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Xeoman Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator          Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 91 days Last activity: 79 days |
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| I mean, just look at our current generation of gaming.
Most sidescrollers that come out nowadays for consoles, are either absolutely horrible, or decent. Nothing really too fantastic compared to games back in the day. And now look at technology. The GBA seemed to be the last drive of preserving sidescrollers, but now we're in a new age with the DS and PSP. The DS seems to still be bringing out a few sidescrollers, thankfully (I've heard about a 2D Metroid, CV DS, Super Mario Bros DS, etc), but the PSP is no exception. Is there even one sidescrolling game out there for the PSP currently? Not that I've seen, but I rarely keep up with handhelds so I could be missing something. Consoles aren't really an exception either, these days. Sure there was what, one good Contra game for the PS2? But isn't that pretty much it? But to put it simply, I think the type of games that I have grown up and played since before I could even talk and walk correctly, are slowly coming to an end. They're a rare occassion these days, and when systems get even more advanced, they seem to fall even deeper into the shadows. I'm not saying once the DS is gone there will never again be a sidescrolling game, but I think in our current generation, sidescrollers are going to be a very rare thing from here on out. What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Oh yeah, I'd rather not see sidescrollers die. I guess it's just something I'll have to come and accept. Either that, or I've become way too much of a classic gamer (over the past months I've been playing nothing but my Genesis and SNES). |
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Ryan Ptooie Is back!   Since: 10-01-04 From: Stafford, UK Since last post: 4647 days Last activity: 4607 days |
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| I don't really agree with you there. Games like Viewtiful Joe, Viewtifle Jeo 2, and that game with the lovable little yellow alien in (Although I forgot the name of it) have came out for the GameCube. The only reason sidescrollers will die is if there is no longer any demand for them from the players.
SIDESCROLLERS TO THE END!!!   |
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Van Rhanell Missile Bot  Since: 08-15-04 From: Fraser, Michigan Since last post: 6348 days Last activity: 6351 days |
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Well there is Super Smash Bros Melee, in which the characters only move in 2d which is awesome. It would be great though if they made a truly gigantic real time rpg sidescroller, like a 256 bit Castlevania game  Viewtiful Joe and Alien Hominid were pretty good, but 2dness is fading away a great amount. Topscrollers are completely gone now, and no recent sideways space shooters have come out that weren't remakes. |
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天国JOE ���A�ǂ��ɂȂ�̂���낤�H Since: 09-02-04 From: Destroy Tower Since last post: 4028 days Last activity: 3393 days |
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| Wasn't Alien Hominid a Newgrounds Flash Game or something? That managed to amke it's way to the Cube and PS2?
I don't want to see sidescrollers die, no freakin' way. There certainley not as much these days - not even close. People are just demanding full enviroments, and all that crap. Roam Freely in a 3d world. =/ |
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SyntaxLegend Traineemage Repeated Trolling. Grow up. Since: 08-14-04 From: Australia Since last post: 6700 days Last activity: 6692 days |
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| Isnt paper mario a 2D sidescroller? | |||
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Xeoman Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 91 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by Ponterios Kind of, it was somewhat 3D where you could move in all directions, but the area was laid out in a 2D way, and the characters were literally like Paper. So, kind of I guess. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering  Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2483 days Last activity: 1333 days |
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| Plus which, Paper Mario was an RPG, so I'm not sure how much it qualifies as a sidescroller to begin with.
Ah well. Even if we run out of new sidescrollers... there's always romhacking. It'd be a shame to see them no longer made, true, but... times change. Some of us wouldn't be happy about it, but we'll have to live with it if it does happen.
Of course, I'm more of a strategy RPG person, myself, so I guess it doesn't bother me as much. (Last edited by Jedi Watchman Tamarin on 06-04-05 12:57 PM) |
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Ezekiel Merchant  Since: 06-06-05 From: Hickton, CA Since last post: 7075 days Last activity: 4884 days |
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| yes, Alien Hominid was the yellow alien sidecroller.
And no sidescrollers are not dieing. Like last month Metal Slug 4 and 5 was released on the Xbox. Clearly people are buying stuff like that, someone just needs to reinvent the genre. You know create something new to make sidescrollers the new hot thing. Comment. |
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