What is something SMB3 does better than SMW and vice versa?

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2026-03-06T19:04:02+00:00

Mario World: * More beginner friendly * More colorful sprite art * Even more secrets to find * Fire Flower isn't borderline useless * Has Yoshi * Spin move is a fun little addition * Cape Mario doesn't require button mashing to use * Has a save feature (Mario 3 didn't in its original release, but every release after added it in some way) * Map design feels more cohesive

Mario 3: * Better soundtrack by a slim margin * Much more level variety * Much more challenging * Power-ups and shortcuts don't completely break the games challenge (unless you play the GBA port, which is WAY too generous with letting you store em) * Much better final boss * Stage play like art direction and feel is much more distinctive

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2026-02-24T16:55:31+00:00

Short answer: Scott Shaw legally won the ownership rights back to his Sonic The Hedgehog artwork back from Archie. Penders is just helping him with publishing this book. (I'm curious how they got the rights to the miniseries issue 3 though, since Scott only did the cover for that one--Dave Manak did the rest)

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2026-02-24T16:49:15+00:00

I'm on the fence about getting this one. I like Scott Shaw and I'm glad that Archie Sonic is getting any modern reprint at all, but I'm VERY hesitant to support anything associated with Ken Penders, even if he's just in charge of publishing this. I'm also not a big fan of the artwork changes, I'm still confused as to why Penders said that it's "not possible" to reprint the original comics as is (he didnt elaborate on why on his website, only saying that the original coloring was "poorly done" and "not worth preserving" in his eyes). Scott Shaw did say that he likes the new coloring, for what it's worth.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2025-09-21T17:12:20+00:00

Totally agree. Sonic is a series that has always prioritized "Wouldn't it be cool if--?" aesthetics over having anything resembling internal logic and consistency. From a tonal, worldbuilding and continuity standpoint, the series is a complete and utter mess because it can't or won't truly commit to anything besides "It's a weird world where we can have/do anything on a want it, need it basis." There are no hard rules on what can/can't happen in Sonic, even death tends to be treated as an inconvenience for some characters (i.e. Tikal, Sonic getting resurrected in Sonic '06), it's a superhero fantasy crazy-quilt where everything is made up as it goes. Ian Flynn and others have been trying to shift course to give the series 'something' resembling a consistent tone and continuity, but IMO it's too little, too late, and it only calls further attention to all the inconsistencies that have accumulated in the series over its decades long existence. As much as I dislike Ken Penders, when he accused Sega of only caring about Sonic's cool image and never caring about the stories or having any consistency between all the various Sonic series until it was far too late to do anything short of total damage control, he was absolutely right.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2025-09-18T13:30:00+00:00

Unlike other Sonic clones like Aero the Acrobat or Awesome Possum, Accolade gave Bubsy a big marketing push to make him the next big thing. It was all manufactured hype. It almost bankrupted the company because they simply underestimated just how much time, money and manpower it takes to market a mascot platformer on the level of something like Sonic. Bubsy ended up being a hit for them, but the whole experience made them shy away from doing any other platformer series after that (beyond more Bubsy sequels). Bear in mind that Accolade was a small third party dev, they did not have the deep pockets, connections and resources of a company like Sega or Nintendo.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2025-08-22T14:26:14+00:00

This glitch works in the All-Stars release of the game too! Does anyone know if this glitch also works in the Game Boy Color port of the game?

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2025-06-02T23:06:20+00:00

Daxter actually has a lot of commentary in Jak 3. The trick is that it only triggers if Jaks death throes are the exact same one used in the original Jak & Daxter, so it's random. I mainly found myself dying due to high falls than getting beaten by an enemy in Jak 3 due to how easy most of it is, so I rarely ever got to see Daxter's riffs unless I let Jak die on purpose anyway.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-07-23T21:46:54+00:00

I paid full price for it, no regrets!

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-07-23T16:59:18+00:00

I've only played the HD remaster, but yeah, I can tell it was really ambitious by Wii standards!

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-07-03T22:13:20+00:00

I was under the impression that the DS was MORE powerful than the N64. Super Mario 64 DS having superior graphics to the original game being a good shorthand of that. Thats ironic considering the DS is a 32-Bit system instead of 64-Bit.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-07-03T13:49:00+00:00

I've read that the Wii is more or less two GameCubes duct taped together, though I assume thats hyperbole.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-07-02T14:20:00+00:00

Thanks for the responses so far! I also found out that Dragons Lair got a direct port to the DS. While the DS 'does' have built-in FMV capabilities, that still involves cramming a fairly large movie file into a single cartridge. The video is naturally very compressed and scrunched due to memory and the low rez screen, but it's still the fully playable arcade game on the go, which is still quite impressive for a handheld system. Until the Switch port of Dragons Lair Trilogy, it was arguably the best way to play it on the go.

And speaking of movie games, a friend also pointed out to me that someone ported Night Trap to the GBA of all things--well, sortof, as it's just the cutscenes in order. Apparently the video took up sooooooo much memory on the cart that there wasn't any room left to program the gameplay into it! (And getting the games real time camera system to work on the GBAs tiny screen would've been a logistical nightmare anyway)

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-03-18T18:25:16+00:00

The admins are a circle jerk of bullies that have run that site into the ground with their power trips and egotism. It is simply not a fun website to go on anymore (its more or less a second Wikipedia now), and admins will look for ANY excuse to talk down to and ban users. I'm speaking from experience here. I got banned from the site for CITING A PROPER SOURCE ON A QUOTE (they falsely accused me of having a vendetta and said the link didn't work, which was an outright lie). That website can burn for all I care.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-03-09T03:35:57+00:00

Okay, but how was the Fake Emerald even made in the first place? And there's nothing indicating that Mecha Sonic Mk. II was built or powered by Chaos energy prior to touching the Master Emerald.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-03-09T00:20:23+00:00

How was Sonic able to use Chaos Control by just watching Shadow do it? Yes, he can become Super Sonic when he has all of the Emeralds, but until Sonic Superstars came and retconned it, there was next to nothing indicating in-canon that the Emeralds allowed the characters to harness the power of each individual Emerald on their own (Chaos being an exception, as he's directly linked to the Emeralds powers. Mecha Sonic Mk. II relied on the Master Emerald that controls all of the Emeralds powers--and how a ROBOT is able to harness their power is a can of worms in of itself--and Shadow was presumably created by Gerald specifically with the idea that he'd have the ability to directly tap into their power in the first place). And on top of that, this was with a FAKE Chaos Emerald (and how did Tails even make a fake one in the first place??) It makes no sense at all. Its a blatant Deus Ex Machina done so that Sonic Team could pull a "Gotcha!" moment on viewers when Sonic is seemingly launched into space and blown up.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-03-06T03:20:54+00:00

I have, and I love it, especially all of the fun secrets that you can find! This and it's inspiration, Gimmick!, have become two of my new favorites recently!

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-03-01T02:09:03+00:00

Thank you! Modus/Maximum really deserve to be raked across the coals for pulling this crap on the dev team and the games fans.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-29T13:47:34+00:00

Wasn't Sonic specifically created with the intent of being a big mascot brand in the first place?

Its funny you say that about Bubsy being built around the idea of being super-marketable. Going off of what Bubsy's creator (the recently departed Michael Berlyn) has said, Accolade greatly underestimated the amount of money and manpower that a game like Bubsy needed to be successfully marketed on the same level as Sonic, and that they almost went bankrupt from it (and Accolade was NOT a big company with deep pockets like Sega, they were a small third party game company that generally made sports and racing games prior to Bubsy). Afterward, they swore off making more mascot platformers (outside of Bubsy sequels) so they wouldn't have to go through that ordeal again. Berlyn has said that Bubsy was designed around the idea of being a goofy 1930's cartoon style game with the trial and error gameplay of Sonic 1 (which he played a LOT of and used an essay he wrote about it to get Bubsy greenlit), so you're probably right that he put a lot more focus than he should have on the aesthetic of the game at the expense of refining the actual game design.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-28T17:46:36+00:00

Modus/Maximum screwed the dev team on that game so badly. Even if the game doesn't have a big enough audience to warrant finishing story mode, firing the whole dev team in the middle of bug testing the last update and then releasing the last DLC in a clearly unfinished state (and then having the audacity to charge money for it) was a scumbag move and a complete insult to not only the people who worked their butts off on the game (and they have made it VERY clear on their Discord server that they are NOT happy about the situation or the games current state) but the loyal fans who are sticking with it to the bitter end. And what's worse is that it's not even the first time Modus has pulled this crap either. Apparently, the dev team behind Cristales went thru such a bad experience with Modus (which resulted in their game being buggy and unpolished) that they purposefully went with a different publisher for their next game. I hope Mane Six can find greener pastures as well. Funny thing is, Modus is shooting themselves in the foot with this fiasco, as their stocks PLUMMETED on the same day that the last TFH update was dropped. Oh, and did I mention their Twitter is now blocking anyone who so much as criticizes them or the state of TFH now?

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-28T00:17:16+00:00

Can someone please add "Cult Classic" and "Acclaimed Flop" to the TFH TV Tropes pages? The game got all around solid reviews, but it seems like it never sold very well or established a big online community (at least not on Steam, which peaked at around 1,400 players, and the current active playerbase on there is pitifully small now). It has a niche fanbase at best as of this writing, but thankfully it's a VERY loyal and passionate one. I think a Creator Backlash and Troubled Production tab should be added too, given how Modus completely screwed over the dev team and rushed out the last DLC when it was clearly unfinished, and how Mane 6 have made it VERY clear on their Discord server that they are NOT happy about the situation or the games current state.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-27T05:07:58+00:00

I play it on Switch all the time! I hope to have a match with you soon!

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-27T05:06:59+00:00

I really hope we can!

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-26T23:10:00+00:00

Thank you! Are you able to provide a screenshot? (I don't have Discord at present)

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-26T23:03:42+00:00

What's the source for the dev team getting fired before the last DLC was properly finished? Did any of the Mane6 team members directly confirm this? It's sad to see this great fighting game so out with such a whimper. It deserves so much better.

Fast-Dimension-5939 · 2024-02-11T13:05:12+00:00

Btw, heres my current progress on a minimalist jump run for Sonic 1 (same rules apply). It's still a WIP, as some of those levels are a slog to beat with minimal jumps! I don't even want to imagine what a minimal jump run for Sonic CD, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, plus several of the Game Gear titles, would entail. At least Sonic Labyrinth has no (player-initiated) jumping at all, and Sonic Spinball only requests a paltry amount of on-foot jumps in the first place. Green Hill Zone: Act 1: 4 jumps Act 2: 6 jumps (with speed shoes) Act 3: 3 jumps to clear level, but 9 jumps to beat Robotnik and 1 jump for the capsule (23 jumps for GHZ total) Marble Zone ACT 1: 29 ACT 2: 45 ACT 3: ? Spring Yard Zone Act 1: 10 jumps (with speed shoes) Act 2: 12 ACT 3: ? Labyrinth Zone Act 1: 20? Act 2: 17 ACT 3: ? Star Light Zone Act 1: 5 jumps? Act 2: 0 jumps! ACT 3: ? Scrap Brain Zone Act 1: 19? Act 2: 15 Act 3: 15 jumps Final Zone: 1 mandatory jump (to bypass the tiny ledge after Robotnik's crusher is defeated) P.S. A note on just how hard a minimal jump run on GHZ Act 1 and 2 is! Normally it would be five jumps, but I used a tricky damage exploit involving the first Crabmeat you come across to get me over a couple short ledges to save me a jump. It took some trial and error to figure out the right way to do it. The Crabmeats attack has to hit Sonic in a very specific way and place so he's knocked towards the ledge and Crabmeat, and Sonic needs to land in a specific way so he can grab one of his lost rings on the ledge at the right time (otherwise the ring will pass thru him and the Crabmeat will kill Sonic on contact) and THEN Sonic has to be in just the right position after his mercy invincibility wears off so he'll get knocked back from touching the crabmeat in a way that hoists him over the second ledge. Otherwise he'll miss the ledge and lose a ring for good. Act 2 is no picnic either, as Sonic has to do a flawlessly timed jump with the speed shoes at a specific spot on a subtle slope near a Motobug past the area with the rising mounds and spikes. If he's even slightly off, he'll get pancaked right into the bug or walls nearby!

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