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Hero of Legend

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #1

Edit: I was wrong, it did come out as Jet Impulse in JP-only. But hey, you get nice assets in the end.

I have some press assets and I stumbled upon DS-Air, which I remember hearing of before that it never came out.

So why not share the perfect quality assets with all of you?

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DS Air (temporary name)

Format: Nintendo DS™
Launch Date: TBA
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type: Flight Simulation
Accessories: TBA
Players: 1-4 via DS Local Area Network or Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection (planned)
Developer: Nintendo

KEY INFORMATION
Players take their elite strike fighters to the skies and hunt down a mad dictator before he takes over the world.
• As Nintendo’s first realistic flight shooter on Nintendo DS, DS Air lets players customize their fighters with a state-of-the-art weapon loadout.
• Send wave after wave of enemy fighters to their doom in dogfights over land, sea and air.
• Meet a wingman for co-op play and soar to victory over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Game storyline: After being driven from his seat of power, a vicious dictator has fled to a remote, mountainous region to plan a military uprising. Mysteriously, the opposing army’s forces have received reinforcements, leading to speculation that an unknown nation is lending military assistance to the uprising. An ace pilot in an elite strike-fighter wing has been tasked with crushing the opposition forces and returning peace to the troubled region.

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I remember reading that Steel Diver was also a DS demo back in the day and they chose to revive that, why that and not this?

 

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……forgetit

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #2

Must have become steel diver.

 

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Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State

• Jul 9, 2013

• #3

This could be cool on 3DS...

 

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1upmuffin

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #4

Looks very generic and not Nintendo like Steel Diver.

 

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javac

Member

• Jul 9, 2013

• #5

They should revive it and put it on eShop or something.

 

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Not Spaceghost

Spaceghost

• Jul 9, 2013

• #6

There were plans for what basically looks like a nintendo made ace combat!?

I WANT IT NOW

 

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Exterminieren

Banned

• Jul 9, 2013

• #7

Huh, I've never heard of this one.

Nintendo's repeated grounding of attempted new IP last generation was a real missed opportunity. Was Project H.A.M.M.E.R really in that bad a shape? What happened to that astronaut game that was teased?

 

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Ridley327

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #8

This actually did come out as Jet Impulse, as a Japan-only release. I understand that it's fairly English-friendly, so you can import it.

 

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cafemomo

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #9

I would have played the shit out of that

 

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Hero of Legend

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #10

Ridley327 said:

This actually did come out as Jet Impulse, as a Japan-only release. I understand that it's fairly English-friendly, so you can import it.

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Oh did it? I remember the name Jet Impulse, I guess I forgot the name and got things mixed up.

Sad that it remained JP-only.

 

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Celine

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #11

Uh, it was released in Japan.

 

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jokkir

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #12

They released it in Japan and was quite fun. I can't comment how it compares to other dog fighting games like Ace Combat but was nice especially since it was on DS. Nice modes, though I remember Shingle Player ended abruptly.

 

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rokero

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #13

I would've bought this in fact give it to me on the eShop right now an I will buy it nintendo needs to make more games like this

 

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Deleted member 10571

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #14

Exterminieren said:

What happened to that astronaut game that was teased?

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I actually wondered about that, too, a few days ago. Anyone?

 

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rokero

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #15

Damn its $40 on ebay

 

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Celine

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #16

Exterminieren said:

Huh, I've never heard of this one.

Nintendo's repeated grounding of attempted new IP last generation was a real missed opportunity. Was Project H.A.M.M.E.R really in that bad a shape? What happened to that astronaut game that was teased?

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http://www.unseen64.net/2011/11/21/cosmic-walker-wii-cancelled/

 

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Lord_Byron28

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #17

It reminds me a lot of starfox command.

 

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Evolution_1ne

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #18

1upmuffin said:

Looks very generic and not Nintendo like Steel Diver.

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w-wa-wa why are 3rd-parties ig-nor-ing me!!!

it actually looks really cool, like the 90s classical air sims

 

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Ridley327

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #19

Bufbaf said:

I actually wondered about that, too, a few days ago. Anyone?

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Cosmic Walker was unfortunately cancelled. It's a shame, too, since a space take on Endless Ocean is something I've been wanting to see attempted.

I think it got cancelled because the studio that was working on it (Gaia, the company founded by Cozy Okada of SMT fame) shut down before it could be completed.

 

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Übermatik

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #20

Make it from the ground up for 3DS!

 

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Tenki

Member

• Jul 9, 2013

• #21

I didn't know about the game. Now I want a sequel on 3DS or even better, Wii U.

 

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bryehn

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #22

This was released in Japan under the name Jet Impulse. I bought it from Play-Asia for like 10 bucks. It was pretty good but depth/altitude were tough to gauge

 

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vagabondarts

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #23

I remember being excited for this to come out here but it never did.

Makes me think of Top Gun NES meets Ace Combat.

 

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Colonel

Neo Member

• Jul 9, 2013

• #24

It would be funny if this turned out to be Nintendo free to play game they have planned.

 

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SatoAilDarko

Member

• Jul 9, 2013

• #25

This was planned to have wi-fi play but Star Fox 64 3D doesn't. What?

 

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emag

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #26

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Terrible flashbacks to

 

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peanutbutterlatte

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #27

eShop 3DS up-port maybe...? Had no idea this existed in honesty.

PILOTWINGS EXTREME.

 

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StreetsAhead

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #28

SatoAilDarko said:

This was planned to have wi-fi play but Star Fox 64 3D doesn't. What?

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It shipped with Wi-Fi.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/awgj/index.html

 

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Boney

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #29

Ridley327 said:

This actually did come out as Jet Impulse, as a Japan-only release. I understand that it's fairly English-friendly, so you can import it.

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Ding ding ding

 

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Jrs3000

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• Jul 9, 2013

• #30

emag said:

Terrible flashbacks to

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I have fond memories of that. Most intense landing a plane in a game I ever played!

 

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redmetal86

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• Jul 10, 2013

• #31

Exterminieren said:

Huh, I've never heard of this one.

Nintendo's repeated grounding of attempted new IP last generation was a real missed opportunity. Was Project H.A.M.M.E.R really in that bad a shape? What happened to that astronaut game that was teased?

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RIP Project H.A.M.M.E.R and Cosmic Walker.....and Zangeki no Reginleiv's chances of being localized


Hmm, with Jet Impulse and Steel Diver, are Nintendo doing something for the future? Are they possibly creating games based on military combat as part of a larger picture? Will there be a military shooter on the way? A coast guard game perhaps? A game where you play as all 5 branches of the (US) armed forces?

Or....maybe a new Battalion Wars?