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- Bernard Fanning — Songbird
So Christmas arrived, and I managed to secure a Nintendo Wii (thanks Nikky). I’ve been a crazy Nintendo fan ever since that fateful day I got my first NES back in about 1989. I shamelessly wear geeky Mario-emblazoned t-shirts and have engaged in countless fruitless “which console is better” debates with friends and enemies. Shigeru Miyamoto is an idol of mine. And every new Nintendo console has been a special occasion.
Mark receives the thrashing of a lifetime!
Wii Sports is the very definition of a “killer app.” On the surface so simple, but containing surprising levels of depth and nuance. Once a friend has hit their first home run or cross-court volley, they’re hooked, and in most cases, go home wanting one. A number of times now a friend has taken a break from flailing their arms around to remark, wide eyed, things like “It’s amazingly accurate”, and “The speaker in the controller is a really good idea!”. Yes. I know.
While chasing my dog around today I was marvelling at her natural instincts to want to run around the whole time. It’s a game for her, and probably her favourite thing to do apart from tearing the house to shreds. The developing problem we’ve got as a species is that we got too goddamned good at building things that are even funner than basic locomotion. The Wii is a very smart move back in the opposite direction.
- Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns- Destructoid
Earlier this year, Nintendo released Super Mario Galaxy 2, a game I think may very well be the best 3D Mario game ever made. Just last month, Kirby’s Epic Yarn came out, one of the most polished, beautiful, and creative entries in the adorable franchise.
And now we have Donkey Kong Country Returns, a game I can easily say is the best Donkey Kong game ever released.
That’s three major Nintendo platforming franchises right there, all releasing three of the best games in their respective series all in one year.
- Donkey Kong Country Returns Review for from 1UP.com
- Destructoid :: Goldeneye review
Let’s get this out of the way first: no game will ever be GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. The unique combination of advancements in technology, controls, gaming and culture are not going to collide like that ever again. It was a revolution in gaming and those come along very, very rarely, and usually not in the form of a licensed videogame.
- The Escapist : Video Galleries : Zero Punctuation : Metroid Other M
- Review: Kirby's Epic Yarn - Destructoid.com
As a hardcore gamer, you may think that the lack of traditional "challenge" would make the game boring. After all, if Kirby can't die, what's the point? Fortunately, the lack of dying does nothing to affect the game -- in fact, losing precious points and not getting a Gold Medal at the end of a level often makes the game even more engrossing. Rather than feeling protected by an energy bar, each hit represents a real failure. Sure, even if you take a fair few hits, it's usually still possible to obtain a Gold, but it becomes increasingly difficult, and somehow, failing to get that Medal seems even more punishing than seeing a Game Over screen.
- Metroid: Other M Video Game, Review | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com
- A rough guide to pack/unpack savefiles (data.bin) - GBAtemp.net
- Wii emulator can do 720p HD - NeoGAF
This is really unprecedented in the history of video games. How many times has a competent emulator for Console X not only been released during Console X's lifetime, but is actually an improvement over Console X? You can argue that Wii hardware isn't "current-gen" hardware, but this is still astounding.
The emulator isn't perfect, but that's the thing: it's only going to improve as time goes on.
What does this mean for the Wii and for the video game industry?
- Wii emulator can do 720p HD - Page 20 - NeoGAF
The biggest bottleneck in emulating the Wii is it's single core PPC CPU. So on a Dual Core you might use one core to emulate that and another core to emulate the rest of the stuff (GPU, Audio, Network, etc). On a Quad Core you'll gain no advantage because you can still only use one core to emulate the PPC CPU.
- Official Game Thread Index
As the Original Game Thread has Died out and is no longer updated I've decided to redo one with more current threads and game info. Only placing official threads to Games found on forum. If you have a game that is not stated then please form a official thread following the Game Thread Template and I will immediately add it to the Thread. For auxiliary topics or older game threads please refer to the Older Game Index link at bottom of thread. Also Keep in mind that the Search Forum Option always works best if you cannot find information needed.
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