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Post by chrom on Jun 24, 2023 7:09:43 GMT -5
Some are thinking that Prince Haru from The Mario Anime movie is gonna be in Wonder.
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Post by Raskovnik on Jun 24, 2023 8:07:43 GMT -5
I sold off TOTK earlier while I could still recoup most of my money on it. I already wasn’t having a rip roaring good time overall, but then Silver Bokoblins started showing up and it’s like “you know how combat already sucks? how about yet another reskinned enemy with the exact same move set except their HP is ridiculous.” I’m sure plenty of people dig it but it’s definitely not for me.
I was able to find a cheap used copy of Live A Live at the store too so I’m starting that. It’s already so cute and fun so definitely worth it for me.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 24, 2023 9:39:45 GMT -5
The Pikmin games are now 2nd place on the best sellers currently on the Eshop, obviously behind Tears of the Kingdom
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Post by chrom on Jun 25, 2023 20:02:45 GMT -5
Playing Fire Emblem Blazing Blade, not being able to grind and do battles like in later games means that once some units fall behind they aren't going to be used again.
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jun 27, 2023 8:36:40 GMT -5
So as a birthday present to myself I got a copy of Mario Kart Double Dash on Ebay. Gamecube games aren't cheap these days, so it cost me 75 dollars. On the plus side it also includes a memory card, the game is complete in excellent condition, and the seller has a 100% positive feeback score over 1000. So even though the price is high for a 20 year old game, I'm very happy to get a copy in such good condition, can't wait for it to arrive.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jun 27, 2023 9:00:12 GMT -5
So as a birthday present to myself I got a copy of Mario Kart Double Dash on Ebay. Gamecube games aren't cheap these days, so it cost me 75 dollars. On the plus side it also includes a memory card, the game is complete in excellent condition, and the seller has a 100% positive feeback score over 1000. So even though the price is high for a 20 year old game, I'm very happy to get a copy in such good condition, can't wait for it to arrive. Can confirm it's still a banging game and holds 2nd place in my heart just after Mario 8 DX.
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Post by Giul T. on Jun 27, 2023 9:20:39 GMT -5
Gamecube games has the bad combination of being really popular games on a not-so-popular console. The gaming grading bubble isn't helping people of course too.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 27, 2023 9:46:02 GMT -5
my coworker and I were talking the other day how we'd like to see double dash come back... even if they make like a secondary two player mode for it.
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Post by chrom on Jun 27, 2023 10:02:36 GMT -5
As Giul said, Gamecube had good games but a poor system. Anything it did both Playstation 2 and XBox did far better.
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jun 27, 2023 18:12:00 GMT -5
As Giul said, Gamecube had good games but a poor system. Anything it did both Playstation 2 and XBox did far better. PS2 and Xbox had far more choices definitely, but I'm pretty sure the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2, Xbox I'm not sure about. There's a few factors why some GC games are so pricey. 1. Nostalgia. 2. People who missed out when the console was current and are curious about it. 3. GC discs are fragile as all hell, better have the toothpaste ready. 4. Nintendo refuses to re-release any GC games. They released a few GC games on Wii with "new play control", Wind Waker on the Wii U, and then Mario Sunshine in 3D All Stars. AFAIK those are the only ones. The two I wanna get that are still pretty pricey are F-Zero GX, and Warioworld, but they can wait awhile lol.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 27, 2023 18:17:55 GMT -5
I do definitely think that they're going to start shadowdropping Gamecube games in Directs pretty regularly. The Pikmin games are pretty quick turnarounds that are basically just the Wii ISOs being emulated with some bug fixes and since those are doing well and by all accounts Metroid Prime did much better than expected, there isn't really much reason to not just go, "Good news, Luigi's Mansion is available now!" going forward. Plus there've been rumors of F-Zero, Pikmin, and TTYD being ready to go on that for awhile now and we just got one of those three.
And I specify Luigi's Mansion because I feel like the only possible reason you would prioritize hyping up a Dark Moon port over the original, given fandom opinions of both, is if you see value in shadowdropping the first game while comparatively the second game's going to need to be hyped up for people to care about it.
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jun 27, 2023 19:08:15 GMT -5
I do definitely think that they're going to start shadowdropping Gamecube games in Directs pretty regularly. The Pikmin games are pretty quick turnarounds that are basically just the Wii ISOs being emulated with some bug fixes and since those are doing well and by all accounts Metroid Prime did much better than expected, there isn't really much reason to not just go, "Good news, Luigi's Mansion is available now!" going forward. Plus there've been rumors of F-Zero, Pikmin, and TTYD being ready to go on that for awhile now and we just got one of those three. And I specify Luigi's Mansion because I feel like the only possible reason you would prioritize hyping up a Dark Moon port over the original, given fandom opinions of both, is if you see value in shadowdropping the first game while comparatively the second game's going to need to be hyped up for people to care about it. I forgot about Metroid Prime Remastered and I own it physically lol.
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Post by chrom on Jun 27, 2023 20:19:56 GMT -5
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 27, 2023 20:21:17 GMT -5
As Giul said, Gamecube had good games but a poor system. Anything it did both Playstation 2 and XBox did far better. Yes and no. Having 4 controller ports was, like with N64, very nice and benefited multiplayer games quite a bit. I know there were ways to get around that for PS2, and probably X-Box, but not having to buy a multitap meant Smash, Mario Kart, and Mario Party were easy choices for parties, sleepovers, etc.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 27, 2023 20:27:35 GMT -5
CRUSADER OF CENTY! Anyone, seriously, if you like Link to the Past and its ilk, I cannot overstate how much Crusader of Centy is worth your time. Obviously, there are a number of similarities, but they also do have some major differences, such as a more actively present story, jumping, animal companions instead of tools, and more complex themes. Atlus published it back in the day, and trust me, it doesn't feel out of place in their library.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 27, 2023 20:38:25 GMT -5
Centy is like the one I was seriously hoping they'd add and sure enough.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 27, 2023 20:50:43 GMT -5
Atlus published it back in the day, and trust me, it doesn't feel out of place in their library. I was going to respond to this by joking, "I can't believe they put Mara up on NSO," but since Shin Megami Tensei's on there they actually already did that.
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Post by chrom on Jun 28, 2023 13:53:30 GMT -5
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Post by Mike Strike on Jun 28, 2023 15:32:57 GMT -5
The 3 people in the world who like co-op in their sidescrolling platformers sure have it good this year.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 28, 2023 15:42:16 GMT -5
The 3 people in the world who like co-op in their sidescrolling platformers sure have it good this year. I mean the New Super Mario Brothers franchise is massively successful... so there's probably a few more than that.
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