Topic: Episode 239: The Black Wind Howls

[Yoshidious]

This show has it all... new console rumors, Japanese shmups, and RetroActive!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/26078

It's that time of the decade, when new console rumors begin to swirl, and you can bet that RFN is all over that red meat. First, though, we've got New Business impressions of Okamiden, Last Resort (on Japan's Virtual Console), a Magus-filled update on Jon's Chrono Trigger progress, a fresh perspective on Radiant Historia, Telltale's Puzzle Agent, the HD remake of Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, and James's first peek at Phantom Brave. Then, we finally break ground on all the Wii price drop and successor rumors!

After an epic first segment, we jump directly into RetroActive #17 with our discussion of Konami's early SNES game, Legend of the Mystical Ninja. It proves to be a fertile topic, as a deeply flawed mixture of action and adventure that nevertheless displays numerous flashes of innovation. We get into the cultural impact, pacing issues, comparisons to the first-ever RetroActive selection, and a handful of listener comments from the still-open forum thread. Stay tuned for the next RetroActive poll, coming soon!

[readyletsgo]

Yay!!!! I love when you guys upload the show for me to listen to in work tomorrow morning!!!!

Love the show guys and keep up the great work!

Bring on the DuperWii !

PS: next time can you give me a shout out on the show, that would be cool!

[Retro Deckades]

PS: next time can you give me a shout out on the show, that would be cool!

Probably the best way to get a shout out on the show is to send a thought provoking/discussion inducing question to rfn@nintendoworldreport.com.

[Crimm]

Or troll us.

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

Very happy that you were able to have such a wide-ranging discussion for RetroActive. I've enjoyed Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the most part, although I do think the point about it being anachronistic is apt. Having to grind for weapon upgrades and sandals doesn't really seem to fit with the overall design of the game, and it's especially unfriendly when the pay-off is so easily lost. About half way through, I just surrendered myself to the slow movement speed and used my money entirely as projectiles.
It's also nice to be called 'astute'. And if you're wondering about how to pronounce my username, it is simply a silly deconstruction of a certain African mountain.

[Mop it up]

And if you're wondering about how to pronounce my username, it is simply a silly deconstruction of a certain African mountain.

I knew it!

[Crimm]

And if you're wondering about how to pronounce my username, it is simply a silly deconstruction of a certain African mountain.

I knew it!

I can't believe I didn't figure that out!

[Ceric]

Welp, I listen to this in the car and various places so you are saved from my comment stream that normally happens. (unless I listen again.)  Sad about the mail though.
 
Edit: Made it more accurate.

[NWR_insanolord]

PS: next time can you give me a shout out on the show, that would be cool!

Probably the best way to get a shout out on the show is to send a thought provoking/discussion inducing question to rfn@nintendoworldreport.com.

Or you could become staff, write something for the site and get mentioned in the part where they talk about what's on the site. That's the whole reason I joined staff: so that my troll battle with Lindemann could spill into the podcasts.

[Ceric]

I applied for staff before and it didn't work out.

[NWR_insanolord]

That just means you weren't trolling current staff members hard enough.

[Mop it up]

I also applied before and it turned out badly, though it's mostly because what I actually applied to was NWA.

[Crimm]

I encourage people to apply again when the opportunities open up. I got hired on my second attempt - and now I'm a Senior Editor.

THE FOOLS!

[NWR_insanolord]

Yeah, if Crimm can get hired, you certainly can!

[Ceric]

...I'm a Senior Editor. ...

So its you I should hold to Spelling and grammar mistakes .

[Crimm]

...I'm a Senior Editor. ...

So its you I should hold to Spelling and grammar mistakes : .

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Population: Everyone who got here before you

[TheYoungerPlumber]

A fitting soundtrack to Mega Man X gameplay. Thanks, guys!

[Ceric]

...I'm a Senior Editor. ...

So its you I should hold to Spelling and grammar mistakes : : .

Welcome to Punchline.
Population: Everyone who got here before you

I'm just punching the line man, punching the line

[KDR_11k]

Puzzle Agent's puzzles were kinda weak, with turning tiles the art usually gave the solution away as they'd only line up when rotated correctly and with the put-together ones the automatic sticking to the glob made brute force too usable. I hear for the second one they've hired a puzzle expert so it'll probably do better on that front.

I played it on the iPod BTW.

[MoRZ]

No one makes Jonny sound as good as Greg (compare crosstawk ) and this episode was another one of editing wizardry. Sound effects and video game soundtracks galore. Hats off. I would like a new staff title: "Señor Editor".

[Ceric]

The Animorphs wh….

Which Bills? (You be in UK right?)

…Rinse and Repeat.

Happy 20^th Birthday.

I played a Demo of this on my 3DS from a DS Download Station.  Thought it was … interesting …  Think it be better if I had played Okami.  Also played a little game about a bird that can’t fly and you made vines.  Was sort of interesting.

That what happened when I tried to get Cubivore back in the day.

Oh the Great Merciful Gregg.

Screen switching lag?

“This Week on Lindemann CT Theatre: Magnus or how I Learned to Ditch the Robot.”

Really should play the music in the background where Jon is.

Was  Chrono Trigger seriously Jonathon Mett’s last Review.

Like getting the final move for a character that then dies so you never get to use it?

I hate that.  If you giving me text I want it to be story.  I find the ones with a lot of front load tend to have points in the middle where you going , “Why am I doing this?”

Their Measuring you endurance before letting in the game.

Puzzle Agent that is what it was called.

Not big in the shape problems in Layton and hate the water ones.  I agree I like the clue ones but, some of those are stupidly frustrating.

Clash of Heroes might be interesting to rent for DS but, yeah your HD impression just sounds frustrating.

http://www.amazon.com/Might-Magic-Clash-Heroes-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002EWD02C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1303143408&sr=8-1 $10.99 at Amazon

I have fond memory of a few fun multiplayer weirdness with the original Might and Magic

I have never finished Disgaea.  I got it because people said it was good and I like the anime but yeah never got very far.  Phantom Brave sound much harder.  For some reason that reminds me I need to finish Odin Sphere…

That is sort of funny about the emails.

Give a direct quote from the penguin.

<sarcasm> It is out haven’t you seen it?   Your just in the wrong Time Stream for it.</sarcasm>

Punch Time Explosion… Could go so many places with that.

Go go Fighters.  There can be round robin games tournament.

OMG The Price Drop is Almost Here… oh wait…

Wii’s pretty saturated.

The PS2 did good because Sony idiotically didn’t position the PS3 as the natural upgrade when your PS2 Dies by axing BC.

“We’ve all been scooped but, we’ve talk to are people who are better than their people and this is what they say”

I agree with the Subjective opinion.

Which they did. I mean who developed for GCN?

“Hey Everyone, We’re going to Announce Something and They’re will be Balloons.”

360 just has garnered such a community.

I need to do that.

Funnest time on the Internet is the Rumor mongering.

But there just so friendly codes.  They just want to love you.

It has really really died down all of a sudden.

I love to be at E3 but, I never get there.

Monster hunter I try if someone gave me a copy just seems tedious from description.

How long has Japan’s drought been?   If it’s been long  that flow has to be going somewhere.

Break Retroactive Start:

Lol at the big text made it easy to read compared to the HD micro text.

What?  Your ancestors didn’t play Gradius.

We just want to hug you.

Then there is the Stupid fish…

Yeah the third is snappy.

Yeah their really isn’t anything in the field to regen your health and having the Small Pipe on a boss stinks.

Why didn’t they just say it was a Tanooki.   This is post Super Mario Bros. 3 for goodness sake.

Actually enjoy the Money throw.  I wouldn’t mind the next Zelda using Rupees again.  It’s convenient.

Diagonal would be nice and those Fish are scary.

I never even found the travel agent…

I would have liked to known about the map.

Huge Kanji.

I remember how many people bought Animal Crossing for the NES Games.

Completely menu based soccer… Sounds like something on a TI-82.

How could you not tell this was from Japan?  I mean it screams Japanese culture unabashly .

Grats on beating it.

Co-op sounds fun.

This has been a long episode…
 
I had email in the mid-90's as well.

[FZeroBoyo]

Ah, I love the Rumor and Hype Season leading up until E3 along the E3 Predictions show and then the show comes and proves us all wrong in one way or another.  :


I admit, the show is the reason why I've tried out a number of new games. Along with Okamiden, one I'm aiming to play sometime soon is Radiant Historia after hearing Jonny and James give kind impressions of it and hearing the mini-Retroactive last week makes me want to play Mega Man X. (Which is now on the Wii Shop Channel!)


I agree with the Q2 schedule looking pretty bad for the most part compared to last year's where we got Monster Hunter Tri and Galaxy 2. Even then, I agree that the 3DS has a strong line-up for the next three months and I hope Star Fox 64 3D follows shortly.

[Crimm]

I gave kind impressions of Radiant Historia over a month ago! I followed that up with what read more like a love letter than a review. I spent part of this weekend writing an article that languished more praise on it (although it is not posted yet).

Just now, eh?

[FZeroBoyo]

I was still working through a lot of games back then. Plus having to fend for myself at school can create some delays. =P


Now I'm more or less done with my backlog, so I can get started on that soon...

[NWR_Lindy]

I think you mean "lavished", not "languished", James. SENIOR EDITOR PEOPLE

Coincidentally, I just bought Radiant Historia for $28.99 on Amazon today.  I couldn't pass it up at that price, especially since it's been languished with so much love.