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Nintendo Gaming / A Question for Canucks

« on: February 05, 2003, 05:37:15 PM »

amazon.com has the same restrictions....

gamespot.com seems to be shipping internationally, but they are apparently charging a $59.99 handling fee?  (It can't be right, but that's what it says).  I think I will wait until the 16th to order Skies of Arcadia anyway so that I don't have to pay as much extra shipping.  Anyways, thanks for the suggestion.  If anyone else knows a good site to order from in Canada, let me know.  If someone knows a Canadian site offering the pre-order bonus, that would be ideal.

quote from amazon:

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Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.

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Nintendo Gaming / A Question for Canucks

« on: February 05, 2003, 05:11:27 PM »

Man, what a sorry state we are in these days when we have to import games from the US to get our gaming fix.

Anyways, for any Canadians who might be here, I have a question.  Since the February 16th deadline is fast approaching, I want to get my copy of Zelda pre-ordered quite soon, and my local Toys R' Us employs morons who don't know what is going on.  Half of them haven't heard of the new Zelda, and the other half don't have anything useful to say about the bonus disc.  I want it real bad, so it seems that I would have to order it online from the US.  I also want to pick up a copy of Skies of Arcadia while I am at it, as I have a little extra money at the moment, and it doesn't seem to be released in Canada yet.

So, any recommendations on where I can get both of these?  My first thought was EBWorld, but they don't ship Zelda to Canada, and my next thought was VideoGameAdvantage (PGC's sponsor), but they don't appear to have Zelda listed, so I am forced to go elsewhere.  Any ideas?

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Nintendo Gaming / New Nintendo Dot Com poll - Fire Emblem

« on: February 04, 2003, 10:16:50 PM »

It would take a very sick demented person to think up a story like that....  I approve.  

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Nintendo Gaming / New Nintendo Dot Com poll - Fire Emblem

« on: February 04, 2003, 08:16:42 PM »

I didn't know that Fire Emblem was winning by THAT much, otherwise I would have voted for Giftpia.  But since I have access to a whole network of computers, I might throw in a few votes for giftpia tomorrow.    (yeah yeah, cheating, but for a good cause.)

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Nintendo Gaming / GCN Games List - Memory Card blocks

« on: February 04, 2003, 05:13:59 PM »

ok, just going through what's on my first memory card.  (second one has animal crossing on it.)

Burnout - 4 blocks per save
007: Agent Under Fire - 3 blocks per game
Turok Evolution - 1 block for game options, 1 block per save
Beach Spikers - 3 blocks per game
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - 7 blocks per game
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury - 3 blocks per game
Maro Party 4 - 2 blocks per game
SSX Tricky - 5 blocks for game/options
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 3 blocks per game
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - 2 blocks per game
Robotech: Battlecry - 1 block per save

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NWR Feedback / Why I love PGC.

« on: February 04, 2003, 05:01:14 PM »

Couldn't have said it better myself.  It truly is great to be around people just as passionate as yourself about Nintendo.  On the last board I frequented, the common vibe there was very anti-Nintendo.  I got bashed there every day for continuing to tell the story from Nintendo's point of view, and I eventually left because of that.  It had actually gotten to the point where half the people there decided that Nintendo had bribed Famitsu to give Zelda a perfect score.  I never have a fear that I will have similar problems here.  If I am overjoyed at the score the new Zelda gets, then I am sure that most people here will be as well.  

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Nintendo Gaming / Fire Emblem

« on: February 04, 2003, 04:56:50 PM »

Yeah, I am voting for Fire Emblem too, but I also would like GiftPIA.

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General Chat / Official Australian PGC visitors disscussion about anything thread (Get lost yanks!)

« on: February 04, 2003, 04:54:28 PM »

It's nothing against Australians, but the title of this thread is bound to piss a whole bunch of people off, whether it was meant in good spirit or not.  First off, Yanks is sort of a derogatory term, and second, saying they aren't allowed to post in this thread is bound to egg them on a little further.  

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General Chat / The Ultimate Good Games List!

« on: February 04, 2003, 04:51:38 PM »

Hmmm... I thought this thread was going to be closed because of that weird no poll rule, but I guess it's safe.  

Game:  Xenogears
System:  PSX
Year:  1995 (I think?)

I may be a very loyal Nintendo fan, but I know quality when I see it.  This game just did absolutely everything right.  Very little FMV, but more story than you can believe, extremely deep characters, excellent game mechanics, challenging gameplay, and I cannot possibly think of a more captivating and addictive game.  It is truly the best RPG (if not game) that I have ever played.  I searched for the game for 3 years based on the word of mouth that the game ruled.  When I finally got it and booted up a PSX emulator, I found that the stories did not exaggerate its greatness.  It was all that and more.  It truly deserves a place in any great games list.

[RickPowers]

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Nintendo Gaming / Rumored Online Games... so far..

« on: February 04, 2003, 04:44:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: RickPowers
You've never played MechAssault online, then.  There's actually a lot to be said for not having to sit in front of your computer and your(relatively) small screen, when you can be in the living room with your (again, relatively) big screen, and kicking your friend's ass ... and all without having to worry about drivers, memory, whether your computer can run the game, etc.

Xbox Live takes it one step further.  You should hear some of the obscenities I was lobbing at Billy the other night.  

Actually, my GameCube sits right next to my PC.  My TV also sits right next to my monitor, but it's a little smaller.  I would actually like to get a VGA Box so I could eliminate my TV altogether, but that's another story.  And no, I haven't played Mechassault, but I play a few PC games online.  To tell the truth though, there are precious few games I play online period.  About all I play online these days is America's Army.

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Nintendo Gaming / Rumored Online Games... so far..

« on: February 04, 2003, 03:10:06 PM »

Personally, I just don't see the point.  If I want to play a game online, I will just use my PC.  That's why I pay for all the expensive upgrades for it all the time.  I use my console for single player games mostly, and I play multiplayer when I have some friends over.  I cannot possibly think of a console game I might want to play online.  I really appreciate Animal Crossing's online aspect, but I really don't want to see it go further.  It's ok if the option is there, but when it is a required feature, ala FFXI or PSO, I start to get all kinds of warning flags.

The bottom line is that I think that I am not alone on this.  I don't see Nintendo doing anything wrong by not really having any kind of online plan.  If developers want to make some online games, that's fine, and Sega did just that.  I have no intention of ever buying a broadband adaptor, and unless there is a REALLY GOOD (And I am talking INSANELY good) game then I doubt I will ever change my mind.  It's just not worth the extra cost and hassle.  My PC does the job just fine for me, and far better than a console ever could.

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Nintendo Gaming / Fire Emblem

« on: February 04, 2003, 02:54:17 PM »

I emailed Nintendo about it, and I got something more than a generic cut and paste response.  The guy cheered me up quite a bit actually.

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Hello,

To be honest with you, I'm not sure why U.S. fans weren't treated to the last
Fire Emblem game, but with a new Fire Emblem game on the horizon in Japan,
hopefully we will get good news.  In any case, when new games are announced for
the U.S., they'll be featured on our web site and in Nintendo Power magazine, so
stay tuned for all the latest Nintendo news!

P.S.  Advance Wars 2 is estimated for a June 23rd release, so at least we have
that to look forward to........

Nintendo of America Inc.
Stephen Scott

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General Chat / Official Australian PGC visitors disscussion about anything thread (Get lost yanks!)

« on: February 04, 2003, 10:15:46 AM »

No yanks?  What about Canucks?

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Nintendo Gaming / Too Human Hype Thread!!!!!!!

« on: February 04, 2003, 10:14:50 AM »

I have most of the movies, but I wasn't able to find the last few on IGN.  A pity really, but 12 is still better than nothing.  To be honest though, I don't remember that scene.

[RickPowers]

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NWR Feedback / List of Suggestions

« on: February 03, 2003, 05:22:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: RickPowers
That's probably not going to happen, unless I can find a way to manage the sheer size the list would become if someone left for a month or so then came back.  It would be a fairly major database draw, unfortunately.  It would work fine in a small forum, but if this gets anywhere near as large as the last one, it would get very unweildy, VERY fast.  Sorry.

Actually, the forum I am speaking of was very large, and got a large amount of traffic daily.  I am willing to bet more than the PGC forums.  Usually I would log in about once a day, and whenever I searched for the new posts I would get about 200 results. I know that someone recently was gone for 5 months and got something like 10,000 results.  I am not sure how much bandwidth it consumed, or how big a draw it was on the database, but it seemed to be manageable by the site.

It seems to be offline at the moment, but if you would like I can PM you with the URL.

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NWR Feedback / List of Suggestions

« on: February 03, 2003, 04:04:40 PM »

One thing I would like to see is a link that you can click that shows you all the new posts since your last visit.  It's a feature that I sorely miss from the last forum I was an active poster at.  It was blended into their search function, and presented you with the link when you logged in.  It was nice because you could just browse through the pages of new posts, and post in the threads that caught your eye.

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General Chat / A little remix of mine...

« on: February 03, 2003, 04:01:30 PM »

I haven't ever played Ghosts and Goblins, so I don't know how great of a judge I would be, but I will give it a listen to when I get home.    (I'll likely just edit this post)

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TalkBack / PGC is Hiring!

« on: February 03, 2003, 03:59:33 PM »

Well, if you ever need anyone who lives in the middle of nowhere, does not have a digital camera, vehicle, money, or anything of that sort, but can write well, owns a GameCube, loves Nintendo, and speaks a little Japanese, you know where to find me.  

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TalkBack / PGC is Hiring!

« on: February 03, 2003, 01:57:18 PM »

Are you sure that you don't need another Canuck on the staff?  

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Nintendo Gaming / Fire Emblem

« on: February 03, 2003, 10:16:54 AM »

Well let's get on the ball guys.  Nintendo brought over the pre-order deal because a whole whack of fans decided to email Nintendo about it.  I am going to go email Nintendo about that right now.  I am still pretty choked that they cancelled the first GBA Fire Emblem game.  I at least want the second one for GBA.

There's always hope.  After all, we did get Advance Wars, and it sold quite well.

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NWR Feedback / PGCs Effect on Nintendo's Userbase.

« on: February 02, 2003, 09:47:55 PM »

Yeah, I was just about to mention that myself.  Not to mention that Shiggy roves Pranet GameCube!.    Seriously, I don't think there's any way that Nintendo could NOT notice you guys.

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NWR Feedback / PlanetGameCubeSuccessor?

« on: February 02, 2003, 06:02:47 PM »

I am just curious if the staff here is going to be continuing on with Nintendo's next console.  Without a question this is the greatest Nintendo fan site ever, and I would really like to see a continuation of this when GameCube is replaced.  I realize that I am way too early once again, but I would still like to know the staff's thoughts on this, because ironically.... a fansite has fans too.  

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General Gaming / February = RPG heaven

« on: February 02, 2003, 01:56:05 PM »

I've been a Nintendo fan all my life, but it really kills me that I am not going to have much of a chance to play Xenosaga.  I might rent a PS2 and have a 72 hour marathon when Xenosaga comes out though.  I want the game a lot.

But Skies of Arcadia comes first.  As soon as it arrives in my area, I will be sure to pick up a copy.

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NWR Feedback / List of Suggestions

« on: February 02, 2003, 12:27:58 PM »

Well, I can respect that, but PGC is already my start page.    I just would like a quicker way of navigating the forums, as the main page isn't all that I come here for.  

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General Chat / Lets Keep These Threads Positive

« on: February 02, 2003, 12:22:04 PM »

My browser has built in pop-up protection, so the popups didnt' really bother me much.  I just thought the board didn't have any good features, a horrible interface, and were just plain ugly.  These ones look a lot cleaner.

But yeah, I am very much in favor of keeping things positive.  It's always been my experience that if you get a bunch of Nintendo fans together, we always start griping about the way things are going.  It's really weird actually.