I figured out why it is so hard for a sequel to outperform a classic game

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1337 Gamer on 10 September 2009

that makes perfect sense

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c03n3nj0 on 10 September 2009

I agree.

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This is why I play 2 before 1 Mwhahaha

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Man see I replayed some of those games I liked as a kid and now I hate those games cause they suck this is mainly for Sesame Street 123's

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Orca_Azure on 10 September 2009

I say people are usually so blown away or just so psyched in anticipation for a sequel that they literally die. It makes perfect sense.

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nintendofan981 on 10 September 2009

''A new game does not only have to be a better game than the original, more importantly it has to beat the memories of the original.''

Your right , Ya damn right , thanks man,you find an answer of a question that I been asking myself for years!!!

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the_bloodwalker on 10 September 2009

A game becomes a classic when it delivers an element of surprise to the players. The "wow!!", "awesome!!!", "cool!!", "I came!!"(lol) elements in a game define the position as a classic. But just making things better is not enough. The unexpected factor is the most important thing