How The 90s Platformer Could Dominate Gaming All Over Again

6. Nostalgia

Firstly, platform games have a nostalgia factor that cannot be ignored. Crash Bandicoot: The N. Sane Trilogy had gamers running to the shops, racing home, waiting for the game to install (now that never used to happen) and reliving their childhood playing through the first three, and still the best three, Crash Bandicoot games.

The pure joy of seeing Crash rendered so perfectly that his fur swayed the gently, and the pure frustration of OH MY EVERLOVING GOD WAS THE HIGH ROAD ALWAYS SO MOTHERFLIPPING HARD?! It was easy to see why so many picked this up. Playing it was like reliving Christmas morning still in your pyjamas, staring up at the TV as your mam warned you you’d get square eyes.

Nostalgia alone is not an instant selling point though. Yes, it worked for Crash and will undoubtedly work for Spyro Reignited, but remember when Nokia rereleased the 3310 recently with Snake installed? Thought not. Because who would be interested in such a downgrade when we have a world of mobile gaming at our fingertips these days?

Citing nostalgia alone does Crash a disservice. The game succeeded because it was bloody good.