New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros.
Well, now we know for sure... it's arriving in May. I'm feeling a lot of... something. I'm not sure if it is excitment or fear.
What do you guys think? Is there a chance this game will be any good? Would Nintendo really drop the ball on a "traditional" Mario game?
It makes me nervous that we've seen so little of a title that is arriving so soon. And what we HAVE seen is so confusing. On the one hand, you've got those absolutely hideous screenshots that every major American gaming site is carrying. The ones that look like this:
It's practically looks like a fan game. It has me in tears, just looking at it. It makes me wonder how I could have even a sliver of hope. But then, we have these scans from Famitsu.
http://www.gamesarefun.com/games/ds/mar ... 44e_n1.jpg
http://www.gccafe.com/news/media/staff/ ... bscan1.jpg
http://www.gccafe.com/news/media/staff/ ... bscan2.jpg
Obviously the game has gone through some pretty serious improvements, at least visually. I have no idea why Nintendo is hiding these screenshots away in Japan and letting everyone keep looking at the horrible trash mentioned above. I look at these newer shots and I actually start thinking it's possible for this game to turn out ok.
What do you guys think? Is anyone else excited about this game?
What do you guys think? Is there a chance this game will be any good? Would Nintendo really drop the ball on a "traditional" Mario game?
It makes me nervous that we've seen so little of a title that is arriving so soon. And what we HAVE seen is so confusing. On the one hand, you've got those absolutely hideous screenshots that every major American gaming site is carrying. The ones that look like this:
It's practically looks like a fan game. It has me in tears, just looking at it. It makes me wonder how I could have even a sliver of hope. But then, we have these scans from Famitsu.
http://www.gamesarefun.com/games/ds/mar ... 44e_n1.jpg
http://www.gccafe.com/news/media/staff/ ... bscan1.jpg
http://www.gccafe.com/news/media/staff/ ... bscan2.jpg
Obviously the game has gone through some pretty serious improvements, at least visually. I have no idea why Nintendo is hiding these screenshots away in Japan and letting everyone keep looking at the horrible trash mentioned above. I look at these newer shots and I actually start thinking it's possible for this game to turn out ok.
What do you guys think? Is anyone else excited about this game?
It's definitely improved a lot as it's been developed. And, as we've seen with Sonic Rush, that 3D-on-2D stuff looks a lot better in motion than it does in screenshots anyway.
As for gameplay, it's classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay with more than enough new mechanics (co-op, wall-kicking, hanging, new power-ups) to justify itself. It's SMB5. What's not to love?
As for gameplay, it's classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay with more than enough new mechanics (co-op, wall-kicking, hanging, new power-ups) to justify itself. It's SMB5. What's not to love?
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Visually it looks like a bit of a disaster in my opinion. I'm not liking the use of 3d at all, none of the backdrops have the sense of style I'd expect from a Mario game and some of the backgrounds just plain look like shit (the ground texture in the volcanic level seems particularly bad). The videos I've seen are hardly inspiring level design wise either.
Despite these views though, I can still say without a doubt that this is one of my, if not my MOST anticipated game. At the end of the day regardless of how it looks in most screens, it's still the first new proper Mario sidescroller in a very long time and it seems like it should be impossible for them to screw up. Takashi Tezuka (director of Mario world and Yoshi's Island) is fairly involved in the project apparently too so I'd like to think that they're taking it very seriously, they have said I think they intend to make it the best Mario sidescroller ever so hopefully that's not just the usual marketing bullshit and they're actually trying their damn hardest. This has the potential to be game of the year as far as I'm concerned and I'll be pretty annoyed with Nintendo if they fuck it up.
So yeah, I'm excited about it and do have some faith it can be fantastic, they've certainly had enough development time to perfect it anyway. I'm just hoping the only reason we've been seeing so little of the game is because they're going out of their way to keep most of it a surprise.
Despite these views though, I can still say without a doubt that this is one of my, if not my MOST anticipated game. At the end of the day regardless of how it looks in most screens, it's still the first new proper Mario sidescroller in a very long time and it seems like it should be impossible for them to screw up. Takashi Tezuka (director of Mario world and Yoshi's Island) is fairly involved in the project apparently too so I'd like to think that they're taking it very seriously, they have said I think they intend to make it the best Mario sidescroller ever so hopefully that's not just the usual marketing bullshit and they're actually trying their damn hardest. This has the potential to be game of the year as far as I'm concerned and I'll be pretty annoyed with Nintendo if they fuck it up.
So yeah, I'm excited about it and do have some faith it can be fantastic, they've certainly had enough development time to perfect it anyway. I'm just hoping the only reason we've been seeing so little of the game is because they're going out of their way to keep most of it a surprise.
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Considering I've never liked the Mario game series and have never been interested in it , I can't help but not give a damn. Quite honestly, I'd rather hear news about a totally new game series that might come out. We really need new games that aren't crap (and I do realize that that is very obvious).
How about a series of games about a carpenter or an electrician?
How about a series of games about a carpenter or an electrician?
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I thought Sonic Rush looked like feces in screens and it turned out to be alright when it was in motion. I suppose such is the fate of 2½-D graphics made to be that small.
Truth be told, I'm more often pleasantly surprised than disappointed by the Mario series (but then, I've dodged the majority of the Party titles), so I feel I can trust the saga.
Truth be told, I'm more often pleasantly surprised than disappointed by the Mario series (but then, I've dodged the majority of the Party titles), so I feel I can trust the saga.
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THIS IS A SONIC FORUM!!!!!
Seriously though, I don't think it looks that bad. I haven't seen any videos or anything, but the screens look pretty good, the 3D graphics look kind of out of place, but I don't think they look nearly as bad as everyone makes it seem. I don't have a DS, nor do I plan on getting one, so I can't say I care that much anyway. My guess though is that it'll be good, but not really different than the old sidescrollers.
Seriously though, I don't think it looks that bad. I haven't seen any videos or anything, but the screens look pretty good, the 3D graphics look kind of out of place, but I don't think they look nearly as bad as everyone makes it seem. I don't have a DS, nor do I plan on getting one, so I can't say I care that much anyway. My guess though is that it'll be good, but not really different than the old sidescrollers.
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I'm really excited for this. I had my doubts but this trailer quelled them. I'm a whore for platformers anyway. An added plus, it has Co-op play, and I'm hot for just about anything with Co-Op.
Also, Mario in Koopa Shell FTW
Also, Mario in Koopa Shell FTW
I think I could get excited about pretty much any game with that song in the trailer. Even if this was Mario: Act Zero.
I still think some of those repetetive ground textures look pretty fugly, especially in the desert area and 'normal' outdoor green grass area. But this trailer is nearly a year old, and when you compare to the famitsu scans you can see they've already fixed the lame textures in the grass level, so hopefully they'll be doing the same elsewhere.
The very idea of Co-op play in a Mario game excites me. I guess I might buy a DS Lite after all, just so that there are two systems in my house to play multiplayer games. Otherwise I doubt I'll be able to play multiplayer, unless it has online support.
I still think some of those repetetive ground textures look pretty fugly, especially in the desert area and 'normal' outdoor green grass area. But this trailer is nearly a year old, and when you compare to the famitsu scans you can see they've already fixed the lame textures in the grass level, so hopefully they'll be doing the same elsewhere.
The very idea of Co-op play in a Mario game excites me. I guess I might buy a DS Lite after all, just so that there are two systems in my house to play multiplayer games. Otherwise I doubt I'll be able to play multiplayer, unless it has online support.
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Super Mario World was subtitled "Super Mario Bros. 4" in Japan. If they called this game SMB4, it would be contradictory, and if they called it SMB5, everyone outside of Japan would be wondering what happened to SMB4.Egore wrote:My only gripe is the completely uninspired name. Why aren't they changing it? Super Mario Bros. 4, Super Mario Bros.:Subtitle. Anything.
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Not really, if they call it SMB5 most people would probably assume World was 4. If they call it 4 then that'll just confuse Japan. Either way, it isn't that big a deal.Kishi wrote:Super Mario World was subtitled "Super Mario Bros. 4" in Japan. If they called this game SMB4, it would be contradictory, and if they called it SMB5, everyone outside of Japan would be wondering what happened to SMB4.Egore wrote:My only gripe is the completely uninspired name. Why aren't they changing it? Super Mario Bros. 4, Super Mario Bros.:Subtitle. Anything.
They could call it Super Mario World 3! Or maybe it's time to one-up the location again... Super Mario Galaxy! Super Mario Universe!
In any event, I am 100 percent sure that the reason this game is called "NEW Super Mario Bros." is to connect it as much as possible to the GBA "Super Mario Bros." rerelease, which has sold well over a million copies in Japan for some reason. I think thats a lot more than any of the Mario Advance remakes. It seems that on their shores, the nostalgia factor for the original game is significantly higher than it is for any of its sequels.
In any event, I am 100 percent sure that the reason this game is called "NEW Super Mario Bros." is to connect it as much as possible to the GBA "Super Mario Bros." rerelease, which has sold well over a million copies in Japan for some reason. I think thats a lot more than any of the Mario Advance remakes. It seems that on their shores, the nostalgia factor for the original game is significantly higher than it is for any of its sequels.
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