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Top Ten Dying Game Genres

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-miss-my-tetris dept.

Ant sent us a fun link to an article running over at GameSpy discussing the Top 10 Dying Game Genres. Although I don't think Puzzle games have died - I think they've transformed: Pikmin is just a fancy puzzle game, after all ;) But I still want Dr Mario for my GBA.

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  1. Re:Graphic Adventures by ShinyObjectsAndYarn · · Score: 5, Informative
    Full Throttle 2 is due this year.

    Sam & Max 2 is on the horizon too.

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    -Jeff
    I like to play with Shiny Objects and Yarn.
  2. Lucas Arts by Nycto · · Score: 5, Informative

    Graphic Adventures dying? I think not.

    How can they say this when Lucas Arts has announced two new games in this "dying" genre?

    Full Throttle 2
    and
    Sam and Max 2

    hmmmmm. I think Im going to whip out monkey island and play through that series again...

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    --Nycto

  3. Adventure Games, Dead? by MoonshineKid · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't think so. Monkey Island 4 came out about a year ago, and there will probably be a MI:5. I hope so, for Threepwood's sake. Lucasarts is working on Full Throttle 2, which was, at last count, a graphic adventure. Sam and Max 2 is also in development, which will probably be a graphic adventure. They are partially right, though. I miss the days of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

    "Dr Uberman?"

  4. Remaking old, cool adventure games by IllogicalStudent · · Score: 5, Informative

    I really wish they would start (re)making some cool adventure games

    While not a 3D remake, some people are remaking classics using the freeware Adventure Game Studio (AGS). King's Quest I and II have been redone (very well I might add) by Tierra Entertainment (and they're working on Quest for Glory II), and there's a fan-made Space Quest 7 in the works as well as a fan-made Quest for Glory 6.

    The Adventure Genre LIVES!

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    But Maaa! Everyone else has a .sig !
  5. Re:Screw the list... by chrsbrwn · · Score: 5, Informative

    Note that Namco recently released Namco Museum for Game Boy Advance. Includes Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian. I picked it up for $15 at a local Best Buy. Sadly, the buttons of the GBA, while pretty good for a handheld system, don't quite have the same "ergonomics" as a standup cabinet (my thumb got quite sore just after playing through the first couple of levels of Galaga). I badly needed a "pickup" game for my GBA though (one I could pick up for 5-15 minutes to blow off steam without worrying about saves or levels) and any of the games on here fit that bill nicely. Especially Galaga :)