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Peanut · 12-29-2006, 09:10 PM

Nothing. I meant that we get nothing but sh*t over here, while Europe and Japan get all the good stuff.

*Ecto Jedi* · 12-29-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LogicDonny

Well for christmas I got

Psp with prince of persia Revelations
Dead to rights reckoning

then yesterday and today I got 2 more psp games

Mega man maverick hunter x
Gradius collection

Mega man maverick hunter x is an excellent remake of mega man x.. You can play as vile as well and also watch a great OVA called the day of sigma that tells the story before the events of mega man x.. ALso contains a demo of mega man powered up.

Gradius collecton contains 5 different gradius games all from the arcade.. Gradius 1-4 and Gradius Gaiden a game which has never been seen in north america. They also have a music player which contains tracks from all the gradius games as well as a movie gallery which shows the fmvs movies of the gradius games released on other platforms like the ps2 or ps1.

Congrats, man. Have you read up on Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City and Vice City Stories? Awe-inspiring games for a handheld, my friend.

Oh, and try not to pay attention to those clowns who got your PSP thread locked up. The PlayStation Portable is a wonderful system, and 2006 was a great year for it. I'm sure it'll bring you much enjoyment.

Peanut · 12-29-2006, 10:21 PM

Yeah! All those terrific games like...Gitaroo Man Lives!...and...you know...stuff.

To be fair, the DS didn't have the greatest year this year either.

Jed · 12-29-2006, 10:55 PM

Didn't Canada get Super Mario World already? We don't have that yet, I'm considering getting it but I still have the original cart for the SNES so I mightn't bother.

You're right, the DS hasn't had the greatest year this year, I don't think I've bought anything for it since May or June... taking into account that Yoshi's Island 2 isn't out over here yet,

EDIT: Just realised Yoshi's Island is out over here, I must have missed it on the shelves.

**Barkworm** · 12-30-2006, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

To be fair, the DS didn't have the greatest year this year either.

Finally someone who sees this! Unfortunately next year doesn't seem all that promising either...

Oh, and I also got DKC and Mario 64. I think they're prettty much the only good VC games out there so far (apart from Gunstar Heroes and Ristar maybe)

**Krang** · 12-30-2006, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

Oh, and try not to pay attention to those clowns who got your PSP thread locked up.

Let's not get into that again. Please don't drag up arguments from locked threads.

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Oh, and I also got DKC and Mario 64. I think they're prettty much the only good VC games out there so far (apart from Gunstar Heroes and Ristar ~~maybe~~)

There, fixed.

Jed · 12-30-2006, 04:24 AM

If you've got Sonic Mega Collection Ristar's already on it. My friend forgot about that and wasted €8 on it for the VC.

Peanut · 12-30-2006, 10:08 AM

We don't have any Mario games here aside from Super Mario Bros., and that only hit on Christmas Day. I just got TJ&E, and I'm totally pissed, because I now realize that I liked the platforming TJ&E2 as a kid, not the free-roaming crap from the first one. God damn it.

I'm going to get SMB and Bonk, then go out to get another Wii card. Let's hope some good stuff gets released soon.

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Finally someone who sees this! Unfortunately next year doesn't seem all that promising either...

I didn't really notice it myself until a couple months ago. I realized I've play sh*t all on the thing for the longest time. Despite the fact that my DS library has grown into the 20's, I can't really recall any great experiences on the thing. Elite Beat Agents changed that, but for the most part the things I was looking forward to blew (Yoshi's Island 2).

We do get Phantom Hourglass next year though. That's got to be worth something.

~~LogicDonny~~ · 12-30-2006, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

Congrats, man. Have you read up on Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City and Vice City Stories? Awe-inspiring games for a handheld, my friend.

Oh, and try not to pay attention to those clowns who got your PSP thread locked up. The PlayStation Portable is a wonderful system, and 2006 was a great year for it. I'm sure it'll bring you much enjoyment.

thaks for the compilent.. Ya so um I was thinking of getting those gta games since I have gta double pack for the xbox.. I also have my eyes on lumines 1+2, sega genesis collection, mega man powered up, valkyrie profile, legend of heros 1+2. then there are the big hits.

**Barkworm** · 12-30-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Despite the fact that my DS library has grown into the 20's, I can't really recall any great experiences on the thing. Elite Beat Agents changed that, but for the most part the things I was looking forward to blew (Yoshi's Island 2).

So it does suck? I'm glad I didn't waste my money on it. Gotta keep my nostalgic memories clean of crap.

Peanut · 12-30-2006, 01:07 PM

The core gameplay is still there, but the change in art style is for the worse, the sound effects are horrible (they changed the effects for everything you could possibly imagine), and the music is disgusting.

It's still a decent enough game, but I played about 3 levels and a castle and I was totally done. They sucked the charm right out of it.

*Dr. Doom* · 12-30-2006, 01:08 PM

I've heard different. I don't have anything to back that claim up, but there are apparently some people who enjoyed it, too.

Peanut · 12-30-2006, 01:13 PM

It doesn't matter what you heard. Go play it. Yoshi's Island is probably my favourite SNES game of all time, and it's pretty close to my favourite game period. Yoshi's Island 2 is a bastardization of one of the greatest platformers ever created.

Maybe it has a lot to do with the fact that I played the original more than any other SNES game, because I hold it in such high regard, or just because I'm a bastard about my platformers, but I believe it comes nowhere close to Yoshi's Island, and I'm actually ashamed that it's called Yoshi's Island 2. They should have called it "Yoshi's Baby Story" or some lame sh*t like that.

The game really did bring down the Yoshi's Island "brand", for lack of a better word, in my mind.

**Barkworm** · 12-30-2006, 01:21 PM

I think Peanut feels about Yoshi's Island the exact same way I do so his opinion on the DS one is enough for me to stay away from it.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 12-30-2006, 01:28 PM

Having beaten it, I can say it has it's moments, but it is nowhere even being in the same league as the original by a long shot. I almost want to say it's like comparing Donkey Kong Jungle Beat to DKC2, but that's maybe a tad too far.

Nonetheless, it cannot stand up to the basic perfection of the original, and let's face it. Yoshi's Island was/is perfect.

**Barkworm** · 12-30-2006, 01:39 PM

Jungle Beat = awesome.

~~LogicDonny~~ · 12-30-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Jungle Beat = awesome.

Yes I will also say that as well. It is an awesome game but short yet sweet

The medals were fun to get..

*Mecha Cow* · 12-30-2006, 02:16 PM

Yoshi's Island DS feels like a poorly made fangame, I think that's the best way to describe it. The gameplay is there, but everything else isn't. The sound is bad, the graphics are pathetic, and there's no charm whatsoever. I didn't even play Yoshi's Island until the GBA port, so it's not like this has years worth of memories to live up to either(Though for the record, I do love the original). It's just that I have no tolerance for mediocre, uninspired and unnecessary games, and that's pretty much what Yoshi's Island DS is.

**Shredder** · 12-30-2006, 09:43 PM

Wow, some pretty harsh words about Yoshi's Island DS... As I think I've posted before, I loved the original Yoshi's Island and greatly enjoy the DS sequel. Since I've posted last about this, I finished entire DS game, and while I agree that the sound/graphics aren't exactly like the first, I have to argue that the game is worthy of being a true sequel.

Personally, I really liked the different characters and thought they added some variety to the gameplay while still keeping it "feeling" like Yoshi's Island. I would suggest you at least play through the whole game before giving up on it. There's a lot of interesting stuff that comes later in the game, like the additions of Baby Wario and Bowser, plus a few sequences reminiscent of the first game, like skiing downhill and riding along in a mine cart. I will say that the last boss is a bit of a letdown, although they did take an interesting approach. Since the control and gameplay (which I think matter most) feel so much like the first one, I actually find it hard to believe that fans of the original don't like this game. I noticed that even you guys here that didn't like it admitted that the gameplay was there. I think it's one of the best games on the DS and hope they make more like it.

And yes, I have been very let down with sequels to great games before, so it's not that I'll love any game with a familiar name on it. This one just happens to really rock is all (IMO).

*Duke* · 12-31-2006, 11:15 PM

It's funny everyone is talking about Yoshi's Island 2 because I picked up the game for the first time since like the week I bought it today and played for about an hour. The game just lacks something. It can't hold my attention like the original, which I absolutely love. Actually the SNES game is one of the first games I can remember truely getting 100% completion in. I loved every level and everything about the game, however, I do not have that feeling in this one. And as much as I've tried to get it (including finishing the 2 two worlds with 100% in each stage and the bonus stage), it just isn't there. Not a horrible game, just not a worthy sequel to one of the greatest games ever made.

12-29-2006, 10:55 PM	#924
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	Didn't Canada get Super Mario World already? We don't have that yet, I'm considering getting it but I still have the original cart for the SNES so I mightn't bother. You're right, the DS hasn't had the greatest year this year, I don't think I've bought anything for it since May or June... taking into account that Yoshi's Island 2 isn't out over here yet, EDIT: Just realised Yoshi's Island is out over here, I must have missed it on the shelves. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

12-30-2006, 04:24 AM	#927
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	If you've got Sonic Mega Collection Ristar's already on it. My friend forgot about that and wasted €8 on it for the VC. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

12-30-2006, 01:08 PM	#932
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I've heard different. I don't have anything to back that claim up, but there are apparently some people who enjoyed it, too. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

12-30-2006, 01:21 PM	#934
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,701	I think Peanut feels about Yoshi's Island the exact same way I do so his opinion on the DS one is enough for me to stay away from it. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

12-30-2006, 01:28 PM	#935
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Having beaten it, I can say it has it's moments, but it is nowhere even being in the same league as the original by a long shot. I almost want to say it's like comparing Donkey Kong Jungle Beat to DKC2, but that's maybe a tad too far. Nonetheless, it cannot stand up to the basic perfection of the original, and let's face it. Yoshi's Island was/is perfect. __________________

12-29-2006, 09:10 PM	#921
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Nothing. I meant that we get nothing but sh*t over here, while Europe and Japan get all the good stuff.

12-29-2006, 10:21 PM	#923
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Yeah! All those terrific games like...Gitaroo Man Lives!...and...you know...stuff. To be fair, the DS didn't have the greatest year this year either.

12-30-2006, 01:07 PM	#931
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	The core gameplay is still there, but the change in art style is for the worse, the sound effects are horrible (they changed the effects for everything you could possibly imagine), and the music is disgusting. It's still a decent enough game, but I played about 3 levels and a castle and I was totally done. They sucked the charm right out of it.

12-30-2006, 01:13 PM	#933
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It doesn't matter what you heard. Go play it. Yoshi's Island is probably my favourite SNES game of all time, and it's pretty close to my favourite game period. Yoshi's Island 2 is a bastardization of one of the greatest platformers ever created. Maybe it has a lot to do with the fact that I played the original more than any other SNES game, because I hold it in such high regard, or just because I'm a bastard about my platformers, but I believe it comes nowhere close to Yoshi's Island, and I'm actually ashamed that it's called Yoshi's Island 2. They should have called it "Yoshi's Baby Story" or some lame sh*t like that. The game really did bring down the Yoshi's Island "brand", for lack of a better word, in my mind.

12-30-2006, 01:39 PM	#936
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,701	Jungle Beat = awesome. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

12-30-2006, 02:16 PM	#938
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Yoshi's Island DS feels like a poorly made fangame, I think that's the best way to describe it. The gameplay is there, but everything else isn't. The sound is bad, the graphics are pathetic, and there's no charm whatsoever. I didn't even play Yoshi's Island until the GBA port, so it's not like this has years worth of memories to live up to either(Though for the record, I do love the original). It's just that I have no tolerance for mediocre, uninspired and unnecessary games, and that's pretty much what Yoshi's Island DS is. __________________

12-30-2006, 09:43 PM	#939
Shredder Admin/Layton Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Isla Nublar Posts: 481	Wow, some pretty harsh words about Yoshi's Island DS... As I think I've posted before, I loved the original Yoshi's Island and greatly enjoy the DS sequel. Since I've posted last about this, I finished entire DS game, and while I agree that the sound/graphics aren't exactly like the first, I have to argue that the game is worthy of being a true sequel. Personally, I really liked the different characters and thought they added some variety to the gameplay while still keeping it "feeling" like Yoshi's Island. I would suggest you at least play through the whole game before giving up on it. There's a lot of interesting stuff that comes later in the game, like the additions of Baby Wario and Bowser, plus a few sequences reminiscent of the first game, like skiing downhill and riding along in a mine cart. I will say that the last boss is a bit of a letdown, although they did take an interesting approach. Since the control and gameplay (which I think matter most) feel so much like the first one, I actually find it hard to believe that fans of the original don't like this game. I noticed that even you guys here that didn't like it admitted that the gameplay was there. I think it's one of the best games on the DS and hope they make more like it. And yes, I have been very let down with sequels to great games before, so it's not that I'll love any game with a familiar name on it. This one just happens to really rock is all (IMO). __________________ "Well, actually, I always wanted to be a writer. Being a ruthless conqueror was my second choice." --Shredder, Take Me to Your Leader

12-31-2006, 11:15 PM	#940
Duke Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,913	It's funny everyone is talking about Yoshi's Island 2 because I picked up the game for the first time since like the week I bought it today and played for about an hour. The game just lacks something. It can't hold my attention like the original, which I absolutely love. Actually the SNES game is one of the first games I can remember truely getting 100% completion in. I loved every level and everything about the game, however, I do not have that feeling in this one. And as much as I've tried to get it (including finishing the 2 two worlds with 100% in each stage and the bonus stage), it just isn't there. Not a horrible game, just not a worthy sequel to one of the greatest games ever made.