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Galaxy Restores My Faith In Mario

BTFzor_Freestyle — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:19:48 MST

@DaiMacculate:
Your brother 20 years old too? Don't get me wrong the younger someone gets the more likely they'll be exposed to 'better' graphics and so I understand what you're getting at. Fact is anyone between 20-25 probably grew up on 2d games too ;).

Ah to go back and play those hours of SoM again.

BTFzor_Freestyle

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DaiMacculate — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:21:21 MST

@xpnet: See and while I hear alot of people who love Yoshi's island, I had the same experience, it just didn't hold my attention. Of course, I didn't love Sunshine or either version of Mario 2 that well, they were just OK, s'why they go at the bottom ;)

@BTFzor_Freestyle: Heh, reread my comment man, I wasn't saying that young people hate 2D games, I was just guessing that since Kotakuspaceship does hate them, he is probably a bit younger. My little brother is your age and also has respect for the classics. He should, since I used to kill him in them regularly; now the shoe is on the other foot with most newer games- he kills me when we play Smash Brothers.

@hegemonyhog: Heroin Hero FTW!

DaiMacculate

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StratfordX — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:58:52 MST

@kotakuspaceship: you just shoot a bunch of guys and then you do it again and again and call each other "faggot" over bluetooth headsets. You just stab the same guys over and over. you just steal cars and kill prostitutes. You just take over a galaxy. You can state preferences, but you are woefully ignorant on the subject of console video-games. If you had any understanding of what kind of work went into them, you would understand why other people play old games, *even* if you don't like to play old games yourself. You are a sad, sad human being if you can watch someone play Super Mario Bros. 3 or Mario World and think only of how technically inferior it is. Get it through your craw: games are games, it's ALL 2D, it's all imagery on a flat screen, a gimmick, a ploy, an illusion, michael, a trick, something a whore does for money (or candy)... I bet you can't watch a movie if it's not in color. Hit the bricks.

StratfordX

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jumpingbeanjack — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:24:03 MST

Is it me or does everybody and their mother love this game? I mean its just short of a perfect score across the web review board! As much as I digged Mario 64, Nintendo lost me somewhere between Turok 2 & 3 on the 64 and just hasn't intrigued since. Who knows, I'll have to play this and see.

jumpingbeanjack

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SirGecko — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:16:37 MST

@Shteve: Funny thing is I agree that it might be completed and am happy they are waiting to release it. Staging out their AAA titles is the only way people will stop complaining about the "game droughts".

SirGecko

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drbrownt0wn — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:55:01 MST

@erlik: I think you might just have hit on what exactly it means to be "hardcore". It's all about immersion into another world. That said, I totally went to Gamestop to get it today, but they guy said 'oh, today is the shipping date.. come back tomorrow.' Fuck was that a terrible feeling after =[

drbrownt0wn

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erlik — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:41:47 MST

I played through the whole game with a smile on my face.

Finished it over a weekend, took about 20 hours. I think my longest continuous session was 6 hours. I got hungry but didn't care.

erlik

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Shteve — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:25:02 MST

Now the Super Smash Brawl delay makes sense. Nintendo knew for a long time that SMG was going to be a big success, and we all know that SSB is going to rock. Why would Nintendo launch these two within 30 days ? Delaying SSB means money, Nintendo will sell tons of games and consoles before christmas, and will still sell tons in february after the low sales level of after christmas.

I bet you that SSB is finished, just waiting to enjoy the whole world !

Shteve

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kazooie — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:13:51 MST

Cmon Play-Asia ship! Ship dammit! I wanna play this now!!

kazooie

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:11:45 MST

@Mr. Fap☆Fap!: Or a Sonic game review by someone with nothing but hatred for all of the games past Sonic 3... oh wait.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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Vexorg — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:54:20 MST

@kotakuspaceship:

There are places on the Internet where a statement like that would get you run out on a rail... and not just a virtual one either, they'd send an angry mob to your house.

As for SMG, I'm about an hour (5 stars) in, and I do agree that it is a bit easy (there are only a couple of places I had any trouble) but in spite of a couple of issues (unskippable cutscenes, difficult controls on the "surfing" part it's enjoyable so far.

Vexorg

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Chupakun — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:45:46 MST

@SoCalClone: How did you get a review copy btw?

Chupakun

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Bluefire2288 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:18:19 MST

I'm glad to hear this game is awesome

Bluefire2288

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sxp151, the happy-headed nose — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:08:05 MST

@Mr. Fap☆Fap!: What's that mean?

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pikachumariachi — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:58:38 MST

@kotakuspaceship: I agree with what you say about Mario 64 and Sunshine, I also liked Sunshine better... BUT, dude, what's the deal? 2D is just a perspective, they still make 2D games because they're fun, sure, by overcompressing the gameplay you can make anything sound bad, but I'll tell you that I'm also young (relatively speaking) and enjoy a lot 2D games (but suck in them, I can't play through like the first levels of NSMB)

pikachumariachi

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sxp151, the happy-headed nose — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:48:45 MST

@hegemonyhog: Meh, I finished all the lines they gave me. Now my Wii is covered in cocaine dust.

sxp151, the happy-headed nose

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pikachumariachi — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:45:12 MST

@sxp151: I hear ya

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altgod — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:28:45 MST

Sigh... I'm sure it's a great game, but this just sounds like New Super Mario Bros all over again. Everyone said how even though it was easy, it was still one of the best mario games ever. Not true. It was good, but the difficulty of the old games was what pushed them into the realm of greatness. I'm actually getting a little sick and tired of Nintendo making their triple A games easy. The people buying these games by the truckload are the hardcore gamers. We'll still buy them even if they're easy, but why not make them a little harder.

altgod

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JermExMachina — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:51:05 MST

I still have my doubts about the wii.

Until I see some third party blockbusters like mass effect, call of duty 4, assassins creed, ect.
Then the wii is still a second rate console to me.

JermExMachina

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hegemonyhog — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:40:35 MST

My prediction:

Tomorrow, we'll have a flood of comments from people saying they've dusted off their Wii.

By Wednesday at 4, we'll have a flood of comments from people saying they've finished all the game has to offer, and they're going to have to stick the thing back in the closet again.

Never shall they actually think about the fact that if they're finishing large-scale games in 24 hours or so, there's really nothing out there that's going to keep any system from gathering dust, save the most irrationally designed game possible that gives out lines of coke for completing levels.

hegemonyhog

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TheIrishNinja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:32:31 MST

just got back; toys r' us isnt even carrying mario galaxy till tomorrow (at least by me) so hopefully ill get a copy then.

TheIrishNinja

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BTFzor_Freestyle — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:23:06 MST

@DaiMacculate:

Oi I'm under 25, and some of my favourite games consist of only two dimensions (Super Mario World, Secret of Mana, Top Gear, Super Mario Kart, Link to the Past, Super Street Fighter 2, UN Squadron), so don't assume ok?

BTFzor_Freestyle

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FlameSkyeFox — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:22:54 MST

I totally need to pick up this game.

FlameSkyeFox

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2SBs — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:12:43 MST

Man I have to wait for SMG till friday here in UK. It's so not fair, after all we are ahead US in the time zones, so why don't we get before you? I hope that the game is not an disapointment like MP3 was.

2SBs

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TheIrishNinja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:45:30 MST

@kotakuspaceship: wow, total opposite over here: 64 had so many great levels, and even when i was lost, the star'd give a hint, i could usually sort it out. Sunshine felt repetitive and an overall letdown, but im glad someone enjoyed it, man.

@xpnet: zack & wiki is on its way here via gamefly; thyere offering to keep it for like $25, so if its half of what i hear it is, im gonna be all over that.
the plan is to use the $25 in toys r' us cards on assasin's creed, let my chick grab Uncharted for christmas, and sort out a way to get Mass Effect, then im done for the year and my wallet can take a break.

TheIrishNinja

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dabanaberry — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:43:41 MST

i can't wait to see some of that action in that bee suit!! buzzzzzzzzzzzz!

dabanaberry

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xpnet — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:55 MST

@TheIrishNinja: Yeah.. I'm going to try and stop over there and pick up these games in the morning SMG, Zack and Wiki (Rented.. like it), then DBZ BT3 with the gift card.

@DaiMacculate: I think Yoshi Island needs to be on your list.. but I agree with SMB3 on top... but don't agree with Mario Sunshine.. That game just didn't hold my attention.

xpnet

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:36 MST

@Quithas: Oh poor you. You can't wait one day. =/

kotakuspaceship

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:04 MST

@TheIrishNinja: Meh, Mario64 was boring and frustrating for me. I liked Sunshine better really. I couldn't really figure out what to do in many of the missions of Mario64 (maybe I needed to use an GameFAQs Guide or something) and it kind of bored me, I really didn't like Mario 64.

kotakuspaceship

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TheIrishNinja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:21:36 MST

@xpnet: @Rawwar: awesome! thanks to both of you. for some reason, i thought it was like 1 day only...anyway, thanks again, off to Toys R' Us soon.

ps i second any list that opens with mario 3, then mario64.

TheIrishNinja

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:20:02 MST

@DogInYellowCoat:
1.) Considering CG and 3D graphics is independant from video games, it would have developed on its own in other forms of media, like movies.

2.) I guess we do.

kotakuspaceship

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slymcbeans — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:01:21 MST

I really can't wait to get a Wii, so I can play this game. Oh and the new metroid is also on that list.

slymcbeans

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DogInYellowCoat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:58:08 MST

@kotakuspaceship:

1)just cause gaming technology progressed doesn't mean that games themselves would have. for all you know, if those games didn't exist, you'd have amazing visuals on a game where a frog crosses the road.

2) i guess we just disagree about the entertainment value of old games. megaman 2 kicks ass

DogInYellowCoat

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:54:21 MST

@DogInYellowCoat: I appreciate them for what they were, is more like it. I do realize they are why we have these games right now (however I doubt that if we didn't have them, that gaming technology wouldn't have progressed, because technology always progresses regardless). I just don't find them fun anymore. I try to play my old games, sit down for 5-10 minutes, and am bored out of my mind. I don't see how people pay $5-8 for them on the Virtual Console either. lol.

kotakuspaceship

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:52:24 MST

@DaiMacculate: I guess we just disagree then. I mean my first consoles were SNES and Sega Genesis, and I love the way the games encaptured me when I first bought them, but now they just no longer entertain me. And when I try to pick them up, they bore me after 5-10 minutes really. =(

kotakuspaceship

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DogInYellowCoat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:52:15 MST

@kotakuspaceship:

ever heard of megaman? contra? SMB3? tetris? pacman? these games, while less complicated than modern games, are some that define the category of games in the first place. even if you're too young to enjoy them on the level that most of us do, you should at the very least appreciate them for what they are, and realize that the reason you have games like halo is because of these games.

DogInYellowCoat

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Speed of Sound — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:48:40 MST

Cant wait till tommorow after school!

Speed of Sound

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Platti J — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:45:22 MST

Truly game of the year. Hands down.

Platti J

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danh669 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:35:40 MST

I loved the 2D games but never made the transition to 3D. I didn't play 64, couldn't get into it on the DS, and Sunshine just seemed too weird. I would run around and do some stuff but it never felt like I was having fun. I really want to buy Galaxy thanks to all the positive press it's receiving, but I'm worried it just won't click for me.

danh669

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DaiMacculate — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:26:13 MST

@kotakuspaceship: Yeah, we're gonna have to agree to disagree on this one man. Also, and I'm not saying it in the sense of "OMG What a little kid!!" or anything, but would I be wrong to guess that you're under 25? That probably has alot to do with the difference in perspectives.

I just played a ton of SMB1 and SMB3 over the weekend, while only a handful of rounds on Halo3 (my most recent "Modern game" so far), seemed like I had just as much fun with all 3. There seemed to be less shouted insults about the other players' sexual orientation in the Mario games, that was one difference I did notice.

DaiMacculate

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frankbeans — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:19:20 MST

i'm going to get my cousin to go pick this up so i can play it finally. been waiting to play another proper mario game since super mario 64.

frankbeans

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:16:53 MST

@DaiMacculate: Anyone who likes the 2D Mario games even NOW in my opinion are insane. 2D games are no fun anymore. You have 10 levels, that you jump around, die in, have no save feature, along with "boop-beep-doot-doot" music. If you still are like "Ahhhhhhh SMB was the greatest game evar" get a clue. It's outdated, and no fun after 20 years, and does not compare to today's games. That's my two-cents at least.

kotakuspaceship

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DaiMacculate — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:14:27 MST

Ok, all these people who think Super Mario World is better than SMB 3...well I just don't agree :)

Best Mario Games EVER (not including SMG yet)
1) SMB 3
2) Mario 64
3) Super Mario World
4) Super Mario Brothers
5) Mario Brothers
6) NEW Super Mario Brothers
7) Super Mario Sunshine
8) Super Mario Brothers 2 - Lost Levels
9) Super Mario 2 - USA
9-Infinity) All the rest in no particular order

DaiMacculate

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:14:22 MST

@mechawatts: I loved it, but then again my favorite landscapes are those involving tropical destinations and lots of water. I like swimming-involved stages too. So perhaps that might show some bias but I found it insanely hard at times but quite some fun too. =/

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kotakuspaceship — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:12:54 MST

It wasn't really lacking in challenge. I played the first hour of the game yesterday, and kept dying because I didn't know how to dodge Dino Pirahna, lol.

I didn't like the upside-down mechanics at times however. It's hard to platform with it. But meh.

kotakuspaceship

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Shuricain — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:54:59 MST

I've gotta git my mitts on this delectable morsel. Sure nothing can beat SMB3, but we gotta live in fresh times. Anything to get that awful taste of 'sunshine' out of our mouths...

Shuricain

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prankz — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:45:43 MST

Seriously, SMG is tempting me to get a Wii. Watched a few mins of it last night on friend's Wii and it does look good!

prankz

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Rawwar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:44:57 MST

@TheIrishNinja: A little FYI for you and anyone else that might not know, the Toys 'R Us deal is for this week 11/11/07-11/17/07.

Rawwar

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Blloo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:40:26 MST

Nice, Seriously i think this game is all eye candy with the colors and the bosses and all that...i think this one is gonna be awesome.

Blloo

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BoffrO — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:37:07 MST

@Lemming:
He was referring to the boss stage music as in "airship" stages which, I'm sorry to say, is not Holst's "The Planets - Mars". It's a Nintendo licensed original, likely the work of Koji Kondo.
Mars is an excellent tune though. 'Degadada da dada da, Degadada da dada da ...'

BoffrO

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MR. FAP☆FAP! — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:16:50 MST

@sxp151:
"Has anyone else noticed that every time a Kotaku editor likes a Nintendo game, it must accompany a whole "personal odyssey" narrative? I've never seen a shooter review by someone who can't stand violence, or an Insomniac game review by someone who has an unnatural seething hatred for Spyro, or a rhythm game review from someone who thinks the whole genre is a waste of time."

Oh if only I were a Kotaku editor...

MR. FAP☆FAP!

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bebop4one — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:13:53 MST

that makes me even more excited. i should have taken off from work to go get it but oh well. i am going to dedicate my weekend to this game....if i can find it. my strategy is to do a loop like action. fry's, circuit city, toys r us, and best buy. with any luck i will have it by mid week. good reveiw and welcome aboard.

bebop4one

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xpnet — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:55:33 MST

@TheIrishNinja: The deal is for 7 days I hear.. and my local Toys R Us is holding them until tomorrow which is crazy because the manager says there AD says they will be in at 5 tomorrow. What a joke.

xpnet

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TheIrishNinja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:41:05 MST

shit.
i missed out on toys r' us' deal last tuesday when it came out, to get $25 back. any other deals for this one out there?

TheIrishNinja

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VeritasVierge — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:28:00 MST

@Atamisk726: You actually bring up a point that plagues many a game designer when it comes to "standards". Without going into any details, I'm a beliver of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but how does one keep up a familiar design yet stay fresh?

I personally may never get sick of Zelda's formula and certainly not a side scrolling Metroid (I really am no fan of FPS Metroid being not much of a fan of the genre) but a game within a series has to retain a certain level of familiarity. If it's too removed people will hate it like Sunshine. Yet if too similar people will still hate it like Twilight Princess.

So for familiarity's sake alot will be left in. Problem with that is that veteran gamers will get sick of it while a new generation will enjoy and love it since it will be their first time experience. I feel that A Link To The Past is the greatest Zelda (even after playing the first 2) yet I was extremely disappointed with Ocarina of Time came while the rest of the world loved it.

VeritasVierge

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sayten — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:23:20 MST

I'm excited. I played through Super Paper Mario recently and it was the first Italian pipe layers title I had tackled since Super Mario World on Super Nintendo. I am super looking forward to another super game full of super plumbers.

sayten

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Atamisk726 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:12:09 MST

It's interesting how he says that Super Mario Bros. 3 is the masterpiece of the Mario world. Obviously, this is just his opinion but many older people say that. People slightly older than me say that Super Mario World is the bets, even though, even I think part 3 was better. And finally, everyone my age says Super Mario 64 is the one and only. I suppose whatever game you become used to first becomes the standard to which you judge all other games.

Anyway, I'm happy to finally get what I consider a true sequel to the 64 version. This is why I support the Wii. No other console, imo, will have a game better and more polished than Mario games will ever be.

Atamisk726

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Gamemaster — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:04:41 MST

@Canadian Impostor: Definitely... They need to make a WiiWare game of just those stages.

No FLUDD! No story!! Just platforms!!! (And maybe some gravity play ;) )

Gamemaster

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Canadian Impostor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:57:52 MST

@brello: I only really liked the levels in Sunshine where you didn't use the jetpack. That was 3D platforming at its finest.

Canadian Impostor

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brello — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:55:06 MST

@mechawatts: I like Sunshine. I also like(read: my favorite) "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!", which is another game people tend to berate. A lot of people probably hate when they mess with the formula, which is understandable. Me, I'm getting tired of Metroid and Zelda (yeah, I went there.). Phantom hourglass did absolutely nothing for me and I still haven't gotten around to finishing it (getting close, though!). Super Mario Galaxy, though...I'm going to have to pick up a Wii pretty soon.

brello

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Canadian Impostor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:54:32 MST

Worst.

My Toys R Us has it but won't sell it until tomorrow. They claim all of the promotional materials saying it releases today are misprints.

They also aren't selling Assassin's Creed since it's a Mature game, so god knows what I'll do with the $25 gift card.

Canadian Impostor

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WiggyDee — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:50:27 MST

I don't know why but i've just never been hyped for this game, i'm definately going to buy it but for some reason i just don't have high hopes, Mario 64 was the moment in my life that i knew i was going to be a gamer till i die, and sunshine was a bitch, but i enjoyed it.

Metroid Prime 3 and Phantom hourglass both just feel like work to me rather than enjoying a game, and Call of Duty 4 just seems abit hollow to me, i hope this game can give me some fun.

All though all these games are just giving me entertainment till Brawl comes out. (I know people are probably sick of hearing this but hey at least i'm not saying the cake is a lie)

WiggyDee

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Chaser — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:35:27 MST

This game really seems like what Nintendo fans have been waiting for to help restore their favorite mascot. Considering how the reviews and videos are looking, this game just might be enough to sway me into buying a Wii.

By the way, great article.

Chaser

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dude49 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:26:52 MST

This game is out of this world!!!

dude49

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JabberJay — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:06:45 MST

This makes me want to go home before my Thanksgiving break so that I can be able to play this game. All the reviews that i have seen of this game have been outstanding and superb.

JabberJay

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TheTheTheTheWhat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:06:43 MST

Would those who have played it say that Super Mario Galaxy, with obvious parallels to Super Mario 3, completes the 3D saga? It seems that Mario 64 got back to the roots of the original Super Mario, Sunshine went, ugh, "on vacation" in similar fashion to Mario 2. What's next? Or does it exceed 3 and push on into Super Mario World?

I for one am excited about these trends, as things complete, they move on into new ground. Zelda has followed a similar pattern, and I believe Miyamoto admitted that the next Zelda would be like nothing we have ever seen before. This could not come at a better time. Innovation, better graphics, new market, when better to jumpstart our golden franchises?

Just imagine a Zelda title built ground up with all Wii controls, Wii graphics, and new structure. Perhaps Galaxy already accomplished this for Mario, but maybe not.

Hooray!

TheTheTheTheWhat

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VeritasVierge — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:06:34 MST

@sxp151: You know, I never noticed that untill you brought it up. It's the same with McWhertor and the Smash Bros. Brawl. He too accompnied how he'd never played the N64 game or Melee and pretty much apologized. It is very weird.

VeritasVierge

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MegaJbomb — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:03:50 MST

I can't wait til this comes out tomorrow!!!!!

MegaJbomb

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Gamemaster — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:58:36 MST

@Captiosus: You should try the game before you knock it so badly.
I haven't really heard any complaints about the controls and the camera problems are minimal from what most reviews say.
Obviously the game's not perfect and you're allowed to form your own opinions, but to take such a pessimistic view on the game already would ignore the gigantic amount of praise the game has received for its camera (it's mostly awesome), gameplay, etc.

As for the 120 stars mechanic, it is old- but it also works really well, almost perfectly, really. Many other games reuse mechanics like that, which often times don't even work as well.

Gamemaster

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ArmyofJuan — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:56:22 MST

@YellowEggs: but you're only supposed to play it for 20 minutes!

i understand though, i already have 12 stars collected

ArmyofJuan

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AxCrusnik — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:53:02 MST

@Lemming: As others have already pointed out, Koji Kondo is the composer of the music for Mario games. It sounds like the boss level music for Mario Bros. 3 was inspired by Holst's The Planets but all the music from the classic Mario games was written by Koji Kondo (he wrote the Zelda music too).

AxCrusnik

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YellowEggs — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:42:51 MST

I work at Gamestop and I played this in our demo Wii for three hours yesterday. This game is AWESOME! I can't wait to own it and play all those levels over again hahaha.

YellowEggs

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sxp151, the happy-headed nose — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:38:51 MST

Has anyone else noticed that every time a Kotaku editor likes a Nintendo game, it must accompany a whole "personal odyssey" narrative? I've never seen a shooter review by someone who can't stand violence, or an Insomniac game review by someone who has an unnatural seething hatred for Spyro, or a rhythm game review from someone who thinks the whole genre is a waste of time.

But every Mario post so far has been from somebody who dislikes Mario specifically and platformers generally, and needs this game to be a personal apology to him. Weird.

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Captiosus — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:36:44 MST

@sxp151: I agree completely. Mario 64 was my first Mario 3D platformer, but not my first 3D platformer and I found the controls bothersome (though not game breaking). I felt the refined controls of SMS were much, much better.

The one thing that I have always hated about the 3D Mario games have been the lackluster - and highly frustrating - camera angles and controls. And from what I've read in this review, plus the screenshots, I see that hasn't changed, at all. If anything, it's likely to be more annoying now since you're going to be waggling the controller everywhere and have to temporarily pause to change camera views when the game decides it's going to show you the side of the sphere you're not on as opposed to actually showing where you are. Ugh.

"Super Mario Galaxy is tons of game for the money. There are 120 stars to find with only 60 necessary to complete the game, but you'll want to try and find all for a special treat, which in turn will drive you to do it all over again."
Gee, I can't imagine where they got this idea from! It doesn't sound identical to Mario 64 in the least bit! I bet there's a bunch of hidden ones on hidden stages, too! (/sarcasm) At least I don't have to hear "SHINE GET", but still.. a lot of game for the money? When it's the exact same mechanism as Mario 64?

Captiosus

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dantemustdie — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:27:14 MST

I really can't wait to play this.
I have a copy reserved at gamecrazy but I can't pick it up until tomorrow or else I will fail to actually study for an important midterm.
And as much as I love Mario... I...I have to wait an extra day to play him.

I'm sorry Mario :(

dantemustdie

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sc00t420 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:26:07 MST

ok yes I should have read past the first paragraph I WAS WRONG. XD.

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sc00t420 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:22:34 MST

"The first time I laid eyes on Super Mario Galaxy in action was Friday afternoon."

this really disturbs me considering you work at a gaming website.

wtf?

sc00t420

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LuppyLuptonium — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:18:09 MST

*twitching* Must have... Must wait til tomorrow. Played a little of it in EB, was amazing. Didn't get far though, wanted to sit down and play it...

LuppyLuptonium

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VeritasVierge — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:14:54 MST

@Waka in Japan: Only in the Japanese version it would seem.

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DSlayer103 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:13:44 MST

"...though it is much more fun to use the second Wiimote for evil rather than good."
This is now the main reason I have to get SMG!

DSlayer103

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VeritasVierge — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:12:29 MST

"though it is much more fun to use the second Wiimote for evil rather than good."

That reminds me of the old NES days playing Gyromite with friends rather than with the slow R.O.B. Getting squashed was inevitable.

VeritasVierge

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sxp151, the happy-headed nose — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:09:34 MST

@mechawatts: I agree. I never understood why people liked Mario 64's controls (which I thought made even very simple things much more difficult), but I think the difference is which game you played first. If Mario 64 wasn't your first 3D platformer, the weird controls (like the fact that you move slightly backwards when making a high jump and have to compensate for that, or the fact that how high/far Mario jumps depends on the timing of your previous jumps) are frustrating, and every other 3D platformer improves on it. And the hideous flying/cannon controls as well, SO irritating.

I thought Sunshine's controls were a big improvement.

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thedanielrecord — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:09:32 MST

this game is going to be a great drug trip

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PogiJones — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:05:30 MST

@Lemming:
Not quite. They're both very similar, but they are in fact two different songs. The airship theme is in 4/4 time, while Mars is in 5/4 for most of the song.

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Bruzer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:01:37 MST

I cant wait to get it. It looks so very promising a mario experience I haven't had in a long time I can't wait.

Bruzer

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edb87 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:59:37 MST

Man I thought it came out today. I was wrong.

Oh well, whats another day or so?

edb87

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Tonx — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:57:33 MST

@Canadian Impostor: Good luck grabbing it at lunch today - Canadians like you and me don't get the game until Wednesday, according to Future Shop and Best Buy websites.

Tonx

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Mike0659 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:51:39 MST

I cannot wait to play this game tomorrow, it's only a matter of time before we agree on this Mike. Well done Nintendo and it's great to see them going back to a classic style Mario, a la Mario 64.

Mike0659

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presto117 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:49:24 MST

i bought some HD compenent cables for my Wii just so i could enjoy this game more.

but i won't be getting it until christmas =(

well, at least that gives me time to finish twilight princess and RE4.

presto117

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RobTheBuilder — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:49:13 MST

Darn European release dates.
Briiiing on Friday, and if mine gets lost in the post I WILL kill a member of Royal Mail. *ahem*

Do I want this game you ask?...

RobTheBuilder

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rezorx — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:49:09 MST

i cant wait! only 1 more day

rezorx

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Griim — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:45:28 MST

Why europeans are always served last ?
All your comment make our wait harder to support !

(hum... let's finish Metroid Prime 3 first)

Griim

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Godhammer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:44:05 MST

I found that while Sunshine may not have been the awesome transition that happened from SMB 3 to SMB 64, it was still a welcome change and a nice entry in the series. Part of what makes the Mario franchise so strong is the fact that they take these chances on change, and do so in a real way. Unlike, say, the Mega Man overkill that had swamped a formerly great series by altering mostly the look and not the gameplay, Mario changes in bold ways. While they may not always be widely accepted (like Sunshine), the changes made usually seem to be on the innovative side.

Godhammer

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Tiger-Fever — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:34:13 MST

About 40 stars in and it's really amazing. I actually didn't care much for Mario 64, and my favourite before this was SMB3, but this may just take the cake.
I've found that it can actually be challenging, however a lot of that is attributed to the fact I'm left handed and I have to hold the wiimote in my right (therefore making it difficult to do delicate turning). To find all 120 stars is actually pretty daunting because of course, there are hidden stars (which aren't too bad) and also comet stars which can sometimes make any level a lot more difficult.

Tiger-Fever

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Waka in Japan — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:31:53 MST

Isn't her name "Rosetta"?

Waka in Japan

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thomas c — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:31:33 MST

it's been said before, but galaxy looks to be analagous to the relationship mario 3 had with the others in the NES series of games. which if you think about it makes the achievements of that series all the more impressive when you consider the amount of time it's taken us to get here once mario jumped into 3D, compared to only a couple years between marios 1-3.

in either case, welcome back, big guy. you've been missed.

thomas c

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MistryMan — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:31:03 MST

The most interesting part of this article to me is the description of the control scheme. It seems to me like Nintendo are proving that the wiimote/nunchuk combination works for 'regular' games too. I can't wait to play this!

MistryMan

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Rebochan — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:30:02 MST

Wow, all these reviews have made me more confident in my admittedly tough decision between Mario or Assassin's Creed this week. Mario is sounding like the better choice for me.

Rebochan

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Gamemaster — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:27:05 MST

@Lemming: Hey, I liked that level :D
@blacksamurai87: The real question is, what will be the hook of the next game? I mean, can it get any better? I'd be fine with a Galaxy 2 XD

Gamemaster

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CyOps — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:26:42 MST

I have been playing SMG for the past week or so. Now I own a Wii, but I still don't know if I like the controls for this system. Especially on SMG! Now maybe it's just the oldschool in me, but for some reason there was a disconnect in my brain between the 2 controls that I just couldn't get over. I love the added moves in this game, but they are at a cost in my opinion. I just didn't have the accuracy in controling that I have had with the other games in the past.

In this games defense though, it's pretty dang amazing. No other mario is like this. Not even close. I love how this game took what we knew as "platforming" and threw it in a blender and mixed it all up. It's unusually refreshing. Fahey was right about the kidnaping. It was pretty amazing. The airship and the wizard were a brilliant touch. Pulling in elements of the 2 of the greatest games in the mario legacy. Well done Miamoto, well done.

CyOps

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McFarland — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:25:15 MST

I'm still not impressed with the Wii. I hope to God there's more to this game than jumping on mushrooms and pointlessly running around to find stars. Seems like that's what it's always been about, but it ran it's course for me after 64. Maybe Jumpman will get a second chance whenever I get around to getting a Wii.

McFarland

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rebelphoenix — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:24:54 MST

I wish gamestop would hurry up and get the damn game already.

rebelphoenix

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Roadkill — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:24:20 MST

*dusts off Wii*

Roadkill

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rockpro182 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:23:53 MST

ahh yes tomorrow will truly be a good day

rockpro182

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blacksamurai87 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:23:46 MST

@Lemming: The sand bird idea was probably... Miyamoto's, and Koji Kondo writes the music, not Shiggy, wwwww. Silly lemmings.

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Lemming — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:17:55 MST

@DogInYellowCoat:

Every Mario game where sinking or dissapearing sand is involved is a pain in the arse, just as sure as everyone shudders when they see the words 'water temple' in a Zelda game. :)

Remember the Sand Bird in sunshine? Who's fucking idea was that, eh?

Lemming

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justinstollsteimer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:16:46 MST

I've had almost no interest in this game (I felt the same way about Sunshine) until now -- all these reviews have poured in and are praising it like the second coming. Thanks, November, my wallet needed some breathing room...

justinstollsteimer

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Lemming — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:15:18 MST

@SoCalClone: "the music is the same as the boss stages in Super Mario 3."

Which is actually 'The Planets - Mars' by Gustav Holst which is used in a lot of media.

I know it's nitpicking, but I just felt the need to shout out the credit - Shigsy didn't write it or anything :)

Lemming

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Kiriphii — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:10:22 MST

Galaxy is such an amazing game...I'm 40 stars into it at the moment and it continues to impress and surprise me. I echo the sentiments of other commentors in regards to thinking sorely of Brawl and Galaxy being an afterthought but once you play you'll find yourself drawn in like no other game.

I have had 2 to 3 hours sessions without realising how much time I've spent playing.. ^^;;

Kiriphii

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Datalock — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:09:56 MST

sold my Wii. Oh well. I'm still tired of mario.

Datalock

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b_rad13 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:06:12 MST

i cant wait to get this game!!

b_rad13

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blacksamurai87 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:05:21 MST

If this was, perhaps the last Mario game ever created, I'm sure this would be the unequivocal perfect end to an unforgettable saga. But it won't be. ;)

blacksamurai87

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elronathon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:03:49 MST

im so stoked for this game its ridiculous!...I also have a rather convenient 1 week holiday between jobs starting November 16th - when the game arrives on my shores :)

elronathon

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chainlink13 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:58:25 MST

@Devarsan: I haven't either :(

@redbeardage: Call in sick!

chainlink13

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PositivelyJosh — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:56:59 MST

When I went by Toys 'R' Us last night, I was told that though they already have around 35 copies in stock, they're not allowed to sell 'em until Tuesday. That seems odd, considering the release is today and they already have them. I may have to call them once I get out of classes.

And yes, I'm loving the glowing reviews this game is getting. It's good to have ya back, Nintendo.

PositivelyJosh

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photoboy — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:54:23 MST

@Spartan1308: Yeah, Mario World was definitely better than Mario 3, Yoshi alone opened up all sorts of gameplay possibilities.

photoboy

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Shiryu — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:54:09 MST

We in Europe have to wait a little bit longer... I never lost faith in Mario, Fahey. Neither should you. ^_^

Shiryu

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redbeardage — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:52:27 MST

Creed and Mario! Whats a workin' boy to do?

redbeardage

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valhum — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:50:21 MST

F' Yeah!! I cannot wait to play it tomorrow :oD

valhum

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detraya — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:49:22 MST

i get this tomorrow... it shall be mine!

detraya

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DogInYellowCoat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:48:53 MST

p.s. - i swear to god if that sand river is back in galaxy...

DogInYellowCoat

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DogInYellowCoat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:48:05 MST

sunshine wasn't THAT bad. a bit odd, and definately out of place, but still a decent game. I played through the whole thing once or twice and enjoyed it whereas with 64 i still play it a great deal to this day, and still have trouble in that damn pyramid getting the damn 8 red coins down that damn sand river

DogInYellowCoat

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carlosrodas — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:45:51 MST

Just my luck, this is the most awaited game on wii and I have to sell my console, I need the money bad, so what the hell, anybody wanna help a fellow kotakuite?

carlosrodas

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Devarsan — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:44:20 MST

Well, it seems it's quite good then, a must buy, in fact! Is it bad that I still haven't finished Super Paper Mario? :(

Devarsan

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sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:42:54 MST

Nice Mike, looking forward to picking this up. And again - I was not trying to be an ass on the initial impression last week. My apologies to you if you thought I was a prick. :)

64 was the last Mario game I enjoyed, so I am full on expecting a stellar product to enjoy with the wifey.

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chainlink13 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:35:36 MST

@silkylove: It began yesterday through 11/17/07. But it's not supposed to be in until Tuesday by 5pm. I'm going to swing by today and see if they're stocking it early (I seriously doubt it).

chainlink13

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Quithas — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:35:32 MST

I want to play Super Mario Galaxy sooooooooo bad. I have to wait till tommorow to pick it up dam.

Quithas

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BigChiefSmokem — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:33:00 MST

i'm getting this like... right now... i am leaving for EB

brb

BigChiefSmokem

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Canadian Impostor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:32:11 MST

@silkylove: It should be today, I'm going to try and grab it at lunch.

(I've been humming the Mario theme song all day. :[ )

Canadian Impostor

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silkylove — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:29:57 MST

Anyone know when the Toys R Us "$25.00 gift card with Galaxy" promotion begins?

silkylove

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Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:26:24 MST

Mind the disappearing / reappearing act. I accidentally posted this a day early and at least 3,000 of you saw it before the system caught the error and moved it. Wheee!

Mike Fahey

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beeporama (brian.j.parker) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:32:14 MST

Take Zelda for instance. Even picking up the game and playing it now, a year after release, it still feels odd to me to control it with the Wiimote / nunchuck controller.

If only the Wii version had included the ability to use the GameCube controller, so I didn't have to choose between 16:9 and the more intuitive control scheme... I never did end up finishing the game. :/

@Jonn: The cheap guy in me wants to get a PS2 and play all the games I missed last gen. The gamer wants me to get a Wii

As awesome as a Wii might be, let them be for someone who will be overjoyed to see one under the tree in December. If you're really into gaming and haven't been able to play any PS2 games yet, I think the seven-year backcatalog trumps Super Mario Galaxy, no matter how awesome it is. (And, yeah, it'll be way cheaper!)

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FlashIV — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:36:48 MST

@SoCalClone: Luigi? That sounds like spoiler material...

FlashIV

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Doshu — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:10:12 MST

I've almost totally given up on the Wii, but won't do so without giving this title a chance. I've never owned a Nintendo console, but have good memories of playing an earlier Mario version at a friend's house. I have no bloody idea which one (console or mario), but I do remember it was fun.

I just hope I remember to pick it up in 2008. :(

Doshu

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Valanthos — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:14:35 MST

It's awesome news to hear this same story from journalists day after day. I can't wait 'til Tuesday.

Valanthos

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Spartan1308™ — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:54:55 MST

I won't have Galaxy for a few more days, but I think Super Mario World beat Mario 3. The variety of Koopa bosses/children alone was awesome. And the Yoshis of course.

Spartan1308™

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ChymChymX — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:51:51 MST

Great impressions. Finally this wait is coming to an end.

ChymChymX

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Bug-E — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:14:40 MST

Wow, SMG definitely impresses. It means I have to buy that Wii sooner than I anticipated. :)

Bug-E

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scatterbrainn — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:11:45 MST

@yoosaion:
Regarding GameStop, I agree; this Wednesday night better be overflowing with spherical worlds.

Better yet, make it Tuesday.

scatterbrainn

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xArc — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:24:38 MST

To me the pinnacle of Mario games has always been Super Mario World - maybe Super Mario 3 was more groundbreaking in many ways, but I felt the gameplay refinements and graphical update were enough to put it into the lead. I never played Mario on N64, but I have to say that Super Mario Sunshine never held my attention the way other platformers - say, Psychonauts - could. I don't think I played it for more than two hours before shelving it. It seems like the best Mario games to come out recently are The Thousand Year Door and Superstar Saga, both of which have so much of the flavor that was lacking in Sunshine.

Based on the review here, I'm looking forward even more to this as a step in the right direction - and my brother has already pre-ordered it for my birthday, woot!

ps - To all of you who have review copies, I am super jealous right now.

xArc

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yoosaion — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:24:10 MST

It's finally hitting me how awesome this game looks. I've been looking forward to Brawl so much that Galaxy became almost an afterthought... but after reading this and so many other amazing reviews, I can't wait for GameStop to ship my copy. By free 2-day shipping, they better mean that it'll be in my mailbox Wednesday.

yoosaion

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the-hypnotoad — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:54:10 MST

@Jonn: Same.

I was figuring my Wii was still about a year out - give me time to catch up on all the awesomeness still on board for what I already own and give the Wii time to really accumulate A+ titles.

But damn, must EVERY review of SMG be so glowing?! Maybe Wii time is now; hell it will give me time to bust out SMG as well as Zelda, Metroid 3, Zak and Wiki. Then BAM, right into Smash Bros in Feb. Hmmmmmm...

the-hypnotoad

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robleb — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:33 MST

I think a lot of the criticism of Sunshine has to do with the locations. I personally liked the new movement granted by the waterpack, but going from island to island got repetitive.

robleb

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Jonn — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:30:41 MST

The cheap guy in me wants to get a PS2 and play all the games I missed last gen. The gamer wants me to get a Wii so I can play this game NOW NOW RIGHT THE FRAK NOW.

Jonn

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mechawatts — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:24:40 MST

For some reason, everyone gets down on Sunshine, and I don't know why. It's not perfect, sure, but I thought 64 had such cumbersome and slippery controlls that talking to a toad and navigating a ledge were about the same difficulty!

mechawatts

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JibbyJam — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:43:29 MST

WHY DIDN'T I PRE-ORDER!?!?

JibbyJam

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LordPoochie — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:42:15 MST

It seems to me when you say you were "getting tired of Mario" you basically meant you didn't like Sunshine. You seem to like Mario 64 well enough and there haven't been any other games in the main series since then.

Of course, you could mean you were tired of all the spinoffs, in which case I sympathize.

LordPoochie

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StupidDufus — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:33:00 MST

My review copy should be here tomorrow.

StupidDufus

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SoCalClone — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:09:33 MST

I have had a review copy for a week now and this game is pure joy. This first time you see Luigi in the game is COMEDY GOLD. All of Fahey's points are right on. The point where I felt it was like a classic mario was the first airship stage, the music is the same as the boss stages in Super Mario 3.

SoCalClone

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Ping5000 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:09:20 MST

ONE MORE DAY

UNTIL I CELEBRATE

AH YEAH

ALRIGHT

Ping5000