What game are you playing?

[Mikero]

Besides that, Marvel has said that the Silver Surfer is the strongest hero in the Marvel 616 Universe.

For whatever reason, that just sounds like a bad rap lyric.

"Straight outta da 616 BOI!!!"

Braap braap.

(Hm.. My area code is 613...)

[Snare]

Sim City Societies.

My verdict is: No.

[ChaosVortex]

I'm playing Super Mario Galaxy.

I'll post a review if I feel like it.

[CM]

How is that so far? My brother just got it today but he's not playing it because there's a bed in the way of the tv and wii.

[ChaosVortex]

It's... OK.

If you enjoyed Mario 64 and Sunshine, then you're in for a surprise. It's fun, but compared to those two, I find it mediocre.

[CM]

Mario 64 was the #####. Sunshine was garbage. You know I really don't know anything about this new age Mario game. Is it like Mario in space? Because I think they already covered that in one of the old game boy games.

[ChaosVortex]

64 was great. I loved Sunshine. It wasn't as good as 64, but I really loved it. Graphically, gameplay, and storywise, I had a blast.

Galaxy however, an entirely different story. It matches Sunshine's graphics (if not better), but the controls and the gameplay engine has totally changed, and the worlds are too weird. It's fun, but from what I was expecting, I'm disappointed.

[Mikero]

The graphics are definitely better than Sunshine, it's just not a really obvious betterment like comparing 64 to Sunshine.

[CM]

My brother is trying to play it now but the remote on the tv is acting up again and we can't seem to figure out how to get it on game mode without the remote. Also the cake is a lie.

[Johncarllos]

the cake is OLD.
Have you tried entering the menu on the TV with the TV's buttons?
On older TVs, you can press volume up and down at the same time to enter the menu and then change it to game/Aux from there.

[Zenaku]

Delicious /cake/...

HEH.

(Sadly no one will get that reference. Maybe except for Rez.)

Mario 64 was the #####. Sunshine was garbage. You know I really don't know anything about this new age Mario game. Is it like Mario in space? Because I think they already covered that in one of the old game boy games.

I personally really liked Sunshine, I REALLY don't see why so many people hated it.

[Johncarllos]

I thought it was okay until i got to one area the camera was so friggin bad that I couldn't even move without dieing.
It was the backside of the waterfall at the fair place, I just plain ol' quit when I couldn't get the camera around to my side of it, so I was stuck staring at water while Mario got raped.
No matter how many times I went away and came back, I couldn't climb that chain linked area.

[Slugkid]

Delicious /cake/...
HEH.
(Sadly no one will get that reference. Maybe except for Rez.)

I got that reference...
Delicious cake is in somewhere but I forgot where, so if you type it you are a dumbass.
I got that from Portal: The flash version, where it has an "A" written in different color.
It is (a) delicious cake.  you must eat it!
M I RITE?!

[TheRedPriest]

Delicious /cake/...

HEH.

(Sadly no one will get that reference. Maybe except for Rez.)

I get it.  5 Wily fun bux for you.

Mario 64 was the #####. Sunshine was garbage. You know I really don't know anything about this new age Mario game. Is it like Mario in space? Because I think they already covered that in one of the old game boy games.

I personally really liked Sunshine, I REALLY don't see why so many people hated it.

Because it focused on a gimmicky backpack for the gameplay which didn't feel like Mario at all, all the stages were essentially tropical island levels so you were missing the trademark variety in stages for a Mario game (Mario 64 did this wonderfully) and Fludd (or however you spell it's name) was more annoying than Axl and just as dumb.

[ChaosVortex]

Yeah, some of the levels were dumb and hard, but I still like the game. It wasn't a failure.

It's better than Galaxy.

[TheRedPriest]

Wait, are you claiming Sunshine to be BETTER than Galaxy?  If so you best hide before I find my tomatoe stick and summon Nibbles.

Also, I'm currently playing the very dissappointing Port of Symphoney of the Night on the Dracula X Collection for PSP.  Playing through Maria mode now.  Not going to bother with Richter agian though.

And for the record, Super Castlevania 4 > Rondo of Blood OR it's PSP remake in gameplay AND music.

[ChaosVortex]

Wait, are you claiming Sunshine to be BETTER than Galaxy?

Did I stutter? No wait, that's impossible. This is the internets.

Yes. I had more fun in Sunshine than I am in Galaxy. At least Sunshine kept most of the basic elements of Mario 64 in it and have a world to explore, rather than just hop to different half-assed worlds that are small in comparison to the worlds in SM64 and Sunshine.

[Abominator]

Your opinion has been revoked.

[Vinchenz Rock]

I liked Sunshine better than Galaxy too.

[Abominator]

Your opinion has also been revoked.

[Mikero]

Right. No. Okay I've played a bit of both Sunshine and Galaxy and in playing Galaxy for 20 minutes I could tell it's better than Sunshine.

Not only does it avoid the gayosity of totally dog##### frustrated because you can't kill a baddie since he has three square centimeters of crud left on him, but the movement is smoother and it's actually surprisingly fun to dick around space with Mario.

By movement, I mean that Sunshine felt slow. FLUDD kept Mario heavy and clunk-riddled. Mario IS NOT a heavy and slash or clunky character. While I did find Sunshine fun, I also found Mario's movement way too crap unless you're using that thing where you're on pillars of water spewing out of FLUDD but even then that lasts all of ten seconds. Nah, son.

Then there's the camera. Wow, that sucked. Let's move on.

Worlds. Each world in Galaxy might not be so big, but they are quite diverse which is a Mario STAPLE. Every level I played in Sunshine was a fun-sun-bubble gum dream land which wasn't totally bad except that it was repetitive and anti-Mario. #####in' Ristar and the early acts of Sonic were more diverse and they were stuck in 32 bits or less.

And I'm sorry, but no there isn't a whole big world for you to explore in Sunshine. It's just like the rest; There's one main world that's relatively safe à la Castle in M64, and that world is connected to a myriad of other worlds which are LEVELS. A whole big world to explore is something that comes with qualifiers; Like being able to free roam that area without having to be on a mission, and such things. In any case, there are areas in Galaxy where you can change your flight path mid-planet jump and go to another planet you would otherwise not be able to reach, and I find that a bit more explore-y than "this game has a lot of levels". And seriously, with Galaxy you're trading up from Sunshine. Instead of exploring a whole world (which like I said you don't really do), you have a bunch of GALAXIES to "explore". Small or not, that is bigger, in a sense.

And every little rock I've been to thus far in Galaxy has been vastly more interesting to that horribly boring and horribly designed Sunshine level where there's all sorts of construction and whatever going on so you have to climb up and around all kinds of rafters, beams, whatever. Junk. That level was POOR quality, mates.

That being said, what I played of Sunshine was alright. I had a bit of fun, but it was mostly because I love water stuff. I got a bit farther than finding out Baby Bowser (or Koopa Jr. if you're a mook) was the dude, and it was alright. But it was pretty damn "meh" of a game.

Delicious /cake/...
HEH.
(Sadly no one will get that reference. Maybe except for Rez.)

I got that reference...
Delicious cake is in somewhere but I forgot where, so if you type it you are a dumbass.
I got that from Portal: The flash version, where it has an "A" written in different color.
It is (a) delicious cake.  you must eat it!
M I RITE?!

I think /cake/ is a 4chan reference, sluggo.

[Captain Sanoguchi]

Today, I spent some of the money I received and bought the Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow training. I also purchased Drawn to Life, I'm not sure yet how I feel about either purchase.

[preventerWIND]

I also purchased Drawn to Life

LOL U BOUGHT IT

[Captain Sanoguchi]

Is it bad?

[preventerWIND]

Terrible.

I guess it's alright, drawing your character is fun though.

How much did you get it for?

[Captain Sanoguchi]

30 bucks, I heard so many good things about it from OD.

[preventerWIND]

OD, you got some 'splainin to doooo...

[Mikero]

I wouldn't have bought either of those things. Drawn Together is a good show, at least the first season. Latest episodes are basically the same old jokes, boring.

True story; A prof I have/had actually went around to many studios pitching a show exactly like that and they all turned him down. Then like 2 years later Drawn Together comes on.

[Captain Sanoguchi]

Mike, you're drunk again.We're talking about Drawn to Life, not Drawn Together.

[Mikero]

I totally read Drawn Together. No idea what Drawn To Life Is. Thought this was the Christmas gift crud thread thing.

No I'm not drunk, thanks. Just busy.

[Captain Sanoguchi]

Whatever, I guess Drawn to Life is a pretty decent game. It kind of reminds me of Act Raiser, but less like StarCraft.

[Johncarllos]

It's a DS game where you make your own sprites to play with.

So, I just finished one of the craziest rounds of GH3 I have ever played.
I'm against this guy named Fizz online, it's one song on Expert, and since I made the game( room), I figured I might as well pick "Through the Fire and Flames" which is the hardest song availiable to Wii owners (360 folks get the full 'Devil went down to georgia' which is even MORE difficult).
Anyways, we both start and suck at the intro, but I take a slight lead, we then each fail to miss a note for the next 300 notes, after which I misplace my nfingers, he pulls ahead, blah blah and I'm 20K behind him the whole song right until the final bits where I creep up on him and then win with 6K more than him.
Amazing game.
It's funny because the whole time I knew he was better than me, but the last easy part I star-powered and he screwed it up. Woooo.
He got 83% of his notes, I got 81% of mine (my personal best).
Final scores (roughly):
Me (THE JC)- 338K
him (FIZZ)- 332K
I'm pretty happy with that.

[Captain Sanoguchi]

...You still can't really play the guitar...

[Johncarllos]

Oh really?
How do YOU know?
I am entirely able to play a few songs.
Not that I'm any GOOD at guitar, but I can fiddle around with it.
Also, the finger strength I have gained from Guitar Hero has allowed me get much better at holding my chords.

[Mikero]

Oh THAT game. It sounds cool.

[Captain Sanoguchi]

You mean Drawn to Life?
It's decent.

[Mikero]

I like the concept (big shock).

[Johncarllos]

It makes it entirely possible to play a game as a WiiMote and shoot XBoxes and PS2/3s.
Or play as a missingno and shoot rolls of toilet paper.

[Captain Sanoguchi]

I like the concept (big shock).

Not really, you're an awesome artist and stuff.

[Mikero]

Well I was being sarcastic with the big shock part, but thank you Sano.

[Johncarllos]

...
I hope that's sarcasm, because all my sensors tell me he's serious.
(nice one Sano)
*WINK WINK*

[ChaosVortex]

I downloaded Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, Ghosts 'n' Goblins, and Ghouls 'n' Ghosts for the Wii.

I recognize the Lost Levels from playing Mario Allstars, so I'm happy with it.

Ghosts 'n' Goblins for the NES sucks.

Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, however, is really fun. It's almost nearly impossible to play a whole run through the game without getting a Game Over though.

EDIT: I'm thinking about downloading Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts. Does anyone have an opinion about it and compare it to the original Ghouls 'n' Ghosts?

[Zenaku]

Urgh, does anyone have a list of good DS games that can be played cooperatively or are just party games that are fun with friends?

Delicious /cake/...
HEH.
(Sadly no one will get that reference. Maybe except for Rez.)

I got that reference...
Delicious cake is in somewhere but I forgot where, so if you type it you are a dumbass.
I got that from Portal: The flash version, where it has an "A" written in different color.
It is (a) delicious cake.  you must eat it!
M I RITE?!

I think /cake/ is a 4chan reference, sluggo.

Actually the whole "THIS IS A DELICIOUS CAKE, YOU MUST EAT IT" originates from 4chan. But /cake/ is entirely different. Mike is close, and we will end it at that.

[Kamon]

I'm thinking about downloading Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts. Does anyone have an opinion about it and compare it to the original Ghouls 'n' Ghosts?

Compared to Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, it's even more difficult.

[Abominator]

It's a great and exceedingly difficult game.

I just caved and bought Guitar Hero III for the Wii.

[Xzeemo]

Lately I've been playing Megaman and Bass and Final Fantasy III. I'm liking both of them pretty well. Megaman and Bass can be pretty damn hard at times though. However a challenge is great though.

[preventerWIND]

King's castle is the hardest MM fortress I've gone through. Good luck...

[Xzeemo]

Thanks It is way more challenging than all of the other Classic games. Boss battles and all.

[Kamon]

The hardest boss in MM&B for me is Dynamoman. Even when using his weakness.

[Mikero]

I just caved and bought Guitar Hero III for the Wii.

Heh, nice.

I just beat Easy Career on it last night. I'm not really good enough for medium yet. The blue  one can mess me up pretty bad.