Jumping Flash!
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As a new PlayStation owner, one thing constantly astounded you – just how interesting a seemingly tired genre could become once 3D was added to the mix. The endless stream of cutesy Mega Drive platformers was boring you, but once again you found yourself playing a cutesy platform game, because for once you’d found one that seemed genuinely different.
Of course, it could only be so different, so after the opening couple of stages you were bracing for a boss. But what a boss it was! A whacking great red dragon dropped into the scene, before taking flight and breathing fire right at your face. Resorting to your platform game experience, you leapt onto a nearby hill and from there up on to the head of the dragon, only for it to angle its neck upwards and attempt to flame grill you from below. Out of desperation, you unloaded your arsenal of special weapons to take down your new nemesis – a rash move, but one only fitting for the kind of boss you’d never, ever seen before.