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Mac Jesus

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So in most games like Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mario ect. I notice most the time the character runs to the right of the screen, they never have the character move left to finish the level.

Like in Mario, you would run all the way to the right jumpin on turtles and stuff, then you'd get to the pole with the castle.

And in Sonic you would run to the right and get the coins and you'd fight Dr Robotnic and you'd finish the level.

Why didn't they make any games that you run to the left? Does it have to do with some psychological stuff where human brains, automatically think to go to the right.

Would it seem odd or strange if you had to run to the left?
 
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i cant remember what it was, but i had this old ass computer game like 10-12 years ago and it was some ninja that ran to the left....and like, that was normal then, but after all of the video games i've played it would seem weird to play right to left now, than left to right.
 
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Thats a werid but good question, i guess its to do with our brains. Like when we look around we look from left to right first like all hunters ( lions and shit).

I think it would feel funny to go left instead of right though because i wouldnt be used to it.

You got me thinking now....
 
Mac Jesus

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MeloTrauma said:
Well, we read from left to right. That has a lot to do with it Im sure.
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hmm, yeah that's true. But in places like Japan they read books the opposite way don't they? And aren't most video games produced/made in Japan.. hmm.
 
Jae iLL

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they marketed towards Americans...

and in Japan/Korea etc etc etc we read top to bottom right to left... so that'd be a crazy video game going top to bottom right to left.
 
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in adventrue games, the chartectors would usaully move in any direction. Gonnies II was that way. Kid Icarus, Metroid another.

But in a side scrolling action game, they went left to right..life force, mario, sonic...does anyone have an example where it went right to left? (side scrolling action game)
 
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fuck i grew up with megaman, mario, and donkey kong runnin to the right. also when ever i played a figthing game, i had to be first player cause he moves right towards second player. moving left feels just plain wierd
 
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