Trampoline Terror!
released on Feb 01, 1990
From space, a menacing fortress appears in the sky. Surrounding it, a "trampoline" sidewalk armed with bombs and patrolled by enemy invaders. You, the Trampoline Terror, have the guts to fight back. Stealthful observation reveals self-destruct switches planted on 32 strongholds. Triggering each one will be no simple task. Powerful alien patrols will thwart your efforts, pushing you to the edge... and beyond! And beware the trampolines, whose very structure weakens with your every jump. Only your bounding skill and sharp cunning can save the day. So hop to it!
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Not bad, really. Nothing much to return to, but nice and simple. The length is quite reasonable and even the sudden boss at the end was executed nicely and had good music. Some smaller enemy types were annoying though, particularly the bullets.
This game has an emulation issue, which I can't really count against it in terms of quality, but it's worth noting. You can't really do this on a Genesis controller, but holding left and right simultaneously makes the game freak out and warp you in different places instantaneously. It can be used to your advantage sometimes but is for the most part a major inconvenience, particularly if you wind up doing this a lot on accident while attempting to do diagonals. I initially assumed it was a problem with PicoDrive but it persisted on BlastEm. Once again, due to being a non-issue on original hardware, I can't really knock it for this, so take this as more of an aside. If you decide to emulate it, use a controller.
This game has an emulation issue, which I can't really count against it in terms of quality, but it's worth noting. You can't really do this on a Genesis controller, but holding left and right simultaneously makes the game freak out and warp you in different places instantaneously. It can be used to your advantage sometimes but is for the most part a major inconvenience, particularly if you wind up doing this a lot on accident while attempting to do diagonals. I initially assumed it was a problem with PicoDrive but it persisted on BlastEm. Once again, due to being a non-issue on original hardware, I can't really knock it for this, so take this as more of an aside. If you decide to emulate it, use a controller.
If I were a red trampoline pilot evading a sentient grey bullet that turns on 3-tile corners, i would simply beat the shit out of it