PC game similar to Banjo-Kazooie / Mario ?

Afran · 5 Feb 2011 at 05:12

Is there any decent ones?

I refer to the N64 version of Banjo-Kazooie and also Mario 64, so not the platformers but a kind of action adventure animated stye game. Want some that's fun, has longevity and a bunch of challenges/unlockables. Any suggestions would be great, not found much using google :rolleyes:

DitsHavoc · 5 Feb 2011 at 06:31

Psychonauts

LokiS · 5 Feb 2011 at 06:50

Zelda?

AWPC · 5 Feb 2011 at 07:16

Not that similar but Rayman3 is an outstanding platform game on PC.

orderoftheflame · 5 Feb 2011 at 08:38

LokiS said:
Zelda?

On the PC? I think no.

@OP: You sir require a look at the Lego film games. Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Batman and if you can stomach it, Harry Potter.

Fun, tons to do, lots to find and unlock.

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=lego

Retromatic · 5 Feb 2011 at 08:53

DitsHavoc said:
Psychonauts

+1 for this, it's actually quite a fun game

LokiS · 5 Feb 2011 at 10:36

orderoftheflame said:
On the PC? I think no.[/url]

Haven't used a emulator before?

Sleepery · 5 Feb 2011 at 11:28

Beyond Good and Evil is worth a look too, cheap on steam iirc.

orderoftheflame · 5 Feb 2011 at 11:32

LokiS said:
Haven't used a emulator before?

I'd rather play them on my consoles tbh... Infringing copyright is for suckers.

Sleepery said:
Beyond Good and Evil is worth a look too, cheap on steam iirc.

Superb game, well worth looking into.

sbweightman · 5 Feb 2011 at 14:22

I second both Beyond Good & Evil & Psychonauts... great games with a lot of humour in, plus plenty to do.

Sinny · 5 Feb 2011 at 14:30

+1 for Lego starwars.

talizker · 5 Feb 2011 at 16:12

Not the same nature of course as Mario/Banjo, but a little of the same mechanics (with a healthy does of Zelda) is Darksiders.

Afran · 5 Feb 2011 at 16:50

Thanks, will take a look at the games you suggested

Already played through the Lego games though, and always been a Zelda fan, Darksiders was cool too

Jericho.u.k · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:00

sbweightman said:
I second both Beyond Good & Evil & Psychonauts... great games with a lot of humour in, plus plenty to do.

I third these two both great games

LeJosh · 5 Feb 2011 at 20:53

orderoftheflame said:
I'd rather play them on my consoles tbh... Infringing copyright is for suckers.

Superb game, well worth looking into.

It isn't Copyright Infringment.

Edit - Try Braid, Super Meat Boy or SMBX. Fan made SM game.

Ravenger · 5 Feb 2011 at 21:27

Darksiders has a very similar (well, almost identical!) gameplay structure to Zelda, despite having a very different aesthetic.

orderoftheflame · 5 Feb 2011 at 21:32

LeJosh said:
It isn't Copyright Infringment.

Emulation isn't, but I bet he doesn't rip his own roms.

LeJosh said:
Try Braid, Super Meat Boy or SMBX. Fan made SM game.

I think he's after 3D platformers more like Mario 64.

'Wes · 5 Feb 2011 at 23:01

Lego is as close as you're going to get on the PC i'm afraid.

Podmonkey · 5 Feb 2011 at 23:08

Jericho.u.k said:
I third these two both great games

I fourth

I dont know anybody who didnt like these games. 2 of my favourites. Very original and very good.

LeJosh · 5 Feb 2011 at 23:19

orderoftheflame said:
Emulation isn't, but I bet he doesn't rip his own roms.

If you own the original copy and download it as the disc is too fubared then it's legit, if you upload that software though, that's illegal. Using torrents kind of defeats the Legality of it all though.

orderoftheflame said:
I think he's after 3D platformers more like Mario 64.

Oh! Oh dear.

So just light hearted 3D platformer... Prince of Persia games are OK, nothing spectacular.

A game called Mini Ninjas is also ok but runs quite poorly. And also the other people have mentioned.