As someone who has regularly attended events in the past, it makes me kind of sad to see it online, but good on them for raising so much. If you haven't seen it, watch Fight Crab and Gone Golfing. Fantastic runs by teddyras, who is hilarious, some of the best in the marathon.
@nessisonett I held the world record in this category of New Leaf for about 2 years (I played on Japanese, before anyone decided to do Korean runs which save about a minute in text), and I can say for sure that the appeal of this is mostly the fact that you have to be aware and alert of what's going on around you. You have to be prepared to adapt your run to the town layout at any moment. Games like Super Mario 64 are great, but the execution is nearly exactly the same every time (as far as I know the only RNG is coin momentum and enemy placement) so it can get a bit monotonous at times. This doesn't have that issue, every run is completely different.
There's lots of little things, like you save or lose time depending on what direction the train comes from. If you can't find a perfect fruit, you can get 6 fruits and sell your socks for the money for a shovel. You have to be aware of where the closest money rocks to the shops are. Lots of little things that keep this fresh.
Honestly, nothing. I want new and exciting games, not the same recycled series. New IPs are always welcome, and I'd rather have that than a half-baked remake or revival of a franchise that doesn't work well on modern hardware.
Whatever happened to the cool physical rewards from a couple years ago? This was actually quite disappointing, I was hoping for some kind of amiibo or something. Oh well, guess I'll just get Mario Party since that's the only one I don't have.
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Re: Summer Games Done Quick Raises Over $2.9 Million
As someone who has regularly attended events in the past, it makes me kind of sad to see it online, but good on them for raising so much. If you haven't seen it, watch Fight Crab and Gone Golfing. Fantastic runs by teddyras, who is hilarious, some of the best in the marathon.
Re: Feature: Turning 'Peaceful' Into 'Frantic' With Animal Crossing's Speedrunning Scene
@nessisonett I held the world record in this category of New Leaf for about 2 years (I played on Japanese, before anyone decided to do Korean runs which save about a minute in text), and I can say for sure that the appeal of this is mostly the fact that you have to be aware and alert of what's going on around you. You have to be prepared to adapt your run to the town layout at any moment. Games like Super Mario 64 are great, but the execution is nearly exactly the same every time (as far as I know the only RNG is coin momentum and enemy placement) so it can get a bit monotonous at times. This doesn't have that issue, every run is completely different.
There's lots of little things, like you save or lose time depending on what direction the train comes from. If you can't find a perfect fruit, you can get 6 fruits and sell your socks for the money for a shovel. You have to be aware of where the closest money rocks to the shops are. Lots of little things that keep this fresh.
Re: Talking Point: Which Old Game Series Would You Like To See Revived?
Honestly, nothing. I want new and exciting games, not the same recycled series. New IPs are always welcome, and I'd rather have that than a half-baked remake or revival of a franchise that doesn't work well on modern hardware.
Re: Jigglypuff amiibo is No Longer a Target Exclusive in North America
Jigglypuff has been available at Walmart in Canada since day one. I've seen it there a couple times.
Re: Review: Super Mario 64 (Wii U eShop / Nintendo 64)
I do enjoy Mario 64, but it really hasn't aged that well, at least not for me. Probably won't be picking this up.
Re: Nintendo Reveals the Final Club Nintendo Elite Rewards
Whatever happened to the cool physical rewards from a couple years ago? This was actually quite disappointing, I was hoping for some kind of amiibo or something. Oh well, guess I'll just get Mario Party since that's the only one I don't have.
Re: Today Was Reggie Fils-Aime’s 54th Birthday
The look on Reggie's face when he catches Fils-a-Mech in his office is just sheer brilliance. Happy Birthday, Regginator!