BarryH Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 OK Robb, since you are in the video game industry, riddle me this: why do so many games have lava in it? This was a question posed in "Spy Kids 3-D," but it's true! There's either lava or a ninja temple in most video games! Now you probably will ask me, "Why are you watching 'Spy Kids 3-D?'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaneymon Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Why were you watching spykids 3-d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 What about the "Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl" !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUSHIE Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 The answer is! Most games don't have lava! ...seriously, besisdes Mario Bros., nothing comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) I dunno, I think that a lot of older 8-bit games had lava in it. Mega-Man, Mario, some of the later Zelda games, Metroid etc. It seemed that a lot of games always had the fire/lava level and the ice level. Oh you can't forget Aladdin for the Sega Genesis, that had a lava level on it with the flying carpet. A lot of shooter games had lava levels like Thunder Force, some Gradius games etc. Edited September 25, 2005 by Erik Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 In general, people associate lava with something you should not touch. Thus, the subconcious reaction while playing a game is not to make your character land on the lava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbach Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 The answer is! Most games don't have lava! ...seriously, besisdes Mario Bros., nothing comes to mind. There's no lava in Season Ticket Baseball, NHL 2002, Hoyle Casino, or Transportation Tycoon . . . But there is in one scenario on Roller Coaster Tycoon II. Those are the only games I play regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I don't remember Oregon Trail having lava. hmm, maybe it did and that's why my wagon trains never made it across the river. Hey but Aladdin for the Genesis had to have lava since they were recreating scenes from the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 I have no idea! Back in the older 8-bit and even a lot of 16-bit platform games seemed to have a couple of staple enviornments - ice, fire, cave, forest, etc. And yes, Wes is right. Lava is hot and bad, so you don't touch. Ice is wet and slippery which makes the character slide and the player frustrated, caves are spooky and contain really bad stuff, and the forest is just where Sonic hangs out. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercraze2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 There is no lava in: Halo Tony Hawk Simpsons Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas or........ I don't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 ^ Were any of those on 8-bit or 16-bit consoles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Now lava i get. But I have a better question... Why is it that in many games you're not supposed to fall into WATER?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 and the forest is just where Sonic hangs out. I thought that was Green Hill Zone. Now lava i get. But I have a better question... Why is it that in many games you're not supposed to fall into WATER?!?! That irks me too, in the older Sonic games, you could jump into water and survive as long as you have air. Yet in newer Sonic games, water=death. Big WTF right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted September 25, 2005 Author Share Posted September 25, 2005 I never understood when Frogger fell into the water, he died. Aren't frogs supposed to swim in water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Freeze Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 ^ good point! I never thought about that... but I guess I wasn't a big thinker back in the Atari days (being 8 and all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Yes, well frogger did continually attempt to cross a busy street, so he was obviously a hybrid frog. hence the "ger" added to his name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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