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Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Ganondorf Statue Unveiled In Japan

JohnshiBRPG

Okay. I got to admit that the overall costume design for Ganondorf really screams the most handsome man in TOTK, and obviously the man is obviously muscular with big beefy legs. With that amibo, it appears Ganondorf's pants are more lavender and baggy along with the waist scarf being pale pink, indicating that Ganondorf was born form the Gerudo tribe, with unsurprisingly the most ornate decorations fit for a king.

Ganondorf's color scheme on the pants and waist is an white and pale red combo like flesh and blood, also that pink color is usually reserved for Zelda while Ganondorf doesn't have pink for the past games prior to TOTK. Pink and red are present in Ganondoft in TOTK, which also represents power, going from a mere human with ambition to a glowing red demon.

With Zelda's amibo being green and Link's Amibo being blue, it seems the team and creative vision has clearly made the subversion of colors work, and it sells a lot of copies like BOTW.

I suspect there is going to be a brighter future for the Zelda series when allowed to subvert even more expectations in wildly unpredictable directions, and even change the fundamental meanings of those main characters.

Re: Eiji Aonuma "Interested" In Zelda Movie After Mario's $1 Billion Box Office Success

JohnshiBRPG

The Zelda movies can also offer more opportunities for different story telling that can stay different from the games.

I had a bizarre recurring dream that Nintendo Studios would end up making a 2 part movie of Legend of Zelda: the first part involving child and parent (young Link and his father Knight of Courage; young princess Zelda and her mother Queen of Wisdom) since none of those games explicitly mention direct parent and child. The second part would be them growing up to train themselves for a fight against Ganon with some twists and turns, leading to their eventual victory. That theme is strongly about family legacy with the benevolent forces protecting the Tri-Froce (King of Power - killed and piece taken by Ganon, Queen of Wisdom, Knight of Courage) since they need to train the next generation to uphold important traditions.

Those movies, from my bizarre dream, would combine various enemy monsters from the different games, and often have montage involving Link slaying monsters balanced by slower pacing when important character interaction. They also can invent some words to build Zelda lore and be analogous to European Middle Ages, like elaborate amphitheater costumes, temples and sanctuaries with stained glass art, horse-based transportation, etc.

I personally would not keep this fantasy dream to myself anymore as it is painful and distracting in my head. No, I am not interested in making a script for a made up movie either.

Re: Cute 'Em Up 'Cotton Fantasy' Secures May Release Date On Switch

JohnshiBRPG

Nice that it is coming on over, but I must mention that the Exa Arcadia version, the newest coin op platform, has some more features not available elsewhere such as 2 player simultaneous and harder arrange stages. All characters are available from the start, including unlockables.

Otherwise, the base version that came from Sega All Net online rev share coin op onto home is a good option for most.

Re: Review: Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute - Great Games Let Down By Poor Ports

JohnshiBRPG

I believe it was Mark MSX, who did the review on the Psykio collection, slammed the game badly due to the poor quality of emulation and lack of accessibility toolset to better practice the games. Plus, he is determined to keep the mindset of keeping the long term play for dedicated players after some casual runs.

He already does reviews on games on his own channel called Electric Underground. Unsurprisingly, he does critically slam the collection showcasing the worst of games published under quick emulation without much care. From this release, it shows that none of the console manufacturers have a requirement on input lag limit except Exa Arcadia, which they do limit the threshold between 2-4 frames (60FPS) for their new arcade platform.

Re: PlatinumGames Reveals Arcade Cabinet For Upcoming Shmup 'Sol Cresta'

JohnshiBRPG

Actually, that is slightly misleading as Sol Cresta is destined to be a home release as part of Hamster's "Neo Arcade Classics" series. The Arcade cabinet serves no other purpose than a promotional piece used for events.

It is nice that a Sol Cresta game, running on a console inside the Vewlix arcade cabinet, will give off that arcade-like vibe.

Re: Celebrated Shmup Raiden IV Is Coming To Switch In Remixed Form

JohnshiBRPG

Additionally, the game is also planned to be on the Exa-Arcadia platform, through the crowdfunding campaign Campfire (Japanese only). If funding goals are reached, then Raiden IV Mikado Mix will also be released to arcades worldwide again with new and exclusive content to distinguish from the home version.
https://arcadeheroes.com/2020/12/21/raiden-ivxmikado-remix-headed-to-arcades-worldwide-in-2021-on-exa-arcadia/

At least Nintendo switch is a good primary platform to choose for games like this, especially with vertical support.

Re: Review: Rock Of Ages 3: Make & Break - Between A Rock And A Hard Place

JohnshiBRPG

@edgedino

I have actually played the whole series, but not that much on the 1st game.

It seems that Rock of Ages 3 builds up from Rock of Ages 2 with more courses, obstacles, boulders, and the major feature of content creation.

I somehow enjoyed the concept of hybrid approach, and the 3rd game's introduction levels somewhat helps newcomers who don't know about the game through first the rolling part, then the tower defense, and finally meshing two parts together.

My main concern from the 3rd game is that the performance is not as optimized compared to the 2nd game, but the new content and level editor helps remedy some technical issues.

Also, I enjoy the 3rd game's story mode map compared to the 2nd game because I can go anywhere in ROA3 and not be stuck in
ROA2's predefined and sometime squiggly paths.

Re: The Arcade Version Of Pokkén Tournament Is Terminating Its Online Services

JohnshiBRPG

Nintendo-property games are better suited at home than arcades, when the arcade version does not have enough exclusive content. I followed a lot on the arcade forums and games previously released on arcades and then home consoles with more features and improvements compared to the arcade version will definitely move players away from arcade versions. Therefore, it makes sense to cut off online services that are not performing well in arcades.

I kid you not that unless arcade versions have a good deal of content that is exclusive and not available elsewhere, then the home versions are preferable to arcades due to total convenience. I do know that Exa Arcadia is going to fill in the niche by requiring all games previously released on home and mobile version to have content and revisions that are exclusive and not available elsewhere. The launch batch of games are said to be ready by Summer 2019.
If anyone is curious about Exa Arcadia, then check this arcade platform website below:
https://exa.ac/en/

Anyways, games that are heavily associated with Nintendo are more suited for Nintendo platforms anyways.

Re: Review: Iron Crypticle - A Smashing Tribute To The Twin-Stick Shooters Of Yore

JohnshiBRPG

I looked at the trailers and it seems to be a real blast to play solo or even with friends, yet I am too busy with real life and end up being alone.

Thank you for the review anyways as it sounds like a worthwhile game that nails on inspired games this aims for. If I am more stable in my life, I would feel more compelled to play this game.

Did you know that this game is further modified and rebalanced for an arcade release called Lightning Knights (Japanese Name(?), Working Title(?))? This rebalancing and reimagined refinement is set to release on Exa Arcadia in 2019, probably after Summer 2019 launch worldwide. The major differences is that you select characters with default builds along with refreshed UI, and that the game will have probably a hold fire button to shoot at direction while moving. I have watched the Exa Arcadia JAEPO 2019 livestream and felt pumped with many games with arcade-exclusive content or arcade-specific versions.

Re: Kid's Horehore Daisakusen Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Range On Switch Today

JohnshiBRPG

I also noticed something different in the arcade flyer for the title "Booby Kids", which featured 2 player simultaneous play, but it seemed that the tight narrow mazes in a vertical setting would not work well for 2 players active on screen. Therefore, it has been reduced to 2 player alternating with a treasure chest indicator covering up the inactive player.

https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/nichibutsu/33008901.jpg

Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?

JohnshiBRPG

I got a chance to play Kyogeki Quartet Fighters through a digital voucher from Play Asia and set up a Japanese account. The mount of playable fighters seems to be quite large, enticing you to configure formations suitable for taking down enemy swarms and bosses quickly as well as revealing potential goodies.

I encourage someone to write an impression and contact Happy Meal with an interview about the development history of the game.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/retro_shmup_kyogeki_quartet_fighters_blasts_onto_the_japanese_switch_eshop_this_week

Re: Preview: Super Mario (3DS)

JohnshiBRPG

@warioswoods

This and the fact that Mario starts out regular size also reminded me of another game Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 where Wario also starts as regular size

Re: Jonathan Ross's Ceiling Lights Up with Mario Sprites

JohnshiBRPG

Based on the video I wanted to watch, which I couldn't.... I decided to write this up on the Youtube forum.

BTW, BRITISH USERS DOWNLOAD THIS VIDEO AND UPLOAD THIS SOMEWHERE REGION-FREE

Hello, I am a United States viewer, and I just wanted to watch a video that was specifically made for UK audiences, but it was blocked because I am not a British viewer. so I tried changing content to UK, and it doesn't work, and I tried changing my account's home country to United Kingdom to watch the video, and it still doesn't work.

I believe it's wholly the overall IP address on the computer user that determines which country can watch what content based on copyright holder's intention on which countries are allowed to watch it and those who cannot. So.... I feel very insulted about the focus on talent agency, technology manipulation to get the most number of views and subscriber bots, and giving copyright holders more choice to restrict content based on regional settings on the internet. The internet is supposed to be made to allow anyone to view anything regardless of country, but technology has grown so much that business people can get away with it by restricting content based on national audience.

So.... What do I think about this country copyright restriction idea?

LIFT IT AWAY! I AM TIRED OF SEEING JUST AMERICAN SPAM VIDEOS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN DOWN OR THOSE POORLY EXECUTED ADS! I WANT TO SEE ALL POSSIBLE VIDEOS WITHOUT COUNTRY RESTRICTIONS! if this web site is about the views, then there is no point in restricting content based on country when it's on the internet.

Forum users, if you have a story about what videos you wanted to watch, but blocked because of not being in the select country, please post here. I hope youtube realizes that it's not about business people, it's about the consumers and its overall value, not relying on money and copyright compromisation using internet technology.

For Proof, here's the video I wanted to watch that's below this message:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqThGlynsus (Actual IP addressed UK Audience only)

Re: System Flaw Recruit

JohnshiBRPG

It is based on the retail version, and from what I've experienced, those enemies fly so fast along with the delayed animation rate of shooting (you actually get to possibly hit the target at the last of the 3 frames of laser animation) that it's needlessly frustrating and monotonous, because all you do is just shoot enemies with a delayed gun (some power-ups exist but good ones rarely show up) and end up with an almost unreasonable score percentage system (you must shoot all enemies while being in very good condition).

Re: WiiWare Devs Call for More Advertising From Nintendo

JohnshiBRPG

When Nintendo First Launched Wii, it only features the console, motion controls details, and Wii Sports. The box itself never changed since the launch. However, this can be fixed by adding text to the front cover to tell the users what it can fully do.

Features:
*Motion-controls on Wii remote
*Supports SD cards up to 32 GB
*Built-in wireless internet receiver
*Customize Your Own Mii(TM)
*Browse through the Shop Channel to download games from Virtual Console and Wiiware
*Download Nintendo Channel to try out DS demos

That is what I want to see for future box covers.

I'll send that note to Nintendo.

Re: Voice of Mario Wanted To Voice Link

JohnshiBRPG

Perhaps you might not know that Link is currently voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama since Orcarina of time, and the voices consists of different reactions including attack grunts and shouting. No dialogue voices used of course.

Re: Nintendo Download: 27-28 October 2009 (Japan)

JohnshiBRPG

The Wiiware Selection is very different from our region of NA goods, since the Republicans has conquered the US for 14 out of 17 terms before Obama, there are really some idiots who want to just make cash due to very little knowledge of making games.