Wii U

i realized at some point that i don't actually like mario games that much other than 64 and sunshine

the only reason to buy nintendo consoles is to play zelda games, as far as i'm concerned

err actually i like the paper mario series a lot too but those aren't really ~mario games~

mario galaxy was super tite imo

idk if 3d really counts

3d land

It counts, it's great.

it can be great and not count tho

galaxy 1&2 were both okay but i much prefer the feeling of inhabiting a fleshed-out game world that you get in 64 and sunshine rather than a series of dioramas which is what galaxy and the new one feels like. i've posted about this before on other threads and people were saying 'mario isn't supposed to be about immersion' but for a short time it was, and for me it's hard to drop that and still feel the same way about the games

i thought it was really cool how they switched up the game play in the different worlds, i vibe to that

Well I 100% agree with that (xp). But yeah, I don't we're ever going to get Mario 64-2.

(And I'd argue that Sunshine doesn't count either)

what why doesnt sunshine count

i bought a gamecube just to play sunshine then i returned it when i was done lol

gamecube was an underrated console in general i think

wind waker and paper mario 2 are like top 5 nintendo games imo, and metroid prime is up there too, plus there were a lot of neat 3rd party games the likes of which we don't get anymore on nintendo

i played windwaker too tbh which was good tho i dont think i ever beat it then i returned the gamecube

You can just play Wind Waker on a emu and it'll be good you don't need to buy a Gamcube

I played Wind Waker on an emu and it was tite

i tried to set up a gamecube emo sitch a while ago and it was a complete disaster including me attempting manual modification of the $15 playstation controller i bought off amazon, but i have a new computer now so maybe it wld work

was v laggy on the 4 y/o mbp

Well, firstly because that fludd thing changed the core gameplay enough that it didn't really feel like a mario game to me. Secondly because in my memory a least, a significant portion of the game took place in the special stages, which weren't immersive and worldy, they were abstract diorama style, and maybe it was even the hugely positive critical response to those parts specifically (loads of reviews at the time talked about those being the best parts) which led to the series going back in that direction overall.

xps

those special stages played way more arcadey tho. galaxy games didn't really have that feel to em.

f-zero gamecube was the shit btw.

speaking of gamecube people are paying crazy prices for component av cables on ebay

Well, full disclosure, I've still not got round to playing either of the galaxies. Since Sunshine I've played NSMB on DS, NSMB2 on 3DS, NSMBU on Wii U, 3D Land on 3DS, 3D World on Wii U. And I think they all have that abstract arcadey thing that the Sunshine special stages had.

If I got my family a U I would get the Mario/Luigi bundle, a couple of Just Dance things for the kids and their buddies, the Marvel Lego game and maybe Zombi U for me, because it looks cool and scary. Oh, and Super Smash Bros., if/when it comes out.

You can just play Wind Waker on a emu and it'll be good you don't need to buy a Gamcube

I played Wind Waker on an emu and it was tite

― 龜, Friday, March 28, 2014 10:03 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

I was drunk when I made this post

Now I remembered that I actually bought a gamecube off amazon for $15 that smelled like sweaty nerd meat and bought Wind Waker for $40 from some guy in Queens

It was still tite tho

lmao

xps F-Zero GX was like aarrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhh all the time, it was great
the OG Wiis were backwards compatible w/GameCube discs, seems like that'd be the easiest option nowadays. though Wind Waker HD exists now, too

Finally got around to playing Rayman, truly amazing for two players. The additional stuff with the touchpad is not groundbreaking but still a cool extra on the game.

Nintendo free digital game promotion if you buy & register Mario Kart 8 by July 31st

games for NA - Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros U, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Wii Party U
games for EU - Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros U, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Wii Party U, Nintendo Land, Game & Wario, Sonic Lost World, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, The Wonderful 101, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Choice of one

awesome, i'll probably pick up pikmin

Anybody on Mario Kart 8?

yup

do we still do friend codes? i don't know how wii u multiplayer works

Nintendo Network ID

don't forget to register game on Club Nintendo to get free digital game & then claim back money if you are on the Network Premium thing http://p.nintendo.net/index.html

hexenducted on nintendo network hit me up for that blue shell

adnaus23 here if you wanna

Mario Kart 8 is pretty amazing! I like the Wii U Mario games better than anything since SNES. Looks way better than anything I've seen on xbone or ps4. The motion controls are pretty much perfect; this is the best controlling racing game I've ever played.

Also I love that it is simply called "Mario Kart 8" and not "Super" "New" or anything.

We just discovered the slow motion option for replays. SO COOL.

ugh I am gonna have to order a ton of Wii U Pro controllers or whatever the fuck and buy this game, on a major local multiplayer kick right now and this is the price I pay

This was a bad week for us to accidentally hoover up and destroy the cable on the AC adaptor for the wii u gamepad.

i keep hearing about pikmin 3, is it really good

have you played either of the earlier Pikmin games? It's pretty much more of the same, just a lot prettier. It's really good, short but with a lot of replayability.

just be cool and play pikm0n

my pikmin let me show u them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIIPkyWaiu0

I took it as my free game with mariokart, only played maybe 20 mins so far but yeah, feels lovely so far.

soooooooo ffaaaaaarrrr

considering getting a wii u for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHAfJturexI

I played Mario Kart 8 the other day and it was amazing. Beautiful, absolutely locked on frame rate, hard but not stupidly so like the Wii edition. Not enough to get me to buy a Wii U, but seriously awesome nonetheless.

I think of Mario Kart games as things that are largely fun among friends. Is there any fun to be had a single player?