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Thanks guys! Gonna get it, saw it today for 15 euro so I'm getting it after my exams.

Thanks guys! Gonna get it, saw it today for 15 euro so I'm getting it after my exams.

Lugwig wrote:
> Ratchet and Clank is a hell of a lot better, or alternitavely, you
> could buy a GameCube with Mario Sunshine, that pi$$e$ all over it.

How can you say that, Jak and daxter is by far the best platformer around. I vote you go buy it ready for Jak2 when it comes.

I've got J&D and R&C and I like them both pretty much equally. I think overall I prefer Jak and Daxter as it's much more simple and there isn't so much inch perfect jumping or swinging as there is in Ratchet and Clank which is more of an old skool platformer (but with more gadgets).

If you want a REAL platformer get Maximo which is unforgiving on player errors, or even Sly Raccoon which can be pretty tough at times. All are very good games and worth getting despite sequels being imminent.

My nephew likes Super Mario Sunshine, he just turned 9 years old yesterday and I sometimes help him out with the tougher sections on it. I personally don't like it but then I'm 36 years old and hate anything with Mario in it. (Because he's an Italian plumber, which just doesn't 'click' with me, give me a blue superhero hedgehog anyday).

FantasyMeister wrote:
I personally don't like it but then I'm 36 years old and hate
> anything with Mario in it. (Because he's an Italian plumber, which
> just doesn't 'click' with me, give me a blue superhero hedgehog
> anyday).

Give me Sonic over Mario any day! I had to be pulled away from Sonic games when I was younger to eat, sleep and go to school. I had a huge Sonic poster on my wall that I got with one of the games. I'll never not enjoy smashing Dr. Robotnik to pieces!

Hmph.

If it wasn't for Mario, platform games would be awful.

Maverick42 wrote:
> Hmph.
>
> If it wasn't for Mario, platform games would be awful.

I don't agree. I never warmed to Mario. Sonic was much better in my opinion.

Although Yoshi was kinda cute...

Sonic wasn't really a platformer - just a fast paced game. Almost like a racer.

Seriously - if you just look at the facts, the genre would be awful without Mario games, there's no two ways about it.

Correction Maverick.

If it wasn't for Mario and Donkey Kong, the platform genre wouldn't exist.

I never owned a Nintendo system of any sort and found plenty of amusement in the platform genre. It is possible to get along just fine without Mario and Co.

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Correction Maverick.
>
> If it wasn't for Mario and Donkey Kong, the platform genre wouldn't
> exist.

That is total b*llocks! What about Manic Miner? Chuckie Egg?