/vr/ - Retro Games

I'm trying to come up with a list of western platformers that have:
-good design
-good controls
Having good graphics and good music isn't something too uncommon in western games, people like Dave Perry could come up with some good stuff but failed in the control/level design department, the same could be said for games like Flink or Rayman.
Some western platformers that I think actually got it right:
Donkey Kong Country series, obviously
M.C. Kids
Vectorman
Plok
Anything else?
Also I'm not including cinematic plaformers (like Prince of Persia) by virtue of them being too different from the usual platforming formula, being more slow-paced and not arcade-y at all.