missingno wrote on October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM

Other M didn't have a hub, and SM64 did have full 360 analog movement.

twovests OP wrote on October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM

I thought it locked to eight directions, like 3D Land and 3D World did?

Other M's 'hub' was in having (like Fusion) a central ship with smaller mostly-independent regions. It's not actually something I think is bad, though. (The "hub" is just Norfair or Magmoo Caverns in SM/ZM/Prime)

twovests OP wrote on October 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Oh yeah I'm totally wrong! Most of my joke hinged on that. Dang.

I guess my memories were marred due to a (1) cheap gamepad I got for the WiiU over a decade ago and (2) playing Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo DS. I was too young to remember Super Mario 64 properly