Talk:Jumping Flash!
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I think it should be mentioned in the article that this was a pretty unique title in that it was a true 3D platform game (very rare in 1995 - unique?) and more importantly, a first-person platform game. I would add something about it myself but I'm not SURE it is the only first-person 3D platform game (ignoring the sequels!). In any case, it was very different to other platformers from the same time (such as Rayman).
[edit] First real 3d platformer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Waves_/_Continuum_%28computer_game%29 Alpha Waves is by many claimed to be the first 3d platformgame, and more importantly it seems the basic gameplay of Jumping Flash was inspired by it. Also games such as Ataris I, Robot and Sentinel on the C64, could be considered platformgames without stretching the definition too much I think. Is everybody OK with me changing the text for Jumping Flash to mention Alpha Waves as a possible candidate to the title as first 3d platformgame? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Frisenette (talk • contribs) 16:43, 7 January 2007 (UTC).
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Sure, I didn't know about that Alpha Waves game. It's probably still worth noting 'one of the first...' or 'the first on a major console'? It might be worth mentioning (and linking) games like I, Robot and Sentinel in passing as early 3D games but they aren't really the same type of game.
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- Sentinel and I Robot are irrelevant. You can't have a platformer where you can't jump and fall. I, Robot sort of has a jump, but it's completely automated and you can't fall. Geograph Seal should be mentioned, though, since JF! is basically a spiritual sequel.Frogacuda 01:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Crater Planet vs. Earth
I kept seeing the name of the planet as "Crater Planet" not just here but in multiple reviews. Is that was its called in the PAL version? The instruction manual for the US version calls it Earth, and I'm going to go ahead and change the article to that effect until I got a response; perhaps both names are valid. ~ Hibana 00:10, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
