If you're dying, you're at least being challenged. Its motivating and sometimes it gives you a particular opponent to gun for.
Absolutely. My bestfriend and I had a great day playing paintball against off-duty marines. We went for the day and just joined up with the group, so all of their team and the rest of our team were marines. Needless to say we both died A LOT that day, but every kill we did get; hell every minute we survived out there against them was immensely gratifying.
I've had times where a buddy killed me in an FPS, or made the last turn in a race by the smallest of margins only to beat me. I'd didn't like being beaten, but I appreciated the skill/move/chance they took in trying to kill me.
The Atari 2600. I understand it's been terribly difficult porting the Unreal 3 engine to the system and that's what's been causing the constant delays.
Don't forget all the thirty year olds that moved on, got married, started families, got divorced, lost their kids, and now sit alone in a dark house playing videogames, trying to recapture the feeling of their youth, before their spirit was crushed.
Damn.... Minus the kid's that's me. ummmm.... wanna play some Halo ?
How's the PS3 doing? I've not heard much in the way of failures there. Just stuff on slow sales due to pricing and the Blue-ray/HD-DVD wars. Any of those PS3 clusters showing signs of over heating?
I ran folding at home for 2 days just to see. MY house didn't burn down so I'd say it's alright.
I have a 60 gig PS3, and I ran Folding @home consistently for 3 weeks (as a burn in test) whenever I wasn't trying Demo's or playing Motorstorm (the only game I felt worth buying when I picked it up), and it never overheated.
I wouldn't call the system fan "silent" though (as some have). "Quiet" yes, but in the times I wasn't running anything else I could hear the PS3 before I entered the room; in fact it was louder than my 360 (with the DVD going full tilt), but still "quiet enough" that it isn't an issue. My baseline is the projector in my set up. Currently it is the noisiest thing in the room (~28 decibels) and if that remains the noisiest component (with sound muted) then I'm happy.
In Super Mario 64, Mario Sunshine, and Mario Galaxy there is no more Super Mario. Mario is always the same size. Mario Galaxy has brought back the fire flower, along with a bunch of other special suits, kind of like Super Mario 3, but without any time when Mario is smaller. Super Mario Seems to have disappeared after the Super Nintendo left the scene.
Have you played "New Super Mario Bros" or "Super Paper Mario" ? There are powerups that make Mario the size of the screen.
This is exactly what I DON'T want to happen. Record companies start to realize that if they can get their songs into the games they might stand to make a buck. They'll start slipping Red Octane bribes to place their songs in the lineup. Then the games will become just as watered down as CD's are now. We'll end up paying (assuming we still support the game) sixty bucks for a game with four songs we actually enjoy and the rest will be crap.
And personally, my favorite experiences with gaming were on GameBoy and its derivatives.
If handhelds are to be included (which I don't see why not; others nominated PC, and C64 which is/was a pc), then I would have to say GBA SP, or GBA with an Afterburner would trump the original GB. Despite the significance of the GB making the portable market (like the Atari 2600, and NES did) the GBA was a better platform, and thanks to BC has all the GB, and GBC back catalog going for it.
I'd want to change that to say *potential* library. I love my Wii, but it seems to me that there's actually a lack of many games. Sure, the entire history of NES/SNES would be great, but they don't have everything out yet. Where the heck is Dr. Mario on the VC?
You won't get a VC copy (NES, SNES, or N64) of Dr. Mario, but they announced a WiiWare version that will support 2 players online.
People prolly won't like me saying this. Seems the obvious choice to me, though... Plays Wii and Gamecube games out of the box, and the virtual console plays games from the NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, etc.... It doesn't play games for XBox or Playstation, but the library it brings to the table is much bigger, and covers a much wider array of playstyles. There's simply more variety with the Wii.
The Wiimote is also the only *fun* controller that I've run across in years. Actually changes the gameplay significantly. Some people hate it, some people love it. I love it.
So that'd be my vote. *shrugs*
Honestly I'd say Wii but for a different reason. You bring up an excellent point however that the Wii is the most complete system and has a variety of 10 systems* going for it, I would say it's for the viral nature of its' adoption and that it is really bringing gaming to the masses. Like the 2600, NES and PS1 before it, the system is simply expanding the market to people who otherwise would not consider buying a video game system.
* - NES, SNES, N64, GC, Wii, Genesis, Sega Master System [announced], NeoGeo, TurboGraphics16, TurboCD. and if you want to count flash games in Opera there's one more...
On a side note, has anyone actually used the microphone yet, and is it really lame?
Actually I sing more than anything else. I'm a Karaoke type, and it works real well. The trick is to sing like you actually want to sing and not like someone forced you to hold the microphone. Get up there and have fun. If you know the song and can anticipate what's coming up you are ahead of the game. Some people hum to get through songs which is really boring IMHO. If you have to do that to maintain pitch, turn the mic sensitivity up, and practice. The software recognises pitch, and not specific notes, so if you can't hit a high note then drop it an octive an you'll be fine.
I'm hoping they bring the Band World tour online soon, my friends and I do awesome sets, but can't get 1,000,000 fans unless we are all on expert. Currently we have 2 Guitars on hard, Drums on medium, and vocals on expert.
Perhaps blizzard learned with their N64 port that RTS ports generally don't work on consoles/handhelds. Especially when the game is already so cheap, has great online play/community...
Starcraft64, for what it was, wasn't bad. The graphics were fine, the controls were streamlined so they made sence for a console, and the balancing was still "Starcraft". The primary issue was the fact that it wasn't online. There were no new maps, no mods, and it was limited to splitscreen (same screen) multiplayer for 2, something that's easily resolved with today's systems.
and is playable on almost any computer today.
Almost? Stracraft runs 640x480 (locked) with 8 bit color on a pentium 90, and 16 megs of ram. It was low tech when it came out. Hell, we're getting to the point where most cell phones could run it.
The basic idea of money is that one dollar is just as good as another. If the customers paid for something they didn't get, it doesn't matter what was being bought, they have the right to be compensated.
While the notion of getting a free game (as long as it isn't Yaris) as compensation for network troubles is a good one, and is good for public relations, if you read the EULA there is no guaranteed level of serice for Live. They are doing this to save good will, but they don't have to. Because of this I expect the lawsuit from Texas to go nowhere.
But then there are still a lot of people without HD capabilities (myself included) that will be unable to use the system. Since Nintento's target group for the Wii is the "casual gamer", it seems that they'd want to have HD as an option, not a necessity. The only access I have to HD currently is a small 480p TV I bought for my dorm room, which would mean no Wii for me. Granted, by the time next-gen consoles come out, many more people will have access to HD, but chances are there will still be a significant number of people lacking said capabilities, even with the digital broadcasting changes forcing people to purchase new TVs.
I think by 2011-2012 (next gen time frame) Nintendo will support higher resolutions, maybe not even 1080p, but 720p and include an anti-aliasing chip with the system. An HDTV wouldn't be required to get more enjoyment out of the system, as there will be more advancements in the motion detection, or 3D positioning such as What Johnny Lee cooked up .
I think "Wii HD" though would convey that it's an extention of the Wii line and if you have have an HDTV you will get more value out of it.
While it may not be great, WEP is a far cry from nothing. A WEP key is the difference between random neighbor going "oh, I don't have to pay for internet!" or not. 99% of the population doesn't even know that "WEP" is a kind of encryption, let alone that it's breakable.
You can also add Mac address filtering to better secure the connection.
Next-gen is a perfectly legitimate term to describe the PS3 and 360; it distinguishes them from the Wii and PS2, which are consoles that are still viable development platforms, but are not in the same league as the 360/PS3 in terms of graphical power.
Graphic power has no bearing when talking about "Next gen" as it is simply a meter of where we are on the evolution of Video game systems. This is the 7th generation of consoles, and being at least "2 christmas shopping seasons" into their life which makes them current gen. Next gen comes during the next hardware refresh.
Think of it this way; you and your brother both start families and have children. Your son/daughter is better looking than you are, was or ever will be. Your brother's kid isn't as good looking as yours, but is very musically inclined, and can play 9 instraments.
Honestly I'm hoping for simply "Wii HD". A fully backwords compatible Wii that will display in 720p as a minimum. There would be other enhancements of course, but I think since Nintendo went "Revolutionary" with both their handheld and console I think the next generation will be "Evolutionary".
Yep, I'd wager you were right about that. Major game release days (like Gears of War and Halo 3) didn't see this type of issue. It is likely that most of the people who flooded online for either of those matchmaking early on already had Live accounts.
Though it wasn't quite this flakey, there WERE issues related to the HALO 3 release. Like this Live was never down, but it was 3 days until things got smoothed out. The thing was I expected it then, and simply laughed it off. (That and I was knee deep into Metroid Prime 3 so I didn't care).
Seems to be back to normal now, just in time to DL some new Rock Band Tracks.:-)
So I won't get into the thick of the discussion. but "8ish" hours isn't incredible short, for a full blown game??? Man, what have marketing people done to us gamers that we accept a game that lasts only 8 hours! These are sad times indeed.
Think that's bad? Imagine that with no multiplayer and little to no replayability, and you have Heavenly Sword. Seriously, the game is fine as a rental, but getting to King Rohan takes about 5 hours and then can take Maaaaaaaaybe an hour or 2 to beat him all 3 times, and end the game.
Halo having a short/ lackluster single player campaign isn't all that unexpected. When was the last time you heard someone complain about the Single player campaign in Mario Kart? People have been buying it for the multiplayer and the rest is gravy.
A good FPS for me should have some 40-30 hours of gameplay, period.
Halo 3 has that, it's just not limited to the single player campaign.
there was still no reason to take exception to what I wrote.
Sorry, I didn't feel I was doing that, mearly responding. Hope it didn't come off too "catty".
That's funny. I don't know a single person with a Wii, including myself, that has anywhere near ten games. I'd ask you to name the games and the people.
I responded in part due to this. Now you know 1 person with over 10 Wii games and which ones.
And wow, you'd really have to include some craptastic games.
Though none of the games I listed are perfect, I would not call any "craptastic".
If his *group* are all hardcore video game junkies sure. I sincerely doubt it's everyone he knows though.
It depends on how they came across the Wii. If they were able to get the system by itself in stock somewhere then it would take a more serious gamer to get 10 in a year, but the afore mentioned WiiSports, WiiPlay, and WiiZapper Zelda skew these numbers up. Also there's the other thing happening due to the Wii's Scarecity.
Since the Wii have been relatively scarce since launch many people have been buying up bundles, just to get the system. My best friend finally got a Wii by paying for a bundle from Wallmart. You got the Wii and some accessories and you had to chose 6 games to buy with it. He didn't mind it so much because he got to pick the games, and specific titles weren't forced, but he had to buy 6 $50 games with it. So counting WiiSports Day 1 he has 7 games.
If the parent poster lives in an area with little to no system availability, I can believe people would rather buy up these $500-$600 bundles rather than the $350-$400 ebay prices on the system alone because they would get more value for their money.
Maybe that's what happened, and maybe it's not, but I know a few people who got the Wii with bundles so depending on their area, it's certainly possible.
I think most people with Wii's realize that overall the library of titles for the Wii isn't that great compared to other systems, and that it's the initial impression that sells it.
I'd say it's more than a first impression, I think people are buying it for an experiance they can't get on another system. That however is another conversation entirely.
That's funny. I don't know a single person with a Wii, including myself, that has anywhere near ten games. I'd ask you to name the games and the people, but of course you'd just be making that up too. And wow, you'd really have to include some craptastic games.
Ok, I'll bite. I'll list at least 10 I own off the top of my head and I won't throw in the "gotcha games" of WiiSports, WiiPlay, and Link's Crossbow training, but I own them too.
Rayman Raving Rabbits
Elebits
WarioWare
Mario Galaxy (A Game of the Year contender)
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption (Should be a Game of the Year contender, IMO)
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
TigerWoods Golf 08
Madden 08
The Godfather
Super Paper Mario.
Metal Slug Collection.
RE4
Zack & Wiki
ExciteTruck
Zelda: Twilight Princess (A Game of the Year contender)
Whoops, I said 10 off the bat, but there's apparently 15. I'll stop there.
I also have over 10 VC titles I'll gladly excluded to not make it look like "Filler".
I count myself as an exception, but most people I know have at least 3 games beyond the "WiiSports, and WiiPlay" that most people start out with, so I don't find it difficult to believe his group might have 10 more more.
The guy had left Nintendo a few years prior. So, Nintendo had 1 year to get the guy to agree to make the game, get a dev team for him to work with, and create the game.
If I remember correctly, they also opened new offices for the development studio to work in. Given the depth that's already been revealed about Brawl, it's amazing it'll come out this early*
Any particular reason you feel that way? Myself and everyone I've talked to about it has considered 3 the worst of the three. The first two hours or so and a section near the end are basically generic FPS junk and really out of place in a Metroid game. As for the middle, there's way too much hand holding - the amount of hints they give you with hints turned off is almost as much as I'd expect with the hints turned on. The upgrades seemed too limited in 3, especially when you factor in that ~10% or so of the items are ship missile expansions, which are only useful a few times early in the game, then can't be used at all after that.
The checkpoint system wasn't bad, but I think it was only really necessary due to the gameplay being more story driven. Between the first two games, there were only a few bosses that didn't have a save point immediately before them. It only took a minute to backtrack to them after the fights.
Ok, MP2 was Easy; I didn't like the dark world. It wasn't bad, per se but it wasn't as good as the rest fo the game so I kinda dreaded going into it.
MP3 - I liked the gun fights in the beginning and end to change up the variety. Despite the Metroid, being an inter-galactic bounty hunter bad-ass such as samus, I would expect her to get into more firefights. In fact, I would like a MP Hunters style game for the Wii based on the MP3 controls.
I thought the platforming was tighter in MP3 (control wise). I liked how (unlike every other Metroid) Samus doesn't lose all her useful gear in the opening, and have to get it all back (I know semantecs, but I like to feel that I'm adding capabilities rather than getting back to the staus quo).
I hated a few bosses in MP1 simply due to the lack of a checkpoint save function They were difficult and if I limp on by with minimal health and die right after (and have to re fight the boss) I got really pissed. As you noted, that wasn't for EVERY boss, but a few years later, guess which ones I remember?
Having a Save spot right before every boss was a fantastic improvement.
I liked the portability of the space ship, not only could you call it down as a save spot (in only a few places granted), but it allowed much quicker movement between the planets and cities. At some sections, I not be able to pass, yet the ship allowed me to go somewhere else and sidequest for missing expansions or something so I could advance when I got back.
Somehow, someway I got attached to the ship. It was MY ship, and when Ghor went beatin on it, I was so PISSED! It might as well of been Epona he was beating on for how angry I got. I wanted to hurt him, and hurt him bad.
Lastly, even though Metroid isn't a "Fighter" or FPS, there isn't anything else I've experianced in any other video game that competes with the sheer visceral thrill of using the grapple gun to rip out an opponents shield and then blast him with the arm cannon. That is very gratifying, and never gets old.
Absolutely, however I would add in the check point system*, and Widescreen support (don't need a graphics bump, just render more of it) and it would be ideal. I'd gladdy drop the $30 for MP1 or $50 for disk with both.
*The checkpoint system though I think is important since I HATED killing a boss then trying to find the next save spot ten fucking minutes later. If you happened to die before then, you re-fight the boss.
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Absolutely. My bestfriend and I had a great day playing paintball against off-duty marines. We went for the day and just joined up with the group, so all of their team and the rest of our team were marines. Needless to say we both died A LOT that day, but every kill we did get; hell every minute we survived out there against them was immensely gratifying.
I've had times where a buddy killed me in an FPS, or made the last turn in a race by the smallest of margins only to beat me. I'd didn't like being beaten, but I appreciated the skill/move/chance they took in trying to kill me.
Namco's a dedicated 3rd party, so what's preventing them from doing that?
It'll be worth it though...
Damn.... Minus the kid's that's me. ummmm.... wanna play some Halo ?
I have a 60 gig PS3, and I ran Folding @home consistently for 3 weeks (as a burn in test) whenever I wasn't trying Demo's or playing Motorstorm (the only game I felt worth buying when I picked it up), and it never overheated.
I wouldn't call the system fan "silent" though (as some have). "Quiet" yes, but in the times I wasn't running anything else I could hear the PS3 before I entered the room; in fact it was louder than my 360 (with the DVD going full tilt), but still "quiet enough" that it isn't an issue. My baseline is the projector in my set up. Currently it is the noisiest thing in the room (~28 decibels) and if that remains the noisiest component (with sound muted) then I'm happy.
Have you played "New Super Mario Bros" or "Super Paper Mario" ? There are powerups that make Mario the size of the screen.
Already happened, it's called Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
If handhelds are to be included (which I don't see why not; others nominated PC, and C64 which is/was a pc), then I would have to say GBA SP, or GBA with an Afterburner would trump the original GB. Despite the significance of the GB making the portable market (like the Atari 2600, and NES did) the GBA was a better platform, and thanks to BC has all the GB, and GBC back catalog going for it.
You won't get a VC copy (NES, SNES, or N64) of Dr. Mario, but they announced a WiiWare version that will support 2 players online.
Honestly I'd say Wii but for a different reason. You bring up an excellent point however that the Wii is the most complete system and has a variety of 10 systems* going for it, I would say it's for the viral nature of its' adoption and that it is really bringing gaming to the masses. Like the 2600, NES and PS1 before it, the system is simply expanding the market to people who otherwise would not consider buying a video game system.
* - NES, SNES, N64, GC, Wii, Genesis, Sega Master System [announced], NeoGeo, TurboGraphics16, TurboCD. and if you want to count flash games in Opera there's one more...
Actually I sing more than anything else. I'm a Karaoke type, and it works real well. The trick is to sing like you actually want to sing and not like someone forced you to hold the microphone. Get up there and have fun. If you know the song and can anticipate what's coming up you are ahead of the game. Some people hum to get through songs which is really boring IMHO. If you have to do that to maintain pitch, turn the mic sensitivity up, and practice. The software recognises pitch, and not specific notes, so if you can't hit a high note then drop it an octive an you'll be fine.
I'm hoping they bring the Band World tour online soon, my friends and I do awesome sets, but can't get 1,000,000 fans unless we are all on expert. Currently we have 2 Guitars on hard, Drums on medium, and vocals on expert.
Starcraft64, for what it was, wasn't bad. The graphics were fine, the controls were streamlined so they made sence for a console, and the balancing was still "Starcraft". The primary issue was the fact that it wasn't online. There were no new maps, no mods, and it was limited to splitscreen (same screen) multiplayer for 2, something that's easily resolved with today's systems.
Almost? Stracraft runs 640x480 (locked) with 8 bit color on a pentium 90, and 16 megs of ram. It was low tech when it came out. Hell, we're getting to the point where most cell phones could run it.
While the notion of getting a free game (as long as it isn't Yaris) as compensation for network troubles is a good one, and is good for public relations, if you read the EULA there is no guaranteed level of serice for Live. They are doing this to save good will, but they don't have to. Because of this I expect the lawsuit from Texas to go nowhere.
I think by 2011-2012 (next gen time frame) Nintendo will support higher resolutions, maybe not even 1080p, but 720p and include an anti-aliasing chip with the system. An HDTV wouldn't be required to get more enjoyment out of the system, as there will be more advancements in the motion detection, or 3D positioning such as What Johnny Lee cooked up . I think "Wii HD" though would convey that it's an extention of the Wii line and if you have have an HDTV you will get more value out of it.
You can also add Mac address filtering to better secure the connection.
Graphic power has no bearing when talking about "Next gen" as it is simply a meter of where we are on the evolution of Video game systems. This is the 7th generation of consoles, and being at least "2 christmas shopping seasons" into their life which makes them current gen. Next gen comes during the next hardware refresh.
Think of it this way; you and your brother both start families and have children. Your son/daughter is better looking than you are, was or ever will be. Your brother's kid isn't as good looking as yours, but is very musically inclined, and can play 9 instraments.
Both would be the next generation in your family.
Honestly I'm hoping for simply "Wii HD". A fully backwords compatible Wii that will display in 720p as a minimum. There would be other enhancements of course, but I think since Nintendo went "Revolutionary" with both their handheld and console I think the next generation will be "Evolutionary".
Though it wasn't quite this flakey, there WERE issues related to the HALO 3 release. Like this Live was never down, but it was 3 days until things got smoothed out. The thing was I expected it then, and simply laughed it off. (That and I was knee deep into Metroid Prime 3 so I didn't care).
Seems to be back to normal now, just in time to DL some new Rock Band Tracks. :-)
Think that's bad? Imagine that with no multiplayer and little to no replayability, and you have Heavenly Sword. Seriously, the game is fine as a rental, but getting to King Rohan takes about 5 hours and then can take Maaaaaaaaybe an hour or 2 to beat him all 3 times, and end the game.
Halo having a short/ lackluster single player campaign isn't all that unexpected. When was the last time you heard someone complain about the Single player campaign in Mario Kart? People have been buying it for the multiplayer and the rest is gravy.
Halo 3 has that, it's just not limited to the single player campaign.Sorry, I didn't feel I was doing that, mearly responding. Hope it didn't come off too "catty".
I responded in part due to this. Now you know 1 person with over 10 Wii games and which ones.
Though none of the games I listed are perfect, I would not call any "craptastic".
It depends on how they came across the Wii. If they were able to get the system by itself in stock somewhere then it would take a more serious gamer to get 10 in a year, but the afore mentioned WiiSports, WiiPlay, and WiiZapper Zelda skew these numbers up. Also there's the other thing happening due to the Wii's Scarecity.
Since the Wii have been relatively scarce since launch many people have been buying up bundles, just to get the system. My best friend finally got a Wii by paying for a bundle from Wallmart. You got the Wii and some accessories and you had to chose 6 games to buy with it. He didn't mind it so much because he got to pick the games, and specific titles weren't forced, but he had to buy 6 $50 games with it. So counting WiiSports Day 1 he has 7 games.
If the parent poster lives in an area with little to no system availability, I can believe people would rather buy up these $500-$600 bundles rather than the $350-$400 ebay prices on the system alone because they would get more value for their money. Maybe that's what happened, and maybe it's not, but I know a few people who got the Wii with bundles so depending on their area, it's certainly possible.
I'd say it's more than a first impression, I think people are buying it for an experiance they can't get on another system. That however is another conversation entirely.
Cheers.
Ok, I'll bite. I'll list at least 10 I own off the top of my head and I won't throw in the "gotcha games" of WiiSports, WiiPlay, and Link's Crossbow training, but I own them too.
Rayman Raving Rabbits
Elebits
WarioWare
Mario Galaxy (A Game of the Year contender)
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption (Should be a Game of the Year contender, IMO)
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
TigerWoods Golf 08
Madden 08
The Godfather
Super Paper Mario.
Metal Slug Collection.
RE4
Zack & Wiki
ExciteTruck
Zelda: Twilight Princess (A Game of the Year contender)
Whoops, I said 10 off the bat, but there's apparently 15. I'll stop there.
I also have over 10 VC titles I'll gladly excluded to not make it look like "Filler".
I count myself as an exception, but most people I know have at least 3 games beyond the "WiiSports, and WiiPlay" that most people start out with, so I don't find it difficult to believe his group might have 10 more more.
If I remember correctly, they also opened new offices for the development studio to work in. Given the depth that's already been revealed about Brawl, it's amazing it'll come out this early*
*Assuming no further delays.
Ok, MP2 was Easy; I didn't like the dark world. It wasn't bad, per se but it wasn't as good as the rest fo the game so I kinda dreaded going into it.
MP3 - I liked the gun fights in the beginning and end to change up the variety. Despite the Metroid, being an inter-galactic bounty hunter bad-ass such as samus, I would expect her to get into more firefights. In fact, I would like a MP Hunters style game for the Wii based on the MP3 controls.
I thought the platforming was tighter in MP3 (control wise). I liked how (unlike every other Metroid) Samus doesn't lose all her useful gear in the opening, and have to get it all back (I know semantecs, but I like to feel that I'm adding capabilities rather than getting back to the staus quo).
I hated a few bosses in MP1 simply due to the lack of a checkpoint save function They were difficult and if I limp on by with minimal health and die right after (and have to re fight the boss) I got really pissed. As you noted, that wasn't for EVERY boss, but a few years later, guess which ones I remember?
Having a Save spot right before every boss was a fantastic improvement.
I liked the portability of the space ship, not only could you call it down as a save spot (in only a few places granted), but it allowed much quicker movement between the planets and cities. At some sections, I not be able to pass, yet the ship allowed me to go somewhere else and sidequest for missing expansions or something so I could advance when I got back.
Somehow, someway I got attached to the ship. It was MY ship, and when Ghor went beatin on it, I was so PISSED! It might as well of been Epona he was beating on for how angry I got. I wanted to hurt him, and hurt him bad.
Lastly, even though Metroid isn't a "Fighter" or FPS, there isn't anything else I've experianced in any other video game that competes with the sheer visceral thrill of using the grapple gun to rip out an opponents shield and then blast him with the arm cannon. That is very gratifying, and never gets old.
I'll respectfully disagree there. I think MP3 > MP1 > MP2.
Absolutely, however I would add in the check point system*, and Widescreen support (don't need a graphics bump, just render more of it) and it would be ideal. I'd gladdy drop the $30 for MP1 or $50 for disk with both.
*The checkpoint system though I think is important since I HATED killing a boss then trying to find the next save spot ten fucking minutes later. If you happened to die before then, you re-fight the boss.