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[Bentendo]

uhhhhh. Sounds like he's probably responsible for the game existing

Yeah, in the Iwata Asks thing it says that he came up with the drill idea and Yoshi pulling objects. Those are two pretty big contributions.

 

[rhino4evr]

open world mario..where you can make moral choices like whether or not to stomp on a Toad's head, or ditch Yoshi into a bottomless pit in order to reach a coin. :lol

 

[WillyFive]

open world mario..where you can make moral choices like whether or not to stomp on a Toad's head, or ditch Yoshi into a bottomless pit in order to reach a coin. :lol

Nah, just having a Mario 64 like world, but the level doesn't end when collecting a star, and there is no transition between World 1 and World 2 and so on.

 

[ryan-ts]

How about a game where Mario captures and trains monsters while searching far and wide to become the best monster trainer of all-time while taking on other hopeful trainers in order to be the best.

 

[rhino4evr]

Nah, just having a Mario 64 like world, but the level doesn't end when collecting a star, and there is no transition between World 1 and World 2 and so on.

That sounds a lot like Jak and Dexter.

I think its a decent idea, in a way Sunshine kind of did that...except there were still sprites..you were supposed to be under the impression that you were in one world.

 

[SirPenguin]

I really like the separating between hub and level in Mario games, for some reason. I really like how the hub is just a really interacting menu, and the game designers can do a lot of fun things with it as seen in SMG1 and SM64

 

[Extollere]

All I want from this game is for them to fix the 'warning' sound that happens constantly when you have 1 hit left on your life meter. If they do that, it'll be game of forever. If not, I rail on about how horrible it is compared to the first.

 

[Lkr]

All I want from this game is for them to fix the 'warning' sound that happens constantly when you have 1 hit left on your life meter. If they do that, it'll be game of forever. If not, I rail on about how horrible it is compared to the first.

nowhere near as bad as the pokemon warning sound

 

[WillyFive]

All I want from this game is for them to fix the 'warning' sound that happens constantly when you have 1 hit left on your life meter. If they do that, it'll be game of forever. If not, I rail on about how horrible it is compared to the first.

It's supposed to motivate you to NOT be left with one life meter left.

 

[Mejilan]

All I want from this game is for them to fix the 'warning' sound that happens constantly when you have 1 hit left on your life meter. If they do that, it'll be game of forever. If not, I rail on about how horrible it is compared to the first.

Ideally they'd relegate it to the Wiimote's speaker which can be independently muted without affecting the game's (presumably) blissful soundtrack.

 

[Shiggy]

All I want from this game is for them to fix the 'warning' sound that happens constantly when you have 1 hit left on your life meter. If they do that, it'll be game of forever. If not, I rail on about how horrible it is compared to the first.

It would be great to have sound options (who wouldn't want to mute the sound effects?)!

 

[JSnake]

It's supposed to motivate you to NOT be left with one life meter left.

Um, doesn't the fact that you're at 1 health do that on its own?

 

[rhino4evr]

All I want from this game is for them to fix the 'warning' sound that happens constantly when you have 1 hit left on your life meter. If they do that, it'll be game of forever. If not, I rail on about how horrible it is compared to the first.

I don't know, that sounds adds a certain stress level, really makes close battles much more tense. Im sure Nintendo realizes that as well.

 

[BowieZ]

I've been humming the Boulder Bowl music for the past few hours. :lol

Meanwhile:

o__0

 

[Azure Dream]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Commercial 3

This is only the second one on the Wii Youtube account, but it's very different from the two we've seen so far. It really reminds me of how Nintendo used to advertise their games, even the commercials for this game are amazing.

 

[Kandinsky]

I dont get the hate for these commercial, i found them brilliant!

 

[BowieZ]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Commercial 3

Grampa looks hell excited about reaching the Fluffy Bluff stage.

Meanwhile, I want a planet-shaped house with a bedroom on a curvature.

 

[Fantastical]

I dont get the hate for these commercial, i found them brilliant!

Has there been hate for them? I've only seen people that like them, but I haven't been following this thread closely. Personally, I really like them. If nothing else, it's much better than 'We would like to play'.

 

[bridegur]

Nah, just having a Mario 64 like world, but the level doesn't end when collecting a star, and there is no transition between World 1 and World 2 and so on.

This is the direction I was hoping Banjo-Kazooie would have gone in. Jak and Daxter did this quite well.

 

[GK86]

After reading the Iwata ask's article, I'm hyped! But I have to buy, and beat SMG first.



Which isn't a bad thing.

 

[Zing]

After reading the Iwata ask's article, I'm hyped! But I have to buy, and beat SMG first.

How can anyone with a Wii have not played the best game Nintendo has produced in 14 years?

 

[Zing]

I am trying to avoid spoiling the game for myself. I have only watched one preview and I only skim these threads. I can wait another five days.

I preordered the game at EB today using three crap $10 games purchased at Walmart and Best Buy. It turned into $70 credit thanks to a promotion, which means I ultimately got SMG2 for a measly $20. That's some crazy shit.

 

[theluma]

I'm going to play this in about 14 hours from now... HOLD ME GAF I CAN'T CONTAIN THE EXCITEMENT!!

*melts*

TELL ME HOW :O :O

 

[WillyFive]

Um, doesn't the fact that you're at 1 health do that on its own?

Believe it or not, that doesn't do much for most people. Most wouldn't even realize it without something to remind them constantly.

 

[Haunted]

How can anyone with a Wii have not played the best game Nintendo has produced in 119 years?

fixed.

 

[Taxman]

So am I the only person who hated Bee Mario in Galaxy? I thought it was the worst suit he's ever had. For me Mario games, especially the 3D ones, are all about agility. I feel that the hover in his bee suit form is so sluggish and boring that it clashes with the greatness of the rest of the game.

 

[Black-Wind]

So am I the only person who hated Bee Mario in Galaxy? I thought it was the worst suit he's ever had. For me Mario games, especially the 3D ones, are all about agility. I feel that the hover in his bee suit form is so sluggish and boring that it clashes with the greatness of the rest of the game.

Nope, pissed me off even more when Miyamoto said taht that was the reason for no Yoshi. :/

Don't know why they brang it back instead of using another fit like hammer Mario or Cape Mario . . .

 

[GK86]

How can anyone with a Wii have not played the best game Nintendo has produced in 14 years?

I don't have a Wii.

Back when my brother had one, I played about half-way through it. But my brother sold the Wii before I could finish. I'm buying a Wii on Friday.

 

[Brandon F]

So am I the only person who hated Bee Mario in Galaxy? I thought it was the worst suit he's ever had. For me Mario games, especially the 3D ones, are all about agility. I feel that the hover in his bee suit form is so sluggish and boring that it clashes with the greatness of the rest of the game.

I didn't much care for ANY of the suits in Galaxy. They were gimmicky and only ever interesting for a few speciailized stars, but compared to the older Mario 'suit' powerups, none of them really had any beneficial quirks outside of their specific course runs.

Same goes for the new powerups. Would be nice if there were more utilization to some suits than the confined spaces they are designed for. Think of the Cape or P-wing or Tanooki in past games.

 

[MYE]

The word "gimmick", like "hardcore", has completely lost its meaning since the Wii's launch >_>

 

[Davey Cakes]

I liked Bee Mario. Sea Slide's Purple Coins was fantastic.

 

[.la1n]

I didn't much care for ANY of the suits in Galaxy. They were gimmicky and only ever interesting for a few speciailized stars, but compared to the older Mario 'suit' powerups, none of them really had any beneficial quirks outside of their specific course runs.

Same goes for the new powerups. Would be nice if there were more utilization to some suits than the confined spaces they are designed for. Think of the Cape or P-wing or Tanooki in past games.

this man speaks truths

Spoiler

still love mario galaxy tho

 

[CaVaYeRo]

Martinet video (Spanish):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psBzID7MXqk

We took another one with him dubbing a play in 'real time' and some stuff from the 1UP duet mini-concert. I'll share when it's done

 

[VGChampion]

Wish Nintendo would stop releasing there games and hardware on Sundays. I want to play it now.

How can anyone with a Wii have not played the best game Nintendo has produced in 14 years?

Eh, SMG isn't even my favorite Mario game. Maybe my favorite 3D Mario but that would be a close call.

 

[Kevtones]

Come on Walmart!

 

[Kandinsky]

Martinet video (Spanish):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psBzID7MXqk

We took another one with him dubbing a play in 'real time' and some stuff from the 1UP duet mini-concert. I'll share when it's done

Wow his spanish is pretty good, such a nice guy

 

[Platy]

Anyone saw the Full list of galaxy names in the guide's table of contents ?

It shows the explanation of the 120+ thing :

Spoiler

" Find all 120 hidden Green Stars—you cannot unlock the last galaxy without them!"

120 HIDDEN stars !!!
*heart atack*

... is "last galaxy" the "Grandmaster Galaxy" or all of the "Special World" ?

talking about the special world... "Mario Squared Galaxy" has awesome retro possibilities"

The kotaku quote of the "Mario Galaxy's Secrets have Secrets" is a little .... underanalization xD

 

[Doorman]

The only reason I didn't like the bee suit was because for the most part it felt like it took away from too much of Mario's standard mobility instead of simply adding to it. Couldn't you not long jump or backward-somersault while you had it on? It never felt like a power-up that was genuinely more useful to have than the standard Mario unless there was a specific need to use it (i.e. tall cliff that can only be accessed by hovering), and I think that's why it doesn't endear itself to people. I hope that rock and cloud Marios feel like they have a bit more utility to them.

- Kazumi Totaka did the voice work for Yoshi, who now has some new sounds
- this is the first time in 10 years that Yoshi got new voice work

This really shouldn't surprise me I suppose...but it kind of does anyway. I hope they recorded an awful lot of stuff if they don't plan to retouch Yoshi's voice for another ten years.

 

[Idioteque]

Does anyone know what day gamestop.com will ship the game? Friday or Monday?

 

[Eric WK]

So I just bought a Wii. Do I need to play SMG1 first or can I jump right in with this?

I realize I should play it, but man, that price tag two and a half years out.

 

[Kard8p3]

Anyone saw the Full list of galaxy names in the guide's table of contents ?

It shows the explanation of the 120+ thing :

Spoiler

" Find all 120 hidden Green Stars—you cannot unlock the last galaxy without them!"

120 HIDDEN stars !!!
*heart atack*

... is "last galaxy" the "Grandmaster Galaxy" or all of the "Special World" ?

talking about the special world... "Mario Squared Galaxy" has awesome retro possibilities"

The kotaku quote of the "Mario Galaxy's Secrets have Secrets" is a little .... underanalization xD

I need this game yesterday.

 

[GWX]

Anyone saw the Full list of galaxy names in the guide's table of contents ?

It shows the explanation of the 120+ thing :

Spoiler

" Find all 120 hidden Green Stars—you cannot unlock the last galaxy without them!"

120 HIDDEN stars !!!
*heart atack*

... is "last galaxy" the "Grandmaster Galaxy" or all of the "Special World" ?

talking about the special world... "Mario Squared Galaxy" has awesome retro possibilities"

The kotaku quote of the "Mario Galaxy's Secrets have Secrets" is a little .... underanalization xD

Whoa. Also,

Spoiler

Clockwork Ruins Galaxy? Does it have connection with Tick Tock Clock, the best Super Mario 64 stage?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

 

[cvxfreak]

Japan is the City of Spoilers.

Indeed.

They had Ada Wong on Resident Evil 4's advertisements, and even on the box itself, before it was widely known that she was in the game. :lol

 

[Piano]

Anyone saw the Full list of galaxy names in the guide's table of contents ?

It shows the explanation of the 120+ thing :

Spoiler

" Find all 120 hidden Green Stars—you cannot unlock the last galaxy without them!"

120 HIDDEN stars !!!
*heart atack*

... is "last galaxy" the "Grandmaster Galaxy" or all of the "Special World" ?

talking about the special world... "Mario Squared Galaxy" has awesome retro possibilities"

The kotaku quote of the "Mario Galaxy's Secrets have Secrets" is a little .... underanalization xD

:O
Does anyone have this game yet?! Why aren't there videos of

Spoiler

Throwback Galaxy?!

 

[Davey Cakes]

So I just bought a Wii. Do I need to play SMG1 first or can I jump right in with this?

I realize I should play it, but man, that price tag two and a half years out.

Both purchases are legitimate, as the first game is great and the second one is going to be great.

You can choose either game and you'll win out, regardless of the price tag. And, when you've saved up enough money again, you can jump into the next one.

I'm against the idea of games maintaining a single price point over a span of a couple of years, but if there's one game that's still worth the money, it's the original Galaxy. That said, if you're prepared to spend $50, nothing's stopping you from jumping into Galaxy 2 first and just getting the original Galaxy down the line. This sequel may end up more refined or creative or something, which may potentially dampen the experience of the first game, but that's it. Otherwise, they take place in alternate universes, so in terms of plot connection there really isn't anything to be concerned about.

Galaxy 2 was originally going to be called "More Super Mario Galaxy," after all.

 

[bridegur]

So I just bought a Wii. Do I need to play SMG1 first or can I jump right in with this?

I realize I should play it, but man, that price tag two and a half years out.

For me, SMG is the only Wii game that's fully worth $50, but you might as well play SMG2 first.

 

[Ataturk]

So I just bought a Wii. Do I need to play SMG1 first or can I jump right in with this?

I realize I should play it, but man, that price tag two and a half years out.

From a story point of view, of course not. It's probably better not to get burnt out on it, so I would say go straight to SMG2 and pick up the first later on. In all likelihood, you won't need convincing to pick it up after playing 2.

 

[Platy]

:O
Does anyone have this game yet?! Why aren't there videos of

Spoiler

Throwback Galaxy?!

Theoricaly there are in the iwata asks ... remeber THE spoiler from pages back ?

 

[Grampa Simpson]

So I just bought a Wii. Do I need to play SMG1 first or can I jump right in with this?

I realize I should play it, but man, that price tag two and a half years out.

If it wasn't *that good* it's used price wouldn't still be so high after so much time with that many copies sold. If they stopped manufacturing new copies, I think the used price would be at $50 or more. It's just that insane.

http://product.half.ebay.com/Super-Mario-Galaxy-Wii-2007_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ55615550

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=230014

Think of it this way, you can buy a copy used on half.com or ebay, and then sell it back for about the same amount of money. Or just keep it, since it is worth keeping.

 

[Kard8p3]

Why did no one say that 1up was going to do a game night on galaxy 2? Apparently we've already missed the live version so now the wait for them to upload it starts.