Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:09 am 0

Not really helping with their PR problems are they -

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3155685

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:14 am 0

swith wrote:PAL 50Hz black border shite? Right, fuck that. Completely fuck that. No way I'll be getting any VC games now until that's fixed. What a fucking disgrace!

I doubt it will ever be fixed - it's pretty clear that ninty and co can't be arsed to do any more than a straight emulation of original game roms, so they're not going to want to fiddle with all the french, german, italian, etc.. roms to get them in 60hz mode when they can just emulate them as is.

It's not the black borders I mind, so much - I have to admit I never really noticed them, anyway. The thing that pisses me off is the fact it knocks almost 20% off the game speed. If nintendo up the emulation speed to compensate, it won't be a deal breaker for me, but when I have the choice of playing unbordered, full speed 60hz roms for free, slowdown-riddled 50hz ports I have to pay for are pretty laughable.

teamonkey · Post by **teamonkey** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:07 am 0

Does anyone else feel we should merge this thread with the Sony one?

swith · Post by **swith** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:10 am 0

teamonkey wrote:Does anyone else feel we should merge this thread with the Sony one?

Might as well, eh. Or would it be like crossing the streams?

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:14 am 0

More about the mystery VC title:

Everybody seems to be grasping the wrong end of the stick, where that commentâ€™s concerned. The mystery game in question isnâ€™t actually a console game and wasnâ€™t made in Japan. So everyone whoâ€™s guessing at Mario RPG or NiGHTS 2 is going to be disappointed.

UK VC launch list:

Altered Beast (MD) (800pts) (Classic/Gamecube)
Bomberman 93 (TG16) (600pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Bonkâ€™s Adventure (TG16) (600pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Donkey Kong (NES) (500pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) (800pts) (Classic/Gamecube)
Dungeon Explorer (TG16) (600pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Ecco The Dolphin (MD) (800pts) (Classic/Gamecube)
F-Zero (SNES) (800pts) (Classic/Gamecube)
Golden Axe (MD) (800pts) (Classic/Gamecube)
Mario Bros (NES) (500pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Sonic The Hedgehog (MD) (800pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Super Mario 64 (N64) (1000pts) (Classic/Gamecube)
Super Star Soldier (TG16) (600pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
The Legend Of Zelda (NES) (500pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Victory Run (TG16) (600pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)
Warioâ€™s Woods (NES) (500pts) (Classic/Gamecube/Wii Remote)

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:25 am 0

It'll be cool to play Dungeon Explorer in English, I only ever saw it in Japanese

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arbster · Post by **arbster** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:26 am 0

Alarm wrote:More about the mystery VC title:

Everybody seems to be grasping the wrong end of the stick, where that commentâ€™s concerned. The mystery game in question isnâ€™t actually a console game and wasnâ€™t made in Japan. So everyone whoâ€™s guessing at Mario RPG or NiGHTS 2 is going to be disappointed.

Chuckie Egg.

Also, careful about opening your Wii if it it is suppose to be a Christmas present: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6213012.stm

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:34 am 0

arbster wrote:
Alarm wrote:More about the mystery VC title:

Everybody seems to be grasping the wrong end of the stick, where that commentâ€™s concerned. The mystery game in question isnâ€™t actually a console game and wasnâ€™t made in Japan. So everyone whoâ€™s guessing at Mario RPG or NiGHTS 2 is going to be disappointed.
Chuckie Egg.

I'd have hoped it was Manic Miner, but that made its way onto a Japanese computer (MSX cart and cassette), so it may not be that.

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:38 am 0

Alarm wrote:
arbster wrote:
Alarm wrote:More about the mystery VC title:

Everybody seems to be grasping the wrong end of the stick, where that commentâ€™s concerned. The mystery game in question isnâ€™t actually a console game and wasnâ€™t made in Japan. So everyone whoâ€™s guessing at Mario RPG or NiGHTS 2 is going to be disappointed.
Chuckie Egg.
I'd have hoped it was Manic Miner, but that made its way onto a Japanese computer (MSX cart and cassette), so it may not be that.

Good lord, I don't want them porting *cock* to my wii!

daniel thomas · Post by **daniel thomas** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:49 am 0

I just picked up Castlevania today, and it's a great game. If it's getting less than thrilling reviews, that's only because this isn't another paint-by-numbers Symphony clone.

There's a lot that's new to this game, with the tag-team characters and the game world, which centers on Dracula's Castle, and numerous smaller worlds ala Super Mario 64. This time, you actually get some new environments.

One new idea involves the weapon items, such as axes and knives and such. Each time you use these special weapons, you gain experience in them. Eventually, your attacks increase in damage until you finally reach "mastery" of that item.

So far (I'm fairly early in the game), most special items use a lot of hearts, so there's a long time before you master most of them. I guess this is probably this game's version of soul collecting from Dawn of Sorrow.

Oh, there are also quest assignments. A mysterious character sends you out on errands; something like, "come back with a map and some tonic." After which, he teaches you some new skills. Another new idea.

I think Portrait of Ruin is shaping up to be a mixture of Symphony and the classic action-oriented Castlevanias. As always, the game is far too easy, but I'm hoping that hard mode will prove as challenging as Dawn was. The boss battles, however, are really tough. It's Castlevania hard.

Everything looks brilliant, with some excellent artwork and animation. The warping of the paintings is pretty psychedelic, the cut scenes work out very well, and the music rocks. I'm having a great time so far. I'd definitely recommend trying it out when you have the chance.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:53 am 0

Yak wrote:
Alarm wrote:
arbster wrote:
Alarm wrote:More about the mystery VC title:

Everybody seems to be grasping the wrong end of the stick, where that commentâ€™s concerned. The mystery game in question isnâ€™t actually a console game and wasnâ€™t made in Japan. So everyone whoâ€™s guessing at Mario RPG or NiGHTS 2 is going to be disappointed.
Chuckie Egg.
I'd have hoped it was Manic Miner, but that made its way onto a Japanese computer (MSX cart and cassette), so it may not be that.
Good lord, I don't want them porting *cock* to my wii!

But they've already released Altered Beast for the VC.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:15 am 0

No Gunstar Heroes for launch

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:24 am 0

I am now the proud owner of
Wii-Play
Zelda
Classic controller

All I have to do after work is pick up my preordered
Wii

WooHoo

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:07 am 0

Will wii be web browsing on the 23rd?

http://www.codenamerevolution.com/?p=3352

Samus · Post by **Samus** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:52 am 0

Ouch, Australian TV news guy thinks Wii costs 1200$:

http://www.vooks.net/modules.php?module ... e&id=11254