As long as there are at least three games and at least one of them is worth playing, I'll consider the week a success. Alternatively, the launch of Master System--but, again, even for that I'd say at least three games or bust, lest this become a Neo Geo situation where it goes up on VC and proceeds to have not much of anything ever show up.
Official bitching about Hudson abandoning VC support. [VC/WiiWare = lost cause]
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Conrad Link
Member
I'm guessing one game, I'm guessing Lords of Thunder, I'm guessing 200th game celebrations, I'm guessing someone will bitch about it.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
LinkAMN said:
Super Street Fighter 2 by a huge margin.
Don't let the tournament people get to you about how SF2:T is the better game. Super SF2 has tons more options of play (vs. cpu, tournament), more characters (4 more), and it has the turbo options also. Sure Turbo might be better balanced, but you won't care about that starting out (and I'm willing to bet that half the people that bitch about it have never been to a tournament anyway so their opinion on that is pretty much void.).
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
When can we expect the hint for Monday's VC games?
DaBargainHunta
Member
My friend just made a good point:
He thinks #200 will be Smash Bros.
It makes sense. :\
It's not a bad game or anything, but who really wants it when the new one is just around the corner? No one.
He thinks #200 will be Smash Bros.
It makes sense. :\
It's not a bad game or anything, but who really wants it when the new one is just around the corner? No one.
crowphoenix
Banned
Odrion said:
That would make me happy.
DaBargainHunta said:
I believe the people on Gaf's Smash Threads would love SSB to come out. I know I would.
DaBargainHunta
Member
Good for them. I'd rather wait for the new one. Why pay for the same experience twice? This is not the same as, say, snubbing the original Metroid because Prime 3 just came out. The older SSB is just a downgrade of what we're going to get soon. Why bother?crowphoenix said:
If anyone can convince me otherwise, have at it. I'd love to be proven wrong. Lord knows we need another decent VC game. The past several months have been shit.
I probably wouldn't bother with SSB64 even if it came out. I mean, it does maybe two or three things better than Melee, but Melee does ~118 things better than SSB64. And then there's Brawl, which does at least 257 things better than Melee--and that's without even stepping outside the soundtrack.
Iam Canadian
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mosaic said:
Ugh. I shudder at the fact that I actually know what you're talking about.
I wander into the OT section for, like, the first time ever, and the first thing I see is a thread about JSnake's...medical problems... >_> Never again.
Jiggy37 said:
The only things that Smash 64 do better than its predecessors is have Hyrule Castle and Saffron City as stages and have Ness and Kirby as top-tier characters.
Well, that and the nostalgia factor.
Personally, I'm pulling for a good SNES or Genesis game. I've got 800 points waiting in the wings and I'd like to use them on something. Shining Force II, Earthbound, SMRPG, Kirby Super Star...all good stuff. Earthbound obviously being my preference. However, I'm expecting Lords of Thunder more than anything. Kirby's Dream Land 3's rating is also making me think we'll get it soon...
Rancid Mildew
Banned
I hope at least one of those games comes out for VC soon. I thought the VC would maintain a good release schedule seeing how it's easy money for Nintendo and how many quality titles there are in those systems combined but apparently I was mistaken. I might have to buy re-buy a SNES and a N64 at this rate.
I don't even want to know about this JSnake thing. And by that, I mean that I immediately went to OT for the first time ever to find out and now wish I didn't know.
Anyway, yeah, this week had better have something good. I hinted as much earlier, but to clarify further, there's no excuse if the week of game 200 has nothing decent, considering what selections are out there to choose from. Even if I was limited to only stuff already rated or released in another region (and not requiring too much translation, or already-translated), there's all this:
NES: Mega Man, Mega Man 2
Genesis: Mega Turrican, Pulseman, Shining Force II, Vectorman, Warsong
SNES: Do Re Mi Fantasy, Mario's Super Picross, Super Turrican
TG16: Final Soldier, Lords of Thunder
Just have a three(+) game week along with putting up even one of these (one!) and/or launching Master System, and I'll consider the week a return to form. Not saying that I even care about all these games--there are some in that list that I wouldn't bother with--but at least they're generally considered worthwhile. And I've probably missed a decent number of games, even.
Anyway, yeah, this week had better have something good. I hinted as much earlier, but to clarify further, there's no excuse if the week of game 200 has nothing decent, considering what selections are out there to choose from. Even if I was limited to only stuff already rated or released in another region (and not requiring too much translation, or already-translated), there's all this:
NES: Mega Man, Mega Man 2
Genesis: Mega Turrican, Pulseman, Shining Force II, Vectorman, Warsong
SNES: Do Re Mi Fantasy, Mario's Super Picross, Super Turrican
TG16: Final Soldier, Lords of Thunder
Just have a three(+) game week along with putting up even one of these (one!) and/or launching Master System, and I'll consider the week a return to form. Not saying that I even care about all these games--there are some in that list that I wouldn't bother with--but at least they're generally considered worthwhile. And I've probably missed a decent number of games, even.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Rotanibor Eht said:
It's not bad.
It's just that by the time you've gone through DKC and DKC2, it just feels really 'been there, done that'.
Try to imagine playing Mega Man 5 or 6 after playing Mega Man 2 or 3. It's a lot like that. More of the same.
Although, I think the absence of Diddy hurts a little. But that's my opinion.
highspeeddub
Member
DKC3 was the game that started Rare down the path towards Banjo-Tooie, DK64 and SFA.
I loved DKC, played it for years.
I adored DKC2 with all my heart, (it was practically the first game that I owned... my older brother owned all of the other NES and SNES games, and guarded them fiercely) and played it for years.
I rented DKC3... and felt only mild disappointment that I hadn't gotten a level or two farther in when I had to return it.
Compared to DKC2 and DKC, that's bad.
I adored DKC2 with all my heart, (it was practically the first game that I owned... my older brother owned all of the other NES and SNES games, and guarded them fiercely) and played it for years.
I rented DKC3... and felt only mild disappointment that I hadn't gotten a level or two farther in when I had to return it.
Compared to DKC2 and DKC, that's bad.
evilromero
Member
I recently rediscovered DKC3 and am glad I did. It's actually quite engrossing once you get to the second or third world. Dixie and Kiddy essentially serve the same function as Donkey and Diddy.
crowphoenix
Banned
As I didn't have an SNES as a kid, I missed out on the DKC experiance, except for the first one, which my best friend owned. I remember playing that game for hours, blown away by the grapics and the fluid motions of the characters.
Even now, despite owning an SNES and DKC and DKC3, I've yet to play 2. I've been meaning to pick it up,-- because come on, it's Diddy-- but I wanted to know what makes it so special. Is it just the feel? Because really, that's enough.
Even now, despite owning an SNES and DKC and DKC3, I've yet to play 2. I've been meaning to pick it up,-- because come on, it's Diddy-- but I wanted to know what makes it so special. Is it just the feel? Because really, that's enough.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
crowphoenix said:
I like it for the music and the pirate theme.
But I do feel DKC was an overall better game.
Also, DKC2 has a lot of really slow-paced levels that are really long. The pace of the game can slow down an awful lot during certain levels(especially when you have to play as the spider or the parrot). But this is a very minor complaint. I'd suggest buying it on the VC. I don't think you'll regret it.
crowphoenix said:
DKC2 is the total improvement of DKC. More levels, more bonus, more intricate and inspired level design, better locales and some of the best soundtrack for a platformer EVER.
It's one of the best games ever made. Easily in my top 3 of best 2D platformers ever. It also did age very good.
dsmoke1986
Member
Crushed said:
Dawg, get some sleep, you're trippin'...
Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 are both heavily underrated with superb gameplay and difficulty.
If they were released on the Sega Saturn with zero sales you gamers would of been slapping your dicks all over it.
Donkey Kong Country 3 only really suffers from the un-iconicness of it all, but has the best level design and difficulty curve. It's also kinda short, I beaten it in 4 and a half hours (I don't think it counts all the times I got a game over.) It's also the return of the heavy character, so Dixie Kong doesn't hog your time forever (what WAS special about Diddy? Nothing!)
Also, DKC3 was the only Donkey Kong Country game that actually had some pretty good boss battles!
If they were released on the Sega Saturn with zero sales you gamers would of been slapping your dicks all over it.
Donkey Kong Country 3 only really suffers from the un-iconicness of it all, but has the best level design and difficulty curve. It's also kinda short, I beaten it in 4 and a half hours (I don't think it counts all the times I got a game over.) It's also the return of the heavy character, so Dixie Kong doesn't hog your time forever (what WAS special about Diddy? Nothing!)
Also, DKC3 was the only Donkey Kong Country game that actually had some pretty good boss battles!
DKC1 is good-but-not-great gameplay and good-but-not-great level design mixed with a great soundtrack that elevates its status a bit.crowphoenix said:
DKC2 destroys and decimates DKC1 in every way, is better than any (non-Yoshi) Mario game ever produced both in its own era or in others, has no pacing issues and is in every way an eminently-fast gameplay experience, brings one of the most consistently high-quality original soundtracks in gaming history, provides excellent level design, controls superbly, is every bit as enjoyable today as it was then, and should be played. Immediately.
DKC3 sucks.
Well, that's good and good. Now as long as there are three games this week, we can start looking back on track.Capndrake said:
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
highspeeddub said:
Fuck you Banjo Tooie is possibly the best game ever made! YOU TAKE THAT BACK BITCH!
Oh and DKC3 rocks, just not as much as DKC 2 (Also one of the best games ever made
)DKC2>>>>>>>>DKC3>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>DKC1 basically.
Christopher
BDE (Big Dad Energy)
Actually I think all the DKC games were good to be honest.
3 I don't like what they did with the brother bears, and the whole world map, but everthing else was great. The music too.
3 I don't like what they did with the brother bears, and the whole world map, but everthing else was great. The music too.
Iam Canadian
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Donkey Kong is a perfectly average platformer. It's as bread-and-butter as you can get. It's easy, has pretty graphics, and it's very accessible. It's absolutely nothing special, but it's decent enough. It's got a nice soundtrack, though, I'll give it that. The music is extremely ambient for a 2D platformer.
Donkey Kong Country 2 is amazing. The difficulty level is exponentially higher than that of the original DKC, and the game benefits for that. The generic jungle and cave settings of the first game give way to more elaborate - and more hostile - areas, like dark swamps, bee hives, volcanoes, creepy amusement parks, and haunted forests. The soundtrack goes from quiet, ambient background noise to a sweeping masterpiece of video game music. The secrets are better hidden, the bonus games are more engaging, and the pacing is perfect. DKC2 is not only the best Donkey Kong game, but it's also one of the best platformers of all time. It's better than any platformer on the SNES that doesn't have "Yoshi" in the title.
Donkey Kong Country 3 is a massive disappointment in comparison. The music is bland, the environments are boring (wood mills? Seriously?), the level design is pedestrian and relies too much on stupid gimmicks, and the game just has a "phoned-in" feeling. DKC3 honestly feels more like a cheap imitation of a Donkey Kong Country game than a true entry in the series.
Donkey Kong Country 2 is amazing. The difficulty level is exponentially higher than that of the original DKC, and the game benefits for that. The generic jungle and cave settings of the first game give way to more elaborate - and more hostile - areas, like dark swamps, bee hives, volcanoes, creepy amusement parks, and haunted forests. The soundtrack goes from quiet, ambient background noise to a sweeping masterpiece of video game music. The secrets are better hidden, the bonus games are more engaging, and the pacing is perfect. DKC2 is not only the best Donkey Kong game, but it's also one of the best platformers of all time. It's better than any platformer on the SNES that doesn't have "Yoshi" in the title.
Donkey Kong Country 3 is a massive disappointment in comparison. The music is bland, the environments are boring (wood mills? Seriously?), the level design is pedestrian and relies too much on stupid gimmicks, and the game just has a "phoned-in" feeling. DKC3 honestly feels more like a cheap imitation of a Donkey Kong Country game than a true entry in the series.
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Brandon F said:
It's better than DKC3 and you could make an argument for it being better than DKC1, but better than DKC2? No way.
Plus, apples, oranges, and so on.
crowphoenix
Banned
Well then, it would appear I have done myself a disservice and shall be downloading this as soon as I get home.
Mockingbird
Member
Iam Canadian said:
You actually like DKC 2 better than DKC1? You're on crack.