Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 17, 2007, 03:55:27 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14405
WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Sept. 17, 2007
Everyone's favorite long-tongued, egg-tossing dinosaurs make a colorful splash on the Wii Shop Channel this week. Yoshi's action takes place in storybook "pages" made up of bookmaking materials and other familiar textures, including cut-paper forests, denim clouds, inflatable plastic islands and stacks of colored spools. It's a classic Nintendo® 64 game remembered as much for its beauty as its game play. Once you're done with that, you can probably find time to fly an attack helicopter or play a little baseball to get ready for the post-season.
Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:
Yoshi's Story™ (Nintendo 64, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): The evil Baby Bowser has cast a spell turning Yoshi's Island™ into a picture book. Worse yet, the Super Happy Tree has been stolen, making the island dark and gloomy. Players must take control of six Yoshis, each a different color, and travel through six pages (worlds) of platforming adventure to recover the tree and return the island to normal. Featuring huge character models and bright, vibrant colors, the game's various environments (such as woods, caves, mountains and oceans) come alive in a uniquely gorgeous 2½-D look. Eat fruit, avoid enemies and obstacles, and throw eggs from the Yoshis' never-ending supply in your quest to stop Baby Bowser's plan from succeeding. If you're good enough, you can aim for higher scores by being picky about the fruit you eat. And who knows, you might even find the mysterious black and white Yoshis.
Super Thunder Blade™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Violence, 800 Wii Points): In this follow-up to Thunder Blade, you'll fly a new and improved attack helicopter in a series of attacks against guerilla armies that are bent on taking over the world. Although your aircraft is formidable, your enemies are vast and varied. You'll have to take on submarines, tanks, fighter planes and more. Your command of this state-of-the-art battle copter must be top notch, as you'll have to dodge oncoming fire and use your various weapons to eliminate all enemy targets so you can reach the guerilla base and end their nefarious plans once and for all. Put on your flight suit and step into the thrilling action of Super Thunder Blade.
World Class Baseball (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points): Acclaimed for its steady game play, World Class Baseball is the definitive baseball game on the TurboGrafx16. Battle the computer in OPEN MODE or play a friend in VERSUS MODE. Customize your team in EDIT MODE or even watch a game between two computer opponents in WATCH MODE. World Class Baseball offers the complete baseball gaming experience. Of course there's also plenty of single-player action. The main feature is PENNANT MODE, where the player chooses a team from one of the world's leagues and strives to win their team's league. Beat league rivals and save your progress with passwords on your way to becoming league champions. After winning your league, get ready to the face the other league's champion in the heated series for the world championship.
For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com.
Post by: UncleBob on September 17, 2007, 04:38:51 AM
Post by: Michael8983 on September 17, 2007, 04:43:35 AM
I only played through it once but it just seemed so TERRIBLE in comparison to Yoshi's Island which is one of my favorite games of all time.
Any Yoshi's Story fans/defenders out there?
Post by: DAaaMan64 on September 17, 2007, 04:53:16 AM
Post by: LuigiHann on September 17, 2007, 05:07:31 AM
If you don't think it's challenging enough, try to get all 30 cantaloupes in every level. I was never able to.
Post by: MegaByte on September 17, 2007, 05:49:49 AM
Post by: Crimm on September 17, 2007, 05:55:54 AM
We should get it eventually, but I wonder why we get so for N64 titles. I know they're harder to get working right, on the Wii. But still, haven't they got the system for makin' em run going better yet? How many are we up to? Eight?
Post by: KDR_11k on September 17, 2007, 06:07:45 AM
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Post by: couchmonkey on September 17, 2007, 07:01:05 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on September 17, 2007, 07:30:54 AM
If Yoshi's Story didn't have Yoshi and was just some stupid toddler game Nintendo released with little fanfare odds are it not only wouldn't get sh!t on but would today be praised as an underrated title. Bad games are ignored but bad sequels become infamous.
It makes you really wonder why Nintendo felt the need to make an actual kids game in the first place. Aren't their good games 99% of the time suitable for and popular with kids anyway? Odds are a GOOD Yoshi's Island 64 would have sold just as well with kids as Yoshi's Story did and possibly sell even better due to having more universal appeal.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 17, 2007, 08:11:07 AM
Post by: King of Twitch on September 17, 2007, 08:48:56 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 17, 2007, 09:06:42 AM
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Originally posted by: MJRx9000
They have to know people didn't like Yoshi's Story, that's why they made a sequel to YI on the DS instead. They are deliberately dragging Yoshi's name in the mud by bringing this up so early in the VC's life and he'll probably be made the worst character in SSB again, out of spite.
I wonder if Yoshi's Story was even intended to be made for kids but because of a quick development process, and maybe lack of budget it turned out that way.
Post by: King of Twitch on September 17, 2007, 10:21:52 AM
Goldeneye and Diddy Kong Racing was released a few months earlier, and Banjo-Kazooie came out 5 months later. Mario Party was released the same month.
DD64 was scheduled to launch in late 1997 with Earthbound 64, Pocket Monster 64, Sim City, and Mario Paint 64... later delayed to March 1998.
The only other Nintendo-developed game to come out in the 6 months before and after YS's release in December 1997 was... 1080.
So.. I blame Rare and the 64 DD for Yoshi Story
Post by: Patchkid15 on September 17, 2007, 10:38:10 AM
Post by: Arbok on September 17, 2007, 11:00:00 AM
First off, on a slight level I do respect that they attempted to experiment with the title, at least in Japan. Originally, you could not save mid-game, and as far as I know you could not continue either. You had to beat the entire thing in one sitting, harking back to the "NES style" of design. When it was brought to the US, though, both saving and the ability to continue were introduced... reducing the difficulty level to pretty much a joke. Regardless of how hard or easy it was, though, the game was simply a huge letdown. Around an hour of playtime is just insane by today's standards, as how can you merit spending $60-70 for that? Level design was also a weak point, and there just wasn't much about the title to stand out in a positive light.
In the end, I also think the title went a long way to hammer home that "Nintendo is for kids" stereotype as well.
For reference, I actually did the 30 melon challenge... and was hugely let down that nothing was unlocked.
Post by: Ian Sane on September 17, 2007, 11:27:26 AM
This explains a lot. Though still Nintendo was following up a game that had a save battery and a lot of levels and quite obviously wasn't designed for only one playthrough. Maybe they were "experimenting" but it still takes very little foresight to guess that such a design was not going to be popular with Yoshi's Island fans. The whole idea whether it be for more for kids or to harken back to NES days contradicts the original game's design that made the game popular in the first place. Yoshi's Island was the sequel to Super Mario World. A one hour sequel to THAT would have been unacceptable, let alone Yoshi's Island.
Post by: Mashiro on September 17, 2007, 01:56:54 PM
Actually scratch that Dinosaur Planet was the biggest let down, WTB REAL Star Fox game PST.
Post by: IceCold on September 17, 2007, 03:07:07 PM
QuoteI was just going to mention this, as I do for every other topic on Yoshi's Story. It was one of the first EAD games that Miyamoto wasn't involved in either as a producer, director OR even game designer. Of course it wouldn't turn out as well as expected. I think it was somewhat of a warning signal for Nintendo to develop young talent to take over for Miyamoto when he retires..
GoodPoint, GoldenPhoenix. Wiki says it was one of the first EAD developed titles that was not produced by Shigeru Miyamoto.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on September 17, 2007, 03:14:49 PM
The overall presentation also kills it. I enjoyed it but its a bit overblown. Yoshi's Island was cute but at the same time very artistic. Yoshi's Story, while artistic on many aspects, is simply cute, a bit too cute. It might get on some people's nerves rather quickly.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on September 17, 2007, 03:22:22 PM
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Post by: Kairon on September 17, 2007, 04:21:57 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on September 18, 2007, 05:46:56 AM
Oh man. You know you feel old when a staff member is talking about playing Yoshi's Story AS A KID.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 18, 2007, 07:17:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"Yoshi's Story is OK. I liked it as a kid"
Oh man. You know you feel old when a staff member is talking about playing Yoshi's Story AS A KID.
Yikes I think I was maybe 16 or so when I played it. That makes me feel old.
Post by: Mashiro on September 18, 2007, 01:19:52 PM
Seeing consoles I own end up in museums.
