| liquidninja said: @d21lewis I played a little of New Super Mario Bros. and I don't know quite what it was but it just didn't do it for me. I don't think the levels are as challenging and they are more about memorisation than skill. |
All the Mario 2D platformers have always been about memorization, as the enemys do the same thing every time. I can beat the original with my eyes closed in 1 life (ok, so maybe not with my eyes closed) and Mario 3 is the same way (although, it takes me more than 1 life).
It is sad, but 2D side scrolling platformers of old that were hard because you died in 1 hit are no longer popular. If they were popular developers would still make them. I've been wanting a new Super Mario Bros. (2D) for a long time, and New Super Mario Bros is the best we've gotten so far (and it was a very good game too).
