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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Viewtiful Joe Help

« on: October 21, 2003, 12:09:20 PM »

i can't say for sure, because i have the usa version, but you should go to the options menu and select gallery.  then you'll have options to watch a preview for p.n.03 and the viewtiful world video (if you unlocked it).  if it says "coming soon", you haven't unlocked it.  and if you don't see this at all, something up with the aussie version.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: smackdown 5

« on: October 17, 2003, 12:11:20 PM »

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
why don't you go share this in the proper forum?

or better yet, since it's smackdown 5, why not just keep it to yourself

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TalkBack / RE: Nintendo Buys Stock in Bandai

« on: October 17, 2003, 10:06:05 AM »

in future news...

2.7% of shareholders vote bandai should release some of its high-profile games exclusively for nintendo consoles.  the other 97.3% vote against such a decision.

[Bill]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Just got Super Mario 3...

« on: October 17, 2003, 08:10:48 AM »

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Originally posted by: Bill
The store can be fined or Ninty can decide not to supply those stores with their products anymore...

yeah...that's just what nintendo needs...to pull its product off the shelves of walmart and best buy.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Viewtiful Joe Help

« on: October 17, 2003, 05:11:18 AM »

speaking of episode 6, how the heck does one beat fire leo?  i've read all the info available on gamefaqs and i still can't seem to get through the cycle more than two times in a life.  anyone have any advice?

also, did anyone else find alastor painfully easy?  i'm playing on adult, and he's the only boss i've managed to beat the first time through.  in fact, i only got hit once--by his flying swords--and that's because i ran out of vfx.  did everyone have such an easy time with him, or did i luck out?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Viewtiful Joe Help

« on: October 16, 2003, 11:36:38 AM »

use mach speed.  after a few attacks, one of your copies will run into the back ground and attack the box, aftera  few hits the box will open, unleashing its goodies.  it's easier to do if you have mach 2 or 3.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Viewtiful Joe Help

« on: October 16, 2003, 06:55:07 AM »

does continuing have any negative consequences?  i.e. will it lower my overall score or does it effect the ending of the game at all?

i'm having some major problems with the first part of level 5.  after i beat the jet the lava in the sewers toasts me pretty bad.  anyone have any suggestions for that part?  (i'm stuck in the third room, the part with the flying platforms.)

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General Chat / RE: Why you should drop IE

« on: October 14, 2003, 09:12:06 AM »

like ghost and kdr, i, too, use opera.  however, one thing i can't stand is it has problems viewing certain web pages that use java/flash ads.  the example that comes to mind is www.gamespy.com.  for the past month (on and off) there has been a large flash ad to the right the headlining story on the main page.  the ad showed up just fine, but it blocked off all the text/graphics of everything to the left and above it.  if you go there now, there's a less prevalent (but still noticeable) ad just to the right of the headlining story (i believe it's for nba live 2004).  does anyone else who uses opera have this problem?  how about anyone using mozilla?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

« on: October 10, 2003, 01:18:55 PM »

the only major gripe i have about the law system is the computer doesn't follow it.  i remember one battle in particular where color magic was illegal (hence, no white mage abilities).  computer white mage didn't really care though and kept using "life" to bring back enemies i killed.  at first i didn't mind.  having played soccer all through school i figured two yellow cards equaled a red card and he would be ejected from the fight--silly me.  he managed to rack up 11 yellow cards before i was able to dispose of him.  needless to say, it really pissed me off.

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General Chat / RE: Free Game-Pro Magazine Subscription

« on: October 09, 2003, 12:46:01 PM »

i got my free copy of gamepro a couple days ago!  yea!  now i know about all news that happed 2 months ago!

did you know that nintendo is promising a product that is "special and unique" that will be coming out sometime next year?  really, it's true--i read it in gamepro.  what is it?  they haven't the slightest idea.

i also read reviews for soul caliber 2 for all 3 gaming systems, and ::shock:: link is the best of the system-specific characters.  i mean, the game only came out like a month ago and they already have reviews for every version!  this is amazing!!

to top things off, they had screen shots of doom 3 for pc.  i mean, seriously ... id software hardly ever releases screen shots for its games.  and gamepro had like 6 of them!  i'm sure for those of you who didn't sign up for your free subscription will be able to get the shots on the internet in a couple months, but for now you'll just have to wait.

gamepro is the greatest magazine ever.  i can hardly wait for next month's issue, when they announce that square is releasing a final fantasy game for gamecube.  maybe they'll even know if the rumor that the game will require gba's for multiplayer is true or not.

/end sarcasm

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TalkBack / RE: Viewtiful Joe Sells Out... Again

« on: October 09, 2003, 12:33:29 PM »

i got my copy last night at my local gamestop and they still had at least 3 copies behind the counter.  perhaps more in the back.

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TalkBack / RE: Nintendo iQue Announced for China

« on: September 26, 2003, 05:53:46 AM »

since you can only use the one memory card that was sold with the system, does this mean you can only have a limited number of games at any one time?  if so, can you go back and download games you've already paid for for free?

(not that i really expect anyone here to have the answers to these questions.)

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TalkBack / RE: GameCube now $99

« on: September 24, 2003, 08:49:21 AM »

anyone know if the free game offer is still valid with the $100 price tag?

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TalkBack / RE: Nintendo Announces new Limited Edition GameCube

« on: September 24, 2003, 05:32:17 AM »

anyone know if the tigers won?  has the championship even occured yet?  anyone know anything?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: killer 7 unveiling at tokyo games show

« on: September 17, 2003, 12:11:15 PM »

(double post)

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: killer 7 unveiling at tokyo games show

« on: September 17, 2003, 12:09:51 PM »

does anyone else think we're setting ourselves up for a huge let-down here?  i have this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that says it's just going to be a highly stylized fps with very standard game play that would be ten times better if it were on pc.

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TalkBack / RE: Mario Kart 16 Players!

« on: September 17, 2003, 11:35:53 AM »

this is excellent news.  it really is a shame i'll never get to take advantage of the 16 player co-op ... or even anything more than 4.  

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General Chat / RE: Tequila Recipes?

« on: September 16, 2003, 12:58:45 PM »

plus, if you die, you'll never get to play xenosaga 2, coming out for the n5 in 2005!!  w00t!!1!  it's true.  my friend's dad's next door neighbor when he was a kid works for namco and he told me all about it.  but shhh ... i'm not supposed to tell anyone.

p.s.  megaton.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: 2 New Pokemon games coming this christmas is Japan.

« on: September 16, 2003, 12:39:33 PM »

wow, i'll admit, i know nothing about pokemon other than what i've gathered from super smash brothers melee, and that really hurt my brain animelee.

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TalkBack / RE: Mega Man Anniversay Compliation on the Way

« on: September 15, 2003, 05:13:33 AM »

has there been any word on if this disc will retail at $40 like the sonic collection or the regular $50?  (or, god forbid, at a higher price as someone in these forums eluded to)

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

« on: September 12, 2003, 09:38:48 AM »

we should change the title of this thread to "ask rpglover".

how do i learn reaction/support/combo abilities?  is it just by equiping the right armor/weapon, same as the regular abilities?

is there a possibility that there will be a time when i can't progress any farther in the game because i have insufficient gil and/or don't have the right type of clan member in my group?  (e.g. if a mission requires a blue mage and i don't have anyone in my party who is a blue mage or capable of becoming a blue mage and there are no missions to gain the necessary abilities to become one.)

**actually, i just thought of a solution to that problem; i'm guessing that enemy clans will continue to roam the over-world map so i can probalby fight them to get the required gil/abilities to qualify for the next mission.

any chance you'd be able to clarify the difference between the main skill set and the secondary skill set under the attack menu during missions?  sometimes the secondary skill set seems to be replaced by the option to use an item.    also, what's the difference between a battle tech?  i think it's that they don't use mp, but i'm not sure.  can they be learned by anyone, or only certain races?  if they can be learned, how?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

« on: September 12, 2003, 05:08:02 AM »

thanks for the info.

another questions, when i get attacked by an enemy, it says something like "gained 10 exp points".  i'm assuming the game means the enemy gained exp points, not me.  but i can't figure out why i would care that the enemy is gaining exp points.  will i keep running into the same enemies throughout the game?  i'm assuming yes for some of the clans, but why would i care that the big red dog thing is gaining exp.  i've never seen one level up in a battle i was fighting.

on a side note, i restarted one of the levels once (i didn't know if you got a yellow card during the battle you lost the rewards you should have won for completing the mission) and i noticed that the enemies' names all changed.  this is also leading me to believe that i won't be running into (most) enemies more than once in the game.  so, again, why do i care that they gain exp?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

« on: September 11, 2003, 09:55:07 AM »

i've only had the game since late last night, so i haven't been able to play it very much (only beat ~3 missions) but here are some questions i have.  (most are really basic, i've never played the original fft.  i haven't even played a final fantasy game since vii, so i'm completely new to the job system, ap points, etc.  i have played numerous older rpg's and most recently advance wars, so i am familiar with rpg's and strategy games in general.)

does everybody in your party gain experience from battles, or only the ones who participated in (and are alive at the end of)the mission?

i understand that you earn magic abilities through your weapons/armor.  and after you get enough experience points you gain the magic abilities even after you equip other weapons/armor.  but what happens if you're halfway through mastering one ability and then you switch to a new weapon/armor, and then you later switch back so you can master the ability?  do you have to start over at mastering it, or do you continue where you left off?

is there any way i'm supposed to know where you place things on the over-world map?  i'm told that if you place things in a certain order you get to go on treasure hunts and earn rare items.  is there any way i'm supposed to know where to place things, or is it all blind luck?  is there any way i can move things once i place them?

what's up with the days on the over-world map?  it takes one day to travel from one spot to the next.  is there a time limit or something?  do i have to complete goals in a certain time frame or face the consequences?

lastly, are there any missions/events that i can only complete at certain times and if i miss them i don't get to witness them unless i start over?

i lied, one more; does anyone know if there are multiple endings to the game?

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TalkBack / RE: Flame and Onyx GBA SPs Now Available

« on: September 08, 2003, 12:51:59 PM »

black hasn't been available in the states, only in japan.  so now you can have a black gba-sp without importing it.

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General Chat / RE:WW not holy enough? What?

« on: September 04, 2003, 11:38:07 AM »

funniest quote ever:

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Closing lines for the Final Fantasy VII review:  Many Christians might find much of this material too offensive, and should probably avoid most RPGs altogether. I, however, enjoyed the game, and would recommend it only to strong Christians, who would not be influenced by many of the ideas presented.