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Video Game Chat / Super Playstation Bros. Brawl
« on: April 27, 2012, 12:02:02 PM »
So Sony's cloned Smash Bros. with Playstation-exclusive characters:

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/152?ch=1

The gameplay looks almost exactly the same, right down to what appear to be final smashes.  Still, it's cool to see another studio try their hand at the Smash Bros. formula... hopefully this will be more successful than the Viewtiful Joe/Ninja Turtle/Cartoon Network attempts at recreating Smash Bros.

I sometimes forget how important nostalgia is for Smash Bros... I think that's why I love that series so much, and why this one doesn't really do it for me.  I've only ever owned a PS2 waaaaay after the fact, so I don't really care about Parappa or Sackboy or Kratos like I do Mario, Link and Samus.  I'm sure plenty of players, especially younger ones who grew up playing the PSX and PS2 the way I grew up on the NES and Super NES are jizzing like maniacs right now.  Including Cloud could probably move a couple million titles alone. I'm surprised we haven't seen him yet. Alucard would be cool too.

Maybe Microsoft will follow suit?  Finally, a game that could pit Master Chief and the steroids-looking guy from Gears of War against... Master Chief and the steroids-looking guy from Gears of War?

I guess I'm just excited about this because having some "competition" will put pressure on Sakurai and co. to really bring their A-game. The only thing that jumped out at me about PSX Bros. is the levels. They seem pretty dynamic, and having the levels themselves be mash-ups is pretty neat... but at the same time, I really like Smash Bros.' cohesive, single-theme levels.


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Video Game Chat / Pikmin 3 will be at E3 this year!
« on: April 18, 2012, 10:59:21 PM »
After years of teasing, Olimar and his little alien-plant-helper-things are finally coming back! http://shigeruslist.com/2012/04/18/shocking-news/

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Mario Chat / Holy crap Mario's Picross rules
« on: March 30, 2012, 11:09:48 PM »
Seriously, if you have a Club Nintendo account, a 3DS and 100 coins, you have to give this game a shot: http://shigeruslist.com/2012/03/30/marios-picross/

I think I'm hooked on Picross in general now... bummed this didn't catch on in the U.S. back in the day.

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Video Game Chat / Upcoming Godzilla game Kickstarter project
« on: March 27, 2012, 10:44:57 PM »
Like a huger, meaner, more radioactive version of that broke kid at the arcade, Godzilla is taking donations to get back into video games!

It's still in pre-Kickstarter planning phase, but an indie studio wants to make a Godzilla brawler: http://shigeruslist.com/2012/03/27/grassroots-godzilla-game/  Definitely going to throw money at that.

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Salvador Dali and Super Mario have never been seen in the same room together... just sayin.' http://shigeruslist.com/2012/03/25/mario-is-surreal/

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Video Game Chat / Kid Icarus Uprising
« on: March 24, 2012, 12:36:21 AM »
I'm a little shocked we don't have a Kid Icarus Uprising thread!  (Or did I just overlook it?)

I've been on the fence about this one for a few different reasons, but with the game finally upon us, I'm pretty psyched for it. The original KI is my favorite NES game of all time, and I love that the man behind Smash Bros, Kirby and Meteos is the one giving us a brand new Kid Icarus adventure. The control scheme sounds... a little rough though. Do funky controls send Kid Icarus too close to the sun? http://shigeruslist.com/2012/03/23/i-hope-youre-not-sickarus-of-hearing-about-kid-icarus/

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Mario Chat / Happy St. Patty's Day from some Super Smashed Bros.!
« on: March 16, 2012, 10:48:48 PM »
Nintendo's lean mean green machines tie one on in honor of the emerald Isle! http://shigeruslist.com/2012/03/16/happy-st-patricks-day-from-shigerus-list/

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Mario Chat / Mari0
« on: March 08, 2012, 08:00:15 PM »
Ever wonder what would happen if Mario got a Portal gun?  Wonder no more! http://shigeruslist.com/2012/03/08/now-marios-thinking-with-portals/

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Mario Chat / Happy VD, everybody!
« on: February 14, 2012, 06:39:40 PM »
See more of Mario than you ever expected in this tasteful, well-written valentine: http://shigeruslist.com/2012/02/14/happy-vd-from-shigerus-list/

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Video Game Chat / Xenoblade Chronicles
« on: February 06, 2012, 06:47:02 PM »
Holy cow, do we seriously not have a thread for Xenoblade Chronicles?  If you're not familiar, here's a quick refresher on the game and its long road to a US release: http://shigeruslist.com/2011/12/03/dont-be-a-penoblade-preorder-xenoblade/

Nintendo's holding a vote to pick the boxart for Xenoblade Chronicles: http://shigeruslist.com/2012/02/06/americas-next-top-xenoblade-boxart/

Ah, I see the original thread now.  Lock this if need be, though I think a separate thread for Xenoblade Chronicles (outside of the main Operation Rainfall thread) makes sense at this point.

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Mario Chat / Mario's Past Villains
« on: February 06, 2012, 12:55:53 AM »
Here's a retrospective on Mario's non-Bowser foes over the years:  http://shigeruslist.com/2012/02/05/the-mushroom-kingdoms-least-wanted-mia-mario-villains/

Reminds me a bit of the post I made a few months ago about how Wario isn't quite as villainous as he used to be.  Are there any baddies from the past you'd like to see menace the Mushroom Kingdom again?  Or maybe there's a character that deserves a shot at their own series, ala Donkey Kong or Wario?

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Video Game Chat / Wii U
« on: January 25, 2012, 10:47:57 AM »
Do we not have a Wii U thread?  I scanned through the last couple pages, but the closest I could find was an old thread about Project Cafe speculation.  If this thread is redundant, please feel free to lock or delete it.  If not... let's talk about the Wii U!

Nintendo's new console is set to launch by the end of this year, which is exciting, but I can't help but be a little nervous about another rough Nintendo hardware launch.  Sure Nintendo says they learned from the 3DS launch, but the Wii U so far seems set for a similarly tough launch: http://shigeruslist.com/2012/01/24/wii-u-price-speculation-thankfully-remains-speculation/

Hopefully we'll see some confirmed software and really cool uses of that fun-looking controller at E3.

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Video Game Chat / Zelda Symphony Concert Series!
« on: January 16, 2012, 06:24:53 PM »
Hey, I thought we had a thread on this, but I couldn't find it.  So sorry if this post is redundant.  I'm sure most of you have heard about this by now, but if you haven't, "Hey!  There's a Zelda Symphony touring around North America!"  Unfortunately it seems to be a pretty strange selection of cities, but if you're on the west coast there's a good chance you'll be able to hit up one of their shows.  Details and and commentary here: http://shigeruslist.com/2012/01/16/zelda-symphony-and-more/

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Video Game Chat / Shigeru Miyamoto working on a new IP
« on: January 07, 2012, 12:41:09 AM »
Miyamoto's making a new game, and it's NOT a sequel! Guess my pitch for Ice Climber 2: Wrath of the Fire Divers didn't go as well as I thought. http://shigeruslist.com/2012/01/06/shigerus-secret-project/

I'm going to go right out and say it: this is pretty ****in' exciting.  Can't wait to see a totally fresh game concept out of this guy.

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Video Game Chat / Most-Hated Boss Fight
« on: December 29, 2011, 08:47:01 AM »
So I'm really committing to finally playing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past all the way through. Kind of an early New Year's resolution. I think the furthest I've ever gotten is beating the first three temples and getting the Master Sword a few years ago. For whatever reason the Zelda series wasn't my cup of tea prior to the N64 games, so I never spent much time with LttP.

But the point is I'm playing LttP now, and it's awesome... up until the ****ing stupid boss fight in the third temple. Moldorm. A big googly-eyed retardopillar. Remember him? **** this stupid thing right in its stupid, cross-eyed face. I'm borrowing the game from my girlfriend who loves LttP and has since it originally came out. Turns out she hates Moldorm too, it's her least favorite boss in the game. But man... I really hate this thing.

Seriously, I'm hard pressed to think of a boss fight I hate more than this. It's not that this is the toughest boss I've ever dealt with. Because a difficult boss is challenging and feels like an accomplishment when you defeat it. No, this one is just aggravating and so ****ing stupid-looking. Having to restart it every couple minutes because he knocks me off the platform I'm sure is where the majority of my frustration comes from. Without that irritating mechanic, this boss fight would be way too easy, so I get why it is the way it is. But I still ****ing hate it.

Maybe it's just late and I'm tired. Maybe the next time I go to play this I'll kick Moldorm's stupid, lazy-eyed face in on my first try and laugh about how frustrating he was for me. Or maybe he's my most -hated boss fight. Not just in Link to the Past, not just in the Zelda series, but in video games. Period.

Even Dracula in Castlevania 1, who is a son of a ***** mother-****er bull[dukar] is less infuriating than Moldorm. He's the FINAL boss of what is widely regarded as a difficult game, and he's ****ing DRACULA.

The only two other bosses that came to mind that seem to be in the same class as Moldorm are both from Metroid Prime II, the Boost Guardian and Emperor Ing. Emporer Ing I think falls more into the Dracula category. He's the the final boss (more or less), so of course he should be difficult. He's also weird and huge and impressive. And unlike Dracula, I was able to conquer him, which was pretty satisfying.

Boost Guardian though... I think he's more in league with Moldorm. Just kind of a herp-a-derp assface in the early/middle part of the game who's too [darn] hard for no reason. They actually toned done the difficulty of the fight when they ported MPII to Europe and for the Metroid Prime Trilogy. You know something is up when even the developer is like "Yeah this was ridiculous."

But yeah, most hated boss fights. What are yours?

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