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Shigeru Miyamoto named SMW the game he was most proud of. I can see why that is. SMW, Super Mario Kart and The Legend Of Zelda on the SNES are milestones of th

Shigeru Miyamoto named SMW the game he was most proud of. I can see why that is. SMW, Super Mario Kart and The Legend Of Zelda on the SNES are milestones of the genre, never again has this level of perfection been reached in 2D gaming imho (excluding SMK here). The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is no. 1 on some all-time best of lists. Maybe its the impression it made on many of us in our youth, but a year ago I played it again, and it was still great. The music, the art style, the controls - its the stuff that nostalgia is made of.

grenoire 10y ago
I recently started playing ALttP again too and one thing that was really neat to see was the hitboxes of the swords. You can only hold your sword in four directions but youcan riposte by bumping against your enemy's sword and then hit their body without touching their sword. The precision in the synchronisation of what's seen on the screen and what's actually happening was so simple, yet so fascinating.
ralfd 10y ago
When I replayed I found the ending really satisfying. A mesmerizing effect with the 3D Triforce, triumphant music that makes you feel like a hero and you revisit places in the game and see how you restored them to good (your uncle is well again!) When the credits come with some parallax background you watch them silently and with crazy respect for the team and only then switch off the Super Nintendo. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU0C_l4aac https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU0C_l4aac
JonnieCache 10y ago
Hyper Light Drifter, released this year, comes close for me. Imagine a cross between alttp and dark souls, with the art style and music of fez. It's superb. It's not as expansive or elaborate as the snes marios or zeldas, but the gameplay is very polished and deep, and the plot is... well I won't spoil it ;)
Quarrelsome 10y ago
SMK is 2D. Its like Doom or Wolfenstein in that its "pretend 3d".

grenoire 10y ago

I recently started playing ALttP again too and one thing that was really neat to see was the hitboxes of the swords. You can only hold your sword in four directions but youcan riposte by bumping against your enemy's sword and then hit their body without touching their sword. The precision in the synchronisation of what's seen on the screen and what's actually happening was so simple, yet so fascinating.

ralfd 10y ago

When I replayed I found the ending really satisfying. A mesmerizing effect with the 3D Triforce, triumphant music that makes you feel like a hero and you revisit places in the game and see how you restored them to good (your uncle is well again!) When the credits come with some parallax background you watch them silently and with crazy respect for the team and only then switch off the Super Nintendo. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU0C_l4aac https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU0C_l4aac

JonnieCache 10y ago

Hyper Light Drifter, released this year, comes close for me. Imagine a cross between alttp and dark souls, with the art style and music of fez. It's superb. It's not as expansive or elaborate as the snes marios or zeldas, but the gameplay is very polished and deep, and the plot is... well I won't spoil it ;)

Quarrelsome 10y ago

SMK is 2D. Its like Doom or Wolfenstein in that its "pretend 3d".