Super Mario 64 DS: I'm just not feelin' it...
- Thread starter john tv
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ive got a theory as to why all the pics you have seen look like highly compressed jepgs, and it's a good one. ready? ok, get this (boy i can barely contain my enthusiasm).
The theory is: all of those pics you have seen actyally *are* highly compressed jpegs. Wow. I know it's off the wall, but I may just be on to something here.
The theory is: all of those pics you have seen actyally *are* highly compressed jpegs. Wow. I know it's off the wall, but I may just be on to something here.
MrAngryFace
Banned
I couldnt get past page 1, when they started barking Mario 64 was pure skill I was rolling so hard.
Ok, something's gotta give. Why aren't some of these Nintendo Trolls and baiters being banned? Some of the stuff they're saying is just ridiculous. I'm having more fun with Mario DS than any other platformer this Gen. Haven't played Halo 2 since I got the DS.(And everyone should know how much of a Halo fanboy I am) 
Late Stage Marxist
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This thread just saved me $250+tax
Late Stage Marxist
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:lol I thought you were banned?
mashoutposse
Ante Up
I've gotten good with the touchscreen in the main game, but I can't say that it is particularly fun. If not for the minigames, I would have probably sold the entire ensemble while I can still get my full money back.
All I know is that I'm having more fun than I would expect from Mario 64 DS.
But with that said, the controls suck ass. I don't care what anyone else thinks, this game needs an analog stick. I've resorted to using the d-pad because the touchscreen is just too squirrelly for some of the later levels...
And yes, the game would look a LOT better if the hardware supported texture filtering
But with that said, the controls suck ass. I don't care what anyone else thinks, this game needs an analog stick. I've resorted to using the d-pad because the touchscreen is just too squirrelly for some of the later levels...
And yes, the game would look a LOT better if the hardware supported texture filtering
krypt0nian
Banned
lockii said:
True dat! I can't play many N64 games due to the "Fuzz" effect, but Mario on the DS is reborn for me.
BobbyRobby
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Who else got 150 stars?
I was expecting a better reward. Though, I can't really complain as I've had a blast the whole way through.(all D-PAD, btw)
I was expecting a better reward. Though, I can't really complain as I've had a blast the whole way through.(all D-PAD, btw)
I liked the way it was both a throwback to Game & Watch style action, where you had to really keep track of what was going on with both screens, and also really puts the stylus a new features of the DS to use. It was the most fun of the demos at E3 for me...john tv said:
Admittedly, a lot hinges on how well Nintendo stretches that demo into a full-length game, which is what I think you're getting at. It's encouraging that they are adding a lot of sidescrolling 2D platforming levels to the balloon stages, which could make it a sort of Yoshi's Island style sequel with DS controls. It actually sounds like the touchscreen might blend well with the egg-throwing gameplay of the SNES classic:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/555/555152p1.html
Part of the appeal is that Yoshi's Island is also my fave 2D platformer.
Teddman said:I liked the way it was both a throwback to Game & Watch style action, where you had to really keep track of what was going on with both screens, and also really puts the stylus a new features of the DS to use. It was the most fun of the demos at E3 for me...
Admittedly, a lot hinges on how well Nintendo stretches that demo into a full-length game, which is what I think you're getting at. It's encouraging that they are adding a lot of sidescrolling 2D platforming levels to the balloon stages, which could make it a sort of Yoshi's Island style sequel with DS controls. It actually sounds like the touchscreen might blend well with the egg-throwing gameplay of the SNES classic:http://ds.ign.com/articles/555/555152p1.html
Part of the appeal is that Yoshi's Island is also my fave 2D platformer.
Yoshi looks interesting, but they butchered the style YI had.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
john tv said:
Hey, it could be worse... you could have to reboot the game after you beat it just to get a big "You won screen" with "you wasted your life though...." in small characters
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john tv said:
you are also right, but my comment is that Nintendo is doing it on purpose, because they do do not care about it.
Many gamers nowadays rush through the games just to see the end, and so the end has to be rewarding because it is their motivation for going through the game.
For Nintendo, as soon as you finish a game, zap the end and restart. That is what Miyamoto said at Pikmin lauch regarding its length. So the end is not important, only the experience is.
IMO.
EDIT : or maybe I'mm completely off
I also don't get the apeal of Yoshi's touch and Go, seem boring to me. But then again, I think I am in the minority of DS owners in that I am not all that interested in games that are built around the touch screen, but more interested in how the touchscreen (and mic) can enhance existing genres. So I want to see a Zelda with touch screen puzzels, a castlevania with voice recognition put to use, etc.
OH BTW, Mario 64 does look much better than the N64 version. No legitimiate arguments can be made otherwise. it runs smoother, it's better textures, and the polys are higher. End of story.
And the touch screen control is hard to learn, but easy once mastered. People forget how many cmplaints there were about the analog stick being hard to use when the original game came out. I guess gamers today are just too lazy to adapt.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
john tv said:
wow...this is very true. It's a minor complaint I've had with their games as it's a design choice they haven't abandoned in further iterations of hardware/software since the NES era. It always feels as though your playing a sooped up version of those old games, which is great for control and "smart simplicity" and nostalgia, but it always makes me feel like the games are a little lacking in content as well. I've never heard anyone mention it, though I would guess lots of people notice it.