Super Mario Galaxy Heaven (56k) GGD Goes hands on! Page 45

:shock: People? Actual real people in the thread? There must be something wrong with the world. Bioshock freeze up on you? 360s up and down the nation suddenly going into mass seizures? Cats and dogs raining down like fire from the heavens?

I hate these bunnies, I hated them in mario 64, I hated them in 64 DS X100

*goes to watch dvaders videos*

:shock: People? Actual real people in the thread? There must be something wrong with the world. Bioshock freeze up on you? 360s up and down the nation suddenly going into mass seizures? Cats and dogs raining down like fire from the heavens?

gaminggeek

Good to hear:) Best magazine cover.... ever?

GC 2007: Mario Galaxy Updated Impressions

Extracts only, see link for full article :)

Someone tipped us off that at the title screen, a code could be implemented with the Wiimote that would unlock two new levels. Sure enough, after implementation we had unlocked Beach Bowl Galaxy and Cookie Factory Galaxy.

Fearing for our lives, we jumped into Cookie Factory as fast as we could, hoping Nintendo's PR handlers hadn't noticed. This was some of the most ****c platforming we've seen in Galaxy, yet.

Although it was fleeting, it was great to see something new and we can report that the Cookie Factory level looks as good, if not better, than what we had already seen. This is one Wii game that can proudly stand next to the best-looking Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games.

The camera is very smart and zooms after Mario wherever he goes. One wonders if the open space environment of Galaxy was a means of dealing with that pesky camera, one of the few complaints that can be made of Mario 64.

Once they are all collected another star launcher sends Mario to a lima bean planetoid where a piranha plant has made its nest. Dispose of the plant and a vine will grow, which leads to a bigger lima bean. Players spin the Wiimote to send Mario zipping along vines. It's one of those Nintendo touches that really feels good to control.

Eventually Mario crashes onto an egg jutting out of a small planetoid. A tail pops out of the shell and the egg begins moving around. Giving the tail a whack will send it careening into the shell, shattering it and revealing the Prehistoric Piranha, who reminds us of Petey Piranha in Super Mario Sunshine.

We could go on and on about Super Mario Galaxy, but you really only need to know one thing: it's awesome. Nintendo has been stingy about doling out details on Mario's latest adventure, but it is a near-certainty that the wait will have been worth it come November.

ign

oooh i like the new pics... well theyre new to me

especially the outer space spider things...things like that usually drive me crazy when heaps of them are about

i hope this game is hard as nails

Good to hear:) Best magazine cover.... ever?

gaminggeek

AMN-preview

The first thing you notice is how it looks. The colours sit on the screen like fresh paint in the afternoon sun: everything shimmers and fizzles. It's sharp, crisp and gorgeous. The Wii may be the least powerful console of the generation, but such a statistic means nothing when you see how imagination and visual craft can create something that has onlookers simply standing and smiling. It raises the bar for what's possible from the Wii hardware - the 'it's only the Wii' excuse won't cut it anymore. (Believe me, I saw some poor looking third party titles at the show).

The second thing you notice is how effortlessly the game flows. In the hands of less talented hands, the concept - a platformer whose levels are arranged around a collection of high-gravity walk-around planets - could have been something of a mess. It could be disorientating, or awkward with the camera and movement. But it's not: it is seamless. Even the ambidextrous use of the Wiimote pointer feels instantly natural. Movement is spontaneous but solid, and the intertia as you float between planetoids is perfectly judged. The new mechanics become invisible, the sure sign of quality design.

AMN

IGN Has an update on the hidden levels in a preview-here :D

First up, we tackled the stage we didn't get to play at Leipzig - Keepers of the Sky Gauntlet. It's a level packed with vicious Thwomps that try to crush you at every turn. Alongside these are rotating Toxic Boxes from Super Mario 64, which can only be avoided by looking for the hole in one of their six sides, which you can hide in as the box smashes to the ground when you try to sneak past. Furthermore, to add to the Mario nostalgia the music is a remix of the ****c Underworld track from Super Mario Bros. - a tune we were humming for some hours after we'd finished playing.

However, perhaps the most impressive thing about the level was its actual design. You see, in the centre of the stage are two spiralling black holes and between them a torrent of water rages from one to the other - creating a kind of bizarre anti-gravity rapids. The course itself is made up of a narrow concrete walkway that spirals around the two black holes. It's like nothing we've ever seen in a Mario game before and certainly goes to show the kind of imaginative stages the development team at Nintendo is able to create thanks to Galaxy's planet-based setting.

They indicate that Super Mario Galaxy will be bursting with challenging platform sections that take Mario back to his roots. They also highlight the game's tight controls, because within seconds of playing the cookie cutter level we were triple jumping our way across the gaps and dodging holes like a pro. If this is the shape of things to come in Galaxy then the release can't come soon enough.

IGNUK

There's much more but I can't even read that :cry: Teh spoilers are getting sick.

Wow, thanks GG for that. If any game can top Metroid for me this year it maybe SMG. The Wii may have my two favorite games of the year.dvader654

Did you see the new videos that I posted? Man I can't do it anymore. The spoilers are getting rotten. I can handle pics but the descriptions and videos are getting too much. :(

NGamer has posted two pics from their latest mag preview on their website here

MODS THESE ARE NOT SCANS: THE PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE PUT THEM UP THEMSELVES: SEE LINK ABOVE :)

Here-Just-save-and-zoom-in-to-read

K. At this point in the thread I'm now convinced that I'm talking to myself or just Dvader, who only pops in to alleviate my boredom. :(

New pics

That is one big Goomba.

Anyway, it does appear to be that way, GamingGeek. I guess there's only so many different ways people can say, "this game looks amazing" (which it does, more so with every single screenshot).

If its any consolation, I visit this thread on a regular basis, but most of the time I don't feel I have anything to add. :?

Those picks are old, you incompetent illusionist! Stick to fireworks old man...

Anyhow, I was in a magazine store with Edge in one hand and Ngamer in the other. In the end I decided that 10 bucks for a piece of dead tree was too much and left with neither.

These are direct, large, high res screenies Fool of a Took!

You couldn't even post the video from the smash site! You couldn't post you way out of a post box! You heard me! :evil:

More screens :shock:

Game of the year confirmed :)

8.5 on Gamespot :P

:?

A few bits of info coming from Nintendo's retailer conference yesterday morning. Some of these are a very rough translation. If anyone speaks German, please translate for us in our comments section!

One more pic. Damn this game is looking great. Still talking to myself though. :(

gaminggeek

Any game with dry bones in it has my vote :D

Also, I read somewhere that you could see mario's fragmented reflection in these rubies, which would be a really cool effect IMO:

Huzzah! Kammy Koopa's in the game! Hopefully he's a boss, he deserves to be :)

He looks kind of bland though, compared to the rest of the game.
Also, the question mark block makes a return:

Any game with dry bones in it has my vote :D

Also, I read somewhere that you could see mario's fragmented reflection in these rubies, which would be a really cool effect IMO:

SupremeAC

Page 4 of this thread :) Hello people!

Are the graphics as beautiful as they have been in the trailers?
Hell yes. I can understand why you're asking that because I'll admit I was a bit skeptical too, but I was seriously impressed. There are giant boulders that roll around the Bee stage, and there's a big red gem lodged into each boulder, and as the boulder rolls past you can see Mario's reflection in the gem. it's see touches like that which make it look really impressive.

[QUOTE="SupremeAC"]

Any game with dry bones in it has my vote :D

Also, I read somewhere that you could see mario's fragmented reflection in these rubies, which would be a really cool effect IMO:

gaminggeek

Page 4 of this thread :) Hello people!

And you're wondering why no one dares to reply in here no more? :P

With this, Brawl and MP3, one wonders if Nintendo could ever release such a flurry if exciting titles like this again that all appear to be hitting a high note...! I hope so.

SMG looks sick, definitely the true follow-up to M64, it's going to be gaming bliss, can't wait!

With this, Brawl and MP3, one wonders if Nintendo could ever release such a flurry if exciting titles like this again that all appear to be hitting a high note...! I hope so.

SMG looks sick, definitely the true follow-up to M64, it's going to be gaming bliss, can't wait!

Mantorok

what a crock that is! super mario sunshine was superb. and yes its a nice flurry of games but lets hope this isnt the typical nntendo.....storm before the calm?

[QUOTE="Mantorok"]

With this, Brawl and MP3, one wonders if Nintendo could ever release such a flurry if exciting titles like this again that all appear to be hitting a high note...! I hope so.

SMG looks sick, definitely the true follow-up to M64, it's going to be gaming bliss, can't wait!

OneWingedAngeI

what a crock that is! super mario sunshine was superb. and yes its a nice flurry of games but lets hope this isnt the typical nntendo.....storm before the calm?

You should donate yourself to the national museum of sciences, as I believe you are the only person I ever seen who liked Mario Sunshine. btw GG this thread after doing some reading has convinced me to buy Galaxys, wowowow o_0GodModeEnabled

you should check the opinions of people who actually talk about the topic. the game has this weird negative stigma, but in any conversation ive seen or participated in about the game, more people liked it than disliked. an 8 from gamespot, critic rating of 9.2, and user ratings averaged to 8.5 more than back that up.

the people who dislike sunshine mostly havent even played it, and just write it of cuz "its teh kiddy!"

you should check the opinions of people who actually talk about the topic. the game has this weird negative stigma, but in any conversation ive seen or participated in about the game, more people liked it than disliked. an 8 from gamespot, critic rating of 9.2, and user ratings averaged to 8.5 more than back that up.

the people who dislike sunshine mostly havent even played it, and just write it of cuz "its teh kiddy!"

OneWingedAngeI

[QUOTE="OneWingedAngeI"]

you should check the opinions of people who actually talk about the topic. the game has this weird negative stigma, but in any conversation ive seen or participated in about the game, more people liked it than disliked. an 8 from gamespot, critic rating of 9.2, and user ratings averaged to 8.5 more than back that up.

the people who dislike sunshine mostly havent even played it, and just write it of cuz "its teh kiddy!"

selbie

of course not, because SM64 had a massive impact. i remember 64 more fondly as well. it had more charm than SMS. but still, it was a great game and i hate to hear people bash it needlessly. twilight princess was a much better game than OOT, but OOT is remembered more fondly. it just happens that way sometimes. but SMS has a big stigma. i really think the lack of hype and the crappy commercials did it a big disservice.

[QUOTE="Mantorok"]

With this, Brawl and MP3, one wonders if Nintendo could ever release such a flurry if exciting titles like this again that all appear to be hitting a high note...! I hope so.

SMG looks sick, definitely the true follow-up to M64, it's going to be gaming bliss, can't wait!

OneWingedAngeI

what a crock that is! super mario sunshine was superb. and yes its a nice flurry of games but lets hope this isnt the typical nntendo.....storm before the calm?

SMS was good, but not great, don't kid yourself, SMS was a M64 clone with a water pistol, it never evolved the series enough IMO.

[QUOTE="OneWingedAngeI"][QUOTE="Mantorok"]

With this, Brawl and MP3, one wonders if Nintendo could ever release such a flurry if exciting titles like this again that all appear to be hitting a high note...! I hope so.

SMG looks sick, definitely the true follow-up to M64, it's going to be gaming bliss, can't wait!

Mantorok

what a crock that is! super mario sunshine was superb. and yes its a nice flurry of games but lets hope this isnt the typical nntendo.....storm before the calm?

SMS was good, but not great, don't kid yourself, SMS was a M64 clone with a water pistol, it never evolved the series enough IMO.

lol. it wasnt great? gamespot scored it actually by that very definition. most other sites higher. it wasnt "a m64 clone with a water pistol". that mechanic alone completely changed the way you play. there was also all the tightrope bouncing, and not to mention the throwback levels where you lost your FLUDD and had to play in a much different way. the level's were all well done and varied enough to keep things interesting. the story was meh as was the last boss, but so was SM64's.

revisiting the levels for the boss battles was also great. they did different things like putting lava all over, or making the actual ground covered with the enemy to completely change the level and makesaid levelinto its own boss of sorts. there was plenty of perilous plattforming to be had, and completing the tougher things left you feeling like you accomplished something.

all i have seen so far in the way of criticism is "wells the games was not great". care to elaborate? sure it didnt reinvent the genre but... so what? neither did alot of games. its the pinnacle of the SM64 formula. i go back and play it from time to time, its that good. i cant say that i will ever replay MP3. i can't say that about twilight princess.

i bought the game when it dropped to $29.99 used, expecting it to be crap. i was surprised with one of the best gamecube games around.

I am beyond elated to meet a group of individuals with the chutzpah to acknowledge that the successors to OOT and SM64 can in fact be considered superior to their respective originals.

It seems that once something is given the lofty title of "Greatest Game of All Time", people are beyond reluctant to imagine anything better. The way I see it, SM64 and OOT were indeed revolutionary, but mostly just because they made the difficult leap from 2D to 3D and did it very well. Other than that, most of these game's innovations were clever, original and brilliantly executed, but not necessarily inspired. It's usually only after the groundwork is set that the new ideas become truly mind-blowing.

The interesting thing is, the vast majority of game franchises are merely sequel after sequel with improved graphics and a few new bells and whistles thrown in, and nobody complains, because that's precisely what they want and expect. Nintnendo sequels are almost always much more than this, but if ever they fail to invent a new primary color, they're accused of rehashing and cloning. What do they honestly want from the next big Mario or Zelda game, 4D?

If anything, it shows that deep down, people have a deeper respect and higher expectations for Nintendo, as well they should.

[QUOTE="Mantorok"][QUOTE="OneWingedAngeI"][QUOTE="Mantorok"]

With this, Brawl and MP3, one wonders if Nintendo could ever release such a flurry if exciting titles like this again that all appear to be hitting a high note...! I hope so.

SMG looks sick, definitely the true follow-up to M64, it's going to be gaming bliss, can't wait!

OneWingedAngeI

what a crock that is! super mario sunshine was superb. and yes its a nice flurry of games but lets hope this isnt the typical nntendo.....storm before the calm?

SMS was good, but not great, don't kid yourself, SMS was a M64 clone with a water pistol, it never evolved the series enough IMO.

lol. it wasnt great? gamespot scored it actually by that very definition. most other sites higher. it wasnt "a m64 clone with a water pistol". that mechanic alone completely changed the way you play. there was also all the tightrope bouncing, and not to mention the throwback levels where you lost your FLUDD and had to play in a much different way. the level's were all well done and varied enough to keep things interesting. the story was meh as was the last boss, but so was SM64's.

revisiting the levels for the boss battles was also great. they did different things like putting lava all over, or making the actual ground covered with the enemy to completely change the level and makesaid levelinto its own boss of sorts. there was plenty of perilous plattforming to be had, and completing the tougher things left you feeling like you accomplished something.

all i have seen so far in the way of criticism is "wells the games was not great". care to elaborate? sure it didnt reinvent the genre but... so what? neither did alot of games. its the pinnacle of the SM64 formula. i go back and play it from time to time, its that good. i cant say that i will ever replay MP3. i can't say that about twilight princess.

i bought the game when it dropped to $29.99 used, expecting it to be crap. i was surprised with one of the best gamecube games around.

You make some good points, maybe I was expecting too much when I first brought it, thinking back now your points are relevant and have given me some food for thought, like dvader said it's typical when you have a successor to such great games, when I step back I realise we can be too hard on these titles sometimes.

[QUOTE="selbie"]I noticed Wiki saying that Sunshine it's the second highest selling game on the Gamecube after Smash Bros Melee :shock: Underrated game? I think so.dvader654

Yep thats correct, never underestimate the power of Mario. Galaxy and Smash are monster sellers, system sellers, coming to the wii this holiday season. Anyone thinking that Wii sales will slow down are in for a shock.

[QUOTE="dvader654"]

[QUOTE="selbie"]I noticed Wiki saying that Sunshine it's the second highest selling game on the Gamecube after Smash Bros Melee :shock: Underrated game? I think so.selbie

Yep thats correct, never underestimate the power of Mario. Galaxy and Smash are monster sellers, system sellers, coming to the wii this holiday season. Anyone thinking that Wii sales will slow down are in for a shock.