Niyeaux Posted March 16, 2013 This conversation is really frustrating to read without being able to watch the video in the OP. Can someone throw up a mirror for us Canadians? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted March 16, 2013 Try this http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82488987/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niyeaux Posted March 16, 2013 It works! Thanks man. That video is sweet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted March 16, 2013 What stuff, earlier than Super Mario Bros., has this convention? Is it possible that it was an initial design convention for Nintendo then a lot of other studios mimicked it? Earlier stuff that didn't have scrolling tended to have player characters wind back and forth (Bruce Lee, Manic Miner, Chuckie Egg), though is an early example of a non-scrolling game that advances left to right. Perhaps tech that enabled scrolling, coupled with a major publisher known for a very centralised design approach, turned precedent into a convention? Edit: wikipedia to the rescue, kinda. Apparently Jump Bug was the first side scrolling platform game. Maybe it started with arcade developers reusing code, and became a convention from there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted March 16, 2013 Jump Bug? Never heard of it. (What's the betting Nachimir is blocking my posts?) Nachimir smells! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted March 16, 2013 I'm actually not. Sorry I missed that, and thanks for the link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted March 18, 2013 Games that have you going strictly from left to right or bottom to top make me feel like it's a progression based game (always moving forward) where games that make you go all different directions feel like exploritory games (gotta check every little crevasse.) As I get older, I've found my preference shifting from the former toward the latter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites