Nintendo, Where's the Old-School?

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What made Nintendo classics like Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Brothers, and Star Fox so great? It was no secret to see that these successful series continued to pull fans aboard because they stuck to their roots. Mario Bros and Donkey Kong Country, for example, knew what they were good for - platforming. Mario Bros wasn't anything elaborate, in fact the idea if you really think about it is completely bogus. Plumber brothers? Turtles? Mushrooms? Again, nothing elaborate to story design, instead 100% attention and detail to side-scrolling and platforming beauty.

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The same goes for the Donkey Kong Country. In each of its three installments, the great mechanics did not change, instead features were added. These included updates on artwork, level design, and styles such as adding the parrot in Donkey Kong Country 2.

The last installment of these franchises was with Donkey Kong Country 3 in 1996. Nintendo, where are your classics?

There is still New Super Mario Brothers for Nintendo DS, which proved how badly we needed classic Mario back on our side. Using 3D sprites and colorful worlds, Nintendo stuck to their roots with purely gorgeous sides-crolling platform gameplay. Where are the others?

We see the entire rest of the gaming industry following suit, with additions to classic genres like Mega Man 9, Bionic Commando Re-armed, Street Fighter HD Remix, Prince of Persia Classic, and Contra 4. If you ever had the pleasure of playing any of these games in addition to their originals, you would see what I mean.

The only problem is Nintendo, who doesn't seem to get it. They were the founders of classic side-scrolling. Mega Man, Bionic Commando, and Contra were all originally released on the NES, so it is obvious they have created masterpieces that are now being remade on PS3 and Xbox 360 more than their own Wii and DS!

Here, Nintendo, is a reference of games you NEED to make to get your oldschool, hardcore, and loyal fans back on your side. No change in design, just MORE, MORE, MORE of what you already know how to do best:

1. Donkey Kong Country 4
2. New Super Mario Brothers 2 (or Super Mario Brothers 4)
3. Kirby's Nightmare Land (following Dreamland on the NES)
4. Star Fox (Seriously, the Wii and NDS have been out for over 3 years now...)

...and that's just the beginning.