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1773332 No.1773332 [Reply] [Original]

Alright guys, I've got an idea for a thread.
Find a terribly designed platformer, and beat it. It's pretty simple.
Right now I'm working on wolfchild, which isn't THAT bad of a game, and then I'm going to either Rocky Rodent, Addam's Family, or Ren & Stimpy veediots.

>> No.1773362

you forgot to add any of the alfred chicken games
also i played a bit of wolfchild, it's really not that bad, but the soundtrack is definitely better than the game.

>> No.1773375
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>>1773362
it's terribly designed, but it's fun to play.
I think I'll make a list of platformers that are hard because of design flaws.
things like leaps of faith, undodgeable attacks, etc. will factor into this.

>> No.1773420

>>1773332
Hey hey, what's wrong with Addams Family?

That said, Shadow of the Beast and its sequel are both pretty terrible games. The Sega CD version of Beast 2 in particular, which becomes unwinnable if you miss a single coin, fail to save some knobend who gets captured in a short frame of time, break through a door at a point, or fail to grab an item from a snail during screen transition.

>> No.1773434

>>1773420
addam's family has the same feel as alfred chicken or B.O.B.

but it's addam's family so I love it

>> No.1773974

>let's play bad games for fun
I see a problem in this assessment

>> No.1774142

>>1773974
wh-why?

>> No.1774179

If you're talking about the SNES Addams Family, that game is wonderful and well thought-out.

As for games that are just plain bad, I would suggest Harley's Humongous Adventure

>> No.1774204

>>1773332
>Addams Family
The 16 bit MegaDrive and SNES versions of that are great platformers, it's the 8 bit ports that suck ass. So I presume it's those you were referring to?

>> No.1774332

>>1774204
that may be it. I'm not trying to call these games inherently *bad*, but ones that are difficult due to design flaws.
Wolfchild isn't necessarily bad, but there are tons of leaps of faith and slowdowns from near-unavoidable obstacles.

I loved the ancient temple level, I've never seen one with bugs in lieu of spookybones.

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>>1774204
>>1774332
this is the one I'm thinking about. I didn't play past the first level, so my opinion isn't well-educated. I hope nobody's pissed off, I'm certainly willing to give it more playtime.

>> No.1776527

Bronkie The Bronchiasaurus, for the SNES. Make sure to watch your asthma levels, kid.

>> No.1777142

>Wolfchild MSystem
>that awesome press start menu music
>no music in the game at all
I was disappoint as a kid