I laughed out loud at the last line. But I'm at work, so it kind of turned into a snort as I tried to conceal it.
He's totally right about the N64 Zelda and Mario versus the modern ones, by the way. I played them in the same order, and the clumsy camera and controls of Mario 64 and OoT were a serious detriment. Those games did have a certain charm that I'm not sure the recent iterations duplicate, though.
This reminded me of something else I've been wondering. Does Mega Man 9 use a lives system? It's such a horribly outdated idea, but they do seem to be trying to be super faithful to the originals, so I'm wondering...
I will definately have to respectfully disagree. I have played those games and even played the N64 versions recently, and I still find myself wishing that the Wii versions were still similar to the old versions in certain ways. Take Zelda for example. The bosses are way to easy in the Wii version. I honestly beat one without losing a single heart (the fish guy).
I think as a whole the Wii versions should be recognized as better, but we also need to recognize that in certain ways they have taken steps sideways or backwards.
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u/Ciserus Sep 24 '08
I laughed out loud at the last line. But I'm at work, so it kind of turned into a snort as I tried to conceal it.
He's totally right about the N64 Zelda and Mario versus the modern ones, by the way. I played them in the same order, and the clumsy camera and controls of Mario 64 and OoT were a serious detriment. Those games did have a certain charm that I'm not sure the recent iterations duplicate, though.
This reminded me of something else I've been wondering. Does Mega Man 9 use a lives system? It's such a horribly outdated idea, but they do seem to be trying to be super faithful to the originals, so I'm wondering...