If I say Banjo~Kazooie do you suddenly remember a particular world or puzzle? Or maybe a piece of music? What about Blast Corps or Jet Force Gemini? Do your palms sweat when you hear "Silver Coin Challenge"? Do the words Slayer, Laptop Sentry Gun or Cloaking Device make you remember the retinas in your eyeballs burning in to the screen as you played for days on end?
I sure do. In fact, while I was at a used game store I found a horribly neglected cart of Diddy Kong Racing which I immeadiately bought. I'm in Future Fun Land right now and getting ready to beat it so I can do the Adventure 2 Mirror Mode. And suddenly as I crossed the finishing line with 8 silver coins on Darkmoon Caverns it dawned on me.
Grabbed by the Ghoulies should be out now... for the XBox. Now, I dont have an XBox but if there's one thing that will get me to buy one it's a Rare game. So I looked it up for some reviews or info and yeah it's been out for a while... and it bombed. It bombed so bad that you can buy it new for 20 bucks. This is devastating news to me. The reviews, while ranted off by people who's only concern in video games is how much violence or realism the game generates, all said the same thing: It's not up to Rare's standards.
We all know Rare. Rare's standards have always been perfection. I cant believe they would release a game that isn't perfect. It's true that people who are avid XBox followers are pretty mindless people. They want games that either give that 10 minute quick fix or the unending stat-building games. There are no games on XBox that will give you bruises on your hands... a must for any good game. I understand all of this, so it doesn't surpirse me that a game developed by Rare didn't sell well if it's unrealistic or more old school. In Rare games, the most violence you'll see is when you stand up, announce to the entire world that you hate them and throw the controller straight in to the ground... at which point you immeadiately pick it up to try again. If the controller is broken, it's Rare's fault, and you quickly run out the door searching for one faster than a crackhead with a paycheck.
And now this.. Not up to Rare's standards? Is this a sign of Rare's true fall in the industry? Has anyone here played Grabbed by the Ghoulies? If so, post your thoughts on it. On a Nintendo note, has anyone here played the GBA B~K or Sabrewulf games? I refuse to believe that Rare would release a so-called bad game for any system. Even Donkey Kong 64 was gold compared to most of the krap out there.
Quote:Nintendo of America updated their media site yesterday, and in an interesting move, the boxart for Custom Robo has been changed to look strikingly similar to the Japanese boxart. Rare move for Nintendo. Custom Robo is set for US release in early May, and will retail for $39.99.
Very nice!
You'll have to follow the link to see it, N-Philes doesn't allow image linking and I can't find the pic anywhere else.
IGN has an insider-only video interview with Ken Lobb up, and here's a brief summary of some of the more important stuff (at least to me) he talked about:
-Perfect Dark Zero looks amazing
-The multiplayer portion of Conker is the main feature, but the "extra" that is the port of BFD is the most amazing-looking X-Box game Lobb has seen and that the "jillions" of blades of grass swaying in the wind are a sight to behold. Very promising, eh? I thought it was just going to be a straight port.
-Rallisport Challenge 2 is incredible
-Fable is almost done and will be out "this summer"
-Working for MS now is like how it was like working at Nintendo back in the day
-He pronounced "niche" like "nichee"
-There are currently over 750,000 X-Box Live subscribers. That's subscribers, not just people who got the two months free. That is pretty damn good.
Posted by: dvdpunk - 16th March 2004, 12:52 AM - Forum: Ramble City
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hi.anyone got any info on the dvd release of this cool movie..ta. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) Directed by
Byron Haskin
Writing credits
Daniel Defoe (novel)
Tagline: One U.S. astronaut pitted against all the odds beyond this earth!
Plot Outline: Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet...
It wouldnt surprise me if Bin ladin is going to attack Italy and poland next,I think it was no coincidence the attack happend just a week before the election.
I'm talking to you, Mr. Derek Miller! :) Be sure to watch the Chicago St. Patty's Day parade tomorrow. I'm marching in it for my high school band, and we'll be playing <i>Hey Pachuco</i>. We're 115th in line, which means there's a good chance we'll make it just in time before the end of the 2 hour television broadcast, so you'll be able to see us on TV. If you want to spot me, just look for the trumpet player out of step and messing up the march routine. :D
My friend and I spent about 50 bucks on a ton of St. Patrick's day crap for decorating our instruments. Plus some green silly string for God knows what. :D Whoo!
And I hear Bo Jackson will be in the parade tomorrow as well. So be sure and look for him, too!
