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Best "2" games! Name your favorites!

DoubleDragon1987

DoubleDragon1987

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Many times, people say you can't beat the original when it comes to classic or masterpiece video games or pretty much anything. Well, here I present a list of some games where the sequel was pretty much the zenith of the series:

Double Dragon 2 - NES
Street Fighter 2 - Arcade
Mega Man 2 - NES
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Arcade
Sonic 2 - Sega Genesis
Mortal Kombat 2 - Arcade
After Burner 2 - Arcade
TMNT 2 The Arcade Game - NES
Phantasy Star 2 - Sega Genesis
Final Fantasy 2 - SNES
The Last Ninja 2 - Commodore64
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Arcade
Streets of Rage 2 - Sega Genesis
Super Metroid - SNES

I would like to hear what you guys loved in the sequel category.
 
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DoubleDragon1987 said:
Many times, people say you can't beat the original when it comes to classic or masterpiece video games or pretty much anything. Well, here I present a list of some games where the sequel was pretty much the zenith of the series:

Double Dragon 2 - NES
Street Fighter 2 - Arcade
Mega Man 2 - NES
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Arcade
Sonic 2 - Sega Genesis
Mortal Kombat 2 - Arcade
After Burner 2 - Arcade
TMNT 2 The Arcade Game - NES
Phantasy Star 2 - Sega Genesis
Final Fantasy 2 - SNES
The Last Ninja 2 - Commodore64
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Arcade
Super Metroid - SNES

I would like to hear what you guys loved in the sequel category.
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Great list but I think Super Metroid was actually Metroid 3? Metroid 2: Return of Samus for the Gameboy was the sequel to the first game but as Super Metroid is a ridiculously good game it doesn't matter. Long Live Metroid.
 
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Great list but I think Super Metroid was actually Metroid 3? Metroid 2: Return of Samus for the Gameboy was the sequel to the first game but as Super Metroid is a ridiculously good game it doesn't matter. Long Live Metroid.
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I actually had Metroid 2 on the Gameboy. Yes you are right that was the sequel but I am talking console to console from NES to SNES. The GB version was also somewhat of a niche market as most people had a home system rather than the portable.
 
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You do know that the Gameboy massively outsold all other consoles before the PS2 came along, don't you?
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You are talking about the system. I am talking about Metroid's popularity. The majority of people who know about Metroid on NES do not know of the sequel on the GB. That or they never played it or got into it.
 
Here's the sequels that I really like a lot.

Legend of Zelda 2 - Link's Adventure - NES
Mega Man 2 - NES
Ninja Gaiden 2 - NES
Donkey Kong Country 2 - Diddy Kong's Quest - SNES
Earthworm Jim 2 - SNES and Mega Drive
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Switch
Dragon Quest Heroes 2 - PS4 (Also on Switch but only in Japan)
DOOM 2 - PC (Later ported to consoles)
Master of Orion 2 - PC
Secret of Monkey Island 2 - LeChuck's Revenge - PC (Later ported and remastered on consoles)
Sim City 2000 - PC (Later ported to consoles)
 
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DoubleDragon1987 said:
Many times, people say you can't beat the original when it comes to classic or masterpiece video games or pretty much anything. Well, here I present a list of some games where the sequel was pretty much the zenith of the series:

Double Dragon 2 - NES
Street Fighter 2 - Arcade
Mega Man 2 - NES
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Arcade
Sonic 2 - Sega Genesis
Mortal Kombat 2 - Arcade
After Burner 2 - Arcade
TMNT 2 The Arcade Game - NES
Phantasy Star 2 - Sega Genesis
Final Fantasy 2 - SNES
The Last Ninja 2 - Commodore64
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Arcade
Streets of Rage 2 - Sega Genesis
Super Metroid - SNES

I would like to hear what you guys loved in the sequel category.
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Final Fantasy II for SNES is in fact Final Fantasy IV. It was released as Final Fantasy II in the U.S. The actual Final Fantasy II was released in 1988 for the Famicom in Japan and it was never released for the NES in the U.S. (nor did Final Fantasy III). Final Fantasy IV was released in 1991 and was named Final Fantasy II in the U.S. not to confuse players.

Here is my list:

Assassin's Creed 2 (PC)
Day of the Tentacle (PC/Mac, sequel to Maniac Mansion)
Ghouls n' Ghosts (Arcade, sequel to Ghosts n' Goblins)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC/Mac/Amiga)
Marvel Super Heroes (Arcade, sequel to X-Men: Children of the Atom)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (PC/Mac/Amiga)
Mortal Kombat 2 (Arcade/SNES/Genesis)
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh (PC)
Sim City 2000 (PC/Mac/Amiga)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
Street Fighter II (Arcade)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Super Mario Bros. (NES, sequel to Mario Bros.)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Master System)

I am not counting number 3 and beyond. Just number 2, the first sequel to the original games.
 
I have played a ton of games,
But last year, year of the lockdown, 2 of the dozen games I have played, have "ruined" gaming for me.
After these 2 games, nothing satisfying me any longer in the game department.

In March April and May, I lived for a solid 3 months as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2.
After finishing this game, I had an empty feeling.

That Feeling only could be filled with : The Last Of Us part II.

Since playing and finishing those 2 gems, I played some odyssee, and a handful more, but......nope

Small edit: Dead cells and Hades are the only two games, that can hold my attention... sometimes just for a run or 2, sometimes for a couple of hours.
 
Pokemon Gold and Silver (2nd gen counts!)
System Shock 2
Team Fortress 2
Endless Space 2
Age of Empires 2
 
DOOM 2
DOOM Eternal (if we count the DOOM 2016 reboot as the first)
Quake 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Worms 2
Age of Empires II
Diablo 2
 
Fallout 4 is my absolute favorite
Fallout 76 - its been my go to game since March of 2020

For older games that hold a fond spot in my heart
SimCity (the original and subsequent flavors)
AOE II
 
Halo Series
Ratchet and Clank series
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Resident Evil 4 (Wii edition)
Super Mario Galaxy
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Bioshock
Pokémon Ruby + Saphire (advance)

These are all of the great games that brought memories,

I sure do love the surprise and midnight launches

(Waiting for my PS5 to come in the mail, I switched from Xbox fanish to PlayStation. You can't blame me with all of these great games coming out.)
 
Kingdom Hearts II

Improved upon the original in almost every way: combat, story depth, and game length.
 
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