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[It's Reyn Time!]

Last Story had an online mode? How did I miss that? What was it, PVP arena type thing?

 

[neto]

I would like to play some the last story online coop if anyone is up to it

 

[Ulumsk]

Scrambling for any DLC/missable content before the shutdown. Looks like I'll have to get an action replay instead in some cases. Hopefully private servers will pop up for some of these games I never got to try.

 

[gerudoman]

I've been playing a lot of GoldenEye lately, I'll miss it. It was my first online FPS experience and the only competitive game in which I've felt I was quite skilled, in fact I reached the max level long ago. I think I've played it for like 400 hours, lol.

I'd also like to have some Mario Kart Wii farewell races, but the last time I played it I remember an awful lot of cheaters, might had been a coincidence though.

 

[RiggyRob]

Hold the phone, Diddy Kong Racing got released for the DS?

When did that happen?

OT: I didn't play many Nintendo games online but Mario Kart DS was one of my favourites.

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First I got mad that people were snaking, then I learnt to do it myself. Checkmate, suckers.

 

[mrhej]

Someone just to stay in a Mario Kart Wii race and refuse to leave like what happened with halo 2 on the xbox.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Snaking is legit.

 

[entremet]

DS stuff is out of the question. I'm not going down to WEP.

 

[Vampirolol]

I'm gonna kick so many asses in MK DS, this time with all my snaking powers unleashed!

 

[Burning Justice]

Nope :

It was Pokemon Battle Revolution in Japan and North America, and Mario Strikers Charged in Europe and Australia. PBR came first worldwide, though. It came out in December 2006 in Japan.

 

[AzaK]

It's such fucking bullshit that they're turning that off. We bought the games, we should be able to play them. Charge me an online fee if need be.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

It's such fucking bullshit that they're turning that off. We bought the games, we should be able to play them. Charge me an online fee if need be.

Blame Gamespy.

 

[jufonuk]

would be up for some TvC on the Wii

 

[Yazoo91]

Thanks for the reminder, need to play some MKWii online before it goes. I'll miss it, offered one of my best moments - blue shelled 4 times online on Rainbow Road, still won. Granted it was more to do with how everyone else kept falling off, but still...

 

[stuminus3]

The loss of MK Wii stings but I guess it'll be OK since MK8 is out soon.

ExciteBots...

 

[AmyS]

Sad to see DS / Wii online play going away.

Saturn Bomberman is forever cause

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direct dial over NetLink

is forever.

 

[Shiggy]

Nobody's playing The Last Story -_-

 

[NewGame]

Club House Games is as active as it ever was!

Spoiler

 

[jufonuk]

Sad to see DS / Wii online play going away.

Saturn Bomberman is forever cause

Spoiler

direct dial over NetLink

is forever.

bomberman blast is dead online as well as onslaught, tried a while ago, no games.

damn, oh well.

 

[The Red Wizard]

What's the deal with Layton DLC? I had no idea that there was any. How do I get it from my 3DS?

 

[The Real Napsta]

What's the deal with Layton DLC? I had no idea that there was any. How do I get it from my 3DS?

Get it from your 3DS to where?

 

[LiamR]

So many memories. I wouldn't mind a game of Metroid Prime Hunters before that goes offline. That game was pretty fun

They're not getting rid of the VC shop too are they?

No, the shop channel will remain online indefinitely.

 

[jwk94]

Do DS games work online on 3DS?



nuh uh son... it was this piece of shit

Nope :

Well that shows how much I remember about the Wii.

 

[Lé Blade Runner]

MKWii So many great memories. Ah well. MK8 is just around the corner.

 

[RM8]

I play Brawl online several times a week, I'm going to miss it so much :/ Unlike Mario Kart, because I have MK7 to play and soon MK8.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

I've been preparing for this since it was announced. So far I've got:

2 copies of Picross 3D w/all the DLC
10 copies of Picross DS with all the DLC (one DLC set per cart...total pain in the ass)
2 copies of Wario Ware DIY with all of the official downloadable games
Mario vs Donkey Kong 2 w/all of the official Nintendo levels
Mario vs Donkey Kong 3 w/all of the official Nintendo levels
The DSi Mario vs Donkey Kong w/all of the official Nintendo levels
All 4 Layton games with all of the downloadable puzzles
Dragon Quest IX with all of the quests/guests downloaded, plus the Christmas Cake
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (still have to get the DLC for this)
Pokemon White, White 2 and Black 2 (still trying to beat the game and beg for event Pokemon online)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 + 2013 Wii (they have data packs you can download for roster updates/etc; still have to get 09/10/12)

So yeah, went a little crazy. Luckily most of the games were $10-15 new.

Anyone who wants to 100% DQIX, be sure to log on THIS WEEK and get the Christmas Cake item for 4800 gold from the DQVC shop. There's a Christmas-themed DLC quest that you can't complete without it, and AFAIK this is the last time it will be available before the shutdown.

I still have to get all of the Pokemon I want, download the exclusive Fire Emblem weapons, and get the co-op weapons in The Last Story. I'll post my friend codes later if anyone wants to help/needs my help. My best times for gaming are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights.

 

[Jucksalbe]

Ah, somehow I missed this thread earlier today.

I'd be up for some rounds in any of those games:
- Mario Kart Wii / DS (Friend codes: 172278-356851 (DS) ???? (Wii)
- Tetris DS
- The Last Story (I've never played its online mode, don't even know how it works, would be nice to try it before it goes offline)
- Tatsunoko vs Capcom (though I hardly ever played this game)
- Fortune Street (never played online)
- maybe Pokémon Gold/Pearl?
- The Zelda DS games (though I don't remember what online mode Spirit Tracks had)

I'll have to find a way to get my DS online again first, though.

 

[Shanlei91]

Does Phantasy Star Zero have to connect to the server to play with someone in the same room or does it use infrared / whatever it is DS's use?

 

[faceless007]

When you first gain access to Alltrades Abbey and the Zoom spell, you'll be able to access the DLC quests. Just Zoom back to Stornway (2nd town in the game) and talk to Sellma at the Quester's Rest Inn. Access the DQVC shop one time and you'll unlock the DLC Quests (including Legacy bosses from past DQ games) and cameo guests. Be sure to chat with all of the cameo guests to get free swag that lets you dress up as many of your favorite classic DQ characters!

Note that most of the DLC quests also require that you beat the game and possibly other stuff to play them, but as long as you've connected to the DQVC at least once before the May 20 deadline, you can do the other requirements at your own leisure.

Cool, thanks for the info. Now to hurry and get there....

 

[Bog]

Has anyone made a list of all the DLC or at least games with DLC?

 

[Elija2]

I'm thinking of setting up a WiFi hotspot using my phone so I don't have to mess with my router. Would online DS games use up much data?

 

[Piccoro]

Wow Lindsay, what a great thread! Subbed, thank you.

Too bad about the Wii/DS online shutdown. I have a lot of good memories of MKWii/Ds, Tatsunoko and Smash online...

Those people at GameSpy are just dirty, due to their selfish actions, these two consoles will lose online functions, plus a number of many other PC/PS3/360 games will too...

 

[Piccoro]

I don't think Tatsunoko vs Capcom is going to get cut since I haven't seen that game being on any gamespy list.

I am very sorry, IntelliHeath. Look at the bottom of this GameSpy list:

http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/projects/2010-titles/

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

Has anyone made a list of all the DLC or at least games with DLC?

From what I remember, for the US/NTSC games (all DS unless noted as Wii):

All four Professor Layton games have "downloadable" bonus puzzles. You're really just downloading an unlock key from WFC, so these can be hacked in. Requires a save file, so you have to play the game past the first puzzle and save to gain access to the WFC menu.

Picross 3D has two sets of DLC, one containing Nintendo levels and the other containing user levels that won the Nintendo challenge contests. You can only fit one set on one cart, so you'll need two carts for all of the DLC.

Picross DS has ten sets of DLC, comprising of the Japan-exclusive Nintendo Power download cart levels (NP Packs 1-8) and levels from Mario Picross+Super Mario Picross. The crappy thing is that only one pack will fit onto one cart, so you'll need ten carts to fit all of the DLC.

Wario Ware DIY has a bunch of downloadable microgames from Nintendo/contest winners and a few from big name/indie designers. You'll need two carts to fit them all.

Dragon Quest IX has a bunch of DLC. You have to play through the game until you can access the WFC girl at the Stornway Inn. Upon your first connection, you'll automatically download/unlock all of the bonus characters and quests. You can also buy exclusive stuff from the DQVC online shop. The stock rotates every week, and almost all of it is cosmetic/optional. The only item that is important to the story is the Christmas Cake, which is needed to complete one of the DLC quests. It costs 4800 gold and is up this week only before the shutoff.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon has a bunch of exclusive weapons you can buy from the WFC shop. IIRC you have to buy them with ingame money before you start a chapter/whatever. I haven't done this yet so I don't know the specifics.

All of the Mario vs Donkey Kong games, including the DSi download version, have official Nintendo levels that you can download.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the Wii have downloadable "data packs" that update the roster and might add in other things. I haven't been able to test the Wii versions yet but from what I could find out you can still download them.

The Last Story has some exclusive weapons that you can only unlock by playing the online co-op. Haven't done this one yet so I don't quite know the specifics.

I'm sure there's more.

 

[Jucksalbe]

Just played some Mario Kart DS online. It took a minute, but I found three other people to play with. I didn't do all that well, though.

 

[JinjoUnchained]

I'm going through some terrible preemptive withdrawl with Mario Kart Wii online. The wife and I have played that forever and I can't fathom it not being around. Even today, you can instantly find 10-11 other drivers of comparable skill levels at any time. Getting Mario Kart 8 12 days later will take the sting off, but still. There's just something about that between-match music and the matchmaking graphic that gets me. It's like time stops and the only thing that exists is karting. It's hard to describe, but I'd liken it to the music that plays in the Wii and Wii U home screens, respectively. It's the perfect ambiance for gaming. Man...

As for Phantom Hourglass online, I think I'll just retire with my perfect 1-0 record.

 

[Crash Station]

Still weird to me that they're just shutting it down with how popular MKWii still is online. I guess it might force people to get a Wii U and MK8, but still, that's 35 million people getting a desirable and popular feature taken from them.

 

[LocalE]

I'm mainly using this time to improve my standings in the Sin & Punishment: Star Successor leaderboards. Which I guess is sort of pointless, but it is so fun!

 

[The Red Wizard]

Get it from your 3DS to where?

I want to get it onto my 3DS before the service goes down. I don't know what I need to do though.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Still weird to me that they're just shutting it down with how popular MKWii still is online. I guess it might force people to get a Wii U and MK8, but still, that's 35 million people getting a desirable and popular feature taken from them.

Again, it's Gamespy shutting down their servers.

 

[Other]

I've been preparing for this since it was announced. So far I've got:

2 copies of Picross 3D w/all the DLC
10 copies of Picross DS with all the DLC (one DLC set per cart...total pain in the ass)
2 copies of Wario Ware DIY with all of the official downloadable games
Mario vs Donkey Kong 2 w/all of the official Nintendo levels
Mario vs Donkey Kong 3 w/all of the official Nintendo levels
The DSi Mario vs Donkey Kong w/all of the official Nintendo levels
All 4 Layton games with all of the downloadable puzzles
Dragon Quest IX with all of the quests/guests downloaded, plus the Christmas Cake
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (still have to get the DLC for this)
Pokemon White, White 2 and Black 2 (still trying to beat the game and beg for event Pokemon online)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 + 2013 Wii (they have data packs you can download for roster updates/etc; still have to get 09/10/12)

So yeah, went a little crazy. Luckily most of the games were $10-15 new.

Anyone who wants to 100% DQIX, be sure to log on THIS WEEK and get the Christmas Cake item for 4800 gold from the DQVC shop. There's a Christmas-themed DLC quest that you can't complete without it, and AFAIK this is the last time it will be available before the shutdown.

I still have to get all of the Pokemon I want, download the exclusive Fire Emblem weapons, and get the co-op weapons in The Last Story. I'll post my friend codes later if anyone wants to help/needs my help. My best times for gaming are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights.

You could have used a Slot-2 flash card and Rein or an Action Replay type thing that supports save back upping and just rip a save with one set of dlc, downloaded the next, ripped that and so on until you had all of it with one cart instead of spending so much money on 10 Picross carts

 

[Persona7]

Does Picross 3D DLC just unlock a DLC flag or is it downloading actual content?

 

[digita1alchemy]

I'd love to play some more Excitebots online, but I'd image it's a ghost town. Might as well boot it up and find out!

 

[Friend of Sonic]

Man, I'll need to try out some games. RIP Nintendo Wifi

 

[daydream]

Still undecided if I care enough to go out and find Wifi for the Picross, Layton and Dragon Quest stuff. Probably I don't. On-card "DLC" was an awful idea.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

You could have used a Slot-2 flash card and Rein or an Action Replay type thing that supports save back upping and just rip a save with one set of dlc, downloaded the next, ripped that and so on until you had all of it with one cart instead of spending so much money on 10 Picross carts

I know. I like to do things legit.

 

[Nyoro SF]

RIP Jump Ultimate Stars online... and TvC... and Phantom Hourglass multiplayer was AMAZING.

Clubhouse Games was full of lethal killers too.

Mariokart DS was fun... in the beginning.

Brawl was never fun to play online. lol

 

[MoxManiac]

Gonna finally start The Last Story this weekend.

 

[plank]

Huh? What was the online features of The Last Story?

 

[Lindsay]

How am I the only one to have posted friend codes yet? Are ya all running around looking for random encounters in long dead games or something? Anyhow I added a bunch more stuff to the OP earlier. If theres any other major mainstream/niche games people strongly feel should get a shout out lemme know!

Does Phantasy Star Zero have to connect to the server to play with someone in the same room or does it use infrared / whatever it is DS's use?

Its got normal local wireless play just like the PSP PS games not dependant on any networks.

The only item that is important to the story is the Christmas Cake, which is needed to complete one of the DLC quests. It costs 4800 gold and is up this week only before the shutoff.

Finished that quest last christmas but I'ma get another one just to be safe if it pops up again! Today I got a festive feast which was new to me! I recently found out the DQ VC shop had bridal outfit stuff an that I missed it every time >_<

I want to get it onto my 3DS before the service goes down. I don't know what I need to do though.

I remember reading in either this thread or the other that its like DQIX where ya have to get to a certain point in the game then you unlock a download option or something which then unlocks things that're already on the cart.

Does Picross 3D DLC just unlock a DLC flag or is it downloading actual content?

From my understanding its actual content not on the cart an theres not enough space for every last lil bit of it?

Huh? What was the online features of The Last Story?

http://thelaststorywii.com/multiplayer1.html

During a deathmatch, players fight against one another and are awarded points for each successful takedown.*
After 5 minutes, the players are then ranked according to the points they've scored. During a deathmatch, you can use all the allied character models, as well as enemy models such as the Gurak, Reptids etc.**

Co-op invites players to defeat powerful foes together. Unlike deathmatch, the strength of the weapons and armor you've obtained during the main game is reflected here, allowing you to use the characters you've developed during your single-player adventures.

Apparently ya can earn rare items/equips that you can use offline but can't be can only be acquired online. Prolly can be gotten with cheat devices/save editting though.