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Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?

Mikmoomamimocki

@OrtadragoonX I'm not saying it's a bad game. I'm saying that it's probably not the best to start with. Link to the Past perfected the 2D Zelda formula, and most/all later 2D Zelda games were based off of it. Zelda 1 has its charm, but it requires the player to chip at it for a long time if they don't have a manual or walkthrough.
If someone played it as their first Zelda, they might say, "man, this is lame, I'm gonna go play mario."
Because the game is so unique, someone who starts with the original might not like it, but might really enjoy Link to the Past, which most of the games are based off of.
The first game someone plays in a series has to represent that series. For example, you might not want to play Metroid Fusion first because it's linear and doesn't represent the Metroid series overall.

Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?

Mikmoomamimocki

For a lot of series, first is not the way to go. Zelda 1, Metroid 1, they haven't aged very well. I find that the third game in many series is very good. For example, DQ3, Mario 3, Link to the Past, Super Metroid. Usually I start close to the beginning, but not at the beginning. However, if it's a newer game, like Halo, I start at the beginning of the series because it's newer and has aged better.

Re: Random: New Disney Pixar Movie 'Turning Red' Makes For The Perfect Super Mario Mashup

Mikmoomamimocki

@Not_Soos I agree. I don't think it's really a racial issue. I'm Asian. I don't like this movie. Just because a piece of media caters towards a specific demographic, and you dislike that piece of media, doesn't mean that you are hating on that demographic.

Also, I really disliked the Mulan remake. They took everything special about the original and threw it in the trash. What used to be a fun song is now a creepy conversation. Instead of hard work and brains, Mulan now has magical powers. I hated that movie.

Re: Talking Point: Should We Still Be Pre-Ordering Games?

Mikmoomamimocki

I've only preordered once, and that was for Mario 3D all stars. I preordered it the day before release mainly just to be able to play it as soon as it released. I don't regret it. I preordered because I know that Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy are all terrific games, and I hadn't played them yet at the time.

But for other, new games, nah. Preordering is stupid. Why pay for something that you know will be bad?

Re: Nintendo's Wii Shop Channel Can't Be Accessed Right Now

Mikmoomamimocki

@victordamazio I think it's just an error. They wouldn't take it offline without telling us beforehand.

Look at this page: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27560/~/wii-shop-channel-discontinuation

In response to the question "When will all Wii Shop Channel services be discontinued?" they reply "In the future we will close all services related to the Wii Shop Channel ... we will announce specific details as that time approaches."

So this is probably unintentional.

Re: Nintendo Renews Zelda, Metroid, And Donkey Kong Trademarks

Mikmoomamimocki

@Patendo Huh, I've gotta try it sometime. I think I have avoided it because it was made by Capcom, not Nintendo. Capcom's great but I wasn't sure how well they could handle Zelda.

Also, Zero Mission is great! It's the only Metroid game I've completed so far. It's short, but that means that there's no fluff - it's all awesome.

Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé Criticises GameStop Management's Lack Of "Articulated" Strategy

Mikmoomamimocki

@Wexter You know what I appreciate about Reggie?

When the Wii U came out and Nintendo was doing badly, that was a great time for Reggie to leave. He didn't have to deal with getting Nintendo back to where it was. But he didn't leave. He stayed with Nintendo for a while and left when the Switch was dominating handheld gaming. He could have stayed for many more years and made a ton of money, but he didn't.

Also, I dislike GameStop. Years ago, it was a place of wonder for me, where I was surrounded by video games and consoles. Now, there are no DS/Wii games and the section for Fortnite plushies takes up more space than the 3DS section.

Re: Random: No, Your Wii Isn't Going To Self-Destruct

Mikmoomamimocki

@TrainerRosa Why watch YouTube when you can read through the comments of stupid people on satire websites?

It's comedy gold! You've got the people who think it's real and say "WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS" and then you've got the "smart" people who say "ugh, fake news. People will believe anything on the internet nowadays." Amazing.

Witness the power of the human mind. One person says, and I quote, "If mines blow up. You giving me my money back for purchasing it in the first place." and then they proceed to advertise their TikTok and youtube. Ah, I've found someone smart, by the name of Jack Bob. "Bruh fake" is all they have to say about this dire situation. Then you have the researcher, someone who knows about fake news and researches things himself. "Is this real? I looked it up and no other sources are saying the same thing. I only see stuff for killing off the Wii u shop."

Absolutely incredible.

Re: Konami Announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection For Switch

Mikmoomamimocki

YES! This is THE ONLY RERELEASE OF TURTLES IN TIME*! It's never left the SNES/arcade! Some of the NES games kinda suck but all of the arcade games? Turtles in Time, Hyperstone heist

Thank you Konami, please leave the pachinko machines alone and start making videogames again.

(A bundle of this and shredder's revenge would be awesome)

*nope i'm stupid, thanks @BulbasaurusRex and @LinktotheFuture. However, this is still is the only rerelease on a modern platform.

Re: Random: Elden Ring And Mario Odyssey Jostle For No. 1 On OpenCritic's 'Best Game' List

Mikmoomamimocki

I think that aggregate review score websites like this and metacritic are foolish. The score isn't what matters to me because what's important to the reviewer might not be important to me. I care about what they say in the review, the pros and cons and stuff like that.

For example, for a 3DS game review, if a game is ranked lower because the 3D effect is bad, that's not important to me because I have a 2DS.