Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 08, 2006, 08:55:28 AM
And yes, the title of the thread is the name of the game.
juexfrance blog
QuoteTingle = 35 year old bachelor(who abstains from physical pleasure?) who is on the search for for the rupee paradise?
Google Translation
NDS] 'Also also one for NDS RPG of 2006 sale schedule 'is the scan picture of rose color [rutsupirando] of [gi] building [chinkuru]' from rose color [rutsupirando]' 2006 sale schedule Nintendo Co. of [gi] building [chinkuru].
It starts to the traveling where the celibacy man of 35 years old searches paradise [rutsupirando].
In RPG which “the legendary series of [zeruda]” designates [chinkuru] of popularity as the protagonist appears. This work starts from the times when he still is the simply old boy. [chinkuru], in 2000 with NGC it was sold with you debutted “the mask of legendary [mujiyura] of [zeruda]”, strange uncle.
The systemic tights of green arrival it is packed, it has been convinced your own thing that it is the fairy.
edit: Didn't see this topic in talk-back
Post by: mantidor on June 08, 2006, 11:49:39 AM
apparently its WW Tingle, will they connect him with MM Tingle? oh god, I want to know more!Post by: UncleBob on June 08, 2006, 11:56:38 AM
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 08, 2006, 12:07:00 PM
Post by: mantidor on June 08, 2006, 12:14:18 PM
I heard its about WW tingle somewhere but I cant get the link now, the translation is of the Jeux France thing, and I think they are only mentioning that Tingle was born in MM, not that this game has any relation to it, I guess... as I said, I want to know more!
EDIT:
it was on IGN where they said is WW Tingle http://ds.ign.com/articles/711/711773p1.html
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 08, 2006, 01:56:59 PM
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Originally posted by: IGN
In Tingle RPG, you play as the Wind Walker treasure specialist when he was 35 and single
And here I thought my opinion of IGN couldn't get any lower. Thanks for the link. I'm not so sure that the IGN article meant that as any more than a way to describe who Tingle is to the uninitiated. However, I don't recall MM Tingle being greedy, and the screenshots and descriptions so far make it seem like money is a big deal in this game. I really liked Tingle better when he wasn't some sort of treasure map business tycoon, personally.
Post by: couchmonkey on June 09, 2006, 05:20:44 AM
Post by: vudu on June 09, 2006, 09:10:49 AM
Tingle created himself.
Don't steal them!
Post by: couchmonkey on June 09, 2006, 11:28:56 AM
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Post by: norebonomis on July 06, 2006, 04:25:40 PM
this is so weird! it's a freakin zelda SPIN-OFF!
Post by: mantidor on July 06, 2006, 08:48:08 PM
Post by: Mario on July 06, 2006, 10:15:17 PM
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/tincle/index.html - awesome website!
Post by: Dasmos on July 07, 2006, 05:16:02 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on July 07, 2006, 05:27:49 AM
Post by: Bloodworth on July 07, 2006, 06:21:21 AM
Hint: Those aren't Pikmin.
Post by: Garnee on July 07, 2006, 07:16:54 AM
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Originally posted by: Mario
Looks stunning. Makes up for Phantom Hourglass's uglyness.
Post by: Requiem on July 07, 2006, 07:18:15 AM
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Originally posted by: Mario
Looks stunning. Makes up for Phantom Hourglass's uglyness.
I do think Tingle's art style is better, but by no means is Phantom ugly.
Post by: JonLeung on July 07, 2006, 07:19:31 AM
"Uglily" is a word, believe it or not. But I don't see what Phantom Hourglass is doing "uglily".
Post by: KDR_11k on July 07, 2006, 07:51:10 AM
Post by: Athrun Zala on July 07, 2006, 07:59:38 AM
Quotewhoa, that reminds me so much of old adventure games.....(like Monkey Island, Sam & Max, and the rest of SCUMM games...)
Originally posted by: Mario
Looks stunning. Makes up for Phantom Hourglass's uglyness.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/tincle/index.html - awesome website!
I wonder if the Tingle game will be like that...
Post by: vudu on August 05, 2006, 07:04:55 AM
Post by: Requiem on August 18, 2006, 05:58:03 AM
Post by: wandering on August 18, 2006, 01:03:18 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on August 19, 2006, 07:55:01 PM
http://www.thehylia.com/zelda_tingle_rpg_commercial.shtml
lol
Post by: Mario on August 19, 2006, 08:41:14 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on August 20, 2006, 09:05:40 PM
But I am glad to see three threads about this Tingle game in the upper half of the GBA/DS forum. :P
Post by: mantidor on August 22, 2006, 05:47:48 PM
That boss fight looked cool.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on September 03, 2006, 11:07:56 AM
I haven't read the whole thing but is sounds very interesting so far.
Post by: mantidor on September 03, 2006, 01:07:57 PM
It had to be our ridiculous game culture of the west, where if a man wears tighs he's gay. Tingle's outfit is very likely to be a joke about cosplay, after all Tingle is an inside joke on otaku, specially Zelda otakus. He fits the stereotype perfectly, he's obsessed about the kokiri and their world, doesn't have a real job and his father is embarrased, not that he does things that do not fit his gender, but things that do not fit with his age. Of course in this game and the Wind Waker he turned on the capitalist side, but his origins are very clear about being an inside parody on the Zelda nuts, i.e. a parody of us, maybe thats what people don't like, that they are seeing themselves in him and its not a pretty picture.
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So... it even has cooking minigames, I can't wait! please Nintendo localize this game!
Post by: couchmonkey on September 05, 2006, 05:38:19 AM
Post by: wandering on September 13, 2006, 07:25:10 AM
I like how everything revolves around money. Need information? Barter it out of an NPC. Not strong enough to fight the baddies (you aren't Link, afterall)? Hire a bodyguard. Oh, and I liked this quote:
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Characters are distinct and have their own little animation such as the dodgy eyes of the Chiko’s Mama following you around as you walk around town or the bearded man wiping his sword. The attention to detail is simply stunning if you take the time to look but, you’ll notice at the same time there’s a dreary look to everything. This dreary theme actually suits the game well because everyone seems to be looking out for themselves only, hoping to make some Rupees whenever they can just like Tingle! Not all animations are along the norm however as you’ll find Tingle showing off his clothed buttock now and then as well as the bridge repairer dancing and thrusting his pelvis.
Post by: mantidor on September 13, 2006, 03:48:58 PM
edit
look what I found
hahaha
Post by: Strell on June 22, 2007, 08:00:20 AM
NoE confirms English release via IGN
Confirmation for Europe.
WILL BE IMPORTED.
BEST NEWS EVAR.
Post by: Luigi Dude on June 22, 2007, 02:38:29 PM
Even if it never comes to America, we'll have an English translation of the game anyway so nothing stopping fans from being able to import and truly enjoy the game. Oh how it's a great thing Nintendo portables are region free.
Post by: Mario on June 22, 2007, 04:24:28 PM
Post by: couchmonkey on June 26, 2007, 08:35:52 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on June 26, 2007, 08:47:28 AM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on June 28, 2007, 03:53:23 PM
But since the DS is region free, I think it should be trivial to release it in NA, right? Especially if they've already done the translations... Well, I hope so because I've been waiting for it to come here.
Post by: KDR_11k on June 28, 2007, 09:06:08 PM
Post by: vudu on September 13, 2007, 09:24:31 AM
HELL YES
Post by: Mario on September 13, 2007, 02:13:39 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 13, 2007, 07:57:06 PM
Post by: Crimm on September 13, 2007, 08:18:09 PM
Post by: Darkheart on September 14, 2007, 12:14:47 AM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on September 14, 2007, 04:49:34 AM
Post by: Crimm on September 14, 2007, 05:23:22 AM
Post by: vudu on September 14, 2007, 05:55:40 AM
Quotencsx.com
Originally posted by: Mario
Anyone know of a good way to import from Europe?
Not sure if they ship to Aussieland.
Post by: Darkheart on September 14, 2007, 06:11:12 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 14, 2007, 11:20:45 AM
Post by: Crimm on September 14, 2007, 04:49:12 PM
Post by: Ghisy on September 14, 2007, 09:57:39 PM
Colour is the British spelling of "color", just fyi!
Post by: KDR_11k on September 19, 2007, 09:39:47 PM
You're some dude who gets told about the Rupeeland (basically Cockaigne) and gets transformed into Tingle (entering Tingle as the name right away gets you an "it's too early for that name" error message) to get there. You need money to throw into a well that makes a tower grow, if it's big enough you win (or at least that's what the game claims, I bet that won't do) and intermediate growth heights let you reach additional areas. You also get a warning: Tingle lives and dies with his money, if he has no money he drops dead. You lose money if you take damage.
Paying and being paid is a central element of the game, you can sell stuff you found or crafted and buy information and other things. You can hire guardians to help you fight, etc. Often you have to "negotiate" which basically consists of naming a number and hoping it's above or below what the NPC wanted, often with the risk to forfeit money if you name a wrong amount. This is problematic however since you don't even have a ballpark figure for what you should say, not even an example amount mentioned in any tutorial and apparently quest rewards are on a different scale than purchase negotiations (I've been called cheap for demanding 250 rupees for a piece of medicine). So you have no idea how many zeroes your amount should have and can end up with a price that's an order of magnitude off from the ideal price. Since those negotiations greatly affect your progress this is a big problem at least for me. Playing "hardball" doesnt work when you have no idea what hardball would mean!
Anyway, when you're not buying something you run around with the dpad (or buttons which act as a southpaw dpad) and tap stuff with the stylus to use it. There are enemies around and unlike the impression I got from some preview Tingle can indeed fight. Just walk up to an enemy and you'll be engulfed in a dust cloud. Fighting is automatic, you lose rupees in regular intervals (remember, those are your hitpoints) and after a while the fight ends and loot pops out. You can repeatedly tap on the screen to fight better (not that big of an effect I think) and you can have one guardian at your side to fight for or with you. Without a guardian fighting is unprofitable, the loot is worth about half the rupees you lost in combat (unless you use the loot for crafting, that is). You can involve multiple enemies into one combat by hoovering them up with the dustcloud (better lure them nearby before the fight starts though), more enemies means more damage to you but also overproportionally more loot (e.g. one enemy drops one bone, two drop three bones). Guardians have limited HP that can be refilled by using healing items or paying them the hiring fee again once they're down. Bosses are fought in minigames instead of dustclouds but regular combat seems even simpler than in MMOs.
I'm worried that the gameplay won't hold up for the full length or might devolve into grinding for money. After all you have to get money to proceed and if you guess wrong in negotiations you've got to make up for the money loss somehow.
Post by: metroid4lyfe on September 22, 2007, 01:06:53 PM
Post by: Kairon on September 22, 2007, 01:19:11 PM
Post by: Crimm on September 22, 2007, 04:19:07 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 22, 2007, 09:40:19 PM
I think I should mention some annoyances about the mapping system:
Basically, when you're new in an area you can find a dude who will sell you a map. That map only contains topology, no landmarks. When you find a landmark (e.g. a statue) you can add it to the map. For that oyu have to go into the mapping menu and draw a circle around the landmark. If you draw it right the landmark appears, if you're slightly off the circle turns yellow and you get a nearby miss noise, if you're completely off the circle turns blue and you get a miss noise. For one thing the circle isn't considered closed when it looks like that, just when the line you drew intersects itself but the drawn line appears quite large while the intersection is checked only at the center. Quite easy to have a circle not register. Also you have to circle the position the landmark will appear in on your map, not where it's physically located. Often that's the same spot but for some it can be off, resulting in a blue circle if you circle the landmark and making you think that mark is not meant to be mapped. For each mapped landmark you get some money when you show it to the cartographer (a relatively small amount, it's not a major income source), once you mapped all landmarks you will automatically sell the map which means you can no longer see it (you'd think Tingle would copy it before giving it away). You can rebuy the map but that costs more than you got for the sale (considering you sold the master and buy a copy you SHOULD come out ahead but apparently Nintendo disagrees). So once you mapped all landmarks of an area you'll have to pay a bit of money back to keep the map (or you can just ignore the lack of the map for now).
BTW, if you tap a landmark items or rupees may pop out.
What needs to be mentioned as well is the save system: You can only save when you're in Tingle's home. When you're above ground that's not a problem, you can use Tingle's balloon to fly back home but you'd have to exit a dungeon to get there and save. This may be problematic if you're playing on the go, especially since there can be situations that prevent you from leaving the dungeon. There's a teleport item that gets you out of a dungeon immediately but that only works at designated spots in the dungeon.
Oh and after seeing the lonlons I don't think I'll want to use lonlon milk in a Zelda game ever again. Apparently their hearts are pretty good for cooking, though.
Post by: Bloodworth on September 29, 2007, 09:35:59 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 30, 2007, 01:11:12 AM
I wonder what can open those blue, locked chests? A medium guard won't touch them.
Post by: Bloodworth on September 30, 2007, 06:19:29 PM
http://bloodworthgt.gametrailers.com/gamepad/index.php
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So, we got the European version of Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland for the DS, and I'm playing it at home right now. It came out in Japan about a year ago, but this is the first time it's available in English since it seems most Americans hate Tingle with a passion. For those not familiar with the character, he first appeared in Zelda: Majora's Mask as a mid-30s map-seller, convinced that he was destined to become a fairy. In standard Nintendo fashion, though, this Tingle is completely different, and he even begins with a completely different name (which is hilariously changed to Tingle within the first five minutes).
So far the game has some Zelda elements, but its more akin to Animal Crossing or an MMO or something, and its full of random quirky characters. The whole set up is that Tingle is lazing about doing nothing when a voice entices him to make his way to Rupeeland where he'll have wealth and women in abundance. (Yeah, Tingle actually likes women.) How do you get to Rupeeland? By collecting thousands of rupees and tossing thousands of dollars into a pond by your house of course.
The game is really all about money. Your wallet even doubles as your life bar, so every time you get hurt, you lose money, and if you run out of money, you die. You'll spend a lot of time bartering with the villagers. They don't even talk to you unless you pay, and if you bid too low, they'll often just take your cash without applying it to the amount they want. If you get a reward, the same rules apply, you need to bid for how much you should receive, and if you bid too low, you'll be scolded for not being greedy enough.
Battles are weird. You just kind of walk into enemies which kicks up a cartoon style dust cloud with the two of you rolling around inside. Tapping on the screen helps limit the damage you'll take, and catching other monsters up in the fight will give you bonus items and extra rupees. You'll also need to hire bodyguards along the way, who can fight for you as long as they have enough health. These guys range from overzealous warriors who run into battle to snot-nosed dwarves who often don't even attack when you tell them to.
You will come across Zelda-style dungeons from time-to-time, but they aren't as complex. The second one features an awesome boss battle with a Pirate Skeleton that's very much a parody of a classic Punch Out match. If you're one of those guys who'd like to see Tingle's nose get bloodied, just get to this fight and let yourself get hit a few times.
So far Tingle is fun with a lot of random humor and offbeat characters. Negotiating and grinding for cash is a little wearisome, but I think Nintendo could bring this to the States with a limited release like they've done for Electroplankton and Chibi Robo. Anyone else here a Tingle fan?
Post by: KDR_11k on October 01, 2007, 12:00:30 AM
Oh and I can't find those devil clams I need for the area speciality.
EDIT: I'm on the Third Continent!!! now (yes, the exclaimation marks are mandatory).
Post by: Strell on October 02, 2007, 02:56:43 AM
This makes this the most Zelda week ever for me, at least on the DS.
Post by: Mario on October 24, 2007, 03:12:17 PM
Post by: UncleBob on October 24, 2007, 05:02:00 PM
I did break down and pick up the first two Club Nintendo exclusives from eBay though... Game and Watch Collection and Tingle's Balloon Fight.
Post by: Mario on December 03, 2007, 12:51:28 PM
EDIT: Nevermind I did it by aiming Tingle rather than the cursor. WTF is the cursor even there
Post by: Caliban on June 12, 2009, 12:34:45 PM
I finally imported this game because NoA chose not to... assholes.
Can't wait to play the game.
Post by: KDR_11k on June 12, 2009, 03:13:49 PM
Post by: Caliban on June 12, 2009, 05:47:22 PM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on June 12, 2009, 11:07:24 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on June 13, 2009, 03:20:08 AM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on June 13, 2009, 06:25:23 AM
Um, the DSi has no virtual console type thing...
Why'd you have to go and kill my buzz? *cry*
Post by: Stratos on June 13, 2009, 10:48:35 PM
Um, the DSi has no virtual console type thing...
It will, it will, just give it time.
Post by: mantidor on June 13, 2009, 11:54:18 PM
I've been always wary about imports, not only I do not have a credit card I'm afraid of whatever taxes importing might bring, but if one game deserves it is this one. I am for the first time doing the credit card thing, so the first game I will get is Majora's Mask from the virtual console of course but thanks to this bump I'll pick Tingle's game second.
Post by: Stratos on June 14, 2009, 04:09:17 PM
I don't think I've ever had to deal with import taxes much either. It might depend on what state you are in.
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 14, 2009, 04:21:48 PM
Um, the DSi has no virtual console type thing...
It will, it will, just give it time.
Even if it does though it will never include DS games on the service.
Chozo Ghost, the DS is region free and the game is in English (well, British English). It's a little difficult for the average person, but anybody who wants to play the game can.
Post by: blackfootsteps on June 14, 2009, 07:57:02 PM
...and the game is in English (well, British English). It's a little difficult for the average person, but anybody who wants to play the game can.
Haha, oh you crazy Americans with your missing vowels ;)
Post by: Caliban on June 15, 2009, 12:04:31 AM
I don't think I've ever had to deal with import taxes much either. It might depend on what state you are in.
Mantidor is from Colombia, so it's possible that they might be more strict in regards to imports.
Post by: Chozo Ghost on June 15, 2009, 08:39:22 AM
