Post by: Jonnyboy117 on July 11, 2007, 08:32:45 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=13861
Nintendo didn't show a lot of footage from the new Mario game at their E3 press conference, but what they did show proved that Super Mario Galaxy is definitely one of Nintendo's biggest games of the year. It's coming to North America on November 12th, in fact.
Watch the new gameplay trailer:
The trailer shown today is similar to the playable demo at last year's E3 -- Mario is running and jumping around small planets, each with its own gravity. He also spends a good deal of time flying among these planets on apparently predetermined paths. However, we now know that Mario will also be doing a different kind of flying. His new bumblebee suit allows him to hover and fly around the levels, and the video shows him hanging around very large flowers, so there may be a pollination aspect to the suit as well. Mario puts on the bee suit when he collects a certain item that appears to be a large, brown-and-yellow striped mushroom. The gameplay footage shows that Bee Mario can fly for a few seconds at a time, and once he lands, his flying meter quickly recharges. He can also climb around on giant honeycombs. Another section of the video very briefly shows Mario collecting a similar item to turn him into a Boo ghost, at which point he begins floating towards the camera. With two transformations already being shown, you can bet there are probably a few others in the game that we haven't seen yet.
At the press conference, Nintendo stressed that casual players should be able to play this game. Exactly how they are enabling that is still somewhat a mystery, though the automatic camera is sure to help. The press materials also mention an odd cooperative two-player mode, in which you can have a friend use a separate Wii Remote to help manipulate objects on the screen, much like the main player uses the pointer function to activate items and stun enemies.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 10:57:59 AM
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:11:03 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on July 11, 2007, 11:16:45 AM
Mario as a Boo? brilliant.
Post by: EasyCure on July 11, 2007, 11:33:00 AM
Post by: Svevan on July 11, 2007, 11:37:27 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:42:34 AM
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Originally posted by: Svevan
And not a squirt gun in sight. Thank God!
That is crappy though, I loved FLUDD!
Post by: BigJim on July 11, 2007, 11:49:09 AM
I always thought the textures were interesting. It's like every surface is made out of velvet plush fabric or something. Heh.
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:53:32 AM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: Svevan
And not a squirt gun in sight. Thank God!
That is crappy though, I loved FLUDD!
You're not the person I thought you were GD....
Flood for the loss =/ glad Mario is back to basics w/ powers ups.
Post by: sycomonkey on July 11, 2007, 12:04:49 PM
Post by: UERD on July 11, 2007, 12:20:31 PM
Post by: mantidor on July 11, 2007, 12:21:57 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 01:13:14 PM
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Originally posted by: MashiroQuote
Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: Svevan
And not a squirt gun in sight. Thank God!
That is crappy though, I loved FLUDD!
You're not the person I thought you were GD....
Flood for the loss =/ glad Mario is back to basics w/ powers ups.
Super Mario Sunshine is my favorite 3D Mario, I think it is superior to Mario 64 (maybe not as revolutionary but superior).
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 01:25:22 PM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: MashiroQuote
Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: Svevan
And not a squirt gun in sight. Thank God!
That is crappy though, I loved FLUDD!
You're not the person I thought you were GD....
Flood for the loss =/ glad Mario is back to basics w/ powers ups.
Super Mario Sunshine is my favorite 3D Mario, I think it is superior to Mario 64 (maybe not as revolutionary but superior).
You're not the person I thought you were GD....
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 01:27:07 PM
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 01:29:22 PM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: MashiroQuote
Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: Svevan
And not a squirt gun in sight. Thank God!
That is crappy though, I loved FLUDD!
You're not the person I thought you were GD....
Flood for the loss =/ glad Mario is back to basics w/ powers ups.
Super Mario Sunshine is my favorite 3D Mario, I think it is superior to Mario 64 (maybe not as revolutionary but superior).
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No comment.
Post by: KnowsNothing on July 11, 2007, 04:33:53 PM
And for the record, I had a blast with Sunshine.
Post by: Crimm on July 11, 2007, 04:42:17 PM
Post by: IceCold on July 12, 2007, 05:30:11 PM
QuoteWitness the power of Super Mario Galaxy. It brought both Hostile Creation AND KnowsNothing back from the dead. Best game ever.
Originally posted by: KnowsNothing
I haven't been this excited for a game in a long, long time. I feel like I'm back as a youngster, waiting to play Mario 64 =D Pure joy.
And for the record, I had a blast with Sunshine.
Post by: Kairon on July 12, 2007, 05:56:11 PM
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Originally posted by: IceColdQuoteWitness the power of Super Mario Galaxy. It brought both Hostile Creation AND KnowsNothing back from the dead. Best game ever.
Originally posted by: KnowsNothing
I haven't been this excited for a game in a long, long time. I feel like I'm back as a youngster, waiting to play Mario 64 =D Pure joy.
And for the record, I had a blast with Sunshine.
Christ-Like figure? Second coming of Mario? Has Nintendo finally risen to the heavens?
