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Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition coming to Europe
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Arren
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What we played back then doesn't really matter to this extent. If today you recognize that the versions you experienced at the time were visibly limited, AND now there's a chance to eradicate those faults, it should be appropriate to put some effort into it.confused said:
Nostalgia shouldn't interfere with the reasonable desire to play what you loved in its entire and authentic form. On the contrary, it should be the impulse fuelling that desire.
I mean, I understand the nostalgic motives perfectly, given that I consider myself a collector and primarily a retrogamer, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't hope to enjoy these old games in the format they were actually meant to be enjoyed.
Let's not time-travel to the 90's for the wrong reasons.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
NA is still the only one not announced? Stupid region locked wii.
Azure Phoenix
Member
Most people played their SNES via RF on an old portable TV, it doesn't mean they want to do the same now just because it's "visually faithful". Most dedicated retro gamers have modified their systems for region free, 60hz, stereo sound and RGB, and they are hooked up to flatscreen CRT TVs for the best possible picture and sound.confused said:
Shotgun Kiss
Member
B_Rik_Schitthaus said:
I don't know why that didn't occur to me, but yes, this would be much, much, MUCH more desirable if it was on the DS instead.
m.i.s.
Banned
Ben2749 said:
Wouldn't that be even worse? DS only has a vertical pixel resolution of 192 compared to 240 on NES. It can certainly be done judging by Super Mario Bros DX on GBC and the various Super Mario Advance titles on GBA but the lack of vertical resolution makes it far from ideal. SMB DX on GBC, for example, has to scroll up and down to fit in the vertical resolution of the NES title (like R-type on PC Engine). It's been a while since I've played it but this would be the worst possible way to play a platformer with collapsing / pulleys, fireballs / sticks, lifts, goombas, koopa para/troopers.
Anyhoo, judging from the S/NES titles I've downloaded, major PAL VC titles have been optimised to run full screen and as close as is possible to the original speed.
If that's not good enough, well, there's always the US import option.
Arren
Member
That is unfortunately false. Yes, black borders have been eliminated from some of Nintendo's most appreciated productions, but 99% of those games are still locked to irritatingly slow 50hz gameplay, aside from a few sparse occurrences (such as the Hanabi Festival releases, but that's because they actually contain modified JP roms).M.I.S. said:
You can find quite a lot of reports on the web, supporting with adequate proof the ubiquitous presence of this fallacy on Virtual Console.
It's not even a Nintendo exclusive. Back in the day I bought the PAL VC release of 'Sonic The Hedgehog' for MegaDrive / Genesis and, trust me, it's dreadfully slower almost to the degree of being unplayable.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Are you?Himuro said:
Are you really?
m.i.s.
Banned
Arren said:
Most major Nintendo titles have been optimised but yes, I did see the Sonic 50/60hz comparisons - which is why I gave it a wide berth.
Anyway, preordered for £20!!!!!
Super Mario All-Stars
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
You mean the collector's edition that was never sold commercially?Himuro said:
Okay.
badcrumble
Member
Is the Wii's SNES emulator capable of handling the Super FX 2 chip from Yoshi's Island?Himuro said:
MidnightScott
Banned
Anyone think this is to make more money since Nintendo isn't going to be selling as many DS & Wii systems this fall since the 3DS is coming next year?
Come on NoA announce it dammit.
Come on NoA announce it dammit.
The Lamonster
Member
I'd rather have Yoshi's Island on the VC than this.
Mockingbird
Member
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0041Q3ASS/
Man, I can't pre-order this thing in Japan for even the MSRP price. Jackass retailers in Japan are already selling it for $40+
Man, I can't pre-order this thing in Japan for even the MSRP price. Jackass retailers in Japan are already selling it for $40+
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I'm a big fan of red:
jetsetfluken
Member
Himuro said:
Because it's a lot easier for them to slap a Super Mario All-Stars ROM on a disc (which can fit 538396835968368 ROMs) and call it an "anniversary collection".
Gee, to think back in 1993 when SNES got it, that in 2010 the same product would be all we would get for Mario's 25th anniversary...
jetsetfluken
Member
gerg said:
I'm talking about the actual game content. It's a SMA ROM.
That said I'm still ordering the JP version. No preorders open anywhere I'm looking though, even this close to release...were they filled up already?
jetsetfluken said:
I was just clarifying that it would have been incorrect to think, all the way back in 1993, that the "same product" would be all that you would "get" in celebration of Mario's 25th Anniversary.
Edit: I understand that you feel that Nintendo skimped on the game package, but the reality is that what generally pushes these types of games is the supplementary celebratory content, and not the actual game content that people most likely own anyway.
BadSanta said:
Ah, I see.
I wonder why Nintendo moved it...
Mockingbird
Member
Drkirby said:
If it is then good-god!!!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
gerg said:
Not sure about PAL, but NA Wiis have that logo. It's odd; the Nintendo branding is nowhere to be found on the Wii (which is just "Wii", not "Nintendo Wii"), but there's a gaggle of other logos imprinted on the side of the case.
ConradCervantes
Banned
Argh. Despite owning its predecessor and not necessarily enjoying it, I might have to splurge on the Mario DSi XL if it ever comes stateside, the 3DS be damned. I'd also get that fucking delicious red Wii if Nintendo would let me copy my hundreds of dollars worth of WiiWare and Virtual Console purchases to the new system.
Oh, and I'd happily fork out the money for Super Mario All-Stars provided it's sold at a budget price. Or if it were sold on the DS instead. That would be even better.
Oh, and I'd happily fork out the money for Super Mario All-Stars provided it's sold at a budget price. Or if it were sold on the DS instead. That would be even better.
Cosmonaut X
Member
Turrican3 said:
You're already getting two games (Wii Sports and NSMBWii) together with a pack-in VC game, so I doubt they'd include yet another game. It's basically the now-standard Wii SKU with the Remote Plus replacing the Remote and M+, and NSMBWii replacing WSR, with DK thrown in as a little extra.
Cosmonaut X
Member
Turrican3 said:
Well, I think the standard Wii SKU from here on out will do just that - it's just that this particular pack is a themed one.
IIRC, that gives us three packs:
- Wii (White) w. Remote Plus and Nunchuk, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort
- Wii (Black) w. Remote Plus and Nunchuk, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort
- Wii (Red) w. Remote Plus and Nunchuk, Wii Sports, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Donkey Kong (Arcade?)
Azure Phoenix
Member
Sooooo very glad I held off buying a DSi XL a few months ago, that's the nicest special edition handheld I've ever seen. Any word on what the RRP will be?cjelly said:I'm a big fan of red:
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Azure Phoenix said:
With the 3DS out in just a few months, I wouldn't buy any kind of DS now, no matter what the price.