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[Magicpaint]

Banjo Kazooie > Mario 64

bring it, fuckers

Yes.

 

[alistairw]

SR2 characters like that song too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVgDXg9Wnf8

:lol I forgot about that. I got Final Countdown, personally.

Also: the British voice you can choose is the fucking dude from The Nanny. That's so rad I can barely express it.

 

[Tain]

If Alien Soldier is Treasure's attempt at revisiting Gunstar Heroes' success, they fuckin' demolished it.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Alundra > Zelda 2D games

Spyro > Mario 64

Gears of War > Killswitch

Spoiler

j/k

 

[Sixfortyfive]

If Alien Soldier is Treasure's attempt at revisiting Gunstar Heroes' success, they fuckin' demolished it.

I don't know if those are directly comparable. I mean, sure, they're both run-and-guns, but they don't really do the same things.

I prefer AS as well though.

 

[Alphahawk]

When I was younger I always thought DKC was a much better game than Super Mario World. I don't know how that statement would stack up today but I'd guess it'd still be pretty valid.

 

[Sixfortyfive]

When I was younger I always thought DKC was a much better game than Super Mario World. I don't know how that statement would stack up today but I'd guess it'd still be pretty valid.

I always thought that SMW was pretty weak as far as 2D Mario goes. I think I might prefer all 4 NES Marios to it.

 

[Kujo]

Banjo Kazooie > Mario 64

bring it, fuckers

Fuck yeah.

 

[Kujo]

When I was younger I always thought DKC was a much better game than Super Mario World.

DKC2 is pretty much better than anything.

I always thought that SMW was pretty weak as far as 2D Mario goes.

SMW is fantastic, at least better than SMB1 IMO.

 

[Alphahawk]

Spyro > Mario 64

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This,
and
also

Banjo Kazooie > Mario 64

This.

Really most any tripple A platform game was pretty much better than Mario 64 though. That game is the definition of overrated.

 

[Powerslave]

Crash Team Racing for the PS1 is still the best kart game ever.


bring it, Mario Kart fuckers.

 

[StuBurns]

Can you count BioShock a SS2 imitator? I know it's the same people, but not the same IP. Anyway, I preferred BioShock.

Final Fantasy is way the fuck better than DQ too.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Gears of War > Kill.Switch

 

[TheFallen]

These seem to be very loose 'imitations' don't you think? I don't see how Dark Sector is an imitation of Gears of War. One would think it'd be of Resident Evil 4. And Uncharted an imitation of Gears? C'mon, the only thing they share is the stop and pop with cover. It's more or less an evolution of Tomb Raider without being an 'imitation'.

 

[Aeana]

Final Fantasy is way the fuck better than DQ too.

I expected this far earlier in the thread.

 

[Archie]

Rock Band >>>>>>>> Guitar Hero

 

[Majmun]

RockBand >>>>>>>>>>> Guitar Hero

edit-

Archie >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Second

 

[The Faceless Master]

Saints Row 2 >>>>>>> GTA IV

first fucking reply. awesome!

 

[Fersis]

Well if someone calls KOF imitation i would say that KOF is far better than his originator

 

[StuBurns]

Call of Duty is better than Medal of Honor too, kind of the same thing as GH vs RB and SS2 vs BS, same developers, different IP.

 

[Chairman Yang]

I preferred a bunch of the Doomlikes to Doom itself. Dark Forces, Duke Nukem 3D (and most of the build engine games), and some others.

 

[leroy hacker]

Parodius.

 

[Holtz]

Dead Space >>>>> RE5.

 

[freethought]

Dead Space >>>>> RE5.

Yeah, but is it better than RE4?

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Alundra > Zelda 2D games

Spyro > Mario 64

Quick.

This man is suffering from a case of the stupid.

 

[Bert]

I know it's blasphemy but: Football Glory > Sensible Soccer (not SWOS tho)

 

[TheFightingFish]

I've seen this one at least once or twice already. But I'd put in another vote for Beyond Good and Evil being a good step better than the 3D Zelda games. Not saying that I didn't enjoy the 3D Zeldas, but BG&E took the same basic template in a much more interesting and original direction.

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

Dead Space >>>>> RE5.

Yep.

Banjo-Kazooie > Mario 64

Saints Row 2 > GTA IV

 

[bumpkin]

Metal Slug > Contra.

 

[vgamer1]

Portal is way better than Narbacular Drop.

 

[SaggyMonkey]

God of War > Devil May Cry

 

[Calcaneus]

Yakuza > Shenmue.

 

[Sabaku Ika]

Sengoku Basara >>> Dynasty Warriors

 

[AwRy108]

Saints Row 2 >>>>>>> GTA IV

Damn, you beat me to it.

 

[jay]

I liked Golvellius more than Zelda.

 

[Jonnyram]

Zuma
Kudos to Mitchell for the game design though.

 

[BlueMagic]

I can see how Banjo & Kazooie can come across as an imitation of SM64, but Spyro? Really?

 

[Ranger X]

When I entered this thread I knew that "imitations" would end up meaning "game in the same genre"...

.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Saints Row 2 >>>>>>> GTA IV

TRUTH!

When I entered this thread I knew that "imitations" would end up meaning "game in the same genre"... .

saints row is pretty blatant, but thats ok!

 

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Yakuza > Shenmue.

ಠ_ಠ

 

[yukonrye]

I enjoyed Titan Quest more than Diablo 2.

 

[Damodar]

I always had a special liking for the first Alundra, my 2D "Zelda" of choice.

Agreed

 

[CO_Andy]

2D Zelda > 3D Zelda

Gears of War > Kill.Switch

Uncharted > Gears of War

 

[Dali]

This,
and
also

This.

Really most any tripple A platform game was pretty much better than Mario 64 though. That game is the definition of overrated.

Uhhh... it was groundbreaking. Its use of the analog stick and successful transitioning of platforming to 3D was something completely new to console gamers. The graphics were also the best of almost any console game at the time. The only thing that was comparable gameplay-wise was Tomb Raider. Of course later games, like the Spyro and Banjo you seem to think are so great, would possibly be incrementally better! They were building on Mario 64's groundwork.

A genre redefining game the "definition of overrated"? smh

 

[Zeliard]

I wish I could say Rise of the Triad since the game is so amazingly underappreciated, but Doom is just way too fucking good, to this day.

 

[M.Bluth]

I liked Crash Team Racing more than Mario Kart

 

[KevinCow]

The DKC games > 2D Mario

Jak & Daxter 1 > Banjo-Kazooie


Also, I agree with the OP on Dark Sector compared to Gears, at least as a single player game. The guns felt nicer, enemies weren't giant meat sponges that didn't remotely react to getting shot, and the boomerang thing was pretty badass.

 

[fatigues_gasolini]

This thread makes me want to pickup saints row 2 again.

 

[Brobzoid]

Saint's Row 2 > GTA4
Crash Team Racing > Mario Kart
Yakuza > Shenmue

God of War > Devil May Cry

ಠ_ಠ

Jak & Daxter 1 > Banjo-Kazooie

oh, I forgot PS2 platformers entirely... Jak 1 and Vexx are pretty conventional platformers that I really enjoy far beyond any 3D Mario or Banjo game.

 

[SaggyMonkey]

ಠ_ಠ

Also, by a LONG shot.