Similar games to Rod-Land

[Strider]

Aside from Parasol Star can you think of any other cutsey platformers that came out after Rod-Land and featured similar play mechanics...

[Cauterize]

Quite possibly my favourite genre of games!

Don Doko Don
Wani Wani World
Snow Bros
Nightmare In The Dark

Not as similar but I have to recommend it!
It follows the one screen look and combines Platform/cutesy with puzzles, Solomons Key 2 (aka Fire n Ice)

Im sure ill think of more, ill be back!

[C']

Snow Bros. perhaps. Not sure if it predates Rodland or not though.

[mezzanine]

Snow Bros and Rodland were both 1990 weren't they?

Arcade -

Diet Go Go (92)
Joe & Mac Returns (94)

Playstation -

Gussun Paradise/YoYo's Puzzle Park (96)

[nem]

Quite possibly my favourite genre of games

Mine too!

More:

Bombjack Twin (arcade)
Bubble Symphony (arcade, Saturn)
Bubble Memories (arcade)
Chip Chan Kick (PC-FX)
Funky Jet (arcade)
Penguin Brothers (arcade)
Saboten Bombers (arcade)
Snow Bros 2 (arcade)

[Daragon]

If you enjoyed Rod-Land, you're sure to love Snatch-World

[Kaladron]

Does Liquid Kids count? I know it scrolls but the gameplay mechanics are similar to the other Taito games.

[Pilotwings]

Tumble Pop.

http://tinylink.com/?Zfbu7lvPYP

[nintastic]

Zupappa on the good old neogeo

[Leon Retro]

I was thinking about the same thing last week whilst playing Snow Bros. I can't think of any others than what have been listed so far. I'd like to discover some forgotten gems of the genre.

There must be more - because this type of game was popular for a while.