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[...] What made those old, 2D platformers so great? « Significant BitsA little while ago I dug into Scary Girl for not being a very fun game. This brought up some discussion about what actually makes a good 2D platformer, so I decided to expand on the topic. Below is a list of what I see as three common aspects of many classic platforming titles. These point are not the only things that made those games great, but they’re a shared base that appears again and again. [...]

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mullah — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:29:03 +0000

that mario video was so sick. nice article also

By: HaloHappy

HaloHappy — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:57:19 +0000

2-D platformers were great, and this guy has listed why in a very great article. But what I think, is that the reason they were fun was because they were simple. All you needed was move, run, jump, and use power, nothing more. Now adays, we have more complex stuff that can be frustrating as hell with too many things that factor in with it that only add to controller-throwing frustration.

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