The review copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy is in, and in celebration we will be trying to dash through as much of the Trilogy as possible.
We will be taking live calls via Skype, and will hopefully have a few extras helpers to keep this party going for 48 hours straight... or even longer!
Please tune in and join in the fun! There will be a live chat available and a nightly contest where we'll be giving away some random Wii strategy guides and a Virtual Console copy of Super Metroid to finish out the weekend.
UPDATE (8/21):
Alright, we won't be going 48 hours straight, but unlike the Zelda Marathon, we are going to keep to a strict schedule.
All times are EST
Friday:
I urge everyone who has an interest in participating to download Skype. It's how we will handle on-air communication, and it's totally free. We'll be taking calls the whole time we are playing and we will have appearances from various staff members throughout the weekend, including the RFN cast!
Just as last time, we will also feature a live chat via IRC right below the live broadcast, so please join in there and chat with fellow viewers!
Protocol to call in is as follows:
First send a chat message to the handle nintend0nick (that's a zero in there). I will then initiate the call from my machine and I will broadcast our call live. We can talk about anything (Video Game or Site Related, of course), just use the initial chat message to describe the topic of the call.
UPDATE (8/23):
Thanks for tuning in everyone, the weekend was most definitely a success! Please leave us feedback on what you enjoyed/disliked so that we can improve future marathons.
Over the course of the week we are going to be completing Echoes and possibly Corruption. If guys are interested in us broadcasting them, please also let us know in the feedback. If there is enough demand, we will certainly do just that!
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask them in the Talkback forum thread!
Are you really going to try to play for 48 hours straight? That's just crazy. Who's going to be watching at 2AM?
I'll probably stop by the chat a few times during the event to see how things are going.
Irony?Are you really going to try to play for 48 hours straight? That's just crazy. Who's going to be watching at 2AM?*looks around, and then glances at the clock. It's 2:17 AM*
Very good choice for a marathon. I look forward to following your progress this weekend.
Speaking of which, I'd be impressed if you managed to complete all three Metroid Primes within 48 hours... especially if you aim for 100%. Are you going to try and collect every upgrade?
What is Skype? Is that some kind of voice-chat program?
Is there any special equipment you need?
Maybe I missed it, but where's the link to the live feed?
The chat froze and now it won't let me back in because it says "too many connections from your IP".Same.
So how far did Nick get before he stopped?
Learning Lindy and I have bromances(Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males) with Neal. Will Lauren be upset about this?
Whoa, interesting....Learning Lindy and I have bromances(Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males) with Neal. Will Lauren be upset about this?
Probably not. She's into weird things.
Learning Lindy and I have bromances(Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males) with Neal. Will Lauren be upset about this?
Probably not. She's into weird things.
Of course there's always the possibility of a Captain Rainbow and Disaster: Day of Crisis import marathon.
Did you guys wind up beating Echos?
I have a request for a future marathon: PIKMIN!!
No more marathons until Nick does a Mario Party marathon.
Greg Leahy needs to skype in on the next one of these.
I would have very much liked to call in during the marathon, but too much of my weekend was taken up with editing RFN for that to happen unfortunately. I did check in with the proceedings quite frequently while taking breaks from editing though, so I'd like to thank Nick, Chessa and all the other contributors for providing such an enjoyable diversion. Unbelievably, James and Neal were complaining about Pokemon Mystery Dungeon on one of those occasions when I popped in the chat--what were the odds eh?
No more marathons until Nick does a Mario Party marathon.Forget about them if they can't appreciate the series, we'll just have to hold one ourselves.
Because they're ice-cold killaz?
If I do the MM marathon, it will consist of MM1-6, and probably 9.
Yes, you will all suffer through MM6. I'd do 7 and 8, but they're not really from that era. Eight especially is closer to the MMX series.
MM8 was awful, in a So Bad It's Good awful.It would still have the bad level designs and uninteresting weapons.
8-bit remaking that title could make it not suck.
No one has mentioned Mega Man Bass, Mega Man Soccer, or Mega Man Battle and Chase yet. :(I have the first and second ones for the Game Boy, they are actually pretty good. I was sad when the Game Boy Mega Man collection was canceled.
Or the ones on the GameBoy.
I think the next marathon Nick should do is New Super Mario Bros Wii but only if he can get 4 people playing at once. If Nick can't then one of the staff should.It needs to be played with 4 players.
I suggested this in the chat, and I'll do it again here - a "Best of Game Boy" marathon to support the Virtual Handheld on the DSi. Too many people think there are no good pre-GBA titles worthy of re-release. Prove them wrong!
I think the next marathon Nick should do is New Super Mario Bros Wii but only if he can get 4 people playing at once. If Nick can't then one of the staff should.It needs to be played with 4 players.This will be happening. Whether another one happens before that is the only question.