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...Funny, I thought the final battle of Twilight Princess was great. Of course the climax wasn't nearly as good as Wind Waker or Ocarina, but the actual battle was by far the best... except that horseback element.

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Posthign this here too... OH SHIZZNIT
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165334
Star Wars? Soul Calibur? I SMELL WIN.

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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I think the words "Masters of Teras Kasi" are all that need to be said.

Plus, what the hell is up with Vader's helmet in those screenshots?

http://i.imgur.com/7N84TM8.jpg

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Originally posted by: Nanner Split
I think the words "Masters of Teras Kasi" are all that need to be said.

Plus, what the hell is up with Vader's helmet in those screenshots?

You doubt the decent-ness of previous soul calibur games?

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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No, I just remember the less-than-decent-ness of any other attempts at combining Star Wars and fighting games.

http://i.imgur.com/7N84TM8.jpg

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The best deal I ever got in my life was I got my super secret government issue s... err... I better not say or everyone will want one, but I got it really cheap. Best deal ever.

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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Originally posted by: theredbaron
I share your skepticism.

bkev: "I do not share your optimism."


*ahem*

The line is The Emperor does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation.

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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Wal-Mart canceled my order.


You see, I'd laugh, but this really is sad - that was a damned good deal. NES for $3? Mine for free.

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Originally posted by: bkev
Originally posted by: sean wookie
Wal-Mart canceled my order.


You see, I'd laugh, but this really is sad - that was a damned good deal. NES for $3? Mine for free.


I sent Wal-mart a very nasty E-mail that I copied off of somewhere else. I think we should all boycott them.

The only bad thing about it was it didn't come with a controller and still had its box. It was one of those NES2's so it would of come with the dog bone controller if it had one. Next day I went to a flea market and bought a Orange Zapper, Advantage, a very crappy 3rd party controller that said Ctart instead of Start, Castlevania, Hogans Alley, and Mario/Duck hunt . A while later at that same store I picked up 2 regular controllers and excite bike for a few bucks.
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And the bright side about that is the NES2 had none of the connector pin problems that has constantly been plaguing mine for years.

And... sorry about your Brawl loss, but I personally don't think it's worth boycotting Wal-Mart for. Unless you don't get your money back.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
And the bright side about that is the NES2 had none of the connector pin problems that has constantly been plaguing mine for years.

And... sorry about your Brawl loss, but I personally don't think it's worth boycotting Wal-Mart for. Unless you don't get your money back.


I think all union members are supposed to boycott Wal-Mart anyway.
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
And the bright side about that is the NES2 had none of the connector pin problems that has constantly been plaguing mine for years.


Your NES2 had connector pin problems? Or you are saying that the NES2s don't fall victim to the connector pin problems that your old NES suffers from? The connector pin problems of the old NES are very easy to fix actually, just a little rubbing alcohol to clean the connectors and a small screw driver to carefully bend them back into position so that the NES cartridges will make a tight connection. Alternatively a replacement connector piece can be purchased for less than $10 online. The replacement pieces are made out of better quality metal that does not suffer from the extreme oxidation problem the original NES connector did. Just about any old broken NES can be fixed by just replacing the connectors. Mine was so bad that several of my games wouldn't even work, now works as good as the day I got it for Christmas as a little kid.

Here is an amazing story about the durability of the old NES. I was playing The Adventures of Link while waiting for my wife to get ready so we could embark on our six hour drive to my folks house for Thanksgiving. This was 5 am Wednesday morning. Somehow through all of the constant urging my wife to hurry up so we could get on the road and beat the traffic, I forgot to shut my NES off. When we returned Sunday afternoon I was surprised to see the red light was on. I turned on the TV and there was the title screen of Zelda II. Thing still works just fine, system or cartridge were not even warm. You can read all sorts of stories online about people being on their second or third PS2/Xbox/Xbox360 or about somebody accidently leaving there PS2 on all night and waking up to find a melted laser or a burnt out motor. I have had this NES for 20 years. I wonder how many kids will be able to say the same about their Xbox, 360 or PlayStation/2/3 20 years from now.

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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Well, I certainly hope I can say that about my PS2 20 years from now, but seeing as how I've been getting DREs for years now... eh. But, yeah, I was referring to my original NES. And thanks for the tips, but I already knew about that. I've always thought that maybe I'll do that someday, but so far my time-tested method that I've been using since I was little still works: don't stick the game pak in all the way, just enough so that it bumps up against the edge of the console when you push it down. I mean, my NES still works quite well, it's just somewhat finicky, especially with my copy of Super Mario Bros. 2. I don't know why, but as soon as my aunt used the Official NES Cleaning Kit on it, it worked horribly. I've never trusted that thing since.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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wow, this is like the third time this week I've done a double post. I gotta be more careful!

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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Originally posted by: sean wookie

I sent Wal-mart a very nasty E-mail that I copied off of somewhere else. I think we should all boycott them.


I have the NES2 too! I think it can play imports, which rules cus this place in Little Tokyo sells them. Shame it's only RF adaptor though, and not A/V... I'd bet there's customs for it somewhere.
AANyway, the only thing Wal*Mart is good for is the new Eagles album.

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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It's actually kinda funny you mention that. The original Famicom only had RF support. The NES had both RF and AV. The AV Famicom (which is similar in design to the NES2), as the name implies, only had AV, and the NES2 only had RF. So... you have plenty to choose from... if you can find them.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Jesus freaking christ, 4 times today. I need to be WAY more careful!

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
It's actually kinda funny you mention that. The original Famicom only had RF support. The NES had both RF and AV. The AV Famicom (which is similar in design to the NES2), as the name implies, only had AV, and the NES2 only had RF. So... you have plenty to choose from... if you can find them.

So, I can find the AV cords made for the FCAV, and put it in my NES2 or what? Because, if anyone could help me, I'd be all over those bitches. My RF chord is a crappy splitter that's always had a lot of snow and waves that really piss me off... it's like bad cable reception.

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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Well, I have no idea about that, but you said you wanted to do import games (although I don't know if you're right about the NES2 being able to play Famicom games), and I was just pointing out that there are options to be able to do that with AV, although not with the NES2, sadly (unless there is some way to convert it that I don't know about). As a side note, I was pointing out the slight humor in how many different configurations in which it came out (although only the NES had both options).

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.