Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Brendan Vance's Blogs Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:52:14 EDT en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) The Quest for Good Platformer Mechanics: Fat Men on Ice Skates - by Brendan Vance http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BrendanVance/20130520/192627/The_Quest_for_Good_Platformer_Mechanics_Fat_Men_on_Ice_Skates.php Design An analysis of the first principles of the platformer genre through the lens of NES classic "Super Mario Bros". http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BrendanVance/20130520/192627/The_Quest_for_Good_Platformer_Mechanics_Fat_Men_on_Ice_Skates.php Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:00 EDT