defender!! Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 you know, for the past few days i've been writing for a little site called erickandemily (of which i am neither so what if it's a plug shut up shut up) and playing a ton of the Wii games since i can't find one at the time. none of the games out right now really give me enough of a reason to buy them, is the problem. Rayman has pretty good multiplayer, but a horrific single-player mode. Elebits is the complete opposite in that the single-player has a ton of meat to it, but the multiplayer just isn't there (i really, really wanted a co-op story mode) when i get a wii, i'm probably going to get madden, which i played and loved, or trauma center, which i haven't touched. i haven't read up a whole lot on it, how high does it stand in the line-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFu Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I must say that Elebits is pretty much a Nintendo's version of Katamari Damacy. Though still not quite as crazy, but still quirky.And I think it's great to simply rent most of the games since they are entirely too short at the moment. Great money's worth for the experience. Still waiting for something more substantial personally. I think it was worth the purchase. The game is really fun and the music is awesome. There is so much to do in the game. I just found out that there were extra items that you can find and always have on if you find them after a certain point. I just found radar always on. If you get 25 S ranks, you can get vacuum always on... That's so awesome. I really want to get eternal mode for some of the really fun levels too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 So I keep hearing that Excitetruck really is worth a buy - should I go for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nekko! Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 So I keep hearing that Excitetruck really is worth a buy - should I go for it? My bro has been playing it since launch inbetween Zelda and now Elebits, but loves it. Theres a decent amount of unlockable stuff and crazy stuff to figure out on the different courses. Hes not a big racing game guy either, except maybe Road Rash and Mario Kart. Not sure how big racing fans take to it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger-270 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I don't have a Wii, as it's hard enough keeping up with a PS2 and a DS. I'm not interested in it however, as it costs $400 here in Australia, and my mum can't afford that. She told my brother she might get him one next year if it drops in price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWarp Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 So I keep hearing that Excitetruck really is worth a buy - should I go for it? IGN gave it the award "Best Game No One Bought". If you're the type to fly through games very quickly, you'll probably want to give Excite Truck a rental. If you're playing it concurrently with other games (I am) then buy it. It's really fun and even got my brother to play Wii. Excite Truck will probably be Wii's best racing game for a full year. Custom soundtracks ftw. <()> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyciol Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Wii would like to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffester Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Excite truck is the shit...It has the same feeling of replayability as Smash Brothers does for me. No one race is ever the same and you can always find a way to pick up more points. It's simple, but very versatile at the same time and my god is it fast. Realism for the LOSE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyrai Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 The TG-16 R-Type...how is it? I think the only R-Types I played before I was in the institution was the Grey Brick ones, and an SNES one, all of which were an absolute blast. I ask this because my budget is tight, and will be, so I don't want to end up blowing cash on a game thinking it's one thing, and turns out to be another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJG Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Rub it in whydoncha? I can't even get a single TGFX game because I'm in Australia and they're not released for VC down here. I'm writing a big rant about it as we speak. I want R-Type and Super Star Soldier DAMNIT!! Looks like I've still got reason for emulation. GG Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcom Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 How do you find your Wii friend code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sag Ee Mana Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 The TG-16 R-Type...how is it? I think the only R-Types I played before I was in the institution was the Grey Brick ones, and an SNES one, all of which were an absolute blast.I ask this because my budget is tight, and will be, so I don't want to end up blowing cash on a game thinking it's one thing, and turns out to be another. This R-Type is the first one, and a must. I've played it in Arcade, on Playstation, even on my Amstrad CPC 6128 !!! This game is really good, the controls for the TG are nice, the music is ok, but be ready for a really HARD game. (and don't hesitate to repeat the (A)+(-) trick for credits, you'll cry with the three credits available at the beginning!) Eight levels, awesome bosses, hard challenge... Only thing: when you die, the foes could be less aggressive with your only and weak ship after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 How do you find your Wii friend code? Go to the message board and check your address book; it's on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salad Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 How do you find your Wii friend code? On the Wii menu, hit the message button in the lower right... Open your address book... it's the button on the right. And there's your Wii code... If there are already entries, you can see your friend code by hitting - and thus going to the front "cover" of the address book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcom Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 On the Wii menu, hit the message button in the lower right...Open your address book... it's the button on the right. And there's your Wii code... If there are already entries, you can see your friend code by hitting - and thus going to the front "cover" of the address book. thx (damn you minimum character limit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eon_Blue Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I wonder what'd be involved in making gamecube games work with the wii controller? I'm thinking some sort of expansion download with modifications for the existing game. Once you pop in the gamecube game, the modifications kick in, allowing you to use the wii controller (and motion sensing, etc) for games like Mario Golf and F-Zero GX. Of course, Nintendo would much rather make and sell an all new game that's designed to make the most of the controller (and your wallet), but wouldn't an alternate control scheme be along the same lines as, say, downloading new maps for an fps? Although I think most games that have downloadable content are designed to include these options for modification from the start, not have them forced in - several years down the road, no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I wonder what'd be involved in making gamecube games work with the wii controller? I'm thinking some sort of expansion download with modifications for the existing game. Once you pop in the gamecube game, the modifications kick in, allowing you to use the wii controller (and motion sensing, etc) for games like Mario Golf and F-Zero GX.Of course, Nintendo would much rather make and sell an all new game that's designed to make the most of the controller (and your wallet), but wouldn't an alternate control scheme be along the same lines as, say, downloading new maps for an fps? Although I think most games that have downloadable content are designed to include these options for modification from the start, not have them forced in - several years down the road, no less. A lot of work would be involved. In order to add this, the whole GC-mode bootup would have to be altered, and the new controls would have to be mapped to the GC controllerscheme somehow. Adding new controls or making another addition is a whole impossibility for the following reasons: 1) There's a whole lot of GC games out there, and a large amount of them is by some third party. 2) The GC games were never designed to be patchable, and adding a patch could be a bitch and a half to perform for most, if not all, of them. Patch size would also be pretty big for most of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStar Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I wonder what'd be involved in making gamecube games work with the wii controller? I'm thinking some sort of expansion download with modifications for the existing game. Once you pop in the gamecube game, the modifications kick in, allowing you to use the wii controller (and motion sensing, etc) for games like Mario Golf and F-Zero GX.Of course, Nintendo would much rather make and sell an all new game that's designed to make the most of the controller (and your wallet), but wouldn't an alternate control scheme be along the same lines as, say, downloading new maps for an fps? Although I think most games that have downloadable content are designed to include these options for modification from the start, not have them forced in - several years down the road, no less. It would require each developer to issue a patch to make use of the controls, plus options for configuring.. and some sort of injection system, similar to an Action Replay, to arbitrarily replace code during runtime. And then Nintendo would have to issue a heavy firmware update that doesn't disable certain hardware elements during the reboot to GC mode. Something I'd like to see, is an update that would let you boot straight into a game, GC or Wii, without having to go through the channels menu first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Loose Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 It would require each developer to issue a patch to make use of the controls, plus options for configuring.. and some sort of injection system, similar to an Action Replay, to arbitrarily replace code during runtime.And then Nintendo would have to issue a heavy firmware update that doesn't disable certain hardware elements during the reboot to GC mode. Something I'd like to see, is an update that would let you boot straight into a game, GC or Wii, without having to go through the channels menu first. ] Amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcom Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I'm thinking about getting the freeloader so I can play my NTSC Gamecube games on my PAL Wii. Does anyone know if freeloader works, or what verison of freeloader works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I'm thinking about getting the freeloader so I can play my NTSC Gamecube games on my PAL Wii. Does anyone know if freeloader works, or what verison of freeloader works? 1.06B doesn't work, 1.06b might work. There's supposed to be a new version out that's fully Wii-compatible though. http://us.codejunkies.com/news_reviews.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l=1&p=23&i=9055&s=8 The store page on the US site doesn't mention the version, and it can't be ordered off the UK site yet. And most shops that would sell it don't have the new one in stock yet as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcom Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 1.06B doesn't work, 1.06b might work. There's supposed to be a new version out that's fully Wii-compatible though.http://us.codejunkies.com/news_reviews.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l=1&p=23&i=9055&s=8 The store page on the US site doesn't mention the version, and it can't be ordered off the UK site yet. And most shops that would sell it don't have the new one in stock yet as far as I can tell. Well I guess I will wait a bit then until it becomes clearer. Besides, I still have my GC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SosusOCR Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Rub it in whydoncha? I can't even get a single TGFX game because I'm in Australia and they're not released for VC down here.I'm writing a big rant about it as we speak. I want R-Type and Super Star Soldier DAMNIT!! Looks like I've still got reason for emulation. GG Nintendo. Tell me about it, its not bad enough we missed it the first time now we have to miss it again! Its mean the way they dangle the carrot of TGFX in front of us then take it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Finally got one 3 Wiis were at my local Gamestop and I luckily got the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStar Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Has anyone else noticed something? Even some of the most insane, hardcore Wii/Nintendo fans.. are praising at least one other, non-Nintendo system this generation. Hell, I think I've seen a certain holograph fetishist posting positively in the 360 thread. Naturally, it IS the 360 that most of the Wii owners who are considering another system, are looking at, since the 360 didn't make moves to rip off Nintendo in.. well, every area. But still, that any other company would actually be getting love from a seemingly growing portion of Nintendo's fanbase seems almost ludicrous, compared to how things have been in previous wars. o.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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