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Publishers, please leave our beloved 90s platformer mascots alone

Lowbrow Gamer - "While the internet might be militantly demanding the return of platform star Crash Bandicoot, it might end up breaking their nostalgic hearts."

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Thatguy-3102873d ago (Edited 2873d ago )

We want them to return but not to tacked on things like skylanders. Just because we want it back doesn't mean we should settle with whatever cr*p they throw at us. It's not rocket science on how beloved fans of these franchise want the IP's to return.

poppinslops2873d ago

Rare are currently busy with a couple of games (Sea of Thieves and a 'secret project'), but Yooka Laylee's not far off - courtesy of the original Banjo Kazooie crew... I'd bet on Rare letting Playtonic licence BK for their next game, so long as it's exclusive to Microsoft's platforms.

And it's not as though the Ratchet & Clank's reboot was a failure - yeah, R&C isn't a 90's franchise, but it might as well be... not to mention the various Mario bros games - again, not technically a 90's franchise, but who cares?

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‘People laughed at it’: the unlikely story behind the music of Crash Bandicoot

For many, the game became the sound of the 90s – but Josh Mancell tells us how the music for PlayStation’s first mascot game originated in Kraft cheese and Kraftwerk

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Brendan O’Brien, Original Voice Behind Crash Bandicoot, Dies at 60

Brendan O’Brien, the voice actor behind the original Crash Bandicoot and several other characters featured in the classic Naughty Dog trilogy of games on PlayStation, died on March 23.

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1996 Voted as ‘Best Year in Gaming’ by UK Public

Have you ever wondered what the best year in gaming was? Well wonder no more! The British public have had their say, and voted for 1996.

Limitedtimestruggle587d ago

I have some many fond memories as a 10 year old gamer from back then! The best of times!

Dfooster587d ago

Yeah that is a good choice. Great times

Snakeeater25587d ago

Lol Nintendo 64 … talk about a shitty year for gaming

Old McGroin586d ago

The N64 was amazing at the time, how old are you, 12?

CobraKai586d ago

Mario 64, Mario Kart, WaveRace. They’re prolly too young to appreciate em. My kids love the N64.

Terry_B586d ago

No..1996 was not a good start for the N64. The system had a lousy start in comparison to the SNES, Playstation and probably even the Sega Saturn.

CobraKai586d ago

So…. Nevermind the first time Resident Evil or Tomb Raider was released, a damn near arcade perfect port of Tekken 2, Quake, Wipeout, Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario RPG, Nights, Panzer Dragoon Zwei? It’s shitty cuz the old N64 is it?

BrainSyphoned587d ago (Edited 587d ago )

More of a 97 person myself.
FF7, Symphony of the Night, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Dynasty Warriors, Diablo, Fallout, Tomb Raider 2, Mega Man Legends, GoldenEye, Turok, Wing Commander Prophecy, Star Fox 64, Einhander, Tobal 2, Bushido Blade, Colony Wars, Ultima Online. Was a great year to start working at Funcoland.

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After10Ben586d ago

You beat me to it. I loved both years, but 97 was one of my favorite years ever.

Marcello587d ago

2013 was a good year too. Dead Space 3, The Last of Us, GTA5, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Tomb Raider reboot, Bioshock Infinite, Batman: Arkham Origins, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Grid 2 & more.

Limitedtimestruggle586d ago

Dead Space 3? That game only deserves to be on rock-bottom lists. In my honest opinion.

Marcello586d ago

Its is very Marmite that game but to me it was only that love story nonsense that was bad, really bad.

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