I don't think it even is a Punch Time Explosion killer.
Eh, didn't want this to be a "CN Punch Time is better" comment, but I think it simply is better, it has voice acting and a story mode, hard to beat that when you know the game itself won't be Smash level.
@AndyC_MK111 No, you're right. I did not consider the Wii U sold 13m, I suppose a new rehash is in order then.
But I find it quite funny, with this insistence that it's not accessible by replying that you have it on Wii U. So, it is accessible... to Nintendo fans..?
A hard argument for sure, meanwhile someone else will just buy a used Wii for less than $50, put TP on an SD card and call it a day.
@AndyC_MK111 Uhhh, the point of the comment isn't to assume TP is readily available to play even on your old, tattered 'Cube.
It's the fact that the title has been available consistently for years, everyone and their dog have played edgy Zelda. You can't say the same for F-Zero GX, or FE Path of Radiance.
Heck, as of this comment you can still buy TPHD on a Wii U. That's super accessible. Where can I buy TTYD new? Nowhere that's where.
I played Earthbound for the first time around 2014, I enjoyed the visuals and sound but I found the battle system meh and many times it got frustrating. With a guide it became easier but also a chore.
I gotta say though, the edisnooM part of the game is my favorite. If I ever replay it I would prefer it be a dumbed down version so I can just enjoy the fun dialogue.
There is a part late in the game where the music sounds broken and it's just great, you know, the feeling it creates.
Really want to see the Shadow stuff, I know many things will be different and that's part of the fun, but I hope they keep certain things like Maria and Shadow's motive. Sonic going to prison? Probably not, seeing how Sonic getting captured and rescued by friends was already done in this movie.
Seeing Jim Carrey play an old version of his character would be interesting but it will probably not make it into the film for obvious reasons.
I think some are quite fine. I got Melee late in the GameCube's life because I would always rent the game--fighting/party games always seemed like a one time thing, but when GC was on the way out it became obvious I needed to get Melee to play it all the way.
The boxart had a "Best Seller" stamp on it, I didn't think much of it but later I found Melee went through some revisions, and I kinda like knowing I have the latest "final" version, although sometimes newer doesn't always imply it's better.
The only other Player's Choice I have is Sonic Mega Collection which luckily looks good with the yellow background.
As someone who loves GBA, and definitely wanted a 3DS when it released, but couldn't get it before the price cut... Because honestly, it's ridiculous to go the effort of buying a DSi only for Nintendo to release a year later a pricier console. Of course I wasn't gonna buy another console so soon.
...It was impossible to get this thing back then, I always hated knowing that it could play GBA, and Nintendo gave away games for it and never used the feature again.
It really wasn't a killer feature, but simply knowing there's stuff in your expensive gadget you can't use just because Nintendo doesn't let you is irritating.
@Wexter Old console limitations should not be considered, when FE1 for Switch came out people found the original ROM and some non-NES files that consist of the translations.
This way Nintendo was able to add variable width text, which fan translations haven't been able to achieve due to limitations of the game.
Advance 2 is easily my favorite, the design of literallyeverything is just wonderful, it's definitely one of the most charming of all the Sonic games.
SA3 loosened the controls, but is around as great and straight up epic with the stage designs, Chaos Angel is simply beautiful.
I've played all of them for years, and I wouldn't easily spot a specific game being more difficult or have less platforming, it's all pretty varied, which is why I see them as 1 huge game.
I don't understand what Sega is thinking, paying so much for these games that have been available so many times in the past, they're not nostalgic anymore.
The decompilation projects as well as Angel Island Revisited overshadow this release. The one time Sega should've issued a c&d.
I will always be a fan of Yuji Naka for being a great developer and being involved with literally every Sonic game I like. I'm not interested in his personal affairs or work-practice.
But I honestly don't understand the criticism with sabotaging X-treme, there was nothing in the video previews that suggested it was any good.
Man did us all a massive favor.
As for the topic, of course SE did wrong, I don't doubt it for a second.
Whitehead's not involved? Which is fine, I remember when Headcannon released a demo of their engine on Wii (then called EngineO2, or something) I had never seen a fan engine so accurate to the Genesis games, so Sonic 3's in good hands either way.
@sanderev What you said is not wrong but the 3DS hardware is more involved in GBA mode than having much to do with DS mode.
It's weird to read 3DS supports GBA because of DS bc, when really it was just Nintendo adding the missing hardware and patching up the rest with 3DS-only hardware.
@Specter_of-the_OLED What makes you say that? 3DS' emu that was baked into the VC games could barely run anything, and the ambassador games used identical GBA hardware.
It's interesting that Switch and Wii U stay in sync, it goes to show that even though the emulation is different (presumably because the developers are different) the practices are still the same.
Or maybe efficient N64 emulation is janky and this will always be the result. But it really seems to be that Nintendo wants the games to feel slightly enhanced, otherwise they'd keep the original resolution.
I made an exception just for this movie and went to my local theater for the first time since Sonic 1.
I enjoyed the film very much, I didn't care much for the oh so needed human-only scenes, but I tried to have fun with them anyway.
People are saying Knuckles stole Tails' thunder but who really cares, Tails has always been more of a side character he shouldn't have to lead the film.
What's interesting about Earthworm Jim 2 is that back in the Wii era and the Wii U era the VC emulators used couldn't play certain sounds in the game. They went the extra mile for this game, probably. Or... they pulled a Pokemon Yellow.
The 3DS VC emu couldn't do the Pikachu cry in Yellow's title screen, they actually didn't fix this in the 3DS release of Pokemon Yellow, instead they hook into the part where the sound is heard and then play the sound from a separate recording, how lame, yet awesome is that?
It's weird to think that if this movie had been made a decade ago it would have by default an action platforming game adaptation on PS3/360/Wii/DS/PSP.
@RubyCarbuncle Well, I can't expect everyone to care.
But the Wii Shop being down means more than "no more redownload ability" it means you can't view the electronic manual of every WiiWare game, some could even have info that you can't find elsewhere. Now every WiiWare game has a link that leads to nothing.
You can't system update without a disc.
Homebrew users are pushed to a corner since they can't access NUS to download system files legally anymore and would have to rely on specific game discs if they want to use certain homebrew. (Or to download those files illegally.) This is even more problematic with vWii which doesn't have a disc equivalent for those system files.
But there are even more advantages to NUS, like using Dolphin legally.
Shinobi III might be a bit clunky to play nowadays but if you master it (much like Sonic 06) it becomes a great game, with epic music to boot.
It's interesting to see Ristar so low, in Sonic Mega Collection it's described as a masterpiece, and I honestly prefer it to them having included The Ooze and Comix Zone which don't fit with Sonic's visuals and themes, but I've never played it for more than an hour.
Batman Forever (SNES) is easily the worst game on my entire collection, I don't think I've ever made it past the first area.
Lego Batman came out at that time where I was moving away from childish type of games, if it had come out on the GC I think I would've been all over it. Looking at some videos now it sure does look fun, sigh.
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Re: Random: Stop Calling Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl A 'Smash-Killer', Pleads Lead Artist
I don't think it even is a Punch Time Explosion killer.
Eh, didn't want this to be a "CN Punch Time is better" comment, but I think it simply is better, it has voice acting and a story mode, hard to beat that when you know the game itself won't be Smash level.
Re: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Dev Would "Love" To Bring The Game To Switch
@AndyC_MK111 No, you're right. I did not consider the Wii U sold 13m, I suppose a new rehash is in order then.
But I find it quite funny, with this insistence that it's not accessible by replying that you have it on Wii U. So, it is accessible... to Nintendo fans..?
A hard argument for sure, meanwhile someone else will just buy a used Wii for less than $50, put TP on an SD card and call it a day.
Re: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Dev Would "Love" To Bring The Game To Switch
@AndyC_MK111 Uhhh, the point of the comment isn't to assume TP is readily available to play even on your old, tattered 'Cube.
It's the fact that the title has been available consistently for years, everyone and their dog have played edgy Zelda. You can't say the same for F-Zero GX, or FE Path of Radiance.
Heck, as of this comment you can still buy TPHD on a Wii U. That's super accessible. Where can I buy TTYD new? Nowhere that's where.
Re: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Dev Would "Love" To Bring The Game To Switch
The game is super accessible, there's like 6 ways to play it:
-GC - GC release
-Wii - BC
-Wii - Native release
-Wii U - BC
-Wii U - Native release
-Wii U - GC version via homebrew
-and also whatever runs Dolphin
TP is great but I don't think it needs to be released again so soon. Maybe when Nintendo struggles with Switch 2.
Re: Random: People Are Recording Concerts On Their 3DS Consoles, And We Love It
640x480 is reserved for pictures just like the DSi.
Video is same res as the 3DS 400x240 at 20fps, with extremely low audio quality of 16 kHz adpcm mono.
Re: Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch's Successor
I kinda want it to fail, so we can experience once again Nintendo going through weird as heck lengths to improve it, like with the Wii U.
Or at the very least make them consider a cheaper/more portable device that has 3DS BC.
Re: Reggie Thought Metroid: Other M Would Be A 'Defining Moment' For The Franchise
I still think about the live action trailer, so they did something right.
Re: Memory Pak: Making New Memories With Earthbound In 2022
I played Earthbound for the first time around 2014, I enjoyed the visuals and sound but I found the battle system meh and many times it got frustrating. With a guide it became easier but also a chore.
I gotta say though, the edisnooM part of the game is my favorite. If I ever replay it I would prefer it be a dumbed down version so I can just enjoy the fun dialogue.
There is a part late in the game where the music sounds broken and it's just great, you know, the feeling it creates.
Re: Pokémon: Master Quest Is Now Available On Pokémon TV
This is the last season with the classic outfits, and Misty being relevant, man. It's also the last good theme song.
Though I ironically like the D&P theme. New rivals, as you fight for survival, nothin can stop you diamond n pearl! Yeesh.
Re: Video: Is Nintendo Switch Sports Really That Bad?
Snape: Clearly, visuals... aren't... everything.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Becomes Top-Grossing Video Game Movie Adaptation Of All Time
Really want to see the Shadow stuff, I know many things will be different and that's part of the fun, but I hope they keep certain things like Maria and Shadow's motive. Sonic going to prison? Probably not, seeing how Sonic getting captured and rescued by friends was already done in this movie.
Seeing Jim Carrey play an old version of his character would be interesting but it will probably not make it into the film for obvious reasons.
Re: Poll: Budget Line Box Art - Is It 'Fine', Or A Sin Against All That Is Good And Pure?
I think some are quite fine. I got Melee late in the GameCube's life because I would always rent the game--fighting/party games always seemed like a one time thing, but when GC was on the way out it became obvious I needed to get Melee to play it all the way.
The boxart had a "Best Seller" stamp on it, I didn't think much of it but later I found Melee went through some revisions, and I kinda like knowing I have the latest "final" version, although sometimes newer doesn't always imply it's better.
The only other Player's Choice I have is Sonic Mega Collection which luckily looks good with the yellow background.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé Wanted The 3DS To Launch At $199, But Was Rebuffed
As someone who loves GBA, and definitely wanted a 3DS when it released, but couldn't get it before the price cut... Because honestly, it's ridiculous to go the effort of buying a DSi only for Nintendo to release a year later a pricier console. Of course I wasn't gonna buy another console so soon.
...It was impossible to get this thing back then, I always hated knowing that it could play GBA, and Nintendo gave away games for it and never used the feature again.
It really wasn't a killer feature, but simply knowing there's stuff in your expensive gadget you can't use just because Nintendo doesn't let you is irritating.
Hooray for homebrew, I guess.
Re: Sonic's New Voice Actor For Sonic Prime Has Been Revealed
Very disappointing knowing Ryan and Jason were willing to come back, this new voice sounds like another Roger, meh.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé Had "A Serious Conversation" About Bringing Mother 3 West With Iwata
@Wexter Old console limitations should not be considered, when FE1 for Switch came out people found the original ROM and some non-NES files that consist of the translations.
This way Nintendo was able to add variable width text, which fan translations haven't been able to achieve due to limitations of the game.
Re: Best GameCube Games
Something's wrong with this list, it's missing Sonic Heroes.
1. Sonic Adventure DX
2. Sonic Heroes
3. Melee
4. SA2: Battle
5. Shadow the Hedgehog
6. Sonic Riders
7. Wind Waker
8. Mario Sunshine
9. Twilight Princess
10. Fire Emblem 9
11. TTYD
Priorities, man.
Re: Get Your First Look At Sonic Prime On Netflix
Terrible voice for Sonic.
Re: Soapbox: Please, Please, Please Release Sonic Advance Trilogy On Nintendo Switch Online
Advance 2 is easily my favorite, the design of literally everything is just wonderful, it's definitely one of the most charming of all the Sonic games.
SA3 loosened the controls, but is around as great and straight up epic with the stage designs, Chaos Angel is simply beautiful.
I've played all of them for years, and I wouldn't easily spot a specific game being more difficult or have less platforming, it's all pretty varied, which is why I see them as 1 huge game.
Re: "No Plans" For Sonic Origins Physical Release Right Now, But Sega Is Aware Of Demand
I don't understand what Sega is thinking, paying so much for these games that have been available so many times in the past, they're not nostalgic anymore.
The decompilation projects as well as Angel Island Revisited overshadow this release. The one time Sega should've issued a c&d.
Re: Yuji Naka Was Removed As Balan Wonderworld Director, Filed Lawsuit Against Square Enix
@Dr_Lugae If there's anything from Yuji Naka left in Sonic 06 it's probably the good stuff. He isn't even credited.
Re: Yuji Naka Was Removed As Balan Wonderworld Director, Filed Lawsuit Against Square Enix
I will always be a fan of Yuji Naka for being a great developer and being involved with literally every Sonic game I like. I'm not interested in his personal affairs or work-practice.
But I honestly don't understand the criticism with sabotaging X-treme, there was nothing in the video previews that suggested it was any good.
Man did us all a massive favor.
As for the topic, of course SE did wrong, I don't doubt it for a second.
Re: Switch Versions Of Sonic 1 And 2 Are Safe As SEGA Plans To Delist Classic Games
To me, the 3DS versions of Sonic 1&2 are the definite versions simply because of how good the 3D effect is.
Re: Video: MVG Investigates The Switch Online GBA Emulator Leak
I can't believe I went through that video, all MVG did was relay existing information.
Literally he could have just written on Twitter: there are no hints of a homebrew emulator being used, so a leak is more likely.
Re: Poll: Which Wii Sport Is The Best Wii Sport In Wii Sports (And Which Is The Worst)?
Table tennis is insanely good, but I like bowling and regular tennis just for the sound alone.
I think sword fighting would've been truly great if you could move your character manually, it should've been an option.
Re: Sonic Mania Dev Confirms Involvement With Sonic Origins
Whitehead's not involved? Which is fine, I remember when Headcannon released a demo of their engine on Wii (then called EngineO2, or something) I had never seen a fan engine so accurate to the Genesis games, so Sonic 3's in good hands either way.
Re: Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Shallow And Short, But Passable Starfiller
@Dman10 The Wii version lets you play as Mara Jade, that's enough to make the PS3/360 versions irrelevant.
Re: Rumour: Here Are The Supposed GBA Games "Tested" For Switch Online So Far
RIP the Sonic Advance series, I swear if they added Chao trading... this service would be 0.102 better.
Re: It Looks Like Nintendo's Game Boy Emulator For Switch Online Just Leaked
@sanderev What you said is not wrong but the 3DS hardware is more involved in GBA mode than having much to do with DS mode.
It's weird to read 3DS supports GBA because of DS bc, when really it was just Nintendo adding the missing hardware and patching up the rest with 3DS-only hardware.
Re: It Looks Like Nintendo's Game Boy Emulator For Switch Online Just Leaked
@Specter_of-the_OLED What makes you say that? 3DS' emu that was baked into the VC games could barely run anything, and the ambassador games used identical GBA hardware.
Re: A Fan-Made Mod of Metroid Prime Is the Remaster You've Been Hoping For
@Max_the_German That's sarcasm, right? I don't get why they're advertising that either, game was a constant 60 fps on GC last time I played it.
Re: Gallery: Here's A Look At The Switch Online Version Of Mario Golf, Plus A Comparison Video
It's interesting that Switch and Wii U stay in sync, it goes to show that even though the emulation is different (presumably because the developers are different) the practices are still the same.
Or maybe efficient N64 emulation is janky and this will always be the result. But it really seems to be that Nintendo wants the games to feel slightly enhanced, otherwise they'd keep the original resolution.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Might Be The Biggest Video Game Movie Ever
I made an exception just for this movie and went to my local theater for the first time since Sonic 1.
I enjoyed the film very much, I didn't care much for the oh so needed human-only scenes, but I tried to have fun with them anyway.
People are saying Knuckles stole Tails' thunder but who really cares, Tails has always been more of a side character he shouldn't have to lead the film.
Re: Square Enix Officially Announces Kingdom Hearts IV
This new setting makes it seem like there won't be traditional Disney worlds, but maybe they could use it to adapt the awful liveaction remakes.
Suddenly I just want to see how heartless or similar enemies could work in a world based on Encanto.
We still don't have a Robin Hood world! This is where a smaller scale spinoff game would shine through on 3DS hardware or such.
Re: Harvest Moon Added To Japan's Switch Online Super Famicom Library
I'm seeing Nintendo tends to focus on bringing games that didn't make it to VC.
Honestly, I don't understand though, since we can't buy Harvest Moon on Wii anymore.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
What's interesting about Earthworm Jim 2 is that back in the Wii era and the Wii U era the VC emulators used couldn't play certain sounds in the game. They went the extra mile for this game, probably. Or... they pulled a Pokemon Yellow.
The 3DS VC emu couldn't do the Pikachu cry in Yellow's title screen, they actually didn't fix this in the 3DS release of Pokemon Yellow, instead they hook into the part where the sound is heard and then play the sound from a separate recording, how lame, yet awesome is that?
Re: Random: Sonic Fans Are Going Crazy About A Mystery Character With Pink Hair
Oh dang, poor Elise can't escape the glitches.
Re: New LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trailer Highlights The "Greatest Villains"
I'm guessing it will have a character builder? LSWII had two slots, one was always just a random mess, the other one was Mara Jade of course.
Re: Random: New Disney Pixar Movie 'Turning Red' Makes For The Perfect Super Mario Mashup
It's weird to think that if this movie had been made a decade ago it would have by default an action platforming game adaptation on PS3/360/Wii/DS/PSP.
Re: Review: WRC 10 The Official Game - Lots Of Rallying If You Can Handle The Visuals
@RubyCarbuncle Well, I can't expect everyone to care.
But the Wii Shop being down means more than "no more redownload ability" it means you can't view the electronic manual of every WiiWare game, some could even have info that you can't find elsewhere. Now every WiiWare game has a link that leads to nothing.
You can't system update without a disc.
Homebrew users are pushed to a corner since they can't access NUS to download system files legally anymore and would have to rely on specific game discs if they want to use certain homebrew. (Or to download those files illegally.) This is even more problematic with vWii which doesn't have a disc equivalent for those system files.
But there are even more advantages to NUS, like using Dolphin legally.
Re: Review: WRC 10 The Official Game - Lots Of Rallying If You Can Handle The Visuals
Why is no one talking about the stealth closure of NUS, Wii, and DSi shops? It's been days already.
Re: Feature: The 20 Best Kirby Copy Abilities
I've used computers for almost 18 years and I don't have a clear idea what "control+k" is supposed to do here.
I love the noise from the Spark ability (from the GBA games) I guess it's hard to pick just one so... the Smash ability from Amazing Mirror.
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Game Ranked
Shinobi III might be a bit clunky to play nowadays but if you master it (much like Sonic 06) it becomes a great game, with epic music to boot.
It's interesting to see Ristar so low, in Sonic Mega Collection it's described as a masterpiece, and I honestly prefer it to them having included The Ooze and Comix Zone which don't fit with Sonic's visuals and themes, but I've never played it for more than an hour.
Re: Nintendo Renews Zelda, Metroid, And Donkey Kong Trademarks
I still play Minish Cap on/off on the 3DS just for the visuals alone.
Re: These Adorable Fire Emblem Plushes Are Now Available To Order
I want Lute, I mean don't we all?
Re: Random: No, Your Wii Isn't Going To Self-Destruct
I thought this would be about how the calendar ends soonish in 2035 or something. Which of course doesn't really mean anything bad will happen.
Re: Random: A New Video Debunks A Long-Believed Claim About The Creator Of Pokémon
I saw this in my yt home and I specifically avoided clicking it because of Professor Ivy, seemed like poor clickbait.
Re: Nintendo 64 Platformer 'Glover' Returns, Just Not On Switch
Glove is a many splendored thing
Glove lifts us up where we belong
All you need is glove!
Re: Random: Man Who Just Wanted To Play Duck Hunt With His Kids Built His Own Light Gun
It's 5 bucks on Wii U, wonder how that fares in pointer accuracy.
Though I guess if you really wanted that pointing experience you'd have already tried Wii+FCEUGX.
Re: Best Batman Games On Nintendo Systems
Batman Forever (SNES) is easily the worst game on my entire collection, I don't think I've ever made it past the first area.
Lego Batman came out at that time where I was moving away from childish type of games, if it had come out on the GC I think I would've been all over it. Looking at some videos now it sure does look fun, sigh.
Re: Crunchyroll Moves All Funimation Content Under One Banner
None of the shows I'm interested in are there yet, like Haruhi.
I used to watch the Funimation Channel back in 2015, so it'll be nice to look back at some of those titles.