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Whats your favorite multi-generation franchise?
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I was going to say Mario, but he really hasn't done much for me this generation. Zelda on the other hand has made me happy during my SNES days, my N64 days, and now. I'll give it up to Zelda.
worldrunover
Member
I'll agree with Zelda. EVery gen gets a great game or two. You can't beat it! There's not a bad one in the lot!
gradius is the only one that comes to mind, really. and even there i have to assume that gradius V won't disappoint. which it won't. most franchises have faltered in one generation or another. or skipped a generation altogether. i wouldn't say gradius has been consistently strong -- III and IV didn't do much to advance the series -- but there's been at least one great, new gradius game every console generation.
8 bit: nes gradius and famicom gradius II
"16 bit": pce cd gradius II
32 bit: gradius gaiden
"128 bit": gradius V
i'm not sure there are any bad zelda or mario games, but i think sunshine and celda are particularly weak entries in both franchises. you could make a case for r type, but i think final falls a bit short.
8 bit: nes gradius and famicom gradius II
"16 bit": pce cd gradius II
32 bit: gradius gaiden
"128 bit": gradius V
i'm not sure there are any bad zelda or mario games, but i think sunshine and celda are particularly weak entries in both franchises. you could make a case for r type, but i think final falls a bit short.
not to beat a dead horse...but clearly its gotta be Zelda...
generations in two sense as well...multiple platforms of nintendo NES, SNES, N64, GC, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GBA as well as the fact that it appeals to all ages..I started playing this game with my dad and my older brother...all generations of my family loved it.
generations in two sense as well...multiple platforms of nintendo NES, SNES, N64, GC, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GBA as well as the fact that it appeals to all ages..I started playing this game with my dad and my older brother...all generations of my family loved it.
Jupiter Jones
Member
1. Final Fantasy
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Dragon Warrior
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Dragon Warrior
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Zelda. I can't think of a Nintendo system (with the exception of the Virtual Boy) that hasn't had at least one great Zelda game on it.
shpankey
not an idiot
Madden. I remember playing the first Madden on the day it came out, that night on my Genesis. On the trip home I read the entire manual (which was thick). I remember the passing windows. I remember thinking gaming had changed forever. At that time, nobody knew about this game, none of my friends. It wasn't big or popular. I played it ever generation since, and a new console isn't shit until Madden's out on it.
Late Stage Marxist
Member
Zelda, ever since ALTTP came out on SNES. I didn't really get into OOT until well after the fact, but I've enjoyed ALTTP, OOT, WW, and 4 Swords immensely. I have a pretty big backlog of Zelda games to catch up on though, such as the Oracle games and Link's Awakening etc. MM didn't seem up my alley and the first two Zelda games are pretty underwhelming at this point, but I still have to say that the Zelda series continues to progress while many other series either become stale, or fail to live up to their predecessors (MGS2 and Mario Sunshine come to mind).
Zelda's the easy favorite, it's the only ARPG series to successfully survive 4 generations and remain at the top of it's genre (and games in general). Actually Nintendo overall seems pretty good at keeping their franchises relevant throughout generations (Mario, Pokemon, F-Zero, Fire Emblem, Wario, Kirby, Metroid, etc).
Doom_Bringer
Banned
Metal Gear and Final Fantasy
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
I don't really have a single favorite so I'll just name them all.
Resident Evil
Castlevania
Metroid
Zelda
Mario
Street Fighter
Tekken
Megaman
Final Fantasy
Resident Evil
Castlevania
Metroid
Zelda
Mario
Street Fighter
Tekken
Megaman
Final Fantasy
Justin Bailey
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CrimsonSkies
Member
Umm. Probably Madden.
sonycowboy
Member
1) Castlevania easily
2) Final Fantasy
3) Zelda
4) Metal Gear
Resident Evil & Tomb Raider started out strong last gen but petered out and haven't made any waves this gen. RE4 may reverse that, but it's not here yet and probably won't be till 2005.
Mario would be there easily if the N64 and GC versions did anything at all for me. The Mario series on the NES & SNES are still the epitamy of classic game design.
2) Final Fantasy
3) Zelda
4) Metal Gear
Resident Evil & Tomb Raider started out strong last gen but petered out and haven't made any waves this gen. RE4 may reverse that, but it's not here yet and probably won't be till 2005.
Mario would be there easily if the N64 and GC versions did anything at all for me. The Mario series on the NES & SNES are still the epitamy of classic game design.
BobbyRobby
Member
Super Mario, Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior.
Ristamar said:
Ah, but the games disjointed Dinosaur Planet origins make it easy (in my mind anyway) to discount it
The crappy thing about that one is that shortly after Starfox 64's release, I wished and hoped that someone would release a SFA style 'away mission' game. I imagined it would be so bad ass. Naturally, when SFA was announced I was estatic. Damn Rare for crushing the dreams of this young dreamer!
Worse yet, evidently EAD were considering making a similar StarFox themed adventure game before the Dinosaur Planet makeover... sad what could've been. :/Lost Weekend said:Ah, but the games disjointed Dinosaur Planet origins make it easy (in my mind anyway) to discount it
The crappy thing about that one is that shortly after Starfox 64's release, I wished and hoped that someone would release a SFA style 'away mission' game. I imagined it would be so bad ass. Naturally, when SFA was announced I was estatic. Damn Rare for crushing the dreams of this young dreamer!
Hellraizah
Member
Contra.
Each of the games was enjoyable and still is.
Each of the games was enjoyable and still is.