Nails it. Fusion is a superb game and possibly the best game on the GBA. Better than Super? That's purely down to personal taste, but I prefer Fusion all the way for the atmosphere, the story and all the other reasons given. I'm not remotely interested in breaking the game to do things out of order, so the "linear" complaints go far over my head. There are lots of secrets to find and a sense of exploration, the fact that you can't IBJ into a mockball into a wavedash into a ding-dang-doodle to get a missile tank early just doesn't bother me.
@SpaceboyScreams I'm not sure they can be convinced sadly. MK8 has become an unstoppable force. But bazillions of people are clearly enjoying it, if nothing else.
A lot of people don't seem to understand that "upscaling" by itself simply means "making pixels bigger". It's nothing to do with converting a game's rendering code from one video mode to another, or replacing textures with higher resolution versions, or all the other things that developers need to do to make prettier remakes of games (or often don't do).
What this patent is about is "AI-assisted image enhancement" which is a whole different subject to just upscaling. I'm guessing this is something that Nintendo want so they can automate all of that manual work of making old games look good at higher resolutions. We know Nintendo are interested in this kind of thing as they've done it on a very small scale in the 3D All-Stars version of Mario 64.
Given how Nintendo love doing remakes and backward compatibility, they're probably thinking of using something like this when porting old games to new systems, or for a Switch compatibility mode for whatever comes after the Switch. Or both.
@NinjaGuy69 Some of us never get sick of Mario. In fact, we just crave more and more. It's like synthetic opiates.
Anyway, the original Mario Party has always been my favourite in terms of simple and effective minigames/boards and great music. Just not for the raw palms and piles of ruined N64 controllers. I'd prefer a straight remake of that with those parts taken out, but I guess this is the closest we'll get, so leaning towards getting it.
Captain Toad. Please. A Nintendo character to round things off is a must and the shroom has deserved a bigger role in Smash than Peach's meat shield for decades.
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Re: Soapbox: 10 Reasons Why Metroid Fusion Is The Best Game In The Series
Nails it. Fusion is a superb game and possibly the best game on the GBA. Better than Super? That's purely down to personal taste, but I prefer Fusion all the way for the atmosphere, the story and all the other reasons given. I'm not remotely interested in breaking the game to do things out of order, so the "linear" complaints go far over my head. There are lots of secrets to find and a sense of exploration, the fact that you can't IBJ into a mockball into a wavedash into a ding-dang-doodle to get a missile tank early just doesn't bother me.
Re: A Legend Of Zelda x BlackMilk Clothing Line Drops Next Week
There's a Tingle outfit, right?
Re: Smash Bros. Twitter Encourages Fans To Let Their Imaginations "Run Wild" Ahead Of The Final Fighter Reveal
First choice is Captain Toad.
Second choice is anyone other than Waluigi.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Adds Tanooki Mario And The Super Leaf In Its Next Update
@SpaceboyScreams I'm not sure they can be convinced sadly. MK8 has become an unstoppable force. But bazillions of people are clearly enjoying it, if nothing else.
Re: Patent Reveals Nintendo Is Working On Upscaling Technology
A lot of people don't seem to understand that "upscaling" by itself simply means "making pixels bigger". It's nothing to do with converting a game's rendering code from one video mode to another, or replacing textures with higher resolution versions, or all the other things that developers need to do to make prettier remakes of games (or often don't do).
What this patent is about is "AI-assisted image enhancement" which is a whole different subject to just upscaling. I'm guessing this is something that Nintendo want so they can automate all of that manual work of making old games look good at higher resolutions. We know Nintendo are interested in this kind of thing as they've done it on a very small scale in the 3D All-Stars version of Mario 64.
Given how Nintendo love doing remakes and backward compatibility, they're probably thinking of using something like this when porting old games to new systems, or for a Switch compatibility mode for whatever comes after the Switch. Or both.
Re: Video: Check Out This Introduction Trailer For Mario Party Superstars Ahead Of Its Launch This Month
@NinjaGuy69 Some of us never get sick of Mario. In fact, we just crave more and more. It's like synthetic opiates.
Anyway, the original Mario Party has always been my favourite in terms of simple and effective minigames/boards and great music. Just not for the raw palms and piles of ruined N64 controllers. I'd prefer a straight remake of that with those parts taken out, but I guess this is the closest we'll get, so leaning towards getting it.
Re: Gallery: Nintendo Reflects On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ahead Of The Final Fighter Reveal
Captain Toad. Please. A Nintendo character to round things off is a must and the shroom has deserved a bigger role in Smash than Peach's meat shield for decades.