Chiaroscuro
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Great news. But would it include only the 2 geny games?
(I still have a copy of the original, such timeless classic)
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Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) News and Announcements Thread - 2012 Edition
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Great news. But would it include only the 2 geny games?
(I still have a copy of the original, such timeless classic)
It could be that Toe Jam & Earl is the headline game and they will put 1 other random game in the collection.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
PixyJunket
Member
Hmm, yeah, I don't really see the point to these.
Good. I'm glad to see this wasn't a one time thing!
Although I can't say I'm too excited about this particular collection.
Oh, well, hmm.
Wohoo, Toejam & Earl! "Alright!"
Of course, the only games that can complete a TJ&E collection is DJ Boy and B.Rap Boys. ....
Ristar would be cool, too, but I'd prefer it to be something that's not already on the Sega Genesis Collection, and not something that could possible out-shine the main games.
Or they could add the Xbox TJ&E sequel... ha.
Oh, and I'm glad to see Firepro is alive, used in a new promotion / system idea, and promises something like 300 (!) Avatar items. I can understand why they wouldn't want all these things to be available as normal avatar items, as they'd probably feel like they're giving away too much value with games that'd allow such a thing. This makes it so that the value feeds back to "Buy other games to fully enjoy these items!", which is pretty smart, really.
I just hope Avatar Superstar games also offer default avatar awards. Just more and more value, that way, and fully supporting all ideals of avatars.
Of course, the only games that can complete a TJ&E collection is DJ Boy and B.Rap Boys. ....
Ristar would be cool, too, but I'd prefer it to be something that's not already on the Sega Genesis Collection, and not something that could possible out-shine the main games.
Or they could add the Xbox TJ&E sequel... ha.
Oh, and I'm glad to see Firepro is alive, used in a new promotion / system idea, and promises something like 300 (!) Avatar items. I can understand why they wouldn't want all these things to be available as normal avatar items, as they'd probably feel like they're giving away too much value with games that'd allow such a thing. This makes it so that the value feeds back to "Buy other games to fully enjoy these items!", which is pretty smart, really.
I just hope Avatar Superstar games also offer default avatar awards. Just more and more value, that way, and fully supporting all ideals of avatars.
toythatkills
Member
Ass Creed Brotherhood DLC, so far. I wouldn't worry about DotW for the next month, they're never good when SoA is on. Maybe we'll get "change your gamertag, 560pts!" again one week
Vert boil
Member
DOTW
AssBro
--The Da Vinci Disappearance - 400msp (was 800)
if nothing else pops up...
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Sales & Specials+ app
Choplifer HD - 600msp (was 800)
SkyDrift - 800msp (was 1200)
some tat
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Some DJ Hero DLC and GoD titles reduced as well - http://xbldb.com/offer-history/price-changes
AssBro
--The Da Vinci Disappearance - 400msp (was 800)
if nothing else pops up...
-----
Sales & Specials+ app
Choplifer HD - 600msp (was 800)
SkyDrift - 800msp (was 1200)
some tat
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Some DJ Hero DLC and GoD titles reduced as well - http://xbldb.com/offer-history/price-changes
RobotRocker
Member
I guess Sega finally worked out their differences with TJ&E Inc. Good for them.
BruiserBear
Banned
If I buy a game on demand to replace the disc version of a game, will my save files still work with those games?
I'm pondering replacing some of my favorite games in this manner, and I'm wondering if there are any pitfalls I should be aware of?
I'm pondering replacing some of my favorite games in this manner, and I'm wondering if there are any pitfalls I should be aware of?
Seriously? Insta-buy! I love Ristar, such an under appreciated gem of a game.
Or:
(Maybe
)Makes it hard for those few games that ended up getting only two titles like ToeJam and Vectorman if they continue in the 3 pack stuff.
Other "one off" titles that could be plugged in include:
Kid Chameleon
Comix Zone (if they get rid of the single SKU)
Ristar
One of the old missing Genesis games that never pops up is Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude. It wasn't very good at the time, but it's never been re-released in any collection. I thought Sega made it?
toythatkills
Member
Yeah, they act exactly the same as normal games. To the point where I think if you've got it installed on your HDD already, the GoD version uses the same file.
BruiserBear
Banned
Awesome. Thanks.
brokenbeans
Banned
Toe Jam and Earl yes
-MikePriester-
Member
YES Toe Jam and Earl.. Please show up soon!
HadesGigas
Member
Speedymanic
Banned
Sigh, yet another ahitty DoTW. :/
Step up your game, MS. Enough with the shit sales.
Step up your game, MS. Enough with the shit sales.
Ash Sparrow
Banned
Green Dog was awesome, couldnt put that one down once I picked it up.
Instantly bought, for the first one alone. I'm still working through the Wonderboy collection, so good.
Yup, you're right. I don't know how I missed it, but I enjoyed the demo so much despite my issues that I re-downloaded it to try it again, double checked the options, and it was there. No idea how I missed it before. Bought the game after a few levels.
It really changes the game, I was able to plow past the first two bosses with no issues. So glad to have a good puzzler I can play.
BruiserBear
Banned
Yeah, it's got a really nice difficulty curve too. Ramps up nicely, and the final boss definitely presents a challenge, but it's fair.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
True. I attended the CES in Chicago before TJ&E 2 came and was able to meet the one of the designers, in the Sega booth (I think it was Greg Johnson), and I asked him why they changed the perspective. He said it was because they did some cinematics of the two characters from the side view, and liked how they looked that way so much, they wanted to feature them in the game that way. I pointed out that it would basically ruin what made the first so good, and he just asked that I give the game a shot.
It ruined the game. :\
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Hopefully it's just ToeJam & Earl and then two other Sega games.
The first TJ&E is the only one that holds up.
And please. No Ristar. I've seen way too much of that fucking game. It's almost as played out as Sonic 1.
The first TJ&E is the only one that holds up.
And please. No Ristar. I've seen way too much of that fucking game. It's almost as played out as Sonic 1.
Vert boil
Member
nice I'll check out the trial but what the hell is "Featuring Avatar Famestar" ????
Nevermind looked it up http://playxbla.com/avatarfamestar/ is this not just over complication of avatar unlocks?
Nevermind looked it up http://playxbla.com/avatarfamestar/ is this not just over complication of avatar unlocks?
Speedymanic
Banned
Kinect only?
akilshohen
Member
Maybe I need to play 1, I thought 2 didn't make any sense; but 3 was pretty fun I thought.
toythatkills
Member
It's Kinect only, yeah, but is actually one of very few good Kinect games. People should definitely give the trial a go and not write it off just because it's a Kinect game.
You don't really actually unlock anything for your avatar. The gear you "unlock" is actually only usable between the FameStar games, so you can dress as something from Wreckateer in Full House Poker but not on your dashboard.
It's the kind of thing that would be a great idea if stuff like 1vs100 was still around, because you could show off how many FameStar points you have by dressing as the high-tier unlocks, but without something like that (and FHP hardly counts) it's all a bit pointless. May as well just have included normal avatar gear (which it also does anyway, incidentally).
You don't really actually unlock anything for your avatar. The gear you "unlock" is actually only usable between the FameStar games, so you can dress as something from Wreckateer in Full House Poker but not on your dashboard.
It's the kind of thing that would be a great idea if stuff like 1vs100 was still around, because you could show off how many FameStar points you have by dressing as the high-tier unlocks, but without something like that (and FHP hardly counts) it's all a bit pointless. May as well just have included normal avatar gear (which it also does anyway, incidentally).
Vinterbird
Member
Yup, and it's pretty good when it gets going (tutorial segment is terribly slow and boring)
Good to know, seems super pointless to me even more. God I hate the name too. Almost made a thread, in fact I still may, it's pretty poor 'Gamification'.
Done: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=40227498#post40227498
BruiserBear
Banned
I find it rather irritating when games that don't seem like they should require a file size that big, end up having a file size that big.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
That Worms Collection has been listed on Amazon.co.uk for like 6 months. lol.
PopfulMail
Member
Yeah.. I was a bit surprised when I saw that this was almost 2 gigs.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
YES! The first TJ&E is still my favourite Megadrive game, I'd all but given up on a XBLA release. This just made my day!
SlasherJPC
Banned
Fox Mulder
Member
Yeah, I remember Wolfenstein 3D being bloated by a HD trailer for the Wolfenstein game that came out a few years ago. I also see it happen a lot on ios, like chrono trigger being 600 MB's or whatever for some reason.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I find it rather irritating when games that don't seem like they should require a Kinect end up requiring a Kinect.
It's an iPad port, you don't want this trust me. Even the Steam page for it had virtual joysticks on the screenshots before they noticed it and changed it.
August 29th, according to the Wikipedia XBLA page.
toythatkills
Member
Have you played it? The Kinect implementation is not only good, but it's actually more fun than it'd be with a controller.
It is not many games you can say that about.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
They may very well be sufficient, but I don't think they're necessary. There's no practical reason not to include both gamepad and Kinect support.
Maybe they expect some people to go out there and buy a Kinect to play these games? I don't know any people from my friend list that recently bought a Kinect though - actually most of them lately are selling the peripheral..hell even Crimson Dragon which is mainly a niche game is not getting controller support and that is a game that would definitely benefit sales-wise from supporting both control schemes.
Personally I'd get a Kinect at this point since there's some games that I want to play on it (especially Crimson Dragon) and I can find a used one at a good price but the space issue is the reason that I'm not risking getting one.
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