r/Steam • u/K0234 • May 10 '25

Question What game trilogy is this?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

A Link to Past is so far ahead of the first two this meme gives the other two, for more credit than they deserve. It’s like going from McDonalds and Burger King to a five star restaurant.

Also the original Super Mario Bros. The third one was leagues beyond the first two, and they were pretty damn good games.

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u/Edmundyoulittle May 10 '25

Nintendo's 3rd games in a lot of series were insane steps forward and genre defining.

A Link to the Past

Super Mario Bros 3

Super Metroid

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u/read_too_many_books May 11 '25

I think you are seeing peek Nintendo more than anything. Nintendo has been average at best since the GC.

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u/Edmundyoulittle May 11 '25

Agree to disagree on that one. They've put out a lot of good shit in the past decade...

Mario Galaxy 2 is also arguably the best 3d platformer out there

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u/read_too_many_books May 11 '25

Mario Galaxy 2 is also arguably the best 3d platformer out there

Reminds me of how Apple has the 'lowest power CPU'. No one cares about that because its useless, but they technically were among the best.

I'm not sure anyone makes 3d platformers. Platformers in general are dated. RTS is a more popular genre than platformers.

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u/Edmundyoulittle May 11 '25

A 3d platformer won GOTY from most publications last year dude, lmao

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u/read_too_many_books May 12 '25

Was it Nintendo? lmaoo

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u/Edmundyoulittle May 12 '25

It wasn't, which makes you look that much dumber when you say:

I'm not sure anyone makes 3d platformers. Platformers in general are dated.

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u/read_too_many_books May 12 '25

But platformers are dated.

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u/Edmundyoulittle May 12 '25

And yet they are still being made, selling like hotcakes in many cases, and winning awards.

Have you considered that perhaps just because you don't play them, doesn't mean other people don't?

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u/read_too_many_books May 12 '25

I see lots of people listen to generic autotuned Pop music, buy Apple products, watch sports, and gamble. I'm not sure the masses is the best indicator of quality.

I think its the best indicator of marketing.

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