Author Topic: Wow, I'm actually going to get a Wii. (Read 45672 times)

MMX · « **Reply #40 on:** September 21, 2006, 11:10:14 pm »

Damn you roommate, for letting the horse die. I bet if you let me beat it longer, it would have un-died.

PS - I dont' care what anyone says classic NES/SNES d-pad still teh gratest. Also the reason why I'm getting that SNES Wii controller asap.

BTW anyone seen that GBA that looks like an old Nintendo controller? That was hot.

HMD · « **Reply #41 on:** September 21, 2006, 11:12:28 pm »

Model 2 Sega Saturn controller. Best ever. I MEAN EVER.

Meat · « **Reply #42 on:** September 21, 2006, 11:13:28 pm »

I really want to check out the new Smash Bros. and Metroid Prime 3. Twilight Princess also looks kickass, but I'll proabably get it on the Gamecube before I get around to getting a Wii. I'm not really feeling the X360 and the PS3's too expensive right now(plus, I'd rather wait out the defective first wave models like someone else said).

Quote from: tetsaru arigashi on September 21, 2006, 10:42:12 pm

is it me, or did the adhesive that held the controller together tend to melt out of the seams after a while from the heat of your hands??

I think they test those controllers for heat stress with superheated robot hands before sending them out, which means that you must be some kind of hell-spawn in order to melt the adhesive out. Either that, or you got a defective controller.

MMX · « **Reply #43 on:** September 21, 2006, 11:17:07 pm »

Quote from: HMD on September 21, 2006, 11:12:28 pm

Model 2 Sega Saturn controller. Best ever. I MEAN EVER.

Although the Sega Saturn itself was a very bad-ass system and horrifically underappreciated, the preceding statement is FALSE.

Spaceworlder · « **Reply #44 on:** September 21, 2006, 11:18:34 pm »

I never had any problem with adhesives seeping through.

I have to second that comment about the Z-button. I think the Gamecube controller had a lot of innovative ideas that just weren't executed effectively. The Xbox 360 pad is pretty much what the Gamecube controller could have been like if Nintendo weren't so intent on fucking up the design.

Quote from: Bang Doll on September 21, 2006, 11:10:14 pm

PS - I dont' care what anyone says classic NES/SNES d-pad still teh gratest. Also the reason why I'm getting that SNES Wii controller asap.

The NES-style D-Pad was alright by 80s standards, but I find it to be less than comfortable these days. For games that use eight degrees of movement rather than the old four, old-school D-Pads are simply awkward. The circular pads are really the best when it comes to controlling all those SNES and Genesis games, as the '+'-pad just doesn't allow for smooth-enough control and analog sticks don't work well with games that use less than 360 degrees of movement.

Kiinan Yamasu · « **Reply #45 on:** September 21, 2006, 11:49:26 pm »

Meat, that sig is awesome. Korgoth was in Jagi's splatter radius, I see.

MMX · « **Reply #46 on:** September 22, 2006, 12:22:41 am »

Quote from: spaceworlder on September 21, 2006, 11:18:34 pm

The NES-style D-Pad was alright by 80s standards, but I find it to be less than comfortable these days. For games that use eight degrees of movement rather than the old four, old-school D-Pads are simply awkward. The circular pads are really the best when it comes to controlling all those SNES and Genesis games, as the '+'-pad just doesn't allow for smooth-enough control and analog sticks don't work well with games that use less than 360 degrees of movement.

Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, since I have absolutely no fucking idea what you're talking about, you crazy person.

tsar · « **Reply #47 on:** September 22, 2006, 01:05:45 am »

What he means is:
NES/SNES = Four Directions = Shitty
Circle = Eight Directions = Rocks

Spaceworlder · « **Reply #48 on:** September 22, 2006, 01:09:39 am »

Precisely.

Asukachan · « **Reply #49 on:** September 23, 2006, 02:00:18 am »

I am definitely going to get a Wii!
I mean picture and video editing built-in, ability to hook up any usb storage device and Sd card support, ability to create your own 3D avatar character, message boards, internet through Opera browser with Flash support and ability to load ajax software, plus great games and classics!
Man, what more can I ask for!

tetsaru arigashi · « **Reply #50 on:** September 23, 2006, 02:35:04 am »

Holy crap. I've just discovered that the Nintendo Fusion Tour is actually playing at my college on October 17th!

http://www.nintendofusiontour.com/

Who cares about the concert, this means I might get a chance to play a Wii before it even comes out on the market! This is gonna be FUCKING AWESOME!!! ^_^

MMX · « **Reply #51 on:** September 23, 2006, 05:42:29 pm »

Quote from: Khris on September 22, 2006, 01:05:45 am

What he means is:
NES/SNES = Four Directions = Shitty
Circle = Eight Directions = Rocks

bThisQuoteIsFalse = true;

Boo the tour is only coming to NY once and I've never even heard of the Roseland Ballroom before wtfux.

Asukachan · « **Reply #52 on:** October 02, 2006, 05:17:17 pm »

wow the message board looks better than I expected, you can send and recieve pics and messages to and from mobile phones and computers

tetsaru arigashi · « **Reply #53 on:** October 18, 2006, 12:52:26 am »

I just came back from the Nintendo Fusion Tour. I must say, the new controller took some getting used to, but man - it has got to be one of the coolest gaming peripherals I've ever put into my hands. The Excitetruck game and the Wario Ware: Smooth Moves driving mini-game really felt like you were at the wheel of a vehicle! And using the bow on Zelda and the Duck Hunt-esque shooter games was really fun too. It's amazing how realistical it feels. I'm just bummed that I probably won't be getting a Wii for Christmas since that "new computer" (whatever it is) I've raved on about has kinda taken priority for now.

Also, I can now say that I waited 1 and 1/2 hours in line to play a new game demo (in this case, Twilight Princess). =3

Snorlax.RAYZR · « **Reply #54 on:** October 18, 2006, 08:15:45 pm »

How was it?

Haha. I tell ya. All our parents and friends who had trouble playing (raising the controller to make Mario jump, peeking to the side of a wall physically instead of moving in a FPS, to name a few) before won't get laughed at now! Hahaha...

ROMate · « **Reply #55 on:** October 18, 2006, 09:37:39 pm »

Quote from: tetsaru arigashi on October 18, 2006, 12:52:26 am

I just came back from the Nintendo Fusion Tour. I must say, the new controller took some getting used to, but man - it has got to be one of the coolest gaming peripherals I've ever put into my hands. The Excitetruck game and the Wario Ware: Smooth Moves driving mini-game really felt like you were at the wheel of a vehicle! And using the bow on Zelda and the Duck Hunt-esque shooter games was really fun too. It's amazing how realistical it feels. I'm just bummed that I probably won't be getting a Wii for Christmas since that "new computer" (whatever it is) I've raved on about has kinda taken priority for now.

Also, I can now say that I waited 1 and 1/2 hours in line to play a new game demo (in this case, Twilight Princess). =3

You are such a loser. You waited 1.5 hours to play a game for 5 minutes? That's 1.5 hours of your life gone, for nothing.

MMX · « **Reply #56 on:** October 18, 2006, 10:15:06 pm »

I dunno, it is Zelda afterall. If I were in his position, I would say that the Zelda series has given me so many goddamn hours of entertainment throughout my entire life that well, goddamnit, I've run up a bit of a tab on Zelda's expense.

... Did that just sound extremely geeky? Like moreso than I even intended? Like beyond the whole "god I love Zelda" sentiment? Wow.

ROMate · « **Reply #57 on:** October 18, 2006, 10:16:42 pm »

I don't care what the series is. The best game series I've ever played in my life would not entice me into a 1.5 hour wait for a demo. And yes, that did sound magnificently geeky.

tetsaru arigashi · « **Reply #58 on:** October 18, 2006, 11:55:19 pm »

Quote from: ROMate on October 18, 2006, 09:37:39 pm

You are such a loser. You waited 1.5 hours to play a game for 5 minutes? That's 1.5 hours of your life gone, for nothing.

Good things come to those who are willing to wait, my friend. But, unfortunately, patience is a virtue seldom seen nowadays... Besides, I've already waited over a year for the damn thing to be released anyway. One and a half hours should be a cake-walk. Not only that, but I'm sure I (as well as many other people around here) have wasted YEARS of my live away already by either procrastinating or sleeping when I shouldn't have, lol... >_<;

Btw, I had my DS on me to play while I was in line. >=P

...and yes, the event WAS awesome, needless to say. I kinda wish that they had a bigger variety of demos for the Wii, though - I would've loved to play the new Metroid and Smash Bros. games, if they were available. =/

ROMate · « **Reply #59 on:** October 18, 2006, 11:57:35 pm »

Still, I'll wait longer for the fully playable version to release than wait for part of a game. It's just not worth it.

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