Split-Screen Multiplayer

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

If you're of a certain age, split-screen multiplayer is just what you think of when you think of multiplayer. Four controllers plugged into a single console like an excess of noodly limbs and squinting at the one quarter of the TV displaying all five pixels of your play area. If a console game was announced to have multiplayer then it was going to be split-screen.

Unfortunately, we've long since entered the era of online dominated multiplayer. While such a thing isn't inherently bad, the prevalence of services such as Xbox Live and Playstation Plus have all but killed local multiplayer. Even the Halo series, once best known for its couch-based multiplayer shenanigans, scrapped local multiplayer starting in Halo 5. Even though I don't have an excuse to play local multiplayer games as much these days, it's still a change I don't care for.

Do you guys have any fond local memories from back before the dark ages, or do you have any games you currently play that still slip split-screen play somewhere in their pockets? For me it'd be Divinity Original Sin 2. One of my favorite games and with couch co-op to boot.,

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

For a while when my friend came over, we'd play Burnout 3 & Revenge among a couple others, we're about evenly matched in those games which is why we play it so often

A big stand out memory is playing Star Fox Assault 4 player with my friend and both our younger brothers when I was in 9th or 10th grade

otherwise there's several other smaller instances of playing splitscreen multiplayer w/ friends throughout the mid to late 2010s

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

For a while when my friend came over, we'd play Burnout 3 & Revenge among a couple others, we're about evenly matched in those games which is why we play it so often

A big stand out memory is playing Star Fox Assault 4 player with my friend and both our younger brothers when I was in 9th or 10th grade

otherwise there's several other smaller instances of playing splitscreen multiplier w/ friends throughout the mid to late 2010s

Aw man, Star Fox Assault's multiplayer always seemed so cool. It sucks I wasn't able to play it at the time.

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

I have so many fond memories of playing mario kart double dash and star fox assault with friends and family

 

[ExLight]

still play split screen when hanging out at friend's places or when my brother comes visit during his school breaks

good stuff
no lag is bless

 

[LegendOfMeesh]

I have a lot of great memories from my childhood involving multiplayer Goldeneye, Turok 2, Rush, the Mario Party & Kart games, Diddy Kong Racing, etc. N64 pure gold!

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

Aw man, Star Fox Assault's multiplayer always seemed so cool. It sucks I wasn't able to play it at the time.

I think other modern games get the job done better, but it was still a blast

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

I have a lot of great memories from my childhood involving multiplayer Goldeneye, Turok 2, Rush, the Mario Party & Kart games, Diddy Kong Racing, etc. N64 pure gold!

Mario Party really hasn't been the same since the Nintendo 64 games. They were just meaner. Modern Mario Party just feels like weenie mode.

 

[LegendOfMeesh]

Mario Party really hasn't been the same since the Nintendo 64 games. They were just meaner. Modern Mario Party just feels like weenie mode.

totally agree, 1-3 are where it’s at!

 

[Morbid Minish]

I loved playing split screen with my siblings growing up. I have fond memories of playing ATV Off Road Fury and Halo split screen with my brother in his room. And me and my sister playing a lot of Double Dash. Sonic was a lot of fun in split screen, especially with the races. And so was Twisted Metal. Driving around forever trying to find each other and glancing at the other person's screen to try to get a sense of where they were at. I miss playing split screen, though a big part of it is probably just that I miss playing games with all my siblings.

 

[GrooseIsLoose]

Mariokart, Modern warfare, Kinect.
லிட்டர்ally my child hood

 

[Killjoy262]

Split screen multiplayer? what's that? Oh wasn't that thing some games had where you brought your friends over and played together? Eeh, I never had that luxury.

 

[Dizzi]

Also therez the which screen am i!?!

 

[VikzeLink]

Mario Party really hasn't been the same since the Nintendo 64 games. They were just meaner. Modern Mario Party just feels like weenie mode.

Mean to your palms XD

I do slightly agree to some extent. Current Mario Party is just a bit too happy-go-lucky... Everyone is always friends, and if something "bad" happens all NPC's try to tell you to cheer up and are overly friendly.
Worst of all are those lame high-fives...

 

[MW7]

I loved playing Mario Party 2, the Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2 minigames, and 007 Nightfire multiplayer. One related thing I noticed that is less consistent now is games providing good AI bots. Some games just assume that you'll be playing online and don't have any options for playing against the AI. Perfect Dark had such great options for bots as an example. Usually I'd just be playing with one friend, and so we'd play 007 Nightfire against a bunch of AI characters.