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[Anonymous No.9974565]

In what fucking universe is this a preferential alternative to Mario 64 this shit is TRASH

[Anonymous No.9974571]

>>9974565
In what way? Do elaborate.

[Anonymous No.9974585]

>>9974565
It's the PS1 NiGHTs

[Anonymous No.9974619]

It does not make good use of the 3D space. Mario 64 really is the only game of the time that nailed this.

[Anonymous No.9974629]

>makes levels on rails

"IT'S AS GOOD AS NINTENDO 64"

[Anonymous No.9974632]

>>9974565
>preferential alternative to Mario Six Foe
Yeah probably not

>TRASH!!!1
Also no. It's a great fun game in its own right. Pure skill-based platforming to the hilt.

[Anonymous No.9974637]

Don’t nearly like it as much as 64 but its not shit either. Honestly comparing the two directly makes zero sense when there’s no console war motivating it. Yeah they are both 3D platformers, but it has more in common in design with DKC than any open collectathon type

[Anonymous No.9974667]

>>9974637
Fully agree. The only reason to compare them was in playground fights over which console was better. They are completely different in terms of gameplay and execute their respective styles quite well

[Anonymous No.9974673]

I would rather play crash over autism 64

Jak and daxter is better than both though

[Anonymous No.9974683]

>>9974667
Now that you bring up playground fights over which console is better I just remembered that like a year ago I was looking at archives of usenet posts from 1996 and one of the conversations I saw was basically just this thread. I suppose things haven’t really changed much since then.

[Anonymous No.9974692]

>>9974565
Its a alternative to Hugo, a shitty one

[Anonymous No.9974704]

>>9974632
>skill-based
nope, hit boxes are too buggy and midair controls are too stiff.

[Anonymous No.9974709]

>>9974619
Mario 64 is one of my favorite games of all time so it doesn't take away from what you said, but I think Spyro 2/3 did a pretty good job.

[Anonymous No.9974735]

Mario 64 is easy.

Crash Bandicoot is hard.

Therefore, Crash is a better game.

[Anonymous No.9974742]

>>9974735
Ever played Wing Mario Over the Rainbow buddy

[Anonymous No.9974781]

>>9974667
it's also interesting to compare them because they were the first of their kind and approached similar design problems in such different ways. both play like first drafts and were surpassed by later games in the same gen also.

[Anonymous No.9974795]

>>9974565
It's a better platformer than Mario 64, that's for sure.

[Anonymous No.9974796]

>>9974619
>>9974565
Cash is a much more direct translation of 2D platformers like Sonic to 3D. Mario 64 is big and just god damn EMPTY. It feels like a tech demo more than a game.

[Anonymous No.9974806]

>>9974704
>hit boxes are too buggy and midair controls are too stiff
You're describing the console version of N Sane Trilogy. Nice try, though.
Most here 100% the game when they were kids, so, I dunno, get good?

[Anonymous No.9974817]

>>9974565
Mario 64 is slow and gay. Crash has great controls and superior platforming.

Nintendo can lick my butt hole.

[Anonymous No.9974834]

Wow, 2 great games!

[Anonymous No.9974835]

>>9974565
>In what fucking universe
Reality.
> this shit is TRASH
...but enough about Mario 64.

[Anonymous No.9974853]

>>9974565
If it was trying to be an alternative it would've been another SM64 clone. Crash was under development before SM64 was even announced and is clearly doing it's own thing.

[Anonymous No.9974865]

>>9974565
Imagine if someone made a fully 3D donkey kong country, but kept the gameplay pretty much 2D.
It's fun, but it's not a sandbox. You're not gonna fuck off for a half hour mastering jumping mechanics or anything. Its just a solid platformer. Nothing more

Mario 64 is a completely different game. It's not about getting past obstacles, its about collecting stars, racing, flying, fucking around, etc.

Comparing the 2 is akin to comparing tomb raider and GTA. It'a fucking stupid