Wii U General - Gaming Dad: "It's better to lose as Bowser than win as Toad"

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PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Ultigonio posted:

How many people will be upset if I put Skyward Sword on there?

While I don't know how many people will be upset if you do, I for one would certainly be upset if you don't :colbert:

EDIT: I should have read the rest of the thread before I made my reply, of course I was beaten only a couple of posts after the one I replied to. Well; just add my voice to that, then.

# ¿ Aug 20, 2014 13:52

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 21:48

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

ChaosArgate posted:

and I'm just curious why NSMBWii and Brawl aren't on that list.

Presumably for the same reason that Mario Kart Wii isn't, because the sequel on the Wii U makes the previous entry kind of obsolete :shrug:

# ¿ Aug 20, 2014 14:05

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

noirstronaut posted:

Why the gently caress do people care about Link when TANOOKI MARIO IS RIGHT THERE

Pshaw, of the two new Mario Universe characters they're adding with that DLC pack, Cat-suit Peach is clearly the superior choice :colbert:

# ¿ Aug 27, 2014 20:07

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Ultigonio posted:

[...] I would recommend tons of platformers [...] over Super Mario World.

Super Mario Bros. 3, for one. Yes, I went there :colbert:

# ¿ Aug 31, 2014 00:26

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Austrian mook posted:

I agree that the 2nd strikers game plays very much like a hockey game

Ah, I guess that's why I didn't like it then.

# ¿ Sep 6, 2014 02:27

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

nate fisher posted:

I have 2 questions for current Wii U owners. I am thinking about buying a refurbished Wii U from Nintendo for $200. Is it worth it or should I just pay the full $300 for a new one? Second as a PS4 owner, am I stupid for wanting a Wii U just to play Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros., and the new Zelda when it comes out? The last Nintendo console I loved was the N64, but I have nostalgia for Nintendo first party games. The Rayman game for the PS4 scratched that itch, but still it is no Mario. I just want to feel like as a gamer I spent my money wisely.

There's a simple test for whether or not the Wii U is for you: Do you enjoy Nintendo games? If yes, go ahead and buy it; their first party output on the platform has been absolutely stellar so far. If not, don't bother (and why are you even asking in the first place). As to your other question, I haven't heard about any drawbacks of buying refurbished but since that's not what I did, others might know more about that.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2014 01:24

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Austrian mook posted:

Hey, so in World Flower-11 in Mario 3D World, the one with the spikes and the lamps and stuff, what's going on exactly? I'm trying to get the final green star and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. There's just no way to get it without getting hit. I can just barely grab it without touching the ground as peach but I can't get through the area after without taking a hit, she can't move fast enough to hover over all the spikes.

E: Welp, there's a game over. Earlier on you have to move around the spotlights but here it just takes up the entire platform.

If I'm thinking of the right spot here then you can just hide from the spotlight under those (destructible) brick blocks to make the spikes go away.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2014 03:07

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

greatn posted:

The levels are fast and easy to get through when you aren't worried about getting the green stars.

Well, not the ones in world crown, they aren't.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2014 06:30

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

BottledBodhisvata posted:

So, wait, the current link DLC is just the characters, but not actually playable Link? Or...what? I thought there already was a Link DLC, and there's an Animal Crossing one too.

Yes. They aren't out yet though.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2014 16:27

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Fremry posted:

So, that puts the possibility of a Wii U port of Minecraft squarely in the realm of... nobody has any idea.

I think it's the same it's always been: Zero.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2014 15:40

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Katana Gomai posted:

Huh, you learn something new every day. A Wii U bootloader which still requires you to own a Wii to even use it is super pointless though.

Wait, it does? Because that doesn't follow at all from what he said (which of course doesn't mean it isn't true, which I've no clue if it is). From what he said I had just assumed it was a fan-made patch/hack that allowed the Wii U to run original Gamecube disks when in Wii mode (you know, like the original Wii did). Though I've no clue where the Gamecube controller inputs would be coming from in that scenario :v:

# ¿ Sep 17, 2014 17:21

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Jsor posted:

You mean the gold Tanooki suit? Nah, you don't get permanently locked out, but you do have to replay the level without using the suit to unlock it.

That's not even true, using the gold Tanooki suit in 3D World won't lock you out of anything, it will just show up as the stars displayed on your save file not sparkling. Use it to your heart's content if you don't care about that, and just replay whatever level you used it in to beat it without, otherwise. Be warned though that you won't get a gold Tanooki suit in the final level of the game, no matter how many times you die, so using it a lot in the earlier levels will leave you woefully unprepared for the challenge of that level. Not like there's anything that COULD prepare you for that, though :v:

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PoshAlligator posted:

Nintendo is the last bastion for awesome platforming games.

Rest in peace Jak & Daxter 1.

Well to be fair, Ubisoft made a valiant effort with Rayman Legends. That game can absolutely hold its own with the best of Nintendo's output.

PrBacterio fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Sep 18, 2014

# ¿ Sep 18, 2014 20:11

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Silver Falcon posted:

I agree, except you spelled ~~Groose~~Linebeck wrong.

Seriously, I'm going to get the game, but you can bet I'll be putting in big bold letters on my Club Nintendo survey, "WHERE IS ~~GROOSE~~LINEBECK?!"

I honestly don't know how none of you seem to be able to spell Linebeck :arghfist:

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enojy posted:

Hrrrrnnnggghh...

I'm supposed to be reading that in a Yoshi voice, like the groaning sound he makes when he does the flutter jump, right?

PrBacterio fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Sep 20, 2014

# ¿ Sep 20, 2014 06:42

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Austrian mook posted:

what is wrong with peach's face

She just noticed Bowser's hand reaching out to grab her :ohdear:

# ¿ Sep 25, 2014 09:01

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

So, the new Fatal Frame mode is gonna have a post-game scenario starring Ayane from Dead or Alive, where you'll have to evade the ghosts using stealth. Okay.

Wait, literal Ayane from Ninja Gaiden/DoA, or just a character in the same style/who looks like her? :psyduck:

# ¿ Sep 25, 2014 14:27

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Darth TNT posted:

Ah yes, the jiggle just right. We all know team ninja is known for realistic breast physics.

To be fair, they said just "right," not "realistic" :v:

# ¿ Sep 25, 2014 15:25

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

JordanKai posted:

"Fatal Frame: Oracle of the Sodden Raven"

That translation makes for a spectacularly terrible title, though :psyduck:

# ¿ Sep 26, 2014 14:36

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

It should probably also be pointed out that outputting the Wii U to a computer monitor will lead to some loss in color range, because the Wii U only supports limited mode HDMI, whereas computer monitors usually expect their input to be in full range RGB. This will lead to washed out colors with dark areas appearing too bright and bright areas too dark, and blacks displayed as a dark grey and whites as a very light grey instead.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2014 18:14

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Regy Rusty posted:

The water levels are bad and are a black mark on an otherwise stellar game.

Only Rayman has done water levels well.

I haven't played Tropical Freeze yet, so I can't say anything about that, but about Rayman and water levels ... oh yes. The water levels in Rayman Legends are so freaking amazing. The entire water world was probably the high point in that game, or at least tied for that spot with the music levels (of which sadly, and uncharacteristically, the water world's music level was probably the worst of them). But that level that starts off on the inflatable island and then becomes a James Bond themed spy thriller sequence ... :eyepop:

drat, what an amazing goddamn game :allears:

# ¿ Sep 28, 2014 08:30

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Blackbelt Bobman posted:

Just wait for Mario Party 10, 8 and 9 both suck. Or get Wii PartyU which is similar just using Miis instead of Mario characters.

Also, you need Wiimotes for a lot of WiiU games.

Wii Party U sucks too though :sweatdrop:

(though I can't say if worse so than the last couple of Mario Party games since I haven't played those). I can say though that I quite liked the Mario Party game for the original NDS.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2014 00:20

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

greatn posted:

In the olden days you just had to grind, and there is some formula speed runner people know about the likely hood of drops. Drops based on how many hits you've taken since the last drop or something.

But we live in the modern world so I'd recommend just using save states liberally at money making game to max out rupees and forget about it.

The real trick to grinding rupees in the original LoZ is to use a guide to look up where all of those hidden "it's a secret to everyone!" caves are.

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Renoistic posted:

Oh wow so now I want to use it even less. It's too bad about the money grind because the game seems to hold up really well otherwise!

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll see how far I can get without resorting to using a map.

Don't not use a map when playing the original LoZ, it was never intended to be played that way, by yourself and finding all the secrets on your own. The game originally came with a map of a good part of the overworld, even. From there on you were supposed to hear about secret rooms and the like from friends who were also playing the game at the same time as you, while you told them of the ones you found that they hadn't. And grinding money from enemy drops is dumb, there's so many rupees to be found in hidden locations. Also the bow & arrows is one of the most useful items in the game, you just have to pay the one-time fee for the arrows (and it's not 250 rupees if you know which shop to buy the upgrade from, don't pay 250 rupees, look up the shop where they sell it for less than half that instead) and then you can plink away.

PrBacterio fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Oct 7, 2014

# ¿ Oct 7, 2014 13:48

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Shelf Adventure posted:

Polygon's review seemed to mark it down for the whole stripper thing (please don't no-one cares how objectifying you think it is or how you think it totally doesn't matter) so if that doesn't bother you, and if you enjoyed the first one it probably didn't, then it's in line with the other reviews.

I think this image sums it up quite nicely:

# ¿ Oct 13, 2014 16:37

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

The Machine posted:

So does Nintendo own the Bayonetta IP? I'm curious about the details of the publishing deal.

(and why Bayonetta wasn't in Smash Bros.)

I think the way it works - at least how I understand it - is they completely own the copyright to the new game (so there's no chance of it ever coming to another, non-Nintendo console), but the rights to the IP are still being held by Sega.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2014 17:32

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Meanwhile over here in Europe, I just ordered a plush toy Yoshi with all of my collected Nintendo points :smug:

# ¿ Oct 13, 2014 17:58

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

spudsbuckley posted:

I'm starting to think i want a Wii U.

Pre-owned games are cheap as dirt over here at the moment and it does have the best next-gen exclusives but the future of the console is murky as gently caress.

Recent releases like Hyrule Warriors and Bayonetta 2 don't really interest me because hack and slash bores the gently caress out of me after 5 minutes.

I'm conflicted as gently caress about this console.

Well what games are you interested in for it? I can say that for one, Mario 3D World really is as excellent as people are saying, and Mario Kart 8 is really good too.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2014 19:21

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

numerrik posted:

Honestly, in my book, 10 games is the minimum requirement for me to consider buying a console. Also, 3D Land is a 3DS game, 3D World is the Wii U one. One more thing, give the Wonderful 101 demo a try if you get the Wii U, it's hit or miss, but if you love it, you'll know, and Lego City Undercover is better than you'd think.

Well if he doesn't care about Bayonetta 2 then it's unlikely he'd like W101 either though, they're pretty similar in their approach. But purely for the Mario/Nintendo main IP games, which seems to be what he's asking, I'd say yes, it's worth it.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2014 19:41

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Suspicious Cook posted:

I just want Wa versions of all the princesses. They'd be way better than all the Mario Kart babies in the party games.

Well I'd say Daisy pretty much counts as the Wa-version of Peach.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2014 17:11

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

mabels big day posted:

finally. Finally, we get the post cyber apocalypse LEgend of Zelda game we've all been asking for.

Isn't Skyward Sword the actual, official post-cyber apocalypse LoZ game what with all of those ancient robots running around everywhere? :v:

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 17:18

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Monkey Fracas posted:

Oh man what if the motorcycle talked like the boat did in Windwaker

HI I'M ~~DAISY~~EPONA!

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 17:23

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Villager in Smash has several skins/costumes and iirc at least one of them looks quite similar to that, actually.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 17:39

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Someone over on NeoGAF suggested that they should have called the bike the "Zelda Cycle" :v:

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 17:59

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Long John Power posted:

That's not a death stare, Luigi, what are you even doing :mad:

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 01:18

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Jay-V posted:

New Super Mario Bros U (If I get this one, I don't need the others, right?)

This is correct. And NSMBU is the best of the New Super Mario Bros. games (except the Luigi DLC for it is even better), so if you're only going to play one it is the one to get. Oh and don't listen to the guy who said not to get Skyward Sword, in my opinion it's one of the better recent Zelda games. The problem with the recent Zelda games (except maybe ALBW) is that each of them excells only at parts of what makes Zelda a popular franchise in the first place, so the post-OOT 3D Zelda games are rather divisive, depending on what you want out of the experience. Some people really like Twilight Princess but hate Skyward Sword, but for me, for example, it is exactly the other way around. So my advice is to play them all and make up your own mind about them.
EDIT: Also, absolutely do not play Zelda in "timeline order" or anything crazy like that, in fact, just ignore the timeline completely, it's irrelevant nonsense. Just play them in the order they were released in.

PrBacterio fucked around with this message at 15:48 on Oct 16, 2014

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 15:45

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Well except for one late-game boss fight. You know the one.

No I don't, actually. One of the boss fights in Wind Waker is supposed to be hard? What?

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 17:23

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Mario Galaxy absolutely does have its share of boring or annoying to get stars, like a lot of the purple comet, collect one hundred purple coins ones, for example. There is absolutely none of that in 3D World, imho, which is one of the reasons I vastly prefer it over Galaxy.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 17:50

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

I haven't played DKTF yet, but it's hard to imagine the water levels and underwater controls in there being anywhere near as good as those in Rayman Legends, just because those were so absolutely loving awesome and perfect.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 22:18

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Blackbelt Bobman posted:

It's more like you they are used in the dungeon and immediately after to advance, but that's it for most things. The Ball & Chain is the worst offender, but the Dominion Rod and Spinner are also offenders. The Gale Boomerang was cool, and obviously the Clawshot was vital, but those are both series staples.

Also don't forget "YOU FOUND A BLUE RUPEE (5)" and "YOU FOUND A PURPLE RUPEE! That's 50 Rupees! ... But your wallet is full so you put it back."

Contrast with Skyward Sword which manages the sneak the beetle, gust bellows, whip and digging mitts into tons of puzzles later on. I am a big fan of Skyward Sword because of the excellent dungeons and amazing boss fights (ignoring the Imprisoned and the stupid cyclops sea monster), great puzzles, upgrade system, and beautiful art direction. I will say that the Imprisoned fights and the Silent Realms are awful. And the sky was poorly implemented. And I think it would've been nice if you had visited a wider variety of locations, especially during the part with the dragons near the end. But I still like the game.

THE GROOSENATOR!

Edit: Twilight Princess was made to be exactly like Ocarina of Time to appease fanboys, and not surprisingly it suffers from a lot of the same problems that Ocarina did.

And to be fair, I think the cyclops monster was still kind of a decent boss fight in itself, if (like pretty much all Zelda bosses) way too easy, it just had a really dumb design. The imprisoned, on the other hand ... well ... :sigh:

In general, though, I think both SS and TP had some of the best dungeon designs in the entire series and are about equal on that front, even though TP has more of them. All told though I don't think the great dungeon design can save TP from all the other bullshit it throws at you like that stupid, mandatory covered wagon escort mission and those mandatory QTE-like jousts across bridges that the game just suddenly and for no good reason throws at you out of nowhere; even those repeated imprisoned fights have nothing on that kind of bullshit.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2014 02:30

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Narcissus1916 posted:

As long as we can agree that Spirit Tracks is awful. A steep difficulty that would be totally okay - if the stylus controls could handle that level of precision. Top that off with an infuriating overworld and its the one Zelda game that really left a bad taste.

That ... what ... no, that's most definitely NOT something we can just "all agree on," what the hell is wrong with you :psyduck:

# ¿ Oct 17, 2014 16:27

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

Light Gun Man posted:

I dunno, Bowser Jr. and Petey Piranha just seem like some kind of forced in Director's Pets or something to me, maybe I'm the crazy one here. They show up in sunshine suddenly and now they are in like every game forever. The Shadow the Hedgehogs of Mario, perhaps.

That's kind of how I feel about Rosalina, actually. Daisy always was the superior princess until this usurper came along, goddammit :argh:

# ¿ Oct 19, 2014 02:30

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 21:48

PrBacterio: Jul 19, 2000

katkillad2 posted:

Aren't a bunch of non-mario characters going to be DLC in Mario Kart?

Only Link and Isabelle and the villager from Animal Crossing. Not sure if that counts as "a bunch."

# ¿ Oct 22, 2014 06:20

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