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Post subject: Re: Video Game Tournament Draft: tree_'s Pick!
Posted: Fri October 19, 2018 5:57 pm
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Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47020 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
I really think Contra is one of the finest games ever created, and it has something that modern action games haven't been able to replicate:
When you press start, you're launched immediately into the action. The downward 8-bit synth crescendo as your guy falls from the sky, enemies and power-ups immediately headed your way. There's no warm-up period, no "here's how the game works." You're just in the thick of it, and have to make do with your wits. By the end of Stage 1, you know everything you need to know about the game...until they throw the curveball at you of Stage 2 -- now it's a different POV!
Have any recent action games done anything like this? Immediately thrown you into the fray with intuitive controls and a pulse-pounding soundtrack?
Not much as I recall. It's really more about nostalgia and the one I played more often, really. Someone with more knowledge might be able to jump in with a better answer. I just had a blast playing that thing every wed night after bowling.
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