"Classic" games you never understood the appeal of

[spongerob]

Super Smash Bros. (Melee, etc.), Kid Icarus. In the case of Kid Icarus it could just be that I played it too late (it was probably around 2003 the first time I played it). Nothing about the game seemed to deserve all of the praise I had been reading for years. It's just an alright game. Super Smash Bros. (any game in the series) I do appreciate in terms of production - they always add a ton of great stuff. However, the mechanics of the game - there's way too much going on, jumping all over the place, falling off platforms, dodging crazy projectiles. It's like what is going on inside the head of a kindergartener. I don't know how anyone could play it for more than 30 minutes a day. And I'll fully admit I'm crappy at the game, but even when I watch videos of people are who good at it it doesn't look fun.

Agree 100%. I'm not good at SSB but even when I see people who are good at it, it just looks like Lotsa Stuff Happening. I could never play it for more than 20 minutes at a time. It felt like the result of showing an eight year old a proper fighting game, and told him to make something fun. He'd just put random shit everywhere, too much of everything and stuff happening all over the screen.

[allyourblood]

Oh yeah, totally agree on Super Smash Bros. It's one of those series that I really want to like, but no matter how many times I try, I can't get into it! I own all three games, and with each newer version I would expect to find some element to latch onto, but it's never there. I love the variety, the collectibles, and the absurd level of fan-service, but the fighting itself feels shallow and haphazard. I can never tell exactly what's going on.

[bangtango]

The Zelda Collector's Edition official guide maps every dungeon in Zelda II.

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