The platforming genre is incredibly important to the video game industry. After all, the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES was a platformer, and it in turn inspired countless copycats and established one of the industry's most popular and recognizable franchises in the process. The platformer genre enjoyed a boost in the 90s with the introduction of the 3D platformer, and while recent years haven't been quite as kind, 2021 has been a banner year for platformers.