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Tue Nov 24
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*tries to hide dead bodies under carpet*
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Wow! What mountainous carpets you have! They sure are agreeable with your home-decor!
(But they seem to be seeping bodily fluids)
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Nintendo needs to put up the import version: Excitebike VS., the Famicom Disc System exclusive that allowed local multiplay.
Or, they could, for once, put up like a 200 point DLC to allow local play in hindsight. I would buy that.
10:26 AM
While I like the idea of local multiplay I just don't see a simple way to implement it. I can't see splitscreen being a viable option either. I suppose it would be the only mildly functional one, though.
11:19 AM
These are certainly viable options. So... Can you back up your claim that it's not "viable?"
11:57 AM
Most gamers nowadays have big ass TV's anyway, so split screen would work lovely. Like I said, Monster Games should program a local multiplay mode and charge like 200 points for it...support up to 4 players. I'd drop 200 points for it in a hearbeat.
12:22 PM
I suppose it could sell. And in that sense it would be worth doing, I suppose. I used the word "viable" incorrectly as I'm sure they could do it with their resources. I just felt it wouldn't be fun to play the splits-creen. In both of your examples the camera either IS the player or is behind them. In both games you basically just get to see the most important part, what's in front of you. How sidescrolling games have had split-screen? I always thought that it wasn't many.
In a game where the camera is to the side of the player much more space is needed to allow the player the feeling of freedom of motion while also letting them see enough of the environment to move through the game in a successful and fun way.
Again. I think it COULD be done and MIGHT sell pretty well. I'd enjoy local multiplayer. I just don't see split-screen as a very good option for a sidescrolling racer.
#speakup
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hopefully they wouldn't import the terribly slow load times of the FDS version, or the 'insert side b' part ;)
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wonder why it took so long over here, hell there's even a couple of injected wads with this game while longer than their official releases
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Though i first tried snes9x, but when i found znes, i never looked back to it!!!
Man, now i feel old, xDDDDDD
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later in 97 i got internet in my house and the first thing i looked for was "snes roms" on altavista. and that how it all started, xDDDDDDD
#speakup
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Poo. Yoos.
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...really?
11/23/09
Wait, it's just now coming out on Virtual Console? I guess Nintendo must've awakened earlier than expected from their winter hibernation.
11/23/09
@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta:
Man: What's your favorite scary video game?
Fahey: I don't know.
Man: You have to have a favorite.
Fahey: Uh...Mario Kart. You know, the one with the guy with the black mustache who just sorta rides around and stalks the other racers. What's yours?
Man: Guess.
Fahey: Uh...Sonic Unleashed
Man: Is that the one where a hedgehog had claws for fingers?
Fahey: Yeah...Werehog.
Man: Sonic-that's right. I liked that game. It was scary.
Fahey: The first one was, but the rest sucked.
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It'll always be one of the best, cause it's not a matter of polygons, cockpits and physics, it's all about the boost mushrooms.
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11/19/09
Yeah if you gave it motion controls you'd just break too much stuff.
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So, your options are to get the release and hope that more people enjoy the game so that future releases sell or to not get the game and to let the franchise die in obscurity.
11/19/09
Also, the game is niche here, but not in it's native Japan. It wouldn't "die in obscurity."
11/19/09
Why is it always the people with tits for avatars that have these divisive opinionated comments?
11/19/09
Learn to read the comments before you post replies.
@jayntampa The PC port, when sent to TV through the 480p Wii would still look pretty close to this. Do a search for some of the PC images -- they weren't high res, unless there there has been a new update I'm unaware of. Check out the jaggies on the PC: [gaygamer.net]
And, I realize it's extremely popular in Japan, but it's obscure in the US -- that's all I was referring to. It's clear that it will continue in it's native land, but it isn't Phoenix Wright there, is it? :) I would love to see it be hugely popular here, I love all the games.
11/19/09
I misunderstood your intention in your posts because of that, and obviously seeing the tits didn't help your cause.
11/19/09
If you do not believe those are the images of the pc port, the official Phoenix wright japanese site shows actual screen grabs.
[game.watch.impress.co.jp]
11/19/09
Petz Dogz 2 sold over 450,000 in the US.
Phoenix Wright is well-known among hardcore gamers and people that like niche games from Japan. But, the general gaming public doesn't know the series.
11/19/09
Quality aside - and trust me, the game's worth owning and playing - GameStop usually doesn't put games into those bins if they sold overly well.
I agree with you - Phoenix Wright is a niche title at best (and for anyone who hasn't realized it, we're the niche), and remaking the game or doing a full-blown retail release isn't in Capcom's best interest.
11/19/09
Ahem.
I'm going to be buying this, despite having played the actual game three times already. I will buy it, and I will yell out my objections regardless of what time of night I'm playing, and I will have damn good time doing it.
I have always dreamed of seeing Edgeworth on my television. He is closer to me now that he is larger.
Oh, Edgeworth. Mmm.
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Wait, I meant Mia. Mia. Mmm.
11/19/09
11/19/09
If you're gonna be lazy and just reuse graphics from a portable console, don't be stupid enough to throw in a high-res graphic at one place to show everyone what you COULD'VE done with a little effort. Because it's gonna look crap and not really show you in a favorable light.