Videogame Analogies Thread

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Originally Posted by 17daysolderthannes

Seriously, go back and play PD again, so many elements that people thought were revolutionary in Halo were already alive and kicking some ass in PD.

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Umm, actually I've never played it, like I said I didn't really know about it back then (and again, no freinds had it) and somehow managed to avoid it up to now, well, other than gameplay footage and reviews. I just noticed it's pretty inexpensive. :D And we've got the 4MB "Exapansion PAK" already, so that wouldn't be an issue. Edit: Wow, even sealed in box copies go relatively cheap.

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The World is Not Enough wasn't made by RARE, so it wasn't a true sequel to Goldeneye, and even though the story/universe was completely different, Perfect Dark was usually called the sequel to Goldeneye. The only reason the sequel wasn't a bond game was because they lost the license to Electronic Arts for some reason.

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Yeah I know it's EA, I still stand by the comparison though. And maybe it's a good thing RARE didn't make another James Bond shooter and we got PerfectDark instead. ;)

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Oh, and Halo is a successor to Bungie's earlier games like Marathon and Marathon Infinity, both first person shooters. Maybe Bungie was working on other genre's, but I'm pretty sure Halo was always meant to be a FPS.

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Hmm, damn wikipedia. ;) Either way I think it was supposed to come out on PC+MAC at least a year earlier than it was released on Xbox, and several years before it was finally on PC.

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Originally Posted by kool kitty89

Hmm, damn wikipedia. ;)

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believe me, I knew that years before wikipedia since I was a mac owner in the 90's and it wasn't hard to know about all...four or so games. Funny enough though, I didn't actually play it until they released the source and ported it to modern platforms via Aleph One. Lots of people seem to like it, but I'd take Doom over it pretty much any day.

Actually the wikipedia comment was toward what I'd read about Halo not originally being a FPS, and me not looking into it enough elsewhere. (then again, maybe what's on there is true and maybe that halo gradually got merged together with a FPS parallel project or something)

Yeah, Doom is classic, even just the plain DOS version, not updated sourseports, although I've only got the shareware version currently. I was trying out Quake as well recently and I think Doom might be more fun, maybe it's the music. I think Serious Sam (1 and 2nd encounter particularly) are my favorite FPS's though, and for that reasom I should really probably get Duke Nukem 3D/related. (though I think the satire is greater in Serious Sam, plus hippie gore is just awsome, although they kind of screwed it up in later games)

Psychic World is to Master System what Mega Man is to NES.
Wonderboy is to Sega what Zelda is to Nintendo.

M.U.S.H.A. is to Genesis what Magical Chase is to TurboGrafx-16

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Originally Posted by xelement5x

M.U.S.H.A. is to Genesis what Magical Chase is to TurboGrafx-16

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More like Tetris. ;)

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Originally Posted by 5233

Wonderboy is to Sega what Zelda is to Nintendo.

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What a terrible thing to say of Sega.
But Quartet = Xexyz was pretty good.

Vixen 357 is to Mega Drive what Tenshi Doumei is to Playstation.

I love the Wonderboy games, so I don't see what's wrong. Or is this better:

Golden Axe Warrior is to SMS what The Legend of Zelda is to NES.

Aztec Adventure is to SMS what Day Dreamin' Davey is to NES.

Vampire/Master of Darkness is to SMS what Castlevania is to NES.

Rambo: First Blood Part II is to SMS what Ikari Warriors is to NES.

Dark Castle is to Genesis what E.T. is to Atari 2600. (And not just in the haw-haw sense -- there are other parallels. But if you'd prefer, swap out E.T. for Porky's.)

Alex Kidd in Hi-Tech World is to SMS what Takeshi no Chousenjou is to NES. (Probably there are NES games closer to the mark, but both have key puzzles that amount to a middle finger to players.)

Here's a speculative one: Chakan is to Genesis what Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II is to NES? Or maybe there's a better comparison, for one or the other.

This thread makes me wish I knew what the Genesis equivalent of Air Fortress is, or Friday the 13th, or Captain Comic. (Well, maybe Captain Comic = Shadow of the Beast somewhat, but SOTB is ultimately more linear.)

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Rambo: First Blood Part II is to SMS what Ikari Warriors is to NES.

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I thought Time Soldiers was basically IW for SMS.

Lord of the Sword is to SMS what Trojan is to NES.

Metroid is to NES what Sacred Armour of the Antiriad is to C64.

Falsion is to FC what Zaxxon 3D is to SMS.

Ico is to PS2 what Out of this World is to Amiga.

Zillion is to SMS what Impossible Mission is to C64.

Beauty and the Beast is to InTV what Donkey Kong is to CV.

Mine Storm is to Vectrex what Asteroids is to 2600.

Machinarium is to modern PC what The Neverhood is to '90s PC.

Midnight Mutants is to 7800 what Fester's Quest is to NES.

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Originally Posted by 5233

I thought Time Soldiers was basically IW for SMS.

Lord of the Sword is to SMS what Trojan is to NES.

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Lord of the Sword is more like Simon's Quest, Battle of Olympus, etc.

Kung Fu Kid is closer to Trojan.



Here's a couple more:

Golvelius is to SMS what Guardian Legend is to NES
Ys is to SMS what Hydlide is to NES


Some straightforward ones:

Wonderboy is to SMS what Adventure Island is to NES

Wonderboy in Monsterland is to SMS what Saiyuuki World is to NES

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Originally Posted by Black_Tiger

Golvelius is to SMS what Guardian Legend is to NES

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I dispute this. Golvellius is much closer to Mashou on Famicom--which still is a wild likeness.

Codename: Viper (NES) = Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis). @ NZE = You know the backstory on Viper? ie how such a patent knockoff came to be.
Gunsmoke (NES) = Elemental Master (Genesis)
Bio Senshi Dan (Famicom) = Alien 3 (SNES) --- a stretch and not in terms of quality
Layla (Famicom) = Project MD (Genesis) --- just an odd graphical semblance
Gynoug (MD) = Ai Chou Aniki (PS)
Steamgear Mash (SS) = Arcus Odyssey (Genesis)
Hurricanes (MD) = Hermie Hopperhead (PS)

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Originally Posted by StarMist

Codename: Viper (NES) = Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis). @ NZE = You know the backstory on Viper? ie how such a patent knockoff came to be.

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I can't say that I do. I figured the guys at Capcom just liked Rolling Thunder a lot and wanted to make something similar.

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

I can't say that I do. I figured the guys at Capcom just liked Rolling Thunder a lot and wanted to make something similar.

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Similar isn't the word for it, it's a carbon copy. But all those old arcaders stole from each other left and right.
--On another head are you familiar with Soldier Amazon Girl? Sounded like something you'd know.

Godzilla: Master fo Monsters (Famicom) = Godzilla Rettou Kaimetsu (Saturn).
Spider: the Video Game (PS) = Mister Mosquito (PS2). Feel free to question this one.