Donkey Kong (arcade) Yoshi's Island (SNES) Super Mario Kart (SNES) Earthbound (SNES) Excitebike 64 (N64) Donkey Kong 64 (N64) Nazo no Murasamejou (NES, import) Mario & Wario (SNES, import) Wrecking Crew '98 (SNES, import) Popeye (Arcade)
There's no way this game can be that bad. The other NES sports games got higher scores than this, and they were horrible (I'm sure baseball's far worse than this). Judging from the review, this should've been a 4 or 5. The review didn't speak of any game-breaking bugs or glitches or anything like that. It just said the game was limited. It seems like it still provides a adequate table tennis experience, like it sets out to do.
Besides Smash Table Tennis, you lucky Brits are getting some good games! Even though a little bit of Puzzle League is yety another hacked-down port of a DS retail game, I'd still download it anyway. Puzzle League IS one of the greatest puzzlers ever created.
I knew this game was gonna be sh!te the minute I saw those buggy-eyes, uglu tanks. Great first review, Brutus! These reviews of bad games are always a fun read! Hopefully though the next game you review will be slightly better.
@Madgear. There's an idea! As much as I love Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, having them on every single Namco Museum is getting annoying. Namco has made tons of arcade games over the years that haven't seen the light of day since their original release. I, personally, am waiting for a Namco Museum with light gun games such as Point Blank and Time Crisis.
Oh well. I just got Pulseman, and so far it's great! Ant Nation sounds interesting, but given Konami's previous Wiiware efforts (Sandy Beach and Critter Round-Up), I've decided to wait for a review. I'm thinking of getting Bit Boy!!out of morbid curiosity, but I'm afraid to waste the cash.
I have 2 iterations of Namco Museum already, and even though I'm mildly interested in trying the updated games (particularly Pac-Motos and Pac n' Roll), none of the games are anything I haven't seen before. Pass.
I've thought about getting this, but I've always been too hesitant to do so. I'm more interested in Geometry Wars Galaxies. Maybe I'll just DL Tumiki Fighters instead.
Oh well. It's not Game Boy like we all hope for, but it's something at least. It's too bad they only get the original versions too. It would be awesome to have the updated versions from the G&W Galleries available as well.
EDIT: Now I might finally have the chance to play the original G&W Zelda! It's far too much work to unlock it in G&WG4.
That racing game sounds amazing! Especially since it has online! Me wants a US release! That card battle game looks fun too. First time I saw the the pic I thought it was some sort of FF Tactics spinoff lol. I'm a little interested in Burning Force too. It IS from that Namco company I like so much.
@Digiki and Wanderlust. I actually like the Final Smashes. They add an extra layer of randomness to the combat (half the fun of the series), and they give you an advantage when you're doing badly.
Travis Touchdown as a SB character would be kinda cool I guess, but I'd rather have Mega Man and Tails/Knuckles...
@Aquateen & SuperSonic1990. Personally I'd rather have a C64 game and some awesome original games as opposed to an outdated entry in an established series, but that's just me.
@Wariofan. Indeed an interesting observation! I never caught that! If that is the pattern, I might not have to wait forever for Pradroid and Impossible Mission after all!
I'll skip California games, and am still not quite sure if I should get BAM+. It sounded kinda limited in the shop description. Guess I'll wait for a review. And Bit. Trip Core is definitely on the list for sure. Now I just hope we get Cave Story next week.
Anybody played Core yet? If so, do they have any suggestions as to which Bit. Trip I should get first?
Honestly people, can't we just agree to disagree here? The general public thinks the game sucks, some people like it, so be it. IThe constant arguing about it is getting nowhere, so why don't we just go back to Bit Boy itself and stop arguing about BPlus themselves?
Can we have some gameplay footage now? So far I'm not impressed with the convoluted, terrible script and even more terrible acting. This is even the exact same trailer they posted yesterday!
Game Informer did an article 2-3 months ago about the highest-selling games, and these came out on top. I think the guy actually made a pretty smart decision. He now has 2 of the most valuable games in history, and their value will just increase as years go by. Sure, he'll be out of some dinner money for a couple years, but he'll be thankful for it in the long run.
Though for the record, I wouldn't even spend 1/20 of that money on any game.
I'm honestly very dissapointed. I've said this before, but with an idea like this B+ could've finally redeemed themselves. Yet somehow, they managed to screw up a simple maze game. Pathetic.
I don't see why people still insist on defending this company. They made three overhyped, hideous-looking turd-storms that bombed worldwide, and yet you still defend each and every one of their works, and say their next effort's going to turn out better. You guys need to realize that this is a terrible company that doesn't put that much effort into their games, and will never make a quality title even if it hit them in the face, so stop hoping already. There's plenty of other indie developers on Wiiware that make far better product and take far more pride in their work. Like Calculopn said, it's three strikes, and they're out.
So Electroplankton, a game that was barely even a game to start with, is being broken into fragments for DSi too? Swell... Also, Sky Kid sucks. Especially at 800 points.
At least Japan gets Super Punch-Out!! Though, so it's not all bad.
I have fond memories of playing Pipe Dream on my dad's old PC, and the thing's way too old and crusty to dust off now, so I might get this if it's cheap. Now we need Chip's Challenge and Jezzball-esque games on Wiiware!
"See you change that up a little and you have a company that gives the Wii great games on a consistent basis"
Consistent basis? On the contrary. Sure, there's the Boom Blox series, and some recent quality Motionplus games like Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10, but most of their efforts at this point consists of sub-par fare like Boogie and the All-Play series. Bleck!
Like Deadly by design, I'd rather give my money to the little guy too. Like I said earlier, Pixel spent years working on the original and didn't ask a thing in return. Now, a whole new group of people who never bothered to play the original game (for whatever reason) can experience such a gem of a game. I think he deserves some moneys. I'm sure EA would earn more than enough money from Madden and such to fund their next Wii project.
And who knows, maybe if the game does well, Pixel will grace the Wiiware service with another great game.
@Alexsays. This version has a few tweaks from the original, and it's coming to Wiiware, a service that can always use a quality game. Plus, Pixel (the guy who made the original game) spent years working on it, and never asked for a single dime. He deserves some money for putting such effort into one of the finest freeware games ever made.
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Re: Sexy Poker - ESRB Rated Sans Nudity
What's the point?
Re: Commander Video's Meat Makeover
Bandwagon!
Bit. Trip Meat.
Re: What Nintendo games do you want to see on the Virtual Console?
At last, the moment we've all been waiting for!
I want:
Donkey Kong (arcade)
Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Earthbound (SNES)
Excitebike 64 (N64)
Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Nazo no Murasamejou (NES, import)
Mario & Wario (SNES, import)
Wrecking Crew '98 (SNES, import)
Popeye (Arcade)
Re: Review: Smash Table Tennis (Virtual Console / NES)
@Dazza. What you did there, I see it.
There's no way this game can be that bad. The other NES sports games got higher scores than this, and they were horrible (I'm sure baseball's far worse than this). Judging from the review, this should've been a 4 or 5. The review didn't speak of any game-breaking bugs or glitches or anything like that. It just said the game was limited. It seems like it still provides a adequate table tennis experience, like it sets out to do.
Re: Nintendo Download: MUSHA, Smash Table Tennis, My Life as a Darklord and Puzzle League (EU)
Besides Smash Table Tennis, you lucky Brits are getting some good games! Even though a little bit of Puzzle League is yety another hacked-down port of a DS retail game, I'd still download it anyway. Puzzle League IS one of the greatest puzzlers ever created.
Re: Daft Punk Gets 8-Bit Makeover
Daft Punk is awesome, like that 8-bit rendition of them.
Re: Review: Ant Nation (WiiWare)
Good score! Now I'll definitely lay the points down for this. This game looks very interesting.
Re: Review: Jack Bros. (Virtual Boy)
An RPG on Virtual Boy? Hmmm...
Re: Review: Incoming! (WiiWare)
Another timeless classic from JV Games...
I knew this game was gonna be sh!te the minute I saw those buggy-eyes, uglu tanks. Great first review, Brutus! These reviews of bad games are always a fun read! Hopefully though the next game you review will be slightly better.
Re: New Take On Smash Bros. Cast Slightly Disturbing
That picture scares me too much to take a look.
Re: Fan-made Mother 3 Handbook Freely Available To Read
Wow you guys are slow. This came out, like, a year ago...
Why haven't I imported this game yet?
@Corbie. Nah, they just flat-out hate American Earthbound fans and want them to suffer.
Re: Nintendo Download: Bits, Tanks, Ants, Commandos, Pulses and Brains (US)
@Capt. Jack Sparrow. Just shut your pie hole and get Pulseman already!
Re: PopCap Confirms Wii, DSi Support
Plants vs. Xombies for Wiiware? Yes, please!
Re: Review: Namco Museum Remix (Wii)
@Madgear. There's an idea! As much as I love Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, having them on every single Namco Museum is getting annoying. Namco has made tons of arcade games over the years that haven't seen the light of day since their original release. I, personally, am waiting for a Namco Museum with light gun games such as Point Blank and Time Crisis.
Re: Nintendo Download: Bits, Tanks, Ants, Commandos, Pulses and Brains (US)
Where's Monkey Island?
Oh well. I just got Pulseman, and so far it's great! Ant Nation sounds interesting, but given Konami's previous Wiiware efforts (Sandy Beach and Critter Round-Up), I've decided to wait for a review. I'm thinking of getting Bit Boy!!out of morbid curiosity, but I'm afraid to waste the cash.
Re: Bit Boy!! and Tales of Monkey Island Coming to North American on Monday
@Wariofan. Game Informer.com said it was coming out this week too, so that's 2 sources saying it'll come out tomorrow.
Re: Bit Boy!! and Tales of Monkey Island Coming to North American on Monday
No Cave Story, but Bit Boy!!?
Re: US Rock Band promotion yields free Nintendo Points
Maybe I might get the Wii version of RB2 after all.
I'm thirsty all of a sudden.
Re: Review: Namco Museum Remix (Wii)
I have 2 iterations of Namco Museum already, and even though I'm mildly interested in trying the updated games (particularly Pac-Motos and Pac n' Roll), none of the games are anything I haven't seen before. Pass.
Please Namco, make it stop.
Re: What Capcom games do you want to see on the Virtual Console?
Re: Review: BlastWorks (Wii)
I've thought about getting this, but I've always been too hesitant to do so. I'm more interested in Geometry Wars Galaxies. Maybe I'll just DL Tumiki Fighters instead.
Re: Review: Karate Phants: Gloves of Glory (WiiWare)
Wow. I expected this game to be a miserable piece of crap, but I didn't think it was gonna be this bad! Let's hope Toribash does decently.
Re: Game & Watch Games to be Released on DSiWare
Oh well. It's not Game Boy like we all hope for, but it's something at least. It's too bad they only get the original versions too. It would be awesome to have the updated versions from the G&W Galleries available as well.
EDIT: Now I might finally have the chance to play the original G&W Zelda! It's far too much work to unlock it in G&WG4.
Re: Incoming Trailer and Screenshots
Is... Is that really what the game looks like!? EPIC PHAIL!
Also, who the hell decided to put eyes on tanks?
Re: Nintendo Download: 14-15 July 2009 (JAPAN)
That racing game sounds amazing! Especially since it has online! Me wants a US release! That card battle game looks fun too. First time I saw the the pic I thought it was some sort of FF Tactics spinoff lol. I'm a little interested in Burning Force too. It IS from that Namco company I like so much.
Re: Review: Deadly Creatures (Wii)
Not getting it. Doesn't look like my cup of tea.
Re: Suda 51: I'd Love Travis Touchdown to Star in Smash Bros.
@Digiki and Wanderlust. I actually like the Final Smashes. They add an extra layer of randomness to the combat (half the fun of the series), and they give you an advantage when you're doing badly.
Travis Touchdown as a SB character would be kinda cool I guess, but I'd rather have Mega Man and Tails/Knuckles...
Re: Top 20 DSiWare Games in USA (9th July)
SOMEBODY TELL THESE PEOPLE TO STOP BUYING CLOCKS AND DEMOES!!
Re: Super Mario Galaxy Shines in 720p
Don't see much of a difference myself. And Galaxy doesn't look nearly as bad as that first picture on my puny 480i TV.
Re: Nintendo Download: Bomberman '94, StarTropics II, 5 Spots Party, Karate Phants and BOXLIFE (EU)
Alright update. Startropics is nice, but I have a feeling Karate Phants is gonna be shovelware, and that feeling is even stronger with 5 Spots...
Re: Talking Point: Bit Boy!! Took 50 Times More Work Than Bit.Trip?
And it was half as fun. Hmmm...
Re: FFCC: My Life as a Dark Lord Coming to Europe July 17th
Oh well, as long as we get Cave Story next week (or failing that, the week after), you can keep your dang dark lords!
Re: Nintendo Download: Cores, Bubbles, Chariots, Sports, Numbers and Cars (US)
"it started the SSB series."
That doesn't mean it doesn't suck by today's standards!
Re: Nintendo Download: Cores, Bubbles, Chariots, Sports, Numbers and Cars (US)
Guess I'll settle for beat then. Thanks for your thoughts, everyone (even though you probably weren't responding to my post at all).
Re: Nintendo Download: Cores, Bubbles, Chariots, Sports, Numbers and Cars (US)
@Aquateen & SuperSonic1990. Personally I'd rather have a C64 game and some awesome original games as opposed to an outdated entry in an established series, but that's just me.
@Wariofan. Indeed an interesting observation! I never caught that! If that is the pattern, I might not have to wait forever for Pradroid and Impossible Mission after all!
I'll skip California games, and am still not quite sure if I should get BAM+. It sounded kinda limited in the shop description. Guess I'll wait for a review. And Bit. Trip Core is definitely on the list for sure. Now I just hope we get Cave Story next week.
Anybody played Core yet? If so, do they have any suggestions as to which Bit. Trip I should get first?
Re: Review: Bit Boy!! (WiiWare)
@Adam. Good to have you back!
@Daz. I wish I had that admin medal.
Re: Review: Bit Boy!! (WiiWare)
Good lord, it's like Plaatchen all over again!
Honestly people, can't we just agree to disagree here? The general public thinks the game sucks, some people like it, so be it. IThe constant arguing about it is getting nowhere, so why don't we just go back to Bit Boy itself and stop arguing about BPlus themselves?
Re: Brand New Infinite Space Trailer
Can we have some gameplay footage now? So far I'm not impressed with the convoluted, terrible script and even more terrible acting. This is even the exact same trailer they posted yesterday!
Re: Incoming! Coming to WiiWare in July
When I saw the Advance Wars picture, I thought it was gonna be some sort of Wiiware AW spinoff. Turns out I was wrong. I'm sad now.
EDIT: Just saw the trailer, and now I REALLY wish it was an AW spinoff. I mean c'mon. Tanks with eyes? WTF?
Re: Gold Nintendo World Championships Sells for $17,500
@Uel. Who said it was?
Game Informer did an article 2-3 months ago about the highest-selling games, and these came out on top. I think the guy actually made a pretty smart decision. He now has 2 of the most valuable games in history, and their value will just increase as years go by. Sure, he'll be out of some dinner money for a couple years, but he'll be thankful for it in the long run.
Though for the record, I wouldn't even spend 1/20 of that money on any game.
Re: Review: Bit Boy!! (WiiWare)
@Wiiloveit. Keep telling yourself that.
I'm honestly very dissapointed. I've said this before, but with an idea like this B+ could've finally redeemed themselves. Yet somehow, they managed to screw up a simple maze game. Pathetic.
I don't see why people still insist on defending this company. They made three overhyped, hideous-looking turd-storms that bombed worldwide, and yet you still defend each and every one of their works, and say their next effort's going to turn out better. You guys need to realize that this is a terrible company that doesn't put that much effort into their games, and will never make a quality title even if it hit them in the face, so stop hoping already. There's plenty of other indie developers on Wiiware that make far better product and take far more pride in their work. Like Calculopn said, it's three strikes, and they're out.
Re: No More Heroes Outgrowing Wii
@Cryptonic. Another (more detailed ) article I read talked about Suda moving the series to 360 ONLY, no mention of a PS3 release.
Re: Wii Sports Resort Goes Big In Japan
Can't say I'm surprised.
I can't wait to ge tmy hands on this one!
Re: Nintendo Download: 07-08 July 2009 (JAPAN)
So Electroplankton, a game that was barely even a game to start with, is being broken into fragments for DSi too? Swell...
Also, Sky Kid sucks. Especially at 800 points.
At least Japan gets Super Punch-Out!! Though, so it's not all bad.
Re: Roogoo Twisted Towers and Roogoo Attack Released
Looks kinda boring. I guess I'll trial the XBLA version.
Re: Triangle Studios Announces Heron: Steam Machine for WiiWare
I have fond memories of playing Pipe Dream on my dad's old PC, and the thing's way too old and crusty to dust off now, so I might get this if it's cheap. Now we need Chip's Challenge and Jezzball-esque games on Wiiware!
Re: Cave Story Nearing The Finish Line
"See you change that up a little and you have a company that gives the Wii great games on a consistent basis"
Consistent basis? On the contrary. Sure, there's the Boom Blox series, and some recent quality Motionplus games like Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10, but most of their efforts at this point consists of sub-par fare like Boogie and the All-Play series. Bleck!
Like Deadly by design, I'd rather give my money to the little guy too. Like I said earlier, Pixel spent years working on the original and didn't ask a thing in return. Now, a whole new group of people who never bothered to play the original game (for whatever reason) can experience such a gem of a game. I think he deserves some moneys. I'm sure EA would earn more than enough money from Madden and such to fund their next Wii project.
And who knows, maybe if the game does well, Pixel will grace the Wiiware service with another great game.
Re: Western Release Date For Infinite Space Confirmed
Zero-G dawgs? LOL.
Re: Nintendo Download: Hanabi Festival 4, Gradius Rebirth, Bit Boy!!, Brain Challenge and Mario Apps (EU)
You guys got Pulseman!? I have envy...
I'm also interested in seeing how Bit Boy!! turns out. I hope it's decent.
Re: Cave Story Nearing The Finish Line
@Alexsays. This version has a few tweaks from the original, and it's coming to Wiiware, a service that can always use a quality game. Plus, Pixel (the guy who made the original game) spent years working on it, and never asked for a single dime. He deserves some money for putting such effort into one of the finest freeware games ever made.