Well aside from Rocket Knight, Sparkster, and Ristar, what other really good platformers are there (interested because I got into Genesis late)?
The list in the link is fairly good; I can get behind it just moving some games down a notch or two and vice versa. Some aren't exactly what I'd put in the platformers category though, like Aladdin. It's also missing a few euro games.
I'd rank them more like this:
Great: Ghouls 'n Ghosts (action), Dynamite Headdy (some action), Quackshot starring Donald Duck (platform adventure), Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure, Wiz 'n Liz, Bubba 'n Stix (puzzle)
Good: Aladdin (action), Kid Chameleon (exploration), Ghostbusters (action/platform adventure), Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion, The Flintstones, Puggsy (puzzle), Pocahontas (puzzle), Chiki Chiki Boys (action), Mickey Mania (some puzzles), Chuck Rock 2, Spider-Man (action), McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure, The Lion King (some action), Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, Batman (action), The Great Circus Mystery, The Jungle Book (collectathon), Flink (some puzzles)
Worth trying: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (some action), Marvel Land, Desert Demolition, Toki: Going Ape Spit (action), James Pond 2: Codename Robocod, Cool Spot (collectation), Flicky (collectathon), High Seas Havoc, Joe & Mac (action), Rolo to the Rescue (exploration/collectathon), Bubble and Squeak, Decap Attack, James Pond: Underwater Agent (collectathon), Shadow of the Beast, Shadow of the Beast II (action/puzzle), Marko, Addams Family (platform adventure), Asterix and the Great Rescue, Asterix and the Power of the Gods, Galahad (action/exploration), Animaniacs (puzzle), Batman Returns (action), Gargoyles (action), Maui Mallard (action), Dashin' Desperadoes, Toy Story (miscellaneous), Chuck Rock, Greendog, Boogerman