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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...
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/14/25
Why is the GOP protecting pedophiles? https://x.com/juddl...
Lake den rigor
  07/15/25
Phantom Dust
shaky stead turdskin
  07/14/25
X-com
Carnelian bipolar knife
  07/14/25
that's a good one too
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/14/25
wtf. There are tons of xcom-likes.
Fishy razzle-dazzle tank abode
  07/14/25
name one.
Carnelian bipolar knife
  07/14/25
https://www.polygon.com/what-to-play/24170442/best-games-lik...
Fishy razzle-dazzle tank abode
  07/14/25
none of these games combine turn-based tactical combat with ...
Carnelian bipolar knife
  07/14/25
Starfox
Aggressive spot
  07/14/25
there have been plenty of other 1st person rail shooters
Carnelian bipolar knife
  07/14/25
None that took place in space with anthromorphic pilots sass...
Aggressive spot
  07/14/25
E.T. for the Atari 2600
Wine principal's office
  07/14/25
a Triumph
Carnelian bipolar knife
  07/14/25
...
Marvelous crusty sanctuary
  07/14/25
Myst
Maize nighttime main people incel
  07/14/25
leisure suit larry
khaki regret philosopher-king
  07/14/25
there have been many more graphic adventure games.
Carnelian bipolar knife
  07/14/25
Planescape: Torment
Yellow Nursing Home Headpube
  07/14/25
Have not played Disco Elysium but isnt that the 'evolution' ...
Well-lubricated base gunner
  07/14/25
Mario Party. Super smash bros.
Titillating Locus Dragon
  07/14/25
Sony made their own Super Smash Bros: https://en.wikipedi...
turquoise halford
  07/14/25
Not Notable.
Titillating Locus Dragon
  07/14/25
Eat shit
turquoise halford
  07/14/25
Check again, hoss.
Titillating Locus Dragon
  07/14/25
Mirror’s Edge (Though there seem to be some recent cop...
Purple half-breed
  07/14/25
...
multi-colored canary school
  07/14/25
Dr. mario shits on tetris you gopnik pos
copper orchestra pit
  07/15/25
Dr Mario is my favorite of this genre
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/15/25
Dr Mario is insanely dumbed down and so has no notable compe...
Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III
  07/20/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NplRR0wikHg dr mario has...
Pablo Chocobar
  07/20/25
These guys don’t even have to finger roll like top Tet...
Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III
  07/20/25
Pong
free-loading new version church building
  07/14/25
Depression Quest
Marvelous crusty sanctuary
  07/14/25
Starcraft Brood War solved RTS. Blizzard cashed in on a mon...
Twisted Hall Fanboi
  07/14/25
Did Brood War do anything that SCII didn’t do better? ...
Titillating Locus Dragon
  07/14/25
lmfao SC2 is complete garbage compared to BW
Bearded Piazza
  07/15/25
Pretty certain even the koreans still play BW over SC2
DrakeMallardxo
  07/21/25
Shadow of the Colossus Disco Elysium Subnautica
Wine principal's office
  07/15/25
Isn't Super Monkey Ball the same Game as Marble Madness. You...
sick school cafeteria
  07/15/25
It's different. Camera angle, goals etc.
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/15/25
Just because it's 3d and has cameras unlike a 2d game it doe...
sick school cafeteria
  07/15/25
It's a different Game Guys can we get a tie breaker opini...
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/15/25
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kororinpa There was also th...
sick school cafeteria
  07/15/25
Still different IMO In that game it's a game of labyrinth...
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/15/25
You're a Joke.
sick school cafeteria
  07/15/25
No
Flatulent obsidian university
  07/15/25
indie tranny shooters
violet rehab kitty cat
  07/15/25
rocket league there are a fair number of super shitty mob...
diverse center
  07/15/25
Thief. They should have stopped at Thief II, those two games...
Razzmatazz Jap
  07/15/25
Have you played the SS2 remake? I was hopeful but now see t...
soul-stirring chapel persian
  07/15/25


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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:14 AM
Author: Flatulent obsidian university

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: Lake den rigor

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: shaky stead turdskin

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: Carnelian bipolar knife

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: Flatulent obsidian university

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: Fishy razzle-dazzle tank abode

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: Carnelian bipolar knife

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: Fishy razzle-dazzle tank abode

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: Carnelian bipolar knife

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: Aggressive spot

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: Carnelian bipolar knife

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: Aggressive spot

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: Wine principal's office

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: Carnelian bipolar knife

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: Marvelous crusty sanctuary



(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: Maize nighttime main people incel

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: khaki regret philosopher-king

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: Carnelian bipolar knife

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: Yellow Nursing Home Headpube

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: Well-lubricated base gunner

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: Titillating Locus Dragon

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: turquoise halford

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: Titillating Locus Dragon

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: turquoise halford

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: Titillating Locus Dragon

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: Purple half-breed

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: multi-colored canary school



(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: copper orchestra pit

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: Flatulent obsidian university

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: Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III

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: Pablo Chocobar

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: Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III

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: free-loading new version church building

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: Marvelous crusty sanctuary

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: Twisted Hall Fanboi

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: Titillating Locus Dragon

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: Bearded Piazza

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: DrakeMallardxo (🦆)

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: Wine principal's office

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: sick school cafeteria

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: Flatulent obsidian university

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: sick school cafeteria

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: Flatulent obsidian university

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: sick school cafeteria

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: Flatulent obsidian university

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: sick school cafeteria

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: Flatulent obsidian university

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: violet rehab kitty cat

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: diverse center

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: Razzmatazz Jap

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: soul-stirring chapel persian

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)