and VVVVVV, and salt pools and meat saws can do a lot of damage in Meat Boy. There are way too many examples to list here. Some games ...




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