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[The Take Out Bandit]

Yeah, I picked up a DS to play my GBA games. After all, at the time it had the best screen available on a Nintendo handheld; and that's pretty rare these days.

I could have cared less about actual DS software. The stylus gimmick doesn't mean squat to me.

Then they went and announced free on-line play, and I got all excited. On-line gaming is way better than poking and prodding a stupid touch pad. So yesterday I went to Nintendo.com to check out a Mario Kart DS video.

SWEET JESUS CHRIST MY EYES!

Porygorns! Hideous Kojima porygorns stabbing at my eyes from every direction. Not even the Hi, I'm Daisy can save this from teh uglee.

In lieu of a proper robust hardware set capable of displaying non-offensive looking games, perhaps Nintendo should evaluate the possibility of just focusing on 2D games. I mean, look at my avatar. That rocks. Look at Princess Peach screens. That rocks. Look at anything remotely related to something 3D on the DS - OH GOD MY EYES!

Now I'm afraid that even the four boobies high babes of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles will be lost for all time when that title blurts out in all it's hideousness on the DS. Granted, Square could suprise me; but I doubt it. If there's one redeeming quality of Crystal Chronicles, other than it blatantly cribs from the Jim Henson 80's muppet movie playbook, it's the SD hotties.

More 2D games plz! Imagine some of the cool stuff that could be done with on-line co-op in classics collections and such. That would rock all sorts of get out.

 

[Matlock]

Mario Kart DS doesn't look that bad. Hell, even Tak 3 DS looks pretty damn good.

 

[Tabris]

Yeah, N64 and early polygon games for PSX and Saturn are VERY hard on the eyes right now.

From Final Fantasy VII to Zelda Orcana of Time. Some of the best games ever made haven't aged well at all in terms of graphics.

DS can do better than N64 graphics though. I mean, look at Nintendogs. Still think the handheld sucks, but it has some good juice in it graphically if developers didn't suck.

 

[soundwave05]

I dunno, I think Mario Kart DS looks quite nice. Very fast too.

 

[Vennt]

I was expecting a Shantai Hentai game.

Colour me disappointed

 

[Dark Age Iron Savior]

Pam! Pam! PAM!

PWOW!

 

[Mihail]

I am laz0rs. Can you link me to the video you saw? The ones I saw gave me the impression that it was one of the better looking 3D titles for the DS (not that that's saying much, but certainly better than your description).

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Yeah, N64 and early polygon games for PSX and Saturn are VERY hard on the eyes right now.

Yeah, I don't know if it's because I'm old and crazy; or what - but I'd rather see Wizard of Wor visuals than cruddy old polygon graphics any day of the week. I'm a bit afraid of some of the old games I used to love, like Twisted Metal 2 or Toshinden 2. OH JESUS MY EYES!

Christ, I sound like Moxmaniac, or some other quack that dry humps the latest issues of Arcadia with Fatcoon art on the cover.

 

[civilstrife]

You're all crazy. Mario 64 DS looks fantastic.

 

[Timo]

yeah, i was astounded by mario 64 ds. but the 2d kicks ass, see castlevania:ds.

 

[Izzy]

If you love 2d games, you have to buy this upcoming release:

Rainbow Islands Revolution 25-Nov-2005

UK only, but still...

 

[Willco]

This is the Serenity (read: mediocre) of arguments.

 

[Littleberu]

You're all crazy. Mario 64 DS looks fantastic.

But it still plays like shit.

 

[Dark Age Iron Savior]

But it still plays like shit.

firp BEEP luller snoksnok

 

[Reilly]

anyone think we'll see some more 2D games at least on the DS and PSP considering how expensive games are to make now? (or are 2d more costly?)

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I dunno, I suspect the biggest problem facing 2D games is simple return on investment for the developer. Why make a nice 2D game when you can make a crappy 3D one with the Mary Kate and Ashley license, and make more money off of it?

I don't think it helps that some of the 2D graphic pillars painted themselves into a corner by shamelessly rehashing sprites and running public acceptance into the ground. I'm looking at you Crapcom! SNK too.

 

[civilstrife]

But it still plays like shit.

I had no problems, and besides, the PSP nub isn't much better.

 

[Mrbob]

I dunno, I suspect the biggest problem facing 2D games is simple return on investment for the developer. Why make a nice 2D game when you can make a crappy 3D one with the Mary Kate and Ashley license, and make more money off of it?

I don't think it helps that some of the 2D graphic pillars painted themselves into a corner by shamelessly rehashing sprites and running public acceptance into the ground. I'm looking at you Crapcom! SNK too.

You should be buying Xbox 360 and looking forward to XBox Live Arcade.

 

[bumpkin]

DS can do better than N64 graphics though. I mean, look at Nintendogs.

Even if that's true, then why aren't we seeing 3D games along the same quality line as Mario 64 DS? It just doesn't make any sense... I mean are developers really that clueless about how to utilize the hardware? Do developers have poor dev tools? Did Nintendo quite literally pull some mysterious magic trick with M64 that nobody else can duplicate?

I want the truth!

 

[Scrow]

i agree. DS's 3D sucks. I can only hope that the majority of its titles are 2D.

2D games must survive!

 

[Dragmire]

There's gotta be a couple hundred sayings/ancient proverbs for this thread, I just can't think of any.