Darklink42

I liked this: Which was in the related movies. Mind=blown Twice

So the ARG is back to life again. Anyone else followed through to this far? I've got some sweet pins, a postcard, and several awesome stickers from following the clues and so forth.

I think both suck actually, after really looking at them. Your original point stands, but the "however" just read wrong overall too. I made a different edit to the sentence that seems a little better, and avoids either word.

Made most of the edits, and no, they didn't seem that harsh. I feel like the comma before "along" is justified unless I re-write the whole sentence. Maybe it's just me reading it weird, but it looks funky without that comma there for a brief break in the two concepts. I thought that explaining how each of the Fey family members played a role was sufficient, but if it's really bothersome, I changed it up a little. I don't know if it's any better. Your call.

Edited. I hope that better gets across what I was shooting for. I originally wanted to say that it was the first game to tackle the courtroom, but since I can't back that up with any real proof, I thought it might be better to point out that the Ace Attorney series has helped bring back adventure games as a genre from near extinction. Also some minor edits for Guybrush: - I just now realized that "Mêlée" is actually supposed to have those two grammatical marks. >_> - "Along the way, he falls in love with the Governor, Elaine Marley, and rescues..." Feels like a nitpick, but does there need to be a comma after "along the way"? - "and the humor characteristic of many LucasArts titles" "The humorous characteristics of many..." - "like a coffin or a bumper car or even a child's flotation device" I feel like we've covered it before, but does there need to be commas after the "or"s? Pretty solid bio there Polo.

Hey Polo, thanks for the look up on the picture. I assumed it was the same one as the instruction manual for the first game without looking closely at the one we're using. I chose the word "surfers" originally as a way to avoid using the word "meme" in the article. I realized later that it's kind of a dated term at this point, and felt kind of old. Also, is the second sentence alright, or should I attempt to explain better why the adventure game genre was considered outdated before this and a couple of other games were released? Phoenix Wright " I was hoping I'd come up with a question while pounding on my desk ... I didn't.” Article by: Taylor Lake (Darklink42) Pictured from: Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations Created by: Capcom First appearance: 2001 Bio When it was first ported overseas to America, there was some doubt about how the Ace Attorney series would be received. It was a pure adventure game, an entry into a genre which had been all but replaced by action-adventure and role-playing games, along with the advent of more powerful gaming platforms. Now known for its over-the-top courtroom cases, expert blend of dark scenarios and humorous storytelling, and huge cast of memorable characters, the series and Phoenix Wright himself have become a familiar name to gamers. In particular, his trademark shout of “Objection!” with his finger pointing, full arm thrust have become popular icons among gamers and the internet community alike. Phoenix Wright is a defense lawyer who takes on cases that often seem hopeless. His ability to turn crushing loss into success is the reason why every case is referred to as a “turnabout.” Despite this, he’s not a very confident man when put under the gun, often having to rely on his friends to point out where he’s gone wrong. Phoenix makes up for his flaws by believing very firmly in the innocence of his clients, and is willing to argue against everyone he knows to prove it. Outside of the courtroom, he is a genuinely caring man who looks after those who have been wronged. He is, however, generous to a fault, often ending up paying for things that his friends want. The series itself focuses on Phoenix Wright and the various trials throughout his career which have brought him into contact with some of his closest friends and allies. The Fey family, for instance, plays a major role in his life, starting when Mia Fey defends Phoenix in court. Once he decides to become a lawyer, Mia acts as his boss, mentor, and best friend. Despite that, it is her younger sister Maya that becomes his constant companion. She tags along as his partner, providing helpful advice and counterpointing Phoenix’s often dry observations with her own quirky ones. Among his other allies are the bumbling but loyal Detective Dick Gumshoe, the ever troublemaking Larry Butz, and his fiercest competitor, Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, who has come to respect Phoenix and even act as a reluctant ally after losing several cases against him. Selected game appearances Nintendo DS -Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2005) References Wikipedia- "Phoenix Wright" Court Records Profile- "Phoenix Wright" Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Instruction Manual

Should have it fixed up by tonight and posted. Edit: I actually have a question if anyone knows the answer. Was Phoenix Wright the first game to be set almost entirely in the courtroom? I think it was, but I haven't been able to find a lot of reliable information to confirm or deny that idea.

Secret of Mana for the SNES. For years after my mom sold my system and games, I'd still recall playing it and listening to the awesome soundtrack. The Ice Country theme stands out the most in my mind, it was so perfectly fitting for the area.

Extremely rough version. I think I'm need of a little direction on this one before I continue, so feel free to offer any advice you've got. Apologies for the delay. Phoenix Wright Article by: Taylor Lake (Darklink42) Pictured from: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Created by: Capcom First appearance: 2001 Bio When it was first ported overseas to America, there was some doubt about how Ace Attorney series would be received. Now known for its over-the-top court room cases, excellent storytelling, and huge cast of memorable characters, the series and Phoenix Wright himself has become a well known name to gamers. In particular, his trademark shout of “Objection!” and his finger pointing, full arm thrust have become popular icons among gamers and internet surfers alike. Phoenix Wright is a defense lawyer who takes on cases that often seem hopeless. His ability to turn crushing loss into success is the reason why every case is referred to as a “turnabout”. Despite this, he’s not a very confidant man when put under the gun, often having to rely on his friends to point out where he’s gone wrong. But he believes very firmly in the innocence of his clients, and isn’t afraid to argue against everyone he knows to prove it. Outside of the courtroom, he is a genuinely caring man who looks after those who have been wronged. He is, however, generous to a fault, often forced to buy or pay for things that his friends want. The series itself focuses on Phoenix Wright and various trials throughout his career which have brought him into contact with some of his closest friends and allies. The Fey family, for instance, play a major role in his life. Mia Fey acts as his mentor and friend, but it is her younger sister Maya, who is his constant companion. She tags along as his partner, providing helpful advice and counter-pointing Phoenix’s often dry observations with her own quirky observations. Among his other allies are the bumbling but loyal Detective Dick Gumshoe, his fiercest competitor Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, and the ever troublemaking Larry Butz. Quote " Take That!” Selected game appearances Phoenix Wright (2001) References Wikipedia- "Phoenix Wright" Court Records Profile- "Phoenix Wright" Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Instruction Manual

I actually just found out about this recently, and laughed my ass off for hours. Not surprisingly, my name on there is drklink.

Here's some edits for you Mirby. Right off the bat, make sure when you link the selected game appearances, they go to the OCRemix site if there is one. I believe that we do that in order to lead people to the appropriate mixes. Also, after reading it a couple times, I think it might be a better idea to switch the order and start with who Zero is before talking about his history. I know the character from playing the first Megaman Zero game on GBA, but I can see where people who have not played any of them would be confused about where Zero stands on the good/evil scale and, more specifically, what his relationship to Sigma is overall. Speaking of Sigma, I'd recommend describing who he is a little bit too. Now on to grammar and such, because I'm still up and haven't used my English education for anything important in the last few months. -There's no need to say "constant battles" Battles works just as well, and you could actually contract the sentence further if you wanted. -The sentence that starts with "Until some of" is an incomplete sentence. It should be merged with the previous sentence. -Same problem with the next two sentences, they should be merged into one thought. -Do the reploids move the forbidden area, or do they move into it? You may also wish to explain a little about which Reploids are moving, and why. -Why does Zero awaken, and why does he decide to side with the mavericks? Why does Sigma fight against Zero? -The description of the fight between Sigma and Zero is a couple sentences long, and while cool, might be better served in explaining a little more about Zero's and/or Sigma's goals. -If you are going to keep the fight description, these sentences need to be corrected: 1. "During the battle, Zero..." Something more like: "During the battle Zero uses Sigma's pride and confidence against him, eventually ripping off one of Sigma's arms." 2."After a short while, Sigma..." Something like: "At one point, Sigma gets the upper hand, shattering Zero's helmet gem and revealing a familar "W" symbol behind it." -"His personality is quite noble... in fact, he sacrifices himself multiple times in the series for the sake of peace." Ellipsis > -It's not necessary to point out he's not suicidal. By saying that he's noble, it's already implied that he has died for a cause. If anything you can point out that he's not reckless with his life. -"He can act brash..." Something like: "Zero has been known to act brashly, but he is more often tactically minded and refuses to serve dark purposes." -I actually want to hear as much about what he does in the Zero games as how he got his start. Why seal himself away for so long, why come back, who was he fighting, and what happened in the end (without spoilers where possible). Good start. Now you need to just work on polishing it up. Watch out for those split sentences though. You've got a few of those in there where you halved a thought and made it two short sentences where it could have been one medium sentence.

I'd like to call Phoenix Wright for now. I'll have something up in a day or two.

Before a mad rush to write bios for the new characters happens, is there any particular protocol on picking, or is it going to be first calls get dibs?

Sorry guys, count me out as well. Pending a major turn in financial situation, there's just no way I can make it out there. I'm counting on there being awesome pictures though.

This right here sounds like exactly what I wanted all along. I don't tend to do hacks on my systems, but this one is sorely tempting just because I'd love to see Fox and Link actually play like reasonable characters instead of the nerfed shadows they are in Brawl.

It crashed because it was a remake of the first one, which wasn't all that great to begin with. I figure if you're going to take a game back to the roots of it's series, you have to at least make it to the standards of the latest game in the series, something Shadow Dragon just didn't manage. It was bold to try and bring back some of the traits, like the job switching. But it ruined the feel of the game by making all the characters one dimensional as hell. I didn't care at all for any of them or whether they lived or died (especially considering that if you wanted the extra chapters, you had to kill them off.)

I'll update more when I've actually watched the rest of the presentation, but so far I've seen the videos for the first five games (Zelda, Mario Sports, Wii Party, Just Dance, and Golden Sun.) Here's my thoughts: New Zelda: I'm sort of on the fence. I love Zelda, always have. But I have to admit that I was slightly disappointed by Twilight Princess. So I'm worried that Skyward Sword is going to be more of the same. Then again, it looks good, there's now jumping, and some cool new dynamics on old weapons. I also hope that they were really just having technical difficulties, because if the game handles like that when I eventually get it, I'm going to be personally pissed at Miyamoto. Mario Sports: I actually thought this looked cool, given that I don't care for most Mario Sports game. It'd be nice to have more than one game in a pack, which gives me incentive to actually purchase it so I won't get bored with just one. Wii Party: Wow, that "family" looked really unenthusiastic. And is it just me, or does Reggie-Mii look creepy? Just Dance: Meh, don't really care one way or the other. GOLDEN SUN! Looks good, sounds good, I can't wait for this one.

I actually just starting playing Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. That's Lin, one of the COs from that game.

As far as I know, the punctuation always goes inside of the quotations, except in rare instances. I don't know about what's done outside of American conventions though, so you could be right when it comes to international observances. I don't know that I'm qualified to answer your second question, since I wrote it. I assume that it's because I'm used to writing like that, but it could also just be me being lazy. I figure the sentence works either way, depending on how you want to phrase it.

Excellent work this guy has going on. I've always had a problem with 2, mostly I guess because it was so unforgiving in it's difficulty, and it would seem that even as an FPS it still finds ways to piss me off. (The skeletons are really tough to kill) Still, I'd like to see it become a full game even if Nintendo would probably frown upon it. I was actually thinking that the first one would make a good FPS-style game too, if done right.

Finally finished FF7: Crisis Core the other day. I didn't think they could make the outcome of the plot anymore sad than it was, but they did it perfectly. Started playing through the Legend of Zelda Oracles games again. Still as fun as they were back in the day. I should get back to KotOR, but I just haven't had the time and energy to devote to it in a while. Edit: Also played through Ducktales again in celebration of having completed the bio for Scrooge.

Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC): Admittedly, it requires a lot of D-pad interaction, but other than that it's a slow strategy game that's perfect for just goofing off for a few hours. Pokemon the TCG (GBC): If you're into that sort of thing. It's great for nostalgia, and light on the complications.

I didn't volunteer on the other bios because I've never played the games they are from, but if no one else ends up taking them, I can do another one. Also, glad to have finally crossed over to the writer's side of things.

I went and edited in everyone's suggestions. I didn't change the Capcom part just yet, because I wasn't sure whether I should link that tag to the Disney grouping we already have in the OCR list, or to an outside link. Thanks for the solid input guys.

Yeah, that was my response too. Can you imagine what school would be like with a name like that? Here's the revision. I think it still needs some tweaks here and there, but I'm happier with it. Scrooge McDuck Article by: Taylor Lake (Darklink42) Pictured from: DuckTales Created by: Capcom First appearance: 1947 (non game) Bio Scrooge McDuck started out from the bottom as a lowly shoe shiner in his native hometown of Glasgow, Scotland. From those humble roots, he’s grown to be the richest duck in the world. His first taste of American currency was a dime he got as a kid, and although he now has a tower filled with gold coins that he swims in, he still keeps that dime in a jar to remind himself and his nephews of the value of hard work. Be it from competition with others or just plain ennui from being at the top, he is constantly on the lookout for new ways to make money. Not above adventuring, even at his distinguished age, Scrooge has explored countless famous locations in search of treasures, wealth, and fame. For all of his wealth, Scrooge was a lonely old miser for a long time, having little to do with his relatives. He is the uncle of Donald Duck, and more eminently, the great-uncle of the triplets Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Once he started looking after his nephews, and shared some adventures with them, he softened considerably and has since become their beloved “Uncle Scrooge”. Wealth also breeds enemies, and Scrooge has his hands full with the likes of fellow Scotsman and tycoon Flintheart Glomgold, as well as the notorious Beagle Boys, a group of thieves dedicated almost exclusively to robbing him. Aided by his nephews and his bumbling but loyal pilot Launchpad, Scrooge set out in DuckTales to acquire famous treasures from around the world to reinforce his position as the world’s richest duck. This was his first videogame appearance, and is still remembered fondly by gamers for its challenging game play and catchy soundtrack. Scrooge McDuck hasn’t been in many games since then. In Kingdom Hearts II, his most recent appearance, he helped King Mickey develop the space transit system which links the worlds together. He also has a fondness for sea salt ice cream. Quote " I wouldn't miss this for all the scones in Scotland!” Selected game appearances NES • Ducktales (1990) Playstation 2 • Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005) References • Wikipedia- "Scrooge McDuck" • Wikipedia- "Ducktales" • Ducktales Instruction Manual Now edited with current suggestions.