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DS Super Mario Bros. Preview
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Worm_Buffet
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silenttwn said:
Can't say i was expecting much better but the music in the classic mario games that were scored by Koji Kondo is both creative and catchy.
mariosbrother
Member
Nevermind the fact that it's only music for the video.
The game looked great when I played it at E3 - character models and all. To everyone that is complaining about the graphics, take the advice from the post above and watch the videos, first of all. Then, shut up about it until we see a closer to final build of the game.
Buffy4ever
Banned
What the Hell is wrong with some of you people!!!! THAT GAME LOOKS AWESOME!! You should all watch the video, iot reminds me of the classic Mario series. The polygon characters and world works. The game looks FUN! Nintendo gives us a Great game and all people do is bitch.
Also, I am so tired of the "we want 2d and hand drawn" crowd, they have been replaced with polygons. I too liked hand drawn sprites in the 16 bit era, but things have moved with the time. we get new mario and megaman games with 2d game play , but with polygon characters and Backgrounds, and people whine. People are never happy.
Also, I am so tired of the "we want 2d and hand drawn" crowd, they have been replaced with polygons. I too liked hand drawn sprites in the 16 bit era, but things have moved with the time. we get new mario and megaman games with 2d game play , but with polygon characters and Backgrounds, and people whine. People are never happy.
I would have been happy if they had just used the SMW engine with some special effects here and there. Still, I don't mind the look of the game too much. However, I still haven't seen any item that can make Mario fly. You can't have a Mario Platformer without a flying item, Nintendo!!
And this is NOT milking it. See: Mario Party
And this is NOT milking it. See: Mario Party
While I'm certainly happy that we're getting a new "2d" Mario the background graphics are shit. The character models OTOH are decent. They look fine in motion.
Super Princess Peach looks much better overall though. It has the look of a classic Mario platformer.
Super Princess Peach looks much better overall though. It has the look of a classic Mario platformer.
Instigator
Banned
Akai said:
How early in development can it be? It was shown last year at E3 and this is just a simple platformer, not an epic online RPG.
http://www.411mania.com/games/news/article.php?news_id=5415
SonicMegaDrive
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I'm excited about this game.
Even moreso than any console game, including Twilight Princess.
I'm surprised at all the negativity in this thread, though.
Even moreso than any console game, including Twilight Princess.
I'm surprised at all the negativity in this thread, though.
If the Mario model looks at least as good and moves as smoothly as the one bouncing and jumping around in those Mario 64 DS mini-games, then I don't see any reason to complain.
Ugh. Super Mario Bros. has now topped the two Top 100 Lists that IGN has had, with good fucking reason.
Oblivion said:
Ugh. Super Mario Bros. has now topped the two Top 100 Lists that IGN has had, with good fucking reason.
Worm_Buffet said:
... It's just trailer music. Not the actual soundtrack to the game.
Tempy said:
(Your response to someone going "So this is the new Mario Kart?") That was obviously a joke, making fun of this guy...
Syb said:
Officially the dumbest thread in history.
Anyway, it looks great in motion guys and almost all of the impressions I read say it FEELS like a Mario sidescroller. But this is what they need to do to the game in order for me to not be disappointed:
-The thing with the graphics is that while nice, they do look a little bare. If they can add a little bit more detail to the background and make sure it feels like, say, Super Mario World, then people w ill be happy. Although, kickass-looking sprites that are at the Castlevania: DoS level of quality, would be much cooler...
- Music. Make SURE the music is as good and memorable as Super Mario World or Super Mario Bros. 3. If it isn't, don't even bother releasing the game.
- Make sure this new multiplayer mode has a lot to it. Not some quick thing like Mario 64 DS' mode, which while fun, only lasted for a short time.
- The size of the game? Make the game as big as Super Mario World or bigger. It should actually have more worlds and more stages and the difficulty should about that of Super Mario World as well.
- Give us lots of secret exits to stages and hidden stages. MAKE SURE THERE IS A WORLD MAP just like SMW, but improve on it.
- Give us a mid-boss and boss per world, but unlike SMW, make the world bosses take a while. Not just "knock them into the lava pit". You'll need a strategy to beat them.
- Items. So far this looks more like Super Mario Bros. 1 than SMB3 or SMW, and that's not a good thing. So far I've seen the Fire Flower and the ability to get huge. Okay, but what else? I'll take a new version of the cape and a bunch of new items too. Give us something in the gameplay that SMB1-3 and SMW didn't have.
- Call it Super Mario Bros. 4 in America. (I think in Japan Super Mario World had a subtitle of Super Mario Bros. 4, but I might be wrong.) That would just be kind of cool, heh.
I don't think that should be too hard for Nintendo to do. Keep in mind people, that this game is not close to being done. It was still very early at E3 and probably won't even be out in Japan until 2006.
SonicMegaDrive
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SantaCruZer said:
A bit.
I know this forum is full of nitpickers and whiners, but people have been clamouring for an all-new, original 2D Mario for 14 years now. It's not sprite-based, no. But it looks to be as fun as those older Mario titles.
SonicMegaDrive
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Oblivion said:
You're definitely entitled to that opinion.
Though, Suepr Mario Bros. 1 is my personal favorite.
Instigator
Banned
Worm_Buffet said:
The music is the best thing about the trailer, cliched or not. I even made a MP3 out of it.
From what I played at e3, this game is nice. I am curious about the total length and powers, though.
Two player mode is sort of like the GBC SMBDX vs. mode -- Mario and Luigi run through the SAME level, with the ability to interact with each other (to a degree). First to complete the level wins.
Two player mode is sort of like the GBC SMBDX vs. mode -- Mario and Luigi run through the SAME level, with the ability to interact with each other (to a degree). First to complete the level wins.
Yeah, the game was hell of fun at E3, both the single player and two-player modes were awesome and fun. It was especially nice to race against your opponent and use items like fire flowers and super stars against them.
I'm looking foward to both this and Mario & Luigi 2. It's taking a while, but soon the DS will have a lot of great games to own.
I'm looking foward to both this and Mario & Luigi 2. It's taking a while, but soon the DS will have a lot of great games to own.
ratcliffja
Member
I'm fairly certain that they either confirmed or hinted at the tanooki suit and similar suits in an earlier interview, so I doubt that the number of items will be a problem. If anything, I think they're adding a lot of new items that they don't want to spoil for us yet. I love how much dev time this is getting and hope to see it sometime around holiday 06.
The game is looking good. The mario model needs some work and the backgrounds definitely are bare but the physics look solid and the multiplayer looks great as well. They just need to clean it up a bit, add more detail to the backgrounds and make sure it has a good set of items and the game will be brilliant.
ratcliffja said:
Which interview was this?
And I think I know Nintendo's rationale behind using 3D models instead of sprites. When Mario grows using the Mega Mushroom (or whatever it's called), he gains the abililty to punch, so maybe they thought it wouldn't look good if he did that as a sprite or something.
Ah, I don't know.
Chittagong
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Mallrat83 said:
Then it'd be Super Mario Advance: Super Mario World, since Super Mario World was officially Super Mario Bros 4 and that would really get out the people calling milking. Wow, I confused even myself.
I knew about the name change in Japan. The fact of the matter is it wasn't labled as such here. Officially, the US and Japan have different games being called Super Mario Bros 2 also.Chittagong said:
Then it'd be Super Mario Advance: Super Mario World, since Super Mario World was officially Super Mario Bros 4 and that would really get out the people calling milking. Wow, I confused even myself.
man the co-op shit looks hot, my most anticipated title on the DS. I don't know what the fuck is wrong here, Nintendo finally gives a people a 2d Mario platformer and all people do is complain about shit that in the trailer looks good. anyway can't wait 2d Mario platformers is never a bad thing.
Mac the KNife
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Screenboy said:
My Two cents.
First of all, I HATE the STUPID way Nintendo does their DS vids. Is it really neccessary to waste all that space showing the whole fucking system? That's like showing a Gamecube video with a picture of a TV around it. Pointless waste of space.
on to the game. Looks kind of balnd in stills, but the video looks pretty interesting. I certainly think it could be a lot better, but tis still on a par with the old games. I would like to see more paralax.
And the music seems pretty inline with classic mario tunes to me.
First of all, I HATE the STUPID way Nintendo does their DS vids. Is it really neccessary to waste all that space showing the whole fucking system? That's like showing a Gamecube video with a picture of a TV around it. Pointless waste of space.
on to the game. Looks kind of balnd in stills, but the video looks pretty interesting. I certainly think it could be a lot better, but tis still on a par with the old games. I would like to see more paralax.
And the music seems pretty inline with classic mario tunes to me.
Unless the game does have all the power-ups, flying, the world map, Koopa kids, Yoshi, etc... then this game really does look much more like a sequel to Super Mario Bros. than SMB3 or SM World.
Not counting Yoshi's Island (seeing as how different it is from SMB3/World and Mario not being the star of the game), this would be really be Super Mario Bros 5.... or 7, if you count M64 and Sunshine as 5 and 6, respectively.
Not counting Yoshi's Island (seeing as how different it is from SMB3/World and Mario not being the star of the game), this would be really be Super Mario Bros 5.... or 7, if you count M64 and Sunshine as 5 and 6, respectively.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
This is probably my second most anticipated game this year, right behind Zelda. Cmon, it is a new side scroller Mario game! That alone is reason to rejoice. I dont see them releasing it as milking of the character, but finally giving the fans what they want, which is good old sidescrolling gameplay with mario!
Bring it on baby!
Bring it on baby!
Barry Lightning
Banned
man that shit looks so corny. mario is seriously unrelevant and they need to kick his played out ass to the curb.
Azure Dream
Member
Barry Lightning said:
Because it's not fun if it isn't "street" or blaring EA Trax? Screw you. Some of us are here because we play games, and a new 2D Mario title makes him the most relevant he's been in a long while.