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    Image of aw3str1k3r aw3str1k3r
    01/09/09

    In reply to Cave Story Wii Has A Little Extra Something
    Owning a Wii has just become justified.
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    Image of Sammo21 Sammo21
    01/09/09

    In reply to Cave Story Wii Has A Little Extra Something
    But it's on the Wii; it's a choir getting me to actually turn my Wii on (last time was at Mario Kart launch) let alone attempt to get "online" with it. I don't think this will really matter for me.
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    Image of DeadlyWhispers DeadlyWhispers
    01/09/09

    @Sammo21: Don't bother going online. It's still as pathetic and crappy as ever. I just tried it out a couple days ago, and it was like playing a game at 5 fps. Why do games on the wii, which are probably sending alot less information back and forth so much choppier and crappier than games on the ps3 and xbox, which are sending WAY more information.
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    Image of aw3str1k3r aw3str1k3r
    01/09/09

    @DeadlyWhispers: Less graphics doesn't mean less information. online games are done by sending packets of data containing player positions (includes all actions and results from that player) and sends it to a host, which processes that information and determines outcomes, sending that data to the participating systems. Just one bad connection could slow down the entire process.


    The more you know. *rainbow*

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    Image of DeadlyWhispers DeadlyWhispers
    01/09/09

    @aw3str1k3r: I'm not talking solely about graphics. It doesn't send graphic info. But they are dealing with alot more players on both other systems (60 on resistance 2) with little to no slowdown most of the time. Why can't nintendo make a game with only 4 people to run smoothly? I mean it's smash bros for cryin' out loud, what's so hard about that? Every time I play ANY nintendo game online, it's nearly unplayable. They should stop concentrating on things like wii music and work on getting things that people actually want, like smooth online play.
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    Image of the7k the7k
    01/09/09

    @DeadlyWhispers: I'm actually kind of glad the Wii isn't as online capable as the PS3/X360. If the Wii had good online gaming, it might prevent me from modding it so that I can play import games.


    As it stands, choosing between Wii's Import Titles and Wii's Online Network is like choosing between a juicy steak with all the fixings and a stale cookie.

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    Image of hitstun hitstun
    11/28/08

    In reply to Cave Story WiiWare Trailer
    I dunno, I've already beaten Cave Story on my PC and on my PSP, and both of those versions were free. The WiiWare version had better have more than just high-res sprites to get me to pay money for it.
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    11/29/08

    @hitstun:It's called supporting the dev. You know the guy who made the free game you beat.
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    Image of Sustenance Sustenance
    11/28/08

    In reply to Cave Story WiiWare Trailer
    Anyone else bothered by the boss's dialogue text spilling out of the text box? Bueller?


    Looks great. I have the PC version, but never got too far... this reminds me of a hyped-up version of "Legacy of the Wizard" for the NES. Mega points to anyone who remembers that one.

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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/28/08

    @Sustenance: The product is still being worked on, hence the error with the text box.
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    Image of TheIrishNinja TheIrishNinja
    11/15/08

    In reply to Meet The New Cave Story Hero, Same As The Old Cave Story Hero
    nice! wait, when's this one due again?
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    11/15/08

    In reply to Meet The New Cave Story Hero, Same As The Old Cave Story Hero
    The original sprite is Atari graphics. The new one is NES graphics. The backgrounds are SNES at least.
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    Image of Weaselfingers Weaselfingers
    11/15/08

    @dowingba: Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't NES sprites restricted to three or four colors? That alone kicks the new one into SNES.
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    11/15/08

    @Weaselfingers: Well the original sprite has ...I count 6 colours. You're probably right about the NES colour-limit though. As far as number of pixels though, the new one is definitely NES quality.
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    11/15/08

    @dowingba: PS: I'm colourblind, so your mileage may vary.
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    Image of Psychophan7 Psychophan7
    11/15/08

    @dowingba: I count 9 colours. There might be 10, but no one is going to distinguish #000000 from #000008.


    The original sprite looks too big to be NES-sized, anyways, disregarding the extra amount of colours.

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    11/15/08

    @Psychophan7: Too big? He looks to me like he's way smaller than say, the Mario 3 sprite.
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    Image of abhakam abhakam
    11/15/08

    In reply to Meet The New Cave Story Hero, Same As The Old Cave Story Hero
    whats that green thing on his back?

    wingg??

    i don't remember that
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    Image of Weaselfingers Weaselfingers
    11/15/08

    @abhakam: I think it's a bandanna/scarf. He has one tied around his neck in most of the art.
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    11/14/08

    In reply to Meet The New Cave Story Hero, Same As The Old Cave Story Hero
    I love everything so far. And the purists aren't tripping because these changes and the new soundtrack are completely OPTIONAL.


    It's a win/win situation through and through. ^_^

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    Image of SketchyIndividual SketchyIndividual
    11/14/08

    In reply to Meet The New Cave Story Hero, Same As The Old Cave Story Hero
    It's funny how big a difference a few pixels make.
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    Image of MonsterKingRen MonsterKingRen
    11/14/08

    @SketchyIndividual:

    MAYBE YOU ONLY NEED ONE PIXEL GET IT
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    Image of Weaselfingers Weaselfingers
    11/14/08

    @MonsterKingRen: I . . . I believe that I am aware of what it is you just undertook. Yes, I believe I do.
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    Image of N●Gage Croal N●Gage Croal
    11/14/08

    @MonsterKingRen:

    It's amazing how much work one Pixel can get done...
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