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Super mario 64 sucks!

Physics suck, camera ruins my jumps and makes me wanna die, Mario moves way too fast, game is incredibly simplistic and forgettable, lacks depth, and has numerous unpolished mechanics.
How people can prefer that game over banjo-kazooie is beyond me…

Not that it’s bad, just when your game’s controls are like trying to drive a shopping cart on a tight rope, that’s when I smash my tv and have a voracious desire to punch the game developers!

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games that don't focus on gaining mechanical or mental skill are all garbage.

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there are enemies on the other team and I need to kill them
that is my mental problem does this count

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games where you kill the enemy and improve your abilities to kill the enemy are good

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microtransactions are ok

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I would say Mario 64 hasn't aged very well to today's standards. So in essence... it does suck "now," but back then it was one of the first 3D platformers. Check out other 3D platformers from that year (1996), tell me if they compare to what SM64 achieved, lol.

There was a 3D platformer in 1995 called "Jumper Flash!" for the Playstation. Suffice to say, if you don't know about that, then don't worry, it's one of those old forgotten stinkers that no one paid much attention to. Other 1996 releases that fit the genre are Crash Bandicoot and... (lol) Bubsy 3D. You can't really compare Crash to Mario though since those are two different ways to platform (linear stiff progression vs open miniature sandbox worlds). Those closest is Bubsy 3D but... look, you don't want to play that game, if you want a game that truly sucks, it's that one.

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Anyways, my little tangent aside...

...I actually, unironically, love Sonic 06 for all the design flaws it spawned. It's one of those "so bad it's good" games, and it's just so immensely fun to play through. Only downside... it eats up a lot of time because you'll spend most of it IN GOD DAMN LOADING SCREENS, FUCK. If there was any way I could go through the game without dealing with it, the game would actually be one of my favorite (bad but good) games to play through from time to time.

I mean...



You got things like this in the game, and it's just so good.

But as it is...

*sigh*

That title goes to the original Sonic Adventure, goodness what a glitchy mess that game is. The cheesy lines and broken mechanics are just icing on a delicious cake of a shit game.



Iconic and never gets old.

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mario 64 simply did not age well

1996 dawg

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bulbasaur is the coolest starter pokemon

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Sonic 06 on 360 never had too much loading screens for me… but ps3… oh boy…

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I wonder if you could get high from smoking a bulbasaur… 🤔

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im legit triggered by this OP, frick u, super mario 64 is the greatest mario game of all time, loool lacks depth just watch cheese do like, rainbow ride 8 reds lollll, or tas videos, like the game has shit like parallel universes in it

like

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Unpopular opinion, sonic 06 is one of the best sonic games, the movement for speedrunning it is surprisingly consistent and very fast

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unpopular opinions huh

the source engine is engineered perfection and every fps game should strive to aim for it's greatness

too many developers just forget how much enjoyment there can be had from having proper physics in a game. they make these one-off shooters with a really cool story and wow but the games end up being shallow as fuck.

let's not forget movement either. from the days of quake, to half-life, to something else, movement has slowly lost it's place in the circle of competitivity, where it once was so, so important.

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Lol super mario 64 is and always will be the best mario game. Thats not just my opinion either, its most gamers opinion. The physics and gameplay are Wayyyy Better than todays mario games and its more fun.

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I agree for the most part, I think mario galaxy did a decent job, but I hate how everything feels so soft and buttery and non responsive nowadays.

I think Jet Force Gemini was the precursor to my love for Starship Troopers.

I don’t really have many unpopular game opinions. But I guess, most modern/new games with over the shoulder/FPS/ 3rd person all kind of look the same, and I hate the wannabe realism in most PS4 games, they just look like whatever engine. People need to bring style back.

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That’s why it’s on an unpopular opinion thread lel

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No man's sky is amazing.

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I hated galaxy, was made really bad imo. It was...interesting though. I actually havent played jet force gemini yet but ive been wanting to get it for awhile!

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I think the Wii U is a great system.

for all the nodding you can do and have access to GameCube games in native HDMI

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das what i currently do with my wii u. I modded it a while back. best idea ever

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The save feature ruins things for certain games

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video game music is literal garbage and very few (less than 5) games are exceptions

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when people's opinions are objectively wrong

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That's why they're unpopular though!!!


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Okay, another one.

Final Fantasy X has the same problem(s) as Final Fantasy XIII, but no one wants to admit it because Final Fantasy X did it first.

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On a related note, Final Fantasy XII is an underrated looked over entry.

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There have been maybe 3 good console games since 2001

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second gen pokemon were the best pokemon

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Generally "Unpopular Opinion" threads want them to be opinions you actually hold that you know are unpopular, not just "Statements you know a bunch of people will disagree with"

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I fully stand by my pokemon statement

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Mario odyssey is a boring ass game, and I'd rather play banjo and kazooie every fucking time.

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Are you saying some of these folks are lying?

Who lies on the Internet!?

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truly "unpopular" opinions don't exist unless you really try your hardest to go against something though

it's truly a terrible word to use, especially with something like OPINIONS

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most of the games that people played as kids on n64, ps1, etc i didn't get to play, so i end up playing them long after they're released. so, without nostalgia as a factor, i can still say that some games aged well and are still fun like wind waker, FF VII, etc.

i don't judge on graphics cuz those are always going to evolve over time. however, take the nostalgia out and some of these games are just clunky and awkward. even legacy engine on FFR is obviously not as good as R^3.

so i mean, if you wanna go full nostalgia, go for it. this is an opinion thread after all, so everything is subjective.

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Pokemon is actually a pretty boring game. I mean once you've played one, you've practically played them all.

(I'm aware of the irony seeing as I'm in Team Pokemon; I just like some of the characters and didn't mind watching the anime.)

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super smash bros melee, halo 3, dark souls, everything else is bad.

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wow where is Call of Duty Moderne Oops 5 ?

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i really hope for your sake that you don't own consoles just to play 3 games lol

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Melee was bad though?

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Have you even PLAYED super Mario Galaxy?

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lol if you own a console

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i do not like animal crossing wild world for the DS; it gets REALLY boring and you basically do the same thing every single day except for events; also resetti yells at you and lectures you even if the game turns off because the DS runs out of battery

also i think the grandma ghost from donkey kong 64 is scary

also i never really liked super mario 64 that much

also i don't like wind waker because the observation tower part is REALLY annoying

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this ^

it's all about them emulators nowadays. who needs consoles amirite?

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it's not the same

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ok then, here's an unpopular opinion on emulators: you're right, they aren't the same cuz they're better. upscaled resolution, better load times, every console along with their respective games fit onto the same pc, and you get to choose whatever controller you feel like. you can even plug the pc into a tv and sit on a couch to play if you felt like it for that nostalgic feel if that's what you're looking for.

edit: i forgot to mention that for speedrunning specifically it's better to be on console so that the playing field is equal for everyone participating. outside of that scope, i don't see the point.

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yeah but it's not the same experience

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we can agree to disagree, that's what opinion threads are for lol

i'm just saying for me personally, the benefits of an emulator outweigh the nostalgia factor from owning an older console.

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okay :)

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Someone said something about Wind Waker

Gonna just throw that out there that it's one of the worst additions to the series and it has nothing to do with how it looks.

Still a good game though at its core

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lmao sonic 06

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a true gamer does not take sides and instead owns both console and PC

truegamer4life

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ffr is my favorite video game

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Ok I was about to go off then I read ur second half which was basically my argument, like lol ocarina of time saves 15 minutes on vc in 100% because of a glitch that crashes on n64, sooo

Also new 100% world record just happened like 5 mins ago, hypppee

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The intro part of windwaker is so bad and tedious, sneaking thru forsaken fortress etc, that it nearly ruins the game

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There's no reason at all to go out of your way to play a single game in the Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Bros franchises.

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eh, i'd say it's more like if you've played one, you've played them all. no harm trying them out once if you've never done it before, but after trying it i'd agree, there's no point playing another one.

same with pokemon, call of duty, etc. they're all pretty much the same games every time.

yeah, that's why i added that into my comment. consoles definitely have their spot for speedrunners lol

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Emulation sucks. Its way more satisfying to actually own the console and play the console with the controllers. Just like its more satisfying to actually own dvds instead of watching stuff like netflix. It might cost more but in the longrun you can actually sell them and make some money back rather than losing everything.
Not to mention you really cant beat the old school graphics and feel. Rather not play N64 games with HD lol

Edit: Yes QueenAshy i have PLAYED and beaten Galaxy. Not a fan of it. wasnt impressed at all...

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Agreed, I also feel that if you just emulate it it's harder to get into, in a way

Like I really want to beat super metroid but I always get bored of it like halfway thru, if I actually paid for it and owned it there would be more motivation, maybe I'm just weird tho

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Unpopular opinion, links awakening and the Oracle zeldas are the best 2D zeldas and a link to the past is bad and overrated

Ok I'm about to crank it up a notch, I'm surprised no one has said "osu is better than ffr/stepmania"

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ngl, I'd try osu if I had a tablet or somethin, but dear god is it ABYSMAL on a mouse. And not even a "drag-mouse", a mouseball mouse. The timing on mania is wack as hell for me as well, no idea how to change scroll speed, a good 85% of the charts aren't even 4K (since I'm incompetent as hell on 5K+). Taiko and Catch the Beat are OK though. I suck at both of them but that's just because I'm genuinely bad at it.

Osu < FFR/Stepmania for me. Y'know, til I get a tablet of some sort. : P

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i'm ok with diablo immortal coming out

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Like, what level of "ok with it" are you. Like, you're definitely gonna throw your money at them level ok?

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alot of really high level runescape pkers/hybrid pkers play like, osu standard using mouse only and clicking lol, so they can practice switching



this guys pretty damn good at mouse only lol also lmao good ol classic runescape banter in the intro, oof, stuff like that is why he didn't get invited to the pk tournament, rip

https://youtu.be/YzLlUULU8Zc?t=28s lmaoo this switch tho, god

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IKR oracle of seasons is my favorite game i think :) i also love link's awakening even though i only played half of it

i like link to the past too though and i really love the minish cap :D

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ya i grew up with oracle of seasons and have many memories of playing it with my cousin, he also owned it and id remember going over to sleep over and playing it all night lol

me and him literally spent hours like, brute forcing the path thru the forest where u have to change the seasons, and getting the level 2 sword, we literally tried EVERY combination, i still have like a stack of 20 pieces of paper that we wrote them all on lol

i'm not really a fan of link to the past cause its sort of before my time, i be a youngin, but the link to the past randomizer looks pretty fun so i sorta want to learn the game to play that lol, id have to learn it 100% tho which is oof

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lol nice XD

i used to literally try pressing A in every single space in all four directions in all the suspicious-looking areas in pokemon to try to find items; it took forever lol


*edit* i also spent a lot of time trying different combinations in kirby 64 in the level where adeline/the girl who paints draws a picture and you have to copy it with blocks because i didn't know how to copy the picture the way the makers of kirby 64 intend, and also in the room where there are colored buttons and you're supposed to use an ability to see which three colors you have to press, i didn't know you were supposed to use an ability so i tried like 50 or more combinations lol

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i'm on the level of i'll probably play the game a bit, it looks like it could be fun

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"Anybody who is upset about Diablo Immortal existing is an entitled brat"

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cod: mw2 ruined the FPS genre

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ajshdlflksa cod mw2 was literally my childhood (well teenage/highschool years rather) and is the best cod game of all time ahhhhh im legit triggered now

i bet u just couldnt drop nukes on terminal smh

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ahhhhhh u just reminded me of the crystal shards im gonna play through it again and get all the shards, god the double copy ability is the best thing ever i wish it'd come back, i loved how alot of the crystal shards required u to like, run thru the entire level with really bad powerups to get them sometimes, normally id just rock double fire and zooooom thru the level, the ability that is like a super long flame dash thing

ok unpopular opinion, every kirby game is a childs game and easy except kirby 64 and kirbys airride, and city trial in air ride is arguably the best mode in any game ever

edit: also apologies for double posting so much, i prefer splitting up my thoughts regarding different posts instead of combining it all in one, if its bad tho ill stop pls no ban

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sunfan thinks blitz ball is the best part of FFX

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Blitzball in FFX is quite excellent

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It's alright

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ff is dog shit i agree
at least play majoras mask
at least play smb3

thats because super metroid is a trash game just like every other metroid game
the combat is genuinely trash and the only aspect people can claim to enjoy is the "exploration"
of which there is basically none since the whole thing is effectively linear anyways, any exploration you do is gonna be about 5 steps in the wrong direction before a door you cant open or a jump you cant make blocks your path

i should probably also mention that the reason igavanias get a pass and metroid doesnt is because the combat is actually existent in those games, unlike metroid

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go home, you're banned from this thread

(especially if you say Metroid's combat is trash yet at the same time write a recommendation for Zelda)

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the difference is that you can enjoy a zelda game despite its shallow combat
metroid is literally just """"""""""""""""""""exploring"""""""""""""""""" and """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""combat""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

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wow

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Not gonna lie, this is the spiciest opinion in this thread.

I find actually the Prime series to be the best in terms of game design for that genre.

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ill admit I have not played the 3d metroids

mainly because its the 3d version of a series that is already dogshit but hey

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your opinion is so wrong it hurts

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Not to sway because this is not what this thread is for, but it's more or less like the 2D ones in terms of exploring and combat.

You walk around a bit. Shoot things that shoot/punch/tOuCh??? back. Sometimes you solve puzzles. You walk to point A and then to point B only to probably go back to Point Z that you forgot about momentarily.

However, there's features within the game(s) that help you out on not getting super lost because, as you said, it's usually a set linear path with occasional branches that you can do first before going back (but will then probably would need to backtrack later).

I can see why someone wouldn't like these kinds of games, but as for me, I love 'em.