DW> IF Roger = Fingas THEN Patrick Mccullough ELSE 3D vs. 2D
 RF> But there's so much more freedom and immersion in a 3D world! 
 RF> Not to  mention realism...
 DW>  Yeah, but side-scrollers have their points. After all, 
 DW> Super Mario World 2:
 DW>  Yoshi's island was a traditional sidescroller, but quite involving.
        If you want *real* involvement, I'd suggest Prince of Persia (quite 
obviously the inspiration for Tomb Raider), and one of my favourites, Out of 
This World.  OOTW was a side-scrolling action/adventure that played well but 
was still highly cinematic.
 RF> Besides, if I wanted to play yet another Mario-clone, I'd buy
 RF> someone's old NES.
 DW>  Just because it's a sidescroller doesn't mean it's a 
 DW> Mario clone. The Keen
 DW>  games have an appeal all their own. Keen 3D wouldn't be _bad_, but I'd
 DW>  still like to see a new sidescroller.
        The side-scroller is dying.  I admit that there is still fun to be 
had with a side-scroller, but technology is passing it by.  Now that we have 
3D worlds available to us, why restrict ourselves to flatness?  There is much 
too much potential in 3D action.
--- Maximus 3.01
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