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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...
erotic canary stage
  07/14/25
Why is the GOP protecting pedophiles? https://x.com/juddl...
Histrionic shimmering corn cake
  07/15/25
Phantom Dust
swashbuckling umber dysfunction
  07/14/25
X-com
Rusted menage
  07/14/25
that's a good one too
erotic canary stage
  07/14/25
wtf. There are tons of xcom-likes.
Red galvanic native
  07/14/25
name one.
Rusted menage
  07/14/25
https://www.polygon.com/what-to-play/24170442/best-games-lik...
Red galvanic native
  07/14/25
none of these games combine turn-based tactical combat with ...
Rusted menage
  07/14/25
Starfox
razzle-dazzle yarmulke state
  07/14/25
there have been plenty of other 1st person rail shooters
Rusted menage
  07/14/25
None that took place in space with anthromorphic pilots sass...
razzle-dazzle yarmulke state
  07/14/25
E.T. for the Atari 2600
Nofapping violet depressive partner
  07/14/25
a Triumph
Rusted menage
  07/14/25
...
Sticky point sound barrier
  07/14/25
Myst
fragrant salmon bbw locus
  07/14/25
leisure suit larry
Big Deranged Parlour
  07/14/25
there have been many more graphic adventure games.
Rusted menage
  07/14/25
Planescape: Torment
boyish blood rage
  07/14/25
Have not played Disco Elysium but isnt that the 'evolution' ...
Vivacious Base Water Buffalo
  07/14/25
Mario Party. Super smash bros.
Cocky contagious locale trust fund
  07/14/25
Sony made their own Super Smash Bros: https://en.wikipedi...
Tantric Naked Faggotry
  07/14/25
Not Notable.
Cocky contagious locale trust fund
  07/14/25
Eat shit
Tantric Naked Faggotry
  07/14/25
Check again, hoss.
Cocky contagious locale trust fund
  07/14/25
Mirror’s Edge (Though there seem to be some recent cop...
metal stimulating theater
  07/14/25
...
bespoke tank
  07/14/25
Dr. mario shits on tetris you gopnik pos
Sable Lay
  07/15/25
Dr Mario is my favorite of this genre
erotic canary stage
  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
maize circlehead dog poop
  07/14/25
Depression Quest
Sticky point sound barrier
  07/14/25
Starcraft Brood War solved RTS. Blizzard cashed in on a mon...
Yapping Snowy Ticket Booth Psychic
  07/14/25
Did Brood War do anything that SCII didn’t do better? ...
Cocky contagious locale trust fund
  07/14/25
lmfao SC2 is complete garbage compared to BW
Very Tactful Set National Security Agency
  07/15/25
Pretty certain even the koreans still play BW over SC2
DrakeMallardxo
  07/21/25
Shadow of the Colossus Disco Elysium Subnautica
Nofapping violet depressive partner
  07/15/25
Isn't Super Monkey Ball the same Game as Marble Madness. You...
charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef
  07/15/25
It's different. Camera angle, goals etc.
erotic canary stage
  07/15/25
Just because it's 3d and has cameras unlike a 2d game it doe...
charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef
  07/15/25
It's a different Game Guys can we get a tie breaker opini...
erotic canary stage
  07/15/25
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kororinpa There was also th...
charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef
  07/15/25
Still different IMO In that game it's a game of labyrinth...
erotic canary stage
  07/15/25
You're a Joke.
charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef
  07/15/25
No
erotic canary stage
  07/15/25
indie tranny shooters
Out-of-control preventive strike space
  07/15/25
rocket league there are a fair number of super shitty mob...
bat shit crazy pit
  07/15/25
Thief. They should have stopped at Thief II, those two games...
sinister balding french chef piazza
  07/15/25
Have you played the SS2 remake? I was hopeful but now see t...
motley emerald black woman principal's office
  07/15/25


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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:14 AM
Author: erotic canary stage

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...id.#49099915)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:06 AM
Author: Histrionic shimmering corn cake

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...id.#49102566)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: swashbuckling umber dysfunction

Phantom Dust

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:26 AM
Author: Rusted menage

X-com

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:15 PM
Author: erotic canary stage

that's a good one too

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: Red galvanic native

wtf. There are tons of xcom-likes.

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: Rusted menage

name one.

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:35 PM
Author: Red galvanic native

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...id.#49100405)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Rusted menage

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...id.#49100418)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle yarmulke state

Starfox

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 11:14 AM
Author: Rusted menage

there have been plenty of other 1st person rail shooters

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 4:01 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle yarmulke state

None that took place in space with anthromorphic pilots sassing you

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: Nofapping violet depressive partner

E.T. for the Atari 2600

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 11:22 AM
Author: Rusted menage

a Triumph

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Sticky point sound barrier



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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:18 PM
Author: fragrant salmon bbw locus

Myst

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: Big Deranged Parlour

leisure suit larry

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:27 PM
Author: Rusted menage

there have been many more graphic adventure games.

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:33 PM
Author: boyish blood rage

Planescape: Torment

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: Vivacious Base Water Buffalo

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...id.#49100411)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 1:43 PM
Author: Cocky contagious locale trust fund

Mario Party.

Super smash bros.

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:31 PM
Author: Tantric Naked Faggotry

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...id.#49101588)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:44 PM
Author: Cocky contagious locale trust fund

Not Notable.

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:51 PM
Author: Tantric Naked Faggotry

Eat shit

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:52 PM
Author: Cocky contagious locale trust fund

Check again, hoss.

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: metal stimulating theater

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...id.#49101595)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: bespoke tank



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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 2:15 AM
Author: Sable Lay

Dr. mario shits on tetris you gopnik pos

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:01 AM
Author: erotic canary stage

Dr Mario is my favorite of this genre

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:42 PM
Author: maize circlehead dog poop

Pong

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Sticky point sound barrier

Depression Quest

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



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Date: July 14th, 2025 8:58 PM
Author: Yapping Snowy Ticket Booth Psychic

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...id.#49101647)



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Date: July 14th, 2025 9:09 PM
Author: Cocky contagious locale trust fund

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...id.#49101663)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 1:47 AM
Author: Very Tactful Set National Security Agency

lmfao SC2 is complete garbage compared to BW

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:03 AM
Author: Nofapping violet depressive partner

Shadow of the Colossus

Disco Elysium

Subnautica

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:05 AM
Author: charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef

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...id.#49102376)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:12 AM
Author: erotic canary stage

It's different. Camera angle, goals etc.

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:16 AM
Author: charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef

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...id.#49102413)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:21 AM
Author: erotic canary stage

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...id.#49102424)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:26 AM
Author: charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef

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...id.#49102433)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:28 AM
Author: erotic canary stage

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...id.#49102440)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: charismatic orchid crackhouse roast beef

You're a Joke.

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: erotic canary stage

No

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:07 AM
Author: Out-of-control preventive strike space

indie tranny shooters

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



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:27 AM
Author: bat shit crazy pit

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...id.#49102438)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: sinister balding french chef piazza

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...id.#49102450)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:05 AM
Author: motley emerald black woman principal's office

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...id.#49102564)