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6409975 No.6409975 [Reply] [Original]

Is Earthworm Jim the best 2D American scotformer?

>> No.6410132
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6410132

No.

>> No.6410171

>>6410132
Weren't Jazz Jackrabbit games programmed in the Netherlands though?

>> No.6412175

>>6409975
Dave Perry is irish. The game was made in America, but that'd mean that Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 also count as american games since Yuji Naka and his team were in USA developing it.
But anyway, in general, the best non-japanese platformer is either DKC1 or DKC2, I don't think I can think of better platformers than those when it comes to non-japanese developed ones. Miyamoto advised Rare though, but I still believe the game is 100% western.

>> No.6412195

>>6409975
its not fucking Scottish stop with this meme

>> No.6412216
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6412216

>>6409975
*blocks your path*

>> No.6412335

>>6409975
Like all Perry's games, it's an amiga tier abortion

>> No.6413424

>>6412175
Sonic 2 is American. It was made by STI, under Naka's supervision and co-direction. Sonic 3 is trickier to say.

>>6412216
This.

>> No.6413427

It's the best game of its type made anywhere.

>> No.6413439

>>6410171
Dutch programmer, Arjan Brussee, he recently re-joined Epic after 20 years of going separate ways. Apparantly he also helped in the production of Fortnite.

>> No.6415136

>>6413424
>Sonic 2 is American. It was made by STI, under Naka's supervision and co-direction
It was made *in* STI's buildings, but most of the staff were japanese Sonic Team members, Naka coded stuff too,he wasn't just a supervisor.
There were a few american guys who helped with coding, but they were a real minority between all the japanese guys. Most of the american staff were actually in charge of coming up with the themes for the different zones, researching what would be best for american audiences.
I also remember reading Mike Cerny as being one of the guys who helped the Sonic Team with some computer coding, but I don't really remember his name on the game credits, maybe he was uncredited, dunno.
Sonic 3 was basically the same, made in USA, but with a majority of japanese programmers. The main difference was that the music was mostly done by american people (the famous "michael jackson crew") and Jun Senoue, instead of Masato Nakamura like in Sonic 2.

>> No.6415138
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6415138

Can't wait for the Amico revival

>> No.6415141

>>6415136
This. All the Americans really did for Sonic 2 and 3 was rent out the office space for the Japanese people to work in.

>> No.6415543

>>6415138
that's a nice animation cycle

>> No.6415827

>>6415138

SHILL

>> No.6415905

>>6415138
That looks pretty good. I'm glad 2D hand drawn art is making a comeback.

>> No.6415938

>>6409975
How is he scottish?

>> No.6416817

>>6415905

ALSO SHILL

>> No.6416839

Since DKC was british and Sonic 2 and 3 were japanese in all but location, I guess that you are right OP

>> No.6416842

>Americans are so terrible at making games they have to steal them from other countries
cringe

>> No.6416891

>>6409975
There are no good American scots.

At least, not retro. Super Meat Boy is pretty much a scotformer and it's American as fuck.

>> No.6416901

>>6415138
the blue motion line from his left glove and the way his smile and eyebrows hang off model bother me