Back in the 90’s shows like Captain Planet and the original
Power Rangers, would have heroes combine their efforts to form something so
legendary that people would remember it for years to come. Well when it comes to the 8-bit era, if a
gamer were to combine some aspects of Mega Man, Ducktales, Castlevania, Zelda
II, and Super Mario 3 all into one game, you would get Shovel Knight. The first game designed by yacht club games,
Shovel Knight is an old school 2d sweeping platformer that takes the best
aspects of the 8-bit Era and jumbles it all into one game.
In the last 15 years there have been many franchises
that gamers consider to stand out on their own.
Games like this usually offer a unique aspect to their genre or gameplay
that has inspired other games to be made. One franchise that accomplished both
these feats is Super Smash Bros. Since
its release in 1999, Smash Bros. has become one of the perennial franchises for
Nintendo. I have talked to various
gamers about Smash Bros and many of them said it is the reason why they own a
Nintendo System (mostly with Melee for Gamecube and Brawl for Wii). Other games like TMNT Smash up and Playstation
All-stars Battle Royale tried to “join the battle” but were unable to match
Smash Bros’ success. Smash Bros has
turned the fighting genre upside down and created an experience unlike any
other.
