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Mesmerize · . Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 6

I don't have a DS but this video is really, really making me want to buy a DS just for this game (not to mention the other awesome games for it.... but I'm a poor high school student anyway Sad

). The game is set to release on May 15th.

Wolverine · . Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 39

As much as I've been dying for a new Super Mario Bros game I just ain't liking that video much. It looks... alright.. I just really don't like the graphics much and I sure ain't buying a DS just for that...

I've really lost all love for Nintendo in the last 10 years... still like my SNES and NES but nearly everything since (bar the GBA SP) has left me cold...
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Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

I was pretty leery of the game until I saw gameplay videos. Now I'm moderately interested and will probably get it the week it comes out.

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dessgeega · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

SuperWes · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject:

I'm gonna say that I agree with Dess here. How could anyone be turned off by something that lets us play games in a new and different way that just happens to make certain games possible that wouldn't have been before? Honestly, what games did you play on your girlfriend's DS that could make you think that the touchscreen is a bad idea? Castlevania? Mario 64? You've got to play games that were designed to use the touchscreen instead of ones that had touch-screen controls tacked on. Play Kirby, Warioware Touched, Meteos, Brain Age, Trauma Center, or Nintendogs then get back to me (not that these are the only worthwhile games, just the first ones that came to mind).

-Wes
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dhex · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:

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dessgeega · Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:23 am Post subject:

B coma · . Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 279

Um, on a New SMB related note I watched the IGN footage. Some people have been suggesting that Mario might be too floaty. Well, until I get to feel it for myself I'm pretty convinced that he's moving along at the same clip he did in Super Mario World. Which seems to be just a tad floatier than how SMB 3 felt - but that's still fine in my book. in a way it actually might make more sense here, given the new moveset. Guess we'll see!

SuperWes · Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 7:28 am Post subject:

Mr. Apol · Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 7:29 am Post subject:

Hrm.

Am I the only one who thinks that Super Mario Bros. 3 had better graphics than this?
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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

Re: DS...
I'd say the double screen is a bit gimmicky and posibly not worth the real estate (i.e. GBA SP has a better form factor IMO)

The touch screen does allow for some very cool stuff, but I would trade it for a decent nub analog stick. "Mario 64" left a bad taste in my mouth with the touch screen control.

Saw some of the video...the guy who linked to it pointed out how it was a bit freaky as Bowser remerges momentarily from the end of level lava, skin boiled away leaving only bones behind...

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Lestrade · Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:13 am Post subject:

Yes, I am awash in froth for this game (ew). But I feel like playing it on my 80's-reject phat DS would be shameful. I want a shiny new white DS Lite before I jump into New Super Mario Bros. I want its pastel genius to sit within a gleaming pearl shell, perfectly framed.

I wish I wasn't serious.

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Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

Imagine a version of the DS which is proportioned exactly the same but scaled up 50%. This is an amusing idea to me.
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Also, just incase you "large handed" think that the PSP is better suited for your... girth, think again. Your hands will obsucre more of the screen and feel more cramped than you think.

Also, I think that the term graphics is being misused. Graphics is not a subjective term, well not really. Aesticics and artistic direction are better words.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

The GBA makes my hands cramp up after playing sessions over an hour and my hands aren't that big at all. In fact, for some reason my arms like to go numb when I play the original model GBA... that's probably not a good thing.

B coma · . Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 279

After playing SMB 3 on my DS tonight I realized I really lose some precision using the DS face buttons versus an NES/SNES style controller. Whether this has to do with the somewhat annoying mapping of the GBA buttons on the DS I'm not entirely certain, but I do know that the "clickiness" of the buttons makes precision platforming at crucial moments more difficult for me. The clickiness is nice for some things, but I sort of hope the face buttons on the Lite will have a little more give than that.

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Lestrade · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:46 am Post subject:

What OtakuPunkX said. I would gladly shed any form of Game Boy I have and only use a DS if it wasn't for this issue. Mario is impossible for me on the DS. Metroid: Zero Mission almost equally so. By default, GBA games should be mapped to Y and B, not B and A. If anyone ever stumbles across a homebrew hack for this, please keep me in the loop!

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

I wouldn't mind being able to map L & R to the face buttons for some games too.

I'm starting to think that instead of buying a DS Lite I might get a PSP just because of that new, canonical Metal Gear game that was recently announced. I'll probably regret that decision in the long run, though, if I do follow through with it.

Lestrade · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:29 am Post subject:

I think you might! But perhaps not if Loco Roco and Silent Hill tickle your fancy.

Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

So, I just played a little NSMB ... and I have to say, I don't like it. The control feels loose and rubbery, and the graphics bother me more than I thought they would.

I'm not sold on it at all. If it came out at a low price point, I'd consider it, but I don't think that's going to be the case.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

purplechair · . Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 378 Location: in my pants

I never really liked the look of the new DS Mario Bros. It's something about 3D characters in a 2D world, I think... it would look a lot better if it was just really well-drawn sprites, or something. I keep reading that it's supposed to be the bee's knees, but looking at the videos and stuff... I'm just not buying it. Figuratively or literally.

And then they announced Yoshi's Island 2 for the DS and that Super Paper Mario for the Cube and I've almost forgotten all about it now.

Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

It looks very awkward to me. The aesthetics I mean. It has all the elements, it's just too bad that Mario is basically just a list of different objects and characters to put in a game.

The giant-form thing was pretty freaky!
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Nintendo might as well come up with a whole new IP if they're going to shirk all of Mario's elements, so I don't know if I can agree with you there. However, some things always need to change to keep a series fresh. What I've seen of Galaxy seems to be injecting some much-needed life into Mario. It's not just the Wii controller, but the whole presentation: walking upside down, launching from planet to planet. I think it's definitely the way to go for the series.
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dessgeega · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject:

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Maybe Mario could be the astronomer who discovers and names Asteroid B-612. Italian is close enough to Turkish, right?
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject:

So what do people think of New Super Mario Bros. now that it's been out for a bit? I like the graphics more than I expected to, but from what I've played so far it kinda feels like a high-class imitaton of Mario instead of the next evolution of the series. I'm currently on level 3-1 and I don't feel like the game is that much better than Super Princess Peach. It's better than Princess Peach for sure, but it's not quite the "New 2D Mario Game" that I wanted.

I hope that this succeeds though so that they make a "New Super Mario Bros. 2" that lets you choose your character and fight through Mario's dreams to defeat Wart again. That would be awesome.

-Wes
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