When you said that you were going to try and debate me on this topic, I thought you actually had something substantial to debate with.
Hey, I had to start somewhere. Gotta get you so pissed you type out a long post for me to dissect.
Nevertheless, I am here to kick your ass with my Bandicoot pal for back-up so here goes.
OH SHIT. DAVE 5 MONSTA IS GONNA PWN MY ASS.
Are you serious!? You are telling me that a game that was immensely fun and entertaining to play should not be inducted to a Hall of Fame because of that exact same reason?
Pretty much. It's pretty much agreed on in these forums that Koko B. Ware shouldn't be in the hall of fame, and all he was was fun and entertaining.
If this indeed that case, Doc, what is the exact criteria for being inducted into this Hall Of Fame?
Personally, I think it should be on innovation, how many imitators it had, lasting cultural appeal, whether it stands the test of time, what it inspired, and how many systems it shifted. Though, the last one isn't as important as the others and can even be ignored.
As is the case for any Hall of Fame, it is the overall impact that the game has had and how much enjoyability people have had out of it.
See, I bolded "overall impact" for a reason. What is the OVERALL IMPACT of Crash Bandicoot? Hmm, a recognizable character that helped Sony win the console war- Oh, wait. Um...A long-running series that has dropped off in quality and become a laughingstock- Oh, nope, that's not it either. No one cares about the Crash series
anymore. You see Mario and Sonic cameos everywhere. Hell, you see Kirby cameos everywhere. But no one talks about Crash Bandicoot anymore.
However, Crash is just that and that counts for everything.
Not really. Plenty of games are fun. Plenty of games are enjoyable. They don't all deserve to be in the HoF. Graffiti Kingdom, Death and Return of Superman, Smackdown vs. RAW 2010, Dr. Mario 64 - All fun. But they are not Hall-worthy.
Crash Bandicoot has always been viewed as a pretty inventive game.
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Whether it is being riding a hog through a maze of pointy things or whether it is trying to dodge boxes of unstable nuclear material.
Oh gee, vehicle levels and dodging while platforming. THAT hadn't been done a zillion times before.
The point of the game was to be something different from the games that existed at that time. We have all heard the stories that Crash Bandicot was supposed to be alternative to Mario and Sonic and I think that Sony accomplished this.
Different, yes. Unique? ...No.
Crash was much edgier and this series was far ahead of this time.
Yeah, collecting apples and stomping boxes. Reeeeeal edgy. As for "Far ahead of this time"...I'm not seeing it. Come on, Dave, don't resort to trite phrases! Sell me!
The classic characters of games are always seen as being the Nintendo and Sega alternatives but I seriously think that Crash was a better character.
...What?
There was much more to him and he was a genuinely interesting and humorous character.
He was a bandicoot that stretched out when he fell through holes. He also had a sister and a jetski. How deep!
Around this time, all of the developers to having the next Mario or Sonic and I think that Crash got the closest to it through inventive and varied gameplay.
I'll give you this.
I can't believe you said that. Honestly. Crash Bandicoot has been as successful as any character outside of Mario and Sonic. Crash was the idol of my gaming life for over 5 years and I still occasionally play the earlier games.
So, because YOU love him and he's a major part of YOUR life he should be honored like this? If Cool Spot the 7 Up Mascot was a major part of your life, would you be gunning for him?
Sure, he has faded away in recent years
Faded away? That's an understatement. His games have sucked royally. Crash/Spyro Crossover? Sucked. Crash Boom Bang? Terrible. Outside of those, has he HAD any games really recently? If he did, they were probably awful.
but this should not detract from the earlier series of games which were impeccable.
Impeccable is a bit much. Good, absolutely, but...impeccable?
I agree with judging by the early days. It's the reason Michael Jackson is being honored as the king of pop rather than the guy who was acquitted of child molestation.
It's quite funny that you should say something about the character I have chosen, when the character you have chosen has had less of an impact and I would hazard a guess that a lot of people would recognise Crash Bandicoot before they recognised Parappa.
Maybe they'd recognize Crash, but PaRappa had more impact. It was the FIRST PROPER RHYTHM GAME EVER. Think about that. It created a whole genre, one that is massive these days. Maybe the CHARACTER isn't as well known, but it influenced massively. Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Guitar Freaks, Frequency, Dance Dance Revolution, need I go on?
All Crash was was a good platformer.
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