Man, I'm excited about Excite Bots! The bots look cool in the game, unlike in the box art and the possiblities! Bikes, trucks, choppers, that red bar trick to extend jumps! So awesome!
Hmh... this is interesting. Few days after the Punch-Outs original October announcement, someone put following list of boxers into net, but it was quickly pulled after few hours. Perhaps it is fake, but I don't really see reason why someone would take effort to pull out fake list, and so fast. But here is the list:
-Aran Ryan
-Bald Bull -Banana Slamma
-Bear Hugger -Chris Kizz
-Don Flamenco
-Dragon Chan
-Glass Joe
-Great Tiger
-Heike Kagero
-Kid Quick
-King Hippo
-Masked Muscle
-Mr. Dream
-Mr. Sandman
-Piston Honda
-Piston Hurricane
-Pizza Pasta -Ryan Fliyd
-Soda Popinski
-Super Macho Man
-Von Kaiser
List has 22 boxers, meaning 6 boxers per tour. It has every boxer from original Punch-Out (sans Tyson, of course), all boxers from arcade games, three boxers that have only appeared on SNES game, and three completely new boxers (italized). Names of new boxers certainly sounds something that could be in Punch-Out game, but in the other hand, roster is somewhat odd. For example, both Pistons, Pizza Pasta and Aran Ryan all share nearly same gimmicks. But in the other hand, the new boxer shown in the box really feels someone whose name would be "Banana Slamma". In any case, I would be pretty happy with this lineup.
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edited March 2009
That would be a pretty good list of boxers actually.
I hope Banana Slamma is not Donkey Kong. 'Cause that's a reference I would rather not have in my game.
You're turning down a chance to box against a gorilla? You fail at life, sir.
But yeah, that list is a little odd, since Piston Honda and Piston Hurricane are the same person. Or, at least, they were. Maybe Piston Hurricane is a re-match against a pissed-off, retrained Piston Honda?
I hope Banana Slamma is not Donkey Kong. 'Cause that's a reference I would rather not have in my game.
You're turning down a chance to box against a gorilla? You fail at life, sir.
But yeah, that list is a little odd, since Piston Honda and Piston Hurricane are the same person. Or, at least, they were. Maybe Piston Hurricane is a re-match against a pissed-off, retrained Piston Honda?
They could just change it.
Remember, there were some characters in the games you fought twice, once at faster speed/stronger punches. Hurricane could be a faster stronger Honda, or vice versa.
Also, throw my hat into the ring for this new Punch-Out. My favorite Nintendo announcement this year outside of the Prime 1 remake.
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But yeah, that list is a little odd, since Piston Honda and Piston Hurricane are the same person.
No. Piston Hurricane was from Cuba, and first seen in original arcade game, then in SNES game. Piston Honda was from Tokyo, and he appeared only on NES game. Both had hurricane rush as a gimmick.
But yeah, that list is a little odd, since Piston Honda and Piston Hurricane are the same person.
No. Piston Hurricane was from Cuba, and first seen in original arcade game, then in SNES game. Piston Honda was from Tokyo, and he appeared only on NES game. Both had hurricane rush as a gimmick.
D'oh. Stupid defective memory.
But yeah, I'm all about this. The boxing section of Wii Sports is stupid fun, and it's a technical mess. Given the developer's track record, I'm sure this will be nice and solid. I, for one, welcome the opportunity to flail around like an idiot.
the sense of speed in that video is actually pretty damn good. Game looks super crazy, but it's impossible to tell if it flows well. Not that I'm doubting it, it just looks like there's a lot of weird stuff going on.
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The only thing that still holds me back from this game is the stupid bug designs. If these were merely huge trucks throwing pies and bowling strikes, I would be fine.
I haven't been able to see the trailer, but the impressions I get from reading other forums is that you're waggling and spinning around mid-race to earn some of the goofier stunts, like the Sandwich and the Red Bar and all that ... ehh, I'll have to try it. I'm a big Wario Ware fan, but what I dug about Excite Truck was the actual racing component.
EDIT: I sounded more pessimistic than I meant to. Let's say that Excite Truck did absolutely nothing for me until I got my hands on it, and then I had a blast with it. EB could be the same story, so I'll wait until I actually play it before really deciding.
What I dug about Excite Truck was that it wasn't a racing game, it just looked like one. The question is whether the tricks are gimmicky (bad), or just goofy (good) - and so far, they look like they're a logical extension of the Tree Run and Drift mechanics - trying to balance positioning for the trick with position in the race and position relative to environmental hazards. There's potential for a lot of depth here, actually.
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edited March 2009
Nintendo Power had a great article about the game that gave a bunch of info. It sounds like it'll be a blast. The game is still a racing game at its core. All the extra stuff is silly stuff to help boost your points.
Yeah, the video for Excitebots looks decent, but I'm gonna have to see how well it integrates all that with the actual racing.
edit:: and also how it balances the vehicles. In Excitetruck there was a pretty even balance between speed/air time/toughness which were all useful. How will that translate to sandwiches, bowling pins, etc? I dunno.
The only thing that still holds me back from this game is the stupid bug designs. If these were merely huge trucks throwing pies and bowling strikes, I would be fine.
I think there are some non-bug but still animalistic designs there...
In any case, the devs said as they were working on it, they realized that trucks wouldn't really work for what they were after, and I can see why now.
...how would a truck throw a pie, anyway?
On a related note, am I the only one who wants Excitebike 64 to come to the Virtual Console? I never got to play that one, but Excite Truck and seeing Excitebots is making me want to.
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This info comes from the latest issue of Nintendo Power. I’ll only be posting the info that’s new…
- control pad for continuous boost
- hold control pad too long and you’ll overheat
- more challenge modes than ExciteTruck
- online for up to six players
- more online details yet to be revealed
- unlock tracks/bots in Excite Race
- tutorial mode ‘School Cup’ must be completed
- complete five tracks in each cup (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) to move onto the next
- race tracks in any order
- need a B rank or higher to pass
- new tracks and some old ExciteTruck tracks return
- locations: Kilimanjero, Egypt, Canada, China
- as seen in trailer, there are red bars and yellow bars.
- yellow bars: “Once you reach a yellow bar, your bot grips onto it and instantly spins around at lightning speed, and you need to find the exact time to push your Remote forward so that your bot is released. The sooner you can push and release your bot off the yellow bar, the faster the release acceleration and the more points you earn. But if you push at the wrong time, your bot will tumble off the bar. The yellow bar requires instant concentration while at the same time adding even more speed to the race.”- Hiro Yamada, Supervisor at Nintendo and Richard Garcia, Team Lead and President of Monster Games
- red bars: “When your bot reaches a red bar, your bot automatically grabs it and starts to rotate around the bar at a very slow speed. Syncing your Wii Remote movement with your bot on the red bar is critical to increasing the speed of rotation. Spinning around the red bar 10 times releases your bot. [Just before a red bar] you’ll be racing at full speed, but once you reach it you’ll have to hold back your anticipation to carefully control your Remote, something which ultimately creates an intense change of pace in the gameplay.” - Hiro Yamada, Supervisor at Nintendo and Richard Garcia, Team Lead and President of Monster Games
- New attack items: Chomper Mouth (fake teeth that are shot and then latch onto opponent)
- Mini-games: Soccer goal kicks, darts, football field goals, pie throwing and more
- completing mini-games unlocks hidden items, such as new routes on tracks
- more on unlockables: “There will be numerous icons that can be unlocked one-by-one and then used for your profile, so that your friends and competitors can see the icon of your choosing during tournaments via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The most exciting is probably statues since you can collect a statue for each vehicle. By purchasing these unlockable statues, you’ll be able to admire your favorite bot from all angles. These new bots, icons, and statues can be purchased by stars that you earn throughout the game.” - Hiro Yamada, Supervisor at Nintendo and Richard Garcia, Team Lead and President of Monster Games
- techno-like soundtrack
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What? Rather than Nester?
I've been hearing this around, and I dig it... even if I don't so much care for the weapons idea.
WiFi, on the other hand, I'm down with.
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Oh thank fucking Christ.
Now I may get this.
I agree. EA has done wonders this generation. Not only some fantastic work on the 360/PS3, but one of the only publishers doing right by the Wii.
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-Aran Ryan
-Bald Bull
-Banana Slamma
-Bear Hugger
-Chris Kizz
-Don Flamenco
-Dragon Chan
-Glass Joe
-Great Tiger
-Heike Kagero
-Kid Quick
-King Hippo
-Masked Muscle
-Mr. Dream
-Mr. Sandman
-Piston Honda
-Piston Hurricane
-Pizza Pasta
-Ryan Fliyd
-Soda Popinski
-Super Macho Man
-Von Kaiser
List has 22 boxers, meaning 6 boxers per tour. It has every boxer from original Punch-Out (sans Tyson, of course), all boxers from arcade games, three boxers that have only appeared on SNES game, and three completely new boxers (italized). Names of new boxers certainly sounds something that could be in Punch-Out game, but in the other hand, roster is somewhat odd. For example, both Pistons, Pizza Pasta and Aran Ryan all share nearly same gimmicks. But in the other hand, the new boxer shown in the box really feels someone whose name would be "Banana Slamma". In any case, I would be pretty happy with this lineup.
Soda Popinski :^:
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He was called Vodka Drunkenski in original arcade game.
You're turning down a chance to box against a gorilla? You fail at life, sir.
But yeah, that list is a little odd, since Piston Honda and Piston Hurricane are the same person. Or, at least, they were. Maybe Piston Hurricane is a re-match against a pissed-off, retrained Piston Honda?
Actually, what I don't want is a reference to the horrible CGI cartoon
But of course, fighting DK would be nice.
They could just change it.
Remember, there were some characters in the games you fought twice, once at faster speed/stronger punches. Hurricane could be a faster stronger Honda, or vice versa.
Also, throw my hat into the ring for this new Punch-Out. My favorite Nintendo announcement this year outside of the Prime 1 remake.
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No. Piston Hurricane was from Cuba, and first seen in original arcade game, then in SNES game. Piston Honda was from Tokyo, and he appeared only on NES game. Both had hurricane rush as a gimmick.
Man, this is my favorite announcement since the Wii was released.
And I love the Wii and mostly every game I have (Pokémon Battle Revolution sucks ass).
D'oh. Stupid defective memory.
But yeah, I'm all about this. The boxing section of Wii Sports is stupid fun, and it's a technical mess. Given the developer's track record, I'm sure this will be nice and solid. I, for one, welcome the opportunity to flail around like an idiot.
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14325482/excitebots-trick-racing/videos/Excite_Bots_Teaser_TrailerV6-H264.html
Also, PIE FACE.
the sense of speed in that video is actually pretty damn good. Game looks super crazy, but it's impossible to tell if it flows well. Not that I'm doubting it, it just looks like there's a lot of weird stuff going on.
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Any lingering doubts about Excitebots were just put to rest.
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The game looks like a blast, and like Xagarath said, it'll be nice to have another game to use my wheel with. Can't wait to try this one out.
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EDIT: I sounded more pessimistic than I meant to. Let's say that Excite Truck did absolutely nothing for me until I got my hands on it, and then I had a blast with it. EB could be the same story, so I'll wait until I actually play it before really deciding.
It looks fun, and I'll be keeping my eye on it.
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edit:: and also how it balances the vehicles. In Excitetruck there was a pretty even balance between speed/air time/toughness which were all useful. How will that translate to sandwiches, bowling pins, etc? I dunno.
I think there are some non-bug but still animalistic designs there...
In any case, the devs said as they were working on it, they realized that trucks wouldn't really work for what they were after, and I can see why now.
...how would a truck throw a pie, anyway?
On a related note, am I the only one who wants Excitebike 64 to come to the Virtual Console? I never got to play that one, but Excite Truck and seeing Excitebots is making me want to.
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