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Mnementh said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

20.  Kid Icarus Uprising
11.  Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Lands
10.  Star Wars: Dark Forces

You're on fire. Again all three correct. And for Dark Forces I didn't even had given out very specific hints.

The_Liquid_Laser said:

More clues:

30.a)  The month after this popular game was released, the Wii sold 4 million consoles NPD, a record that has still not been broken.
b)  This is the first time this series allowed 4 player co-op.

28.  a) This 4th entry of a popular NES series was the first entry on the SNES.  Not Mario.
b)  I always wondered why the hero to this game wasn't named Van Helsing

23. a)  Build your own theme park.  First game in the series.
b)  Although you build a whole theme park, there is one type of ride that seems to be the focus of the series.

#30: New Super Mario Bros Wii

#28: Super Castlevania IV

#23: Roller Coaster Tycoon?

You are on fire as well, since all three of these are correct. 

On Star Wars: Dark Forces, I vaguely remembered that being on somebody's list last year, so I took a guess that it was yours.



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The_Liquid_Laser said: 
S.Peelman said:
#15: In this famous game, the protagonist was supposed to have a mount, but technical limitations led to the idea instead having to wait for the sequel on a new console.

15. Link to the Past?

 

Nope, though you are fairly close, in a way.



The_Liquid_Laser said:
Mnementh said:

You're on fire. Again all three correct. And for Dark Forces I didn't even had given out very specific hints.

#30: New Super Mario Bros Wii

#28: Super Castlevania IV

#23: Roller Coaster Tycoon?

You are on fire as well, since all three of these are correct. 

On Star Wars: Dark Forces, I vaguely remembered that being on somebody's list last year, so I took a guess that it was yours.

You stole my #11 :(



OTBWY said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

You are on fire as well, since all three of these are correct. 

On Star Wars: Dark Forces, I vaguely remembered that being on somebody's list last year, so I took a guess that it was yours.

You stole my #11 :(

I was surprised by you, I didn't even knew there were so many japanese Wizardry titles. So I thought, if you go through them you may hit the right one over time. But LL snatched that away.



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Mnementh said:

Still behind schedule.

#20
a) This was a surprising revival of a series that was dormant for 20 years.
b) Yeah, this is the REAL Lord of the underworld! The boss fight we just had was an underling.
c) So many gods! And they all talk a lot.
d) "Pyrrhon senses danger. And now... Pyrrhon sees it."
e) This 3DS game had a character which was before in Smash on Wii.
Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Kid Icarus Uprising

#19: Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

#18: Guessed by Landale_Star: Dragon Quest Builders

#17: Guessed by Darashiva: The Secret of Monkey Island

#16
a) Transhumanism: The Game!
b) Got implants without consent, while recovering from serious injuries.
c) Play in Detroit and Heng Sha.

#15: Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Persona Q

#14
a) What is the cause for the hollowborn?
b) Maybe because we killed a god?
c) The game got this year a sequel.

#13: Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Day of the Tentacle

#12: Guessed by Darashiva: Baldur's Gate

#11
a) This is a japanese spin-off game of a western RPG-series.
b) This PS2 game also released outside of Japan.
Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Wizardry: Tale of the forsaken land

#10
a) This DOS first-person shooter used a well-known universe.
Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Star Wars: Dark Forces

16: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

14: Pillars of Eternity?



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Darashiva said:
Mnementh said:

Still behind schedule.

#20
a) This was a surprising revival of a series that was dormant for 20 years.
b) Yeah, this is the REAL Lord of the underworld! The boss fight we just had was an underling.
c) So many gods! And they all talk a lot.
d) "Pyrrhon senses danger. And now... Pyrrhon sees it."
e) This 3DS game had a character which was before in Smash on Wii.
Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Kid Icarus Uprising

#19: Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

#18: Guessed by Landale_Star: Dragon Quest Builders

#17: Guessed by Darashiva: The Secret of Monkey Island

#16
a) Transhumanism: The Game!
b) Got implants without consent, while recovering from serious injuries.
c) Play in Detroit and Heng Sha.

#15: Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Persona Q

#14
a) What is the cause for the hollowborn?
b) Maybe because we killed a god?
c) The game got this year a sequel.

#13: Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Day of the Tentacle

#12: Guessed by Darashiva: Baldur's Gate

#11
a) This is a japanese spin-off game of a western RPG-series.
b) This PS2 game also released outside of Japan.
Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Wizardry: Tale of the forsaken land

#10
a) This DOS first-person shooter used a well-known universe.
Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser: Star Wars: Dark Forces

16: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

14: Pillars of Eternity?

And like that all my games so far are guessed. You and LiquidLaser are clearly in the lead now with correct guesses.



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15

Super Mario Bros. 3

  • Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, GameBoy Advance
  • 1991
  • 2D Platformer
  • Nintendo R&D4 / Nintendo

The highpoint of the classic 2D Mario platforming series was it's third game; 'Super Mario Bros. 3'. Almost the best 2D platformer in general, every aspect from the tight controls to the precise level-design is so polished that it could barely be any better. Gameplay was tweaked even further in subsequent ports, but even in it's original release on the Nintendo Entertainment System, control over Mario was so tight, so natural, it might just be the most fluent game you'll ever play.

The smooth gameplay and control is of course just a supplement to the main course, which is the level-design and it's gameplay mechanics like the power-ups and enemy design. All top quality here, and the cleverness of the levels is what makes the game stand out most. The original release is a challenging game, harder than your average new game even though it wasn't anything special back then. The game also has an overworld map with bonuses and extra paths to be found for shorter routes to the end. A feature that would sadly depart from the series after this game's successor, for a very long time.

The game introduced many locales and gameplay elements that would become a mainstay in the rest of the series and I personally remember this Mario game to be the one that mostly resonates with my young gaming life. On NES, me and my cousin used to play either 'Duck Hunt', the black-box 'Soccer', or this.



#14: It's too bad the remake of this one coming next year doesn't include the second game.



Still some games remain unguessed. I'll add a hint for each once again.

#14: Lot of weird people in the Jungles of the Soviet Union. There can be only one Boss.

#13: Many kings have come and gone, one succumbed to poison, another to flame, still another sleeps under a city encased in ice, and for each king a queen appeared, a fragment of the soul of the first man, all searching for purpose. Many kingdoms have come and gone, but this one was called Drangleic.

#11: A fungus-based apocalypse. A man who lost his daughter finds a new purpose in life travelling alongside and protecting another young girl.



Darashiva said:

Still some games remain unguessed. I'll add a hint for each once again.

#14: Lot of weird people in the Jungles of the Soviet Union. There can be only one Boss.

#13: Many kings have come and gone, one succumbed to poison, another to flame, still another sleeps under a city encased in ice, and for each king a queen appeared, a fragment of the soul of the first man, all searching for purpose. Many kingdoms have come and gone, but this one was called Drangleic.

#11: A fungus-based apocalypse. A man who lost his daughter finds a new purpose in life travelling alongside and protecting another young girl.

#11: the Last of Us?



3DS-FC: 4511-1768-7903 (Mii-Name: Mnementh), Nintendo-Network-ID: Mnementh, Switch: SW-7706-3819-9381 (Mnementh)

my greatest games: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

10 years greatest game event!

bets: [peak year] [+], [1], [2], [3], [4]