Battle of the 3D debuts: Mario 64 vs Ocarina of Time vs Metroid Prime

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RolStoppable said:

Metroid Prime is the easy and only correct choice, because it wasn't made for the Nintendo 64. This is also why it is an unfair comparison to begin with, because Metroid Prime wasn't only made for more capable hardware, but could also draw from a full generation of knowledge for how to make good 3D games.

Super Mario 64 is the biggest accomplishment because it laid the groundwork for 3D games. Ocarina of Time is just about how good it can get during the generation it was made in. But these two games were made during a generation that didn't age well while Metroid Prime is a child of a generation that doesn't have this problem.

Well super metroid is better than metroid prime and that came out 8 years earlier, so that's a pretty big hole for this little theory you've concocted here.