Why aren't platformers popular on PC anymore likne in the early 90s?

I remember back in the early 90s the PC had really awesome platformers such as the first 2 Duke Nukem games and the Commander Keen series.Not only were many of these platforms given high critical scores from magazines,they were also mega hits back in the early 90s(I recalled the first DUke Nukem making it as # 1 bestselling game for 1991 in the charts of many magazines such as Sahreware Magazine).

Iam wondering how come platformers are not popular on PC anymore as they were in the early 90s?I miss the old days of Commander Keen and the first two Duke Nukems!

I hear ya bro, I wish there were more platfrom games too in general...

Too many first person shooters and mmo's

I want some sonic or maximo or another psychonaughts maybe

But definetley some more megamanX's..... X8 was alright

Console makers buy most 3rd party platforms or their companies to make more $$$$. Platforms help sell consoles, so the big 3 make their own and search out 3rd party games. As a result , P.C. gamers are pretty much S.O.L.

roulettethedog

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Console makers buy most 3rd party platforms or their companies to make more $$$$. Platforms help sell consoles, so the big 3 make their own and search out 3rd party games. As a result , P.C. gamers are pretty much S.O.L.

johnny27

i'm guessing since those where 2d platformers they controlled well with a keyboard but as you move to 3d plat formers a gamepad works better of course johnny27

Willy The Worm, FTW!

We used to have competitions with that game on PC during lunch breaks in the office, to see who could get the highest score. Those were the times.

Anyway, there are still Indie devs making some platform games, and there are quite a few Flash games that are platformers. Just because well-known devs aren't making them any more doesn't mean they aren't still out there. Just do a Google search. :P