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I don't think the "New" 3DS was designed to jump start sales this late in the generation but to merely provide a stop gap until the inevitable NX portable releases. 2016 is probably the 3DS's last hurrah. Just look at the releases this year, it's jam packed with JRPG's that have been out in Japan for over a year or more. (Not Complaining) I'm perfectly Ok with this, I LOVE my 3DS & will play it for years to come due to my backlog but the market is ready for their next portable.
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A unified account system where GBA games purchased on Wii U are now playable on the 3DS would be really awesome!!
I just love reading all the "technology experts" opinions that come out of the woodwork on articles like this. QUITE ENJOYABLE!!
I love reading all the whiny comments, most are so typical. People let their OWN hopes get up about stuff & then cry when it's not what they envisioned in their head. You should know by now to never try to guess what a Nintendo announcement will be.
I don't get it...why are people "upset" & really who gives fug if they are?? People are so damned whiny & then the "media" perpetuates it by making it an article over what is probably a very tiny minority. Let them be angry, there's a lot more going on in the world to direct your anger at.
If they ever do this for the SNES, I would buy one in a heartbeat!
@GamePerson19 Because it probably is!! That's why they've been coy about a NA release. I'd bet anything it becomes an NX launch title, it fills in the "fighting game" category quite nicely for their new system debut.
The question I've always asked is why Nintendo let the deal get to the point where Sony wanted a cut of each game & controlled publishing rights. Nintendo President Yamauchi was a shrewd businessman, I'm very surprised the deal got as far along as it had with him knowing the financial incentives Sony wanted.
I think it would have been more successful than the other two CD-ROM add-ons from NEC & Sega but it would still have been a niche market. What really changed the course of history was Nintendo going for cartridges on the N64 instead of CD's. That's when the third parties started bailing for the cheaper produced games with more storage. To me that was the biggest mistake in their history. If the N64 had been a CD-based system they would have enjoyed cheaper games & better third party support, it would have changed everything!
Kids will love this!! Get over it "old folks", Nintendo is not targeting us whether we like it or not. They already have us, their marketing is about grabbing children to play just the same way they did with us in the 80's & 90's.
@KeeperBvK What??? I never mentioned another platform in my post. Paranoia much?
It's a great game, glad to see a developer who is so public friendly & seems to care.
The Super FX chip is not hard to emulate, Rasberry Pi's & Ouya's do it with ease & it can be done with far less computing power than that!!
Their SNES games have pretty crappy emulation options & the screen area is smaller than the GBA games, WTF? The GBA games are by far the best looking emulated games on the system. The N64 stuff looks decent enough as well, too bad we'll only be limited to a majority of Nintendo 1st party titles for that console. It's a shame we'll never see Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie, Conker, etc....
No arguments here. As you said, their Directs are absolutely wonderful but their use of FB & Twitter is abysmal. This Amiibo situation could be totally handled much better with both of those tools but they just remain silent in their ivory tower.
The problem is Kyoto, they just have too many old board members who are content to remain in the past where they kept uber strict controls on everything. That just doesn't work anymore....if you don't address issues nowadays people just move on.
When the hell are they gonna release more Wii VC games??? They always do this where they rollout a new system, release a couple of games & then it disappears for weeks at a time.
@Quorthon Indeed!! If Nintendo had switched to the cheaper CD format for their next console after SNES they probably would have maintained their dominance but the 3rd parties ran to the Playstation in droves & you can't blame them, CD-Rom games were just much cheaper to make & you could include so much information on them vs cartridge at the time.
It was a decent system but never fully utilized. For every great game you had 5 poopy full motion video titles. Sega never truly got 100% behind it but at least it had better support than 32X, what a waste of money that was for me.
Well the gaming press fueled the fire by using Zinger/Click Bait type headlines with the story about the laugh. Very few reported in context what actually happened.
Typical Nintendo...they launch Wii digital games with a bang & then just completely stop releasing them for weeks on end.
@danielsahr528 Yeah I will buy certain games digitally if that's the only way they're available but for retail, I go physical. If I lose a few eShop titles down the road because they're not available to redownload at least I'd still have the AAA retail titles to play and those are the most important to me.
I buy physical. I don't trust Nintendo's digital systems for the big AAA games. Who knows where their eShop will be in 5-10 years. If I own the game physically I can keep playing it on my console without having to worry about the future ownership.
@Sugar_Crunch_BD And Car manufacturers release new cars, Samsung & Apple release new phones, CRAZY concept I know.
@Quorthon What are you talking about???? Where in my statement did I say I hate Sony??? Could you point that out for me??? I seem to have missed that paragraph, please enlighten me.
Furthermore as I said, I give them credit for supporting 2 platforms without hardly any third party support, something Sony has tremendous amounts of.
If you look at the big picture, nobody & I mean nobody puts out so many games on two platforms & delivers the kind of quality that Nintendo does. The company has plenty of faults for sure but I give them tremendous credit for basically supporting 2 platforms almost by themselves. It's pretty remarkable in this day & age but we know it's not sustainable.
I think some kind of hybrid device is their best bet going forward. Either a home console that plays their handheld games with ease or if they support 2 platforms then it will be something where porting either systems games will be a fairly simple porting process, preferably with a cross buy feature.
Splatoon & new Mario Kart 8 DLC all in the same month. May is shaping up to be a great month for multiplayer fun on Wii U.
SWEET JESUS, MARY, & JOSEPH!!! This game has exceeded my expectations!! I knew this game was probably going to be good but it just became my most anticipated title this year!!
They way that they're setup could mirror TV/Gamepad use for 2 players in a Wii U version no?
@Megapokepaul Huh? I've used it for the last 2 days. Try going to Nintendo.com & then clicking on the Club Nintendo link. It seems to work better for some people doing that.
@MyBodyIsReggie Yeah, I've noticed that too. They advertise the out of it but nothing is ever available to buy. They must do low quantities that sell out quick.
@darthllama Sounds good. I know they usually do great designs so I was just surprised to see them leading off with these. If they designed another SNES or Super Famicom type design I would probably be all over it.
I'm not feeling those case colors at all. They did some amazing work on their GBA/Super Famicom/Super Nintendo designs but these are fugly.
It's quite annoying that they haven't made enough of their current lineup but are already planning new ones. It's totally giving their loyal fans the finger.
Can't wait to play this game. I missed it on the N64 & have always wanted to play it.
And 5 of those Amiibos that they plan to keep in stock are in the same group of Smash Amiibo's that you can find in every store.
No Wii digital games this week?
I just can't imagine Nintendo not re-releasing these as non exclusives. There's just too much money to be made & why would you leave easy cash on the table? They have to be artificially creating these shortages to drum up the hype & demand. By not commenting on new orders they're just fueling the fire for demand higher and higher just like the Wii.
I can't wait to play this!!! Any news is ALWAYS welcomed!!!
I'm sure some of this is Nintendo's fault but I also think alot of these shortages are due to the damn scalpers who have systems in place where they end up with tons of systems & figures on launch day and what's even worse is the people who buy them at these inflated prices but they know Nintendo has some crazy diehard fans & they prey upon them.
Nintendo could just remedy the situation however by releasing more of them but then again they're the masters of creating hype through shortages.
@TheHumbleFellow I've never once used the link cable to play Pokemon & I enjoy them immensely. I've been playing Fire Red & Emerald alot on the Retron 5, they're still fun without that feature.
This looks fantastic. You can tell they really loved Sega & Namco arcade racers, they're so many nods to their lineage.
Both for me day one, no questions. Once again Wii U has my most anticipated games of the year!
I have no doubt the smaller model will come to the U.S. Nintendo isn't gonna leave money on the table especially with faceplates that could be sold although that begs the question...since the XL is the predominant sales leader, why not make faceplates for the console that sell the most?
@potatomage7 Well you're hurting the animal if you're seeing blood but this isn't like an MMO where it spews damage numbers out, it's much more subtle. The monsters will start limping when they're really hurt & that's when you know you're making progress.
I don't think demos do justice to this game. You really have to spend a few hours with the game to get accustomed to the controls & requirements of hunting/gathering to get the whole picture. Just throwing newcomers into random battles with leveled up characters is not the best way to win them over.
If you like questing & grinding, you may really enjoy this but there is a learning curve those first couple of hours but the Miiverse community is a BIG help if you need tips and having that right at the push of a button is a huge bonus.
I always felt like the lack of a second analog & full online service always hurt the portable MH games in the West. I've only played the console versions on PS2, Wii, & Wii U.
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Read it but think how all industries offline have a group of competitors of varying sizes. The report was written before MicroHoo split, talks of IAC and Ebay being broken up – one happening when written, the other a suggestion by the Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay.
I don't think I will be the only one thinking many of his arguments will not come to pass. This is a strong controversial stance that will see many who have their own argument make comment…. will Google see it as link bait? No, but Ask and Yahoo should,
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We are in our second week of EC and it is amazing. I guess I don't understand how doing EC part time doesn't result in confusion/regression in the baby's end? If I am consistent at home, but take him out and can't use EC, won't he feel like I'm ignoring his cues? Or think he can start peeing in his dipe w/o waiting for me to take him. I know that many ppl successfully do EC part time, any one out there wanna share how it works for them?? TIA
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If my goal were to not use any diapers and have her fully potty-trained as soon as possible then I suppose it would be confusing. But when I view it as getting in touch with what's happening with our bodies, I don't think it's that confusing.
I agree with PP. For us, under 13 months it was about communication, and teaching language about the potty, not about catching all waste. Around 14 months I felt more able to try to catch everything, and we worked up from there.
Also, we started at 4.5 months, but DS strongly resisted potty trips at 6.5 months until about 13 or 14 months, and refused to go most of the time unless it was morning, after nap, or he needed to poop. I figured there was no point in forcing it or stressing anyone out, so we became very part-time.
When we are out, if she has to go and there are no potties I just say our word and explain its ok if she has to go. She can hold it usually to find a potty anyhow.
My son is 4.5mo and we started around 2mo. If he knows I'm close by he will make more of a fuss about going in his diaper. (I had him at work and I was in a meeting, but one of my staff had him. I could hear him, normally he had been just going and then when he would see me que. This time he held it for 5mins while I finished the meeting.). The point was really if DH,my mom or I aren't there he was just going. He knows we will change him quickly. I don't think it confuses them, they are just more aware of when it happens and don't like it.
The difference between a child potty training who has learned to use the potty fro infancy and a child who has no idea what it's for is huge! My youngest son is almost 17months and he will either go in his diaper OR in the toilet if the tpilet is offered. He dis go through a period of tome when he was about 12 months where he was consistently askig to be taken every single time. I put off taking away diapers and taking advantage of what I personally beleive was his own "window of opportunity" and now he doesn't tell me. But I was also working a lot. This is one of the reason's I am cutting down on my hours. He was consistently pooping in the potty for literally months and months . He was asking me to take him . Then he started pooping in his diaper and I don't know if he realized how convenient it is to just poop and continue playing , or he gave up on the communication part because *I* didn't encourage him to eliminate diapers entirely when he was littler. I didn't think e would be ready so soon. He wasn't even walking yet! He JUST learned to wal a few weeks ago ! But he had the communication all down from what I taught him. And I fully beleive that babies/children are smarter than adults give them credit for. So can a baby understand they can eliminate in two different type of locations land not be confused ? I say of course ! Newborn babies can learn to feed from both bottle and breast. Sleep in different places. Same for eliminating. So long as the routine is the same and communication is there, I say no there shouldn't be any confusion. Will it take longer to acheive potty train/diaper free ? Probably.
I temided myself over&over to concentrate on communication and when I temember to do that and start signing with my som and talking about the potty, he starts signing back. He starts trying to communicate more, with me too. I had off work the last two days. He kept his diaper dry from the day before (before his noght time daiper) and all day today because I took him to the potty. So he just went everytime I took him and stayed dry /didnt go in his diaper. He also signed potty back to me for the first time in months. If ypu have to work or can't do it FT , then it is what it is. Know you are doing your best. I do think the more time spent with the child, the wuicker they will learn. But it doesn't mean they can't learn when doing only pt.
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It was scary that on the inaugural cruise the utensils were always dirty. Not one day without finding a dirty utensil. The entertainment was good and shore excursions ok but aside from that, there was lots of chaos. Granted it was the inaugural cruise, but they kept running out of food and everything on the ship seemed to malfunction. There was a horrible smell near the back of the ship and scarily the ship was filthy by mid trip and this was the FIRST true itinerary. Had major room problems such as stains on the sheets, not enough towels, cups, and for the most part lower than average service. Certainly do not get the bang for your buck. Definitely will not ride with NCL again and this gives a bad name to America. On the fourth of July there was a party that lasted 45 minutes and that was it for the whole day....on the PRIDE OF AMERICA ship. Not much else to say except that after riding on the Princess line before this was extremely disappointing at the least.
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Signature Fight Feb. 14, 1951 - In his first 123 fights, Robinson had lost only once, to Jake LaMotta, eight years ago. While Robinson won their four other bouts, they hadn't fought in more than five years when Robinson attempted to take LaMotta's middleweight crown in Chicago Stadium on Valentine's Day.
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Herbalife looks to be signing up Democrats who might have some sway with the Obama administration. Today, the New York Post reported that Herbalife has hired the Podesta Group, the high-powered D.C. lobbying firm with close ties to Democrats.
Sanchez (D-Lakewood) has raised concerns about whether Herbalife exploits its distributors, who are disproportionately Latino. It makes sense that Herbalife would want to recruit some high-profile help from the Latino political world.
"Antonio knows our company well," Herbalife CEO Michael Johnson said in a news release. "He understands our nutrition products as well as the way our business model works and the value it can bring to communities."
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But inevitably, he will be advocating for a company that has an aura of controversy around it. He has talked in the past about running for governor, but this might make that more complicated. (Picture a negative ad that uses the words "lobbyist" and "pyramid scheme.")
Herbalife has been engaged for the last several months in a public battle with Bill Ackman, a hedge fund manager who claims the firm is a pyramid scheme. Ackman has made a $1 billion bet that Herbalife's stock price will drop, and has encouraged the FTC to shut the company down.
Despite the negative press attention that has resulted from that fight, Herbalife has continued to expand around the world, especially in Latin America.
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Brand-new phone from T-mobile. This exchange did not go through Apple but through the designated iPhone customer care department at T-mobile. I didn't even have to ask. They said right away: you'll get a new one, a refurbished wouldn't seem fair to you after only a week.
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I am usually an Android user, but I got a great deal on a new iPhone 5 recently. Compared to my Galaxy S3 and my LG Optimus and Nexus 4, the batter life on this iPhone is fantastic. Last night I charged it to 100%, unplugged it, when I woke up it was still at 100%. There doesn't seem to be any battery drain unless it's being used unlike every android phone I've owned. Had this been my Galaxy s3, it would of been at 80-85%.
Some people in this thread complain about turing features off, it's the same with Android.
With my Galaxy S3, the first thing I would do is disable 13 Rogers apps, turn off GPS and bluetooth, turn off Sync and turn screen brightness down. Then after a new reset or install, it would take a couple of days and charges for the battery usage to become stable. Even after all that, the battery life is still not as good as what I'm getting with my iPhone.
Could be just because I can't find any worthwhile apps to install on the iphone, or because other than changing wallpaper, there's not much to play around with. Whatever the reason, I'm happy with mine.
goldenroshan Apr 28, 2013 8:48 AM
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Zeaks, when you let your iphone on stand by mode and its still on 100 percent when you woke up, is the 3G setting on?
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How do you delete iCloud?
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Unfortunately deleting iCloud is not an option for most users, since Apple integrated "Find my iPhone" into it. I refuse to remove that essential setting in the event my iphone is lost or stolen.
Once again, offering to remove services from a phone that as Steve Jobs once said, should "just work" is pointless and deceiving, in my opinion. I'd rather be on another platform if they can't get it to "just work" anymore.
mollyp1969 Apr 29, 2013 3:46 PM
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I've had the same issue. The battery life of my 5 was decent. I could go all day using apps like FB, Twitter, mail, etc. pretty heavily and still have about 30%+ left on my battery until about the same time you mentioned. I can't even make it to the end of my work day with more than 10% battery life. More often it's in the single digit range.
fblanchet Apr 30, 2013 8:35 AM
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Same issue here, I have just disable bluetooth to see what I can get.
With bluetooth ON, the phone is a little hot and battery draining in 5 hours.
The devices actually paired on Bluetooth (not connected) are: BMW, DNX5190, Mazda. 3 cars I owned.
This happen even if those devices are off range.
Tm5 Apr 30, 2013 9:41 AM
in response to fblanchet
after two days it seems like i've solved my Iphone 5 battery drainage issue:
Drain battery to complete shut off
recharge to 100% fully
Keep charger connected
Perform Hard Reset and then disconnect charger.
it seems it is more battery indicator % calibration problem and not the battery or proccess itself.
Please test and report back.
mollyp1969 Apr 30, 2013 9:56 AM
in response to Tm5
By "Hard Reset" do you mean switch the phone off? And do we disconnect the charger when the phone is off or once we've turned it back on?
tanya813 May 1, 2013 3:35 PM
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I have literally done EVERYTHING imaginable to fix this draining issue. I have tried resetting my phone, restoring it, turning 4g off, turning location services off, deleting icloud, turning siri off... literally everything. I'm sick and tired of this phone. It's been on standby for 6ish hours and used for about 3ish hours and it's at 36%. I need to issue to be GONE soon otherwise I'm switching to an android.
billfromfort lauderdale May 1, 2013 5:23 PM
in response to tanya813
Not sure if you've tried this - but don't "restore" set the phone up as NEW. Meaning don't restore from a prior back up. By doing so all you're doing is also restoring bad software. Once
You've set up as new then go back and sync your music, photos, movies etc. I feel your pain, it wasn't until I set up as new (the above process) that my device finally worked. Trust me its NOT a device issue. It's the software.
richardsonheights May 6, 2013 11:36 AM
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I just wanted to verify that the fix suggested above by Tm5 worked for me.
My iPhone 5 suddenly in the last week started draining very, very quickly. I did a reset under General -> Reset -> Reset All Settings. Then I let the battery fully drain. I kept attempting to turn it on for a while, just to make sure the battery really drained fully, below 1%. Then I charged it to 100%, left it on the charger for a few hours after that, and did a Reset All Settings again. Then disconnected from the charger.
Since then, it's been fine. It's actually kind of strange because it seems like it's not draining fast enough now, but I'm not complaining.
galos May 6, 2013 12:06 PM
in response to richardsonheights
It would be nice if someone can respond to mollp1969's question regarding the reset in your response. By reset are you referring to hardware or a software reset? If software, where is it? Also, exactly at what point do you unplug the phone? As the phone is resetting or after it comes back from a reset?
Tm5 May 6, 2013 2:11 PM
in response to galos
1. Drain your Iphone 5 fully until it shuts off
2. fully chard it to 100% - make sure you see the 100% and charging is now stop and idle.
3. keep charger connected.
4. perform a hard reset - Sleep button + Home button.
5. after reset wait until Iphone Loads completely
6. disconnect the charger.
The end.
mikePhilippines May 6, 2013 11:59 PM
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is this normal?i perform hard reset in my phone, before that it is 88% bat but after the reset it goes 93%
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|A machine that consists of two or more simple machines and allows for work to be done easier.
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What does twirling a mustache feel like? Is it as satisfying as I imagine it to be?
When a pro does it, its devine. When you're basic and trying to do it you feel embarrassed. But I'll never know. Since I really dont have one :I
Oh man I miss my own GSEF (giant square electric fan) lol. It sadly died earlier this week and unfortunately that's just when the temperature went back up into the 90's. Blech. I only have my tiny round fan to console me and my cats and though it tries, it's not even close.
oh.... cause yeah I saw like new deviation from you and I was like ZOMG its been forever D
This feeling is known too well :'D and Yay!!! >w< I can't wait to see more of your comics!!!
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lol, this is basically what I did all summer
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Located in Fort Lauderdale, this beachfront hotel is in the historical district and within 3 mi (5 km) of Bahia Mar Marina, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, and Bonnet House Museum and Gardens. Port Everglades and Stranahan House are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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Dear Destructoid,
Err, that's a little formal…
I've done a couple of blogs already, about my tattoos, but I thought I should do one of these introduction things I hear so much about. Check out my tattoo ones if you're interested though. I also decided to add a little "this is my game stuff" and this is what you end up with.
I have been playing video games since I was about 6. My father gave my brother and I an NES for Christmas one year with Super Mario Brothers and Kid Icarus. It was all over from there. We amassed around 25 or so games; we had the power glove, the fitness mat thing, and two zappers, didn't have R.O.B but wanted it.
Games that couldn't have lived without:
Super Mario Brothers 1-3
Kid Icarus
Legend of Zelda 1 and 2
Wrath of the Black Manta
Mega Man 1 and 2
Gunsmoke. Fun Fact: This game rules.
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Metal Gear
We used to carry it between parents houses (see: divorce) in a large camera travel case, (You know the big silver ones?) with foam cut outs inside to hold it all in place. It was pretty badass when you showed up at a friend's house with this thing. I always hoped I could get it to make that hiss noise when opened, like when Predator removes his helmet. But i digress. Long story short: not sure where it went. It's gone, just gone. I don't even know where. It was even chipped so it was even region free. Sad days. I'm not crying; I just have something in my eye!
I also had an Atari Lynx in my youth. I lent that to a girl and broke up with her before getting it back. I loved that thing, but everyone else had Gameboys so I could never get my multiplayer on.
Games of worth:
Slime World.
Chips Challenge.
I had a Sega Mega Drive (Genesis for you NTSC types) but it never really grabbed my attention. Really only played a few things here and there:
Rolling Thunder
Golden Axe
Sonic 1-3
Streets of Rage (I'm not sure if it was called this elsewhere…)
A Super Nintendo arrived one day, and that thing got played pretty heavily. It was kind of sucky being a PAL gamer, because you would read about these awesome looking games in EGM or something and they would just never come out here. We owned some pretty sweet games:
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Legend of Zelda
Mario Kart
Flashback; was my favourite of all time
I also did quite a bit of PC gaming as around this time the internet was just poppin off. Warcraft 2, Duke Nukem 3D, and Quake were all outstanding multiplayer games. I actually won a Quake mini tournament at a computer show and the prize was a shitty Microsoft racer and 100 free internet hours, which was a godsend back then because one hour would run you around $5. The best two players in the mini-tourney had to frag it out with a Quake level designer (apparently) playing along as well. The Quake guy won, but he didn't count because he was just there for show, so I got the prize.
Other things that got played:
Rise of the Triad
Doom 1 and 2
Police Quest 4. I love when you find that kid in the dumpster.
Syndicate Wars
Tie Fighter
Wing Commander III
I saved my ass off for an N64 day one purchase: $400 plus extra for games and controllers. My foolish mother told me she would match me dollar for dollar on the money I saved: She underestimated me. I ended up with around $350 on my end, so I got Mario64 and Wave Race, plus a 2nd controller. I think I liked Wave Race better. Am I doing it wrong? Over the next few years, I got heaps of games for the N64.
Some favourites:
Rogue Squadron
Perfect Dark,
Extreme G,
Pokemon Stadium,
Pokemon Puzzle League,
Duke Nukem 64,
NFL Quarterback Club.
The New Tetris – Wasn't really that new was it? No, not really.
We used to gamble on Extreme G. I don't recall the name of the mode but you had to blow up as many of the drones as you could before finishing three laps. I had a friend who didn't know when to quit, and I think I heard the term "double or nothing" 5-6 times that day. I ended up with around $150 in my pocket.
My brother's stoner friends were always good for money as long as just the right formula was implemented:
Three of them against me
$50 if I win without deaths.
First to ten
Won every time.
This little upstart company showed up not long after the N64 came out, with a console of their own, Sony or something. Perhaps you have heard of them. I wasn't much of a Sony kid, I was the Nintendo fanboy after all, but I played through Resident Evil 2 in one sitting, I just could not put it down. It was scary at just the right times, and action packed at other times. It even had puzzles! I remember finishing around 0630 in the morning. I didn't get much time with many other PlayStation games, as most of the people I know who had them had mainly fighters, which I love, but I'm anything but great at them. So other than RE2, I didn't really play anything.
It was tough for me when the next generation consoles came out, because I had no interest in the PS2 and the GameCube seemed a little uninteresting at the time. I ended up back on the PC with games like:
Quake 3
Unreal Tournament
Total Annihilation
Counter Strike
Half Life
FPS's really did belong on PC at the time. Net café's started to pop up all over the place, so we spent lots of late nights, in dark basement stores, with bad body odour and repetitive music. Good times.
I eventually got a GameCube and found some really great titles on there:
Luigi's Mansion is still a favourite.
I actually like Mario Kart: Double Dash. Why all the hate?
I loved Wind Waker.
Super Mario Sunshine was ok I guess.
Mario Golf and Mario Soccer were amazing fun.
Viewtiful Joe
Rogue Squadron. These games were so much fun.
The GameCube didn't do well in Australia, as PAL regions are very Sony. I'm generalizing, but I think this is the same in Europe too. Being up against the Xbox and PS2 would have been pretty tough, but because of that, stores always had GC games cheap, so I ended up with heaps. Sadly, they are all pretty bad.
I have intentionally left out all handhelds other the mention of the Lynx, so here's the rundown. Well it's all Nintendo isn't it?
First Gameboy I got was the Pocket. I never had the brick, my Mother actually had one for Tetris, as it seems most did.
I had Pokemon Red and Zelda.
That's it.
That was all I needed.
If I remember correctly, I maxed out the "time played" clock on Pokemon. I had all 151, and I used to kick ass in battles at school. Even though I was like 17. Silver was cool, but I preferred the original 151. It's most likely one of those "good old' days" moments, because Gold/Silver had some awesome Pokémon too, but I really just prefer the first 151.
Funny Story Moment:
I went to one of these events where you get one of the rare Pokémon by trade, (Mew, maybe) and I had my Gameboy in my jacket pocket. Yes, it was a Gameboy Pocket. The jacket was one of those big ghetto puffy white Nike ones (see: Eminem) and this huge giant of a man tried to jump me for it. I really didn't give a shit about the jacket, but my Pokémon cart was in there!! My buddy kung fu kicked him (cause he was Asian) and it was all fine.
It was kind of like:
Asian friend, I choose you!!! Use kick attack!!
Critical Hit!!
Giant man has fled from battle
Don't fuck with a man and his Pokémon!
Sorry, I see now it wasn't that funny.
I got a Gameboy Colour. So not worth it. What was it like, 16 colours? And they weren't even colours, more like shades. Should have called it Gameboy: Shades of Colour, AMIRITE?? No I'm not, but I still played the same three games, so I stuck with the pocket.
I skipped the Advance, and went straight for the Advance SP, which really was better. I felt that the Advance was too big, not quite pocket size. I had a few more games for that,
List of Stuff I Liked:
Legend of Zelda Minish Cap, which I thought was pretty good.
Pokemon FireRed
I think the concept for the DS was good, but I don't think it was executed properly. It seemed a little gimmicky. I eventually caved and got the DS Lite. I liked it, and then I loved it.
Trauma Centre. I was playing this on a plane trip home from New Zealand, the patient died and I got told off by the flight attendant because I dropped a very audible F bomb.
Dementium. Good, could have been better.
Cooking Mama
Pokemon Pearl. When will it end?
Elite Beat Agents
Mario Kart DS
Phoenix Wright. I liked the first one the most, probably because it was easier. Also, makes you feel smart.
I think more retro games would have been good, and then, as well, more games that used the stylus in better, unique ways. Like Elite Beat Agents for example, or Nintendogs. I won't get into R4 things and so on as Nintendo Australia is going crazy at the moment and I don't want to get sued. Officially, I DON'T have one.
And then shit got real, son.
I remember when they announced the Wii. I was pretty excited. No, I was reallllly excited. So many possibilities! The screens for Zelda looked so good! Point at the TV and then SHOOT!! FPS games will be amazing!!
Sadly, as we all know that wasn't the case. I got one Day One, midnight launch, played at home for about two hours, said "meh" aloud and went to bed. My girlfriend at the time said something that, at first I dismissed but really was true: "I've done this all before on the Eye Toy."
Whaaaaaaattttt????!?! Bitch you CRAZY!!
But she was partly right, it wasn't 1:1 control, and Nintendo knew it. They sold it as if it was, but I don't think they ever said it was. So they didn't really lie, but the commercials were a half truth.
Games I liked:
Wii Sports in groups.
Zelda was a once play through.
Mario Strikers (soccer) wasn't as good as on the GC.
That kind of killed it for me. It was like strike one, two, and three. I was actually pretty shattered. Nintendo practically raised me, taught me life lessons, and this was the best it's got? Kids games, family games, girls games, and the icing on the cake: they didn't care. I think really this was the point when your parents say:
"We have new kids to look after now. Its time you moved on, get your own place, start your own family. Listen, Son, it's time to GTFO and grow up." I still come back to visit though, spend some time. House of the Dead Overkill is awesome, and I'm getting into the Wii Ware now. Dead Space Extraction was a super disappointment. Games that are relevant to my interests:
Pokemon Rumble
Lost Wind
Mega Man 9 and 10
New retail games I like:
Punch Out
Trauma Centre
Tatsunoku Vs. Capcom
I did get out of Nintendo's house however. I got an Xbox 360.
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Lost Odyssey. Did not finish.
Eternal Sonata. Did not finish.
Dead Space,
Gears of War,
Batman: Arkham Asylum,
Assassins Creed II. Sure the first too I guess.
Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, the list goes on.
I really love my 360. I get to play it a lot with my son, and he enjoys most of the games. We have a pretty strict "No Licensed Games" rule, so he isn't growing up playing crap. He's 8 now, and we both enjoy anything with zombies in it, or anything where you can shoot people in the face. Left 4 Dead gets some jumps but he thinks it's all good fun. He is playing through Arkham Asylum at the moment. I have around 45 360 titles now, and have a large backlog to finish. Thankfully, there's a bit of a break over the next few weeks with not many new releases, so I can get in some time with games that I haven't even made a dint in like:
The Saboteur
Magna Carta II
Bioshock (the first one. I know!!)
Prince Of Persia
Dante's Inferno, which is hard to me. Maybe I'm just not great.
Apart from that I play World of Warcraft on the Barthilas realm; however I'm pretty bored of that now. I have a level 80 rogue that I raid with, but it's really just the same thing over and over. Here's a new bad person that should die, kill him and I'll give you this!!! Look, shiny!!
I'm also catching up on all the gems from the past I missed in my Nintendo fanboy days. I recently got a PSOne and PS2 Slim and have some games on them to get through. After writing this, it really seems I have my work cut out for me! I've also managed to get myself another NES and have started getting back all the games I had when I was a ratty youngster. I'm a bit old school, but not a retro elitist; HD is nice.
If anyone wants to have a game of something, hit me up on Xbox Live. Gamertag: YoTanaka. Wii if you really want… Such a dirty taste in my mouth…
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Hey Yo,
I'm an Australian gamer, living in Melbourne.
I got into gaming at around 6 and haven't stopped!
I like to think all my bias and fanboyish charm has worn off now, but i may still have some in there, which could be why i don't own a PS3.
I own the following systems:
Slim Nes
Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)
Super Nintendo
Slim PS2
Xbox 360
Gameboy Pocket
Gameboy Colour
Gameboy Advance SP
NDS Lite
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