I wasn't hugely enamoured of the fact that they reward you for doing well by obscuring the screen with effects and instantly causing me to start missing the dots again. I'm sure were I to purchase it I'd get used to it with practice.
Was that the end of the level it reached when it faded out or was there more to go?
Yeah, everytime something like that happened I let a few through.
Since the day the Wii launched, Nintendo's Virtual Console library of games has offered some of the company's all-time classics in downloadable form. Several of the service's more notable omissions will be addressed this holiday season, as Nintendo told GameSpot a trio of fondly remembered titles will soon arrive on the Wii Shop Channel.
The original Super Mario Kart will give gamers a chance to re-examine the series' roots.
Starting this Monday, the original Super Nintendo version of Super Mario Kart will be available as a Virtual Console title. Originally released in 1992, Super Mario Kart was the first installment in the long-running series, which has recently seen hits in the form of Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. When it launches, Super Mario Kart will sell for 800 Wii points ($8).
Trailing behind Mario Kart sometime this holiday season will be two more series starters. The 1991 SNES launch title Pilotwings may have only spawned a single sequel, but it proved a capable showpiece for the system's "Mode-7" scaling and rotating graphics capabilities.
Also set for launch by year's end is Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. A rare four-player fighting game at the time of its 1999 release, Super Smash Bros. included characters from many of the hardware maker's biggest series, and spawned sequels for the GameCube and Wii.
Pricing on both Super Smash Bros. and Pilotwings has yet to be announced.
Hey, it's a couple of those games that people have been clamoring for since the dawn of time!
Mario Kart? Fuck! Now I have to decide between that and Phoenix Wright. I always liked the SNES version better than the N64 version. I did play Mario Kart 64 way after playing Diddy Kong Racing, and I've been told that's why I dislike it or something like that, but I don't know if that's true.
Mario Kart? Fuck! Now I have to decide between that and Phoenix Wright. I always liked the SNES version better than the N64 version. I did play Mario Kart 64 way after playing Diddy Kong Racing, and I've been told that's why I dislike it or something like that, but I don't know if that's true.
I'm pretty sure Phoenix Wright is coming out in January so I don't think you need to worry.
However.....has the whole "updating to 4.2 potentially bricking Wii" thing played out? Was it just a rare instance?
Last I heard, Nintendo's latest response was that the number of reported problems was extremely small, and with some troubleshooting, a good portion were able to be fixed without repair being necessary.
The guy who writes the hackmii blog wrote a good bit about how Wiis update and how there's always at least a really small risk when writing to the boot2 code and whatnot, but he flat out said that he didn't have a good explanation for the 4.2 bricking, and was actually wanting to get his hands on a bricked Wii himself. Well, one with a set of known keys and such, which trims down an already small number.
However.....has the whole "updating to 4.2 potentially bricking Wii" thing played out? Was it just a rare instance?
Last I heard, Nintendo's latest response was that the number of reported problems was extremely small, and with some troubleshooting, a good portion were able to be fixed without repair being necessary.
The guy who writes the hackmii blog wrote a good bit about how Wiis update and how there's always at least a really small risk when writing to the boot2 code and whatnot, but he flat out said that he didn't have a good explanation for the 4.2 bricking, and was actually wanting to get his hands on a bricked Wii himself. Well, one with a set of known keys and such, which trims down an already small number.
Okay then, just one more thing.
I've just read that it seems NSMB contains an update that brings the Wii Menu up to 4.1, but it also contains the boot2 code present in the 4.2 update. This leads me to two questions:
- Is the NSMB update performed directly from the disc, or will it try to go online and update in the same way the 4.2 update is done?
- If the update is done directly from the disc, which is a safer method? One-time update of the full 4.2, or using the NSMB update and then update to get the rest of 4.2? (My gut feeling is telling me the latter, as I would only have to worry about a perfectly badly timed power outage, where as the full 4.2 update would have me worry about a just as perfectly badly timed internet disconnection or "router death". However, I'm not that knowledgeable in these things, so that's why I'm asking.)
Anyone here played the WiiWare game Onslaught, and if so is it any good? And are the wifi battles fun?
It's terrible, haven't played any WiFi though. The controls are wonky, voice action and graphics are underwhelming, and the game just plain isn't fun to play. Probably the worst purchase I've made for the Wii so far.
However.....has the whole "updating to 4.2 potentially bricking Wii" thing played out? Was it just a rare instance?
It can happen, but it's really rare.
It's incredibly rare. Pretty much par for the course of any firmware update. it was just blown out of proportion because it went after homebrew.
edit: theoretically the more done from the disc, the safer it is.
One more thing I should've asked before:
If I do the disc update and then the download update, will it try to get boot2 twice? (This is the only thing I could think of that would make it better to get the 4.2 all-in-one update. Like I said, I'm not sure on these things.)
However.....has the whole "updating to 4.2 potentially bricking Wii" thing played out? Was it just a rare instance?
It can happen, but it's really rare.
It's incredibly rare. Pretty much par for the course of any firmware update. it was just blown out of proportion because it went after homebrew.
edit: theoretically the more done from the disc, the safer it is.
One more thing I should've asked before:
If I do the disc update and then the download update, will it try to get boot2 twice? (This is the only thing I could think of that would make it better to get the 4.2 all-in-one update. Like I said, I'm not sure on these things.)
No. Nintendo might do something with boot2 in the future, but not in any update after 4.2 so far.
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Brainiac 8Don't call me Shirley...Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
Wow, Nintendo is on a roll lately!
Nintendo Download
Download New BIT.TRIP Kicks, Speeding Karts, Magic Castles and More
Among the latest downloadable games from Nintendo is BIT.TRIP VOID, a riveting new installment in the extraordinary retro-arcade series for the WiiWare™ service. You’ll also find some remarkable kid-friendly fare on WiiWare this week, including the immersive Harvest Moon®: My Little Shop. Race-loving Mario™ fans will thrill to see the original Super Mario Kart™ make its Virtual Console™ debut alongside the imaginative A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. The Nintendo DSiWare™ service welcomes Castle Of Magic – featuring some inventive uses for the Nintendo DSi™ system’s built-in cameras – as well as five delightful additions to the Electroplankton™ series. No doubt, the variety and value found on the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop are enough to keep holiday consumers energized through Black Friday and beyond.
WiiWare
BIT.TRIP VOID
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 600 Wii Points™
Description: The third installment in the retro-arcade BIT.TRIP saga is a synesthetic exploration of rhythm and music as they pertain to our everyday lives and moods. With a control scheme that’s new to the series yet wholly familiar to gamers, players have complete freedom to move about the screen wherever they desire, interacting with the music in brand new ways. The classic game-play aesthetic remains as color – and the absence of color – are explored to the fullest. Trip out in four-player co-op and get lost in the beat with a friend. See if you can survive the onslaught of Beats and further your own BIT.TRIP.
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop
Publisher: Natsume, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,200 Wii Points
Description: Welcome to Clover Town, where you’ve just taken over your grandparents’ farm and shop. The town has fallen on hard times, though. People are leaving, businesses are struggling and the magic of the Harvest Sprites is gone. Can you turn Clover Town’s fortunes around and restore its missing magic? Raise crops and animals, then use what you farm at your shop. Keep your customers happy by making wild fruit juices, towering ice cream cones and extravagantly decorated eggs in a series of fun and fast-paced activities that use the Wii Remote™ controller to its fullest potential. Chop vegetables in midair, shake your Wii Remote controller to match your cow’s moves, roll eggs through tilting mazes and more. Use your hard-earned money to buy new crops and animals or expand and decorate your shop. Along the way, you’ll meet and befriend lots of new and interesting characters, as well as several familiar faces from the Harvest Moon series.
Little Tournament Over Yonder
Publisher: Gevo Entertainment
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: In the world of Little Tournament Over Yonder, play as a young Prince or Princess and lead your team through numerous battles. Plan and deploy your units to gain strategic advantages. Launch real-time battles between units and fight hard, fast and smart. Build your team, hire new units with different powers, then groom them with battle experience to gain level. With strategic planning and real-time, fast-paced fighting, this game is for the complete warrior – one who works his mind and his muscles. Go for Single-Player Tournament glory or challenge your friend in a 2-Player Versus match.
Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1
Publisher: Lexis Numérique
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: EC (Early Childhood)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Welcome to the world of the PooYoos, the first fun, poetic brain trainer for children aged 3 to 6. With the PooYoos, a merry band of adorable baby animals, children will have fun while learning the developmental basics: numbers, letters, lateralization, shapes, colors and more. Children get to dance with their new friends and enjoy lovely interactive rewards. There are two levels of interactivity, so children can play according to their age and level. This game has been designed for use by children who have not yet grasped reading.
Virtual Console
Super Mario Kart
Original platform: Super NES™
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Get in, sit down, buckle up and experience frantic kart racing in the game that started it all. Select one of eight characters from the Mario series – offering a variety of driving styles – and take on three championship cups in three different kart classes. Win enough and you’ll unlock a fourth circuit: the ultra-tough Special Cup. Crossing the finish line in first place isn’t an easy task, though, as each track has unique obstacles to conquer. Racers can obtain special power-ups that boost them to victory. For a different kind of challenge, take on a friend in multiplayer races or go head-to-head in a Battle Mode arena, where the object is to pop your opponent’s balloons before you lose your own. With more than 15 tracks to master and nearly endless replay value, Super Mario Kart is classic gaming with some banana peels thrown in for good measure.
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
Original platform: NES™
Publisher: Majesco Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Blob has come from the distant planet Blobolonia in search of an Earth boy to help him save his world. Join him on this fantastic adventure, searching for treasures in mysterious caverns beneath the earth, then traveling to Blobolonia to battle the evil emperor. Discover Blob’s amazing appetite for jellybeans and the different transformations that occur with each flavor. Use these shapes to overcome even the most outrageous obstacles. A Boy and His Blob is a fantastic journey filled with constant surprises and humorous characters.
Nintendo DSiWare
Castle Of Magic
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Be prepared for anything as you try to save your friend from the clutches of the horrifying magician Nefastax. Stand up to wild monsters in environments that directly influence your movement. As you navigate this universe, the ground will make you stick, slide, sink, swim, levitate and even walk on the ceiling when gravity disappears. A never-before-seen use for the Nintendo DSi Camera application lets you transform yourself into powerful new forms. Visit an in-game Photo Cabin and search for a real-life object that matches the color of the character you want to transform into. Take a picture of a blue object with your Nintendo DSi system and…presto, you’re transformed into a swordfish. You can customize game items – from coins to enemies – with pictures of your choice. Our cute hero’s adventure is just too big and immersive for one screen, so he’ll have to jump between the top and bottom screens of your Nintendo DSi system. Ready to dive into the adventure?
myNotebook: Blue™
Publisher: Nnooo
Players: 1
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: myNotebook allows you to take notes wherever you are. Just pop open your Nintendo DSi system and jot down your thoughts. Make a list and cross it off or play your favorite pen and paper games (games not included). You can even personalize your notebook by drawing on the cover and changing the paper type with 18 unlockable paper styles. Use the pen or pencil to make notes or doodles, then erase the bits you don’t like. With five ink colors, you’ll always be able to make your notes and doodles look stylish.
Electroplankton Luminarrow
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Luminarrow plankton are famous for their habit of perfectly following arrow-shaped formations. The plankton spin as they move, changing directions as soon as they come in contact with an arrow that’s pointing in another direction. The pitch of the sound they make will change depending on where the arrows are positioned. There are four types of Luminarrow: red, yellow, green and blue. Each type floats at a different speed and makes a distinctive musical tone. The four types of Luminarrow drift together to create beautiful melodies. Completely alter the direction of the arrows to change their sound dramatically.
Electroplankton Sun-Animalcule
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Sun-Animalcule plankton get their name from their tendency to emit light in a sphere around them. The plankton begin as eggs and gradually grow, emitting light and fascinating sounds throughout their entire life cycle. The sounds they make will change as they grow from infancy to maturity, growing very quickly until they disappear completely. Sun-Animalcule plankton only emerge in the morning, noon and evening. They lose strength as the night wears on; that’s when the crescent-shaped Falcato plankton take their place. The pitch of the plankton changes depending on where they grow.
Electroplankton Lumiloop
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Lumiloop plankton are curious, donut-shaped aquatic creatures. While stationary, they have the ability to spin at a very high rate of speed. As they spin, the Lumiloop emit unique sounds and a fascinating ring-shaped glow. Lumiloop plankton seem to always grow in clusters of five. They produce sounds at different pitches as they spin together, creating a beautiful harmony. This is called a pentatonic scale. Depending on where they live, Lumiloop plankton that produce several different sounds have been identified.
Electroplankton Marine-Crystals
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Resembling delicate snow crystals, Marine-Crystal plankton float elegantly on the surface of the water. The plankton get their name from their distinctive snowflake shape. They grow in clusters of 35 and line up in very orderly formations. When stimulated, Marine-Crystal plankton spin and produce vibrant sounds. While the plankton do grow in size if they are repeatedly tapped, they gradually return to their original size over time. They are born in four polygonal shapes: triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon. The ends of the crystalline protrusions also take on the same shapes. The tone of the sound they make will change depending on the shape of the Marine-Crystal plankton’s body.
Electroplankton Varvoice
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Varvoice plankton memorize the sound of human speech and repeat it over and over. They accomplish this amazing feat by oscillating the long flagellum that extends from their heads. By resonating the vibration with their water-droplet-shaped body, the plankton produce sounds that closely resemble the human voice. The body can expand and contract at will. By changing shape, they can easily manipulate the sound of the voice. Words that the Varvoice memorize and play back in reverse have a particularly strange ring to them. Researchers refer to this phenomenon as Varvoice inversion.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.
Idx86Long days and pleasant nights.Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
I had the original Boy and his Blob. Fun game, but I was so terrible at it.
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SteevLWhat can I do for you?Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
I wouldn't have the patience for A Boy and His Blob in this day and age. As a kid I had no problem trying to figure out how to get through the game, though.
Actually, it usually was depressing enough getting really far in the game and realizing you wasted too many of a certain jellybean and couldn't advance any further. It usually meant not playing the game for a day/week/few years.
SteevLWhat can I do for you?Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
I bought Bit.Trip Void. At first I didn't find it as interesting as the previous two games, but it gets pretty devious with figuring out when to shrink your void sphere and just dodging all those white dots.
The backgrounds seem a lot more muted compared to Beat and Core.
I've only made it to stage 2, but so far I like it.
Do you lose points or your multiplier for shrinking your sphere at any point? I couldn't tell if there was any penalty for keeping it at a minimum size. It did look like there were many times in the trailer where you needed a larger sphere to get some of the black dots.
Mainly, I'm just curious about the mechanics of the scoring system, since they weren't obvious from the trailers. I'm going to buy it eventually (after I wrap up a good section of my backlog for the Backlog challenge), but I'd love to hear more about the scoring system.
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SteevLWhat can I do for you?Registered Userregular
edited November 2009
I think the bigger you let the sphere get, the more points you get for shrinking it back down. Also, the sphere moves slower the larger it is. You can lose by missing too many black dots or touching too many white dots.
I don't know too much about the scoring system beyond that, though.
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Yeah, everytime something like that happened I let a few through.
Wait, boss!?
That is what I just said...
I think you can get to three levels then you are done.
Neat demo though, I was having some fun with it.
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The full first level takes about 15 minutes to complete. It sounds like the demo's significantly shorter than that.
Ahh. I see it now.
Very tricky.
3DS FC: 5343-7720-0490
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6241055.html
Hey, it's a couple of those games that people have been clamoring for since the dawn of time!
However.....has the whole "updating to 4.2 potentially bricking Wii" thing played out? Was it just a rare instance?
I WILL NOT BE DOING 3DS FOR NWC THREAD. SOMEONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO TAKE OVER.
Spoiler contains Friend Codes. Won't you be my friend?
More Friend Codes!
Mario Kart Wii: 3136-6982-0286 Tetris Party: 2364 1569 4310
Guitar Hero: Metallica: 1032 7229 7191
TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM: 1935-2070-9123
Nintendo DS:
Worms: Open Warfare 2: 1418-7870-1606 Space Bust-a-Move: 017398 403043
Scribblenauts: 1290-7509-5558
It can happen, but it's really rare.
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I'm pretty sure Phoenix Wright is coming out in January so I don't think you need to worry.
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Last I heard, Nintendo's latest response was that the number of reported problems was extremely small, and with some troubleshooting, a good portion were able to be fixed without repair being necessary.
The guy who writes the hackmii blog wrote a good bit about how Wiis update and how there's always at least a really small risk when writing to the boot2 code and whatnot, but he flat out said that he didn't have a good explanation for the 4.2 bricking, and was actually wanting to get his hands on a bricked Wii himself. Well, one with a set of known keys and such, which trims down an already small number.
Okay then, just one more thing.
I've just read that it seems NSMB contains an update that brings the Wii Menu up to 4.1, but it also contains the boot2 code present in the 4.2 update. This leads me to two questions:
- Is the NSMB update performed directly from the disc, or will it try to go online and update in the same way the 4.2 update is done?
- If the update is done directly from the disc, which is a safer method? One-time update of the full 4.2, or using the NSMB update and then update to get the rest of 4.2? (My gut feeling is telling me the latter, as I would only have to worry about a perfectly badly timed power outage, where as the full 4.2 update would have me worry about a just as perfectly badly timed internet disconnection or "router death". However, I'm not that knowledgeable in these things, so that's why I'm asking.)
I WILL NOT BE DOING 3DS FOR NWC THREAD. SOMEONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO TAKE OVER.
Spoiler contains Friend Codes. Won't you be my friend?
More Friend Codes!
Mario Kart Wii: 3136-6982-0286 Tetris Party: 2364 1569 4310
Guitar Hero: Metallica: 1032 7229 7191
TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM: 1935-2070-9123
Nintendo DS:
Worms: Open Warfare 2: 1418-7870-1606 Space Bust-a-Move: 017398 403043
Scribblenauts: 1290-7509-5558
It's incredibly rare. Pretty much par for the course of any firmware update. it was just blown out of proportion because it went after homebrew.
edit: theoretically the more done from the disc, the safer it is.
Nintendo just made 18 more dollars off me.
Why do they release these games when my backlog is so huge already.
Hell yes though for SSB FINALLY. Online play... please?
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It's terrible, haven't played any WiFi though. The controls are wonky, voice action and graphics are underwhelming, and the game just plain isn't fun to play. Probably the worst purchase I've made for the Wii so far.
One more thing I should've asked before:
If I do the disc update and then the download update, will it try to get boot2 twice? (This is the only thing I could think of that would make it better to get the 4.2 all-in-one update. Like I said, I'm not sure on these things.)
I WILL NOT BE DOING 3DS FOR NWC THREAD. SOMEONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO TAKE OVER.
Spoiler contains Friend Codes. Won't you be my friend?
More Friend Codes!
Mario Kart Wii: 3136-6982-0286 Tetris Party: 2364 1569 4310
Guitar Hero: Metallica: 1032 7229 7191
TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM: 1935-2070-9123
Nintendo DS:
Worms: Open Warfare 2: 1418-7870-1606 Space Bust-a-Move: 017398 403043
Scribblenauts: 1290-7509-5558
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Super Mario Kart AND A Boy and His Blob!!!!
Plus Bit.Trip: VOID!!!!
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Actually, it usually was depressing enough getting really far in the game and realizing you wasted too many of a certain jellybean and couldn't advance any further. It usually meant not playing the game for a day/week/few years.
The Something Awful review of it is pretty much spot-on
Super Mario Kart is pretty rad, though
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The backgrounds seem a lot more muted compared to Beat and Core.
I've only made it to stage 2, but so far I like it.
Mainly, I'm just curious about the mechanics of the scoring system, since they weren't obvious from the trailers. I'm going to buy it eventually (after I wrap up a good section of my backlog for the Backlog challenge), but I'd love to hear more about the scoring system.
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I don't know too much about the scoring system beyond that, though.
OGRE BATTLE 64 Computer Games PG 24/11/2009
OH MY GOD.
Waste of money, purely because I can't do much until real-time tomorrow.
So ANGRY.
I used my leftover points to buy Twin Bee though.
TWINBEE?! IS TWINBEE IN THE VC? REALLY? I WANT IT!
Wait, are you European?
How good is it compared to Fire Emblem?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX0GHkJMBvc
first video I found on youtube. No idea what it sounds like as my speakers are down at the moment.