Hi, We aren't saying that Super Liam and Q9 aren't good games. What we are saying is that the full 2d potential of such games aren't fully realized or used where a lot of mainstream games included quite a bit of movement along both the x and y axis of movement.
For instance, a beat-m-up I use to play alot, Legend of Kage, was primarily run left or right and mow down as many enemy ninjas as you can. Most of the combat and movement was strictly along the x axis. However, there were also levels where you could move along the y axis as well such as running up and down staircases in the castle, or jumping from tree top to tree top in the forest over the heads of the ninjas. If an enemy ninja was in the trees you could knock him out of the tree and you'd watch him fall to the ground. I haven't personally seen anyaudio side-scrollers add this 2d element to combat and movement. I personally consider this a feature rather than weather game x is good or bad. Cheers! On 1/4/12, Clement Chou <chou.clem...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm curious about one thing though, and that is... do side scrollers have to > be as complex as donkey kong to be considered good ones? Sure Super Liam and > q9 are simple, but many side scrollers also played like that... final fight, > Streets of Rage, dynasty world... all those old classics are simple side > scrollers. As I see it, there are different types of side scrollers, and how > good one is generally falls into what category it's in. Q9 and super liam > are more in the vein of beat em ups and run n gun type games whereas Donkey > Kong, Montazuma's Revenge, etc all fit into a more platformer type of > category. I don't know... this is just my opinion. Growing up I played a lot > of side scrollers too, usually with help. Seems to me that not even all > mainstream side scrollers are what you've described as 2d. It's an > interesting discussion though, I always just assumed side scrollers were 2d > because that was what I imagined it as... 2d to me was always something that > was flat and horrizontal. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
