Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 11, 2009, 01:18:47 PM
Okay, so I'm hardly the best podcaster in the world. But apparently I'm good enough to be invited as a so-called Nintendo expert on other shows, starting with Kombo Breaker.
It was quite an honor to be this week's guest on the show, in a chair previously warmed by the asses of some of my personal heroes like Dan Hsu and Garnett Lee. On this episode of Kombo Breaker, we talk about the best games, biggest news, and worst disappointments for Nintendo platforms in 2009. We also get into our expectations and hopes for Wii, DS, and Nintendo's next platforms in 2010.
I had a lot of fun and hopefully informed a few skeptics in the audience about some of the best recent Nintendo games as well as reasons to get excited for next year. Check out the show and tell me what you think in Talkback!
Post by: TJ Spyke on December 11, 2009, 09:43:32 PM
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 12, 2009, 12:36:31 AM
Niiice, I'm definitely going to have to check this one out. Jonny is hitting the big time!
Pretty soon he will be too big of a fish for this little pond.
Post by: famicomplicated on December 12, 2009, 03:38:09 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on December 12, 2009, 04:05:28 AM
Based on the title I thought this was about Greg. I was disappointed.
What he said.
Post by: NWR_Lindy on December 12, 2009, 09:53:58 AM
Post by: Armak88 on December 12, 2009, 03:37:41 PM
Post by: NWR_Lindy on December 12, 2009, 04:11:44 PM
Post by: Armak88 on December 12, 2009, 05:17:04 PM
The growing staleness of some of the classic series that nintendo has in their roster is a legitimate issue, but really, these are still great games. I was watching my brother play twilight princess today and I thought to myself that I really enjoyed it while I was playing it, but now after the fact, what I remember most is that I thought it was too easy and some other idea's I had about how it could have been better. But do you remember when the first magnet lifts you to the ceiling by your iron boots, or when you first get to zora's domain and you're all, this is it? and then you see them under the ice. Those were some holy **** moments that made that game awesome. I don't know, now I'm just going off on a tangent...
Back on topic, I found it interesting listening to other people. I feel like I know the cast of RFN, I know what to expect from each and who's tastes align with mine. One thing that this podcast made me think of is that the crew of RFN is really agreeable with one another, kombo breaker seems to encourage arguing more, and I think I liked that. For instance, I have been interested in little kings story for a while based on the word of Jonny and James alone, but then one of the kombo guys didn't like it and they incited Jonny to defend his claims that it was good. The argument gave me a better idea about the game (which I am still interested in because I am Jonny loyal) but it has helpful to peal back the reasons as to why someone likes or doesn't like something. Sometimes people just say, oh it has shitty controls, and it's nice to know that is a concern, but what if that person is just bad at the game or there are workarounds, these are the things that come out of frank discussion that you don't usually get from reviews. I suppose I wouldn't mind seeing a little more of that in RFN.
RFN is still my bread and butter though, and I'm not going anywhere ;)
Post by: Stratos on December 12, 2009, 06:24:27 PM
The growing staleness of some of the classic series that nintendo has in their roster is a legitimate issue, but really, these are still great games. I was watching my brother play twilight princess today and I thought to myself that I really enjoyed it while I was playing it, but now after the fact, what I remember most is that I thought it was too easy and some other idea's I had about how it could have been better. But do you remember when the first magnet lifts you to the ceiling by your iron boots, or when you first get to zora's domain and you're all, this is it? and then you see them under the ice. Those were some holy **** moments that made that game awesome. I don't know, now I'm just going off on a tangent...
The Spinner tool was a very memorable moment for me. I only get those moments on rare occasions anymore. The last time I can remember having that type of moment was in Metroid Prime 1 when I first used the powerball/grav track to climb a wall. Outside of that most of my 'wonder moments' I remember are from N64 and before.
I'll try to check out the Kombo Breaker episode, but I'm already pretty backlogged on RFN since my iPod broke.
Post by: kraken613 on December 12, 2009, 11:40:19 PM
Jonny your feelings on NSMBW are very, very similar to mine.
Listening to this makes me with RFN had more guests on it. It seemed like earlier on in RFN's history it had more guests. Maybe thats just because it was more of a revolving door of staff and hosts. It's been the most stable its ever been since the new cast took over which is great. But you need fresh blood every once and awhile to mix it up. Which I guess has been happening since the whole cast hasn't been together in a long time it seems. But everyone on were staff who had been on quite a bit. The episode with Chris Kholer is a close second for one of my favorite episodes of a podcast recently.
Wow, what a different mix on things from you Jonny can bring up....
Post by: D_Average on December 13, 2009, 12:07:43 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 13, 2009, 01:51:48 AM
I would LOVE to do an episode of the Bombcast, but the nature of that show would require being there in person.
Post by: kraken613 on December 13, 2009, 03:31:33 AM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on December 13, 2009, 04:07:45 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on December 13, 2009, 05:16:10 AM
EDIT: There was a demo for Go Go Cosmo Cops on the Nintendo Channel for a while when reviews were extremely sparse for it.
EDIT2: Zelda isn't the first major M+ game besides RS2, Zangeki no Reginleiv is coming out in February.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 13, 2009, 12:03:25 PM
TYP, they record Kombo Breaker very differently than we do RFN. It speeds up the post-production, but the audio quality and sync are not as good. There are always trade-offs.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on December 13, 2009, 12:47:45 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on December 13, 2009, 01:39:22 PM
KDR, half the games you mentioned are Europe-only for now.
Yeah but Europe doesn't have stuff like Pop Island and I'm sure there are a few other US-only games on DSiWare that are worth getting. Besides the only PAL-only titles I count are Reflect Missile and Zombie BBQ (which was a retail title in the US).
EDIT: Checking the list at Nintendo Life (http://dsiware.nintendolife.com/games?sort=rating) you're missing Suujin Taisen as well but have Pop Island, Thorium Wars, Castle of Magic, Ball Fighter, Art Academy, Pinball Pulse (it's by the guys who made Metroid Prime Pinball!) and Bookworm.
I'm talking about huge sections of static and silence here and people responding to a phantom panelist. Does the speaker built into the ipod touch not downmix stereo to mono?
Well, there was one guy who had a very strange stereo position (seemed to be 100% left speaker)...
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 13, 2009, 04:03:15 PM
Post by: broodwars on December 14, 2009, 06:50:26 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 14, 2009, 10:50:48 PM
Post by: TJ Spyke on December 14, 2009, 10:59:19 PM
Yeah but Europe doesn't have stuff like Pop Island and I'm sure there are a few other US-only games on DSiWare that are worth getting. Besides the only PAL-only titles I count are Reflect Missile and Zombie BBQ (which was a retail title in the US).
EDIT: Checking the list at Nintendo Life (http://dsiware.nintendolife.com/games?sort=rating) you're missing Suujin Taisen as well but have Pop Island, Thorium Wars, Castle of Magic, Ball Fighter, Art Academy, Pinball Pulse (it's by the guys who made Metroid Prime Pinball!) and Bookworm.
You can also check out the thread I update after every update in North America, PAL regions, and Japan: here (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=28153.0)
Post by: KDR_11k on December 15, 2009, 08:34:08 AM
Post by: Halbred on December 15, 2009, 06:42:23 PM
I eagerly await Andy's review. It's a shame you didn't get to talk about your favorite WiiWare games, Jonny. I, for one, would appreciate it if you could list them here, as I'm in the market for a WiiWare game (up to $10).
Post by: TJ Spyke on December 15, 2009, 07:44:38 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 16, 2009, 12:47:03 AM
Bit.Trip Void
Swords & Soldiers
FFCC Darklord
LostWinds 2
NyxQuest
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on December 16, 2009, 09:43:58 AM
I eagerly await Andy's review.
I eagerly await Andy's review copy.
Apparently Joystiq had to buy their own. I'm going to give it another week or so before I resort to the same.
Post by: Halbred on December 16, 2009, 01:45:48 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on December 16, 2009, 02:39:21 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on December 16, 2009, 06:30:46 PM
For the love of warm buttery camels, please dont.
Post by: Stogi on December 16, 2009, 06:50:41 PM
Good work!
Post by: ThePerm on December 18, 2009, 01:18:44 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 18, 2009, 03:42:23 PM
I'd suggest considering Contra Rebirth. It's awesome.
Is it more approachable, better value than Contra 4? I'm interested in Rebirth, but the problem is that I'm a casual Contra fan at best.
Post by: KDR_11k on December 18, 2009, 05:55:11 PM
