System: Playstation 1
Genre: Platformer
Spyro is a very good example for people who like to say "They don't make them like they used to". The original trilogy of Spyro games on Playstation 1 were consistently brilliant but the series slowly went downhill with the move to Playstation 2 (the most recent PS2 game made me want to cry with it's awfulness). It brings back strong memories of my junior cert because we first rented it around the time of my exams, possibly even as a reward for afterwards. As with many platformers these days it had funny cut-scenes with surprisingly good voice acting and even though it's incredibly short I loved it for the simple gameplay, well-designed levels, beautiful graphics and catchy soundtrack. I even remember leaving a level loaded in the PS1 after the disc had been sent back to the video shop because I wanted to play it for just a little bit longer. They just don't make them like they used to.
