Mr. Baxter Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 On-the-fly thoughts -- Â If I tried explaining why Donkey Kong Country is the most overrated series ever I'd just get bored. Â Can't believe I forgot to nominate Lemmings. Â Nice to see S3K made the list - 2D perfection. Surprised Sonic 1 (and I'd imagine 2) received more nominations, though. Â Oblivion, Fallout 3, Broken Sword... *approves* Â Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64 have both aged horrendously. Â SMW twenty places above SMB3? Fuck. Right. Off. Â Splendid work, anyhow. Look forward to the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMIdAS Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 od it, heres the awesome end music from sonic 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=...p;v=zTcGIk-Pfnk  and a weird worded version!:   erm, the S2 ending theme is based from that song, not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted July 5, 2009 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2009 Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64 have both aged horrendously. Â I strongly disagree. I played Mario 64 through again only a few months ago and the game still holds up perfectly. The graphics in comparison today maybe be simple but in terms of what you need to play they are perfect and still quite charming. So what if every wall and piece of grass isn't perfectly detailed? And the actual gameplay itself is still fucking amazing and hella' fun to play. I'm struggling to think of a single platformer since that is anywhere near as good (bar Super Mario Galaxy). If you can think of a single player platformer/adventure experience as fun, challenging and intelligent as this that has been released since then I'd love to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted July 5, 2009 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2009 I had a horrible dream last night that Sonic 2 comes second and Final Fantasy VII comes first. How sad am I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted July 5, 2009 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) On-the-fly thoughts -- Â If I tried explaining why Donkey Kong Country is the most overrated series ever I'd just get bored. Â I'd actually like you to, it'd spark some discussion and you'd probably be wrong. Â Nice to see S3K made the list - 2D perfection. Surprised Sonic 1 (and I'd imagine 2) received more nominations, though. Â This also surprises me S3&K is 2D perfection. Â Oblivion, Fallout 3, Broken Sword... *approves* Â I don't, they were good but they aren't anywhere near as good as Mario/Sonic/Zelda, etc and if it weren't for stuff like Pro Evo they'd look out of place. Â Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64 have both aged horrendously. Â Mario Kart 64 has, but that's because it's just a kart game and plenty more better Kart games have came out since then, even Crash Team Racing (I know you'll all disagree). But Mario 64 still holds up awesomely, because it was unique. A re-release on the DS didn't do it any harm either. Â SMW twenty places above SMB3? Fuck. Right. Off. Â I agree with the list on this one. SMW was light years ahead in terms of fun, creativity, game design, gameplay, graphics, and other stuff too. I also found the difficulty curve in SMB3 horrendous. I never got past worlds 6 or 7 without the flute. Edited July 5, 2009 by AliveAndAmplified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbaf3nn Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 i still play Super Mario World and zelda link to the past on the DS to this day and thats why they got my vote  i cannot agree mario 64 has aged .. still looks great for a game that originally came out in 96/97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFR42 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) od it, heres the awesome end music from sonic 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=...p;v=zTcGIk-Pfnk  and a weird worded version!:   erm, the S2 ending theme is based from that song, not the other way around.  Did I say it was?  It hardly matters given the song was written for the Sonic 2 soundtrack anyway. I'd just never heard it before. Edited July 5, 2009 by KFR42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Iam thinking that a good comparison peice to this would be to drudge up the Computer Game Music thread up.. cos I cant find it....  Anyways as Iam pretty certain this wont have made top ten   Herzog Zwei- There is no time to lose (rearranged)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLDaPUJsPM   Herzog Zwei- Medley  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2TUDR3RcVA...feature=related   Thought Id chuck in a SF2 Medley by Insert Coin    And a few bits of Mercs, seen as they are now on you tube  Mercs - Arcade Level 1 Megadrive   Mercs- Arcade Level 6 Megadrive  Edited July 5, 2009 by patdfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nexus Posted July 5, 2009 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2009 I had a horrible dream last night that Sonic 2 comes second and Final Fantasy VII comes first. How sad am I Â I would cry if FF7 won. It's overrated, and trash. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Would You Like A Spud? Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Everyone marking out at Mean Machine reviews should check out The Mean Machines Archive, its really interesting looking back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Baxter Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Surprised so many thought I was accusing Mario 64 of aging badly based on its visuals. That'd have been horribly unfair on my part, no? Â Nah, I was talking gameplay-wise. 90% of missions are dull collect-a-thons; level design is in places very, very bland; bosses are pathetic; and it's generally just difficult to return to after experiencing sublime Galaxy. Don't get me wrong, I still like the game a lot - primarily for nostalgia and its indeniable charms - but the whole thing feels ever-increasingly like an extended tech demo. The PS1 platformers may have been nowhere near as innovative or daring, but they hold up far better in retrospect. Â If you can think of a single player platformer/adventure experience as fun, challenging and intelligent as this that has been released since then I'd love to hear it. Â I'd say Psychonauts, but comparing it to Mario 64 really, really fails to do Psychonauts justice. Edited July 5, 2009 by Mr. Baxter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted July 5, 2009 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2009 I still give Super Mario world and Mario 64 a whirl from time to time and still find them as excellent as they always were. Â I am sad to see GTA:SA place so high and above two other GTA games which were just so much more fun to play personally. Hell id go as far as to say i got more fun from GTA1, Â Never really got into the Zelda games, i can see why others would enjoy them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFR42 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Surprised so many thought I was accusing Mario 64 of aging badly based on its visuals. That'd have been horribly unfair on my part, no? Nah, I was talking gameplay-wise. 90% of missions are dull collect-a-thons; level design is in places very, very bland; bosses are pathetic; and it's generally just difficult to return to after experiencing sublime Galaxy. Don't get me wrong, I still like the game a lot - primarily for nostalgia and its indeniable charms - but the whole thing feels ever-increasingly like an extended tech demo. The PS1 platformers may have been nowhere near as innovative or daring, but they hold up far better in retrospect.  While I agree, I have to say that Mario 64 was a huge leap from the previous mario games, whereas Sunshine and Galaxy were relatively tiny leaps especially given how long we have waited between Mario games. I'm not knocking the newer Mario games, Galaxy was brilliant, but given how many years after Mario 64 it was its not much different in appearance bar a bit of smoothing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 90% of missions are dull collect-a-thons Whether they're dull or not is subjective, but I'm sad enough to calculate that only 32% of the game's stars are acquired through collect-a-thons (8 red coins or 100 gold coins). Personally, a mission that requires exploring the level and clamoring for hard-to-reach places is no bad thing in a platform adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbaf3nn Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) so when are the final 10 games up ? Edited July 5, 2009 by bobbaf3nn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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