Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Ghostbiscuit · Post by **Ghostbiscuit** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:04 pm 0

I'm on 3.1E pre-SMG, so I guess it's just the standard update from a couple of weeks ago. My Wii's untouched so it wouldn't affect me anyway, just thought I'd post for the benefit of any YYers with modded units...

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:35 pm 0

My Amazon order has been dispatched, perfect if it gets here tomorrow as my studio is being decorated so I can spend the entire day being MR. GAY.

My Wii won't update either, it was more reliable on my neighbour's unsecure network than my own new Be powered network. Typical.

Jimaroid · Post by **Jimaroid** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:41 pm 0

Gnn! So that "OMG! Game are opening all their stores tonight" drivelling is actually, in truth, just a few stores around various countries.

I hate the Internet.

Ah well, got the day off tomorrow so that I can nip into Edinburgh and get back for an afternoon with Mr Gay. I LOVE YOU SHIGSY!

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:58 pm 0

Are you saying that Shiggsy is Gay?

fog · Post by **fog** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:41 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:My Wii won't update either, it was more reliable on my neighbour's unsecure network than my own new Be powered network. Typical.

Mine wont update or access the shopping channel yet all other net based stuff works fine (browser, news, weather channel etc). I'd love to know why Nintendo stuff gives me so much grief and everything else just works. Anyway back to SMG.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:15 pm 0

IronGiant wrote:Are you saying that Shiggsy is Gay?

Yes, with Dumbledore they create gameing magic together.

bgudna · Post by **bgudna** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:21 pm 0

been playing around with the Contra game on the DS (Contra 4) and itÂ´s really a throwback to the original, itÂ´s oozing with 80Â´s action cheese!

Also, itÂ´s reaaally hard! And IÂ´m loving it! ThereÂ´s supposed to be some cool unlockables on it too, like the Probotector characters and the NES game.

swith · Post by **swith** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:30 pm 0

bgudna wrote:been playing around with the Contra game on the DS (Contra 4) and itÂ´s really a throwback to the original, itÂ´s oozing with 80Â´s action cheese!

Also, itÂ´s reaaally hard! And IÂ´m loving it! ThereÂ´s supposed to be some cool unlockables on it too, like the Probotector characters and the NES game.

Yarrr! It's fucking great isn't it. Bastard hard!

Orcs and Elves is a surprise too, it's brilliant! Son of Nethack & Dungeon Master sorta thing.

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:54 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:
IronGiant wrote:Are you saying that Shiggsy is Gay?
Yes, with Dumbledore they create gameing magic together.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:05 pm 0

swith wrote:
bgudna wrote:been playing around with the Contra game on the DS (Contra 4) and itÂ´s really a throwback to the original, itÂ´s oozing with 80Â´s action cheese!

Also, itÂ´s reaaally hard! And IÂ´m loving it! ThereÂ´s supposed to be some cool unlockables on it too, like the Probotector characters and the NES game.
Yarrr! It's fucking great isn't it. Bastard hard!

Orcs and Elves is a surprise too, it's brilliant! Son of Nethack & Dungeon Master sorta thing.

Great to see the DS pick up again game-wise, these two I definitely want. Especially Contra. Played Gryzor on the CPC emulator and it's so bastard hard but very addictive.

Also going to pick up Galaxy today. I was going to leave it until Christmas Day or something but I don't think I'll last so I might as well crumple now and get it. SO looking forward to some proper old-skool weird video gaming with this one. I just know it's going to be mind altering.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:12 pm 0

Contra DS feels too dated, I just can't find the enthusiasm to slog through it. Too unforgiving and frustrating.

Mortal Kombat has been a giggle though, solid conversion if you like that kind of thing.

swith · Post by **swith** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:17 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:Contra DS feels too dated, I just can't find the enthusiasm to slog through it. Too unforgiving and frustrating.

Mortal Kombat has been a giggle though, solid conversion if you like that kind of thing.

I feel the exact opposite, strangely. Mortal Kombat is a completely solid conversion I'll give you that, but it's shown itself to be nothing but Pit Fighter with shitty pixel-gore. The less said about the shoe-horned in puyo-puyo game the better too

Contra is innately dated, but like Dad's Army, set something in the past unapologetically and it won't ever really age. Its grappling hook is a nice touch, and there's plenty of fan service to be had if you've the inclination to learn where the baddies are going to spring from. As task which, i'll admit, is a bit shit - but the rewards are there

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:24 pm 0

Contra's always been a bit of a marmite thing though. It's like Contra III, very much a love/hate experience but still somehow gripping because it's not pretending to be anything other than what it is. I like memory shooters anyway as my reaction skillz aint what they used to be. And they never used to be any good.

merman · Post by **merman** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:34 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:
IronGiant wrote:Are you saying that Shiggsy is Gay?
Yes, with Dumbledore they create gameing magic together.

It's a reference to the cover of SMG... the "shiny" letters spell out MR GAY...

bgudna · Post by **bgudna** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:39 pm 0

merman wrote:
Darkflame wrote:
IronGiant wrote:Are you saying that Shiggsy is Gay?
Yes, with Dumbledore they create gameing magic together.
It's a reference to the cover of SMG... the "shiny" letters spell out MR GAY...

actually they spell out UR MR GAY