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I don't know what Solomon's Key is but I really like it. It's fun and seems to grant you way more abilities than you'd think with only two buttons. They still really need to tell you controls, yes you figure it out fast enough by fumbling around but it'd be nice to not have to do that. Souped up Zelda is a nice addition. I like it to just kinda explore the world, and remember things without the pain of being a weakling. I beat Zelda 1 once back on that re-release they gave you with WW on the GC and I have no real intention of doing it again but with save states maybe I'll go through it slowly as time allows. They should do this with other games though, really helps ease that difficult entry barrier.
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Nep-Nep posted:That seems pretty cool, like an easier version of the game to draw people in? I wonder if they'll do more versions of games like that. Interesting to see Nintendo return to doing various weird little ROM hacks as bonuses... they haven't done that in a while. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J88x08QZTGo EDIT: Heh, it's not even a ROM hack, it's just a pre-prepared save-state. Odd. The Kins fucked around with this message at 10:23 on Oct 10, 2018 |
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Oct 10, 2018 10:14
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Mister Facetious posted:*checks the Nintendo Switch's release library*
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Oct 10, 2018 10:25
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Surprised there's SMB1 and 3 but not 2, or the one we know as The Lost Levels. I suppose there's always the future. The Lost Levels is brutal.
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Oct 10, 2018 10:30
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The Kins posted:I could have swore the European website mentioned a "Special" version of SMB3 coming at some point this year. I would've never thought about it, but watching a platformer going right-to-left is incredibly... wrong. I don't feel nauseous but just deeply unsettled. Like being pulled in a way I don't want to, or hearing some subliminal tone that just puts you off. It's the best Halloween scare I would've never imagined. That said, I now wonder why Japanese programmers made these games function left-to-right, when they themselves read right to left. Or maybe that's not the correlation. All I know is that I deeply believe that things begin on the left and finish on the right to the point that I know I put my shoes on left side first. Gloves too. Not on purpose it's just what happens. EDIT: Watching it makes me itchy. It is hosed up.
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Oct 10, 2018 10:34
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100YrsofAttitude posted:That said, I now wonder why Japanese programmers made these games function left-to-right, when they themselves read right to left. Or maybe that's not the correlation. All I know is that I deeply believe that things begin on the left and finish on the right to the point that I know I put my shoes on left side first. Gloves too. Not on purpose it's just what happens. Japanese reads right to left when written vertically, but left to right when written horizontally, so no contradiction here.
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Oct 10, 2018 10:43
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I got curious and found this article: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/41913/20150324/science-explains-why-video-games-scroll-left-to-right.htm It uses a study to support the claim that our brains generally have a bias such that left to right movement in that sort of setting feels more natural. I'm not sure how much truth there is to the whole idea but it sounds sensible.
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Oct 10, 2018 10:44
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Nep-Nep posted:I got curious and found this article: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/41913/20150324/science-explains-why-video-games-scroll-left-to-right.htm Interesting. Come to think of it, it's been a convention far far longer than video games. Those early reels of horses running shows them going to the right. There's this great early animation of Coco the Clown dancing to St. James Infirmary that has him moving to the right as well. Maybe we wrote left to right for this very reason. I don't know, but clearly it's deeply ingrained within us, and helps explain why the above clip is so unsettling.
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Oct 10, 2018 11:00
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Was it Hebrew or Arabic that's written right to left?
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Oct 10, 2018 11:00
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Nep-Nep posted:I got curious and found this article: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/41913/20150324/science-explains-why-video-games-scroll-left-to-right.htm The right hemisphere of your brain (which is concerned with your left visual field but also is responsible for peripheral vision and a more holistic perspective on your surroundings) picks up objects/symbols of interest first, then the left hemisphere focuses on the item to analyze it, using the dominant right eye/hand*. At least that much is pretty basic neurophysiology, but I dunno how much it means for reading direction or other highly-cultural skills & habits. *this is even true for the majority of left-handed people. Which is a whole other thing.
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Oct 10, 2018 11:02
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Was it Hebrew or Arabic that's written right to left?
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Oct 10, 2018 11:05
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btw I also rule at NES Open Tournament Golf and have been playing it regularly since I was a kid, however it is usually a very challenging for newcomers so if anybody has any questions on how to dominate let me know
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Oct 10, 2018 11:27
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Is all this why the left JoyCon is more prone to failure
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Oct 10, 2018 12:02
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Never played Mark of the Ninja before, started it last night. Like the gameplay so far, don't really like the presentation. The Saturday morning cartoon cutscenes, the level of blood and gross gurgling sounds, the orientalism. The game almost loads too fast. You press a button and your on the next level or menu instantly with no transition, it's a little jarring. Is there a way to just knock people out instead of kill them? I'd like to be able to play this in front of my kid John Wick of Dogs fucked around with this message at 12:58 on Oct 10, 2018 |
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Oct 10, 2018 12:55
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Was it Hebrew or Arabic that's written right to left? Both but then there are languages using the Arabic script that actually have very little in common with Arabic like Farsi and Urdu (mainly through the spread of Islam) Turkish used to use that script too, and Christian Turks used to use Greek alphabet to write the same language. It was heavily tied to religion for a long time.
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Oct 10, 2018 13:33
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This just arrived! And it's going to be a DELIGHT
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Oct 10, 2018 13:45
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We don't read japanese
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Oct 10, 2018 13:52
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I’m the mushroom
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Oct 10, 2018 13:57
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yeah!
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Oct 10, 2018 14:00
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Is that a tamagotchi game?
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Oct 10, 2018 14:03
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I used my phone's translation camera to take a pic and apparently it's called: Try The Child The Forest
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Oct 10, 2018 14:05
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FastestGunAlive posted:I�m the mushroom We don't read swedish
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Oct 10, 2018 14:06
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Al Borland Corpse posted:Never played Mark of the Ninja before, started it last night. Like the gameplay so far, don't really like the presentation. The Saturday morning cartoon cutscenes, the level of blood and gross gurgling sounds, the orientalism. The game almost loads too fast. You press a button and your on the next level or menu instantly with no transition, it's a little jarring. There is like one or two non lethal items but for the most part a non-lethal route is "dont touch the guards"
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Oct 10, 2018 14:09
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Ignite Memories posted:We don't read japanese Neither do I! I just love Sumikko. I'll work it out. They're wonderful. EDIT: It's called Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town. English would be something like "Corner Creatures: Collect! Corner Town" Alan_Shore fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Oct 10, 2018 |
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Oct 10, 2018 14:12
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Frankston posted:I used my phone's translation camera to take a pic and apparently it's called: That is not at all what it says, but maybe look into missing children in your town, sounds like a lead.
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Oct 10, 2018 14:18
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Al Borland Corpse posted:Never played Mark of the Ninja before, started it last night. Like the gameplay so far, don't really like the presentation. The Saturday morning cartoon cutscenes, the level of blood and gross gurgling sounds, the orientalism. The game almost loads too fast. You press a button and your on the next level or menu instantly with no transition, it's a little jarring. the bonus character Dosan (you see his episode as an option in the level select) can be unlocked and he's straight up a guy who does non-lethal takedowns. You can do his mission and then I think you can use him later one when costumes/items become unlockable to use. game is as great as how I remember it though I'm baffled how this was locked at 30fps. Switch really couldn't handle such an old game at 60??? it's not a dealbreaker but I was kind of disappointed and legit shocked.
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Oct 10, 2018 14:43
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souped-up zelda 1 is a disgrace
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Oct 10, 2018 14:51
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SelenicMartian posted:Both? That's the same language branch. THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Both but then there are languages using the Arabic script that actually have very little in common with Arabic like Farsi and Urdu (mainly through the spread of Islam) Consider me schooled, also not giving my own memory enough credit. Also explains a lot about Japanese (guessing manga is considered a top-to-bottom medium first)
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Oct 10, 2018 15:04
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Ghost Leviathan posted:The Lost Levels is brutal. I was doing a play through on emulator using a 360 controller. I was able to get to 8-4 pretty consistently after a few weeks but I got a massive blister from the lovely D-pad and had to put it down so I never finished. I'd love to pick it back up and finish it with an actually good D-pad because holy poo poo Mario is hard with a 360 controller.
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Homestar Runner posted:btw I also rule at NES Open Tournament Golf and have been playing it regularly since I was a kid, however it is usually a very challenging for newcomers so if anybody has any questions on how to dominate let me know Hell yeah my man, effort post like hell on this because it took me like 5 tries to even hit a ball this morning, let alone hit it something like straight.
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Oct 10, 2018 15:06
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Alan_Shore posted:This just arrived! And it's going to be a DELIGHT Please post your impressions after a while. The demo felt bare bones, but I couldn't tell if it was the game or just the demo being really limited.
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Oct 10, 2018 15:07
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DLC Inc posted:I'm baffled how this was locked at 30fps. Switch really couldn't handle such an old game at 60??? it's not a dealbreaker but I was kind of disappointed and legit shocked. drat, guess I was wrong, I'm genuinely surprised they couldn't get it to run at 60. 30 isn't a deal-breaker but still.
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Oct 10, 2018 15:14
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I didn't really notice the frame rate at all. Whatever it is, it's consistent and doesn't jump
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Oct 10, 2018 15:25
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I got a 2ds xl and let me tell you, super Metroid but portable is very good When will the snes vc be put on switch, I need more then Metroid and earthbound dang it
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Oct 10, 2018 15:41
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collect the corner creatures
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Oct 10, 2018 15:46
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Modus Pwnens posted:Please post your impressions after a while. The demo felt bare bones, but I couldn't tell if it was the game or just the demo being really limited. I just played it for an hour. I opened a huge new space on the beach, Penguin gave his friends some cucumbers, the owl fell asleep from giving everyone lucky tokens, and Neko manned the clothing store (but hid from the customers). If feels like it's going to be pretty meaty. There's a ton of shops to unlock, lots of fun mini games which are still grayed out, and the town is massive. Super No Vacancy posted:collect the corner creatures I'm trying!
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Oct 10, 2018 15:58
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romanowski posted:souped-up zelda 1 is a disgrace The fact that it's clearly just a save state with maxed out items and when you select it you're just jarringly jumped right into the middle of the game with no intro screens is particularly pathetic.
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Oct 10, 2018 15:59
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American McGay posted:It's weird and dumb and an incredibly lazy way for Nintendo to try and pad their absolutely anaemic library of NES games. And worst of all now I've got 2 LoZ carts in the selection screen. I think it's something great for kids. I remember being excited when a cart I rented had a completed save so I could see all the content I couldn't make it to. That just doesn't happen anymore.
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Oct 10, 2018 16:05
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pixaal posted:I think it's something great for kids. I remember being excited when a cart I rented had a completed save so I could see all the content I couldn't make it to. That just doesn't happen anymore.
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You're literally not paying any more money for it, so I feel it's fair enough. The NES games have enough problems with ageing extremely badly.
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