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Drakon

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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2012, 12:45:16 AM »
nobody invented it, it was already present.

We're talking about before it was present.
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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2012, 01:27:39 AM »
nobody invented it, it was already present.


We're talking about before it was present.


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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #17 on: October 03, 2012, 02:50:09 AM »
There was a Canadian rapper named Snow who had a worldwide hit about Platformer.

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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2012, 05:34:47 AM »
Platforming (fad)
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Not to be confused with Platforming (J-RPGs).


Platforming (or the Lying Down Game) is an activity consisting of lying face down —sometimes in an unusual or incongruous location. Both hands must touch the sides of the body.[1] Some players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.[1] The term platforming refers to mimicking a wooden platform (J-RPG). Platforming can include lying flat on a flat surface, or holding the body flat while it's supported in only some regions, with other parts of the body suspended. Many participants in platforming have photographed the activity in unusual locations and have shared such pictures through social media.

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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #19 on: October 03, 2012, 06:58:42 AM »
Truth.  My uncle Coined the term Platformer.  He was in charge of NEC marketing dept in 1990.  Didnt say anything till now becuase I dont feel like fielding all the questions.
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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #20 on: October 03, 2012, 07:26:00 AM »
Sword of the Beserker is a J-rpg too.......... I do not see any wooden platforms. Yes you can jump in that game as well.

Drakon

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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #21 on: October 03, 2012, 01:10:19 PM »
Just pointing out that your joke about it "already being present" wasn't very funny.

nobody invented it, it was already present.


We're talking about before it was present.



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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #22 on: October 03, 2012, 02:07:15 PM »
Are there any action RPG's that aren't J-RPG's?

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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2012, 02:52:30 PM »
Are there any action RPG's that aren't J-RPG's?

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Re: Who invented the term platformer.
« Reply #24 on: October 03, 2012, 07:17:22 PM »
Just pointing out that your joke about it "already being present" wasn't very funny.

Sorry for that, still working on my clown degree.
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