Topic: 1001 Spikes Thread of Discussion

Are your bodies ready?! 1001 Spikes releases on June 3rd for the Wii U eshop in North America! Are you looking forward to this title and want to have a discussion about it?! If so then this is the topic you've been looking for.

Release date source: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/SJtqqz8DEFGO8CFAvPR98xJU...

Played the demo on Xbox Live and didn't like it. It's just pattern memorization like Megaman bosses. This was years ago though so maybe my opinion our change if I tried it recently.

For some reason I'm getting a I Wanna Be The Guy vibe. Not entirely sure why...

I'm looking forward to it, when it hits Europe and is fixed from freezing bugs.
Multiplayer looks fun.

I got this for $10.01 on Wii U. I don't know how I got it almost $5 cheaper as the discount only mentions the 3DS version

We're working on getting 1001 Spikes in Europe this summer--just trying to get five versions of the game rated by three governing boards. Update on Monday should fix any issues that players encountered last week.

The game is hard but great, recommends it to anyone thats into retro gaming!

My opinion:

I LOVE this game. I have always loved actual no BS classic 8 and 16 bit sprites and styles of games, and this game has them. The presentation is a love letter to the classic days of 8-bit gaming. I'm reminded of "Legacy of the Wizard" "Adventures of Lolo" and "The Goonies".

On top of that, it's really tough but keeps you trying because it's based on skill and puzzle solving. There are additional game modes to unlock, and play multiplayer. I fell in love with this game almost immediately.

Worth all 1001 pennies on the North American e-shop.

I'd like to bump this after playing it and Shovel Knight back to back for some hours on my WiiU. First, 1001 Spikes has a couple sound glitches that I hope Nicalis addresses in a patch soon. I can't imagine I'm the only one hearing them. Also the "parallax" in the backgrounds (when moving)
of 1001 is a little eye-strainy as is the flicker on the foreground that makes your character darken when in motion.

Now to compare the two games, I'd say 1001 clearly has the more clever and brilliantly hateful level design. Shovel Knight has more humor and more creativity and is more lush in really all aspects (writing, art, music, depth), but I'd actually believe that 1001's comparatively thin design is intentional to match the game's harsh challenge. Getting the timing down in 1001 is really tough and I love the idea of the two jump buttons where often the level can only be completed by using the correct jump at the correct time. And the use of daggers to cancel enemy projectiles is really wild and turns it in to a rhythm game kinda. The first time I realized I could solve a puzzle faster by daggering flying darts instead of hiding behind the block I was pushing was a great 'ah ha!' moment. I also have to give props to 1001 for packing in the alternate modes right at launch, although similar stuff is promised for Shovel Knight.

Shovel Knight is a lot juicier and I guess you could say it is more "fun", at least for the normals out there. 1001 has more of that feeling of finding a previously unknown super cool and different bit of freeware executable, just like Cave Story had way back when (but again, Cave Story leans on art and setting while 1001 beats it in action puzzle levels).

Is anyone else experiencing game breaking glitches with some of the unlockable characters such as Commander Video that prevent you from progressing in the main game?

@TTGlider: I suppose I agree somewhat. I'd summarize my comparative feelings as Shovel Knight is compelling, while 1001 is addicting. I mean that in every possible connotation. However, I would definitely choose SK if I only had room for one.

@Rukiafan: Why, yes. Thoroughly. The unlockable content is a mess. Disgusting, even. I just resigned myself to waiting for the patch... Should have known when the it launched without the essentials (off-TV play). It's frustrating to buy games day one, only to sit on them until they are patched or forgotten. Unfortunately, that has become par for the course with my Nicalis purchases.

Last night I got an update to 1001 Spikes and now I have Off-TV Play, going to be playing this a lot more

EnjoyUp got us Europeans La-Mulana. I wish they'd publish this Nicalis game too.
The folks over at Nicalis don't seem interested in a European version.

EnjoyUp also published La-Mulana on WiiWare in NA after countless "it's coming eventually" messages from Nicalis. In time, I've come to dislike how Nicalis does business. It stinks that you folks on the other side of the pond can't play this on Wii U. Hopefully someday!

Well technically Nicalis never released La-Mulana in NA either. They cancelled the game and Enjoy Up! published it in both NA and EU.

Oh man I forgot that EnjoyUp published La-Mulana in NA as well, as they're from Spain.

I wish they'd release something outstanding like La-Mulana again. UnEpic was fantastic. And Spy Chameleon was nice for the price.

Do you think they could take on some good NA only games, like 1001 Spikes, A World of Keflings, or Ballpoint Universe Infinite, and release them in Europe?

Back in March 2015 they said that they were going to release 1001 Spikes, Grinsia and a third game here in Europe by this summer. Dunno what the third game is, probably that one that looks like Zelda where you shoot tears.

If they do what they did last time and do a Humble Bundle for PC at the same time then they shouldn't be surprised when they hardly sell any.

Really? I hope they give us a release date soon!

http://it.ign.com/1001-spikes-ps4/95332/news/1001-spikes-si-d...

news it's in italian but that's it. Looking at it now, it's based on a tweet posted on April the 1st so I don't know what to think - maybe @tyrone can shed some light on the subject...