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Do we really need to list video games -- and I mean arcade-like, platfrom-jumpy, shoot-them-up games that run on AcceptableBreaksFromReality? I mean, you could make the MST3K Mantra section about a million examples long if you included every published computer game that fit there. I think we can take it for granted that most games that involve you double-jumping around platforms blasting bad dudes and collecting stars/crystals/whatever will fit there. Right now we have a Mario game, a Ratchet and Clank game, and, latest, a Metroid game on this list. The latter is placed as being harder than \'\'Star Trek\'\', even though it includes points like \
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Do we really need to list video games -- and I mean arcade-like, platfrom-jumpy, shoot-them-up games that run on AcceptableBreaksFromReality? I mean, you could make the MST3KMantra section about a million examples long if you included every published computer game that fit there. I think we can take it for granted that most games that involve you double-jumping around platforms blasting bad dudes and collecting stars/crystals/whatever will fit there. Right now we have a Mario game, a Ratchet and Clank game, and, latest, a Metroid game on this list. The latter is placed as being harder than \\\'\\\'Star Trek\\\'\\\', even though it includes points like \\\"enemies die and turn into health and ammo pickups.\\\"
I mean, I understand something like Mass Effect, or other games that \\\'\\\'do\\\'\\\' make a stab at realism or at least full-blown SpaceOpera, but do we really need to be told that SuperMarioGalaxy isn\\\'t particularly hard sci fi?
Maybe make a general note under MST3KMantra: \\\"Most arcade and platform games with a sci-fi theme fit here.\\\" Or some such. Exceptions would be more interesting anyway.
I mean, I understand something like Mass Effect, or other games that \\\'\\\'do\\\'\\\' make a stab at realism or at least full-blown SpaceOpera, but do we really need to be told that SuperMarioGalaxy isn\\\'t particularly hard sci fi?
Maybe make a general note under MST3KMantra: \\\"Most arcade and platform games with a sci-fi theme fit here.\\\" Or some such. Exceptions would be more interesting anyway.
