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Mister Toups Hates your favorite videogame
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | Hmm. Live Arcade is definitely beating the virtual console in February...
-Wes |
there are only 2 or 3 games on that list that are really "must-haves" and maybe another 2 which are interesting.
and we don't even know what's coming to the VC in February! _________________ where were you when nana komatsu got a wii? |
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JasonMoses .
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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Some of those sound pretty interesting, especially Catan, but the two services still don't seem very comparable as far as I'm concerned. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Mister Toups wrote: | "must-haves" |
You must be referring to Alien Hominid HD, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Catan, Eets: Chowdown, and the online enabled Worms here, right?
I guess I just find it hard to get excited for games I can buy online right now on their original consoles for under $5.
-Wes _________________
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 6563 Location: bohan
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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depends on whether alien hominid includes the bonus game that's better than the actual game. _________________
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Mister Toups Hates your favorite videogame
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | Mister Toups wrote: | "must-haves" |
You must be referring to Alien Hominid HD, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Catan, Eets: Chowdown, and the online enabled Worms here, right?
I guess I just find it hard to get excited for games I can buy online right now on their original consoles for under $5.
-Wes |
uhhhhh
you can buy alien hominid, SOTN, and Eets on their original consoles for comparable prices to what you're paying for them on XBLA!
And Alien Hominid isn't even that good!
And Eets looks interesting but isn't an instant sell for me!
and SOTN is just a guilty pleasure!
and I don't like worms!
so for me february is actually kind of barren!! _________________ where were you when nana komatsu got a wii? |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 6563 Location: bohan
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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eets isn't very good, either. _________________
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Mister Toups wrote: | and I don't like worms! |
You don't like sex.
-Wes _________________
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Cycle Mac daddy
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: | Nana Komatsu wrote: | I am glad the emulation of the N64 doesn't have minor issues like some of the other VC consoles do. |
Technically only the TG16 does, and if you don't have a HDTV you won't even notice. |
A certain level in Bonks Adventure blurs the hell up on my regular TV. Is this part of the emulation or is it an error? It gives me a bit of a headache. _________________
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:35 am Post subject: |
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It's 9:30! Where we at? What games iz there? |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, well, I broke down and added Wii points so I could get Super Mario World. I just can't stop loving this game. |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 6563 Location: bohan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Lestrade wrote: | Vigilante. |
hey, c'mon _________________
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Ethoscapade .
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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seriously, what's the deal with gain ground? the only robotron-alike i really enjoy nowadays is shock troopers, and that game's like ninety percent metal slug. |
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JasonMoses .
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Gain Ground is a Robotron-alike? |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 6563 Location: bohan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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think of gain ground as a realtime strategy game where you only control one unit at a time. _________________
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Ethoscapade .
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote: | think of gain ground as a realtime strategy game where you only control one unit at a time. |
.oh..
..that bonus mode in advance wars DS was pretty bad. |
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Winged Assassins (1984) .
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 996 Location: Super Magic Drive
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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I've always thought of Gain Ground as a more strategy inclined Gauntlet with single screen stages that have a fixed amount of enemies in them. _________________
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JasonMoses .
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Winged Assassins (1984) wrote: | I've always thought of Gain Ground as a more strategy inclined Gauntlet with single screen stages that have a fixed amount of enemies in them. |
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote: | Lestrade wrote: | Vigilante. |
hey, c'mon |
Huh!? |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Lestrade wrote: | dessgeega wrote: | Lestrade wrote: | Vigilante. |
hey, c'mon |
Huh!? |
All I know about Vigilante is that when you finish it you get the message 'WAY TO GO DUDE! YOU SAVED MADONNA' |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 6563 Location: bohan
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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i guess it's not in the pce version, but vigilante has this amazing sound clip of someone goind "hey c'mon" that plays when you fight the bosses. it is probably the best sound clip ever (besides "fight it out"). _________________
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JasonMoses .
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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That clip's in the PCE version, dess.
It's a pretty good port! |
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JasonMoses .
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Kirby's Adventure, Kid Icarus, and Ice Climber today. AWESOME.
I'm gettin' me some Kid Icarus for sure. I never had it, but I did beat it on a temporary trade back in the day.
-Wes _________________
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silentmatt .
Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 305 Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:18 am Post subject: |
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No real multiplayer gems = No giving any more money to Nintendo today. _________________ PSN: Twitch_City ||| Wii: 8083 5371 5767 6700
"Jadis, si je me souviens bien, ma vie était un festin où s'ouvraient tous les coeurs, où tous les vins coulaient." |
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helicopterp .
Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | Excites the rest of TGQ |
I am going to buy a Wii with Mario Galaxy when it comes out and then buy nothing else while I glut myself on the Virtual Console. This is wonderful. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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Nana Komatsu weak sauce
Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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I have spent more time playing Super Mario Bros. on my Wii than any other game.
I have spent more time playing XBLA games on my Xbox 360 than any other commercial game.
I have copies of Dead Rising and Excite Truck still wrapped that I haven't gotten around to playing because I get distracted by R-Type and Assault Heroes. _________________ resetbutton.net: videogames for unattractive people |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Oh god...
Kid Icarus.
Shit. I think that's two backlogged games to get when I find the time to even turn on my Wii (it's been glowing blue at me for like 5 days). _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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silentmatt wrote: | No real multiplayer gems = No giving any more money to Nintendo today. |
OH! I just realized that you've probably never played Ice Climber. Shame on you.
-Wes _________________
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silentmatt .
Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 305 Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ha! No - I haven't.
Worth the price of admission? _________________ PSN: Twitch_City ||| Wii: 8083 5371 5767 6700
"Jadis, si je me souviens bien, ma vie était un festin où s'ouvraient tous les coeurs, où tous les vins coulaient." |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:51 am Post subject: |
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silentmatt wrote: | Ha! No - I haven't.
Worth the price of admission? |
Well, it does have vs. co-op. I like it a lot, but I can't really say it's better than Kid Icarus or Kirby's Adventure or anything. It's unique in a good way, and to me that's worth it.
-Wes _________________
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Today:
• Legend of Kage (NES)
• Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
• Streets of Rage (Genesis)
• New Adventure Island (TG-16)
Hmmm... nothing for me here, unfortunately. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:09 am Post subject: |
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OH SHIT! Legend of Kage! Sweet.
I think I might have to celebrate today. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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JasonMoses .
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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You don't like Adventure Island, Lestrade? |
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: | OH SHIT! Legend of Kage! Sweet. |
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Fred .
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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I am okay with there not being many good games coming out this month. Maybe by March I can finally get to the second stage in Kid Icarus! |
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Nana Komatsu weak sauce
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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JasonMoses wrote: | You don't like Adventure Island, Lestrade? |
Hell no! I've always hated those games, for some reason.
So, Ocarina of Time is coming out on Monday! I would like to get it, though I don't know if I'll really play it that much. After Wiimoting around Twilight Princess, playing Zelda with a traditional gamepad will seem backward. |
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Nana Komatsu weak sauce
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friedchicken .
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Port Land, OR
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Damn it, why does Japan always get the best stuff? |
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JasonMoses .
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Lestrade Bug Fister
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1760 Location: Toronto
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Nana Komatsu wrote: | Also you can buy that Gamecube zelda collecton with it and Masters Quest for about as much as you'd be paying for the VC game. |
True! But I heard that version has some loading issues that are annoying enough to make the experience considerably less enjoyable. But it is higher-res, isn't it? |
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Pijaibros .
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: |
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The N64 games are generally cleaner looking on the GC. They are able to be played in progressive scan, too |
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Mister Toups Hates your favorite videogame
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Nana Komatsu wrote: | Also you can buy that Gamecube zelda collecton with it and Masters Quest for about as much as you'd be paying for the VC game. |
Really? I usually see it going for like $30-40 whenever it's for sale. I thought it was pretty rare? _________________ where were you when nana komatsu got a wii? |
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JasonMoses .
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, it usually goes for far more than $10. The disc that had the NES games and Majora's Mask also goes for a pretty hefty sum, too. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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I have both discs in question, and when ever I try to play majora's mask it locks up. I can't say why and the disc is in pretty good condition, but it locks up opening this one door everytime so I can't get out of the first town after turning into the deku kid.
Anyways, so what people are saying is that these games emulated on the GC output in progressive scan these games look as good as their VC counterpart? I ask because I've held off on futzing with the disc to play majora's mask to just get it when it eventually comes out for the VC.
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Lestrade wrote: | It's 9:30! Where we at? What games iz there? |
_________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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JasonMoses .
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ocarina of Time, Bio-Hazard Battle and Chew Man Fu. |
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extrabastardformula .
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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That seems odd. I've been emulating the n64 Zelda titles on my PC, and Majora's Mask works beautifully while Ocarina hangs up enterring and exiting menus. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Don't the N64 Zelda games look like shit when played on anything but the original hardware? From what I played of the ZOoT Master Quest it seemed like the pre-rendered 2D planes in the background are blurred in order to look similar to the blurry 3D polygons on top and when you throw the hi-resolution polygons of the emulated versions on top you've got something that looks terrible.
Get it for the N64.
-Wes _________________
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Scratchmonkey .
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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Speaking as somebody who has the originals and the discs for the Gamecube, I don't see much of a difference between them. I'm not much of a hi-fidelity freak though. (Plus, the originals don't look so hot to begin with, since the N64 wasn't really set up for textures.) |
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