I should love this game… I’ve been trying for years to get in to it, keep thinking it will get better just round the corner but… It’s so damn tedious!

I’m at a point near the start where I’ve just fed the mouse/rat 3 bits of cheese and now I’m trying to climb up and…? Jump in some water? I just keep falling and dying over and over.

Just having a rant! Really want to like this game as much as others seem to…

  • Davel23@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    Conker was the first “parody” type game

    Parodius was released in 1988, and I wouldn’t even definitively say it was the first.

      • JDPoZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Leisure suit Larry is not really a parody like Conker was though, was it? I thought it was just a point and click adventure game with dirty jokes.

        Forgive me, if I’m wrong on that. I actually have not really played the leisure suit Larry games. 

        I think, Conker not only makes fun of platformer games and game mechanics in general, but directly references movies like Saving Private Ryan, the Alien franchise, and the Matrix. 

        • Skyline969@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I think it had a mix of dirty jokes and parodies. It’s been ages since I’ve played it.

          Hopefully someone who remembers it better can chime in, otherwise I guess I know what my weekend downtime plans are.

    • DarthBueller@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Parodius to me isn’t a parody, but maybe I’m missing the references. It’s a shmup with funny sprites nnit? How does funny sprites equal a parody? Not being hostile, btw, just looking to get your POV.

            • DarthBueller@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              “Many of the characters and enemies are derived from that famous shooter series [Gradius], while other elements are extracted from other Konami titles, such as Antarctic Adventure and TwinBee. This game is of particular note in the series as being heavily infused with Japanese culture and folklore.”

              Thanks. Until now I thought Parodius was just trying to be a funny take on shmups. I understood the Gradius/parody portmanteau, but I didn’t realize it was a true parody (e.g., clearly borrowing characters/enemies in a humorous way).