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>Super Mario Bros 2, Castlevania 2, Final Fantasy 2, Metroid 2, Legend of Zelda 2

Has anybody tried to explain why so many immediate sequels on NES were inferior to the originals?

>> No.6370593

>>6370591
>Legend of Zelda 2
That's the best non-3D one, though.

>> No.6370595

Metroid 2 isn't substantially worse than Metroid.

>> No.6370597

>>6370591
Nigga, Metroid 2 was better.

>> No.6370602

>>6370591
Mario 2 (All-Stars version) has always been my favorite NES mario. I really like tubers.

>> No.6370603

Metroid fucking sucks. I only play the first one with the Justin Bailey code and that's it, Metroid experience ended.

>> No.6370604

>>6370603
All the following games have stripteases, some have skinsuits and all variations of the powersuit are pretty sexy haha

>> No.6370605

>>6370603
Metroid doesn't fucking suck. Super Metroid trumps every Metroid, but the others are still enjoyable in their own right. The original game is pretty comfy.

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>>6370591
>Metroid 2
>immediate sequel on NES
Have a nice (You).

>> No.6370619

>>6370605
The original game is a classic and it's comfy, but it also sucks. Fact. Good ending, dough.

>> No.6370624

>replying to trollbait

>> No.6370695

Metroid 2 is actually a Japanese game called Doki Doki Panic

>> No.6370749

>>6370591
>Super Mario Bros 2 Japan
It was just hard.
>Super Mario Bros 2 USA
It was just different.
>Castlevania 2
It was just hard.
>Final Fantasy 2
It was incredibly popular.
>Metroid 2
It was just different.
>Legend of Zelda 2
It was just hard.

>> No.6370752

>>6370749
Castlevania 2 isn't just hard. It's lacking in other ways, such as having only three boss fights and they're nearly impossible to lose.

>> No.6370782

>>6370591
Some sequels were worse, some were much better. You're just chery-picking.

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For me is Dragon Quest II.
Also many developers back then weren't afraid of experimenting like they are today, of all the sequel OP names only SMB2 hasn't clicked with me.
Even if they are "bad" all of them have leave a huge impact on their respective franchises.

>> No.6371021

>>6370695
Laughed more than I should have.

>> No.6371395

>>6370593
Link's Awakening begs to differ

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>>6370591
>Final Fantasy 2
>inferior

>> No.6371983

>>6371395
I like Link's Awakening, but haven't gotten too into it, through no fault of the game, which is shockingly great for a Game Boy game. Nevertheless, Zelda II's huge maps are fun to explore; etc and I hold that it is still the best non-3D Zelda, handily.
A Link to the Past just doesn't look right so that's not real competition. Maybe one day after beating Link's Awakening, I'll rate it higher, but it'll need lots of luck to unseat Zelda II.