Past Spyro Game References

Aura24 · Feb 22, 2011 3:40 AM

I have noticed that there a few references of Skylanders Spyro to the previous Spyros in the past. A few references are discovered in his biography in Skylanders:

"Spyro hails from a rare line of magical purple dragons that come from a faraway land few have ever traveled. He has been on many exciting adventures, and has a remarkable knowledge of the different lands he protects, more so than any other Skylander. A strong‐willed dragon who is young at heart, Spyro is fearless and brave. A true hero dedicated to defending his world from all things evil."

"Spyro hails from a rare line of magical purple dragons" - A reference to the Purple Dragon of Legend prophecy in the Legend of Spyro games.
"has been on many exciting adventures" - Spyro's previous adventures possibly in the Classic series.
"A strong‐willed dragon who is young at heart, Spyro is fearless and brave." - Reference possibly from Classic Spyro's personality.

There's also a couple of gameplay references in the upcoming Skylanders game:

As seen in the teaser trailer, Spyro was controlling a pirate ship and blasting enemy fortress. This is similar to Classic Spyro controlling a vechile to take out enemies in minigames.
Spyro's main attacks are Fire Breath and Horn Charge. This is similar to Classic Spyro's main attacks in the Original series, Charge and Flame.
Skylander Spyro's Flight upgrade is a reference to Spyro's ability to fly in Dawn of The Dragon.
Sky Schooner Docks in Skylanders is a possible reference to Fellmuth Arena from The Eternal Night. It also has blades similar to Gual's two-sided one in the DS version of The Eternal Night.
In the floating islands seen in the screenshots of Skylanders are obviously references to the Floating Islands from Dawn of the Dragon.
There are upgrades for Spyro in Skylanders is a possible reference to Spyro power upgrades in the Legend series.
The giant turtles seen in the game Skylanders, being moved by the characters to finish puzzles is a reference to the Giant Turtles in Shell Beach from Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage when they are pushed onto switches in order to open gates for Classic Spyro and the baby turtles to progress through the level.
The sheep seen in one of the screenshots of Skylanders, is a reference to the Sheep fodder that is one of the popular additions in the Classic Spyro series.
The Element symbols in Skylanders is a reference to the Element symbols Spyro and Cynder possess.
Breakable containers and vases that contains treasure shown in a gameplay video of Skylanders is reference to the Classic series with breakable chests and containers that contained gems.

riverhippo · Feb 22, 2011 3:48 AM

One thing is for sure: They are trying something completely different with details that aren't so different.

Aura24 · Feb 22, 2011 3:50 AM

How is that? :3

riverhippo · Feb 22, 2011 3:59 AM

They consider this revolutionary; something the gaming community has never seen before to this scale.

Yet, all of the details are proven formulas that have worked in past games. (e.g. Spyro, Pokemon, etc...)

pancakes · Feb 22, 2011 8:49 AM

riverhippo wrote:

They consider this revolutionary; something the gaming community has never seen before to this scale.

They're trying to hype the game. You can't seriously believe these little details are going to be "revolutionary". o_O

Jackson117 · Feb 22, 2011 10:20 AM

This Game is So Revolutionary that everyone will go WHOAH!

riverhippo · Feb 22, 2011 1:25 PM

pancakes wrote:

riverhippo wrote:
They consider this revolutionary; something the gaming community has never seen before to this scale.
They're trying to hype the game. You can't seriously believe these little details are going to be "revolutionary". o_O

Apparently you can't read posts in their entirety.

riverhippo wrote:

They consider this revolutionary; something the gaming community has never seen before to this scale.
Yet, all of the details are proven formulas that have worked in past games. (e.g. Spyro, Pokemon, etc...)

If you're going to react to my statements, at least read them completely so that you have a full understanding of what I said. Otherwise you just look foolish.

Aura24 · Feb 22, 2011 4:04 PM

pancakes wrote:

riverhippo wrote:
They consider this revolutionary; something the gaming community has never seen before to this scale.
They're trying to hype the game. You can't seriously believe these little details are going to be "revolutionary". o_O

You obviously haven't understood the references in the first post...

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