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Pixel-Peeping Gaming's Close Cousins

Posted by timothy on from the your-chocolate-got-on-my-peanut-butter dept.

First time accepted submitter richtaur writes "A passionate classic game collector took the time to document the shared lineage between over thirty of gaming's finest cousins. The article contains side-by-side screenshots and videos to show the similarities and shared assets between such classic relatives as Bomberman/Lode Runner, Gradius/Life Force, and Renegade/River City Ransom. Fascinating stuff for fans of games of yesteryear."

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  1. Re:Switched at Birth by CastrTroy · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm surprised there's no mention of Doki Doki Panic which is the whole reason that Super Mario Bros. 2 was so different from the other Mario games, and basically explains why the game didn't make any sense.

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