Re: 2019 MAIN EVENT Round Two
Posted: 07 Mar 2019 14:36
Poll 2 of 5 - The ATLANTIC Bracket
Call me crazy, but I think GoldenEye 007 on the N64 is still a blast to play even if I'm only ever playing alone. I really enjoy the fast paced action, the open level design, the AI reactions and messing around with all of the weapons. GoldenEye also has an amazing soundtrack made up of original music and remixes of old Bond songs that really gets my blood going when I'm playing. All of these elements I've mention combine to make the Cradle level at the end of the game a stage that I love to just play over and over.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is a fun and humourous RPG. I haven't played this since it came out, but while I can't remember anything I didn't like the game, there isn't anything I remember about it that would make me rank it above Super Mario RPG or the first two Paper Marios.
Mario Party 3 is my and my group of friends' favourite Mario Party. It has the best balance of good mini-games, interesting maps and simple items that over complicate things for newcomers. The dual mode is also a fun diversion if there's only two people playing.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is like the Smash Bros. Ultimate of Capcom fighting games. It has a whopping 56 playable characters evenly split between the two companies. There are so many characters that it is pretty easy to stuck with Marvel characters or even just X-Men characters and just pretend you're playing the best superhero fighting game ever made. No offense to the Capcom characters, but that was definitely the reason my friends and I got into the game in the first place. Balance be damned, this game is so much fun for me and button mashing beginners because of all of the variety.
Star Fox 64 is quite possibly the game I have beaten the most. It's just simply a really fun game to pick up and play all the way through in less than an hour. The many different paths you can take through to the end definitely help keep the game interesting. I love the cheesy banter among the Star Fox crew and the John Williams like soundtrack.
It doesn't matter if you're talking about The World Warrior, Turbo, Championship Edition, Super, Ultra or HD Remix, Street Fighter II is the definitive fighting game and one of the most influential games ever made. I'm surprised I'm the only one to have nominate it for the competition.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is one of the most beautiful games to this day. The lack of a time limit and the music make it a very relaxing game to play through and find all of the collectables. Of course if you do end up getting, the game is punctuated with seconds of panic while you try to catch baby Mario and stop him from crying. The game also has some rather cool and clever boss fights. Come to think of it, I should have nominated the frog boss and the baby Bowser fight for the best boss fight category.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is bursting at the seems with content. I have put in more than 100 hours into the game and I have hardly given significant time to playing as more than half of the cast of characters. I have been in love with the series ever since I first saw the original N64 game's TV commercial. Taking so many characters from so many different series and putting them into a platforming fighting game is just brilliant. Here's hoping that some day my remaining favourite characters, Phoenix Wright and Banjo and Kazooie, will make their way onto the roster.
The water physics in Wave Race 64 are still truly outstanding. Simply moving through the water and over the waves is just so much fun here.
My vote goes to Star Fox 64 and Street Fighter II.