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New Super Mario Bros. 2 |OT| Coins!
- Thread starter The Wheel of Fortune
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The minigames are gone, but you now have the superior coin rush mode.
Speaking of minigames, what are the mushroom house minigames like now? Are there any on-map enemies like in NSMBWii?
Nocturnowl
Member
No on map enemies (YES!)
I've only been in one green mushroom house and I had to hit a moving boxing glove to strike moving mushrooms, yes that isn't that great a description. The red mushroom house just lobbed three items at me.
On an unrelated note, too many ghost houses, when will Nintendo learn that these stages sort of suck, that said the flower world ghost house was pretty good. They get better in each NSMB game but I could really do with like a maximum of like two ghost houses myself.
Obviously I speak for myself here, does anyone really enjoy ghost houses in 2D Mario? including SMW.
Fabthegnome
Member
Having fun with the game, but dear god the 3D effect is a disappointment.. backgrounds simply become a blurry mess.
Oh, and I'm loving the reverse cover, going to miss the little things like this once digital becomes the norm.
Oh, and I'm loving the reverse cover, going to miss the little things like this once digital becomes the norm.
I only like them when they're not some convoluted "loads of doors that lead to different rooms" shit, it's fine for secret exits but other wise it's just tedious.
Speaking of tedious, are there any levels with low visibility like in NSMBWii?
I doubt physical media will ever truly go away in video games, even if a boxed copy just becomes the slightly higher priced "premium" version of the game.
nhlducks35
Member
Uh oh, I just realized that I had to get egg saver shipping for NSMB2 from Newegg; meaning, that it would take at least another week from launch to get here.
Nocturnowl
Member
Secret exits also means having to replay the stages which in ghost houses usually means the secret exit is in fact right near the actual exit, damn ghost houses.
And no i've yet to see any low visibility stages.
I dislike them. To me, they are barely different than the annoying Super Mario 64 and onward "do this arbitrary thing to get a star" goals that I dislike compared to just getting to the end of a level.
I think Mario is at his best when he is speeding through stages, avoiding obstacles. Not walking around figuring out how to progress. That said, I guess they are okay as palate cleansers, especially if they introduce novel mechanics which actually does happen once in a while (the haunted stuff in NSMB was kinda cool).
Skellig Gra
Member
I agree. However, I think its works great in the 3D Marios (especially Galaxy 1 and 2).
The actual game is miles better than the original.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
To be fair, a lot of the minigames from NSMB were rehashes of the SM64DS port, which turned me off quite a bit.
Besides, NSMB DS was definitely disappointingly easy. From what i've heard, the level design in this game is somewhat on par with the wii version (which was great) so it's already much better in my eyes.
Not even close, sadly.
Nocturnowl
Member
Not going to lie people, the star world is pretty underwhelming, though the final stage had the damn superleaf pop up on me because of the third star coin.
Haha, I did a double take after the boss, it's crazy how lazy it is.
The love of Mario. That faith rightfully wavers when talking about the NSMB series.
Nocturnowl
Member
I could take the repeated music, repeated world themes yet this was the one thing that bothered me, i'd rather it wasn't there at all.
So is there any verdict on when we'll be getting the spotpass stuff for this game?
Thinking about it, I really hope it's not some sort of weekly notification on the notifications app or something, I don't think they would be that lazy even if it is a B-team using mostly premade assets to lighten the load.
Thinking about it, I really hope it's not some sort of weekly notification on the notifications app or something, I don't think they would be that lazy even if it is a B-team using mostly premade assets to lighten the load.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Argh somebody help me find the final coin in W1-A aka the level with all the pipes.
I've played that level about 20 times trying everything I can think of.
Just a hint will do
I've played that level about 20 times trying everything I can think of.
Just a hint will do
Argh somebody help me find the final coin in W1-A aka the level with all the pipes.
I've played that level about 20 times trying everything I can think of.
Just a hint will do
It's right before the flag.
DYING for Saturday night!!! I can't wait to get my hands on the XL and a copy of this game here in the States. My hype has reached critical mass.
Nocturnowl
Member
Okay so remember how in SMW when a stage had a secret exit it was a red dot instead of a yellow dot so you knew which stages to search for alt exits? WHY IS THIS FEATURE IT NOT IN THESE NSMB GAMES?!
I'm going back through Ghost Houses, GHOST HOUSES! and I don't even know if it's the right choice.
I'm going back through Ghost Houses, GHOST HOUSES! and I don't even know if it's the right choice.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Thanks a lot!
Man, that was so much simpler than what I'd ended up trying.
All done now though
World 2 by any chance? I'm struggling for the secret exit on that one, but based on the map it could be one of three stages. It's very stupid how there's no indication whatsoever!
To think that your early impressions sparkled with the promise of possibility. Sucks to hear crap like this.
I'm starting to feel like I should just replay that or SMW/SMB3 again and save myself the cash for Project DIVA or Dust or something.
Nocturnowl
Member
That's the stage, i'm eyeing up that mushroom house nearby and trying to place pathways from the main path to it but I have had no luck.
The ghost house is mostly autoscrolling so there's not much to search for (on a side not I love that giant Boo)
The pyramid (2-4) stage has many little hidden sections as well, particularly the last star coin but nothing has led me to a secret exit.
I'm thinking 2-A might hold the key right now and a path cuts straight across from it to the mushroom house, i'm going in!
There's certainly some good in here, but as I said earlier the difficulty never quite steps up, even with the Mushroom, Flower and Star worlds it keeps an enjoyable yet easy pace, i'd say 3D Land did the same thing but it's the better game.To think that your early impressions sparkled with the promise of possibility. Sucks to hear crap like this.
Then again here I am searching for the mystery of World 2's hidden stage, there could be more gold to unearth yet.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Heh I'm glad it's not just me who's stumped on that one!
I've been all over the Ghost House plus 2-4 and 2-5.
Nothing!
2-A is good thinking though, gonna give it a go...
... or maybe Ill try this one. Yet again.
I'm refusing to move on. I've just got World 3 unlocked and I have over 400 lives.
I am not moving on until I find this exit!
StoppedInTracks
Member
That is some magical 1982 ad. Well done ad agency, it is so radical!!!
Nocturnowl
Member
After much anguish and searching, you are correct.
Really? an invisible beanstalk block in an almost random position, no coin indication or anything. For anyone searching for it it's in the scrolling section with the mega boo, after all 3 star coins I think but don't trust me on that. A platform slightly lower than the rest is the key, jump up from the leftmost side of it to hit a beanstalk block.
^It sounds like a decent substitute for what should've been integrated better. Once the game comes out for all regions, I don't see why we couldn't post our scores for favorite levels.
That reminds me, when should we expect DLC to start streaming in? A couple weeks from now? Does Japan have any yet?
That reminds me, when should we expect DLC to start streaming in? A couple weeks from now? Does Japan have any yet?
I don't think we have any clues or insight as to when DLC will start showing up, and Japan has none
Seven Force
Banned
I think whenever they announce their DLC plans, it'll probably be through Nintendo Direct.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
I couldn't resist, got home and bought it from the eshop.
tetrisgrammaton
Member
Huh?
Yeah its fun for about all the amount of time it takes to reach stage 3. My first impression of games usually aren't right. What's new?
tetrisgrammaton
Member
I enjoyed the original quite a bit more than this overall, although I definitely don't think it's among the best. I group NSMB it with Sunshine and Mario Land 2.
Same here.
The 3D effect isn't "bad", it's mimicking the aperture settings on a camera.
There isn't a launguage option in-game, but I'd imagine it was tied to your system language.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41124064&postcount=147
That's what VOOK has done, doesn't look like there were any problems with that (unless he speaks the language
).