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Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

:hmmorks: :orks:


Doug Dinsdale posted:

It's the same design as the red and blue 3DSXL Smash versions available here, but the plastic's really glossy.

Urgh, is that the case for that specific edition or are all Nu3DS XL glossy as hell? I really liked the matte finish.

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No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

I guess NCL is doing director commentary videos now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTsMGaS9d1s

Steel Diver Sub Wars playthrough with director Imamura (Starfox, F-Zero, creator of Tingle) and Miiverse community manager Marichan.

Which reminds me, there's going to be a new "4.0" update for Steel Diver: Sub Wars in the near future.

Getsuya
Oct 2, 2013

raditts posted:

Why do they remake FF1 so much when it's still not that good of a game even with QOL improvements?

Specifically in this case because the release of Explorers coincides with the anniversary when FF1 was released. And I'm sure if 1 sells decently on the eshop they'll probably give us the ports of the other NES titles at some point as well. If you can count on one thing from Squeenix it's that eventually they will put FFs 1-6 on every system ever.

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
Yeah, everywhere except NA/PAL VC.

RyokoTK
Feb 12, 2012

I am cool.

Getsuya posted:

If you can count on one thing from Squeenix it's that eventually they will put FFs 1-6 on every system ever.

It's like how Doom is eventually on every system ever. I love me some Doom but do I really need to play it on GBA? Someday Knee Deep in the Dead will be playable on my Pebble too.

Fremry
Nov 4, 2003

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

I guess NCL is doing director commentary videos now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTsMGaS9d1s

Steel Diver Sub Wars playthrough with director Imamura (Starfox, F-Zero, creator of Tingle) and Miiverse community manager Marichan.

Kinda useless if you don't know Japanese. There are no subtitles.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

RyokoTK posted:

It's like how Doom is eventually on every system ever. I love me some Doom but do I really need to play it on GBA? Someday Knee Deep in the Dead will be playable on my Pebble too.

One guy ran Doom on a printer.

Dehry
Aug 21, 2009

Grimey Drawer
:siren:http://www.gateway-3ds.com/support-for-firmware-9-0-9-2-coming/:siren:

Gateway 3DS announced firmware 9.0-9.2 compatibility coming soon. If you're interested in :filez:, homebrew, or region free, disconnect your 3DS from the internet or turn off the auto updating.

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

Fremry posted:

Kinda useless if you don't know Japanese. There are no subtitles.
No poo poo its in Japanese, its on the NCL official youtube channel. They're not going to cater to people that haven't learned the official language of videogames.

Doug Dinsdale
Aug 31, 2003

Shorts
Comfy: {Yes}
Easy to Wear: {Yes}
Alright, we're good to go! :neckbeard:

Saoshyant posted:

Urgh, is that the case for that specific edition or are all Nu3DS XL glossy as hell? I really liked the matte finish.

I just checked photos of the standard N3DSLL shells, and they appear to be super glossy as well.
They're fingerprint magnets, in other words. This annoys the beans out of me.

Minidust
Nov 4, 2009

Keep bustin'

RyokoTK posted:

It's like how Doom is eventually on every system ever. I love me some Doom but do I really need to play it on GBA? Someday Knee Deep in the Dead will be playable on my Pebble too.
I actually really want 3D Doom for 3DS. Exact same ancient PC graphics but in glorious 3D.

The other old guy computer game I really want is some version of Lemmings, with a touch screen, but I think Sony has some sort of direct hand in that franchise now.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Minidust posted:

I actually really want 3D Doom for 3DS. Exact same ancient PC graphics but in glorious 3D.

I didn't know I wanted this until now :shepspends:.

ookiimarukochan
Apr 4, 2011

Minidust posted:

I actually really want 3D Doom for 3DS. Exact same ancient PC graphics but in glorious 3D.

There was a 3D build of Wolfenstein 3D up and running about 20 years ago, Phillips were using it to demo the prototype 3D monitor they had. Would be nice to play again!

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


Neddy Seagoon posted:

I didn't know I wanted this until now :shepspends:.

http://rotatingpenguin.com/gz3doom/

It also works if you have a 3D TV.

Froist
Jun 6, 2004

Is there any way to turn off Spotpass notifications for new themes being released? I find it really obnoxious for Nintendo to push out notifications (and light up the 3DS) every time they want me to spend more money.

Venusy
Feb 21, 2007
Open the theme notification, tap "opt out of notifications for this software" at the very bottom?

ookiimarukochan
Apr 4, 2011
For a game that only runs in 2D, Final Fantasy Explorers is pretty shockingly ugly - it looks more like a DS game than a 3DS game.

Awesome!
Oct 17, 2008

Ready for adventure!


it doesnt have 3d at all?

Froist
Jun 6, 2004

Venusy posted:

Open the theme notification, tap "opt out of notifications for this software" at the very bottom?

Aha, thanks!

ookiimarukochan
Apr 4, 2011

Awesome! posted:

it doesnt have 3d at all?
Nope - I believe it's the first retail 3DS game to be 100% 2D only - and I see absolutely no reason why. The texture work in particular is shockingly poor.

Awesome!
Oct 17, 2008

Ready for adventure!


hosed up

sigher
Apr 22, 2008

My guiding Moonlight...



Waffleman_ posted:

One guy ran Doom on a printer.

Is there video of this because that owns.


ookiimarukochan posted:

For a game that only runs in 2D, Final Fantasy Explorers is pretty shockingly ugly - it looks more like a DS game than a 3DS game.

This sucks. Is it at least fun?

Inflammatory
Apr 22, 2014

Sire Oblivion posted:

This sucks. Is it at least fun?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_DTepdKLjg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeIMgQQngx0

it looks downright loving abysmal compared to monster hunter. and it's really hard not to compare it to monster hunter.

look at that dragon's charging animation in the first vid. look at it.

Policenaut
Jul 11, 2008

On the moon... they don't make Neo Kobe Pizza.

Wow, that kind of makes me sad. I've always wanted a hunting action game from SE in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics or something along those lines, but it just doesn't look all that good.

givepatajob
Apr 8, 2003

One finds that this is the best of all possible worlds.

Sire Oblivion posted:

Is there video of this because that owns.


Sho 'nuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPWi5yJK3zo

This owns more, IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8RAbWs1yo

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
http://www.contextis.co.uk/resources/blog/hacking-canon-pixma-printers-doomed-encryption/

While I'm here, here's Doom running on an ATM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wJyqLuSm3A

Zat
Jan 16, 2008

Waffleman_ posted:

One guy ran Doom on a printer.

Doom also runs quite well on my tiny-rear end MP3 player with a 96x96-pixel display, using the Rockbox firmware. (Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip)

The controls aren't all that great though.

Awesome!
Oct 17, 2008

Ready for adventure!


Inflammatory posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_DTepdKLjg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeIMgQQngx0

it looks downright loving abysmal compared to monster hunter. and it's really hard not to compare it to monster hunter.

look at that dragon's charging animation in the first vid. look at it.

after 5 minutes of novelty of "cool, MH but I'm fighting ifrit and shiva!" I would probably never play it over MH (or one of the decent vita knockoffs) again

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
"Decent Vita knockoffs" being Soul Sacrifice and...?

Awesome!
Oct 17, 2008

Ready for adventure!


i dont even like SS that much. toukiden and freedom wars are cool though.

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

Its pretty cool how Final Fantasy Explorers looks even slower and more repetitive than either of the FF MMOs.

zfleeman
Mar 12, 2014

I wonder how you spell Tabasco.

Zat posted:

Doom also runs quite well on my tiny-rear end MP3 player with a 96x96-pixel display, using the Rockbox firmware. (Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip)

The controls aren't all that great though.

okay, wow. I thought the whole, "Yeah, doom gets programmed on everything," thing was a little bit of an exaggeration. That's incredible.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000


You can make Doom music come out of anything that makes air vibrate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwtLXLGohIk

Instruction Manuel
May 15, 2007

Yes, it is what it looks like!

BattleMaster posted:

You can make Doom music come out of anything that makes air vibrate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwtLXLGohIk

Doesn't make it any less awesome though :)

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


ookiimarukochan posted:

For a game that only runs in 2D, Final Fantasy Explorers is pretty shockingly ugly - it looks more like a DS game than a 3DS game.

It also looks shockingly boring.

BattleMaster posted:

You can make Doom music come out of anything that makes air vibrate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwtLXLGohIk

But this... this is freaking incredible.

raditts fucked around with this message at 23:57 on Nov 14, 2014

Getsuya
Oct 2, 2013

Policenaut posted:

Wow, that kind of makes me sad. I've always wanted a hunting action game from SE in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics or something along those lines, but it just doesn't look all that good.

There was Lord of Arcana for the PSP, and its remake for the Vita (I think they changed the name to Lord of Arena or something for the remake and that never came out in English). It hit right at the end of the PSPs lifetime in the US and it was pretty mediocre. The introductory levels were all good fun, taking out goblins and assuming everything was going to be easy, then suddenly you're fighting Ifrit for your first big boss battle and unless you absolutely master the attack reflect and timed dodge/parry system and all his movement patterns that battle becomes an hour long slog as you chase him around and try not to die from his ranged attacks. So the learning curve is pretty steep right from the first boss. But it's kind of sad how much better it looks than Explorers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8hXiaOthjQ

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
The sequel is called Lords of Apocalypse and it was developed by the Deadly Premonition studio, of all studios.

Policenaut
Jul 11, 2008

On the moon... they don't make Neo Kobe Pizza.

I've played the Lord games and they're both mediocre but yeah they still look better than Explorers somehow. They're still not the kind of FF-inspired hunting action game I was really hoping for, just a lot of grimdark fantasy crap with Bahamut in it sometimes.

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
I haven't watched any of the more recent FF Explorers footage but it seemed like they were going for a more PSO-style lootgame thing as opposed to a MH clone.

Meanwhile, PSO is getting a MH-esque spinoff for Vita because every Japanese publisher on the planet is convinced they're the one that will be able to fill the hole Capcom left behind when they jumped to 3DS even though there are already dozens of 'em and noone cares.

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Policenaut
Jul 11, 2008

On the moon... they don't make Neo Kobe Pizza.

I've played both demos for Phantasy Star Nova and I really don't get the hunting action comparison. It plays like an advanced version of PSO 2 and has pretty much everything PSO 2 and PSP 2 had going on, only every once in awhile you fight a monster a little bigger than the monsters you fight in PSO 2/PSP 2.

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