Topic: What's your favorite launch game of all time?

[pokepal148]

IIt didn't just invent 3D platformers, it invented 3D games

Actually, it did neither. There were 3D platformers before, its just that they pretty much all sucked (Jumping Flash! for the PlayStation came out in April 1995).

i own that game too, it's not bad but don't get it for more then 3$ imo

[MagicCow64]

IIt didn't just invent 3D platformers, it invented 3D games

Actually, it did neither. There were 3D platformers before, its just that they pretty much all sucked (Jumping Flash! for the PlayStation came out in April 1995).

i own that game too, it's not bad but don't get it for more then 3$ imo

Ha, I'd never heard of that game before. Still, that seems to me closer to a demented Duke Nukem mod than what Mario 64 introduced. I remember how it was jaw-dropping just to dink around with the camera.

Also, am I wrong in remembering that the Playstation 1 could barely output true 3D environments, and that nearly everything was a mix of polygonal models and isometrics, a la Crash Bandicoot?

[pokepal148]

IIt didn't just invent 3D platformers, it invented 3D games

Actually, it did neither. There were 3D platformers before, its just that they pretty much all sucked (Jumping Flash! for the PlayStation came out in April 1995).

i own that game too, it's not bad but don't get it for more then 3$ imo

Ha, I'd never heard of that game before. Still, that seems to me closer to a demented Duke Nukem mod than what Mario 64 introduced. I remember how it was jaw-dropping just to dink around with the camera.

Also, am I wrong in remembering that the Playstation 1 could barely output true 3D environments, and that nearly everything was a mix of polygonal models and isometrics, a la Crash Bandicoot?

no spyro the dragon proved otherwise

[Leo13]

To the shock and dismay of all of you...Nintendo Land!!!
I prefer playing video games with other people and so it was either this or Wii Sports, but I got bored of Wii Sports much faster than I got bored of Nintendo Land

[Pixelated Pixies]

To the shock and dismay of all of you...Nintendo Land!!!
I prefer playing video games with other people and so it was either this or Wii Sports, but I got bored of Wii Sports much faster than I got bored of Nintendo Land

I wouldn't think anyone would be dismayed by your choice. Mildly surprised perhaps.
 
The reason I don't think Nintendoland is a great launch game is because it did not succeed in selling me on the features of the Gamepad. I have always had a tough time seeing what it is about the Wii U that I'm supposed to be excited for. Nintendoland aptly demonstrated asynchronous multiplayer, but unfortunately that's a feature that I don't particularly value.
 
Plus, there are only so many times you can play a variation on 'Hide and Seek' before you get bored. Mario Chase, Animal Crossing: Sweet Day, Luigi's Ghost Mansion, and Metroid Blast all seemed kind of similar to me.

[Ian Sane]

To the shock and dismay of all of you...Nintendo Land!!!
I prefer playing video games with other people and so it was either this or Wii Sports, but I got bored of Wii Sports much faster than I got bored of Nintendo Land

I've got over 21 years of perspective on my choice and you have four months.  I'm surprised in the sense that the game is too new to really have an unbiased opinion of it.  In "best of all time" lists I typically disregard picks involving games less than two years old as there hasn't been enough time to see the overall impact of the title.  Too often have I seen fan voted "best of all time" lists where the results are almost no different than a "best of last year" list.

[pokepal148]

and i hate to start 'dragon this along' but there is one thing worth noting here
       At the time, most 3D games limited the view distance because of technical limitations, thus creating the illusion of fog. Spyro the Dragon featured a brand new panoramic 3D graphics engine that was specifically created for the PlayStation to provide large viewing distances without fog
the n64 is certainly guilty here so i could say that the N64 couldn't output true 3d enviroments

[alegoicoe]

Super Mario World

[Pixelated Pixies]

Super Mario World

...is overrated. 

[pokepal148]

Super Mario World

...is overrated. 

really, 64 cannot be experienced the way it was then(THIS AMAZING NEVER BEFORE SEEN EXPERIENCE) so that nostalgic speech of yours is void and wii sports is a tech demo in a cd case,

everyone in this day and age likely played a 3D game before even touching the trident so Mario 64 must stand on its own merits,

and in that way mario world wins, it just doesn't feel dated, it's as much a joy to play then as it is now...

[Pixelated Pixies]

really, 64 cannot be experienced the way it was then(THIS AMAZING NEVER BEFORE SEEN EXPERIENCE) so that nostalgic speech of yours is void and wii sports is a tech demo in a cd case,

Ouch, dude!  :

[NWR_insanolord]

My stance on Super Mario World is pretty well known 'round these parts, so I won't go into that. To me it has to be Mario 64. It's still, in my opinion, one of the best games I've played, and I fully intend to get all 120 stars again once Nintendo puts it on the Wii U VC.

[Pixelated Pixies]

My stance on Super Mario World is pretty well known 'round these parts, so I won't go into that. To me it has to be Mario 64. It's still, in my opinion, one of the best games I've played, and I fully intend to get all 120 stars again once Nintendo puts it on the Wii U VC.

I agree.

The funny thing is that Super Mario World was a huge part of my childhood. The first game I remember ever playing was Super Mario Bros 3 (Am I lucky or what?). So by the time I played Super Mario World I was psyched out of my mind. I loved SMW. It was great. As time has gone by though, the feelings that I had for SMW have diminished, whereas my appreciation for SMB3 and SM64 have remained constant (or, in the case of SMB3, become stronger).

[Sundoulos]

Combat for the Atari 2600.     I was really young, and I don't remember when my Dad bought our Atari, but, if I think about it,  I probably spent more time playing that game against family and friends than I did with any game on any other system until the N64. 

[Spak-Spang]

Super Mario 64 is amazing.  I think anyone that doubts the importance and impact of that game on all of gaming and all genres is foolish.  I have played and beat Super Mario 64 countless times, and have been impressed with the overall quality of that game...and yet, the game is sometimes lacking something.  It is lacking something that many 3D games have for me.  Replay-ability.  Super Mario World has that charm that I can't resist.  If it is available to play, I will play it.  I can not count how many times I have played and beaten the game 100%.  I have almost every secret engraved into my memory.  (Though I know of there are some that elude me.)  There are only 2 games give me that much excitement over.  Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario World. 

So to me I have to vote Super Mario World, because it is a game that even now I still desire and want to play, and would my kids to play and experience. 

[Pixelated Pixies]

I have played and beat Super Mario 64 countless times, and have been impressed with the overall quality of that game...and yet, the game is sometimes lacking something.  It is lacking something that many 3D games have for me.  Replay-ability.

You've replayed it countless times, but you think it lacks 'replayability'?

[Spak-Spang]

Compared to Super Mario World...yes.  I find it hard to turn down Super Mario World.  I have double, triple, quadruple dipped that game, and I would buy it again instantly...and if Nintendo did and HD remix of that game I would love them forever and pay full price. 

However, I don't think that is true for me and Super Mario 64.  (Though I would love an HD Remix) The simple fact is I am personally more charmed and in love with Sprite based 2D games.  That really influences my vote for best of all time.  Super Mario 64 is probably second to me. 

I just gave myself a new dream.  Dear Nintendo please higher Wayforward to do a 2D sprite based remix of all the Super Mario series starting with World.  I would gladly pay $20.00 for the game download.  Or package them all together for full retail price. 

Thank You,

[lolmonade]

Going against the grain and siding with my nostalgia to say Sonic the Hedgehog is my favorite launch game.  For a kid who grew up with a Sega Genesis, Sonic was my first foray into platformers, and still defines the way I play them (I often have to force myself to slow down when I'm playing Mario).

[TJ Spyke]

Going against the grain and siding with my nostalgia to say Sonic the Hedgehog is my favorite launch game. For a kid who grew up with a Sega Genesis, Sonic was my first foray into platformers, and still defines the way I play them (I often have to force myself to slow down when I'm playing Mario).

Sonic wasn't a launch game, in any region. The Genesis launched in the US in 1989, Sonic came out in 1991.

[Oblivion]

My favorite launch game is Goldeneye 007.

[TJ Spyke]

OK, I can see Oblivion is joking. But I feel like pointing out that wasnt a launch game either.

[pokepal148]

My favorite launch game is Goldeneye 007.

so OBLIVIOUS to how launch dates work
don't worry, we still love you...

[Oblivion]

My favorite launch game is Goldeneye 007.

so OBLIVIOUS to how launch dates work
don't worry, we still love you...

My god. It was a joke. Read the post above mine.

[pokepal148]

My favorite launch game is Goldeneye 007.

so OBLIVIOUS to how launch dates work
don't worry, we still love you...

My god. It was a joke. Read the post above mine.

that was a joke also, one is the lonliest number you know
so OBLIVIOUS on the art of humor

[NWR_insanolord]

I think thread is going to get me to replay Mario 64 again with the DS game. It's not true analog, but people have said the Circle Pad makes the controls in that game a lot better.