A closer look at how splitscreen gaming went from gaming mainstay to neglected sideshow as the cloud took over - but with the rise of second screen experiences in the living room, it might just be on the way back. A game of TowerFall, anyone?
While the genre may currently be an oversaturated one, it’s interesting to look back on how the Donkey Kong franchise even got a racer to begin with, and what stopped Nintendo from ever releasing more entries.
Man, this would be the perfect title to bring next to the Nintendo 64 lineup on Nintendo Switch Online. This game was so good back in the day.
GOAT, best game of all time, never got the updated version / sequel is so much deserved,
sometimes though, as they say "never meet your heroes" to avoid disappointment,
so I look at it as, best left in the past and just enjoy the memories.
Really was a phenomenal game. I still remember being at my cousin's house and unlocking the spaceship, our minds were blown lol
Also hated that damn blubber the octopus boss.
This was better than Mario Kart 64 but far for me. I loved the different vehicles and adventure aspect.
The single player was by far better than MK64, not sure about the multiplayer as I don't recall playing DKR with someone else.
The thing I noticed with DKR was that the enemy racers seem to hardly use power ups against you, but they are pretty aggressive in keeping pace or passing you so maybe that's why they made them use power ups less than MK.
I always remember DKR being hard as a kid compared to MK64, but I mostly played MK64 as a multi-player game, whereas DKR had a satisfying single player mode.
Absolutely loved DKR. Mario Kart, as much as I love it, has yet to really capture the magic of DKR. Better in some ways, worse in others.
Diddy Kong Racing, a Nintendo 64 title turns 25. Here to indulge in nostalgia and remember some of the title's amazing features.
I was downright addicted to this game when I was younger. Even among the countless classics the N64 spawned. This is near the top of my list, for favorites. I just love the hub world mechanic, where you have to unlock collectables to open up new areas. Something so satisfying about that...
Exactly! The hub world was pretty unique for its time. Racing vehicles other than karts was a super cool element as well.
Freaking amazing game. I'm not into these games anymore but this is one I'd play again. Also Fzero and I can't remember the name but this car shooting games of pure destruction.
Yeah most racing games tend to try to copy Mario Kart instead of DKR, Mario Kart mission mode on DS was decent, DKR was still better for the amount of variety though.
Variety is better than just having a standard race only mode. Looks like Crash Team Racing is quite close to DKR than to MK, so people who like DKR would probably like CTR.
GoldenEye 007 Remaster gameplay has surfaced showcasing the campaign and multiplayer! Lleaker states that the game will be released sometime this year.
Ahh come on, they could have at least modernized the damn graphics. That looks like a 360 port. I mean really, if you were gonna change that much why not go all in.
It was going to be a cheap XBL game in 2007, the graphics are still significantly better than the original game, where they got the full game that actually runs on an emulator is anyone's guess.
Read the video title of XBLA (2007). This was a 360 game. The game was about 90% complete when Microsoft and Nintendo couldn't reach an agreement, I'm guessing about royalty payments, which in turn shut the whole project down.
"That looks like a 360 port"
Imagine a 360 game looking like a 360 game. I am shocked.
Many leaked files have been out but not playable. I do wonder where the video creator got the file from.
DEAD SINCE 05 ? But we want it back. At least some games offer online split screen . ( halo )
i missss yooouuuuuuu
It was hard enough finding split-screen games last gen and I fear this gen it will be next to impossible.
Good old split screen, so many memories. I loved to play games that had split screen, so me and my cousin can play especially co-op like the Twisted Metal 4 series . Even sharing the same full screen like bomberman, fighting force, crash bash, etc.
I miss split screen so much. Got 2 PS4 controllers and 2 X1 controllers and no opportunities to use them both.