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| From: Blistered Otter | Posted: 1/24/2003 2:44:08 PM | Message Detail |
| How do you know it has anything to do with Metroid Prime? --- "I predict that it will be Oakland and Pittsburgh in the SuperBowl, with the Raider's coming out with the victory." CNW101 ---Blistered Otter--- |
| From: MGSFan2 | Posted: 1/24/2003 2:47:12 PM | Message Detail |
| How do you know it doesn't? --- Once upon a time, somebody gave a damn. |
| From: Blistered Otter | Posted: 1/24/2003 3:01:23 PM | Message Detail |
| When did I say I did? --- "I predict that it will be Oakland and Pittsburgh in the SuperBowl, with the Raider's coming out with the victory." CNW101 ---Blistered Otter--- |
| From: MGSFan2 | Posted: 1/24/2003 3:28:28 PM | Message Detail |
| You implied it. --- Once upon a time, somebody gave a damn. |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 1/26/2003 4:36:57 AM | Message Detail |
| Ikaruga non-Japanese box art and an announcment from infogrames (publisher) that it's going to be released outside of Japan smacks us in the face it's headed to the US. Gamespot says (and understandably so), that it could still head to Europe and skip the US entirely. I hadn't thought about that, but I shan't worry at the moment. In related shooter news, the magic box reports that Compile, a 2D shooter development house, is shutting down. this is unfortunate, as I enjoy several older Compile games. However, I guess they haven't done much in recent years anyway along the same vein. I also just remembered PGC had F-Zero GC impressions I forgot to read. Well, maybe tomorrow. --- The Scientist knows best... "If things keep going the way they are, Nintendo won't stop until the gameboy is the size of a credit card." -Scumbag |
| From: Blistered Otter | Posted: 1/26/2003 11:19:47 AM | Message Detail |
| Or is that just what you think? --- "I predict that it will be Oakland and Pittsburgh in the SuperBowl, with the Raider's coming out with the victory." CNW101 ---Blistered Otter--- |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 1/27/2003 2:18:17 AM | Message Detail |
| F-Zero GC: It seems it'll be released in Japan in May. We'll definitely find out a lot about the game at E3 then, and this sets it up for a fall/holiday release. Maybe even late summer. PGC says: For F-Zero fans, the handling of your craft feels just like its N64 predecessor. The controls are modified for the Cube controller, but it remains intuitive, and takes almost no time to adapt. Here is the controller setup: A button - accelerate B button - brake X button - side attack Y button - boost Z button - spin attack L / R trigger - moving the center of mass Control Pad - change view This all is very promising news. The one thing the PGC guy kept saying, was that this game was a lot like F-Zero X. Not only is F-Zero X one of my favorite racing games ever, I prefer the control of it over F-Zero for SNES (and thus maximum velocity) as well. One thing I did have a feeling they may have changed (for the worse) was less intuitive and perfected control. Seems like everything's well on target though. I guess my only "worry" now is the game looks a bit too dark and grim as far as graphics and style go. Yes, F-Zero is a deadly and awesome sport set far away in what can only be my favorite perspective and realization of the Nintendo worlds (with such competitors as James McCloud and Zoda), but it also (at least as far as F-Zero X goes) is a very colorful, bright, and clean-looking game. It's fast and sleek, and some of the "grunge" look to the tracks so far in F-Zero GC isn't exactly to my taste. But hey- I don't want an exact copy of F-Zero X anyway. The guy said it wasn't very innovative. Indeed, I don't see a single innovation as of now. HOWEVER, he said about 5 or 6 modes weren't available in the demo, and I'm hoping there's a track editor in there somewhere. It would be just such a missed opportunity if they didn't include one. --- The Scientist knows best... "If things keep going the way they are, Nintendo won't stop until the gameboy is the size of a credit card." -Scumbag |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 1/28/2003 12:03:53 AM | Message Detail |
| "The buzz around Ikaruga precedes it and we are thrilled to be importing this Japanese arcade hit to America for the Nintendo GameCube," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Infogrames' Beverly studio. "Stunning graphics and intense gameplay make for a powerful sensory experience and fans of Ikaruga will agree that this is the best space battle ever." I'll probably buy two copies. --- The Scientist knows best... "If things keep going the way they are, Nintendo won't stop until the gameboy is the size of a credit card." -Scumbag |
| From: SuperSayinLink | Posted: 1/28/2003 5:01:14 PM | Message Detail |
| The best web site to look up Zelda Pics is http://www.webpics.com --- Where is your Saiyan Pride? |
| From: Mega KJ | Posted: 1/28/2003 5:05:44 PM | Message Detail |
| Hey I remember you!!! --- I was once called Link The SuperSaiyan! But the account died! |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 1/30/2003 1:42:50 AM | Message Detail |
| http://cube.ign.com/articles/384/384234p1.html Zoonami apparently is partnered with Nintendo to make a GC game, called Game Zero at the moment. With several former Rare guys at Free Radical and some at Zoonami as well, I often wonder who's left to actually develop future Rareware titles, that isn't new to the company. --- The Scientist knows best... "If things keep going the way they are, Nintendo won't stop until the gameboy is the size of a credit card." -Scumbag |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 1/31/2003 7:15:13 PM | Message Detail |
| I guess nobody else knows who's left either. ha.... , ha... --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/1/2003 1:23:33 AM | Message Detail |
| I tell ya, the "dark" games these days get bashed for not being bright, and the "bright" games get bashed for not being dark. Dang Ikaruga, why are you so dark, atmospheric, and moody? Where's the playfulness and use of color? (j/k) Then there's that darn Mario Sunshine, too bright for my goddamm adult eyes! Off to the nursury with you! (j/k) --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: jman009 | Posted: 2/1/2003 6:36:04 AM | Message Detail |
| Q: Is Nintendo Gameboy's biggest rival Nokia? --- Jamie knows Waluigi is #1! |
| From: AdmiralViscen IV | Posted: 2/1/2003 10:37:48 AM | Message Detail |
| New game: http://cube.ign.com/articles/384/384540p1.html My thoughts on it: http://s3.cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=548&topic=6303436 --- Blaming guns for Columbine is like blaming spoons for Rosie O'Donnell being fat. Better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it. |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/1/2003 11:05:57 PM | Message Detail |
| I was going to at least see some screenshots since I couldn't get movies to work, but I can't even reach the site. Maybe later. Nokia? o_O --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/4/2003 1:18:05 AM | Message Detail |
| I hope if nintendo's next group of big titles are for online, it won't hit too hard. I'm not really interested in online, and if suddenly games I wanted like Mario Kart and Pikmin 2 have online features I hope they aren't SO focused on that- that they aren't worth buying to me. Well, if Mario Kart is too online oriented, I've got F-Zero. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/5/2003 2:54:07 AM | Message Detail |
| At this rate, my topic will last a year. Anyway, http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-01-24 ahahahahaa --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: Polas | Posted: 2/5/2003 6:49:00 PM | Message Detail |
| Did you catch The Simpsons this past Sunday? They bought a bunch of crap at Reiner Wolfcastle's yard sale, then they couldn't fit it all in the car. Homer said something like "all those years of playing Tetris are finally gonna pay off!", then he folded up Bart, Lisa, and the yard sale stuff into Tetris shapes with jerky animation and the Russian Tetris music playing. --- Polas' Goodtime Retro Cafe: http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/polas/ The Golden Age of Gaming |
| From: The Fire Blade | Posted: 2/5/2003 8:46:54 PM | Message Detail |
| Yeah that was weird but funny. Russion music? --- Just call me Blade. |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/8/2003 1:23:20 AM | Message Detail |
| No, didn't see the Simpsons. I can imagine that though, and it sounds funny. http://www.planetgamecube.com/media.cfm?action=shot&id=325&seq=1 F-Zero GC screens...forget tube racer or whatever....THIS is one stylish, futuristic tube, snaking through a conservatory or parkway. Definitely captures my attention more than some of the first ones, from that Mute City track. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/11/2003 3:38:22 PM | Message Detail |
| Looks like even the Gradius series couldn't escape the wrath of 3D gaming hype. While at the Gradius Homeworld (http://www.gamestone.co.uk/gradius/index.html) I found out out there was a 3D Gradius game, released in the arcades in Japan- Solar Assault Gradius. You get in this giant seat, that rumbles and reacts to what's happening on screen. (Although, it seemed there were about 4 different variations of the arcade apparatus, some cheap and some more expensive, like one that looked like a little room you crawl into. o_O) The game itself looks all right, for being out in '97, though the gameplay looks pretty wretched in 3D. Then again, those Japanese guys in the pictures seem to be having a pretty good time, but I think they're into anything unconventional. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: jman009 | Posted: 2/11/2003 4:26:51 PM | Message Detail |
| well while reading the impressions of Nintendo Puzzle Collection on PlanetGamecube.com i found out that the Gamecube-Gameboy Advance link cable is a free gift with the game obviously trying to push its GC-GBA capabilties whether it be using the GBA as a controller or downloading a NES version of the game it would certainly bewelcomed as most GBA and GC owns will have 1 GBA-GC linker for either Sonic Battle 2, Metroid Prime or in anticipation for Wind Waker. according to the impression Tetris attack seems to have 16-bit graphics like the snes original. Dr. Mario is a port of the N64 version(complete with bad frame rate) and Yoshi's Cookie seems to have been completely reconstructed with fresher tunes and graphicsthough stilll 16 bit-y. Tetris Attack seems to be the best game with Yoshi's Cookie next and Dr. Mario trailing last. I'm praying for the game to have a NOA release so there is at least a chance of Europe getting this compilation of Puzzle classics. Though it maybe unlikely i'm hopping for a Yoshi/Mario renovation of Tetris Attack, this wouldn't alter the game play but its most likely that this will be renamed "Mario's Puzzle Collection" for out of Japan. I'd expect a lot unlockables just like Game & Watch 4(GBA). --- "GameFAQs.com has totally drained my desire to work on game guides. I mean, with a site like that, why bother?"-Deezer |
| From: FalconPain | Posted: 2/12/2003 1:41:47 PM | Message Detail |
| Really? Does that mean there'll eventually be a 3D rumbling version of Parodius? (gets mental image of 3D version of giant bellydancer) Okay, maybe not. That would be difficult to avoid. Wait, 1997? Curses. Never mind. |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/12/2003 1:47:58 PM | Message Detail |
| Really? Does that mean there'll eventually be a 3D rumbling version of Parodius? (gets mental image of 3D version of giant bellydancer) Okay, maybe not. That would be difficult to avoid. whahaha, okay, that was funny. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/14/2003 12:59:15 AM | Message Detail |
| http://www.nintendo.com/news/news_articles.jsp?articleID=8079 Nintendo's site has some comments posted from the SSBM director about the concert from last August, some interesting comments on the songs, and, to my surprise, pictures of two of my favorite game composers, Koji Kondo and Hip Tanaka. Which I had never seen before. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/14/2003 10:43:21 PM | Message Detail |
| My Vectorman2 review just went up on the site. I played it through again recently, and was just so off put by the poor gameplay and tedious jumping and shooting that wasn't fun...then I checked out this site, and it had one review- a NINE out ten, from someone who said Vectorman was the best game for the system. Right.... --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/16/2003 2:52:15 AM | Message Detail |
| http://ningc.com/news.php?article=2026 According to this site, Contra: Shattered Soldier will be ported to GCN. I'll hold off celebrating in case it isn't true, but if it is, that makes me buying a PS2 just that much more unlikely. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/18/2003 12:40:09 AM | Message Detail |
| Konami's press page reveals nothing, and now that I think of it, this rumor surfaced before. In its place; another Yu-Gi-Oh (or whatever) announcment for GBA. Bah. I guess I have enough games to buy this year anyway. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: Kasumi Pwns You | Posted: 2/18/2003 6:13:37 AM | Message Detail |
| Pray tell, you're not throwing away a Yu-Gi-Oh game ALREADY? While you should certainly ignore the cartoon versions of the game, you should definitely give the card game a try. Very very well-made game. Worth a chance. --- Kasumi pwns all of you. Kasumi and Tina. And sometime lei Fang. |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/18/2003 9:11:05 AM | Message Detail |
| I'm not really into card games, but I'd take Contra of any type over another yu-gi-oh GBA game. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/18/2003 9:11:43 AM | Message Detail |
| !! Actually, I wouldn't. I forgot about Contra Forces. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: Kasumi Pwns You | Posted: 2/18/2003 9:14:30 AM | Message Detail |
| Ah. Well, I don't know about another Contra GBA game. Sure, it was just an SNES port, but it was a damn fine port. Personally, I'd like to see less Castlevania GBA and more Metal Gear on GBA. I love CV just as much as the next guy, but I'll be damned if I want a rushed one every year. --- Kasumi pwns all of you. Kasumi and Tina. And sometime lei Fang. |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/19/2003 6:02:38 PM | Message Detail |
| Well, I never meant necessarily a GBA Contra. And I forgot about the re-release of Contra III for GBA...I heard it was toned down though, but I don't know exactly what they meant. I think they took out the top down view levels and replaced them with a few from Hard Corps, which could be good or bad. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/21/2003 1:36:56 PM | Message Detail |
| http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=3987 Some F-Zero news for the arcade version, along with 3 new character descriptions. But there are still 30 racers. So that would mean there are more than 30 total if the old ones are all back (as was perhaps suggested by earlier videos), and that only 30 show up at once. Or, the other possibility is that they cut some of the ones from F-Zero X. All I can say is Baba had better be back. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/22/2003 5:25:00 PM | Message Detail |
| Apparently Pikmin 2 footage was revealed for the first time over in Europe- I don't think it's available to us yet but there have been some descriptions of it. Most notible is that it seemed to have a 2P split screen mode. This is welcome to me- while I think Pikmin would make a good online title (and perhaps it still will...), split screen is a much more accessible way to do multiplayer for me. With a horizontal split I think the gameplay will be mostly manageable- of course if you're looking for and gathering Pikmin the screen size might not be quite big enough, but I'll wait until I see some actual screens and see how much the gameplay has changed. The actual idea of multiplayer in the game has always seemed quite exciting- my idea was that perhaps Olimar's son and daughter could be characters, each player controls, and both work together on manipulating the Pikmin. And it seems at least that idea seems to be in place. Also it said characters will now be able to carry items...I'm not exactly sure what they mean by this...but perhaps the player (spaceman, or whatever), can carry along items to use for various tasks/puzzles in addition to just manipulating the Pikmin. This might also be a more preferable way to expand the gameplay- rather than doing what most people want- which is more types and colors to pikmin. Personally, I don't think the yellow, red, and blue abilities were fully realized even in the first. This isn't to say that new colors wouldn't be welcome, but I don't think they're as necessary as expanding the gameplay in other ways. Also, a greater variety in terrain types might be nice- sand and ice I can see working quite well in causing new problems and the formation of new strategies- in addition to introducing all sorts of new enemy critters. I also got the OoT Master Quest today- certainly the packaging is quite welcome, compared to the cardboard sleeve they got to house the game, in Japan. Inside there was a WindWaker preview- with several mistakes throughout. Prolo Island I thought was the name of Link's home in the game, though now it seems, according to the new preview booklet- to be called Outset Island. But then in the picture captions they call it Star Island! Make up your minds...Also, Taura Island seems to be called Windfall Island now, which is perhaps the most welcome change, though I do like most of the original names for this game, and hope they don't alter too dramatically. Two of the village elders on Prolo/Outset/Star island are named Orca and Sturgeon. Sturgeon! It doesn't get much cooler than that. The instruction manual is done in in a monochrome way, but has some gold color in it as well- certainly enhances the feel of it being legendary and classic, I guess. The actual disc with the reddish flame is also quite nice- perhaps my favorite GC disc yet, except for Super Mario Sunshine's, with the excellent blue sky and clouds- perfectly fitting the game. Haven't actually tried the disc yet; I'll probably get around to it this evening. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/23/2003 2:02:42 AM | Message Detail |
| Okay, I tried out the bonus disc...I've only played the regular OoT though so far, up to the market. The higher resolution was immediately noticable, and it's good in some ways and not so good in others. Some of the "seams" seem to stick out and flicker a bit more now, and sometimes the edges seem sharper than they really should be-- also, places like Hyrule Field now look more like a finely cut golf turf than an actual field of crunchy munchy grass to step on. This is only a hint of the problems and awkwardness the game would have, if they actually did make it 60 fps or even sharper (something a lot of people I know wanted). It was made for the N64, and should stay that way. But, the higher res helps in some ways- it gives characters an increased sense of definition at times, and makes some aspects appear a bit cleaner in a _good_ way. As far as the framerate, it was hard to tell. It seemed a bit more evened out perhaps, though even someone like me didn't notice much of a difference. And I did indeed notice that new symbol they've put on blocks and switches instead of that "islamic" crescent moon or whatever. The new symbol looks like I've seen it before...have I? It also looks like a wrench, or two arrows pointing in opposite directions. The control wasn't nearly as bad as many people told me it would be...I got used to it almost right away. Although it's obviously much better with the N64 controller since that was what it was made for, it still is pretty easy to get used to. The main problem I had at first was having to press the C-stick for selecting weapons and zooming into first person. I'm not used to reaching down with my thumb for that, but rather upwards. Although I guess it assigns things to X and Y as well, but I'm a nut for zooming into FP. Although for most things it feels more awkward to press the C-stick- with the slingshot I found it quite enjoyable- holding back on the stick and then "snapping" it back felt like a real slingshot- cool! Not really intended, but sort of a nice thing that came about. The only real complaint I have with this conversion is every time you pause the game (and in a couple other areas)- the music "skips" or "pops" briefly, and is annoying!!! Also, the pause screen interface is just as sluggish as always- not sped up to a better speed like in Majora's Mask. I thought that might have actually been implemented at first- because on the file select screen, the speed of selecting and flipping of the menu (when you select 'options') was MUCH faster- and done in the same way as MM! But then in the actual game, things are the same. Also, the text I was hoping they'd change to skip to the end of the current message box when you press B- not either unskippable or the WHOLE conversation being skipped! Majora's Mask did it right, and I think that would have been a welcome addition to the re-release. However, Sapphire told me that the WW text is indeed uncooperative like in OoT, so if that's the case I may as well get used to it again early... Beyond all those things I noticed, the rest is the great game it's always been...I'll probably do the OoT portion of a dungeon, and then the Master Quest version following, so I have a direct comparison as I play. The video previews were okay- Wario World seems to have come along considerably since last E3...more than some people had been saying at least- and this "hands on" grabbing, swinging, and throwing battle style looks very fun. F-Zero seems even cooler now that I see it running on my TV...and that one video that shows a whole bunch of games...they could have put on a lot more than they did...where's the Capcom ones, for one thing? --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: Blistered Otter | Posted: 2/23/2003 10:29:24 AM | Message Detail |
| The five Capcom games are absent from the disc, for NoA was being evil when they chose which videos to put onto the disc. --- WARNING: I am about to insult your intelligence. Blistered Otter Evil Strider... |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/23/2003 12:59:14 PM | Message Detail |
| No, because that would mean they actually knew what they were doing. --- The Scientist knows best... "LttP is NOT all that and a bags of chips. It's all that, a bag of chips, large soda and side of fries." -Sapphire |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/24/2003 2:46:16 AM | Message Detail |
| The visuals really are sharper in the MQ than I thought. After playing OoT on N64 and then the bonus disc, I didn't notice a huge difference. But going BACK to N64 after the bonus disc really stood out. While some things seem more appropriate when "fuzzier", the characters look much better when they are sharp, for the most part. Especially inside a building, when the edges on someone fuzz up normally. Nice. --- The Scientist knows best... "No one [mainstream] would ever think to pay full price for a game with only an X and Y axis." -alpha5099 |
| From: Blistered Otter | Posted: 2/24/2003 5:10:21 PM | Message Detail |
| Evil Scientist, correcting me... --- WARNING: I am about to insult your intelligence. Blistered Otter Evil Strider... |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/25/2003 2:07:12 AM | Message Detail |
| http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=3996 Capcom's making a new Zelda for GBA, due to be shown at this year's E3. Hopefully it'll be better than my experience with the Oracles. martianinvader9 (2:16:15 AM): Neat...Capcom's making another GBA Zelda title(a new one). You can count on this Link to be based on the Wind Waker version, because normally these new ones are based on the most recent incarnation(LA had the LTTP Link style, OOS and OOA had the Ocarina Link style and now....) ScientistPG (2:17:49 AM): Four Swords has the WW look, but this probably will as well --- The Scientist knows best... "No one [mainstream] would ever think to pay full price for a game with only an X and Y axis." -alpha5099 |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/25/2003 12:30:09 PM | Message Detail |
| http://www.gamesarefun.com/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1046179333,70641, Pikmin 2 Early screens One of the three is indeed of a split screen mode, and it seems Olimar now has an assistant of his same race (probably someone he brought along from Hocotate. Heh, that guy looks funny...probably a good personality for an assistant). The other two screenshots are not of split screen play, but it's interesting to note that the assistant is still on the screen with Olimar- so maybe even in a one player game, there are actually two spacemen, but if a second player WANTS to play, they can just pick up a controller and hit start, gaining control of the second spaceman. There are a few ways this could work, and that's only 1 idea. The environments look very early...relatively bleak browns, and pretty standard backgrounds- which will likely be fleshed out and improved upon more as time goes on. One shot also shows Pikmin carrying a tin can of some sort...so it seems there are more than just spaceship parts and enemies to carry around this time. This should probably strengthen and increase the types of tasks and ways you can reach goals. The characters though may consist of more polygons this time...well, it's hard to tell, but in one of the screens they look a bit smoother, unless it's just the higher resolution of these particular screens that make them appear that way. Still, this isn't much to go on yet, but more than we had. --- The Scientist knows best... "No one [mainstream] would ever think to pay full price for a game with only an X and Y axis." -alpha5099 |
| From: Kasumi Pwns You | Posted: 2/25/2003 1:12:01 PM | Message Detail |
| I weep at both of those things. A new Oracle-like game? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! A new Pikmin for people to infinitely hype? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I think you get my point. --- Kasumi pwns all of you. Kasumi and Tina. And sometime lei Fang. |
| From: Bananasaurus Rex | Posted: 2/25/2003 1:19:04 PM | Message Detail |
| Anyone remember in Goldeneye when everyone was trying to find Mayday and Oddjob in one player mode? That was funny. --- ~I Am Duel~ I just saw boobs....this is the best show on television. ~ Antallic |
| From: jman009 | Posted: 2/25/2003 3:19:48 PM | Message Detail |
| meh.. the Capcom new Zelda game will be great. As for Pikmin 2, I didn't enjoy the first one I won't enjoy the second. --- Live zee dream! |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/25/2003 3:23:32 PM | Message Detail |
| I'm not exactly sure a new GBA Zelda by Capcom will be good either, but it's the closest we'll get probably. I doubt Nintendo will make one themselves for GBA now, since they get just let flagship do it. Pikmin though, was a good and innovative game, though not fully realized- something I'm sure a sequel could help to do. I hope multiplayer doesn't take away from the pacing and exploratory nature of the game though, and focus too much on competition. Cooperative would be much better, and it seems that might be the case. It'll likely be one of the better titles of the fall (for the GameCube, anyway...), overshadowed as usual by something that's more "comfortable" to gamers- something with a bigger name. The oddjob and mayday thing got old about as fast as the luigi in mario 64 and triforce in OoT ones did. --- The Scientist knows best... "No one [mainstream] would ever think to pay full price for a game with only an X and Y axis." -alpha5099 |
| From: jman009 | Posted: 2/25/2003 3:39:28 PM | Message Detail |
| the Oracle games were misunderstood. i'm sure that it will be a great game but because its not 100% nintendo made people are bound to rubbish it(gets ready for an obvious reply of "that's not the fact, its just that it WAS rubbish".). well I'm sure this game will include some kind of off beat story about 2 or more Links/Warriors fighting to save the triforce. which is what Capcom Zelda games have, just so Zelda fans can rubbish it. THey might as well add some kind of animal other than epona so the Message Board critics can really go to town on rubbishing the next game. --- Live zee dream! |
| From: scientist pg | Posted: 2/25/2003 7:15:02 PM | Message Detail |
| I don't think they're misunderstood- I think some of the higher and truely amazing qualities of Link's Awakening and Link to the Past are misunderstood, rather- making them seem more aligned with the Oracles. --- The Scientist knows best... "No one [mainstream] would ever think to pay full price for a game with only an X and Y axis." -alpha5099 |
| From: Kasumi Pwns You | Posted: 2/25/2003 7:22:45 PM | Message Detail |
| The fact is that the oracles were crap. And no self-respecting Zelda fan should ever have to be subjected to another set of games like that. nintendo should go the CD-i route again, and officialy strike them from the record. Story-line-wise, at least. As for Pikmin... For each and every innovation that game had, it also had a big, overshadowing flaw. --- Kasumi pwns all of you. Kasumi and Tina. And sometime lei Fang. |
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