Gaming The Super Mario Super Thread!

Well, the reviews are coming in, and they all pretty much say the same thing: the game is excellent. For instance, GI magazine gave it a 9.75 out of 10, with only two games getting the that grade or higher (Tony Hawk, Metal Gear: Solid, respectively).

The only complaints I've heard are that the camera system is crap. If it's anything like the Mario 64 camera, I will be disappointed. That single-handedly ruined Mario 64 for me. I got so damn frustrated by that thing, I felt like strangling my landlord.

 

But the pic was displaying a box saying you could remotely link to Gamers.com.

Yeah, so I went to Gamers.com and found the news about the new Final Fantasy series on the Cube. Thanks Nail.

 

When does it come out... Monday???

 

Well it ships on Monday.

 

Some stores might have it Monday, but most won't have it till Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

I already pre-ordered my copy.

 

Yeah, I got it preordered too.

 

Being a Nintendo Loyalist, any new Mario game is a huge event for me . I'm looking forward to this game as much as you guys are, I'd of pre-ordered to but don't have the money to spend right now. It's Miyamoto, so I have no doubt it's excellent. I'll be getting it and tossing it in the old cube as soon as possible.

 

>Some stores might have it Monday...<

Like which?

 

Sometimes EB and Gamespot get there shipments early. It all depends on how good a company's distribution system is. The best bet is too just call around to all the local stores that sell videogames. You should be able to find one that gets their copies of SMS on Monday.

 

will we ever see mario make a pizza? afterall he is italian isnt he?

 

Yeah, and I wish Duke Nukem' would make me hotdogs. And Onimusha (thats the name of the ninja guy right) would make sushi. Oh, and I wish...never mind.

 

Anyone get the U.S. copy yet? I keep calling my EB but its goda** busy!!!!!!!!!



UPDATE
Just got through, won't be in till tommorow.

 

Same with me. I reserved it but it won't be in till tommorow. Anyone know if you are supposed to get something for reserving it. I heard you get a towel.

 

keep me updated

 

Never heard about the towel thing before. Where did you pre-order it from, anakin85?

 

I've had this game since yesterday afternoon (local video store were geeky enough to drive themselves to the airport to get copies for those that preordered).

It's a fun, fun game. My only gripes are the camera controls aren't the best (especially when something obstructs your view of Mario), some of the textures seem kind of low res, but my biggest gripe is that Fludd (the waterpack) actually talks to you and has the most annoying voice of all the characters (yes, ALL of them). On top of that, he won't shut up. If he's given you a tip 1,000 times already, he'll keep doing it even if you've been to that area 1,000 times before and proven you know what you're doing.

But despite that, it really is a great game. The water effects are amazing, especially how the ocean looks (those waves and the light refraction ROCK!). It really is one of the funnest, if not the funnest, Mario games I've played (and I've been playin' em since 1986).

-Jomero

 

Does the towel talk too? Does it ask you if you wanna get high?

 

Yesterday I went to EBX to pick it up. They said they could only sell copies to people who pre-ordered. So I ordered mine and I'll it tomorrow, but meh. Nintendo's marketing sucks.

 

Scratch that. They just got mine in.

 

You can backflip and climp trees in the game. For those big palms, you have to grab them up a little higher than the base (base is too wide). And to backflip, start to spray water with the R button and then immediately pull away and jump.

-Jomero

 

F.L.O.O.D.

 

Hey guys, I'm getting mine from Best Buy because then I get a $25 gift card in the mail if I do. That means I'm only paying $24.99. Sweet. They said they'll have it tommorow. Oh well, one more day.