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[–] oasis@piefed.social 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is really super meat boy "niche" anymore, lol.

[–] missingno@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes. It was a big fish in a small pond when it came out, compared to where indies were at back then. And where indies were back then was a niche. I'd say it's largely been forgotten compared to the most popular indie hits today.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 22 hours ago

Not really, all games age. But niche games also exist, it's not fair to them to classify a classic as niche when stuff like shadowveil exists

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 6 points 1 day ago

Also: in the context of this meme, it will put my son out of touch with his generation. None of his peers are going to have heard of this.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

today it's probably less niche than the n64.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

A real hidden gem