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Iwata Explains Mario Galaxy
The British Gaming Blog has links to articles on the official UK Wii site exploring the title Mario Galaxy . The first explores the game's origins and gives us a peek behind the scenes of the game's voice acting. The second looks at Mario's essence, and the benefits of the 'planetary gameplay'. The last is all about the sound of Mario: "This time, we recorded with an orchestra of about 50 or so members. Of course, they were not very good at first because they were playing music they'd never heard before, and they are also seeing the score for the first time. But as the day went on, their performance improved dramatically, and the process of recording each track in its final form was actually a very fast one. This surprised Miyamoto-san, who was glued to the glass wall looking at them from the other side. He was saying 'So, sound is something that really changes too!'"
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That I pre ordered this! I can't wait! I have enjoyed every Mario game I have played (yes, even Luigi's manions although it wasn't awesome) and Sunshine. I think that the graphics will also raise the bar, so that hopefully the Wii stuff doesn't look so bad in the future. I know that graphics aren't everything, but when you look at RE4 and Metroid 3, the excuse of "Its not an xbox 360 or ps3" shouldn't be an out.
I hope Luigi is playable too!
...that Mario is an offensive Italian stereotype?
"From the itsa-me dept."? Nobody finds that inappropriate?
When I first saw the title I read "Irata Explains Mario Galaxy" as in the planet where M.U.L.E. happens is talking! :-/
Star Control 3 was such a shame compared to 2.
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...and gives us a peek behind the scenes of the game's voice acting. I so wish I could be the guy who gets to go "It'sa me, Mario!" and "Woohoo!"I do not avoid princesses, but I do deny them my essence. Wait, she's on another friggin' planet? Aaw, to hell with it!
As for the music, it's actually not uncommon for the orchestra to only need one, maybe two, takes from complete scratch. Impeccable sight reading coupled with an innate sense of what a piece is musically saying are the makings of the first call musicians that get called to these sorts of jobs. And it can be fairly rough too. If you DO blow it and they have to re-record on the account of you more than once, well you suddenly become the SECOND call guy.
I thought using the two controllers would throw him off and such made me personally think twice about the wii for Christmas we planned on.
Then he got ahold of it and just ripped into the game.
This thing if it has legs to keep the game interesting in the long term is on face value and after a few minutes of playing really fun and engrossing - it really sucks you in. I had to basically drag him off so other kids could get their turn and to get him a milk shake.
Considering how much he loves ice cream and such that is a pretty big endorsement.
He wanted to keep going.
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I want him to explain this!
...this is the game that might force me to buy a Wii. Mario 64 convinced me to buy a N64, sadly I'm not sure a better N64 title came out after that, save for Zelda: OoT.
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A well known site offering news for nerds references a blog, that in turn references a subsite of a major gaming console revealing the obvious: Sound is an important element of games, and there is a correlation between the quality of sound produced and the amount of practice by those performing.
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Ok. So I read the articles. And really, there are more interesting things about the music. For example, this gem:
I imagine now knowing that special effort was applied to accomplish this will increase the appreciation I would I have for the game. But probably most revealing is this
Playing various Mario games over the years, it seemed that Mario had gone from some kind of rugged savior, to a fun plush toy. But embracing the notion that Mario is more then a cute character, and has some cool charm is also fitting considering the changes to have occurred to the Nintendo console over the years. The Nintendo 64 and GameCube seem more like toys. While the Wii isn't a "powerhouse" next to its brethren, I definately think its cool.
This is a key element for innovation. Recognizing where you're just copying and doing something about it forces changes that result in raising the quality bar. Overall, I see this as a good thing.
There are 10 types of cliches in this world. Those that are new, and those that aren't.
Actually, it was "ravioli" not "spaghetti". Personally, I thought it was hysterical and a nice addition. The first time it happened when a friend and I were playing it, we couldn't stop laughing. I mean it's not like he says "Damn you and your deigo mustache and greasy hair." Also, you can't claim that Mario got his start as a racial stereotype as he made his debut in Donkey Kong, which has nothing to do with plumbing (the original slightly offensive Mario Brothers game, in which Luigi comes about was a spin-off)
He's a Sicilian stereotype in terms of looks, in the "Mustache Pete" fashion.
He collects mushrooms (associated with Italian cuisine) as power-ups.
He's a rotund plumber who travels through sewer pipes to get to his destinations.
He stomps on "goombas"... "Goombah" is New York slang used among Italians and by others as a derogatory word.
If Mario were depicted instead as, say, a black man with a large Afro who collected watermelons for power-ups, traveled through magical basketball nets, and stomped on "nigghas," I would say it might chafe a bit.
Then it was too sweet. As I was eating it, morsel by morsel, I realized that they had used too much honey, and the taste not bearable. The cooks who prepared this oversweet meal cared too much about honey, and too little about meat. Also, the tea was bad, since it was mixed with rocks from the garden of overused fucking food analogies for christ's sake STOP. I am no longer HUNGRY.
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Modded Troll? Clearly the mods didn't read the article -- this was the first thing I thought of, too. The first half-page sounds more like Iron Chef than an article about games.
we sc2 players have started taking sc3 non canon 2 months after it was out.
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Pot. Kettle. Black.
Oh, noes! Am I going to get in trouble now because I used the word "black" even though it had zero to do with anything racial? With your narrow view of the world, I guess I'd better get my apology to Sharpton written up pronto.
Explain in detail how GPP comment was in any way PKB, and we'll have a proper discussion over your concerns.
Otherwise, you lose. Deal?
No, there is a vast difference between caricature and stereotype.
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dear niggerloving communist wusses,
please stop fuckign polluting slashdot with your liberal fag idiocy.
omg mario eats mushrooms and talks like a tard, call the pc police!!! nigger please. find me a dago that doesnt eat wop food constantly (and talk like a tard) and ill take it all back.
next youll be campaigning for doom to be changed because it offends demons. fuck you all
Just hearing the concept of Japanese racism against white people would cause his head to explode. Alternatively, he could go with Plan A and suggest it was the inevitable result of systemic racism against black people, then go back to shaking down gullible white people for money.
Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.
Thanks for the spoiler, jerk.
Yeah, that's why I never beat Metroid Prime. The above scenario is even less attractive after you beat a boss, then search for 10 minutes for a save spot, only to die, and have to beat the boss again. However Metroid Prime 3 fixed that with a checkpoint system that saved progress after every major event. In addition to that it has the best FPS controls to date. (it beats all console shooters and PC shooters controls, mostly because WASD blows.)