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ITT: video Games so good that no future Games in the genre were ever made

Or nothing notable was made similar F Zero GX (copied so...
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/14/25
Why is the GOP protecting pedophiles? https://x.com/juddl...
appetizing windowlicker
  07/15/25
Phantom Dust
Bisexual Piazza Masturbator
  07/14/25
X-com
dashing mother
  07/14/25
that's a good one too
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/14/25
wtf. There are tons of xcom-likes.
jet casino gunner
  07/14/25
name one.
dashing mother
  07/14/25
https://www.polygon.com/what-to-play/24170442/best-games-lik...
jet casino gunner
  07/14/25
none of these games combine turn-based tactical combat with ...
dashing mother
  07/14/25
Starfox
lascivious pit
  07/14/25
there have been plenty of other 1st person rail shooters
dashing mother
  07/14/25
None that took place in space with anthromorphic pilots sass...
lascivious pit
  07/14/25
E.T. for the Atari 2600
henna business firm
  07/14/25
a Triumph
dashing mother
  07/14/25
...
Bright deer antler
  07/14/25
Myst
Exhilarant nowag sweet tailpipe
  07/14/25
leisure suit larry
flickering whorehouse main people
  07/14/25
there have been many more graphic adventure games.
dashing mother
  07/14/25
Planescape: Torment
duck-like coiffed coldplay fan
  07/14/25
Have not played Disco Elysium but isnt that the 'evolution' ...
galvanic legal warrant rehab
  07/14/25
Mario Party. Super smash bros.
exciting coral site
  07/14/25
Sony made their own Super Smash Bros: https://en.wikipedi...
self-absorbed haunted graveyard
  07/14/25
Not Notable.
exciting coral site
  07/14/25
Eat shit
self-absorbed haunted graveyard
  07/14/25
Check again, hoss.
exciting coral site
  07/14/25
Mirror’s Edge (Though there seem to be some recent cop...
splenetic hell
  07/14/25
...
chrome cracking liquid oxygen
  07/14/25
Dr. mario shits on tetris you gopnik pos
Bipolar floppy alpha messiness
  07/15/25
Dr Mario is my favorite of this genre
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/15/25
Dr Mario is insanely dumbed down and so has no notable compe...
splenetic hell
  07/20/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NplRR0wikHg dr mario has...
Bipolar floppy alpha messiness
  07/20/25
These guys don’t even have to finger roll like top Tet...
splenetic hell
  07/20/25
Pong
Mind-boggling Mahogany Principal's Office
  07/14/25
Depression Quest
Bright deer antler
  07/14/25
Starcraft Brood War solved RTS. Blizzard cashed in on a mon...
well-lubricated station
  07/14/25
Did Brood War do anything that SCII didn’t do better? ...
exciting coral site
  07/14/25
lmfao SC2 is complete garbage compared to BW
amethyst deep menage
  07/15/25
Pretty certain even the koreans still play BW over SC2
well-lubricated station
  07/21/25
Shadow of the Colossus Disco Elysium Subnautica
henna business firm
  07/15/25
Isn't Super Monkey Ball the same Game as Marble Madness. You...
Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage
  07/15/25
It's different. Camera angle, goals etc.
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/15/25
Just because it's 3d and has cameras unlike a 2d game it doe...
Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage
  07/15/25
It's a different Game Guys can we get a tie breaker opini...
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/15/25
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kororinpa There was also th...
Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage
  07/15/25
Still different IMO In that game it's a game of labyrinth...
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/15/25
You're a Joke.
Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage
  07/15/25
No
big brilliant parlor circlehead
  07/15/25
indie tranny shooters
irradiated godawful range
  07/15/25
rocket league there are a fair number of super shitty mob...
pea-brained aqua clown crotch
  07/15/25
Thief. They should have stopped at Thief II, those two games...
khaki razzmatazz death wish
  07/15/25
Have you played the SS2 remake? I was hopeful but now see t...
know-it-all frozen school roast beef
  07/15/25


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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:14 AM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

Or nothing notable was made similar

F Zero GX (copied some but never surpassed)

Joust

Centipede

Arkanoid

Marble Madness (unreal that no one even tried to do this genre again)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49099915)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:06 AM
Author: appetizing windowlicker

Why is the GOP protecting pedophiles?

https://x.com/juddlegum/status/1945115439995998711?s=46

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102566)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Bisexual Piazza Masturbator

Phantom Dust

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49099924)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:26 AM
Author: dashing mother

X-com

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49099932)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:15 PM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

that's a good one too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100359)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: jet casino gunner

wtf. There are tons of xcom-likes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100397)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: dashing mother

name one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100403)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:35 PM
Author: jet casino gunner

https://www.polygon.com/what-to-play/24170442/best-games-like-xcom-turn-based-tactics

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100405)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: dashing mother

none of these games combine turn-based tactical combat with full strategic campaign modes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100418)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: lascivious pit

Starfox

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49099969)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 11:14 AM
Author: dashing mother

there have been plenty of other 1st person rail shooters

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100037)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 4:01 PM
Author: lascivious pit

None that took place in space with anthromorphic pilots sassing you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100840)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: henna business firm

E.T. for the Atari 2600

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100043)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 11:22 AM
Author: dashing mother

a Triumph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100051)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Bright deer antler



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101642)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:18 PM
Author: Exhilarant nowag sweet tailpipe

Myst

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100366)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: flickering whorehouse main people

leisure suit larry

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100374)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:27 PM
Author: dashing mother

there have been many more graphic adventure games.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100384)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:33 PM
Author: duck-like coiffed coldplay fan

Planescape: Torment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100400)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: galvanic legal warrant rehab

Have not played Disco Elysium but isnt that the 'evolution' of Planescape Torment. There was also "Tides of Numenara" which apparently wasn't good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100411)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:43 PM
Author: exciting coral site

Mario Party.

Super smash bros.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49100425)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:31 PM
Author: self-absorbed haunted graveyard

Sony made their own Super Smash Bros:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_All-Stars_Battle_Royale

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101588)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:44 PM
Author: exciting coral site

Not Notable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101619)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:51 PM
Author: self-absorbed haunted graveyard

Eat shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101627)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:52 PM
Author: exciting coral site

Check again, hoss.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101630)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: splenetic hell

Mirror’s Edge (Though there seem to be some recent copycats but with zombies that I’ve never looked into?)

Portal

Tetris (despite dumb Dr. Mario-esque attempts to copy it)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101595)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: chrome cracking liquid oxygen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101598)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 2:15 AM
Author: Bipolar floppy alpha messiness

Dr. mario shits on tetris you gopnik pos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102132)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:01 AM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

Dr Mario is my favorite of this genre

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102369)



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Date: July 20th, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: splenetic hell

Dr Mario is insanely dumbed down and so has no notable competitive following

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49117622)



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Date: July 20th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: Bipolar floppy alpha messiness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NplRR0wikHg

dr mario has so many more ways of clearing, tetris is just drop shit vertically, in dr mario you can clear viruses horizontally and from below, all kinds of advanced strats



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49117927)



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Date: July 20th, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: splenetic hell

These guys don’t even have to finger roll like top Tetris pros. Weak controller game.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49117933)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:42 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Mahogany Principal's Office

Pong

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101616)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Bright deer antler

Depression Quest

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101643)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:58 PM
Author: well-lubricated station

Starcraft Brood War solved RTS. Blizzard cashed in on a money grab trilogy sequel but the genre was effectively perfected with BW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101647)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 9:09 PM
Author: exciting coral site

Did Brood War do anything that SCII didn’t do better? Also, arcade mode (desert strike, tower defense) on SCII is legendary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49101663)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 1:47 AM
Author: amethyst deep menage

lmfao SC2 is complete garbage compared to BW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102112)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 12:31 PM
Author: well-lubricated station

Pretty certain even the koreans still play BW over SC2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49118824)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:03 AM
Author: henna business firm

Shadow of the Colossus

Disco Elysium

Subnautica

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102371)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:05 AM
Author: Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage

Isn't Super Monkey Ball the same Game as Marble Madness. You roll a ball around ffs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102376)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:12 AM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

It's different. Camera angle, goals etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102400)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:16 AM
Author: Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage

Just because it's 3d and has cameras unlike a 2d game it doesnt make it not the Same Genre imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102413)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:21 AM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

It's a different Game

Guys can we get a tie breaker opinion here?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102424)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:26 AM
Author: Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kororinpa

There was also this game which had the subtitle Marble Mania. Mania is the same thing as Madness imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102433)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:28 AM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

Still different IMO

In that game it's a game of labyrinth where the player controls the floor angle not the character directly. iIrC monkey ball was like this too.

Marble madness had you actually control the marble itself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102440)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: Brass Awkward Rigpig Theater Stage

You're a Joke.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102446)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: big brilliant parlor circlehead

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102448)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:07 AM
Author: irradiated godawful range

indie tranny shooters

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102381)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:27 AM
Author: pea-brained aqua clown crotch

rocket league

there are a fair number of super shitty mobile "clones" but nobody has really attempted to make a proper competitor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102438)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: khaki razzmatazz death wish

Thief. They should have stopped at Thief II, those two games were perfection, the best gaming I have ever done and ever will do. All else pales by comparison except for Systemshock I&II which were outstanding. Ok. Come at me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102450)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:05 AM
Author: know-it-all frozen school roast beef

Have you played the SS2 remake? I was hopeful but now see that it’s not a complete revamp; it reuses largely the same assets as the original

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5750220&forum_id=2)#49102564)