Shinmaru Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=#335062]And EGM...they're known for being a bit anti-Nintendo. Though I haven't read them in a while, so I don't know how true that is.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Well, I have to admit that a couple people on the staff might be a little anti-Nintendo, but that isn't the case with most of the staff. Pretty much all of them grew up worshipping Nintendo and they defend Nintendo to the last. Or maybe that's just how I'd like to see it. I don't know. But I'm 100% sure that EGM is not anti-Nintendo (or anti-Sega, anti-Sony, anti-MS, etc. they've said time and time again that they're only anti-crappy games, which is how it should be). I think I'm defending EGM way too much, so I'll stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 [color=#335062]Oh yeah, I'm sure that you're right. EGM's always been a well-respected magazine. I suppose it's just that they've printed a few really anti-Nintendo things in recent months, which even most gaming sites have disregarded. So perhaps this is where I get my impression from. But yeah, I haven't read the magazine in a while, so I really haven't kept up to speed on the way they deal with things in totality. Still, reading EGM is a whole lot better than reading Nintendo Power or Official Xbox Magazine. At least you're getting something independent with EGM.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinmaru Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=#335062]I suppose it's just that they've printed a few really anti-Nintendo things in recent months, which even most gaming sites have disregarded.[/color][/B][/QUOTE] You know, I actually read my new issue of EGM yesterday, and there was actually a little bit of anti-Nintendo sentiment. But I think that was because they were disappointed with Nintendo's showing at E3, because most of Nintendo's new games were of the driving and sports variety. They also felt that since Nintendo is pretty much ignoring online, that they should be going further with the GBA-GC connection instead of the gimmicky stuff that they've seen so far. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James[/i] [B][color=#335062]Still, reading EGM is a whole lot better than reading Nintendo Power or Official Xbox Magazine. At least you're getting something independent with EGM.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] I hear you. That's pretty much why I read the independent magazines. You see so much sucking up in the magazines that are owned by the companies (I haven't read the Official Xbox Magazine, so I wouldn't know about it, but the sucking up is really noticable in NP). At least with magazines like EGM, they aren't afraid to take some shots at the companies who make bad games, no matter who they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 [color=indigo]Yeah, that's why I subscribe to both Nintendo Power and EGM. Nintendo Power for the more in-depth coverage of Nintendo games, and EGM more for reviews and news about the non-Nintendo systems/games. I usually just skim over the reviews section in NP.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinmaru Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo] Yeah, that's why I subscribe to both Nintendo Power and EGM. Nintendo Power for the more in-depth coverage of Nintendo games, and EGM more for reviews and news about the non-Nintendo systems/games. I usually just skim over the reviews section in NP.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Yeah, I've noticed that the review quality of Nintendo Power has been getting steadily worse over the years (not that they were any good at it in the first place lol). The NP reviews basically just tell you about the game and barely mention the good and bad qualities of the games (as I'm typing this, I'm looking at the reviews in a recent issue of NP and this is basically how every review goes). But NP is still good for in depth previews and news about Nintendo. They do have the inside scoop working at Nintendo, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mystik Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Majin Buu [/i] [B]I would change all of it.. I would Still have the same story time and have The REAL Link. He would still be looking for navi and the graphics would have Be like the old one, but just better.. Not Cartoony looking. And.. Ok tell me that talking to a boat that is supose to me the king of hryule isnt kiddy.. :smirk: There just too many things i dont like about it.. My neighbors own a GC too, and you might as well say I live there. And I play alot of GC.. SO dont get me wrong I know what the games are like and I have played them. [/B][/QUOTE] ok, i know this is an old post but i have to get this straightened out for you kind of people. 1. If you want the "real" Link, then pull out the old NES, and I will send you a copy of the original "The Legend of Zelda" for the Nintendo Entertainment System(NES). 2. And also, the boat isn't supposed to be the king of Hyrule, he is the King of Red Lions. 3. And even if you have maybe played a demo of the windwaker, you still don't know what it is like, the game just gets more fascinating as it goes on, and I personally love the graphics, they are awsome. Just from a magazine view or from a screen shot view, you can't judge a game. So stop, right now. It's just like making a review, you can't make it until you've beaten the game. The Wind Waker in my personal opinion is just as good as OOT and the original The Legend of Zelda games(the original is God BTW) if not better. 4.I've been playing Zelda games since I was 2 years old, and I have yet to see one disappoint me. 5.Did I mention the original [i]The Legend of Zelda[/i] is God 6. cheesecake Edit: and one more thing. Nintendo says it may be going out of the hardware business because they are stopping and thinking. They thought it was really pointless with the billions of dollars that they have already to just keep putting it all into a new system. They plan to have the GCN out for a while, atleast until PS3 and X-Box 2 come. But until then they have decided not to worry about putting a new System/Console out, they are sitting back and relaxing now, rolling in the dough =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Majin Buu Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mystik [/i] [B]ok, i know this is an old post but i have to get this straightened out for you kind of people. 1. If you want the "real" Link, then pull out the old NES, and I will send you a copy of the original "The Legend of Zelda" for the Nintendo Entertainment System(NES). 2. And also, the boat isn't supposed to be the king of Hyrule, he is the King of Red Lions. 3. And even if you have maybe played a demo of the windwaker, you still don't know what it is like, the game just gets more fascinating as it goes on, and I personally love the graphics, they are awsome. Just from a magazine view or from a screen shot view, you can't judge a game. So stop, right now. It's just like making a review, you can't make it until you've beaten the game. The Wind Waker in my personal opinion is just as good as OOT and the original The Legend of Zelda games(the original is God BTW) if not better. 4.I've been playing Zelda games since I was 2 years old, and I have yet to see one disappoint me. 5.Did I mention the original [i]The Legend of Zelda[/i] is God 6. cheesecake Edit: and one more thing. Nintendo says it may be going out of the hardware business because they are stopping and thinking. They thought it was really pointless with the billions of dollars that they have already to just keep putting it all into a new system. They plan to have the GCN out for a while, atleast until PS3 and X-Box 2 come. But until then they have decided not to worry about putting a new System/Console out, they are sitting back and relaxing now, rolling in the dough =) [/B][/QUOTE] I was refering to the Link from The N64 Link.. And my neighbor owns the game, and I have been wacthing him play it everyday, And Yes I have played it myslef.. The only thing fun about it is trying to cacth that pig. Here pig pig pig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mystik Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 as far as i know, you dont catch a pig in The Wind Waker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 You can catch a few pigs on Outset Island, so yeah... you can. And I don't see how the N64 Link is THE Link. Perhaps only for people who played the recent games, but there were many games before that as well. Why does this bother people so much? Has everyone forgotten how cartoony OoT was in the first place? Hell, the game basically plays [i]exactly[/i] the same even, so there's no difference in that. Much of the music is the same. The character development is probably the best so far, especially in terms of Ganon... and they finally did something new with the plot. I don't get how anyone could complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 [color=#707875]I think people do forget how cartoony OoT was. It was certainly far from realistic, I'd say. Everything had a somewhat exaggerated look in that game, too. I still feel that TWW looks a lot like A Link to the Past...if it were 3D. And considering that I actually preferred the style of the 2D games...it was great from my perspective. Semjaza is right, I think. I don't really know how most people can complain (especially people who began with OoT). The problem is that people see a single shot...or play a demo for five minutes...and they really don't have any clue about the game itself, as evidenced by Majin Buu's comments.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posthumous Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Majin Buu [/i] And what did I get along with my system? uhhh.. A dvd player :p.[/B][/QUOTE] [color=brown][size=1]If you wait awhile you can get this [img]http://www.matsushita.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/en011019-2/en011019-2-1.jpg[/img] Or you can get it now.It's the Panasonic Q, you should know about it.[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 [color=indigo]If he wants to import one, sure. The Q hasn't been released outside of Japan, though, and I don't think it ever will be. Last I heard, Panasonic didn't have any plans to release it outside of Japan.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiachi Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Oh....how I loathe it when great things like the Panasonic Q thing up there get stuck in Japan.....I can understand games that are too wacky or too japanese, but that would sell pretty good, I'd buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinmaru Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Well, maybe you'd buy it, but I don't think that it would sell too well in the U.S. I think that there are a lot of people who have either a GameCube or a DVD player and to buy the combonation, when you can buy the other for much less money is just foolish. There are some who have neither a GameCube or a DVD player, but not enough that are gaming fans to really make the Q a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicSlash Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Plus, the fact that it is made from panisonic, not Nintendo, means it has a possiblilty that it could not work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinmaru Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Actually, Panasonic has a partnership with Nintendo in Japan, so I don't really see how the Q wouldn't work. It's an official Nintendo product, so it probably works very well. EDIT: Heh, forgot to mention Panasonic's qualities. They are a big company and they do make quality electronics. Just check out their TVs if you want some proof. And if Nintendo told them how to make a GameCube, well they could make a GameCube, simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 That's a pretty uninformed comment as it is. Panisonic/Matsushita is a gigantic company and they make quality electronics. They provide the GC with its disc drive. They worked together with Nintendo on the GC as well as the Q. There is honestly no reason why it wouldn't work in that sense, unless it was just a faulty unit. I've yet to hear one person who has one complain. It functions the same as a standard GC. And seriously... The GC costs $150 with a game. You can get a DVD player for $49.99 now if you look around, possibly even cheaper. I can guarantee you that it's as good as the Xbox or PS2 in DVD playing quality, because to be honest, neither of those systems are great DVD players as it is. You wind up with the same stuff either way. If you really cared about video quality that much, you wouldn't be playing DVD movies on a PS2 or Xbox anyway. You'd get a [i]good[/i] DVD player. I certainly never use my PS2 for that unless I'm stuck and have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiachi Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I just really want a GCN with a disc drive, because that would help keep my brother from scratching the CD lens and causing me to have to buy a new one.....Im on my 3rd GCN now....gotta love waranties..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mystik Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 i need a new GCn with the way my idiot cousin kept knocking it off the dang entertainment center...but... **** happens i guess, no big deal. And if you want a quality dvd player, you don't want a gaming system dvd player, they are of probably the lowest video quality dvd players you can find, the only good ones are the ones that cost you more than $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS5 Gogeta Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 The Panasonic Q I think includes a DVD player that far surpasses the PS2 or Xbox's, probably one of those DVD players that cost over 100 dollars to get cause I heard it has many features as a DVD player so I never heard anyone complain about the price before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetectiveMick Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ruby [/i] [B]Wind Waker graphics...sorry but it just kinda sucks. They messed with the legend of Zelda...Link dosen't not have a sister! PS2 is better, because you get more things in one. I know I sound kinda cheap but I've gotten to play Wind Waker..I hate it. PS2 can house more kind of games because for the PS2 you can get like Enix, Soft Squre, some Billz, plus DBZ. I like Nintendo but the games for that don't have new plot lines and ever thing...Go PS2!!!! [/B][/QUOTE] The Link you're familiar with dosen't have a sister but this one does because it's a completely different Link 100 years in the future. If you took the time to read the backround on Nintendo websites or at least had some faith in the game, so you could watch the into you'd know. Plus how can PS2 be better, to me you can make out every pixel and the graphics look very very poor, just my opinon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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