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SatansBestBuddy: Sep 26, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

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# ? Aug 30, 2014 04:30

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 13:02

EdibleBodyParts: Dec 27, 2005; Body Parts...that are edible

What are some good logic-based puzzle game downloads? I have already played through the Picross E series and all the NIkoli releases, as well as Mario Picross, but I would love more like these. I find that the 3DS is fantastic for the puzzle games.

Tappingo is meh, since it hardly ever has anything difficult, and although I have played through the Layton series other than the xAA one, I am looking for straight puzzle games, or at least minimal story.

vvv Yeah, it is decent. I was really annoyed by the 15 tutorial levels that aren't skippable, but it is fun. I don't have Crashmo, yet. Is it more fun?

EdibleBodyParts fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Aug 31, 2014

# ? Aug 31, 2014 04:28

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

EdibleBodyParts posted:

What are some good logic-based puzzle game downloads? I have already played through the Picross E series and all the NIkoli releases, as well as Mario Picross, but I would love more like these. I find that the 3DS is fantastic for the puzzle games.

Tappingo is meh, since it hardly ever has anything difficult, and although I have played through the Layton series other than the xAA one, I am looking for straight puzzle games, or at least minimal story.

Do you have Pushmo????

# ? Aug 31, 2014 04:29

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

EdibleBodyParts posted:

What are some good logic-based puzzle game downloads? I have already played through the Picross E series and all the NIkoli releases, as well as Mario Picross, but I would love more like these. I find that the 3DS is fantastic for the puzzle games.

Tappingo is meh, since it hardly ever has anything difficult, and although I have played through the Layton series other than the xAA one, I am looking for straight puzzle games, or at least minimal story.

vvv Yeah, it is decent. I was really annoyed by the 15 tutorial levels that aren't skippable, but it is fun. I don't have Crashmo, yet. Is it more fun?

Crashmo doesn't gently caress around, it's a lot better than Pushmo in that respect.

Glow Artisan on DSiWare is one I really liked. Nintendo published a ton of puzzle games on DSiWare and I didn't play most of them, but Snapdots (a version of the old GBA game Guru Logi Champ) is pretty good.

Mole Mania might be a bit more action-y than you'd like, but it's a fun VC game in the Sokoban/Adventures of Lolo mould and was made by the same team that made DK94.

Tappingo 2 is coming out this week, incidentally. I get the impression it's pretty much just a level pack, though.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 06:34

Ultigonio: Oct 26, 2012; Well now.

EdibleBodyParts posted:

What are some good logic-based puzzle game downloads? I have already played through the Picross E series and all the NIkoli releases, as well as Mario Picross, but I would love more like these. I find that the 3DS is fantastic for the puzzle games.

If you're lookin' more for a simple, formulaic puzzler, then I may recommend Art of Balance: Touch (although there's a superior version which is supposedly going to be out very soon on the Wii U, if you've got one of those). If you'd like a bit of an adventure-y platformer, Fluidity: Spin Cycle is really nice.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 08:41

irlZaphod: Mar 26, 2004; Kiss the Joycon to Kiss Zelda

I haven't seen it mentioned here, but I just noticed an announcement on the PAL eShop that the DSiWare title Go! Go! Kokopolo! Harmonious Forest Revenge is being removed from the eShop after today. So if you really want it, now is your last chance.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 12:14

Terper: Jun 26, 2012

Despite being more Layton, LvW is still my favorite Ace Attorney since Trials and Tribulations.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 12:24

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

Layton x AA is way more of an AA game than a Layton game and I don't think it'd be a good first impression for anyone who hasn't played a Layton game, honestly.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 12:29

Waldorf Sixpence: Sep 6, 2004; Often harder on Player 2

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

Layton x AA is way more of an AA game than a Layton game and I don't think it'd be a good first impression for anyone who hasn't played a Layton game, honestly.

That's odd. As someone who didn't like the Layton games, I found LxW to be far too much of a Layton game to bother with. Not enough AA.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 13:35

homeless snail: Mar 14, 2007

EdibleBodyParts posted:

What are some good logic-based puzzle game downloads? I have already played through the Picross E series and all the NIkoli releases, as well as Mario Picross, but I would love more like these. I find that the 3DS is fantastic for the puzzle games.

Tappingo is meh, since it hardly ever has anything difficult, and although I have played through the Layton series other than the xAA one, I am looking for straight puzzle games, or at least minimal story.

vvv Yeah, it is decent. I was really annoyed by the 15 tutorial levels that aren't skippable, but it is fun. I don't have Crashmo, yet. Is it more fun?

I am a huge fan of Link n Launch on DSiWare, although it is somewhere between pure logic puzzle and an action puzzle game like Tetris or whatever. You have to shift pipes around to connect your spaceship to fuel sources, but you only have 2 minutes to get your ship to its destination so you have to make compromises between the good solutions to puzzles and the fast solutions.

Here's a very bald man playing it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efhulj2qNrQ

homeless snail fucked around with this message at 14:19 on Aug 31, 2014

# ? Aug 31, 2014 14:16

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

I remember getting Link 'n' Launch via one of those monthly Club Nintendo game rewards and it's really fun. Then again I'll play almost any puzzle game that remotely resembles Pipe Dream.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 14:58

Fight! For your kite!: Jul 29, 2008

EdibleBodyParts posted:

What are some good logic-based puzzle game downloads? I have already played through the Picross E series and all the NIkoli releases, as well as Mario Picross, but I would love more like these. I find that the 3DS is fantastic for the puzzle games.

Tappingo is meh, since it hardly ever has anything difficult, and although I have played through the Layton series other than the xAA one, I am looking for straight puzzle games, or at least minimal story.

vvv Yeah, it is decent. I was really annoyed by the 15 tutorial levels that aren't skippable, but it is fun. I don't have Crashmo, yet. Is it more fun?

Glow Artisan as mentioned before is a fantastic game.
Snapdots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EM8pEQhQkk

Less logic based games. Going to link to reviews as there really arent videos that do these titles justice.
Zengage- http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/art_style_nemrem_dsiware
Base 10 http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/04/art_style_code_dsiware
Boxlife http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/06/art_style_boxlife_dsiware
Number Batttle http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/08/sujin_taisen_number_battles_dsiware

DSiware is tremendously underrated and shouldn't be overlooked. Sadly when transferring these titles to a new system you will lose your save data.

As a digital only consumer I am dreading that day I trade in my XL for a New 3DS. SD card incompatibility alone is going to be a big issue. Is the wireless pc backup a feature or a step to an actual account system?

# ? Aug 31, 2014 16:14

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Nerd/Fanboy/Shill

Are downloaded games tied to a user account? Like if I get a game on my 3DS and there happens to be a Wii version, do I get both versions? Or are they considered totally different games?

# ? Aug 31, 2014 17:45

univbee: Jun 3, 2004

Xenomrph posted:

Are downloaded games tied to a user account? Like if I get a game on my 3DS and there happens to be a Wii version, do I get both versions? Or are they considered totally different games?

Totally different, you have to buy everything twice, including Virtual Console games.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 17:53

less laughter: May 7, 2012; Accelerock & Roll

univbee posted:

Totally different, you have to buy everything twice, including Virtual Console games.

With one exception

# ? Aug 31, 2014 18:04

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Nerd/Fanboy/Shill

univbee posted:

Totally different, you have to buy everything twice, including Virtual Console games.

Well that sucks.

So let's say I've got a regular Wii and a 3DS and I want to play the "best" versions available for every Zelda game possible given those two consoles. What should I get on each?

I saw that Zelda 1 and 2, and Oracle of Seasons/Ages are on 3DS, but am I better off getting any of them for the Wii?
I've got Ocarina of Time 3D, Phantom Hourglass DS, and A Link Between Worlds 3DS.

I played Ocarina on N64, and I played Link to the Past (repeatedly) on SNES, but haven't played any other Zelda games and want to get caught up on what I've been missing.

If there's a dedicated Zelda series thread then I didn't see it and I'll totally take my question there.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:40

Amppelix: Aug 6, 2010

Waldorf Sixpence posted:

That's odd. As someone who didn't like the Layton games, I found LxW to be far too much of a Layton game to bother with. Not enough AA.

Typically, AA consists of half courtroom and half investigation. This game is slightly more than half investigation, only it's presented as a Layton game and occasionally there are puzzles. If you think of it that way, it's ALL Ace Attorney!

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:40

robot roll call: Mar 7, 2006; dance dance dance dance dance to the radio

Xenomrph posted:

Well that sucks.

So let's say I've got a regular Wii and a 3DS and I want to play the "best" versions available for every Zelda game possible given those two consoles. What should I get on each?

I saw that Zelda 1 and 2, and Oracle of Seasons/Ages are on 3DS, but am I better off getting any of them for the Wii?
I've got Ocarina of Time 3D, Phantom Hourglass DS, and A Link Between Worlds 3DS.

I played Ocarina on N64, and I played Link to the Past (repeatedly) on SNES, but haven't played any other Zelda games and want to get caught up on what I've been missing.

If there's a dedicated Zelda series thread then I didn't see it and I'll totally take my question there.

Zelda 1 and 2 are fine either way. The Oracle games are only on the 3DS. I also noticed you didn't list Link's Awakening which is available on the 3DS and should be your first priority because it's the loving best.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:45

homeless snail: Mar 14, 2007

The only decisions you need to make are Twilight Princess on Gamecube or Wii (Wii), and OoT on N64 or 3DS (3DS). It really doesn't matter what emulator you choose to play the other games in because its gonna be the same wherever.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:48

Katana Gomai: Jan 14, 2007; "Thus," concluded Miyamoto, "you must give up everything you have to be my disciple."

homeless snail posted:

Twilight Princess on Gamecube or Wii (Wii)

Only two choices, and you still manage to gently caress it up.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:54

homeless snail: Mar 14, 2007

I'm a waggler.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:57

RMZXAnarchy: Sep 9, 2011; *Insert Sailor Jupiter joke here*

homeless snail posted:

The only decisions you need to make are Twilight Princess on Gamecube or Wii (Wii), and OoT on N64 or 3DS (3DS). It really doesn't matter what emulator you choose to play the other games in because its gonna be the same wherever.

You forgot LttP on SNES or GBA (SNES).

GBA has awful Young Link voice clips constantly and awful GBA sound.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 22:22

Discount Viscount: Jul 9, 2010; FIND THE FISH!

I didn't mind the motion controls in Skyward Sword, but it was designed around them.

RMZXAnarchy posted:

You forgot LttP on SNES or GBA (SNES).

GBA has awful Young Link voice clips constantly and awful GBA sound.

Also they changed that puzzle in the Ice Palace and made it a non-puzzle, basically.

But you do get to keep the shovel.

# ? Aug 31, 2014 22:22

SatansBestBuddy: Sep 26, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

homeless snail posted:

I'm a waggler.

So you have a lot of practice stirring poo poo up?

# ? Aug 31, 2014 22:44

Emalde: May 3, 2007; Just a cage of bones, there's nothing inside.

Having the sword spin auto-charge and just proc on the nunchuck waggle is really OP though :v:

# ? Aug 31, 2014 22:48

irlZaphod: Mar 26, 2004; Kiss the Joycon to Kiss Zelda

There's also Wind Waker and Minish Cap on WiiU and Spirit Tracks on DS

# ? Aug 31, 2014 23:28

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Nerd/Fanboy/Shill

irlZaphod posted:

There's also Wind Waker and Minish Cap on WiiU and Spirit Tracks on DS

Is Minish Cap only emulated on WiiU?
That sucks, I'm not planning on getting a WiiU in the foreseeable future.

RMZXAnarchy posted:

You forgot LttP on SNES or GBA (SNES).

GBA has awful Young Link voice clips constantly and awful GBA sound.

Isn't LttP on the Wii virtual console?

homeless snail posted:

The only decisions you need to make are Twilight Princess on Gamecube or Wii (Wii), and OoT on N64 or 3DS (3DS). It really doesn't matter what emulator you choose to play the other games in because its gonna be the same wherever.

I wasn't sure if the emulation was better on some formats over others, or if people found some versions more fun to play on certain formats (handheld vs TV/controller, etc).

# ? Sep 1, 2014 02:13

Blackbelt Bobman: Jul 17, 2004; I don't need friends! I've been
manipulatin' you since the start!
All so I can something,
something X-Blade!

Xenomrph posted:

Is Minish Cap only emulated on WiiU?
That sucks, I'm not planning on getting a WiiU in the foreseeable future.

Change your plans. Those plans sound lovely anyway

# ? Sep 1, 2014 02:26

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Nerd/Fanboy/Shill

Blackbelt Bobman posted:

Change your plans. Those plans sound lovely anyway

I just can't think of that many games I'd want to upgrade to the Wii U for in order to justify the price. I've got my Wii and I still like it a lot, and I like that it's backwards compatible with my Gamecube games. If I were to get a Wii U it would be to replace my Wii, and losing Gamecube backwards compatibility is a pretty tough sell for me right now unless the Virtual Console started emulating more GC games.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:07

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

Why not just wait a month, keep your Wii, and buy a WiiU with the money you saved during said month instead of trading in your Wii?

You don't have to get rid of your old nintendo console. And the WiiU isn't just a "upgraded games" machine - it's a legitimate console with great first party games, fairly decent indie support, and pretty graphics.

I mean, do what you want, but embrace the hoarder in you and keep your Wii :v:

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:29

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

I can't imagine you'd get much for the Wii anyway, plus you'll probably want to keep the controllers around for the Wii U.

I keep a Gamecube with a Game Boy Player hooked up to it around for all my GCN/GBA gaming needs because that's how I roll.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:31

MorningMoon: Dec 29, 2013; He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

They offered me 12 bucks for my Wii. Ended up just giving it to a friend.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:34

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

See Xenomorph, save your Wii, save for a WiiU. Everybody wins except for your wallet!

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:34

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

Wii U has the best version of Aliens Colonial Marines, by far.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:36

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Nerd/Fanboy/Shill

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

Wii U has the best version of Aliens Colonial Marines, by far.

The canceled version? :suicide:

I'll see if I can budget for a Wii U, I'm already trying to budget for an Xbox One. Wolfenstein The New Order was fun on my 360, but I really need to play it The Way It Was Meant To Be Played (i.e., without bad loading times and pop-in low-res textures and poo poo).

And believe me, I'm not against hanging onto old consoles. I've still got my N64 hooked up to my TV, and I've got an SNES kicking around (but I'm really in favor of phasing the SNES out if I can Virtual Console the games on it that I care about). poo poo, I even have a classic first-edition "white brick" Game Boy that I've kept just to say I have one. :v:

The Wii really felt like a legitimate replacement for the Gamecube - since it could play GC games and supported GC controllers, I had no reason to have a Gamecube if I got a Wii.
I still have my classic Xbox since there's a ton of games on it that I like, and the Xbox360's backwards compatibility was garbage.

I might have to look into what the Wii U has to offer and see if there's anything else that tempts me. Getting a 3DS recently has really reminded me how much I enjoy Nintendo's first-party games, and how the bulk of my best childhood gaming memories were on Nintendo consoles. I love my Xbox and Xbox360, but I think I'll always be a Nintendo kid deep down inside. :kiddo:

Xenomrph fucked around with this message at 06:46 on Sep 1, 2014

# ? Sep 1, 2014 06:44

MorningMoon: Dec 29, 2013; He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

Get a PS4 bundle on Black Friday and then save up for a 200 dollar refurbished wii u from the nintendo site, best value best games.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 07:07

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Nerd/Fanboy/Shill

But then how will I play the Master Chief Collection? :ohdear:

Honest to god I'm not trying to start a PS4/XBone console war in the Nintendo thread.
But a Black Friday sale/bundle is a drat good idea, I can't believe I didn't think of that.

Also my sister gave me a 16gb SD card that she had kicking around, so I just went hog-wild in the Nintendo eShop a little bit. :shobon:

# ? Sep 1, 2014 09:47

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

PAL update (week of September 4):

quote:

WII U eSHOP

Cubemen 2 - �7.99 / �6.99

WII U VIRTUAL CONSOLE

Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (NES) - �4.99 / �3.49
Gargoyle's Quest 2: The Demon Darkness (NES) - �4.99 / �3.49

WII U SALES/PROMOTIONS

Own any Zelda game for Wii U/3DS eShop, get Hyrule Warriors for 10% off! - from September 19-26
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U) - �39.99 / �32.99 from September 4-11
The Legend of Zelda (Wii U VC) - �3.49 / �2.44 from September 4-11
Zelda 2: Adventure of Link (Wii U VC) - �3.49 / �2.44 from September 4-11
Nano Assault Neo (Wii U eShop) - �7.49 / �6.70 until September 11
Chasing Aurora (Wii U eShop) - �3.49 / �2.99 until September 11
SteamWorld Dig (Wii U eShop) - �6.49 / �4.99 if you own the 3DS version, runs until September 25

3DS RETAIL DOWNLOADS

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (demo)

3DS eSHOP

European Conqueror 3D - �3.99 / �2.99

3DS VIRTUAL CONSOLE

Mega Man Xtreme (Game Boy Color) - �4.99 / �4.49

DSiWARE

Rytmik World Music - 200 Points / �1.99 / �1.79

3DS SALES/PROMOTIONS

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival (3DS) - �19.95 / �17.99 until September 5
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) - �29.99 / �25.99 from September 4-11
The Legend of Zelda (3DS VC) - �3.49 / �2.44 from September 4-11
Zelda 2: Adventure of Link (3DS VC) - �3.49 / �2.44 from September 4-11
Code of Princess (3DS eShop) - �20.99 / �17.00 from September 4-11
Sayonara Umihara Kawase (3DS eShop) - �12.00 / �9.99 from September 4-11
Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo (3DS eShop) - �2.49 / �2.49 from September 4-11
Nano Assault EX (3DS eShop) - �7.49 / �6.35 until September 11
Van Helsing Sniper ZX100 (3DS) - �2.69 / �2.69 until September 24

NOE is gonna be doing different Zelda sales every week in the lead-up to Hyrule Warriors, and you'll also be able to get a discount on the eShop version of Hyrule Warriors at launch if you own digital versions of any other Zelda game.

EDIT: here's the full Zelda sale list https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bwb0654IQAARTDY.jpg:orig

Cubemen 2 is notable for the fact that it has cross-platform online multiplayer and level sharing with the PC/iOS versions, but I haven't bothered to even look at it so I don't know if it's actually worth caring about.

3DS dudes, note the sales on Sayonara Umihara Kawase and Code of Princess: neither game has been on sale before in PAL-land, and one of 'em is worth owning!

CV3 and Gargoyle's Quest 2 are both great, and Gargoyle's Quest 2 has never been re-released until now, as far as I know.

PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 09:51 on Sep 1, 2014

# ? Sep 1, 2014 09:49