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Blaster Master: Overdrive (WiiWare - Feb 8th/1000pts)
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Ranger X said:Now you guys need to go on with Journey To Sirius 2.
Most of the games requested in the "What do you want on the VC" thread on the Sunsoft board -> right here <- are now either being considered, in license-renewal talks, or underway. Feel free to click and add your requests there.
vireland said:
I'd love to have a chat with you about this sometime. The Japanese way of dealing with digital releases (the "surprise!" approach) is pretty damn crazy if you ask me. I've never seen a case where it actually works for them. Outside of the 3 days post release where there aren't any reviews and people are more likely to "blind buy" it.
Even the fact that it's WiiWare only too. Just cheaper to develop for I imagine?
turnbuckle
Member
Oh wow. 
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Well I like them.The Take Out Bandit said:
They remind me of a young me... with much smaller penises.
edit: Oh yeah. BLASTA MASTA!
Nintendo this gen is so odd.:lol
speculawyer
Member
Bill Budge should sue for trademark infringement.
ShineALight
Member
Never played the original but would love to play this.
plank said:
Google "Meta Fight", the original Japanese version name. The original Japanese version's story was a much different space opera of sorts, and knowing that story makes things in the original game make more sense. But, crazy mutant insects/reptiles isn't such a bad thing, either.
Rlan said:
Well, Youtube compressed it pretty heavily, but here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSbslfm3aoE
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Holy crap, talk about out of nowhere! Video looks great (2D visuals! )
Now all we need is Mario Party on VC this week and we have the best update ever
)Now all we need is Mario Party on VC this week and we have the best update ever
nincompoop
Banned
Pointer controls cursor, character shoots in direction of cursor? You know, like in Trine.vireland said:
brandonh83
Banned
Baiano19 said:
seriously, it's pretty huge for me, being such a huge fan of the first one. can't believe it's getting a remake/sequel/whatever it is after all these years. just crazy!
vireland said:
Naturally. I just wasn't sure if the big A button meant "Use this thing" or "Switch to the next thing."
Really? It seems pretty obvious to me. Instead of aiming in the direction you're moving, the character would aim towards the cursor. Like the Wii Play tanks game, except add gravity.
wondermega
Member
I've just now watched the video, and I will say this much - file this under "you can't please all of the people..."
NES BM was one of my favorite games of my entire life, really. I felt like every aspect of the game was absolutely stellar stuff at the time, between the audiovisual presentation to the way the gameplay mechanics worked and the open-world style (a la Metroid). Okay maybe the top-down dungeons weren't so hot, but it was a solid enough effort.
I remember several years later a 16-Bit sequel was announced for Sega Genesis, but the screens all looked kind of.... meh. For some reason, maybe because the original dev team was so far removed, I never even bothered giving it a rental (the reviews were never so hot either).
Looking at the screens/vids of this new iteration definitely intrigue me, but I am also flashing back to the feeling from that Genesis game - BM done right on any platform would be amazing, but only if the right people are in charge of it. Any extra layers of gloss don't necessarily mean it's going to live up to the memories I had of the original (a game I can still fire up now and completely enjoy for all they did with it).
I will definitely keep an eye on this and I suspect that after all this time, they will have done some justice with it - there's been a lot of noise in the retro remake scene lately, with a lot of wild success stories (Bionic Commando Rearmed, Konami's ReBirth games, and of course Mega Man). In fact the first thing I think when I see this is "ohhh, I wish they did it 8-Bit style like Mega Man!"
But whatever, cheers Vic and Sunsoft for pulling this out of left field, it's definitely a worthy franchise to resuscitate and I am eager to see how it executes
NES BM was one of my favorite games of my entire life, really. I felt like every aspect of the game was absolutely stellar stuff at the time, between the audiovisual presentation to the way the gameplay mechanics worked and the open-world style (a la Metroid). Okay maybe the top-down dungeons weren't so hot, but it was a solid enough effort.
I remember several years later a 16-Bit sequel was announced for Sega Genesis, but the screens all looked kind of.... meh. For some reason, maybe because the original dev team was so far removed, I never even bothered giving it a rental (the reviews were never so hot either).
Looking at the screens/vids of this new iteration definitely intrigue me, but I am also flashing back to the feeling from that Genesis game - BM done right on any platform would be amazing, but only if the right people are in charge of it. Any extra layers of gloss don't necessarily mean it's going to live up to the memories I had of the original (a game I can still fire up now and completely enjoy for all they did with it).
I will definitely keep an eye on this and I suspect that after all this time, they will have done some justice with it - there's been a lot of noise in the retro remake scene lately, with a lot of wild success stories (Bionic Commando Rearmed, Konami's ReBirth games, and of course Mega Man). In fact the first thing I think when I see this is "ohhh, I wish they did it 8-Bit style like Mega Man!"
But whatever, cheers Vic and Sunsoft for pulling this out of left field, it's definitely a worthy franchise to resuscitate and I am eager to see how it executes
Phoenix Fang
Banned
That looks cool. Unfortunately I refuse to download games from VC and Wiiware.
ShineALight
Member
Phoenix Fang said:
That'll teach 'em.
wsippel said:
I hadn't played *that* one, but I'm familiar with the control scheme in an overhead perspective action format. I just think it would have been way too slow/imprecise and frustrating with the wii pointer/nunchuck fire/move combination. Initially I thought he was talking about the S.O.P.H.I.A. platforming segments.
Trailer looks better than I expected. The graphics' style definitely works for me more so than the "thrown together" look of Castlevania/Contra Rebirth and the "not quite as good looking as the original NES games" Mega Man 9. Kinda reminds me a bit of the later Ys games. Lots of different abilities, variety in enviroments, improved looking topdown sections, classic tune remixes... yeah Monday can't come soon enough.
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vireland said:
I was.
Here's that Abuse game. I haven't played it, but it looks exactly like I was talking about, except with the mouse instead of the pointer.
I really don't see how you could think aiming with the pointer would be slow, imprecise, or frustrating. Every experience I've had with it has been exactly the opposite.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Especially when the camera is fixed. No turning the camera, no issues. All you do is point.KevinCow said: