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General Chat / Movies

« on: May 10, 2003, 09:45:59 PM »

What movies are you most looking forward to seeing?

The Matrix: Reloaded - May 15th, 2003
Bruce Almighty - May 23rd, 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - July 2nd, 2003
Johnny English - July 18th, 2003
Spider-Man II - July 2nd, 2004

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Mario Chat / Another Mario reference

« on: May 10, 2003, 07:42:06 PM »

There are a two plumbers in the Fighting Fantasy 55, "Deathmoor" game book, named Oiram and Igiul.

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Mario Chat / Super Mario 64: Ultimate Edition Announced for GameCube!

« on: April 21, 2003, 09:09:51 PM »

Super Mario 64: Ultimate Edition Announced for GameCube!
Posted on April 1, 2003

From the date I would guess that this is a April Fools joke, but...

http://www.sm128c.com/april2003/sm64gc.html



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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Forum Games / Mario Fallout Shelter

« on: April 21, 2003, 10:09:49 AM »

Someone exploded a "Nuke" in the Mario Diner and may have destroyed both the Diner and the Bar.  So, a few people ran for the Mario Fallout Shelter.  We can stay here while the radiation dies down.  In the mean time, who want some hot Dr. Pepper?

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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Mario Chat / Vote for Mario

« on: April 19, 2003, 09:06:30 PM »

Cast your Vote for

 Best Mario Spinoffs
 Best Mario Power Ups
 Best Levels in Mario Games
 Best of Mario

at

http://www.g4tv.com/html/filterater.asp?filtercategory_key=265&view=suggested


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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Video Game Chat / Metroid Prime 2 (tentative title)

« on: April 19, 2003, 08:57:47 PM »

http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1699&showMe=1

A follow-up to the hit Metroid Prime is in development. No release date or other information is available at this time.

If you find out anything about the new game let us know.

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Video Game Chat / GIFTPIA to come to the US?

« on: April 17, 2003, 03:11:05 PM »

I was just looking at the Official Japaneze website and saw what looked like a cool RPG called GIFTPIA.  Does anyone know if it is coming to the US?

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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Video Game Chat / Dark Cloud 2 for GameCube?

« on: April 17, 2003, 02:56:19 PM »

This game looks great.  I think it is a PS2 exclusive, but do you think it will ever come to the GameCube?

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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Video Game Chat / Mega Manâ„¢ Network Transmission

« on: April 14, 2003, 07:54:17 PM »

Mega Manâ„¢ Network Transmission

Coming Soon!

Virus Busters Beware!

MegaMan and Battle Network pal, Lan, are in trouble again. It’s only been a month since the evilWWW terrorist’s attempts to hijack an important military satellite was shut down. And, yet, Cyberspace is about to be hit by an even more resilient, never-seen-before-now virus, code-named “Zero”. What is this new strain of virus that dares attack? Who is at the root of this new evil? It’s up to you, Lan and Mega Man to terminate this seemingly impermeable and decidedly relentless new enemy!

Game Features:

• Mega Man’s first 3-D action/role-playing adventure for the Nintendo GameCube™
• Story-line tie-in to the Mega Man Battle Network series
• Collect battle chips, battle enemies, solve puzzles and uncover secret characters from the Mega Man universe

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This is directly from the Capcom site.


WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE GAME?

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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Mario Chat / Let's design the best Mario game ever.

« on: April 14, 2003, 07:18:10 PM »

Post your idea's for or from the best Mario game.  In previous games, what items, levels, characters, abilities, music, graphic, etc. should be in the next game.  Also let talk about plot, new items and devices, etc.  Since we seem to know more about Mario then even Nintendo seems to lets design the best Mario game ever.  Or at least discuss what it would be like.

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"I believe that with this game you''''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario 128

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Video Game Chat / Nintendo to Give Away 'Zelda' with GameCube

« on: April 12, 2003, 09:29:35 PM »

I read this on Yahoo! News.

Technology - Reuters

Nintendo to Give Away 'Zelda' with GameCube
Fri Apr 11, 6:20 PM ET  Add Technology - Reuters to My Yahoo!


By Ben Berkowitz

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese games company Nintendo (news - web sites) Co. Ltd.(7974.OS), having fallen well short of its sales goals for the GameCube video game console, said on Friday it will give away one of its most important games for free with the purchase of the hardware.


Nintendo, which has been offering a free game from a small selection with the purchase of the $149.95 GameCube for a few months, said it will add "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker" to the giveaway pool as of May 4 and continuing through July.


"Zelda" will replace "Resident Evil Zero" in the giveaway offer, which some retailers have supplemented with a second free game on their own.


Nintendo had been counting on "Zelda," the latest title in one of gaming's most successful and storied franchises, to boost the GameCube's fortunes after a disappointing holiday season.


"They just need to find ways to get more traction," RBC Capital Markets analyst Stewart Halpern told Reuters. "Apparently the title itself has not been enough to drive machine sales."


Earlier this week, Nintendo said it had shipped 5.6 million GameCubes worldwide in the fiscal year ended March 31, substantially shy of its goal of 10 million.


Nintendo was aggressive in promoting the new "Zelda" game before its launch, offering a free disc with versions of two classic "Zelda" games to people who pre-ordered the new title. The company claimed pre-sales of more than 600,000 copies of the game ahead of its late-March launch.


"They're really taking their best card and playing it," Halpern said.


As a further enticement, Nintendo also said on Friday it will include a demo disc, with playable samples of upcoming games, as part of the promotion.


Nintendo officials said earlier this week they would not cut the price of the GameCube unless their competitors lowered their prices. Sony Corp (news - web sites).'s(6758.T) dominant PlayStation 2 (news - web sites) and Microsoft Corp.'s(Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Xbox (news - web sites) both retail for $199.


After dominating the international video game market from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, Nintendo has been eclipsed by Sony and Microsoft in the global console market.


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Super Mario 128:

"I believe that with this game you''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto

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Mario Chat / Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island PIRATE MODE

« on: April 11, 2003, 11:10:47 PM »

My cart with a Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island label in Japanese is actually the English version that was pirated before the release date in the US.  After the GameBoy Nintendo splash screen it goes to a screen with the following scrolling across the top.

"ENJOY THIS MAJOR 1 WEEK AHEAD OF RETAIL AND A BIG F*** YOU TO THE ENTIRE SCENE.  OUR RESPECTS TO THE HARDCORE M7 MEMBERS AND THE REAL GROUPS FROM THE 16-BIT GLORY DAYS.  THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.  SEE YOU IN THE NEXT? -END"

(note, I edited the F-word.  It also has the following bouncing back and fourth in the middle.

"MODE 7 PRESENT"
"YOSHI'S ISLAND"
"(C) NINTENDO"

"DEEP HATRED..."

Also a big orange star is in the bottom left corner of the screen with a thick red line across the bottom and M7 in red on the bottom right.

I know that "mode 7" is the effect on SNES and GBA games that makes flat images look 3d, but here it appears to be a hacker/pirating group.

I bought the cartridge a long time ago on ebay.  Has anyone else seen anything like this before?

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Super Mario 128:

"I believe that with this game you''ll be able to feel the "newness" that was missing from Mario Sunshine."

- Shigeru Miyamoto


Edited by - Luigison on 4/12/2003 8:32:50 PM

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Video Game Chat / MegaMan Bass, Metroid Fusion, or New Golden Sun

« on: April 11, 2003, 08:19:28 PM »

I am looking to trade in my Mega Man Zero.  It wasn't as NES as I would have like.  It appears the Mega Man & Bass is more like the original Mega Man games, so I was planning on getting it.  But, now the new Golden Sun game is coming out April 14th.  Maybe I should wait for it or get Metroid Fusion instead.  What do you other GameBoy players think?

P.S. I already have all the Mario and Zelda games.

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Video Game Chat / Zelda: WindWaker Glitches and Errors

« on: April 02, 2003, 10:55:51 PM »

I have my first problem with ZWW today.  After beating the Forbidden Wood's boss, the camera showed the heart container and they froze on that image.  I tried taking the game out and cleaning it, but nothing helped.  I hope when I play again it doesn't lock up again.  I don't know what happened, I bought the game new, but it in the GCN immediatly with out touching the underside, and haven't removed it until this happened.

I have had this type of problem with sony and pc games, but never on the gcn.

Has anyone else had this or other error/glitches in Z:WW?

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Video Game Chat / GBA SP: Reviews & ?'s

« on: March 29, 2003, 11:42:38 AM »

If you have a GBA SP, tell other about it here.  If you want one, but have question, ask them here.

I think it is cool, but the batt didn't last long the first time I used it.  The lighted screen makes a huge difference in playability, but run the batt. down much faster.

I also like the way you can expand old games into GBA widescreen format, but it makes some game too distorted and harder to play.

They should have either sold it with the headphone cable or built a seperate plug into it, but instead they are trying to get people to subscribe to NP to get it.  Also, my non-Nintendo brand GBA to GCN cable pushes down the L and R buttons and block the charger/headphone slot.  Is there a cable that doen't do this?

I haven't tried the e-reader with it yet.

Overall I think it is worth the money. Now, I just want the GameBoy player for GCN.