RWS's Incoherent Rambling

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My fault for not clarifying. Unfortunately, I was just throwing stuff down in the beginning, making random references left and right.

I have a distinct dislike for the original Mortal Kombat. How can crappy pixilated graphics and violence have given this sub-standard fighting game the same levels of acclaim as Capcom's excellent Street Fighter II

If you'll notice, hardcore_pawn goes on to compare Mortal Kombat to Street Fighter 2 multiple times. In fact, all of them do. I dislike both of the games myself, but all of these unbiased Street Fighter 2 fans seem to forget the fact that when the MK arcade machine debuted, it was not 2003. It's like the whole Mario vs Sonic feud back in the 90's, and from hardcore_pawn's profile, I think we know where he stood on that issue. If you take a look at every game in this list(except BnW, that really was overrated), it's safe to say they chose the people that had the most belittling(Would you rather watch a fight, or a sewing session?) things to say about the game. Some people prefer one type of play/game to another.

Another thing, what's with the whole "crappy pixilated graphics?" Let's take a look at Megaman 4, which was released in 1991(The same year as Street Fighter 2) by Capcom and it's "stellar" graphics. Creds to emulazone.com and planetnintendo.com for the pictures. Wow, those crappy pixilated graphics sure do suck, where's the 3D and other non-existing technology. Wow again, I should have realized that image is everything. From the look of this box art, I know I'm not buying this game!

From playing both games in the arcade/SNES/Genesis, I know that they both eventually devolve to simple button smashing and fireball throwing. If you play Street Fighter 2 with anybody out there, most likely they'll pick either Ryu, Ken, or the stretchy armed guy. Street Fighter 2 is not a game that requires fast reactions, and amazing cognative abilities. Nor did MK, but calling it unresponsive and poorly balanced is stretching it to the extreme.

its incredibly different take on the burgeoning genre proved refreshing to gamers

Maybe this is why they liked the game so much, eh? Problem is, they over-saturated the market. It's like the South Park episode Shit on TV, people simply got use to it and it became a part of every day life.

If you get the chance, play MKI, Street Fighter II, and MKII in that order and check out the difference in range of motion and moves available. It's an eye-opening experience!

As is getting laid. Too bad at the time of MK1, MKII hadn't been released yet. Using a larger range of motion and moves doesn't necessarily make it a better way to win. While you're jump kicking and triple backflipping in MKII, I'll be freezing you with Sub-Zero old school style. Then I'll walk up and give you a good jab to the gut. Just because I can circle around a river with my "wider range of motion," doesn't mean I should. While you utilize your wider range of motion and hike another 50 miles, I'll cross the bridge that's 50 feet. Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest. In my opinion, games didn't become "true" fast paced fighters till Marvel vs Capcom, that game kicked serious ass.