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Post by 320x240 on Nov 27, 2016 14:51:12 GMT -5
IMO, 'Metroidvania' is one of the finest attempts at retconning gaming history. Exactly. One of the unfortunate effects of this (North-American) Nes-centric view of video-game history is that the period between the great (North-American) video game crash of 82 and the end of 84 is regarded as some sort of dark age of gaming when in fact it was an age of innovation and maturing and (as far as I'm concerned) represent the golden age of North-American games.
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Post by condroid on Nov 28, 2016 15:02:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. One positive side effect of the crash was that many developers were forced to move on to better hardware, resulting in the creation of new (sub-)genres that wouldn't have been possible on the 2600 (or even consoles in general). There was also a much stronger push to develop games for older audiences than before.
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Post by novicola on Dec 12, 2018 0:13:23 GMT -5
Here's an interesting one: Volcano Hunter for the TSR-80 from 1984. It's lacking in plot keys/upgrades but otherwise fits the bill with a world map made up of over 200 interconnected screens. The game's creator, David A. Smith, has made an official facebook page which includes a link to a a free browser based version and other neat things.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Aug 23, 2019 16:20:05 GMT -5
Came across this one again while searching for Aquaria discussions. I'm working on and off on a quick reference guide to the 80s-90s games in the genre (might expand it to 00s games later), it got positive feedback on another forum so I thought I'd post it here too: platformadventure.weebly.com/
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Post by psygnosis8 on Sept 9, 2019 21:30:47 GMT -5
The Relics series first came out on the pc-88 in 1986. Done know if it’s before or after Metroid, probably developed around the same time. youtu.be/7fqR3whUW2QThere’s a famicom disk system port that’s a little different, but ambitious. I’ve been meaning to snatch a copy. youtu.be/g5_rk4q4mls
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Oct 10, 2019 17:59:47 GMT -5
^Interesting! Latest updates regarding the site: Info and mini-reviews added for Exile 2, System Shock 1, Soul Reaver 1 and Tail Concerto plus various minor updates to earlier entries. platformadventure.weebly.com/
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Post by psygnosis8 on Oct 10, 2019 22:31:31 GMT -5
I didn’t read the entire thread, but did Brain Breaker fir the Sharp X1 come up at all? youtu.be/VbMNZAkVaNg
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Oct 11, 2019 4:11:27 GMT -5
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Oct 18, 2019 18:17:01 GMT -5
Latest update to the site: Info and mini-reviews added for Ape Escape (PS1), Hyper Iria (SNES) and Spyro 2 (PS1).
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Post by mainpatr on Oct 18, 2019 19:58:46 GMT -5
What about the Addams Family game for SMS\NES? Non-linear with collecting items, then backtracking with them.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Oct 19, 2019 4:22:07 GMT -5
What about the Addams Family game for SMS\NES? Non-linear with collecting items, then backtracking with them. Didn't know it was different from the 16-bit game. Are the snorkel and umbrella permanent items?
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Post by windfisch on Oct 19, 2019 11:23:09 GMT -5
The the first Game Boy Addams Family entry is its own thing, too. It's also open-worldish and mediocre at best.
Confusingly the second one for both GB and NES, called "Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt", actually is a half-baked quasi-port of the first game for the 16 Bit systems.
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Post by mainpatr on Oct 19, 2019 11:32:08 GMT -5
What about the Addams Family game for SMS\NES? Non-linear with collecting items, then backtracking with them. Didn't know it was different from the 16-bit game. Are the snorkel and umbrella permanent items? Yes.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Oct 19, 2019 13:38:51 GMT -5
The the first Game Boy Addams Family entry is its own thing, too. It's also open-worldish and mediocre at best. Confusingly the second one for both GB and NES, called "Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt", actually is a half-baked quasi-port of the first game for the 16 Bit systems. Interesting, seems like it's slightly better than the NES/SMS one actually. I've added both now.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Apr 15, 2020 6:07:17 GMT -5
Latest update to my quick reference guide: Info on Shadow Man (Multi, 1999) and Odyssey (Amiga, 1995) platformadventure.weebly.com/1999-wip.htmlPrevious two updates: Info on Crash 2, Turok, Fantastic Dizzy and Misadventures of Tron Bonne Info on Outcast (1999) and Milon's Secret Castle (GB, 1993)
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