Retro is better

[Lurch]

Dont get me wrong I like retro gaming, I go back as far as BBS Door games. But to say there are no good modern/recent 2D platforms isn't correct.

http://maxandthemagicmarker.com/

Have been playing this alot on my PC, it's a fantastic game and very nice to look at and very addictive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGFo5m5anVE

The other awesome game of last year on the PS3 was little big planet, not really a 2d platform game but still fantastic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcp6G4JQEpc

Other fav's of mine are earth worm jim (I'm nuuuude!) and of course from the Amiga Shadow of the beast.

[Lurch]

Dunno.   I still have fun playing Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot.

And I love 3D racing games, especially the futuristic ones like F-Zero GX-IMO THE best racing experience on any platform, ever.  Played in 16:9 480p widescreen, it looks amazing with its 60fps frame rate, fantastic  background artwork.

Man, will have to pull out the PS2 and get some bandicoot fix now that you've mentioned it.