Looks fun. Sadly I sold my DS. I was sick of the ridiculous amount of shovelware on the system, and not being able to find anything else to play.
What the hell?
There are tons of good games on the DS. The prevalence of bad games doesn't make the good ones and less good. Just last fall there was Kirby Superstar Ultra, Chrono Trigger DS, Metal Slug 7, and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.
The DS has had a good, constant stream of good games since a few months after it came out.
Looks fun. Sadly I sold my DS. I was sick of the ridiculous amount of shovelware on the system, and not being able to find anything else to play.
Wow, you didn't look hard enough.
Man speaks the truth. There's a hell of a lot of shovelware out there, but there's a hell of a lot of gold too.
And I had my phat DS until the lites, and then I had a lite up until recently. I played most of those good games. Trust me.
But the fact that bad games exist for the system made you not like it?
I hear ya, it's hard to play my PS3 sometimes knowing that the likes of Lair are out there, lurking, waiting for their chance to leap into my console and force me to play them.
Looks fun. Sadly I sold my DS. I was sick of the ridiculous amount of shovelware on the system, and not being able to find anything else to play.
Wow, you didn't look hard enough.
Man speaks the truth. There's a hell of a lot of shovelware out there, but there's a hell of a lot of gold too.
And I had my phat DS until the lites, and then I had a lite up until recently. I played most of those good games. Trust me.
But the fact that bad games exist for the system made you not like it?
I hear ya, it's hard to play my PS3 sometimes knowing that the likes of Lair are out there, lurking, waiting for their chance to leap into my console and force me to play them.
It's no easier for us XBox 360 owners.
Just the other day, Ninety-Nine Nights jumped me in a dark alley.
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Looks fun. Sadly I sold my DS. I was sick of the ridiculous amount of shovelware on the system, and not being able to find anything else to play.
Wow, you didn't look hard enough.
Man speaks the truth. There's a hell of a lot of shovelware out there, but there's a hell of a lot of gold too.
And I had my phat DS until the lites, and then I had a lite up until recently. I played most of those good games. Trust me.
But if you played most of the good games, then you know that there is a steady stream and sometimes monsoon of good games coming for the system. Knowing that, you didn't think to hold onto a system that has that sort of potential and support?
Oh well....all I know is the DS sort of rules my life more than any of my other systems.
Looks fun. Sadly I sold my DS. I was sick of the ridiculous amount of shovelware on the system, and not being able to find anything else to play.
Wow, you didn't look hard enough.
Man speaks the truth. There's a hell of a lot of shovelware out there, but there's a hell of a lot of gold too.
And I had my phat DS until the lites, and then I had a lite up until recently. I played most of those good games. Trust me.
But the fact that bad games exist for the system made you not like it?
I hear ya, it's hard to play my PS3 sometimes knowing that the likes of Lair are out there, lurking, waiting for their chance to leap into my console and force me to play them.
Uhh I never said a word about not liking the system. I said I ran out of stuff to play.
Looks fun. Sadly I sold my DS. I was sick of the ridiculous amount of shovelware on the system, and not being able to find anything else to play.
Wow, you didn't look hard enough.
Man speaks the truth. There's a hell of a lot of shovelware out there, but there's a hell of a lot of gold too.
And I had my phat DS until the lites, and then I had a lite up until recently. I played most of those good games. Trust me.
But the fact that bad games exist for the system made you not like it?
I hear ya, it's hard to play my PS3 sometimes knowing that the likes of Lair are out there, lurking, waiting for their chance to leap into my console and force me to play them.
Uhh I never said a word about not liking the system. I said I ran out of stuff to play.
And you couldn't wait a month or two until the next thing you were interested in came out?
Ah well, we're getting off track. Wonder when the import sites will start reviewing this.
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You guys can put your pitchforks away. I love the DS. It's a good system. But mine was sitting there collecting dust, and I didn't see anything coming out that interested me in the near future. Plus with the DSi coming out soon, I figured I should unload it and get something for it, rather than wait and get nothing. I was also considering buying the DSi whenever we get it.
You guys can put your pitchforks away. I love the DS. It's a good system. But mine was sitting there collecting dust, and I didn't see anything coming out that interested me in the near future. Plus with the DSi coming out soon, I figured I should unload it and get something for it, rather than wait and get nothing. I was also considering buying the DSi whenever we get it.
Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I was holding a pitchfork...I was more just trying to understand your view on it. Thanks for the clarification.
I still use my Phat, and so far had no reason to upgrade to a lite. Now with the DSi coming out, I'm finally going to upgrade mine. I'm still keeping the phat though due to the GBA slot, which is absent from the DSi, and I still play several of my GBA games.
Heh, and I still have a GBA because there are several original GB games that I still play. :P
Well, I picked up the game yesterday and I've played a few hours in. Here's the actual premise of the game.
(Spoilers for the first half-hour or so)
The Toad people suddenly begin to catch a strange disease called Metakoro (literally, "metabolic rolling"). So, Princess Peach opens a confrence to discuss the cause of the disease. It's discovered that all of the people who caught the disease bought strange mushrooms from a mysterious cloaked merchant (sorry, the name of the Mushroom escapes me at the moment). Princess Peach decides to enlist in the help of the Star Spirit (called "Yellow Star"), who actually does come promptly but is unable to do anything to help her. In their despair, they call upon Mario to come to the castle.
As Mario you go up to the confrence room in Peach's castle. Upon arriving, you're immediately attacked by Bowser, who is upset that he wasn't invited. Mario makes quick work of bowser thanks to a little help from Peach and Yellow Star.
Bowser, awakes in a distant forest where he enounters a strange cloaked merchant selling mushrooms. The merchant gives him a "lucky mushroom", which he says will make every hit a "lucky strike". Bowser quickly eats the mushroom and falls ill. The merchant reveals himself to be Grackbits (whom I believe the NA name of is Fawful), and explains to Bowser that now he actually gave him a "vaccum mushroom". He can now eat anything. So, off Bowser goes to Peach's castle, where he promptly swallows everybody living in the castle. Bowser collapses to the ground in shock from eating so much.
The adventure finally begins with Mario alone in Bower's stomach.
The tutorials are really annoying in this game. Even if you try to skip them, the supporting cast still jumps out in the middle of the fight to "just make sure" you understand the basics. The game is super-easy, but it does have good variety with both Bowser and Mario Bros. gameplay, and a wide assortment of mini-games.
So far my favorite part has been (Not a MAJOR spoiler but...)
Around four hours in Bowser grows into a huge Godzilla like monster, and you have to fight against a fortress.
(slightly larger spoilers)
You're actually fighting against Bower's castle, which Metabolic Pig has taken over.
Well, I picked up the game yesterday and I've played a few hours in. Here's the actual premise of the game.
(Spoilers for the first half-hour or so)
The Toad people suddenly begin to catch a strange disease called Metakoro (literally, "metabolic rolling"). So, Princess Peach opens a confrence to discuss the cause of the disease. It's discovered that all of the people who caught the disease bought strange mushrooms from a mysterious cloaked merchant (sorry, the name of the Mushroom escapes me at the moment). Princess Peach decides to enlist in the help of the Star Spirit (called "Yellow Star"), who actually does come promptly but is unable to do anything to help her. In their despair, they call upon Mario to come to the castle.
As Mario you go up to the confrence room in Peach's castle. Upon arriving, you're immediately attacked by Bowser, who is upset that he wasn't invited. Mario makes quick work of bowser thanks to a little help from Peach and Yellow Star.
Bowser, awakes in a distant forest where he enounters a strange cloaked merchant selling mushrooms. The merchant gives him a "lucky mushroom", which he says will make every hit a "lucky strike". Bowser quickly eats the mushroom and falls ill. The merchant reveals himself to be Grackbits (whom I believe the NA name of is Fawful), and explains to Bowser that now he actually gave him a "vaccum mushroom". He can now eat anything. So, off Bowser goes to Peach's castle, where he promptly swallows everybody living in the castle. Bowser collapses to the ground in shock from eating so much.
The adventure finally begins with Mario alone in Bower's stomach.
The tutorials are really annoying in this game. Even if you try to skip them, the supporting cast still jumps out in the middle of the fight to "just make sure" you understand the basics. The game is super-easy, but it does have good variety with both Bowser and Mario Bros. gameplay, and a wide assortment of mini-games.
So far my favorite part has been (Not a MAJOR spoiler but...)
Around four hours in Bowser grows into a huge Godzilla like monster, and you have to fight against a fortress.
(slightly larger spoilers)
You're actually fighting against Bower's castle, which Metabolic Pig has taken over.
The main thing I wish to know is if you are, in fact, inside Bowser's digestive system for the majority of the game.
Well, I picked up the game yesterday and I've played a few hours in. Here's the actual premise of the game.
(Spoilers for the first half-hour or so)
The Toad people suddenly begin to catch a strange disease called Metakoro (literally, "metabolic rolling"). So, Princess Peach opens a confrence to discuss the cause of the disease. It's discovered that all of the people who caught the disease bought strange mushrooms from a mysterious cloaked merchant (sorry, the name of the Mushroom escapes me at the moment). Princess Peach decides to enlist in the help of the Star Spirit (called "Yellow Star"), who actually does come promptly but is unable to do anything to help her. In their despair, they call upon Mario to come to the castle.
As Mario you go up to the confrence room in Peach's castle. Upon arriving, you're immediately attacked by Bowser, who is upset that he wasn't invited. Mario makes quick work of bowser thanks to a little help from Peach and Yellow Star.
Bowser, awakes in a distant forest where he enounters a strange cloaked merchant selling mushrooms. The merchant gives him a "lucky mushroom", which he says will make every hit a "lucky strike". Bowser quickly eats the mushroom and falls ill. The merchant reveals himself to be Grackbits (whom I believe the NA name of is Fawful), and explains to Bowser that now he actually gave him a "vaccum mushroom". He can now eat anything. So, off Bowser goes to Peach's castle, where he promptly swallows everybody living in the castle. Bowser collapses to the ground in shock from eating so much.
The adventure finally begins with Mario alone in Bower's stomach.
The tutorials are really annoying in this game. Even if you try to skip them, the supporting cast still jumps out in the middle of the fight to "just make sure" you understand the basics. The game is super-easy, but it does have good variety with both Bowser and Mario Bros. gameplay, and a wide assortment of mini-games.
So far my favorite part has been (Not a MAJOR spoiler but...)
Around four hours in Bowser grows into a huge Godzilla like monster, and you have to fight against a fortress.
(slightly larger spoilers)
You're actually fighting against Bower's castle, which Metabolic Pig has taken over.
The main thing I wish to know is if you are, in fact, inside Bowser's digestive system for the majority of the game.
I don't think so. I haven't gotten out yet, but there seem to be things on the overworld which are clearly designed for Mario and not Bowser.
Well, I picked up the game yesterday and I've played a few hours in. Here's the actual premise of the game.
(Spoilers for the first half-hour or so)
The Toad people suddenly begin to catch a strange disease called Metakoro (literally, "metabolic rolling"). So, Princess Peach opens a confrence to discuss the cause of the disease. It's discovered that all of the people who caught the disease bought strange mushrooms from a mysterious cloaked merchant (sorry, the name of the Mushroom escapes me at the moment). Princess Peach decides to enlist in the help of the Star Spirit (called "Yellow Star"), who actually does come promptly but is unable to do anything to help her. In their despair, they call upon Mario to come to the castle.
As Mario you go up to the confrence room in Peach's castle. Upon arriving, you're immediately attacked by Bowser, who is upset that he wasn't invited. Mario makes quick work of bowser thanks to a little help from Peach and Yellow Star.
Bowser, awakes in a distant forest where he enounters a strange cloaked merchant selling mushrooms. The merchant gives him a "lucky mushroom", which he says will make every hit a "lucky strike". Bowser quickly eats the mushroom and falls ill. The merchant reveals himself to be Grackbits (whom I believe the NA name of is Fawful), and explains to Bowser that now he actually gave him a "vaccum mushroom". He can now eat anything. So, off Bowser goes to Peach's castle, where he promptly swallows everybody living in the castle. Bowser collapses to the ground in shock from eating so much.
The adventure finally begins with Mario alone in Bower's stomach.
The tutorials are really annoying in this game. Even if you try to skip them, the supporting cast still jumps out in the middle of the fight to "just make sure" you understand the basics. The game is super-easy, but it does have good variety with both Bowser and Mario Bros. gameplay, and a wide assortment of mini-games.
So far my favorite part has been (Not a MAJOR spoiler but...)
Around four hours in Bowser grows into a huge Godzilla like monster, and you have to fight against a fortress.
(slightly larger spoilers)
You're actually fighting against Bower's castle, which Metabolic Pig has taken over.
The main thing I wish to know is if you are, in fact, inside Bowser's digestive system for the majority of the game.
I don't think so. I haven't gotten out yet, but there seem to be things on the overworld which are clearly designed for Mario and not Bowser.
Well that's good. I think being stuck in there for the ENTIRE GAME would be taking the gimmick a bit too far.
Well, I picked up the game yesterday and I've played a few hours in. Here's the actual premise of the game.
(Spoilers for the first half-hour or so)
The Toad people suddenly begin to catch a strange disease called Metakoro (literally, "metabolic rolling"). So, Princess Peach opens a confrence to discuss the cause of the disease. It's discovered that all of the people who caught the disease bought strange mushrooms from a mysterious cloaked merchant (sorry, the name of the Mushroom escapes me at the moment). Princess Peach decides to enlist in the help of the Star Spirit (called "Yellow Star"), who actually does come promptly but is unable to do anything to help her. In their despair, they call upon Mario to come to the castle.
As Mario you go up to the confrence room in Peach's castle. Upon arriving, you're immediately attacked by Bowser, who is upset that he wasn't invited. Mario makes quick work of bowser thanks to a little help from Peach and Yellow Star.
Bowser, awakes in a distant forest where he enounters a strange cloaked merchant selling mushrooms. The merchant gives him a "lucky mushroom", which he says will make every hit a "lucky strike". Bowser quickly eats the mushroom and falls ill. The merchant reveals himself to be Grackbits (whom I believe the NA name of is Fawful), and explains to Bowser that now he actually gave him a "vaccum mushroom". He can now eat anything. So, off Bowser goes to Peach's castle, where he promptly swallows everybody living in the castle. Bowser collapses to the ground in shock from eating so much.
The adventure finally begins with Mario alone in Bower's stomach.
The tutorials are really annoying in this game. Even if you try to skip them, the supporting cast still jumps out in the middle of the fight to "just make sure" you understand the basics. The game is super-easy, but it does have good variety with both Bowser and Mario Bros. gameplay, and a wide assortment of mini-games.
So far my favorite part has been (Not a MAJOR spoiler but...)
Around four hours in Bowser grows into a huge Godzilla like monster, and you have to fight against a fortress.
(slightly larger spoilers)
You're actually fighting against Bower's castle, which Metabolic Pig has taken over.
The main thing I wish to know is if you are, in fact, inside Bowser's digestive system for the majority of the game.
I don't think so. I haven't gotten out yet, but there seem to be things on the overworld which are clearly designed for Mario and not Bowser.
What does Eito mean? Is that a name? (I entered your title in WWWJDIC and that's what came out)
It means "the poet" or "the songwriter". The correct reading is Yomibito, but in this case it should be pronounced "utabito" since it's a reference to ojarumaru (there's no way to to know this unless you're familiar with the cartoon).
If you look it up on nicovdieo I'm sure you can find it.
I don't know about the majority of their scores, but I know that they have only given out 9 perfect scores before, so that at least shows they are more frugal than most websites out there[...]
You should look up what nine games they gave those perfect scores to.
It's educational.
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I don't know about the majority of their scores, but I know that they have only given out 9 perfect scores before, so that at least shows they are more frugal than most websites out there[...]
You should look up what nine games they gave those perfect scores to.
It's educational.
I am aware of what games recieved what scores, and while I don't agree with all of them, the point still stands that they are a bit more frugal on their perfect scores than some sites out there.
Anywho...I have been playing through Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga again, and I forgot how much I loved Fawful as a villian. He's hilarious. As soon as I beat this one, then I'll pick up Partners in Time, and then I'll be ready for number three.
I don't know about the majority of their scores, but I know that they have only given out 9 perfect scores before, so that at least shows they are more frugal than most websites out there[...]
You should look up what nine games they gave those perfect scores to.
It's educational.
I am aware of what games recieved what scores, and while I don't agree with all of them, the point still stands that they are a bit more frugal on their perfect scores than some sites out there.
The point also still stands that their scores are largely doled out by how big the game is/how much of a bribe they get from company X. That said Famitsu doesn't really give anything over 8s and 9s unless they think it deserves it, but they're still pretty damn shady.
The game is very easy. I didn't die once.
Some of the optional content can be difficult though.
The script is pretty amusing, the story isn't.
Better than PiT, worse than SSS.
This is Bowser's story, Mario is just in it.
The soundtrack is the best thing about the game.
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Wow, you didn't look hard enough.
In most cases, there is more quality titles to play on the DS than all three consoles out right now.
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What the hell?
There are tons of good games on the DS. The prevalence of bad games doesn't make the good ones and less good. Just last fall there was Kirby Superstar Ultra, Chrono Trigger DS, Metal Slug 7, and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.
The DS has had a good, constant stream of good games since a few months after it came out.
Man speaks the truth. There's a hell of a lot of shovelware out there, but there's a hell of a lot of gold too.
But the fact that bad games exist for the system made you not like it?
I hear ya, it's hard to play my PS3 sometimes knowing that the likes of Lair are out there, lurking, waiting for their chance to leap into my console and force me to play them.
Just the other day, Ninety-Nine Nights jumped me in a dark alley.
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But if you played most of the good games, then you know that there is a steady stream and sometimes monsoon of good games coming for the system. Knowing that, you didn't think to hold onto a system that has that sort of potential and support?
Oh well....all I know is the DS sort of rules my life more than any of my other systems.
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And you couldn't wait a month or two until the next thing you were interested in came out?
Ah well, we're getting off track. Wonder when the import sites will start reviewing this.
I need a DS, though. I have played SSS, but not PiT. I don't want to miss out on this one, too.
Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I was holding a pitchfork...I was more just trying to understand your view on it. Thanks for the clarification.
I still use my Phat, and so far had no reason to upgrade to a lite. Now with the DSi coming out, I'm finally going to upgrade mine. I'm still keeping the phat though due to the GBA slot, which is absent from the DSi, and I still play several of my GBA games.
Heh, and I still have a GBA because there are several original GB games that I still play. :P
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(Spoilers for the first half-hour or so)
As Mario you go up to the confrence room in Peach's castle. Upon arriving, you're immediately attacked by Bowser, who is upset that he wasn't invited. Mario makes quick work of bowser thanks to a little help from Peach and Yellow Star.
Bowser, awakes in a distant forest where he enounters a strange cloaked merchant selling mushrooms. The merchant gives him a "lucky mushroom", which he says will make every hit a "lucky strike". Bowser quickly eats the mushroom and falls ill. The merchant reveals himself to be Grackbits (whom I believe the NA name of is Fawful), and explains to Bowser that now he actually gave him a "vaccum mushroom". He can now eat anything. So, off Bowser goes to Peach's castle, where he promptly swallows everybody living in the castle. Bowser collapses to the ground in shock from eating so much.
The adventure finally begins with Mario alone in Bower's stomach.
The tutorials are really annoying in this game. Even if you try to skip them, the supporting cast still jumps out in the middle of the fight to "just make sure" you understand the basics. The game is super-easy, but it does have good variety with both Bowser and Mario Bros. gameplay, and a wide assortment of mini-games.
So far my favorite part has been (Not a MAJOR spoiler but...)
(slightly larger spoilers)
The main thing I wish to know is if you are, in fact, inside Bowser's digestive system for the majority of the game.
I don't think so. I haven't gotten out yet, but there seem to be things on the overworld which are clearly designed for Mario and not Bowser.
Well that's good. I think being stuck in there for the ENTIRE GAME would be taking the gimmick a bit too far.
What does Eito mean? Is that a name? (I entered your title in WWWJDIC and that's what came out)
If you look it up on nicovdieo I'm sure you can find it.
It's educational.
I am aware of what games recieved what scores, and while I don't agree with all of them, the point still stands that they are a bit more frugal on their perfect scores than some sites out there.
Anywho...I have been playing through Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga again, and I forgot how much I loved Fawful as a villian. He's hilarious. As soon as I beat this one, then I'll pick up Partners in Time, and then I'll be ready for number three.
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The point also still stands that their scores are largely doled out by how big the game is/how much of a bribe they get from company X. That said Famitsu doesn't really give anything over 8s and 9s unless they think it deserves it, but they're still pretty damn shady.
The game is very easy. I didn't die once.
Some of the optional content can be difficult though.
The script is pretty amusing, the story isn't.
Better than PiT, worse than SSS.
This is Bowser's story, Mario is just in it.
The soundtrack is the best thing about the game.
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So I'm really looking forward to the game. If it's good for a non-Mario fan, then it'll probably be great for me.
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Actually, I agree. Having it be a more Bowser focused story has me very interested.
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sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
Ditto.
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I suppose I'll finally beat the thousand year door while I wait for this one.