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Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. (media.piefed.world)
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[โ€“] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I remember a LOT of people giving up gaming entirely during the transition to 3D because of this. That was when a lot of the people who experienced the arcade era stopped keeping up.

[โ€“] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I was pretty against 3D games until I played Mario 64 and realized their controls didn't have to suck. Still feels good to play to this day, an impressive feat for a 3D game from 1996!