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NWR Forums Discord / Have you been harassed by lurkers lately?
« on: May 28, 2008, 09:38:20 PM »
Seriously Ive been away from the NWR forum for a couple of weeks and all of a sudden a bunch of people on AIM start messaging me on a daily basis...

Me: Ummm hello do i know you?
lurker: Yea Im from the NWR forum
Me: Oh wow awesome :3
lurker: yea you havent been on so much lately
Me: oh yea sorry ive been busy with school to post lately sorry, but who is this btw
lurker: oh i never post on the forum I just wanted to know if you wanted to play brawl
me: . . .

or heres another situation

lurker: hey there want a shiny pikachu for that totodile?
me: um whos this
lurker: I found you on NWR forum do you want to trade or not?
me: I dont even have pokemon . . .
lurker: so i guess thats a no then?

or

lurker: Hey there im from the NWR forum would you want to brawl?
me: sorry i have way too much schoolwork plus i put brawl away for awhile so i could finish some old games up so i would like to just work on some ...
lurker: GAMES WHAT GAMES LIST THEM FOR ME SO I KNOW...

and yes I seriously had to list the games so they would believe me I wasnt playing brawl.


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General Gaming / Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core
« on: April 19, 2008, 10:30:13 AM »
Did anyone get this?  I am and will admit that I am, a SquareEnix whore.  I love their games I don't mind elaborate cut scenes or over the top cliche driven story plots or even character designs diseased with belts,zippers, and spiky hair that one could impale them self on.   

I never played the original FF7 because 8 was my first and I just didn't care for 7's story.  I did however watch my brother every now and then play the game so I found out most of the major plot points and I even watched Advent Children.  However,I recently picked up a brand new PSP slim and light with a copy of Crisis Core in because of all the good buzz it was getting and figured that since it was a prequel to 7 perhaps this would be a good chance to see if 7's story will stick this time.

To my surprise this is really a good game.  The battle system isn't hard or contrived, the music is gorgeous and lush, and the graphics are beautifully done while preserving the original art style.  First off Zach is SO MUCH MORE enjoyable to play as then emo sad ridden Cloud and I mean that by a FAR margin.  The story is well told and isn't forced on you so much. 

One of the best features of the game that really makes it capable of playing in short bursts are the side mission modes.  In your main menu hub at save points you are allowed to go off and just do missions which usually range from kill this boss to kill this many monsters.  The missions are short, sweet, allow for leveling up and always reward you with some good item that you can use for yourself or sell at a vendor.

Another interesting thing is Zach is pretty much who you play the whole game, there is no party system, you don't manage other characters, they don't even fight as NPC's with you. You are always alone.  What is weirder?  The game plays as an action RPG there is no time based commands either, its hack and slash all the way.  WHAT IS EVEN WEIRDER?  The fact that everything runs on a giant slot machine.  In the corner of the screen constantly running is a slot machine with all of the characters you have met in the game thus far.  Eventually a character will be lined up with 2 more of the same character and you get to perform a limit break.  Now after the 3 characters line up numbers are randomly placed with them, get 7-7-7 and you level up.  Yes, I just said you basically level up randomly by a slot machine constantly running as you fight monsters.  At first when I found this out I was kind of freaked out but then I found out that it keeps an imaginary exp system going on in the background so if you don't get three 7's in a certain amount of time the game increases your chances of landing one more and more each battle until it does happen.  Does this mean that you can get very lucky sometimes though?  Yes, there was a period once where I went through 5 ordinary monster fights and leveled up 3 times in just that short amount of time.

This game has gone way above my expectations thus far and ACTUALLY got me interested in FF7. . . for once.  My only beef with the game is that there are 2 modes of difficulty that you can start as Normal and Hard.  Seriously I am on Normal right now and it could of been labeled EASY mode.  I tried recently the Hard mode and its ridiculously over powered.  I just wish they made the Normal mode more challenging.

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NWR Forums Discord / The Rat needs to stop posting in the Funhouse
« on: April 09, 2008, 04:48:01 PM »
Unless he starts acting a tad more happier and posts happier posts

SERIOUSLY its the FUNhouse FUN FUN FUN.

in the cute animal pic thread

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Nope, it was killed in a horrid Halloween prank, I found this out latter on but nobody will man up to it.

in the secret thread

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Then he goes and dies from cancer right after finding out it was me who caused his daughter to throw those three years of her life away.

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Of course she doesn't like to talk about that loser who screwed us both over cuz latter we found out he really was gay and was using her all along.

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Back then I hated people with a passion and just went through the motions of school until our next move.

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He follows me in the store and hits me anyways.

from the dogs thread.
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I still like my dog I just wish he would die already.

BE HAPPY IN THE FUN HOUSE

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NWR Forums Discord / What can you tell me about Umbrella Corp
« on: March 19, 2008, 11:38:03 PM »
Has anyone here had any experience either as a volunteer with  Umbrella corps or an organization that used Umbrella icorps volunteers? I have been interested in participating for several months, but I really need more information that the website just doesn't offer.

Thanks.

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I heard from SOMEONE that a certain SOMEBODY  was going to start a thread and didn't because it was deemed INAPPORPRIATE~!  I also HEARD from this SOMEONE that 2 members of this forum are DATING each other.

Giggle giggle.



BTW this is teh official thread for all gossip~!

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Nintendo Gaming / Is there a trick to lag free battles?
« on: March 10, 2008, 08:04:34 PM »
Seriously, I have yet to have one single playable battle today~!  I have a good internet connection~!  I have tried several times to play my brother who lives only an hour away and we both experience heavy lag, sometimes to the point where its just static images.  I talked to some people at school and both said they have had little to no lag.  What am I doing wrong?  Is this just a one time case or is it just Nintendos servers being bogged down by the huge jump in connections?

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NWR Forums Discord / Old poast with commentary
« on: February 19, 2008, 10:22:49 AM »
I found one of my old posts describing my love/hate of the Ds one month after launch, take a look.
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I dont know how many of you guys watch g4

lol g4

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or even get it in your television programming, but i do.  And to those who watch it probably know of the show called Screensavers,

CANCELLED

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a quirky news show that only covers  electronic related news.

They did a horrible job at it

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Well today they announced a "rumor" that the American PSP price is going to be 150.00 O_o............

FALSE PROPHECY TRY 100 DOLLARS HARDER
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If this is true then there is no reason for the DS to have even a running start, the american public will say,  "do i want a hyped up mini n64 with no video or mp3 output or a ultimate machine?"
THE AMARICAN WAE OF THUNKING
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I bet you they would go with the PSP despite the short battery life or the fact that they have to buy a memory stick,
VERY TRUE
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heck now I think I'll go buy one for that price. 

WRONG, 3 years later and I still dont have one though its becoming more tempting.

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No I am not abandonning Nintendo I have already the DS, but I am not impressed with the slow trickle of lackluster games. ( and no i dont even count mario kart as a must have game)
DS DROUGHT FOR THE LOSE
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They keep on saying they have over 120 games in development and they are giving me the crap of the crop.

Wow they used the same strategy on the Wii

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Warioware and Yoshi are the only games people are looking forward to, and thats nintendo fans,  what about the gamers who bought the ds for non mario games.  I love mario and all but I am getting fed up of over using old nintendo franchises that arent even being updated.  How long must I play rehashed ports.

Wow its like I could read the future of the Wii
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Are you seriously telling me that Nintendo couldnt make a new mario platforming game.  And please dont tell me that they are with the DS mario coming out, because seriously thats not what i wanted, i just wanted a brand new 2-d mario expierience.
I was wrong, but The new Super Mario Bros wasn't what I was looking for either.

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Mario aside though, no games are coming out to even excite me, I am waiting for Goemon at least.

Goemon I heard was mediocre and never came stateside anyways.

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I just feel about this overall in the end, Nintendo was given a head start, and to me they didnt suceed all that much, yes they are way ahead in sales, but even if they had 10 million people it is not the whole handheld market, and its not that hard for numbers to switch around.  Nintendo should of put some killer titles out or waited for a better launch, they've had enough time to release a crappy launch but they could of fixed it by now with some kick ass titles.

The drought did suck and made me doubt the lineup but that year ending up being an awesome year for the DS.
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I work at a gaming store and mario 64 ds is the only game selling!!!!  This is how nintendo has been, and im growing tired of their ways, i am starting to  buy their systems just for their franchises.  I have a strong feeling Revolution will be just the same way.

Well it was true at the time but both my Ds and Wii collection is roughly 70% 3rd party games.

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Im still happy i bought my Ds but i am becoming increasingly really pissed at nintendo,
I am fairly happy with Nintendo

~darkheart~

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NWR Forums Discord / GIVE ME SOME GOD DAMN RECOGNITION
« on: February 07, 2008, 02:35:18 AM »
I WAS A GOOD GAME RIGHT . . . . RIGHT. . . .~!?


 

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I know there is a youtube thread but this needs a thread of its own . . . .

ZOMG CLICK HERE AND LAWL

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NWR Forums Discord / I dont blame the servers I blame ghosts
« on: January 11, 2008, 05:55:51 AM »
They like to play trix on people

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NWR Forums Discord / Darkheart's Art Corner
« on: January 06, 2008, 04:58:47 AM »
Being the art major I am you think I would be able to do drawings whenever I want but I don't really get time to do much with projects being crammed in such small time frames.   I figured I make a thread where I would post my artwork I have been making over break and working on.  

My Katamari Universe series:

The concept is to put the Prince from the Katamari series in various video game and anime series.  

All work is done by me using Macromedia Flash 9

Katamari Ball Z


KataKirby Damacy


Katamari DamaBleach


Preview of the next entry in the series KataMetroid Primacy
Of course I am missing ridley, the prince, more metroids, the logo, and the bg but its just a sneak peak anyhow~!

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General Chat / Buying my first HD set, I need advice
« on: January 05, 2008, 06:31:24 AM »
So my bday is soon approaching and I have promised myself for the past year that I will buy myself an HD set.  

I have chosen to go with LCD for its durability and I have heard nightmarish stories about Plasma so thats one of the things down.  

I decided to go with 720p/1080i just for the pure fact that this will be for my Wii, regular Dvd watching and maybe a 360 that I might pick up later in the year.  I dont really feel I need 1080p for any reason.  I might get a Ps3 in a few years but I feel ok with knowing I have a 720p.  

Next is brand choice, now I have been told to get only a Sharp or Samsung which is ok I suppose but I will explain the rest later.

I went with a 1000 dollar budget, I have saved up this money thoroughly for a year now and for a poor college student I feel spending any more than that would be a waste on my living money.  

Response time, I have been told time and time again that I need a 6ms response time or less for a really good gaming television so that my gaming sessions wont face issues with lag.

Ok so with these general guidelines I set out online to see what sort of deals I could come up with.  My deadline is approaching to buy a television and I have come up with two really good choices.  I was hoping I could show them to you guys and get some feedback about my decisions or if you think I could do better.

Tv #1

LG Black 42" 16:9 5ms 720p LCD HDTV
$999.00




Display
Screen Size    42"
Recommended Resolution    1366 x 768
Aspect Ratio    16:9
Viewing Angle    178°(H) / 178°(V)
Brightness    500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio    8000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
Response Time    5ms
Connectivity
Input Video Compatibility    PC Input: Analog RGB
ATSC, NTSC, QAM Tuner
720p, 480i/p
HDTV Capability    HDTV Tuner Inside
Connectors    RF In (Antenna/Cable): 1
L/R Audio/Composite Video In: 1
L/R Audio Out: 1
S-Video In: 1
HD Component Video In (Y,Pb,Pr) + L/R Audio: 2
Optical Digital Audio Out: 1
HDMI/HDCP Input: 2
RGB In (D-Sub 15pin) - PC: 1
PC Audio Input: 1
Remote Control In (IR): 1
RS-232c In (Control/Service): 1
USB (Service only)
HDCP Ready    Yes
HDMI    2

Tv # 2

SHARP AQUOS Black / Silver 37" 16:9 LCD HDTV w/ built-in ATSC Tuner Model
$999.00





Display
Screen Size    37"
Recommended Resolution    1366 x 768
Maximum Resolution    1366 x 768
Panel    a-si TFT/PVA LCD
Aspect Ratio    16:9
Display Type    WXGA
Viewing Angle    176°(H) / 176°(V)
Brightness    450 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio    1200:1
Response time: 6ms

Connectivity
Input Video Compatibility    NTSC/ATSC/QAM
HDTV Capability    HDTV Tuner Inside
Connectors    D-Sub, S-Video, Composite, Component, RCA
HDMI    2
Video    S-Video, Composite, Component
D-Sub    1

Now see both are priced ok but Sharp, the supposed better brand has 37 inches and 6ms time while the LG has 42 in and 5 ms time.  Is Lg any good?  Do I have to worry about much lag with the wiimote and an Lcd?  Should I go for either or reconsider altogether?  

in the fashion of Ouendan and EBA






HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN!  

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NWR Forums Discord / Winter Mafia Dead Thread
« on: December 17, 2007, 09:42:21 PM »
Well well well LOOKIE AT THE BOMBER WHO CHOSE TO TEAM UP WITH THE TOWNIES ONLY TO HAVE THEM BETRAY HIM ON THE FIRST DAY.  You all deserve your deaths.  :: Sticks out tongue ::


I do like the fact that I can still win the game if the townies win ~!


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Turned on my Wii today to continue more Galaxy goodness and found a Wii corrupt memory error.  

Negatives:
All game saves will be gone
All Miis are gone
All Channels and Vc games will be gone but able to redownload

Positives:
Nintendo is paying for it to ship there and back
It crapped out 2 days before the warranty expired
Nintendo is giving me an additional year warranty meaning it will be good until Nov17, 2008

This is a totally different experience from my Nintendo Ds lite issue I had in the other thread forum.  In that case Nintendo barely acknowledged my warranty and made me spend money on shipping it there.  Then once it got there I had to argue for them to fix it for free. . .

So I am slightly upset and happy about this.  Also worth mentioning was that a friend of mine's Galaxy save was on the console as well.  We just decided to play it together on his Wii via 2p co op mode to catch up where we were.  

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NWR Forums Discord / SQUARE ENIX SHOULD SUE~!
« on: November 12, 2007, 02:54:54 AM »
Posted by Infernal in the Ds forum



Look at that background . . . I knew I saw that artwork from somewhere. . . . .




Oh its the artwork of Destiny Islands from Kingdom Hearts . . .

Tyra should go crazy on Sparkling Phoenix




Edit: I just emailed Phoenix games asking them if they considered this to be illegal copyrighting. . . we shall see their response~!  

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NWR Forums Discord / FEAR THE POPPINS
« on: October 31, 2007, 04:27:53 PM »

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NWR Forums Discord / Am I a Ps2 or a 360 or am I a Wii
« on: October 26, 2007, 12:31:18 AM »
Having my parents come from Italy and come to the states, settle down, then have me makes me first generation in this country.  But what the hell does 1st gen mean?

Am I Old Gen
New Gen
or
New Gen posing as Old Gen





















































































I am a Nes

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I was thinking of possibly buying webspace to create a forum and making it home for the Official Nintendo Hawtness thread.  Thats all I would have there and it wouldnt be banned ^-----^ Would people even be interested if I made it, or would it be a waste?

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Nintendo Gaming / Character select screen made its debut
« on: October 10, 2007, 11:25:48 AM »


discuss

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Every time I post in a thread I feel my posts are always short, goofy, or not all that meaningful and I never really give myself the time to make a well thought out post.  I have been having this whole Mario 3 vs Mario Galaxy thought going through my head lately and I realize this post is super wordy but I hope at least someone else reads this and feels the same as I do.
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In the wake of Super Mario Galaxy coming up I have been thinking a lot why I haven’t been excited for this game or any Mario game for that matter in the past 10 years.

My favorite Mario only game I have played would be Super Mario Bros 3.   Quick story on how I got the game.  Growing up even at age 5 I was a Nintendo freak, I had Mario and Zelda décor all over my room and that is pretty much all I talked about.  My parents were not all that wealthy back then.  I remember at Christmas time writing my Santa list consisting of a 25 cent bag of chips and a bag of peppermint candies.  *yes my brain was not consumed with materialism at that age, it did in the later years tho :0*  Anyhow I woke up on Christmas morning expecting the 2 items but found an extra present underneath the tree being Super Mario Bros 3, I nearly cried my eyes out with happiness.  I really thought back then that Santa only gave you what you asked for.  Back then I had no clue on video game releases, I am not even sure if I knew the game existed at all.  Anyhow, I got super attached to the game and beat it countless times in the months following, finding every secret weapon, item, and world that I could find.  Since then I have tried every single Mario platformer released and none have come close of giving me that rush of happiness as that one time I played Mario 3.  

I know many people would say that I associated a happy day such as Christmas when I believed in Santa and associated the happy memory with the game therefore putting the game at an almost impossible standard no other could ever get however, that is wrong.  I have done a lot of thinking and comparing and I think I have reasons why the game still is superior.

Mario 3 standouts:
        -8 UNIQUE worlds
   -added items and an inventory to be used at free will prior to any level
       -inside each world were usually 10+ sub levels that ALL featured VARYING    environments and obstacles
       -Outstanding soundtrack one of Koji Kondo’s best
       -Varying paths, you rarely had to play every single sublevel you had a lot of branching paths to choose from
       -Varying power up suits immediately setting it apart from its predecessors
       -Warp whistles allowed anyone to quickly boot up the game and within a matter of minutes going to pretty much any world they                  wanted to start on
       -Great multiplayer options
       -The koopalings
       -etc

Now the games following Mario 3 were Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2 Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and The New Super Mario Brothers.  

Super Mario World
I believe Super Mario World while not innovating too much proved to be an ok successor.  I think the reason why  the game didn’t feel quite in line with Mario 3 was because of the setting.  

Quick Pros:
   -Yoshi is introduced
   -New item the feather cape

Quick Cons:
   -Lots of powerups are axed from the previous game
   -Game feels much shorter
   -Inventory axed in favor for a one item slot
   
Yoshi’s Island I will not cover because in my eyes it is a separate franchise that has yet to be improved on from the original.  To me the game has the status of Mario 3 making it the best of its series that has had several tries to recapture the original mood but failed.

Mario 64
Mario 64 actually had me drooling with excitement and actually made me forget about Mario 3 for a long time.  I really did not have many problems with this game at all.  I felt like that Nintendo was on their way to having a 3-d Mario 3 game come next game.

Quick Pros:
   -A whole Mario game brought into the 3rd dimension
   -New powerups in the form of caps
   -Varying Worlds offering lots of platforming challenges
   -Memorable characters
   -New settings that would become trademark places such as Peach’s Castle

Quick Cons:
       -Some worlds to me felt like rehashed worlds just adding longevity to the game.

Super Mario Sunshine
Ah Super Mario Sunshine a.k.a. the only Mario game I never finished.  I think most of the people on the forum have spoken about why they don’t like the game and I am with them every step of the way.

Quick Pros:
   -Beautiful graphics and graphical effects
   -Bringing Yoshi back into 3-d and playable
   -A wider set of moves because of Fludd
   -I liked a lot of the music from the game

Quick Cons:
   -Fludd takes over all powerups
   -Yoshi is back but useless
   -Being forced on this island
   -Water themed levels force levels to have less variance
   -Locals forced onto us and into their world
   -Bowser Jr
       -Tropical setting had the same effect on the music making the songs catchy but in the end forcing it to not have a lot of variance.

The New Super Mario Bros
I was extremely excited for this game and sadly hyped up myself probably too much.  Nintendo promised a very old school look and feel to the Mario Franchise taking it back to its 2-d glory days.  This time however they would bring modern Mario elements such as his 3-d moveset, enemies from newer games, and a new look for Mario.  What we ended up with in my opinion was a bland too much of the same take on Super Mario 1.

Quick Pros:
   -The game was gorgeous on the Ds
   -Nostalgia everywhere
   -Promises of new Powerups
   -8 worlds
   -Completely new music

Quick Cons:
-Two of the worlds had to be unlocked meaning you were only playing 75% of the game and to unlock the rest.
-The new powerups were completely lame and had limited to no use
-A lot of the levels in my opinion felt very samey and boring
-I found myself playing more of the mini games then investing time in the main quest because I wasn’t really all that immersed in it to begin with.
-You could find 3 secret coins in each level to use in the secret store to buy extra features but the extra features were pretty lame * I am looking at you item screen wallpapers. . . *

When I first saw Galaxy I was pumped up and ready for a new Mario title but when the excitement died down I was severely worried about being disappointed again.  Today however Nintendo showed off many videos of the game and this is why I am excited again.

   -Promise of many powerups equaling perhaps as many as
        Mario 3
   -Varied levels
   -Unique Mario charm we have yet seen in any previous titles
   -Totally new soundtrack that is completely varied and well thought out
   -New concepts blending in with classic Mario play

Mario 3 in my opinion reinvented the idea of what a Mario game SHOULD be like and I am starting to feel my heart flutter a little bit thinking that Galaxy might just do the same.

Thanks so much for reading guys just had to get that out of my system.
 

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NWR Forums Discord / We have been used :(
« on: September 20, 2007, 10:33:51 PM »


I officially declare NWR the official forum halfway home for borken forums.  

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Nintendo Gaming / OH EFF YEA NEW KINGDOM HEARTS FTW
« on: September 19, 2007, 04:58:23 PM »
LINKY SOURCE HERE

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Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days for Nintendo DS appears to star Roxas from Kingdom Hearts II, but its main draw looks to be four-player simultaneous play using members of Organization XIII. It will be in full 3D.


I am probably the largest fanboy of the damn series on this whole board.  Oh man I hope this increases his chances in being in brawl.



Interesting Note:

There were 2 other Kingdom Hearts titles announced, one for PsP and one for mobile cell phones.  I think its interesting that no Ps3 project was announced which either means that Normura wants to wait until Ps3 is down in price before he makes a game for the platform or that Wii might get the series pending on future sales number of the Ps3.


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I had a legnthy joke up here but decided to just file it away in a word document on my desktop.  Instead I will say lets embrace the new posters and shape them up to improve the community here at NWR.   There is already a thread talking about how the sites hits have gone down since the name change so by getting this healthy flood of newcomers lets not flame them all but welcome them.

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NWR Forums Discord / There is a traitor among us. . . .
« on: September 17, 2007, 07:01:48 PM »
BEHOLD


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General Gaming / Lair is this gen's Mario 64
« on: September 11, 2007, 11:31:38 AM »
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Forget the negative reviews you’ve been reading about Lair, BRAINWASHING I KNEW IT this game is the real deal. Let me paint a picture for you, if I may be so bold… Picture controlling a dragon with the SIXAXIS motion controls along a beautiful backdrop fighting hundreds, no thousands of other enemies, pulling off combos (called Carnage), breathing fire on soldiers all while being taken through a very fleshed out, epic storyline and you have Factor 5’s best game yet: Lair. Let me also state that this game is not possible on any other system out right now as it makes full use of the Blu-ray player and the physics beast that is CELL. Free online leaderboards and the promise of Home compatibility round out this amazing package.

Lair is one of those odd games that comes out of nowhere and completely surprises you. It’s one of those rare gems that people will not appreciate at first, but grow to love over time.  Make no mistake, Lair could very well be this generation’s “Mario 64?. With greater use of motion control than any Wii game and better graphics than any 360 game  I think it’s safe to say we have a candidate for game of the year right here.


Now this all comes from the website Penny Arcade has been talking about for the past few days,

CLICK HERE FOR THE TRUTH

I would of originally posted this in the Lair thread or the Sony is in trouble thread but this really deserves its own thread.  I encourage everyone else to at least visit their site and lol at the posts they make and quote some of their quotes here.  Normally I don't hate on Sony this much, I am a buyer of some of their products but please I am glad Nintendo doesnt have a defense force, sounds like something Power Rangerish.    

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