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Alexander Nicholi January 2nd, 2015 1:25 PM

My dad likes to refer to Donkey Kong as anecdotal reference that I should go along with his undeniably conservative idea that video games are somehow extremely unhealthy. He's the most conservative Democrat I've ever seen, and he calls it King Kong because like all people dying of terminal old they mix up names between action movies from the 1950s and arcade games from the 1990s because fuck memory for things amirite

Sloan Kettering January 2nd, 2015 1:32 PM

Idk if Rare could save anything. Everyone looks back at games like DKC, Banjo Kazooie and so on and just think of Rare as this company that churned out masterpieces...but they're more of a company that got lucky with some amazing franchises. Look at all those horrible LJN games they developed *shudder*. Besides, aren't the main people that made those same games amazing a part of various Nintendo 3rd party groups?

Also, DKC2 is the otp...one true platformer.

Pinkie-Dawn January 2nd, 2015 1:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Metal Man (Post 8561414)
Idk if Rare could save anything. Everyone looks back at games like DKC, Banjo Kazooie and so on and just think of Rare as this company that churned out masterpieces...but they're more of a company that got lucky with some amazing franchises. Look at all those horrible LJN games they developed *shudder*. Besides, aren't the main people that made those same games amazing a part of various Nintendo 3rd party groups?

Also, DKC2 is the otp...one true platformer.

That is true, though I'm not sure if my relative knows that either. Whenever I see something DK-related, I always think of one of the three things: Dankey Kang, That Really Rustled my Jimmies, and Expand Dong.

blue January 2nd, 2015 4:32 PM

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Originally Posted by maccrash (Post 8561186)
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY IS A ****ING MASTERPIECE AND I WILL FIGHT ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE

sorry 7.8 too much jungle

El Héroe Oscuro January 2nd, 2015 5:07 PM

I had more of an issue with Donkey Kong Country Returns than the old games. The game got too easy with the amount of lives you could get. It's a pretty game though, if that still counts for anything.

TRIFORCE89 January 2nd, 2015 5:40 PM

There's nothing wrong with Retro's work on Donkey Kong Country. Kremlings is simply cosmetic. The game play is there, solid, and refined.

Sir Codin January 2nd, 2015 6:12 PM

I don't know, depends on what you mean by "retro" because we're getting to the point where a lot of 3D games are now getting lumped into the category.

So how far back are we talkin'? 20 years? 30?

El Héroe Oscuro January 2nd, 2015 6:15 PM

Would you call modern games with pixel graphics - such as Rogue Legacy to paint a picture - retro"? What fits under the definition or classification of a game being "retro"?

Pendraflare January 2nd, 2015 7:11 PM

I'd classify anything that people saw as old-school, such as the 80's and 90's game systems, to be "retro". Even some of the classic arcade style games are what i'd deem such. That may not be much of a description but it's what I see that as.

Alfieri January 2nd, 2015 8:21 PM

Super Mario World best platformer anyone?

Anyone? No? Okay.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/xHBWx/tumblr_lweqj7EFLC1qennrl_zpsebtplld5.gif

Sir Codin January 2nd, 2015 8:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfieri (Post 8562248)
Super Mario World best platformer anyone?

Anyone? No? Okay.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/xHBWx/tumblr_lweqj7EFLC1qennrl_zpsebtplld5.gif

At the very least, it's the best 2-D Mario platformer.

Pinkie-Dawn January 2nd, 2015 8:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfieri (Post 8562248)
Super Mario World best platformer anyone?

Anyone? No? Okay.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/xHBWx/tumblr_lweqj7EFLC1qennrl_zpsebtplld5.gif

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At the very least, it's the best 2-D Mario platformer.

Movie Bob/Game Overthinker disagrees, for he finds Super Mario Bros. 3 the best Mario platformer, as well as best platformer in general, since Super Mario World was held back by the SNES's limitations due to being one of the first titles for the system, unlike SMB3, which didn't have those limitations.

Her January 2nd, 2015 8:47 PM

me: plays bayonetta and live vicariously through her

Sir Codin January 2nd, 2015 9:00 PM

I want to start a new Fallout 3 game, as I have not played it in a while, but dammit I can't seem to get off here and stop talking with you fine people.

Alexander Nicholi January 2nd, 2015 9:28 PM

I play a bit too much AoE. I should really get back to development.

Sloan Kettering January 3rd, 2015 5:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinkie-Dawn (Post 8562323)
Movie Bob/Game Overthinker disagrees, for he finds Super Mario Bros. 3 the best Mario platformer, as well as best platformer in general, since Super Mario World was held back by the SNES's limitations due to being one of the first titles for the system, unlike SMB3, which didn't have those limitations.

I honestly strongly dislike SMB3. The controls were still imperfect (a big improvement over SMB 1, but that's not saying very much) and all the levels just...weren't very interesting. I'm never excited for the desert world, water worlds always suck, the big world was meh, the sky was kinda cool, ice worlds...meh, pipe world more meh. The difficulty was also strangely uneven. Just look at world 8. Those tank levels were brutal...then the rest of the levels provided no challenge. The different power ups were quite fun.

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Originally Posted by Alfieri (Post 8562248)
Super Mario World best platformer anyone?

Anyone? No? Okay.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/xHBWx/tumblr_lweqj7EFLC1qennrl_zpsebtplld5.gif

<3 Super Mario World is perfection. The difficulty is a bit on the low side, but the incredibly HUGE world of Super Mario World hacks offer sooooooo many different worlds and challenges. The controls were just absolute perfect in this game.

TRIFORCE89 January 3rd, 2015 7:00 AM

I don't like Super Mario Bros. 3. The levels are tiny. And I think I'm the only person on the planet who doesn't find its visual aesthetic to be the definition of the Mario series. I like the new power ups like the Racoon and the Frog.

Super Mario World is refined. It is a little bit more on the easy side, but the physics and level design is bliss. Plus Yoshi. Hidden exits. Great music.

maccrash January 3rd, 2015 7:16 AM

the thing about DKC is how beautiful it looked. it's easily the best-looking platformer from that era. and the fucking MUSIC was also incredible. and to add to that it was just great fun.

I never actually played Super Mario World much, but I love SMB3.

Sableye~ January 3rd, 2015 11:56 AM

The only Mario-related game I play is on SNES and only works some of the time. I'm grateful that the system itself still works at all, though.

hi I'm back <3

Pendraflare January 3rd, 2015 12:08 PM

I REALLY liked Super Mario World, that one was good stuff. But Super Mario Bros. 3 was too difficult and I never actually finished it.

oh dear goodness not again

Sableye~ January 3rd, 2015 12:31 PM

I downloaded Super Mario Bros 2, and The Lost Levels on my 3ds, but I never even came close to beating either of them because I have the attention span of a goldfish.

now you don't have to miss me, pendraflare :D

Sir Codin January 3rd, 2015 4:58 PM

Super Mario Bros. 3 comes at a close second for me in terms of 2D Mario platformers. It isn't as refined as World, but it's still a blast to play with another person and mock each other for fuck-ups.

Centipede Chan January 3rd, 2015 5:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CarcharOdin (Post 8563731)
Super Mario Bros. 3 comes at a close second for me in terms of 2D Mario platformers. It isn't as refined as World, but it's still a blast to play with another person and mock each other for fuck-ups.

Yeah out of the 3 Mario Brothers the 3rd one is my favorite. I played so many times, with warp whistles and not. But speaking of some NES classics I HATE Mega Man. Not really but their difficulty. I need to buy more money to get 4-7 since I got the 2nd and 3rd.

Alexander Nicholi January 3rd, 2015 7:24 PM

Never did Mario. Love the Genesis Sonic, hate everything Sonic afterward. All Pokémon is great imo.

Sir Codin January 3rd, 2015 7:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 8563957)
Never did Mario. Love the Genesis Sonic, hate everything Sonic afterward. All Pokémon is great imo.

There was post-Genesis Sonic?


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