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The 6 Most Baffling Video Game Spinoffs

A spinoff doesn't necessarily have to be bad. On TV, both Frasier and The Jeffersons were spinoffs, and audiences went right along with that shit. If the audience loved the characters here, they'll love them over there. You'd think it would be even easier with video games -- hell, Mario is really just a spinoff of Donkey Kong. Yet the game industry has birthed some absolutely baffling spinoffs, taking the new games so far away from what made the originals great that they barely reside in the same solar system.

By:Chris Snipes

sithsylar4157d ago

haha I would of added the Sub Zero one.

dirthurts4157d ago

That wasn't baffling, it actually made sense.
It was just poorly executed. The concept was great.

josephayal4156d ago

Street Fighter 2010 has one of my favorite soundtracks for the NES, love this game

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SEGA Hasn't Given Up On Competing Against Mario With Sonic

SEGA’s Second Division Manager, Osamu Ohashi, wants to surpass Mario by strengthening the Sonic IP.

TheColbertinator199d ago

Pointless really. Mario is galactic .

SinisterMister199d ago

So is Sonic, but at a lesser level comparatively.

Snookies12196d ago

Nah, Sonic is definitely iconic but it will never be at the level of Mario. Much less surpass it...

Knightofelemia199d ago

They can compete but Mario will always win. Mario and Sonic cater to different fans or fans who like both.

jwillj2k4199d ago

Give sonic a reason to run fast mix in some Saw and Texas chainsaw features.

Barlos199d ago

Sonic doesn't have to compete though. Both are their own thing, there's plenty of room for them both.

Inverno199d ago

Thing is Sonic despite the bad games is still an icon as big as Mario, probably bigger cause he's seen more in media than Mario. More cartoons, more movies, more memes. So on that end he's good, they just gotta stop making bad games.

Rebel_Scum199d ago

Nailed it. Tbh though Sega don't know how to make a good Sonic game anymore.

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Fans Have Created A Stunning Sonic Game In Sony's Dreams

Sonic fan game, dubbed Sonic Venture, is a game made completely in Sony's Dreams for the PlayStation 4 and 5.

purple101616d ago

That looks ridiculous.

Part 2 of this video goes into more depth and I would say is better than this one linked above

Outside_ofthe_Box615d ago

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Lmao you're right, the second vid is more impressive. Sega should be embarrassed.

purple101615d ago

Thanks for linking it for everyone. Deffo watch this it's better than the video on the post. YouTube reccomended me part 2 and it's way better.

This team will produce a real game sometime I'm sure. Epic considering it made in dreams

Inverno615d ago

Actually looks like he's running rather than being on rails, and the momentum isn't lost either. It would be embarrassing if Frontiers isn't at par with this.

z2g615d ago

looks more interesting than the next official game..

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Mario vs Sonic: Who Wears It Better? The Battle for Mascot Supremacy

This is the video game battle. Mario versus Sonic. Two mascots for their respective brands duking it out for mascot supremacy. But which one is the stronger mascot at the moment? Check out Jason Capp's article for more.

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Orchard629d ago

Mario because he's still going. Sega have done Sonic bad.