Thomas, That was the answer. With the exclusion of rolling thunder (I forget what I was thinking of that day), they are all sidescrollers, and most, if not all of them, did quite well.
Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:06 PM Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > Hi, ryan. > One major comonality I find with those games is 99% of them if not all > of them were originally designed for the Nintendo Entertainment System. > > As it happens I still have many of those games in my collection including Double Dragon I through III, Megaman, Castlevania I,and of course the Super Mario Brothers series. > Those may have been sidescrollers, but all were darned good games. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ryan Strunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:36 PM > > Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > > > > > > > >> Will, > >> > >> Just for the record, I want to point out that there are two side scrollers > >> in existance--Tarzan Junior and Super Liam. Pipe II has side-scrolling > >> levels, but that's not the focus of the game, and so what if James makes > >> another side scroller. So what if he makes a hundred more. I, for one, > >> will > >> still buy them. > >> And just for fun ... > >> Super Mario Brothers I, II, and III > >> Rolling Thunder > >> Fist of the North Star > >> Double Dragon I through III > >> Russian Attack > >> Duck Tales I and II > >> Wizards and Warriors I through III > >> Dr. Chaos > >> Kirby's Adventure > >> Metroid > >> Robo Cop I through III > >> Megaman I through IV and X through X5 > >> Beavis and Butthead > >> Jungle Hunter > >> Pitfall, both the original and the Mayan Adventure > >> Every one of the Castlevania games up until the Gamecube release > >> ... > >> This list is by no means complete, but try to guess what all of these > >> mainstream games had in common. > >> > >> Ryan > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:37 AM > >> Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > >> > >> > >> > >>> hi > >>> > >>> come on though for god sake > >>> fifty dollars? > >>> for that price, sighted people get 3d games with cut sceens and > >>> everything > >>> and what are we getting? another side scroller > >>> will > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:56 PM > >>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Why, though, should you get it at a cheaper price after it is made > >>>> available > >>>> to everyone? The idea is to give a discount to those who are willing > >>>> to > >>>> order it before it is released. He's basically saying, "Have faith in > >>>> > >> my > >> > >>>> company. The game will come out. Because you show good faith in my > >>>> company, here's what I'll do. The price of the game will be $50. If > >>>> > >> you > >> > >>>> show good faith and trust, I'll sell it to you now for $35." Nobody > >>>> > >> says > >> > >>>> that you have to do this. Nobody is forcing you to buy now and get the > >>>> game > >>>> when it comes out. But if you want to, go for it and get a discount. > >>>> > >> If > >> > >>>> you don't want to, then you, just like everyone else who does not take > >>>> advantage of the offer, pays $50 for the game. Now, what can be > >>>> simpler > >>>> than that? How hard is that to understand? Common sense and simple > >>>> > >> logic > >> > >>>> would tell you that if you can buy the game at a cheaper price if you > >>>> do > >>>> not > >>>> preorder, nobody would preorder, so what would be the point of offering > >>>> > >> it > >> > >>>> at a higher price to those who buy early? Sheesh. And, before anyone > >>>> asks, > >>>> the prices I quoted in this example of what I am trying to get across > >>>> > >> are > >> > >>>> not the actual prices. I used these rounded figures merely as an > >>>> > >> example. > >> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:26 AM > >>>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Ah, now I see. I thought that was the regular price, and he was just > >>>>> raising > >>>>> it because people didn't preorder. > >>>>> And as to the reason I think you should pay less after preordering, is > >>>>> because you're getting the game after everyone else that preordered, > >>>>> > >> and > >> > >>>>> not > >>>>> in advanced. > >>>>> But again, maybe he isn't giving it out to preorders in advanced > >>>>> > >> either? > >> > >>>>> *grin* > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:26 AM > >>>>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> The reason preordering costs less is to give you a price break. The > >>>>>> game's > >>>>>> normal price can be whatever, and the seller is merely giving a > >>>>>> > >> discount > >> > >>>>>> on > >>>>>> the normal price. Why should the price be lower if you do not > >>>>>> > >> preorder, > >> > >>>>>> in > >>>>>> your opinion? > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:12 AM > >>>>>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> So the game will cost over $50.00? > >>>>>>> I for one, do not think it's right to raise the price on a game, > >>>>>>> just > >>>>>>> because it cannot be preordered. > >>>>>>> It doesn't make much sence. > >>>>>>> In fact, it should be lowered, since the game is officially out. > >>>>>>> I will definitely never preorder a game for the blind. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>> From: "brenda green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:28 AM > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Montezuma's Revenge Orders > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> That's right James, who needs that extra $15. Given your record > >>>>>>>> with > >>>>>>>> pre-ordering, I'm surprised you'd even offer it as a pre-order. > >>>>>>>> "raceway" > >>>>>>>> was offered for pre-order in 2001 and is still not available to > >>>>>>>> > >> those > >> > >>>>>>>> who > >>>>>>>> paid good cash for it. Monty was "shipping" November 2003 and > >>>>>>>> recalled. > >>>>>>>> I > >>>>>>>> don't know of anybody that actually got the game. Now, more than a > >>>>>>>> year > >>>>>>>> later, you're offering Monty for pre-order? 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