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Four Greatest First Levels in Classic Gaming

First impressions are everything. First impressions are everything. The first stage in a game is its greeting to a player, the first chance it gets to get out there and say ‘hello’ and to show everybody what it’s made of.

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wonderfulmonkeyman3338d ago (Edited 3338d ago )

Considering sequence breaking to do bosses out-of-order, and the open-ended nature of the game in and of itself, I don't think there really is a "first level" to Super Metroid.
It's just one gigantic "level" split up into different "regions".

That's just my opinion, though, and it does bring up an interesting point of debate, as to whether or not games like Metroid can be considered to have levels.

Anyone else wanna weigh in on this one?
Sounds like we might actually have something interesting on our hands here.^_^

You get an up-vote for bringing up an interesting topic, however unintentionally.

wonderfulmonkeyman3338d ago (Edited 3338d ago )

I think the first level of Mario would have been less of a success without that fantastic Star Man mid-way through the stage.
The song from that little item made me want to run faster far more than any song from Sonic ever has.XD

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CES 2025: First Look at My Arcade’s Sonic the Hedgehog Mighty Player Mini Cabinet

The Outerhaven writes: My Arcade debuts the Sonic the Hedgehog arcade mini-cabs, the mighty player and joystick player at CES 2025.

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The 10 Best Star Fox Games Ranked From Worst to Best

BLG writes: "The original titles are classics with near-infinite replayability. Later releases, however, have stumbled. Usually, they’re hampered by attempted innovation with new control schemes or gimmicks. Still, there’s a lot to enjoy with the beloved Nintendo franchise. To celebrate, we’re going to rank the best Star Fox games in the franchise. To come up with the order, we’re mixing in a little bit of Metacritic ranking and author opinion."

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Sonic the Hedgehog's Soundtrack Was a Collaborative Effort

For over thirty years, Sonic the Hedgehog has provided memorable video game music and brought many artists from around the world together.

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