/vr/ - Retro Games

Never really thought about it before but I think I have to agree. I probably hate all auto scrolling level though. Never liked the few auto-scrolling levels Super Mario World has either.

I really like the airship levels. When I first played them in my early childhood, they were so cool and different.

What would the airship levels be like without the auto-scrolling? Could it really make them any better? I think the slow auto-scrolling adding a mystique to it—a slow build-up until the epic encounter with the boss.

I really like the airship levels. When I first played them in my early childhood, they were so cool and different.

What would the airship levels be like without the auto-scrolling? Could it really make them any better? I think the slow auto-scrolling adds a mystique to it—a slow build-up until the epic encounter with the boss.

>a slow build-up until the epic encounter with the boss

I agree with ths. If anything it's the Koopa battles that were lacking (they could be beaten in like 10 seconds). But for the sake of conversation, what do you guys think would have made for a better pre-boss level for each world?

>>1464029
When you think, on first playthroughs the airship levels add a lot. They add diversity, a different way of seeing the gameplay of a level.

But once you know the game by heart, the airship levels are probably the least fun because they allow for less freedom. When you've palyed SMB3 a lot and tend to replay it for sheer fun, you allow yourself to fuck around for the sake of peforming cool moves, because you know the game, its physic, the levels and the enemy placement by heart; but the airship levels don't allow for as much freedom. They are a lot more limited in that regard, the only 'fucking around' you can is slowly flying to the next platform either right as it appears or at the last time, and jumping on as many bullets/canonballs in a row you can.

I like the tanks and the real ships more. Probably because they feel more unique in the end. Maybe there should have been something different in every level instead of airships in all of them. I would have liked a train as a boss level.

>Auto scrolling level
>You spend most of it waiting for the screen to catch up to you

It's pretty annoying. I'm sure some of them are okay but none come to mind.

auto scrolling sucks
>gotta go fast
>game deprives me of this basic human right

They'd be better without the auto-scrolling

but the music makes up for it

>>1464110
>>1464173

The only proper way to do autoscrolling levels.

And yet people are dumb enough to still be bitching about it.

>never had SMB3 on NES growing up
>only ever got to play it on All-stars
>fast forward to now
>found the NES version by chance
>buy it
>play it
>there's no saving
>mfw

>>1464752
thats what the warp whistles are for.

>>1464029
The fourth airship moved too slow for me. Kinda broke focus, but I liked the slow tension of that level, especially with the flame jets all around.

On the flip side, that one frigate level from World 8. Suddenly super fast scrolling... Always felt guilty using a P-Wing for that level...

>>1464759
>>1464752

>Mfw finding the whistles and doing Giant World

Can't beat the feel of that world.

i can serious beat all old school mario games super fast except 3.

there's too many slow-down gimmick levels that ruin my rythm and take me out of the game.

waiting for the fucking screen...do i look like a waiter?

>>1464029
>>1464034
>>1464110

Boy, you must love that cave- level in Yoshi's Island then...

>not swimming underneath the lava in World 8's ship to bypass the level

>>1464886
the autoscrolling levels that come in the worlds you should try to get all the coins to get the secret

>>1464879

And that's when I busted the Frog Suit out! Feels good man.

>>1464926
>implying it's lava

>>1464926
>>1465252

>>1465076
You don't need the Frog Suit for the ships. Just swim under them normally.

Unless you mean the airships in World 8. Now that would be interesting with the Frog Suit.

wow that game was sure copied by tiny toon adv...

>>1465890
Tiny Toons Adventure is a lot more than just a mario rip off. You probably don't even know about Buster's slide jump

>>1465454
>airships
That is exactly what I meant.

>>1464110
they should have a faster scroll speed if your on the right half of the screen orsoething

>>1464029
It doesn't help that you're usually safe when you hug the right side of the screen. The only decent autoscroller is the last airfleet.

>>1464935

the coin ship blue boat? been there dun dat

>>1464732
>the music makes up for it

Fucking this.

>tfw you prefer SMB 1 greatly over 2 or 3 and nobody on the planet shares your opinion
>tfw when you say you enjoy SMB 1 at all you come off as an entry-level faggot that doesn't know shit about games

>>1467403

>>1467403
Who cares? It's not like Mario is obscure or anything.

Besides, you like what you like. Wolverine is my favorite X-Men and yes, I've read the comics. Things are popular for a reason, including SMB.

super mario was shit before it became 3D

prove me wrong

>>1467471
imho the best game in the series is SMB 1, I'm >>1467403 this guy.
The controls and mechanics are the best in any platformer I've ever played in my life. Mario has perfect momentum and weight that compliment the structures of each stage wonderfully. The controls are very easy to learn and difficult to master, and mastering them feels rewarding as hell. Fuck it, I even love the goddamned graphics; they're stylized and functional, you're always aware of your own presence as well as the presence of hazards and obstacles on the screen, all while still looking nice even now, if you don't mind chunky pixels, which I think actually adds a bit to the aesthetic.

dunno, maybe I'm a pretentious cunt

>>1467471
Prove yourself right, troll

a good auto scroll should always have something threatening on screen

>>1465902
>>1465890
I rented this game from blockbuster 5 or 6 times in a row back in the day. probably every kid in my class came over to play it. this game is fucking amazing

>>1469035

fucking agreed. thats why the world 8 ships are good but the rest are shit. you're just waiting for the next area and it goes so fucking slow

>>1467487
>easy to use, difficult to master

the only reward for mastering the controls is being able to get by the fuck you player 1 parts in the last castle without losing big mario.

>>1469045
It is. One of my favourite and most played game as a kid. Actually, I probably played it more than SMB3.

>>1467403
I like 1 more than 3 too. I would probably put 2 before 1 though only because it doesn't have time limits, so it's like an early sand box game where I can just screw around in levels throwing shy-guys into each other.

SMB 1 is a very well made game though, I like it a lot.