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NWR Forums Discord / A list of every video game I've ever beaten
« on: September 08, 2007, 09:38:26 PM »
Recommended for Everyone:

Beyond Good & Evil
Cave Story
The Last Express
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga
Myst (and the remake, realMyst)
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All
Portal
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Sam & Max: Hit the Road
Sam & Max: Season One
Super Mario 64
Super Monkey Ball (I've beaten all except the "extra" levels)
Trauma Center: Second Opinion (playing through it on easy counts as beating it, right?)

Recommended for Fans:

Flight of the Amazon Queen
Myst III: Exile

Not recommended, except for Kairon:

-

Games that I can't rate because it's been too long since I've played them:

Hugo's House of Horrors
Hugo II: Whodunnit?
Hugo III: Jungle of Doom

Note that by "beaten" I don't mean "100% completed". Also, I've also beaten several web-based and text-based games which aren't listed here. 

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NWR Forums Discord / It's a shame I didn't discover Firefly sooner.
« on: September 06, 2007, 10:20:18 PM »
...is great. It's a shame I didn't discover it sooner.  

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NWR Feedback / The HAWTNESS thread is too hot...
« on: September 06, 2007, 07:13:12 PM »
...for the Smash Brothers section. In my opinion, it should be moved to the Smash Brosef section.

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NWR Forums Discord / I'm only a teenager for two more months!
« on: September 02, 2007, 01:15:26 PM »
Quick! What are some things I need to make sure I do while I'm still young?

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NWR Forums Discord / I'm suing NWR for discrimination....
« on: August 30, 2007, 05:42:31 AM »
...against fat people.

I first learned about the site's dislike of people with certain body sizes when the nipple art thread was deleted. The thread featured artistic depections of nude persons. The mods knew about the thread, and allowed it to continue...until I posted a work of art that featured unclothed females who happened to be overweight. The thread disappeared almost immediately after that.

The blatant discrimination NWR demonstrated that day disturbed me...however, I said nothing. But now I have no choice but to speak out, and take action. A far graver injustice has been committed. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl thread has been taken away from me, because the mods have learned of my girth.

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General Gaming / 2d vs 3d
« on: August 10, 2007, 11:24:30 AM »
Should 2d games be more prevalent in the marketplace? There are hardly any genres that can't be done in 2d - action adventure games, platformers, fpses, racers, and rpgs all existed before polygons became popular. And many people argue that 2d games are often more beautiful, and have more charm, than their 3d counterparts.

Imagine if Nintendo poured millions of dollars into, and put their best artists and designers to work on, a 2d Zelda game for the Wii. Would that game be better than Twilight Princess? Would Twilight Princess have been better if it was 2d?

If you had asked me those questions two years ago, I would have answered them all with either "no" or "what the hell is a Wii?" I grew up on the N64 - I like 3d. But recently, I've found myself thinking that most games that come out these days are either dull-looking or downright ugly. And that maybe, 2d is due for a comeback.  

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NWR Feedback / I don't like epic threads.
« on: August 10, 2007, 10:44:29 AM »
They're annoying. I don't like wading through them. Sometimes they're necessary - having a big thread about Metroid Prime 3 in the Wii section is preferable to having 5,000 threads about Metroid Prime 3 in the Wii section. But there are some epic threads that exist that I wish didn't. Like the Wii sales thread - I think there should be a new Wii sales thread every week. And the Virtual Console thread - why not have a VC sub-forum, so that we could have a seperate thread for each VC game of note? And the updates thread in the new Smash Bros. subforum - I'd prefer a seperate thread for each update.

Agree/disagree?

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NWR Forums Discord / I decided to pick up wind waker where I left off
« on: July 30, 2007, 12:38:03 PM »
I'm now half way done with the triforce quest. Yay.

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General Chat / Ratatouille
« on: July 06, 2007, 09:18:03 AM »
is the best film I've seen this year.

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NWR Forums Discord / California Adventure blows
« on: July 04, 2007, 06:31:29 AM »
Making a theme park that's themed like California in the middle of California was an incredibly dumb idea.

I was about to forgive Disney for making such a terrible park, but then I rode Space Mountain and found out that they ruined it.

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Reader Reviews / Sam & Max Hit the Road
« on: June 07, 2007, 09:52:03 PM »
So look at what I scored on Ebay:



It's pretty good. Sam & max, I mean.



It's a 10-year-old Lucas Arts adventure game, which means you'll spend your time solving fiendish puzzles, while being entertained by witty jokes, and bizzare characters and locales.

You play as Sam, a dog. Your partner is Max, a "hyperkenitic rabbity thing". You're freelance police, on a mission to track down a sasquatch that's escaped from the carnival.



It took me a little while to get used to the pixelated graphics, and voices (I played Sam & Max: Season One before playing this. Hearing Sam & Max for the first time in this was like meeting an old friend who had stopped taking Prozac since the last time you saw him, if that makes sense. (I realize it probably doesn't make sense, because it's, like, four in the morning. I really need to go to bed.)) But once I did (get used to the graphics and voices), I found I was really enjoying myself. The dialog, animation, voice acting, and artwork are all superb. Oh, and the game is funny as hell.



I also enjoyed the puzzles, for the most part, once I got used to the game's twisted, cartoon logic. There were some puzzles that I could only solve by randomly trying objects on other objects....but, I didn't mind too much.

I enjoyed also how the game rewarded you for solving puzzles. You know how, in Zelda, after you solve a puzzle, you hear a chime, and a new area opens up? Well, in Sam & Max, you're generally rewarded with an elaborate, funny, animation.

I also liked how the game mainly satirizes real-life things. Season One went mostly went after things you see while you're sitting on your butt at home: talk show hosts, creepy spiritial leaders, video games, former child stars. Hit the Road goes after things you see while you're on vacation: kitschy tourist traps, chain stores.



So in conclusion, this game is great, and you should probably buy it. And then buy Sam & Max: Season one, because it's also fantastic. And then buy Season One again, when it comes out on Wii.

Score:

 

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NWR Forums Discord / An Ode to Perrin Kaplan
« on: June 06, 2007, 05:23:05 PM »
She may not have been great at her art,
But she was great at winning my heart.

 

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NWR Forums Discord / Clark and Michael
« on: May 27, 2007, 06:46:36 PM »
http://www.clarkandmichael.com

Fans of Arrested Development should probably visit the above website. Also, people who aren't fans of Arrested Development.

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Nintendo Gaming / SUPER SMASH BROS BRAWL - The New Megathread
« on: May 24, 2007, 10:05:11 PM »
I'm not sure if many of you have heard of this game. It's apparently some kind of fighter, featuring characters from different videogame franchises. It's coming out December 3rd, 2007.

Here's some info about the characters, items, etc.:


------------------------------------------Characters!------------------------------------------

Bowser



Donkey Kong



Fox McCloud



Ike



Kirby



Link



Mario



Meta Knight



Pikachu



Pit



Samus - turns into Zero Suit Samus after performing her Final Smash



Snake (Picture)

Wario



Yoshi



Zelda




------------------------------------------Items!------------------------------------------

Assist Trophies - they're like Pokeballs, except they contain characters from a wide variety of games.





Banana Peel



Bumper



Cracker Launcher



Crates & Barrels



Gooey Bomb



Pitfall



Pokeballs



Smash Ball



Smoke Ball



Super Scope




------------------------------------------Stages!------------------------------------------

Battlefield



Bridge of Eldin



Castle Siege



Delfino Plaza



Halberd (Picture)

Mario Circuit



Pokemon Stadium



Shadow Moses (Picture)

Skyworld



Smashville



Lylat Cruise



Rumble Falls




------------------------------------------Final Smashes!------------------------------------------

A final smash is a super powerful attack that you can only perform once per match, and only if you have a smash ball.














------------------------------------------Single Player!------------------------------------------

The Subspace Emissary is a "robust side-scrolling action game" that "also emphasizes character development."




------------------------------------------Controls!------------------------------------------

You can control Brawl with a Gamecube controller, or a classic controller, or a wiimote + nunchuck, or just a wiimote.

To preform a smash attack with the wiimote, you simultaneously press down on: a direction on the d-pad, the 1 button, and the 2 button.


------------------------------------------Music!------------------------------------------

Double S double B will feature music from tons of great composers.


------------------------------------------Links!------------------------------------------

The old thread (R.I.P)

NWR's profile of the game

The official site                                    

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NWR Forums Discord / Real Life Activities Mondays: May 21, 2007
« on: May 21, 2007, 04:34:38 PM »
----------------Climbing Mount Everest--------------------



A challenging, but very rewarding, activity that should be experienced by everyone.






-------------------Watching the sunset------------------------



There's nothing wrong with the sunset, per se. However, I find it hard to justify watching the sunset when, by skipping it and going to bed early, you could wake up in time to watch the sunrise, which is more beautiful.

 

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NWR Forums Discord / Movie of the Year
« on: May 21, 2007, 03:40:20 PM »

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NWR Forums Discord / I take back every bad thing I've ever said about Timothy Dalton
« on: May 19, 2007, 03:18:55 PM »
(Go watch Hot Fuzz.)

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NWR Forums Discord / VOTE FOR ME
« on: May 11, 2007, 06:14:47 PM »
Because I did such a good job the last time I was in power.

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NWR Forums Discord / Sam & Max: Hit the Road
« on: May 11, 2007, 06:01:45 PM »
I am in desperate need of this game. Should I:

- Buy a used copy of the original DOS game for $20-30
- Buy a never-opened copy of the Windows XP-compatible re-release for $20-$30.
- Download the game from an abandonware site.
- Get Grim Fandango instead
- Stop making illegal polls      

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NWR Forums Discord / N64's first RPG announced: Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage! Swords and sorcery! Evil monsters! Beautiful Dasmels!
« on: May 06, 2007, 02:47:01 PM »
This is going to be huge!

Looks way better than that lame Final Fantasy VII!  

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NWR Forums Discord / It bothers me that some people do not like Zelda
« on: May 04, 2007, 10:39:15 PM »
Zelda is an exceptionally good action-adventure game series. And action-adventure games are the second best kind of games, as demonstrated in the following list:

A list of video game genres, ranked in order from best to worst:

Adventure
Action-adventure
Platformer
Simulation
Party
Strategy
Rhythm
Scrolling shooter
Light-gun
Survival horror
First-person shooter
Puzzle
Stealth
Role-playing
Vehicular combat
Racing
Sports
Beat 'em up
Educational
Interactive movie
Maze
Fighting
Massively multiplayer online  

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General Chat / blogs
« on: April 30, 2007, 12:00:16 PM »
It took me awhile to get into them, these things called "blogs". I'm not that interested in political propaganda, or the mundane details of the every day lives of boring people. And, while blogs seem like they'd be good places to get news, I find it more convenient to get my real-world news from places like cnn.com and bbcnews.com, and my gaming news from various forums.

But then I found out there were blogs that featured the thoughts of interesting and famous people like Tim Schafer, Neil Gaiman, John Hodgman, and Infernal Monkey

Oh, and postsecret is pretty neat (but you already knew that.)

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NWR Forums Discord / Jack Thompson calls for investigation of butterfly
« on: April 23, 2007, 11:37:52 PM »
Says the insect was "directly responsible" for the New Orleans disaster, and that, if it hadn't flapped its wings at a certain time, "thousands of people who are now dead would still be alive today."

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NWR Forums Discord / Hey b
« on: April 20, 2007, 05:07:17 PM »
I need some hardcore, animated, Japanese pornography, that features little girls, for use as a masturbatory aid. Help me out.  

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NWR Forums Discord / Life spoilers [SPOILER]EVERYBODY DIES[/SPOILER]
« on: April 17, 2007, 12:01:28 PM »
EVERYBODY DIES  

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