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Nintendo Downloads - January 2015
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TheMoon
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What kind of bug?
TheMoon
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Via Wario64 and GoNintendo:
Super Mario 3D Land is $22 on Amazon right now. Really great deal for a new copy.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002I092MM/6740124-20/
Funnily enough, I'm sitting here replaying it right now.
Super Mario 3D Land is $22 on Amazon right now. Really great deal for a new copy.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002I092MM/6740124-20/
Funnily enough, I'm sitting here replaying it right now.
BroggieDoge
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So far I am LOVING Citizens of Earth.
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Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I heard everything outside of the battles is cool, but the battles aren't that great?
terrisus
Member
Yay! =)
I mean, much of it depends on how much one likes turn-based battles.
Most places now seem to consider them a negative.
I love turn-based battles though.
BroggieDoge
Member
I'm only maybe 2 hours in or so but the humor and straight up earthbound gameplay is keeping me happy. Battles aren't that deep but I still got a ways to go. I'll keep updating my thoughts as I get further into the game.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Hey thanks a lot for the answers guys, much appreciated
I ended up getting the first instalment of both, if I get on well with them I'll grab the sequels too.
Well... perhaps not Castlevania 2 (sorry terrisus) as that just sounds bad
Thanks for the heads up on the Castlevania 3 difficulty btw, I'm getting old(er) so I actually do mind frustratingly hard games these days!
1 definitely seems like a better way to ease me in.
Looking forward to playing!
terrisus
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I ended up getting the first instalment of both, if I get on well with them I'll grab the sequels too.
Well... perhaps not Castlevania 2 (sorry terrisus) as that just sounds bad
It's alright, I understand, it's a very polarizing game, quite different from the other earlier entries, and not for everyone.
In chapter one checking the kitchen sink at the Vice President's mother's house immediately booted me to the home menu.
Hey thanks a lot for the answers guys, much appreciated
I ended up getting the first instalment of both, if I get on well with them I'll grab the sequels too.
Well... perhaps not Castlevania 2 (sorry terrisus) as that just sounds bad
Thanks for the heads up on the Castlevania 3 difficulty btw, I'm getting old(er) so I actually do mind frustratingly hard games these days!
1 definitely seems like a better way to ease me in.
Looking forward to playing!
Castlevania 1 can be pretty hard too, but save states should help. If 1 is too difficult for you and you have a Wii/U, 4 might be a little better, ReBirth on WiiWare is probably the easiest of the classic-vanias (though it can still be challenging,) and if you haven't tried the Metroidvanias yet they're practically a separate series that's well worth playing and preferred by many people, with SotN or Aria of Sorrow as probably the best entry points and the best games in the series.
In terms of western VC titles, any chance LucasArts releases the SNES Star Wars trilogy on Wii U's VC? They seem to be putting Star Wars games on Steam, and the games are already on Wii's VC, so any chance they go to Wii U?
What about the SNES versions of Earthworm Jim? The Genesis versions were available on Wii VC, so I would imagine the SNES versions can come eventually. While the Genesis version of 1 is better, I always preferred the SNES version of 2.
Mortal Kombat 1-3 SNES would seem to be out based on tweets last year from Ed Boone that put chances of this happening at 0.0%
What about the SNES versions of Earthworm Jim? The Genesis versions were available on Wii VC, so I would imagine the SNES versions can come eventually. While the Genesis version of 1 is better, I always preferred the SNES version of 2.
Mortal Kombat 1-3 SNES would seem to be out based on tweets last year from Ed Boone that put chances of this happening at 0.0%
Probably depends on how the Wii versions sold to see if it makes sense to recode them to add save states and Miiverse support.
TheMoon
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LucasArts? 0. That's Disney now. I'm just glad and surprised they haven't pulled anything from Wii VC. They probably don't care.
terrisus
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ftfy
Beren the Empty-Handed
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Okay. I'll pick it up then. I'm excited to try Uprising! It'll be hard to wait half a month...
I hope you enjoy it. I really liked that game.
I have the default memory card in my 3DSXL and have enough space. Maybe you have too much other downloadable games and other stuff on your SD card?
I checked what I can delete and it wouldn't be nearly enough even if I deleted all of my downloaded games.
YianGaruga
Banned
The game is 1.8 GB and all XL systems come with a 4GB card afaik. Only the original 3DS came with 2GB, which wouldn't be enough. Maybe that wasn't always the case.
That seem's strange. You're sure that you don't have ~15.000 blocks free if you delete all your downloaded games? I use the 4GB card that came with the system and could download SMT IV almost twice.
Do you have pictures or other stuff on the card?
Upopular oppinion time; Rondo of Blood (SNES) >>> C4
IV obviously had a bigger budget so it's longer, looks nicer, has a better atmosphere but I just don't like it that much. The overpowered whip makes the subweapons almost useless, the final battle is disappointing, and the game is still very frustrating; checkpoints are far apart, there's a lot of insta death moments (I hate those rotating platforms), and jumping on stairs is sketchy. Contrary to that, Rondo of Blood will always spawn you at the last room you died in, you'll never be killed just because you jumped and the screen scrolled up, and the controls feel soooo good. Honestly, you're probably too agile so the game is a bit on the easy side but I'd lying if I said that I didn't enjoying hopping around the stages in a Castlevania game for once. The level design is also more vertically oriented and focused on platforming. It's a shame that Rondo (SNES) is so underrated because everyone sees it as an inferior version of Rondo (PC Engine) instead of it's own game. In truth, it's my favorite 16Bit Castlevania. Yes, I like it even more than Rondo (PC Engine), though it's a close call. There's just something about the level design and the controls that hits all the right spots. I'll admit that the final battle can be very long and frustrating but the final stage is short and sweet so repeating it isn't that bad.
Aria of Sorrow is a great starting point but I wouldn't recommend Symphony of the Night because it's so pathetically easy that it's a chore to play through. Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia are much better games.
Hey thanks a lot for the answers guys, much appreciated
I ended up getting the first instalment of both, if I get on well with them I'll grab the sequels too.
Well... perhaps not Castlevania 2 (sorry terrisus) as that just sounds bad
Thanks for the heads up on the Castlevania 3 difficulty btw, I'm getting old(er) so I actually do mind frustratingly hard games these days!
1 definitely seems like a better way to ease me in.
Looking forward to playing!
As BooJoh said, C1 is no walk in the park either but still way easier than C3. There's an especially infamous section right before the boss of the 5th stage; the key is to keep moving and whipping. You'll get the rhythm down eventually. That boss is also the hardest in the game, so you'll be spending a lot of time on the 5th stage unless you cheese him.
Find the holy water, reach the boss and just as it spawns throw a bottle under him. Keep throwing bottles and he won't even be able to move.
TheMoon
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Yes.
Or he did a system transfer from the OG model that comes with a 2 GB card, switched the cards following the instructions, and forgot that he'd done so.
Donny, this is a random question and completely off-topic, but does the 2112 come from the now-shuttered NYC theme restaurant Mars 2112? I went there as a child and it left quite an impression on me.
That restaurant looks cool! No, nothing that grandiose. For my first email address that I got to choose (i.e. not school given), I wanted to use <word>21, but that was taken. Therefore, used <word>2112. Love space themed places, though, so probably would've loved that restaurant!
Haha, thanks for fielding that odd question. Yeah, I think you would've appreciated the campiness of it. There was even a small spaceship ride to get into the restaurant.
I only recently got Dracula X on VC and I've enjoyed what I played so far, but I'm only a few levels in. Level 2 starts off with a downright diabolical segment with crumbling bridges and mermen though, which just seemed cruel that early in the game.
SotN is actually one of my least favorite games in the Metroidvanias, but for the sake of being objective I include it when recommending the games anyway since it's still the favorite for a lot of people. Dawn of Sorrow is a great game but the horrible touchscreen features keep me from recommending it to newcomers (it's borderline on being an AoS remake anyway,) and while I really liked OoE, it's the only Metroidvania that I actually got stuck on because of a certain boss who requires Mega Man boss levels of precision.
I know exactly which section you're talking about. It seemed hard at first but it's really easy as long as you don't get greedy and try to get the candles, and kill the first few mermen two at a time. I'm looking forward to your impressions once you finish the game. It is short so it shouldn't take too long... as long as you don't get stuck on the final boss.
When did you first play SotN? I first played it as part of the Dracula X Chronicles collection so I had no nostalgia whatsoever and really struggled to understand why it was praised so much.
The touch screen implementation is one of the reasons I prefer Aria's main mode over Dawn's, but Dawn does have my favorite bonus mode out of all the metroidvanias.
Yeah, OoE is probably the toughest metroidvania. Are you talking about the giant enemy crab or the shadow boss? If it was the former, you should have just hit its weak point for massive damage.
I'll show myself out.
TheMoon
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I played it a little on PSX around the time it got its Greatest Hits release, but didn't put any significant time into the game until Dracula X Chronicles, and at that point I had already played the GBA and DS games that outshine it in my eyes. I'd probably place it on par with HoD or CotM, though I never actually finished SotN.
It was actually
Albus
SotN has beautiful art direction and a beautiful soundtrack. That much cant be disputed. The world is also pretty fun to explore. In terms of gameplay I'd need to revisit it honestly, but I would say you're more likely to get more negative opinions on the game in a 'Nintendo Downloads' thread than anywhere else. ;P
It was one of the first games I got after getting a 360.
I enjoyed it. It shows as the earlier form of the Metroidvanias, and would say that for gameplay, Aria of Sorrow was better. That was years later, though, and shouldn't diminish the fun of SotN, at all. Very much worth playing!TheUnknownForce
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I just hope it comes out sooner rather than later. Releasing on Sony first then Nintendo later does not typically lead to tantamount results on the Nintendo side.
Also, another Unity-based problem? Is Nintendo working on improving on these engines or the Web Framework at all?
We are getting new updates pretty regularly. So issues are being dealt with and improvements are being made. But there are some limitations with the Wii U itself that can cause issues like this. But eventually, and hopefully, they are fixed.
Yeah, I want this game and am getting it either way but I'm sick of games coming out months earlier on PS+ for free or the App Store for 5 cents and then the devs turn around and say "I don't know why people didn't buy this on Wii U. We hate Nintendo now."
I'd guess this is audio bug is probably related to similar bugs in that audio won't come out of the GamePad. If so this should be pretty easy to solve but I'd guess they're a small team so it just takes some work. That said I am completely talking out of my ass.
The PC side of things doesn't help either. I got this game for $3 during the Steam Holiday 2013 sale. I generally prefer to play most games on a handheld or console, but with these indie games that you don't know just how good they'll be, it's hard to justify waiting up to a year+ and then paying several times as much.
I've waited or double dipped a few times, but those are usually the exception to the rule.
YianGaruga
Banned
Do the Picross e games ever go on sale in EU? Is there one that is better than the rest or should I just start at the first one?
The debut of Shadow of the Ninja.
AFAIK none has been on sale. I would suggest to go with the first, because its doesn't have the new mechanics the sequels added, which can be hard to understand to a newbie.