Is the long jump from 3D Mario games the most satisfying movement in platformers?

[FernandoRocker]

First introduced in Super Mario 64. You run, crouch and then jump to perform a long jump.

You don't get a lot of height, but you travel a very long distance. And the best part is that it is extremely easy to perform and very satisfying to do it.

The long jump has been present in every 3D Mario game since then: Sunshine, Galaxy 1 & 2, 3D Land, 3D World and Odyssey.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Yoshi hover jump in Yoshi's Island

 

[Dannepannepuff]

I like the standing backflip more.

 

[sanstesy]

Triple jump.

 

[TheBiInBilingual]

Not to thread wine, but didn't we have this very same thread not too long ago? Or was it about another Mario jump

Contributing answer: Bash from the Ori games hits all of Mario's jumps out of the park for me personally.

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

A good long jump like in SM64 yeah, some of the more recent games the long jump has been neutered a bit but it's still decent.

 

[Dark Mantonio]

Yes, but only the 64 and Odyssey long jumps.

The long jump in the Galaxy games was too floaty and one in 3D Land/World was too short.

But overall the input is perfection. Nintendo are masters at mapping actions to inputs.

 

[Zor]

Yoshi hover jump in Yoshi's Island

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+1

 

[demu]

I never use it.

 

[Alecs27]

Most satisfying movement is doing the third jump

 

[Deleted member 17210]

Old school Tomb Raider has some pretty satisfying moves, too.

 

[FernandoRocker]

Yes, but only the 64 and Odyssey long jumps.

The long jump in the Galaxy games was too floaty and one in 3D Land/World was too short.

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I actually created this thread because I have even playing the 3D World Switch port these last couple of days. The increased 25% speed of Mario has greatly increased the long jump distance.

Extremely satisfying to do it in 3D World now.

 

[Doggg]

It is super fun.

 

[apathetic]

Not in sunshine, but yes it is satisfying.

Don't like what I remember as a the loss of momentum after it in Galaxy.

Odyssey has what may be it's equal with the dive to hat jump, dive to hat jump, dive though. Don't know if there is a name for that maneuver but it feels amazing.

 

[CubeApple76]

Not to thread wine, but didn't we have this very same thread not too long ago? Or was it about another Mario jump

Contributing answer: Bash from the Ori games hits all of Mario's jumps out of the park for me personally.

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I was gonna say, the Ori games have some super satisfying moves

 

[Kaguya]

Boosted jumps are generally the most fun movements options, both horizontal and vertical, so yea, that was my favorite in Mario games.

 

[Luneth]

Sunshine doesn't have long jump, if I remember correctly.

 

[Stopdoor]

You can't long jump in Sunshine 🤔

Personally I think the side somersault is way underrated in that game, you can do it on a dime in any situation, feels incredibly good. Compare that to 3D World and it feels awful how nerfed it is.

 

[NotLiquid]

I prefer the triple jump personally. Its absence in 3D World throws me off more than the long jump's absence in Sunshine (where the dive is just as fun, if not more, to use). That said I agree it's an extremely fun move to use and a big part of the reason 3D Mario remains the standard for fun, satisfying movement.

 

[Sheldon]

Arguably. What can't be argued against based on the evidence in the OP is that 64 has the best long jump animation. Look how Mario's arms and legs carry the movement forward. The track and field inspired style from later games brings momentum to an unsatisfying halt which is subtly felt even if lasts for only a fraction of a frame.

 

[oni-link]

It's good, but personally I love a good double jump more

 

[Wiggle]

Bash move from the Ori games tops it for me.

 

[joffocakes]

Playing Mario Galaxy recently just highlighted how well they nailed Mario's movement in 64; the long jump isn't as effective in Galaxy and it saps his momentum a little upon landing; it's nowhere near as fun. Galaxy excels in many other ways though so it's all good.

The sideways somersault is probably my favourite of all of Mario's moves, though. Long jumps lengthened with Cappy throws and dives in Odyssey are amazing fun as well.

 

[natanqb]

Not even close. Megaman X dash+jump is so much better.

 

[Master Chuuster]

Triple jump.

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Yep

 

[RROCKMAN]

Not in a universe where,

you can essentially kick your way across the skyline at ridiculous speeds

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Gravity Rush

Charge up in a ball to move down hill into a ramp to catch huge air

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Sonic

Run in place for a bit so you can run up hills at high speeds and jump for huge air

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Sonic CD

Do a slow jump and charge in the air so you can hit the ground blazing fast

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Sonic Mania

Spin a hula-hoop with the right stick and then turn into a veritable speed demon, bulldozing anything in your way

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Ape Escape

Use your hat as a platform for a second jump or an upgraded Long jump

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Super Mario Odyssey

Using a special weapon that allows you to air dash, and using the in game power system so it goes even further and hits even harder

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Mega Man 11

Base long jump is good, but there is so much better nowadays it isn't even funny

 

[evilmonkey]

The backward somersault is much more satisfying.

 

[Dark Knight]

Not even close. Megaman X dash+jump is so much better.

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Came to say this. You can feel the raw added propulsion in it.

 

[Garcia el Gringo]

The 64 rubber band snap long jump is indeed the most satisfying move in all of gaming.

 

[Captain of Outer Space]

It's Jak's roll jump.

 

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I mostly use the Side Somersault, it's pretty useful

It's used to get over a long block at the end of one of the gifs

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I'd say that the Triple Jump + Wing Cap is also a contender

 

[Tortahegesztő]

In the latest Tomb Raider trilogy when you're falling and hit roll just as you'd impact. It's pretty satisfying to nail it.

 

[OsramTaleka]

After playing 3D world+Bowser's Fury for a good 7 or 8 hours I can safely say Astro's haptics and adaptive triggers have changed platformers for me. The gacha machine alone is more satisfying than any mario move. Odyssey and Galaxy are some of my favorite games of ever too.

 

[TGB86]

Cappy jump has it beat, depending on how it's deployed. The triple jump chained into a cappy jump, and finishing with a mid air dive is just beyond any and all comparison.

 

[TheXbox]

The roll jump in Jak and Daxter is the best. It feels much more satisfying than the long jump with the initial summersault acting as a windup (that you can also steer) versus the long jump where Mario jumps farther because you tap L for some reason.

 

[JoRu]

Cappy jump has it beat, depending on how it's deployed. The triple jump chained into a cappy jump, and finishing with a mid air dive is just beyond any and all comparison.

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This is the answer. That combo is platforming movement perfection.

 

[Deleted member 197]

I'd say the triple jump, the dive from 64/Sunshine and the wallkick from 64 have it beaten.

 

[FernandoRocker]

versus the long jump where Mario jumps farther because you tap L for some reason.

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It's not because you "tap L for some reason". It's because you crouch and then jump. The crouching is what makes the impulse. It makes sense.

If you do it very fast you can't see the crouching though.

 

[AndrewGPK]

Cappy jump has it beat, depending on how it's deployed. The triple jump chained into a cappy jump, and finishing with a mid air dive is just beyond any and all comparison.

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Agree. I think the cappy jump mechanics that essentially allows combos off of long jumps, wall jumps, etc. to reach crazy vertical and horizontal distances was insanely fun. I spent a lot of time in the Odyssey post-game phase just pulling off and recording crazy jumps - so much fun.

 

[bionic77]

Cappy jump has it beat, depending on how it's deployed. The triple jump chained into a cappy jump, and finishing with a mid air dive is just beyond any and all comparison.

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Yeah this is the best one I have experienced.

Cappy jump in general is so satisfying once you get the hang of it.

 

[Ayirek]

It was until Odyssey introduced the hat jump.

 

[SABO.]

I remember my young self using the long jump as the primary form of movement in N64

it was the most satisfying in Mario 64 imo. Maybe because of the hardware limiting a smoother transition. That "click" into place for the long jump was soooo satisfying.

 

[Why would you do that?]

The long jump is my favorite, and I was super bummed when Sunshine removed it. It was basically strike 1 for Mario Sunshine when I was a kid.

 

[Jencks]

Odyssey hat jump.

 

[SuperSonic]

Is it Jak where jumping at the end of a roll launches you forward because that's the one

 

[Oneself]

Mario has better moves, definitely, but it's fun. I find the triple jump much more fun.
So many others are more satisfying though IMO. Megaman X dash jump , Sonic's spin dash, going from big Knack to small Knack (no joke), SOTN's double jump, most wall jumps, swinging and passing through a tight space in Spider-Man & Miles, wall running in most games too...

 

[Deleted member 11370]

It's good, but I vastly prefer a double jump (jump, then jump again in the air). It's just so versatile and it instantly improves movement in any game.

 

[NuclearCake]

Sunshine doesn't have the long jump but it has the new spin jump, which was super satisfying and the dive was buffed up to act as a long jump substitute.

 

[Kurtikeya]

Yes, though Cappy jump and Ori's bash are in the same tier.

 

[Deleted member 17210]

I can't find any gifs that do it justice but bouncing off rails and walls in Jet Set Radio is still some of the most satisfying platforming ever.