AndrewTS

Okay, so you're saying that the problem is that Nintendo apparently is having issues emulating them? I somewhat doubt that. It isn't quite like Nintendo is Sega--"oh noes we can't emulate Saturn DUUUUUUUR!" Granted, I assume it's more complicated than that. However, issues with Rumble games and Expansion Pak games don't surprise me too much.

That's not Tanooki Mario, that's Raccoon Mario. Difference. Tanooki Mario is the one in a fursuit (OMG! Mario is a furry!!). Artist's Rendition: Also, I agree--Raccoon Mario was so awesome, and it sucked he wasn't in NSMB. As for "> all," are we forgetting Kuribo's Shoe?

With just a few days to go and all of the major contenders out there and playable, what game or games do you think come out at the top of the heap this year? Instead of doing by console, I think we should do handheld, console, and PC. PC I know pretty much nothing of other than the console stuff that made it out there, so I'll be open to just about any serious nomination for that. I'll take nominations up until Jan 1, then post a thread for voting. I'll start out with the obvious ones. Console --------- Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (GC,Wii) Gears of War (XB360) Guitar Hero II (PS2) Okami (PS2) Final Fantasy XII (PS2) Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS2) Handheld ----------- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP) Elite Beat Agents (DS) Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP) Tekken Dark Resurrection (PSP) New Super Mario Bros (DS) PC --- ????

N64 games will have no rumble, so they probably aren't working *that* hard on them.

Streets of Rage Remake: full game, playable beta. http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_e.htm

Plus in a year or less we'll have hybrid machines and HD-DVD/Blu-Ray won't matter anymore.

Oh, and SCHWING on previous post/pic.

It's too bad the word is that Sony is mandating PS3 games use Blu-Ray, when in reality most games could be put in a DVD and save the publishers a lot of $. Not that many of them would be passing it on--next gen $60 games hawtness!!

ESRB ratings just mean the games have been submitted for a rating, not that they've coming out "soon." Kid Icarus and Contra 3 are also on there, among others like Kirby's Adventure.

There pretty much can only be 3 reactions to Urban Champion. "What (TF)?" "LOL" "Hey! I remember him from that sickos on parade webcomic!"

Isn't the Blu-Ray in the PS3 a mere 1x drive anyway? That's one of the main reasons I've heard for slower loading times--DVDs read faster because of faster DVD read speed capabilities. "And besides the PS3 will be the system of choice because of BluRay movies." LOL.

There should be no weeks going by without something worthwhile. Come on, in between the NES, SNES, N64, TG-16, and Genesis--we get Urban Champion and Baseball on NES? "I assume the reason only 2 today is because it's New Year's Day and no one cares? No idea." Provided they aren't scheduled to work or jetting off somewhere, what do you think gamers do on New Years Day? I mean, after noon when they've probably shaken themselves out of a drunken haze. Believe it or not, I'm using my Wii at the moment to play Star Fox Adventures.

Today's VC update is...Baseball and Urban Champion. And, that's it. Yes, TWO games and they both suck. Nice job, Nintendo.

Um, when I tried to vote it forced me to select a PC option, when I didn't want to. So I edited the Poll to display (No Vote) option for portable and PSP. And although it shows me as having voted (Votes: 1), it erased my actual voting selections. Doh. So, the ones I selected where: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for console Elite Beat Agents for portable and I want a No Vote for PC.

Nominations no longer being accepted; poll coming soon.

Yeah, Wii Play = wii remote / no nunchuck.

Yeah, there's no need to be hunched over in controller position. People have made a big deal about how you supposedly have to work harder, but depending on the game (Zelda when you're not aiming, for instance), it may be less work.

VC supports progressive scan, and even on a standard TV Mario 64 looks a hell of a lot better--the blurring is cleaned up. However, I noticed a lot of the colors appear darker than the original.

Yeah, you flamed me. So I warned you for it. Besides, the only people to see the warnings are yourself and other mods. Well it used to be that way before the upgrade, I don't know about now. Calling someone ass is flaming now? Get over yourself Mole. And lying is not against the forum rules. Exactly. It's bullshit. I *still* think he's an ass, and it doesn't seem like he's done anything to prove me or anyone else wrong on that opinion. "Spreading lies" is funnier, though. That's like some sophomore high school girl kind of crap. Although I did learn he is Admin, which cracks me up to no end. Despite the title in his posts I never noticed, because the thought is so incongruous. I honestly never paid attention to who owns or runs what since Dames gave up control.

Does anyone have the strat guide for Final Fantasy III DS? A friend of mine would like to get a good pic/scan of the art for the Red Mage from it.

Just the remote-swinging? Not really. As mentioned, it doesn't exactly track your precise movements. However, you have more items selectable at any given time from your D-Pad. Switching items in and out is quick and easy but also relatively rare. Also, aiming and firing arrows/the clawshot(s) = so easy and intuitive you can hardly imagine it doing any other way. Using the Wiimote, it's a cinch to aim at and shoot enemies so far off they're just a tiny little patch of pixels. So if you're not planning to get a Wii within, oh, 6 months or so, definitely get the GC version. However, if you play the Wii version you likely won't want to play it any other way.

Mario 64 may have been my first N64 game, but the game that actually convinced me to purchased one was the then-mysterious Zelda 64, which was going to come out *some day*. How we marveled at blocky Link fighting a blocky Stalfos back when buzzwards like "Project Reality" and "tri-linear mip-mapped interpolation" were on Nintendo's lips. We even thought there might be a 2nd 3DO! Well, when it finally came, it was no less amazing than what I/we'd hoped. I was amazed at the Kokori village, where the air danced with glowing...plants? Bugs? What the heck were those things? First dungeon....inside the giant Deku Tree. No longer a tiny, flat floor, but a massive area teeming with hostile plants, bugs, and the occasional Deku Scrub (many of them enterprising). Huge areas, huge bosses, and a bit light on challenge, the game never failed me to be flat-out fun, even when I'd occasionally get lost in a dungeon. The Water Temple...ah yes...long, occasionally frustrating, but HOLY **** DARK LINK!!! The final battle is just obscenely fun, too. It's the type of thing we'd imaged in a "next gen" Zelda game but wasn't sure we'd ever really see.

On the 31st there is a freeware Streets of Rage remake going to be released.... You can play through the beta in the meantime (only stage 1 playable in it). http://www.bombergames.net/ -- where you will be able to get it // get the beta in the meantime. Topic with screenies: http://bombergames.se32.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=657 Played the beta, good work. It feels (and at least the first stage is designed like) like SoR2, which is a great thing.

That's MUGEN. It's an open-source fighting game where pretty much anyone can put together their own sprites and animations and add fighters to the game.

How is Rabbids structured? Like Warioware (where you play seconds at a time)? Or you keep playing the same game until you decide to quit/change minigames?