GenGAME writes: During Nintendo’s Valentine’s Day Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that the hit Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns is getting a 3DS port. Although the game translates well to the handheld platform and will undoubtedly be a solid seller when it releases this summer, I feel like Nintendo is making a big mistake in going the route of port instead of sequel.
If you were a 90s kid excited about Nintendo’s upcoming N64 console, you likely read something somewhere about the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, also known as the 64DD or DD64.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Didn't all ninty handhelds get a DK port of some sort? No surprise really.
I'm actually glad it's just a port. Nintendo have been using all their big guns on the 3DS for the past entire year, and the Wii U would do better to get a true sequel.
Nintendo's on overdrive developing games for both the 3DS and Wii U. They're obviously understaffed, and ports don't take as much time to complete.
There will be a sequel, though it might take some time.
Hey, I'll take the port since it's in 3D. I can't wait. Hopefully it will lead to a sequel though!