IGN Editorial: Blinded by MARIO

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radiantshadow92 said:

Raze said:

radiantshadow92 said:

O-D-C said:
somwhere along the line, this guy forgot what gaming is all about

fun

if you can have playing a game then it's done its job

very true it is about fun, but its about alot more then that

Not really, videogames were intended to be an interactive form of tv, something fun to pass the time. Graphics, audio, etc its all secondary. Look at Pac Man. 1 guy made the entire game, and people LOVED it and the game and character would be come a lifelong legend.  Don't forget what games are - interactive dvds

it could also be a way that the creator interprets things...a fantasy....that can be experienced through a controller...like mgs4....back in the day, i am sure if the guy who created pacman had the tech of the now, i am sure he wouldve made the graphics better and added online....because not only does it add to the fun...but it creates a better experience through visual and perceptive art.

Yet they make Pac-Man championship edition on XBLA... countless different forms of Tetris... sometimes they have online sometimes not, still with 2D graphics that a small team made... yep I'm certain the creator would make Pac-Man in 3D now and it'd have multiplayer with online and guns and bloom lighting, that fits perfectly with what it's supposed to be

A game is a game is a game is a game... if ten million people feel that a 2D Mario game is worth their 50 dollars, thats high demand for said product, what use is it try and say that game should have been changed into something its not to fit the needs of a few?  And it would have likely needed a lot of changes just to work... since anyone that has played the game can attest that multiplayer makes it harder especially since Mario is precision and timing based, and the shit your friends can do to you is complete BS, its meant to be played with friends, that was the mentality going into the development of the game itself, and its hard as hell to punch your friend in the face through the internet for throwing you in a lava pit.

In the end this article is stupid and pointless, this debate is stupid and pointless, it changes nothing, nothing is going to happen, you'll bitch and cry for no reason, and then sometime in the future you die