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[Zonic]

PICROSS E4 FUCK YES

FUCK YES PICROSS E4, YOU DID DETECT E, E2, AND E3 SAVES

Even further reason I wish the previous Picross E games would be on sale. Come on NOA, Japan got a 50% off sale, why couldn't you do the same?

Question regarding Tappingo... What are the controls like? Are the stylus and touch screen required or can the game be played using just the D-pad and buttons?

You can use d-pad & buttons during puzzles, but on the puzzle section screen, it's touch controls. I personally preferred buttons, especially when the puzzles got bigger, meaning the squares on the touchscreen got much smaller.

I really hope a sequel happens because while I did enjoy it, there was just a bunch of small things that held it back from being great (re-do button, the fact it doesn't tell you what the object you just made is meaning you're sometimes confuses as to what the picture is suppose to be, purple being a really bad color since it blends in with the background, bit more challenge, etc.).

 

[Celine]

Impression on Stick it to the man?

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Impression on Stick it to the man?

I've only played about 10 minutes of it or so, but my initial impressions.

"This looks nice."
"The map on the gamepad is a good idea."
"Lol, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition!"

 

[69wpm]

Impression on Stick it to the man?

Lovely art style, great soundtrack, very funny. Totally worth it especially at the low price: It's 13,99 € on Steam and only 7,99 € on the eShop.

 

[NickMitch]

Great presentation
Jazzy music ftw
Quirky and fun
totally worth the money

 

[ohlawd]

fine, I'll be buying Stick blah blah

so gonna miss the deluxe digital promo when it's gone. That's gonna cut down on my indie game purchasing

 

[Celine]

Thank you, guys.

 

[zroid]

fine, I'll be buying Stick blah blah

so gonna miss the deluxe digital promo when it's gone. That's gonna cut down on my indie game purchasing

I'm still hoping they'll maybe reconsider ending it... :' (

 

[Shauni]

Is the DDP thing ending for sure? That really sucks.

 

[Zonic]

Holy crap, I just remembered that I have another $5 on DDP thanks to NES Remix 2. That'll go towards getting more Mega Man GB titles on the VC.

It's an absolute shame the DDP doesn't apply to 3DS. I've been buying so many titles on that compared to the Wii U. Heck, the last $5 I got was last year, & that was only because I won a code for MH3U & it counted towards the promo.

 

[Diddy Kong]

I'm still hoping they'll maybe reconsider ending it... :' (

My gut says they will

 

[n64coder]

PICROSS E4 FUCK YES

FUCK YES PICROSS E4, YOU DID DETECT E, E2, AND E3 SAVES

It's nice that E4 has 3 screen worth of Mega Picross puzzles which are my favorite. It also has the regular puzzles and some Micross.

I got the bonus puzzles for having the 3 previous versions. Not sure what type they are yet.

 

[ngower]

Why are people talking about the Deluxe Digital Promotion ending? It runs through December 2014, which is EIGHT MONTHS AWAY!

 

[donny2112]

Why are people talking about the Deluxe Digital Promotion ending? It runs through December 2014, which is EIGHT MONTHS AWAY!

The end is in sight. Hope they extend it further, though. Otherwise, will be buying a lot of games on the To Buy list by the end of the year. :lol

 

[ohlawd]

Why are people talking about the Deluxe Digital Promotion ending? It runs through December 2014, which is EIGHT MONTHS AWAY!

I got my Wii U around this time last year and I thought "woah that's a long time until this promo ends"

Now we're less than a year in and it feels like it's going to end tomorrow.

 

[Man God]

I got my money out of the DDP. I wish they extended it.

If they had it for the 3DS though...I would have gotten a ton of money back last year. Almost my entire entertainment budget last year went into 3DS games.

 

[Taco_Human]

Do 3ds NES games have the same darkness issue that the Wii VC have for NES games?

 

[wilflare]

Why are people talking about the Deluxe Digital Promotion ending? It runs through December 2014, which is EIGHT MONTHS AWAY!

probably one of the best things Nintendo implemented
sure hope they extend it

 

[Kid Marin]

Do 3ds NES games have the same darkness issue that the Wii VC have for NES games?

Yes.

 

[Hatty]

Do 3ds NES games have the same darkness issue that the Wii VC have for NES games?

They also look like they run at a weird resolution

 

[Roto13]

NES pixels are rectangles, so NES games are stretched a bit horizontally and antialiased. They actually run at native vertical resolution on 3DS, though.

 

[BooJoh]

NES pixels are rectangles, so NES games are stretched a bit horizontally and antialiased. They actually run at native vertical resolution on 3DS, though.

I think some (or all?) actually run at higher than native vertical resolution, but rather than stretching they show the rest of the tiles that would've been cut off at native resolution. For example, Super Mario Bros running at native 256x224 has 1.5 ground tiles visible at the bottom of the screen, while the 3DS VC version running at 284(stretched from 256)x240 shows an entire two ground tiles thus filling the screen vertically. Comparatively, 3D Classics Kirby and Kid Icarus have borders on the top and bottom restricting the game window to their native 256x224 pixels.

 

[Roto13]

I think some (or all?) actually run at higher than native vertical resolution, but rather than stretching they show the rest of the tiles that would've been cut off at native resolution. For example, Super Mario Bros running at native 256x224 has 1.5 ground tiles visible at the bottom of the screen, while the 3DS VC version running at 284(stretched from 256)x240 shows an entire two ground tiles thus filling the screen vertically. Comparatively, 3D Classics Kirby and Kid Icarus have borders on the top and bottom restricting the game window to their native 256x224 pixels.

240 is native vertical resolution on NES. It was always being rendered, it was just cut off by your TV. Any games with borders had them on NES, too.

 

[Taco_Human]

Oh alright, I guess I'll just suck it up and get Punch Out eventually. I never beat it on the Wii VC and having it on the go sounds pretty good.

Gargoyle Quest beaten, now I can enjoy my other downloads without backlog regret. Kinda a rip for such a short game for 4 dollars, but it was pretty good. Save states kinda break the game, but it was good.

 

[Seven Force]

Gargoyle Quest beaten, now I can enjoy my other downloads without backlog regret. Kinda a rip for such a short game for 4 dollars, but it was pretty good. Save states kinda break the game, but it was good.

Yeah, Gargoyle's Quest is pretty short (and easily beaten with save states, though what isn't?), but it's kind of a marvel in that it's a game released really early on the the Game Boy's lifespan that manages to not have that weird sort of jankiness present in most early GB platformers.

 

[Zonic]

Still hoping we'll see the sequels, considering Japan got Gargoyle's Quest 2 (NES) on their 3DS eShop. I know GQ2 got rated on the Australian Classification Board, so it's just a matter of waiting for it to actually come out in the US.

 

[narton]

Does the Mario Golf Season Pass mean you get the packs earlier than single pack buyers?

 

[Taco_Human]

Sucks we never got the SNES game on the Wii VC. A lot of good stuff came out, but a lot of disappoint too. I dunno why but I got a feeling it's cause the VC didn't get a lot of purchases. I bought a lot though.

 

[Shauni]

Sucks we never got the SNES game on the Wii VC. A lot of good stuff came out, but a lot of disappoint too. I dunno why but I got a feeling it's cause the VC didn't get a lot of purchases. I bought a lot though.

I would honestly have a hard time believing the VC didn't get a lot of purchases.

 

[Zeyphersan]

PICROSS E4 FUCK YES

FUCK YES PICROSS E4, YOU DID DETECT E, E2, AND E3 SAVES

What does the save detection do?

 

[steveovig]

What does the save detection do?

Gives you bonus puzzles

 

[Erin S Kittens]

Does the Mario Golf Season Pass mean you get the packs earlier than single pack buyers?

Nope, they still release when they release.

 

[JoeM86]

Is it a holiday in Germany today? I know it's one in the UK but unsure if it is in Germany and thus if we'll get a PR today.

 

[Atram]

Is it a holiday in Germany today? I know it's one in the UK but unsure if it is in Germany and thus if we'll get a PR today.

No there is no Holiday in Germany today

 

[Jucksalbe]

Is it a holiday in Germany today?

No.

Edit: beaten. Okay, a small bonus then, the next holiday in Germany that's on a Monday is on June 9th.

 

[JoeM86]

Ok, so it's likely that all NOE branches except Nintendo UK will send a PR out.

I'll keep my eye out

Edit: Oops, apologies for the double post

 

[JoeM86]

This week in Europe

Wii U
Abyss €1.99 (£1.79)

Wii U Virtual Console
Volleyball (NES) €4.99 (£3.49) - This is the US version of the game.

3DS
THE ''DENPA'' MEN 3 The Rise of Digitoll €9.99 (£8.99)
Hidden Expedition® Titanic €11.99 (£10.79)
Jewel Quest 6: The Sapphire Dragon €11.99 (£10.79)
Candy Match 3 €3.99 (£3.59)

3DS Virtual Console
Clu Clu Land (NES) €3.99 (£3.59)

===================
Price Reductions

Wii U
Trine 2 €8.49 (£6.99) until 29/05/14 21:59 UTC.

3DS
Murder on the Titanic €5.99 (£4.99) until 22/05/14 23:59 local time.
Jewel Match 3 €5.99 (£4.99) until 22/05/14 23:59 local time.
3D Game Collection €5.99 (£5.99) until 22/05/14 23:59 local time.
Aqua Moto Racing 3D €5.99 (£5.39) until 29/05/14 23:59 local time.
Swords & Soldiers 3D €4.99 (£4.49) until 29/05/14 23:59 local time.
Brunch Panic €2.99 (£2.69) until 29/05/14 23:59 local time.
Sweet Memories Blackjack €2.99 (£2.69) until 29/05/14 23:59 local time.

 

[L~A]

Man, what a boring week.

And those sales... damn. Same old games being discounted 3 times/months..... same old shovelware nobody's interested in anyway.

 

[Jucksalbe]

Hmm....yeah....nothing for me this week. At least on WiiU. There'll be some more Mega Man games for my 3DS.

 

[Jethro]

By all these NES VC games, it feels as if it would be already published twice...

Goddammit

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Guess I should hurry up and finally play the first 2 Denpa Men's!

 

[GRW810]

Abyss looks like a decent pick up for less than two quid. Unless someone wants to persuade me otherwise?

 

[CANLI]

quiet month (for the first time) for the Japanese eshop.

Bought all the Picross E games (50% for the e, e2 and e3), Denpa Man 3 (50% at 500 yens which is 3,50 euros when in Europe, it's 10) and finally, Mario golf Worl tour.

 

[wilflare]

I need a Denpamen sale

hmm should I pick up all the Picross?

 

[cacildo]

Abyss looks like a decent pick up for less than two quid. Unless someone wants to persuade me otherwise?

Well, its not bad. But its ultra simple.

I feel Tori Toki 1 was a much bigger game than Abyss, for the same price.

 

[gerudoman]

I've owned the system since September 2011 and Cave Story + is the only game I've played and beaten in 3D. The game looks that good this way.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Well, its not bad. But its ultra simple.

I feel Tori Toki 1 was a much bigger game than Abyss, for the same price.

Simple in concept, yeah.

Anything past mission 7 is hard as balls.

 

[JoeM86]

By all these NES VC games, it feels as if it would be already published twice...

Goddammit

Within a discussion on another forum, I decided to list all first party NES, SNES & GBA titles that we don't have in Europe and it's a rather startling low amount. I've bolded ones that are likely/probable and listed potential reasons why we won't get others. It's somewhat interesting.

I've bolded the ones that we are likely to get due to nothing blocking it

NES
Devil World
F-1 Race - Unlikely due to license
Wild Gunman - Unlikely due to needing the Zapper
Duck Hunt - Unlikely due to needing the Zapper
Hogan's Alley - Unlikely due to needing the Zapper
Baseball
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Kung-Fu Master - Unlikely due to the license (was based on a Jackie Chan movie)
Stack-up - Unlikely due to needing R.O.B.
Gyromite - Unlikely due to needing R.O.B.
Mach Rider
Donkey Kong Jr.
Gumshoe - Unlikely due to needing Zapper
Nazo no Murasame Jo - Japan only
Pro Wrestling
Slalom - Actually unsure about this. Was made by Rare.
Soccer
Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race - Japan Only
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally - Japan Only
R.C. Pro-Am - Same as Slalom
Famicom Wars - Japan Only
Tetris
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir - Japan only
Cobra Triangle - Same as Slalom
Mother - Japan Only
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting - Licensing issues
NES Play Action Football - North America only
Star Tropics
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - Same as Slalom & Mattel Licensing issues
Pin-Bot - Same as Slalom
Nintendo World Cup - Japan Only
Time Twist: On the Outskirts of History... - Japan Only
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - Japan Only
Fire Emblem Gaiden - Japan Only
Yoshi's Cookie
Joy Mech Fight - Japan Only
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II


SNES
SimCity - Will never happen. Got removed off the Wii Virtual Console due to EA.
Super Tennis
Mario Paint - Unlikely (Mouse required)
Super Scope 6 - Unlikely (Super Scope required)
Battle Clash - Unlikely (Super Scope required)
Super Play Action Football - NA Only. Unlikely due to license
World League Basketball - Unlikely due to license
StarFox - Super FX chip makes it unlikely
Yoshi's Safari - Unlikely (Super Scope Required)
Super Mario All-Stars - I don't think this is likely, unfortunately
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge - Unlikely (Super Scope Required)
Super Hockey - Unlikely due to license
Mario & Wario - Unlikely (Japan only and Mouse required)
Stunt Race FX - Super FX chip makes it unlikely
Super Punch-Out - Japan got this last month so likely!
Tin Star - North America Only
Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball - NA Only. Unlikely due to license
Donkey Kong Country
Uniracers - Not going to happen due to lawsuit by Pixar
Wario's Woods - We got the NES version
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem - Japan only
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Super FX chip makes it unlikely
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Kirby's Ghost Trap
Super Mario RPG (Requires Square Enix to pull their foot out)
Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Winning Run - Unlikely due to license
Tetris Attack
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Kirby's Star Stacker
Wrecking Crew '98 - Japan only. Unlikely.
Super Famicom Wars - Japan only
Sutte Hakkun - Japan Only
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 - Japan only

GBA
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Super Mario Advance
Wario Land 4 (Japan got it)
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Magical Vacation - Japan only
Disney's Magical Quest Starring Mickey & Minnie - Unlikely (License)
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (Japan got it)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Japan got it)
Tomato Adventure - Japan only
Domo-Kun no Fushigi Terebi - Japan only
Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! - Japan only
Fire Emblem: Fuin no Tsurugi - Japan only
Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival - Japan only
Custom Robo GX - Japan only
Densetsu no Stafy - Japan only
Kururin Paradise - Japan only
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Donkey Kong Country
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Requires Square Enix)
Fire Emblem
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak (Licensing)
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue (Licensing)
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire - Never going to happen
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Sword of Mana (Requires Square Enix)
Top Gear Rally - Unlikely due to licensing
Mother 1 + 2 - Japan only
Densetsu no Stafy 2 - Japan only
Donkey Kong Country 2
F-Zero GP Legend
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (Requires Square Enix)
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games (Licensing)
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Mario Pinball Land
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Metroid: Zero Mission
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen - Not going to happen
Densetsu no Stafy 3 - Japan only
F-Zero Climax - Japan only
DK: King of Swing
Donkey Kong Country 3
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League
Dynasty Warriors Advance - Requires Tecmo Koei
Final Fantasy IV Advance - Requires Square Enix
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Japan got it)
Mario Party Advance
Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Japan got it)
Pokémon Emerald - Not going to happen
WarioWare: Twisted! - Tilt control could make it tricky
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - Tilt control could make it tricky
Sennen Kazoku - Japan only
Nonono Puzzle Chalien - Japan only
Drill Dozer
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays - Japan only
Mother 3 - Japan only
Calciobit - Japan only

 

[maxcriden]

Joe, is there a significant hold-up with SMRPG? I got it as a VC reward for Wii and was hoping it would be upgradeable soon enough.

 

[JoeM86]

Joe, is there a significant hold-up with SMRPG? I got it as a VC reward for Wii and was hoping it would be upgradeable soon enough.

No idea. I can imagine there's potentially something to do with Square since they developed it. Just have to be patient and hope they make a SNES Remix and decide they need it in there