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Turbo Trainz [Wii] -- Holy crap, it's Rail Steel!

BTPBTP Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Games and Technology
....with Giant Enemy Crabs! NO, I AM NOT KIDDING!

If you don't know/remember the whole "Rail Steel" thing, here's the mock boxart someone on the board created. (Sorry that I can't remember.)

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I wish the thread where Rail Steel was conceived still existed (or if it does, I just can't find it), however you can pretty much get the idea of it basd on the mock boxart. This idea happened YEARS ago.

Fast forward to today when I see this (on NeoGAF).

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Turbo Trains Boxart (too big to inline)

Offical Trailer

Offical Website

Okay, so it doesn't look quite as bad ass as the Rail Steel pic, but who knows, there might actually be something to this. .................Maybe?

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    The z makes it more Xtreeeem.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I will not buy any game that uses a z where an s should be. Ubisoft is particularly bad about that.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    "Holy crap" is oddly ... prophetic.

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    Prepare to be steamrolled. D:

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    But will there be

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    :?:

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Chug your arms like a train to gain turbo speed.

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  • SwashbucklerXXSwashbucklerXX Swashbucklin' Canuck Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So... it's Mario Kart without steering?

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  • ValleoValleo Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    SwashbucklerXX wrote: »
    So... it's garbage?

    Fixed.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    It looks fun.

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  • BlueDestinyBlueDestiny Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Looks like a PSX game.

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  • Cameron_TalleyCameron_Talley Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    The Model Railroader/Train buff in me says "Awesome!"

    The Video game player in me says : "Oh god, that looks terrible"

    The English major in me says: "Trainz? With a 'z?' -20"

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  • AdusAdus Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Klyka wrote: »
    Chug your arms like a train to gain turbo speed.

    I thought this was a joke and then I watched the video...

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  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Lunker wrote: »
    "Holy crap" is oddly ... prophetic.

    picture1ux.png

    Prepare to be steamrolled. D:

    I don't think he'll be "blasting past [any] opponents at turbo speed", he's only got one bar in that!

    Take that, you PR shill!

    Also, The original Rail Steel boxart looks fantastic and I remember that thread! :lol:

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  • TelMarineTelMarine Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    BlueDestiny wrote: »
    Looks like a PSX game.

    I'm thinking this is not as clever of an insult as you think it to be.

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  • BlueDestinyBlueDestiny Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    TelMarine wrote: »
    BlueDestiny wrote: »
    Looks like a PSX game.

    I'm thinking this is not as clever of an insult as you think it to be.

    I'm...not trying to insult it. It just looks like a Playstation 1 game.

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  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    BlueDestiny wrote: »
    TelMarine wrote: »
    BlueDestiny wrote: »
    Looks like a PSX game.

    I'm thinking this is not as clever of an insult as you think it to be.

    I'm...not trying to insult it. It just looks like a Playstation 1 game.

    It looks awful yes. It has a terrible art style.

    But even the best PS1 games looked a lot worse.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-uGJJiz-Ok

    This game looks as bad as the phoenix games that were put out on PS2.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESdfHe81p-k

    Actually, it looks a little better, but not by much.


    IMO, this game is completely and utterly let down by lazy art direction.

    Also, I remember that Rail Steel thread, and it was glorious.

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