Hobbestetrician
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I have been replaying a lot of levels and haven't had many ghosts show up, only a level or two actually and that was a few nights ago. The past few days I haven't had any show up.
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Super Mario 3D World |OT| Next-gen starts right meow!
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Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
General list in spoilers:
Worlds Flower, Mushroom, and Star, with much harder levels.
World Crown after that with the final three ultimate challenge stages.
World Crown after that with the final three ultimate challenge stages.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
More than you might expect, perhaps ~20% of the game, roughly the number of levels is:
30+ levels spread across 4 additional worlds, and those levels are tougher so you'll likely spend more time playing per level
Hatty
Member
Apparently ☆OrionU☆ is just that much better at video games than I am.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYna7NEx2w
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYna7NEx2w
Apparently ☆OrionU☆ is just that much better at video games than I am.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYna7NEx2w
in all fairness finding that level hard does make you a bit shit at the game
Yeah... they even give you the cat suit in the stage so you can cheat your way out..
Apparently ☆OrionU☆ is just that much better at video games than I am.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYna7NEx2w
lol
Solid SOAP
Member
My friends and I have decided that this game is quite nearly perfect. We "beat" it tonight with four-players and
and we have decided that the only thing wrong with the game is that getting to top speed takes a little bit too long, and that's it. This game is incredible and I love it.
have completed one special world
Guys, what is this game like playing with an old fashioned Wiimote+Nunchuk?
I have picked up a Wii U+Wii Fit U+SM3DW for my other half for Christmas (not a stealth present to myself, she really does want one!), but we will only have the 1 new Wii U Game Pad, but I do have a left over Wiimote+Nunchuk from a few years back when we had a Wii.
Will this setup work ok for 2 player co-op?
I have picked up a Wii U+Wii Fit U+SM3DW for my other half for Christmas (not a stealth present to myself, she really does want one!), but we will only have the 1 new Wii U Game Pad, but I do have a left over Wiimote+Nunchuk from a few years back when we had a Wii.
Will this setup work ok for 2 player co-op?
Interceptor
Banned
Just a Wiimote will work fine as well.
Bah, you guys. 😄 It was the last green star causing me all the pain. Always seemed to run out of time for the last two coins.
A bit unrelated, but I've been playing this game for a while, and using the Wii U gamepad makes (the palm of) my hand hurt like hell. Yesterday the pain extended all the way up to my elbow. First time I've experienced this with a controller. I'm probably going back to nunchuck + mote or get the Wii U pro controller, if this goes on. Thanks Mario
What part of the controller is making your hand hurt? Maybe you have arthritis? I'm not a doctor but I am diagnosing you with it. Yes. You have arthritis.
Gripping it too tightly?
That's weird: I didn't notice anything while playing at first, but yesterday when I stopped the bottom part of my left palm hurt quite a bit.
zigg said:
Could be it.
Yes, it will work great. We've been playing Wiimote+Nunchuk throughout (except for the relatively few levels requiring the Gamepad) and it feels great.
gamergirly
Member
Could also be the angle that you're holding the controller at, like the folds of your hands
Apparently ☆OrionU☆ is just that much better at video games than I am.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYna7NEx2w
I had some trouble with this one too, even with the cat suit :/
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
What I usually do is jerk off vigorously at the title screen. Numbs my hands to any pain when I'm repeatedly getting my ass kicked on the final level.
Padawan of Windu
Member
Why does japan get all of them on Club Nintendo, but we can't even buy them here ? : ( I would gladly purchase (with coins or money) just about all first party soundtracks.
Riposte
Member
Is the move set really all that limited? I don't feel like it is, especially if you consider the cat moves (oh and character differences I suppose). It is enough where I find myself exploring the move set, whereas I heard people say you don't do that in this game at all. Is there a complete list?
Nocturnowl
Member
It's not so much a case of the moveset being limited, it's more that the various supplementary jumps are gimped enough that they have little benefits compared to previous 3D Mario games since the standard jump with a good run up can do a lot of the jobs that the likes of the long jump and sideflip were handy for, the less said about the backflip the better.
It doesn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things since stages here are designed in a different manner to previous 3D Mario games for the most part, the game plays by different rules where items play a greater role in how you can approach a stage differently as opposed to using the different types of jumps to cut corners and all that. Even so I can't help but feel like the simple fun of jumping around lost a small step for me.
It doesn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things since stages here are designed in a different manner to previous 3D Mario games for the most part, the game plays by different rules where items play a greater role in how you can approach a stage differently as opposed to using the different types of jumps to cut corners and all that. Even so I can't help but feel like the simple fun of jumping around lost a small step for me.
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Deleted member 125677
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Boss Blitz can be so frustrating: every boss is easy as always in Mario games, but the time limit is such a pain
The key is probably taking down both Hisstocrats in the same attack?
The key is probably taking down both Hisstocrats in the same attack?
Riposte
Member
Hmm, so they are not very useful? I could see that. Though I do think the long jump is still pretty useful.
Green Mamba
Member
The long jump is pretty close to useless. I really hate how it causes your character to slide if you long jump into a slight incline as well.
I also really don't like how hard it is to keep your momentum up in this. Like, the only thing I can think of that you can do while running in high gear and keep your high gear speed is to jump and land on a solid surface. If you jump on an enemy, it's gone. If you long jump, it's gone, etc. The tiered running speed is probably my least favorite addition in this game and I would be very glad to see it never appear again.
I also really don't like how hard it is to keep your momentum up in this. Like, the only thing I can think of that you can do while running in high gear and keep your high gear speed is to jump and land on a solid surface. If you jump on an enemy, it's gone. If you long jump, it's gone, etc. The tiered running speed is probably my least favorite addition in this game and I would be very glad to see it never appear again.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Finally Finished the game, I think I played the game straight for 9 hours, I have not done this with any game in YEARS. Everything about it was amazing.
What a game, also it took me like 2 hours to clear the god damn Crown level.
If I had to complain about anything it would be how the roll and long jump were kinda useless.
What a game, also it took me like 2 hours to clear the god damn Crown level.
If I had to complain about anything it would be how the roll and long jump were kinda useless.
Nocturnowl
Member
Long Jump can have its moments (mainly for when you don't have room to build up running speed to make a bigger jump, the long jump bypasses this need to build up the momentum to a degree) but its jumping arc is lowered raising the chance that you may just end up smacking into the tip of a platforms edge if like me you still hold the properties of the old long jump in mind, some shameful deaths I've had due to this.
The flagpole itself is worth pointing out when it comes to the jumping, a long jump is a reliable way to get the golden flagpole as long as you time it just right so the arc doesn't fall short at the last second, meanwhile it's still possible to use a standard running jump to reach the top of the pole as long as the opportunity to gain some speed is there.
Abilities like those of the Cat and Tanooki suits are big platforming aids, if a stage is designed with verticality then the Cat suit will likely turn up, in turn this means that jumps like the backflip and sideflip that would usually be more handy for these vertical segments end up outclassed by the ability to simply scale the walls as long as you have the suit on hand. Then you've got other character abilities as well as the power ups, Peach, Luigi and
Rosalina
There's still the odd circumstance that the other types of jump can come in handy here, spin jump gets the most height if I recall though it's not great for precision. Really it's that the formerly more advanced moves so to speak have their benefits scaled back and the standard jump gets quite a boost as well, you could say these small changes make all the jumps a bit more uniform perhaps for the sake of simplicity and this isn't that much of a bad thing in this game with the more direct obstacle course style it has.
Keeping in mind the other fancier jumps all spawned from Super Mario 64 in the first place which favoured exploration and being a sandbox playground, here in 3D World they're not quite as necessary in standard play and are likely remaining here for traditions sake I guess (though there have been stages like the Shell's Secret in Sunshine that pushes some of those more advanced moves in a traditional platforming format).
I think NSMB games got the blend just right, you never need the triple jump in that one with standard jumps and powerups being more than enough but you can save time and cut corners using it and the deceptively useful air spin.
Long jump is still alright, but the rest stand out as eh. Especially the backflip for me, there were a few cases where something was just out of reach and using it seemed to practically match typical jump height.
But I do like crouch sliding as a cat a lot.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Didn't see the bonus title screen on Youtube yet, so I uploaded it.
And man, their content matcher works fast.
And man, their content matcher works fast.
I found the 720 spin/helicopter jump useful for reaching higher platforms and it made getting to the top of some flag poles easier. Found myself using it more on later levels, including beep blocks on a certain difficult late level - spin kepts you in the air long enough for the same block to become active again before u land
I didn't realize the move existed til about world 5
Backflip and Long jump were useful but never really made use of the roll in any way
I didn't realize the move existed til about world 5
Backflip and Long jump were useful but never really made use of the roll in any way
I'm getting close to the end of this and have loved every minute of it. So great. I'd love to see them take the next game in the direction of the 64/Sunshine/Galaxy style, but I'll be happy with whatever. The thing I'd really like to see a return of is a new, HD take on the Mario 64 title screen.
I almost threw my controller out the window.
First run through
, which is filled with neat ideas. I loved the honeycomb and
levels. I like how these aren't just harder levels, but still introduce concepts and have great creativity in design. They dumped all their best ideas near the tail end of the game, which is awesome. It's the game that keeps on giving.
world star
moving goal post
Outtrigger888
Member
Just found out you can jump higher after doing a ground pound. Once you hit the ground jump and you can jump higher than normal.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
Use that cat suit they provide. Jump on one head, flying paws attack toward the other. Works like a charm.
lazybones18
Banned
Got a bunch of 3D World cat ears (and some other stuff) that I'm willing to give away. I'll post how many cat ears I have later (one 1 set of Blue cat ears)
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
Didn't see the bonus title screen on Youtube yet, so I uploaded it.
And man, their content matcher works fast.
Still wonder why Rosie's pussy suit isn't aqua :/
Blob Jester pissed me off to no end.
Outtrigger888
Member
I'm assuming the delay in reaching top speed is a design choice to make multiplayer less hectic. Meaning, you can see when another player is planning on reaching top speed, so you have more of a chance to catch up, before they hit top speed. If it was instant, someone like toad could just take off right away and leave others behind.
Thats my guess.
Oh, and Champions Road is just brutal. I've taken a break from it, for now.
Joei
Member
Wait... there's a long jump? I beat every level as Mario and did not know there was a long jump... what the ****