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Besides Lost Vikings 1 and 2, what can one play in the 8/16-bit era that uses the "switching characters" gameplay? I'm going to start Dondera's Wild but after that i'm out of options.

>> No.4519121

The Great Battle series, on the SNES.
Specifically, Great Battle 1, 3, 4 and 5.

>> No.4519127

>>4519121
tried that before, but you can only control 1 character at a time as opposed to TLV which lets you move the 3 of them

>> No.4519148

Animaniacs Sega Genesis is a Lost Vikings clone, not to be confused with Animaniacs SNES which is a belt scroller.

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>>4519098
Though you only directly control one character, Violinist of Hameln is otherwise somewhat similar. Your partner's abilities are needed to navigate various obstacles.

Monstania might also be worth looking into if you enjoy turn-based games. It's a tactical RPG that revolves around switching between control of either the protagonist or his current partner. The character you aren't controlling follows the lead of the other.

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>>4519098
The Humans works like that, but in the end it's basically Lemmings turned into a platformer and a bit slow in comparison. Your best bet is still Animaniacs >>4519148

It's a fun concept, it's pretty odd there are so few games build around it

>> No.4519197

>>4519196
Because it's difficult to design for and has to use a lot of gimmicks to keep it interesting.

>> No.4519208

>>4519098
Pocahontas has 2 characters that you switch between.

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Try Super Dany, the best yogurt advert video game ever made.

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>>4519098
> multiple persistent characters with individual skills and you can only control one at a time

Completely different genre but exact same core concept: Maniac Mansion

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>>4519098

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>>4519098
Tecmo game, plays a bit like ninja gaiden except not as fast and way less cunty.

>> No.4520349

SeaQuestDSV has five characters in certain stages.