Thread 12032972

Every retro gamer could give a solid attempt at recreating 1-1 from memory.

Even the biggest Sonic fan wouldn't be able to recreate Emerald Hill Zone Act 1 from memory.

>>12032972 (OP)
don't forget the invisible 1up block

It's almost as if one is a children's game where the map takes up barely a dozen screens, and the other is a game for adults that's about 6x as long with branching higher and lower paths in multiple areas. This section of the map alone is bigger than the entirety of 1-1.

I'm just going to say it, I never had any kind of mental map of any level in a sonic game, I just keep running to the right until I win

>make your maps so complex that no two play-throughs feel the same
Is John Sega, dare I say it, a genius?

>>12032972 (OP)
>Every retro gamer could give a solid attempt at recreating 1-1 from memory.
I can't fucking stand mario and never could. You know fuck all.

>>12032985
>hold right
>hold right
>hold right
Damn, so this is the power of Sonic's branching paths... Unbelievable..

>>12032985
expectation
>you can go whatever way you want!
reality
>okay so I have to go top and get all the rings then backtrack and go mid and get all the rings then backtrack and go bottom and get the rings and then I can touch the save point to open the portal and get the chaos emerald then I can go back up top again and go right

>>12033060
>then I can touch the save point to open the portal and get the chaos emerald
That wasn't a thing in Sonic 1, lil zoomy.

>>12033063
op was about emerald hill zone which is sonic 2 retard-kun

>>12032985
One thing about sonic levels is they repeat a lot. They are built from a small number of 256x256 chunks. You can clearly see the repeated chunks in that image. Building up a level from these chunks is space efficient allowing for massive levels, but it does limit the variety.

>>12032985
>sonic game
>for adults
extreme levels of delusion

>>12032985
I've played "Journey," is that for adults? Way bigger than Sonic 1-1, btw.

>>12033057
The hold right meme immediately falls apart in Marble Zone

>>12033163
The infocom one? Sure.

Can't compare 8bit bit games to 16bit because they are very simplistic
In comparison, 16bit games like Sonic are detailed and complex offering multiple routes, possibilites and replayability, rewarding exploration.

>>12032972 (OP)
>>12032985
>4th generation game levels are more complex than 3rd generation ones
no fucking way

>>12032972 (OP)
Yes, but that's because SMB and STH are different platformers with a diferent focus.
Classic Super Mario games' in on making high precision jumps, while Sonic's is on building speed.

>>12033180
Also this.

>>12033180
Although to be fair Mario games also reward exploration.

>>12033124
Weird complaint to make in a thread comparing Sonic to SMB1, which copy pastes entire levels.

Sonic alternative route:
>it's like an entirely different level
Mario alternative route:
>walk on the ceiling to avoid gameplay

>>12032972 (OP)
mario is meh always was.

>>12033159
Aside from PC and 8 and 16 bit computers most games (nearly all) on consoles were for childern until the PS1 happening. They were pretty much marketed exclusively at kids as well.Nintendo were the last to hop out of the kid friendly marketing and price gouging cartridge cage.

>Big maze-y map, Metroid
:D
>Big maze-y map, Sonic
>:(

>>12032972 (OP)
What about the MegaMan X Intro Level?

>>12032972 (OP)
It helps that SMB1 doesn't scroll vertically at all, so you see every single part of the level easily

>>12033321
Sandopolis had a vertical loop, if you didn't clock into that it was a lot harder to find the right path.

>>12033312
DELETE THIS

>>12032985

That's Green hill zone not emerald hill zone..

>>12035223
emerald hill is even more vertical, op obviously meant green hill but he is still retarded for making the comparison

>>12033321
>maze-y
it's a mostly linear path

>>12036246
Still mogs the most complex Mario level

>>12032972 (OP)
>Every retro gamer is a tendie
Things zoomers actually believe. Stop watching youtubers if you want to understand gaming history

>>12032972 (OP)
so you're saying it's forgettable?

>>12036445
Being any kind of gamer and not having experience with Nintendo is not possible.