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Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm REALLY looking forward to the virtual console when I get my Wii. The lineup I saw on their website is tremendous. I never had another Nintendo console after the NES (until GC), so I've never played the stuff like Link to the Past, SMB64, SMWorld, etc. I'm excited to play this stuff that so many people consider classic.


No doubt about it, the lineup is awesome.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm REALLY looking forward to the virtual console when I get my Wii. The lineup I saw on their website is tremendous. I never had another Nintendo console after the NES (until GC), so I've never played the stuff like Link to the Past, SMB64, SMWorld, etc. I'm excited to play this stuff that so many people consider classic.



I take it you have never experienced Ocarina of Time then either? Perhaps that game isn't as great as we all make it out to be, but for those of us who had played the Zelda games from the beginning this was long awaited and the first time we got to see our much visited world of Hyrule in 3D. It was amazing.

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Originally posted by: C3PX
Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm REALLY looking forward to the virtual console when I get my Wii. The lineup I saw on their website is tremendous. I never had another Nintendo console after the NES (until GC), so I've never played the stuff like Link to the Past, SMB64, SMWorld, etc. I'm excited to play this stuff that so many people consider classic.



I take it you have never experienced Ocarina of Time then either? Perhaps that game isn't as great as we all make it out to be, but for those of us who had played the Zelda games from the beginning this was long awaited and the first time we got to see our much visited world of Hyrule in 3D. It was amazing.


BITE YOUR TONGUE!

Ocarina is as close to gaming perfection as we'll ever get - it's every bit as good as we make it out to be!
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Originally posted by: C3PX
Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm REALLY looking forward to the virtual console when I get my Wii. The lineup I saw on their website is tremendous. I never had another Nintendo console after the NES (until GC), so I've never played the stuff like Link to the Past, SMB64, SMWorld, etc. I'm excited to play this stuff that so many people consider classic.



I take it you have never experienced Ocarina of Time then either? Perhaps that game isn't as great as we all make it out to be, but for those of us who had played the Zelda games from the beginning this was long awaited and the first time we got to see our much visited world of Hyrule in 3D. It was amazing.


BITE YOUR TONGUE!

Ocarina is as close to gaming perfection as we'll ever get - it's every bit as good as we make it out to be!


I never did play Ocarina. I must confess, I purchased Wind Waker for GC and found it to be not so great. The camera controls were AWFUL and some of the movement frustrated me so I bailed early on. I'm looking forward to going backwards and starting from Link to the Past and making my way through the rest of what I can get my hands on up to and including TWLP. Part of my problem is that when I left my NES behind, I moved to Genesis, followed by a pc and never looked back, going through shooters and sports games almost exclusively. I'm hoping that the solid game play with the older Zelda titles will make up for the "arcane" look relative to the newer titles.

I believe that Zelda is, without question, one of the greatest games I've ever played and the success of the franchise is not in doubt. My personal favorite has always been SMB, though. I played that game for months on end and fell in love with it. I played SMB2 for a while but eventually put it aside. I got a DS last year and New SMB with it and was absolutely addicted to it. I'm VERY much looking forward to some of the classic SMB games, like SMW and SMB64.

I'm so damn excited I can't wait!

Anyone think there'd be a market for a Zelda MMPORPG?
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Originally posted by: C3PX
Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm REALLY looking forward to the virtual console when I get my Wii. The lineup I saw on their website is tremendous. I never had another Nintendo console after the NES (until GC), so I've never played the stuff like Link to the Past, SMB64, SMWorld, etc. I'm excited to play this stuff that so many people consider classic.


I take it you have never experienced Ocarina of Time then either? Perhaps that game isn't as great as we all make it out to be, but for those of us who had played the Zelda games from the beginning this was long awaited and the first time we got to see our much visited world of Hyrule in 3D. It was amazing.


BITE YOUR TONGUE!

Ocarina is as close to gaming perfection as we'll ever get - it's every bit as good as we make it out to be!


I never did play Ocarina. I must confess, I purchased Wind Waker for GC and found it to be not so great. The camera controls were AWFUL and some of the movement frustrated me so I bailed early on.


WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Go back! Give it another chance! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?

How are the camera controls awful? O_O ?? TWW has the same camera controls as GC Twilight Princess and Ocarina doesn't have any controls but centering with Z.

Anyone think there'd be a market for a Zelda MMPORPG?


Not a 3D Zelda game, no... A 2D Zelda MMORPG? Yes! A 3D game wouldn't work online because of the puzzle focus, but a 2D game could.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: JediSage
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Originally posted by: C3PX
Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm REALLY looking forward to the virtual console when I get my Wii. The lineup I saw on their website is tremendous. I never had another Nintendo console after the NES (until GC), so I've never played the stuff like Link to the Past, SMB64, SMWorld, etc. I'm excited to play this stuff that so many people consider classic.


I take it you have never experienced Ocarina of Time then either? Perhaps that game isn't as great as we all make it out to be, but for those of us who had played the Zelda games from the beginning this was long awaited and the first time we got to see our much visited world of Hyrule in 3D. It was amazing.

BITE YOUR TONGUE!

Ocarina is as close to gaming perfection as we'll ever get - it's every bit as good as we make it out to be!

I never did play Ocarina. I must confess, I purchased Wind Waker for GC and found it to be not so great. The camera controls were AWFUL and some of the movement frustrated me so I bailed early on.


WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Go back! Give it another chance! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?


I have thought about it. Maybe I'll visit it this weekend.

How are the camera controls awful? O_O ?? TWW has the same camera controls as GC Twilight Princess and Ocarina doesn't have any controls but centering with Z.


I hate, read: HATE floating over-the-shoulder cameras! You ALWAYS have to re-center with the damn things. Give me first person or a locked over the shoulder cam and I'd be happy.

Anyone think there'd be a market for a Zelda MMPORPG?


Not a 3D Zelda game, no... A 2D Zelda MMORPG? Yes! A 3D game wouldn't work online because of the puzzle focus, but a 2D game could.


You think 3-d and puzzle-oriented are mutually exclusive? I don't know. The Lara Croft series has been pretty successful at it. I just don't think Nintendo is too keen on that market.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
The Game Cube was officially tombstoned yesterday. Another great Nintendo console rides off into the sunset...


Would you please elaborate on this? Was there a press release? How exactly did the NGC era die?

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Originally posted by: JediSage
The Game Cube was officially tombstoned yesterday. Another great Nintendo console rides off into the sunset...


Would you please elaborate on this? Was there a press release? How exactly did the NGC era die?


I just went to Kotaku to post the answer to your question, when I saw this:

OCARINA OF TIME ON THE WII THIS MONDAY!!!!

OK, now that I've cleaned myself up, Nintendo has apparently ceased production on the GameCube and any future (First Party) GameCube titles. Shouldn't be a big shock, but the report is in dispute, as seen here:

The Reports Of The GameCube's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated...
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Originally posted by: JediSage
The Game Cube was officially tombstoned yesterday. Another great Nintendo console rides off into the sunset...


Would you please elaborate on this? Was there a press release? How exactly did the NGC era die?


It was reported on AOTS last night that Nintendo announced the end of GC production both in actual hardware and titles. I looked for news of this on the Nintendo site with no luck.
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It's interesting to think that production might be over considering that production of the Famicom and Super Famicom didn't end until 2003, I believe!

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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
It's interesting to think that production might be over considering that production of the Famicom and Super Famicom didn't end until 2003, I believe!


It is hard to figure. Perhaps they want to shift those resources to Wii production?
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Originally posted by: JediSage
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I hate, read: HATE floating over-the-shoulder cameras! You ALWAYS have to re-center with the damn things. Give me first person or a locked over the shoulder cam and I'd be happy.


Zelda in first person? Or locked? That would be nearly impossible to play. And how hard is it to press the L button to re-center the camera?

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: JediSage
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I hate, read: HATE floating over-the-shoulder cameras! You ALWAYS have to re-center with the damn things. Give me first person or a locked over the shoulder cam and I'd be happy.


Zelda in first person? Or locked? That would be nearly impossible to play. And how hard is it to press the L button to re-center the camera?


The point is that with every move I make the camera moves as well. No, it's not hard to re-center but it becomes an annoyance when I have to do it every 10 seconds.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: JediSage
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I hate, read: HATE floating over-the-shoulder cameras! You ALWAYS have to re-center with the damn things. Give me first person or a locked over the shoulder cam and I'd be happy.


Zelda in first person? Or locked? That would be nearly impossible to play. And how hard is it to press the L button to re-center the camera?


The point is that with every move I make the camera moves as well. No, it's not hard to re-center but it becomes an annoyance when I have to do it every 10 seconds.


I actually prefer manually moving the camera. With the exception of FPS's I've never played a 3rd person 3D game where automatic camera adjustment worked.

Two of the biggst offenders are gaming classics - Tomb Raider and Ninja Gaiden. Two very different games, with very shitty cameras.
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I can only think of one decent Gamecube game with a persistent over-the-shoulder locked camera--Resident Evil Four.

Even Super Mario Sunshine has a manual floating camera.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I can only think of one decent Gamecube game with a persistent over-the-shoulder locked camera--Resident Evil Four.

Even Super Mario Sunshine has a manual floating camera.


Sadly I hate that one too. SMSS is another one that's mediocre in my book. RE4 is a sweet game that I really need to get.
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Yeah, come to think of it the camera in RE4 was nothing short of brilliant. Capcom used the camera to heighten tension by limiting your field of view...there were so many "did I just see that?" moments in that game. Can't wait for RE5.
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OH man,RE4,god damn that is a good movie,I mean game,hell now that I beat Twilight Princess,I might beat the PS2 version of RE4,already beat the GC version.
also just spent 800 Wii points on Contra Alien Wars,another classic
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two ps3 games I can't wait for to be released:

Final Fantasy XIII

Metal Gear Solid IV: GUNS of The Patriots.

I will also soon be picking up a copy of final fantasy VI advance, cannot wait to play this classic.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
two ps3 games I can't wait for to be released:

Final Fantasy XIII

Metal Gear Solid IV: GUNS of The Patriots.

I will also soon be picking up a copy of final fantasy VI advance, cannot wait to play this classic.


I have a funny feeling Sony's outlook for the PS3 will look a lot brighter once those titles are released.

Not having a PS3 (only a Wii & 360) how does the online store work? Is it cool? Lots of old titles for download? I am curious about it.
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Originally posted by: JediSage

Sadly I hate that one too. SMSS is another one that's mediocre in my book. RE4 is a sweet game that I really need to get.


O_O... Jedi, dude... you're killing me here. Sunshine was certainly no classic, but to call it 'mediocre'?... Just wow...

As for Resident Evil V, I'm holding out hope that Capcom will announce it for the 360 as well. It's probably a long shot--yet I simply cannot afford to support games and accessories for five consoles and three hand-helds. Heck, I can't support what I've got! My mom gave me Call of Duty 3 for Christmas and that's still the ONLY X-Box 360 game I own.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: JediSage

Sadly I hate that one too. SMSS is another one that's mediocre in my book. RE4 is a sweet game that I really need to get.


O_O... Jedi, dude... you're killing me here. Sunshine was certainly no classic, but to call it 'mediocre'?... Just wow...

As for Resident Evil V, I'm holding out hope that Capcom will announce it for the 360 as well. It's probably a long shot--yet I simply cannot afford to support games and accessories for five consoles and three hand-helds. Heck, I can't support what I've got! My mom gave me Call of Duty 3 for Christmas and that's still the ONLY X-Box 360 game I own.


Don't worry. REV was never going to be an exclusive, Capcom has stated that it is not economically viable to have a AAA title like REV exclusive to one system - especially considering skyrocketing development costs.

Based on the success they've had with Dead Rising and Lost Planet, I'd say REV on the 360 is a sure thing.