This thread is saying which were the better game 2D or 3D mario ,zelda, and metroid.

Mario: its a tie both 3D and 2D mario games were great, i would of said 2D but smg made it a tie.

Zelda: 3D wins, its basically the same thing but i just like the 3D zelda games better.

Metroid: it was a close one but i would say 2D becuase its just a funner way to play then first person for this genre, i really liked metroid prime 1,2,and 3 but i just thing the side scrolling is funner.

What about you, and explain why.

2D. 3D is just too much exploring and not enough gaming. i hate exploring.

though i played SMG at a friend's place and it was awesome.

mario 2d = mario 3d love them both
zelda 3d more exploring looks nicer too
metroid only played 3d

Thats whats so fantastic about Nintendo. They have, like nobody else, took all that was superb about there 2D outtings and perfectly moulding them to 3D and loosing absolutly nothing in the process.

For me Ocarina is on par with Link to the past, Super Metriod on par with Prime and Mario World on par with Galaxy.

I'd said both for all three.

Really, Nintendo and its various studios have done amazing work in transitioning their franchises from 2D to 3D. These franchises have been and continue to be excellent in 2D all the while maintaining their level of quality and even at times exceeding it with their 3D productions.

I can still enjoy a 2D Mario or Zelda game today along side a 3D version. Nintendo has made both so excellent that they can not only be great in their own ways but even coincide next to one another without one somehow invalidating the presence of each other.

Mario: I prefered 2d
Zelda: like both
Metroid: 3d

In my opinion platformers are always better 2D. For me the whole point was moving from left to right jumping on enemies and getting to the end of the level. 3D platformer is an oxymoron really. They're sort of action rpgs and I don't tend to enjoy that kind of game. If I'm playing a platformer I don't want to explore, I want to jump!

Mario: 3D
Zelda: 3D
Metroid: 3D

Mario and Metroid: Both 2D and 3D
Zelda:2D. I liked Zelda better when it was more fast paced tbh.

Yup, that pretty much says it all.