OrbitalBeard
Member
That seems really rude of him but a company raising its prices and then putting them on "sale" two weeks later is kind of disgusting as well.
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Nintendo Downloads - January 2015
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That seems really rude of him but a company raising its prices and then putting them on "sale" two weeks later is kind of disgusting as well.
So only four tracks...for $6 might not be too bad since it is 5 player. Most (if not all) of the other concerns mentioned made me think they are crazy with talks of too few laps (MK only has 3) and complaining about obstacles. The original only had 8 tracks and was full retail. Loved playing off-road and micro machines and I think that is what it is going for, not a big serious racer like GT.
Basically you go around to different clubs and do star challenges (stuff like shot lesson 1, approach lesson 1, etc) for experience, and you can challenge the club pro which will also give you experience points. There are also minigames that give you experience, and I think match games (1v1, separate from the story) do as well. Point of the game is to beat all the club pros and then something else happens
it's a really fun game, definitely recommend it. The GBA one was quite good as well.
terrisus
Member
I posted more of my thoughts in the Metroid Prime Trilogy thread, but...
Ugh. I can't play this game. It makes me physically sick =(
Ugh. I can't play this game. It makes me physically sick =(
Ugh, I feel your pain, terry. That sucks. I mean, I only have this is a little with games like Metroid Prime, but I can definitely empathize based on similar symptoms I get from other games that are triggers for migraines. If it's not too personal a question, does this response to FPS games predate your stroke?
DoktorEvil
Banned
Do me a favor and take this test if you're up to it:
http://www.30vs60fps.com/
I'm curious to know why you and most other Gaffers cant handle the orientation in most FPSs.
terrisus
Member
I agree with you that Diddy Kong's Racing is a fun game as well, and has things that Mario Kart 64 doesn't have...
But then, it has things that all of the Mario Karts don't have, so that affects all of them, not just 64.
So, even without getting into any comparisons between Diddy King's Racing and any of the Mario Kart games, it's still possible to compare the Mario Kart games amongst themselves, with that as a constant regardless of how one feels.
terrisus
Member
Yeah, all of this stuff is going as far back as first trying FPSs in the mid-90s, and has been consistent throughout the rest of the 90s and the 2000s, all before my stroke.
My vision issues from the stroke would only make things worse, maybe I could've handled it a bit better otherwise, but in general it's nothing new or unexpected.
I'll check that out tomorrow.
I'm still not feeling that great >.>
Because I'm a weirdo:
I was looking at the Atlanta Craigslist to see what kind of video gaming goodness will be available once we move. This is what I found:
Purple Mario World
I was looking at the Atlanta Craigslist to see what kind of video gaming goodness will be available once we move. This is what I found:
Purple Mario World
Starwolf_UK
Member
DavidDayton has (had?) a list of eShop sales somewhere and I recall one developer was doing a similar trick on 3DS of upping bases prices then putting things on sale but maybe I'm just misremembering how something went on sale at a higher % off then went on sale at a lower % off.
It is good to bear in mind the cost and value of everything.
I think he should have waited a few more weeks since he just upped the price too.
I'll actually be raising my game's price after it's next patch do to the content being so much more. Granted, I'll be doing a sale beforehand and warning people during that sale of an upcoming price change and likely won't do a sale after the price change for at least a month or 2.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
I have to agree here Max. I actually thought MK64 was kind of trash as a kid, and I still think it and SMR are mediocre, but man did I LOVE Diddy Kong Racing (and Crash Team Racing), that game was my jam. I didn't become a huge Mario Kart fan until Double Dash, then the series just kept improving until we got the flawless Mario Kart 8. I wish Diddy Kong Racing would get a 3DS port. I know the DS got one (or was that a sequel) but that turned out awful, and the controls were as botched and Mario 64 DS :/
You'll never guess which character I mained in DKR lmao:
Am I wrong or is Blek not available in Canada?
If so can this shit stop already? I know some developers are just not good business people but holy fuck getting your one eShop page translated into French is not worth walling off 30 million people over.
At this point, isn't it tempting to just offer to translate the game en français for Canadian gamers? ;__;
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
Ok.... working through the eShop version of Earthbound (1st time ever playing EB) and the game is pretty amazing... Will it dethrone Chrono Trigger as my fave SNES game of all time? Doubtful. But it could end up in my top 5. I love the unique art-style, the kooky characters and bizarre atmosphere, the trippy battle backgrounds and enemies, and the catchy music. Not too hot on the official character names... Poo? >_< I also changed the name of the dog to my cat's name.
Haha, anyways this game just OOZES charm <3
Haha, anyways this game just OOZES charm <3
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I struggle with it, too. I remember Elebits making me so physically ill I had to lie down with my eyes closed for 4 hours.
Is Elebits first-person? I have that one in my backlog and I was looking forward to trying it out but that gives me a bit of pause. Either way, I'm sorry to hear it made you feel unwell.
hmm, it's not out on US either. I'll tweet Broken Rules to see what's up.
I could but there are dozens of people on these boards alone who could do better.
But yeah, these guys could just ask and throw 'em a free copy and they'd probably do it! Problem solved.
Oh, no one gets it? Well that's no good.
I bet the date listed is a mistake. As was not in PR, not even mentioned on Broken Rule's twitter page. Obviously they are the devs of the port and not the publisher. But they tweeted heavily when Guacamelee was released and were proud of that and showed it. (They did that port.)
Just wait until you play Mother 3.
Oh damn, now I'm really looking forward to this. Guacamelee was a great port.
terrisus
Member
Same for me on Elebits too
terrisus
Member
Chrono Trigger and Earthbound love together in one post <3
Can't tell if you're serious but I did think it was a decent idea
One can only be so serious when volunteering strangers for work but yeah, I do think it's worth trading a copy of a game to have it available in all N.A. markets, and I'd guess some guys with reasonable writing skills would be happy to help/benefit.
Oh, yeah. I agree. It's a bit of a silly-sounding idea, but you wonder if it'd even happen otherwise. Apart from Frederic, what other games are you missing out on there?
LOL poor daydream ;___;
Don't worry, I'm sure they'll bring it Westward!
I think we're still missing Ballpoint Universe, I believe. A bunch of other games get delays too -- mostly stuff like The Letter (which isn't exactly what I'd call a bad thing) but there have been some worthy games that escape me at the moment.
BPU is an acquired taste for sure, but a worthwhile and unique game. I hope y'all get it soon. I could always email my contact at its dev team, let me know if you want me to.
I'd be OK with that of course but someone should check it hasn't actually been added since.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Don't talk shit about Poo. He'll be your savior in the game.
Glad to see someone else feel in love with EB. That is my favorite game of all time.
terrisus
Member
Funny story about Poo (haha):
When I was a moderator over on Nintendo's old NSider forums, they had board ranks over there (different ranks for different amounts of posts), and they were going to add a new rank, and I convinced them to have it be an Earthbound rank, and to have the boards vote on what to name the rank.
Nintendo ran a very tight ship over there (seriously, the amount of things people weren't allowed to do was really something else), and their main concern was that the vote would be in favor of Poo - not just because people liked him, but because "Haha, there's a rank named Poo! Like poopoo!..." Which was somehow an issue, despite that being a character name in a game they published >.>
I got them to let me go ahead with it, somehow or another.
I did voting by having people give a Top 3 set of choices, and weighting the points 3-2-1 for 1st choice, 2nd choice, and 3rd choice.
The final rankings (which of course I have saved, since I save everything) were:
Mr. Saturn: 637
Starman/Ghost of Starman/Starman DX/Starman Super: 404
PK Master/PSI Master/PSI Warrior: 196
Ness: 100
Poo: 58
So, their fears were for naught, and we got a Mr. Saturn rank.
And no one really liked Poo all that much :þ
When I was a moderator over on Nintendo's old NSider forums, they had board ranks over there (different ranks for different amounts of posts), and they were going to add a new rank, and I convinced them to have it be an Earthbound rank, and to have the boards vote on what to name the rank.
Nintendo ran a very tight ship over there (seriously, the amount of things people weren't allowed to do was really something else), and their main concern was that the vote would be in favor of Poo - not just because people liked him, but because "Haha, there's a rank named Poo! Like poopoo!..." Which was somehow an issue, despite that being a character name in a game they published >.>
I got them to let me go ahead with it, somehow or another.
I did voting by having people give a Top 3 set of choices, and weighting the points 3-2-1 for 1st choice, 2nd choice, and 3rd choice.
The final rankings (which of course I have saved, since I save everything) were:
Mr. Saturn: 637
Starman/Ghost of Starman/Starman DX/Starman Super: 404
PK Master/PSI Master/PSI Warrior: 196
Ness: 100
Poo: 58
So, their fears were for naught, and we got a Mr. Saturn rank.
And no one really liked Poo all that much :þ
Wait, wait, wait. I thought we were talking about Mario Kart games? Diddy Kong Racing (i.e. "Give me any ride but the hovercraft!" Racing) was better, for sure.
Bots! You could play DKR Battle Mode with bots as a single-player! DKR WINS!
The Wii wheel and shaking for stunts is really fun. Also the first MK game (and Wii game?) with a good online multi-player!
Hated snaking, so that killed online for me.
The single-player in that was great with the challenge stuff, though!I'm sorry. That sucks.
terrisus
Member
I'm sorry. That sucks.
C'est la vie.
If that were anywhere close to the worst thing wrong in my life, I would be overjoyed.
That site made me feel a little dizzy and the only time I ever have issues with 3D games is when I have the flu or am otherwise already sick. Spinning in place in a FPS = no.
Does anyone know next week's Wii game and do we have any confirmation as to whether or not it will have a 50% off intro week (I'm guessing no to the sale)? I scanned the thread and the US PR doesn't give a "coming soon." Sometimes the Euro one does but I didn't find it here.
That thread maker is a publisher? He'd be better off minding his own business. Especially since this appears to be a pattern against the guy. As for the accusation, I'd be rightfully miffed if the guy (Mike?) was only temporarily increasing the price during the sale. But it's a permanent increase that happened earlier and will stay that way after. Obviously I'm not in support of price increases in general... but with the way Nintendo apparently does sales margins, I can't be too hard on a new indie that decided a strategy change was in order.
That thread maker is a publisher? He'd be better off minding his own business. Especially since this appears to be a pattern against the guy. As for the accusation, I'd be rightfully miffed if the guy (Mike?) was only temporarily increasing the price during the sale. But it's a permanent increase that happened earlier and will stay that way after. Obviously I'm not in support of price increases in general... but with the way Nintendo apparently does sales margins, I can't be too hard on a new indie that decided a strategy change was in order.
TheMoon
Member
Only the first three were announced for every region. What comes next is anyone's guess. We'll know what's in store for Europe on Monday. The 9.99 offer was only ever meant for January and will not be in effect for new titles going forward.
Always found weird that they asks to look at the 30 fps and then go to 60fps ... it is INCREDIBLY easier to notice the diference if you look at 60 and THEN look at the 30fps.
Like playing 4 player mario kart after playing one round singleplayer
Yeah, Blek, is coming soon, it's not out yet. Just a mistake on Nintendo.com part.
Also, apparently USK sucks at communications. haha. Was told I can expect to never hear from them until they send the invoice. So, until then, I'll have no idea if they received my mail or not..
Also, apparently USK sucks at communications. haha. Was told I can expect to never hear from them until they send the invoice. So, until then, I'll have no idea if they received my mail or not..
terrisus
Member
Going from an eMail I recieved I'm going to guess it'll be either Punch-Out!! or Kirby's Adventure Wii for Europe.
Though they might be just showing up for advertising reasons.
TheMoon
Member
It would be soooooo trolltastic if they had the audacity to put up Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero ("Archives" re-release for Wii) and RE4Wii on the eShop after fucking us over on the HD versions.
But yea, obviously Tatsunoko vs Capcom is a no-go due to the licensing nightmare. I can see them re-releasing the Chronicles games, too and maybe Okami if they care. Doubt we'd see something like Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, though.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Maybe we'll get pandora's tower?
I have the last story and Xenoblade. Might as well complete the trifecta.
I also found T v C in GameStop near me for 20 bucks heh