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Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
It's always had 2 player co-op. It's local wifi, not online, but it is for the entire campaign.
Eggplant Wizard
Member
Hmm. Yeah, I've always been planning on forgoing this in favor of NSMB and the 3DS Mario spin-offs, and I think I still will for now, but that had some neat things going on (level with the spinning blocks and skeletal Piranhas actually had some level of aesthetics!). I might buy it when I can get it for cheaper.
I'm kinda broke right now, and I've determined that I should save my money for the WiiU and not buy this game. 
There are mods available for the wii version though? Are any of them decent? Also, what's the legality of those mods? I need some Mario to hold me over until Mario WiiU...
There are mods available for the wii version though? Are any of them decent? Also, what's the legality of those mods? I need some Mario to hold me over until Mario WiiU...
Electivirus
Member
Oh wow, the last few minutes of that trailer are pretty incredible.
So, just a general question for all of you people who have a problem with the "bah bah" vocals in NSMB games...
I'm playing Rayman Origins right now and I know this game's music is widely treasured. I like it, too. But on the other hand, I think the vocal effects are far more annoying/egregious than anything in any NSMB game to-date.
What do you think?
I'm playing Rayman Origins right now and I know this game's music is widely treasured. I like it, too. But on the other hand, I think the vocal effects are far more annoying/egregious than anything in any NSMB game to-date.
What do you think?
Rayman vocals >> Mario vocals
This song just sounds sublime, and this one is just too fun to hate :3
I do like the vocals in NSMB2 though, I've grown to love them too. They don't really fit as musch though
This song just sounds sublime, and this one is just too fun to hate :3
I do like the vocals in NSMB2 though, I've grown to love them too. They don't really fit as musch though
Dont you only get that if you buy both digital and box?
i don't know man, both of those just annoy me. :/
the 2x coin thing is for downloading the game. buying the box yields the usual amount.
Btw it's out in France since yesterday.
Another great victory for DD as the game will be available for download next week...
It's awesome, I didn't post earlier because I was playing the game after work.
Oh and the GAME reward is a keychain or something to attach to a smartphone in the shape of a coin you can open to put things into.
Also the manual is a disgrace as there's barely one in the first place.
The 3D effect is weird, you have more precise environment if in 2D but the blur is actually nice....
Yeah it beats the crap out of 3D Land imo, if only the dpad wasn't so low...
Oh and the box is gold
Another great victory for DD as the game will be available for download next week...
It's awesome, I didn't post earlier because I was playing the game after work.
Oh and the GAME reward is a keychain or something to attach to a smartphone in the shape of a coin you can open to put things into.
Also the manual is a disgrace as there's barely one in the first place.
The 3D effect is weird, you have more precise environment if in 2D but the blur is actually nice....
Yeah it beats the crap out of 3D Land imo, if only the dpad wasn't so low...
Oh and the box is gold
Just give it some time. I loathed them at first too but they really grew on me as I listened to them more.
NSMB's vocal theme is barely enough to hold up for one game, let alone now three or four. It's low-quality garbage.
Now that you mention it, yeah, he could work in Paper Mario. Don't really like his design though.How can you not like Mouser?
He should at least own a shop in Paper Mario games. Had pointy shades before they were cool.
nckillthegrimace
Member
I think you're wrong. This is way better than anything in NSMB.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwZphYfrGcU
Nocturnowl
Member
To go against the grain i'll say that Lums of the water is kind of annoying, the rest (fiery kitchen stages, mountains and so on) are perfectly fine to me.
Rayman Origins soundtrack is diverse and awesome. Even the more "annoying" voices like the mosquito stuff work well in the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkYetkYIQeE&playnext=1&list=PL6ED2C084E399E8EF&feature=results_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkYetkYIQeE&playnext=1&list=PL6ED2C084E399E8EF&feature=results_video
Got my PAL one already yesterday.
Yeah that's again your very fun Mario game. But like you probably already heard, that's too much Mario in a short time range here. Nothing is really new in "New" SMB2.
But that's the enjoyable blast like everytime with Mario. Only problem, for Nintendo, is that there is one another again that will come out in 3 months.
Oh, and the thing which really make me mad is the save system, you have to clear a castle for saving. Such a step back from SM3DL... and not suited for handheld gaming.
Coin rush is... I don't know, I don't like timed and score attack challenges so I will not play it at all (I just did two runs and Ok I have seen it).
Yeah that's again your very fun Mario game. But like you probably already heard, that's too much Mario in a short time range here. Nothing is really new in "New" SMB2.
But that's the enjoyable blast like everytime with Mario. Only problem, for Nintendo, is that there is one another again that will come out in 3 months.
Oh, and the thing which really make me mad is the save system, you have to clear a castle for saving. Such a step back from SM3DL... and not suited for handheld gaming.
Coin rush is... I don't know, I don't like timed and score attack challenges so I will not play it at all (I just did two runs and Ok I have seen it).
That was not a game for me.
I just replayed four times in a row the first level just because I wasn't playing good enough to maximize the coins collect, and practically a second try for the others levels before going to the next and that was before I unlocked coin rush... that I did again and again till I can go fast through the three levels and collecting enough coins, but when you do it, it feels good.
Also on the game box and when you first start the game it's mentionned that spotpass is for new levels and following the worldwide coins count, but I didn't see anything in the menus.
I like all the hidden things you can do to make coins appear too, that's by replaying the second level that I just found the little secrets before entering the pipe, and there are things like that everywhere.
Also it seems the canon level is unlocked by a secret area in the first water level but didn't find anything if not those blocks where the first medal is, but impossible to break to enter...
I just replayed four times in a row the first level just because I wasn't playing good enough to maximize the coins collect, and practically a second try for the others levels before going to the next and that was before I unlocked coin rush... that I did again and again till I can go fast through the three levels and collecting enough coins, but when you do it, it feels good.
Also on the game box and when you first start the game it's mentionned that spotpass is for new levels and following the worldwide coins count, but I didn't see anything in the menus.
I like all the hidden things you can do to make coins appear too, that's by replaying the second level that I just found the little secrets before entering the pipe, and there are things like that everywhere.
Also it seems the canon level is unlocked by a secret area in the first water level but didn't find anything if not those blocks where the first medal is, but impossible to break to enter...
I'm kinda broke right now, and I've determined that I should save my money for the WiiU and not buy this game.
There are mods available for the wii version though? Are any of them decent? Also, what's the legality of those mods? I need some Mario to hold me over until Mario WiiU...
Nobody? :/
So, the game itself says that the SpotPass worldwide coins count isn't available yet? Or am I understanding this wrong?
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Man, if the game and box itself says that spotpass is specifically used for comparing or tracking global coin totals, this has got to be a locked feature for when the game is out in all 3 regions.
I'm thinking the same.
Okay, I really wasn't referring to this choral type of thing. Yes, that song is great, including the vocals. I said I liked the music, and that's the truth! But the lum shit is thoroughly repulsive to me.
So I think I know why my game still hasn't arrived.
It got to heathrow and was tracked last saturday and when I checked again today it's been tracked back in Chiba. For some unknown reason they've sent it back. I now get to wait another week before I can say to amiami that it never arrived and I'd like a refund, then I'll just download the thing off the shop like I should have in the first place.
Never had a problem with importing, not once. x.x
It got to heathrow and was tracked last saturday and when I checked again today it's been tracked back in Chiba. For some unknown reason they've sent it back. I now get to wait another week before I can say to amiami that it never arrived and I'd like a refund, then I'll just download the thing off the shop like I should have in the first place.
Never had a problem with importing, not once. x.x
Mailenstein
Member
Well, that's that...
And I think I'm done with Coin Rush Mode for a while. I think I can't do any better than that for now (mushroom level pack):
Why would you do that?
Member
Mario mods are legal provided that the mods don't include the base game (i.e. if they're only patches).
They usually require you use the original disk instead of installing it via USB Loader, due to piracy prevention. So if your Wii drive is broken like mine and your only option is USB loader, or if you want to play it in Dolphin, you'll have to do a little extra work to play the mod there.
Here are some good TCs, done by many Mario hacking veterans and music by NeoGAF's BowieZ:
http://www.newerteam.com/
Here's a database of New SMB Wii levels, ordered by highest rated:
http://rvlution.net/nsmbw/index.php?m=gallery&sort=rating
I can't find a good site with all mods, including TCs like DUSMB or New SMB Wii 2. There is a site called mariomods, but every single link on that site has an adfly ad around it. I've never seen such blatant advertising, wow... So I don't recommend going there.
As a side note, I can't wait for the 3DS to be decrypted and hacked so we can do all of this kind of stuff with New SMB 2, especially with the coin mechanic.
Could you say it in a spoiler box? I can't find it at all.
Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you.
It's in the yellow pipe where there are goombas and a golden ring.
By breaking the block you can go under and find a new room.
By breaking the block you can go under and find a new room.
If the 3D effect in this game weren't so shit I probably would've noticed it. Anyway, thanks!
It relies on a certain gameplay idea, not any use of 3d.
Talking about it, 3d works well in this game, notably to have a better sense of matter like the stone platforms in some castles, roundness of pipes, particles or the ground and walls in underground and underwater levels. That depth fits well the serie artstyle.
Talking about it, 3d works well in this game, notably to have a better sense of matter like the stone platforms in some castles, roundness of pipes, particles or the ground and walls in underground and underwater levels. That depth fits well the serie artstyle.
The perfect Dark
Banned
OMG is this really true? No other save option?
In ths case I won't buy this game...ever.
I hate clearing 2-3 difficult stages and not be able to save my progress until I beat the next level + Boss.
Sry Nintendo but this is bullshit, imo.
This is identical to NSMB 1 for DS. After beating the game you can save anytime.
panama chief
Member
Did u not play the first one?
...seriously? Not even a temporary save? Even the fucking GBA remakes had them, years ago. Sounds like a major oversight to me.
Not that big a deal?
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yeah I played all Mario Games...but I am not a teenager anymore so I haven't got the time and the will to play the stages over and over again because of this stupid save system. :/
Hey, not sure if you know but 3DS does have a sleep mode and a stand which if utilized can charge your system while in sleep mode.
nhlducks35
Member
Can't you just close the lid?
The GBA versions also didn't have sleep mode until... Yoshi's Island, I think? You can still close your 3DS and come back to it whenever.
With sleep mode and an abundance of coins, leading to an abundance of one-ups, I don't really think it's as big a concern as you're making it out to be.
bumpkin
Member
Did you not own the original NES? Gradius and Life Force were the games that started my love affair with the Schmup. Super R-Type, Alexay and Darius Twin on the Super NES cemented it. Every great one after that were just the cherries on top.That boss in SML1 was a precursor to me liking Schmup games
Eh, you can quick save at any point on the map screen. With a quick save you can turn the whole damn thing off and come back, or even play on another save file without losing progress.
The regular save is after castles only, and when you unlock a mushroom house (or spend star coins in general).
The regular save is after castles only, and when you unlock a mushroom house (or spend star coins in general).
What if you want to play another game/browse the eShop/have a sibling who wants to play your 3DS? Sleep mode is not a substitute for temp saves, it serves another purpose.
That's not the point at all here.
EDIT: Turns out temp saves are in, no worries then. The other guy made it seem like they didn't exist.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
The quick save is an addition from NSMB DS, isn't it?
Sounds like a compromise to create some degree of danger (lose all lives, go back 3 stages) while providing convenience.
Sounds like a compromise to create some degree of danger (lose all lives, go back 3 stages) while providing convenience.