Robin64
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You can pay the exact amount if you want, so just 30 cents in this case.
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Super Metroid |OT| Prequel to Other M
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You can pay the exact amount if you want, so just 30 cents in this case.
Use the "pay remaining using a credit card" option, it will add the exact amount.
soul creator
Member
lol, why am I considering buying a Wii U for all these SNES ports. Not even joking...loved some Super Metroid back in the day, and having a convenient way to play it sounds appealing.
I have a Wii already, but the VC on Wii U seems like it'll have more features. Hmm...
I have a Wii already, but the VC on Wii U seems like it'll have more features. Hmm...
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
You could, as an alternative, buy a Super Nintendo. Better selection than the WiiU VC, that's for damn sure.
You do also get the Wii shop when you buy a Wii U, assuming he doesn't already have one.
Edit: Reading fail, well there's off TV play, which is how i play all of my games now anyway.
I didn't remember how to do mockball, in the end all I was missing was running, forgot you could do that, but I saw a video where the player cross the bridge to early super missile just running and pointing armcanon at the floor, what was that? When I tried the closing pillar stopped me.
anotherVegan
Member
I wish Nintendo would put SNES games on the 3DS VČ. I would buy this in a second.
(i already have it on my Snes and Wii VČ. Having this portable would be gaming Bliss. Zero Mission and Fusion are good, but nowhere near as good as Super.)
(i already have it on my Snes and Wii VČ. Having this portable would be gaming Bliss. Zero Mission and Fusion are good, but nowhere near as good as Super.)
Outtrigger888
Member
Yesterday was the first time I played this game. Actually, its the first metroid I've played.
The music, atmosphere, presentation, and gfx are all excellent. As well as the gameplay. Boss fights are challanging and unique.
I recommend it to anyone.
The music, atmosphere, presentation, and gfx are all excellent. As well as the gameplay. Boss fights are challanging and unique.
I recommend it to anyone.
soul creator
Member
I'm on the digital distribution bandwagon. I'm more into convenience rather than accuracy these days, so scouring ebay and old used game shops isn't super appealing to me at this point in my life
Though if I ever move out of this 1-bedroom apartment, I may think about buying up all my old consoles again, heh.
Robin64
Member
Finally, work is over and I can download SUPER METROID. Hands down one of the best games there is. Pretty excited!
..even if 50hz.
Edit: Sorry to say I noticed the repeat frame jankiness from the get-go as we're panning across the title screen location.
Edit2: AUF ZEBES BEKAMPFTE ICH DIE METROIDS UND IHREN ANFUHRER MOTHER BRAIN
..even if 50hz.
Edit: Sorry to say I noticed the repeat frame jankiness from the get-go as we're panning across the title screen location.
Edit2: AUF ZEBES BEKAMPFTE ICH DIE METROIDS UND IHREN ANFUHRER MOTHER BRAIN
AndyMoogle
Member
Yeah, it's quite noticeable right away. It's not as bad as Kirby, but it's very noticeable.
The subtitles are hilariously bad. They didn't even bother to translate more than half of the English text either.
I had never heard the term mockball before checking out Miiverse. Some people were mentioning it there and I had to look it up. Funny that there are always plenty of glitches in the Metroid games that allows for sequence breaking, but there are usually not any glitches that would ruin the experience in any way.
Robin64
Member
I have to say, though, once in game..
Well it feels fine. I mean, it feels really good actually. Maybe because the image of SNES games is better than NES games (NES games look crap), but you really don't spot it unless you're outright looking for it. I've not had any weird Kirby-esque unresponsiveness yet.
I guess my point is, continue petitioning for a 60hz version, but don't miss out on this because you think it will be terrible. It's not.
I've put run on ZR, too, that's fun.
Making Ridley drop the baby Metroid is mandatory:
Well it feels fine. I mean, it feels really good actually. Maybe because the image of SNES games is better than NES games (NES games look crap), but you really don't spot it unless you're outright looking for it. I've not had any weird Kirby-esque unresponsiveness yet.
I guess my point is, continue petitioning for a 60hz version, but don't miss out on this because you think it will be terrible. It's not.
I've put run on ZR, too, that's fun.
Making Ridley drop the baby Metroid is mandatory:
More people able to confirm this? Kirby's controls and input lag were really horrid.
AndyMoogle
Member
It's nowhere near as bad as Kirby. There is some minor stuttering when the screen scrolls, but the controls feel fine.
Neff
Member
I've just finished testing the PAL WII U VC release against the US cart on a US SNES. While the idea of 'buying' another 50hz game appalls me, I figure 30p is worth it for an authoritative test.
The frame duplicate judder through HDMI is absolutely noticeable in comparison, and the controls are perceptibly less sharp as a result. While Samus is indeed speeded up, and the scrolling to match her, everything else, and I mean absolutely everything, is running at PAL speed. Your weapons, enemies, enemy weapons, doors, elevators, even the famous opening ship descent takes a good second or two longer. After a while it becomes annoying and I had to turn it off. It's a crushing shame, because it really does look gorgeous on the Gamepad.
It's playable enough if you're not familiar with the NTSC version, great even, but if you are, it falls short, and is a sad, careless representation of a true masterpiece.
Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts are 60hz US versions and naturally are awesome.
The frame duplicate judder through HDMI is absolutely noticeable in comparison, and the controls are perceptibly less sharp as a result. While Samus is indeed speeded up, and the scrolling to match her, everything else, and I mean absolutely everything, is running at PAL speed. Your weapons, enemies, enemy weapons, doors, elevators, even the famous opening ship descent takes a good second or two longer. After a while it becomes annoying and I had to turn it off. It's a crushing shame, because it really does look gorgeous on the Gamepad.
It's playable enough if you're not familiar with the NTSC version, great even, but if you are, it falls short, and is a sad, careless representation of a true masterpiece.
Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts are 60hz US versions and naturally are awesome.
Ok, that was the kind of comparison response I was expecting. Skipping then, I'm too used to the NTSC release of this game.
Diablohead
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That would explain why you can skip the chozo statue fight no pal, if samus is sped up but everything else is not.
I always wondered why it was a pal limited trick.
I always wondered why it was a pal limited trick.
I have played, beat and enjoyed this game enough times already during all my life, no need to waste more money on a copy I'm going to play with a grumpy cat face while giving Nintendo more reasons to keep fucking Europe over with VC releases.
I'll add a time:
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABtUV57qdWQtA
I'm sure it could be beaten, I wasn't terribly efficient (had to loop around Maridia twice due to exiting a one-way door), my item collection rate was 53%. Only deathes were a few to Ridley, darn him and his stamina!
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABtUV57qdWQtA
I'm sure it could be beaten, I wasn't terribly efficient (had to loop around Maridia twice due to exiting a one-way door), my item collection rate was 53%. Only deathes were a few to Ridley, darn him and his stamina!
Neff
Member
While I respect your opinion and your obvious love for the game, I think you're giving Nintendo rather too much leeway here. This is needless and unforgivable mistreatment of Super Metroid. The NTSC version is absolutely superior, and we're being denied it.
YEEESS! Noob Bridge is immortal
Robin64
Member
Yup, and then use the Wii U specific options to map it to ZR.
This.
Only interested in playing it if it's the proper 60Hz release. There are simply too many other games out there to waste time playing through a subpar 50Hz version. It's a shame Nintendo refuses to offer the US version as an option. (£0.30 or not is irrelevant).
READ A MANUAL? Pffff, that's sooooooo 80's
Thaedolus
Member
First thing you need to do is change the control scheme in Super Metroid, which should show you there's a run button...I prefer the Mega Man X scheme of Y=shoot, B=Jump, A=Dash
Robin64
Member
This is the one complaint I really don't get. It doesn't happen again outside of the intro!
The solution is to put up the US version, so let them complain.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I didn't get the Spazer until I had unlocked Tourian. Don't feel that bad about yourself!
Neff
Member
While I think the subtitle criticisms are unreasonable, it does kill the atmosphere if you don't speak French or German (and from what I gather from the translation, it does even if you do).
Your reasoning is faultless.
Your reasoning is faultless.
You know what's the worst? That "thanks" to those crappy and horribly badly translated subtitles is why we're stuck with a crappy PAL release. That's why it's extra appalling.
I'm outright refusing to buy it for the sheer principle. Doesn't matter if it's 30p or not. Started playing the american NTSC cart on my Super Famicom earlier instead - just got to the red brinstar area.
And I'll get it at 60hz on the Wii U gamepad eventually. It'll be hacked at some point, and then as per usual, we'll get a better service from homebrew coders with SNES9x than Nintendo themselves.
Robin64
Member
Next month is Yoshi (Mario and Yoshi in Europe) and then the final month is Donkey Kong.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yoshi, like the puzzle game? Booooorrrrrriiinnnnngggg
the NES DK or the arcade (lol, yeah right) version?