Happy_Dude Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Prompted by "Why all the sequels?" I thought I'd ask the question What sequels are totaly different from the original? I can only think of Dune 2 are there any others that have nothing to do with the original gameplay-wise? but are still sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Prompted by "Why all the sequels?" I thought I'd ask the questionWhat sequels are totaly different from the original? I can only think of Dune 2 are there any others that have nothing to do with the original gameplay-wise? but are still sequels. Zelda 2 and Castlevania II come to mind as being significantly different, as well as Wizards & Warriors 3... Also, Final Fantasy VII... Metroid Prime... None of these are "totally" different, but they are significantly different. Zelda went to a more side-scrolling linear game, CV 2 to a NON linear game style, WW 3 is just... just... AAAGH, FF7 went to 3-D and MP to first person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 It may not be a complete departure...but Castlevania 2 on the NES was a good bit different than #1 IIRC. That's what came to my mind first. Also, wasn't Zelda 2 different (more side-scrolling or something, don't know, have it, never played it.) Well, I see I just copied Xot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Burgertime -> Diner Zelda -> Adventure of Link Super Mario Bros. -> SMB 2 Castlevania -> Simon's Quest TMNT -> Arcade Game Actraiser -> Actraiser 2 Frogger -> 3 Deep Mr Do -> Mr Do's castle Donkey Kong & Jr -> Mario Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagMX Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 DEfintily would like to agree with the Actraiser -> Actraiser2 deal. Part 2 was alright, but nothing like the first, and the first was kickass. If anyone remembers the xillent game "D" - D2 was NOTHING like the first. But there was also a different kind of "D2" sequel to the first one. It was released as Enemy Zero for the Sega Saturn. Very different as well from the First D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Super Mario Bros. -> SMB 2 Yeah, but not really. SMB 2 in the US is just a graphics hack of Doki Doki Panic; SMB 2 in Japan is virtually identical in graphics and gameplay. It was deemed "too hard" for American audiences and can now be found as Super Mario: The Lost Levels on the All Stars cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 im aware of the history of SMB, besides, they later released SMB 2 as Super Mario USA in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 metal gear soild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluevoodu Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I feel Majoras Mask should be mentioned. Also, it is one of the MOST underrated games EVER. †B†V† Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikau Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I feel Majoras Mask should be mentioned. Also, it is one of the MOST underrated games EVER. †B†V† I second that. It was a great game. Probably the best rehash sequel ever made. It launched on the same day as the PS2, and outsold it, until Sony made another handfull of consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 It launched on the same day as the PS2 Good ol EBX,got mine three days early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Don't forget all the 2D->3D games that ended up on the N64... Megaman, Castlevania, Mario 64, Donkey Kong, etc... --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Don't forget all the 2D->3D games that ended up on the N64... Megaman, Castlevania, Mario 64, Donkey Kong, etc... --Zero Mega Man 64 is a lesser version of Mega Man Legends, and both games are an aberration in the MM universe itself. They're fun, but they shouldn't in any way be considered "sequels" to the MM or MMX games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Donkey Kong & Jr -> Mario Bros. I honesty don't consider Mario Bros. a real "sequel" to Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr...it's more of a spinoff game. Of course, when Mario and Donkey Kong parted ways and did their own series of games, things didn't quite work out well for the crazy ape until the Donkey Kong Country series came along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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