3rd January 2003, 10:20 PM
How you got to the drifts without the morphing ball is beyond me (until I go through again with the intention of getting as little as possible), but congrats anyway :D.
Oh, and NES Metroid is quite fun. To be honest, I think they should have just gone and put in the Famicom Disk System version, so you could have 3 save slots, and they could have then corrected the translation and called it "Zebes" instead of "Zebeth" (not to mention fixing the grammyr). Oh well, at least the Japanese will get that version, and at least they save the progress this time, even if it's just one "slot".
Since I already beat the first before, I enjoyed Fusion more (that and I hadn't unlocked it until I beat Fusion), because it does go on adding something new. Once Fusion is played through to death, like I did with Metroid 1 (which I only got like 6 months ago), THEN I'll decide which I like more. In any case, right now it's on to Warcraft 3, ANOTHER instant classic of a game which only now has a hard mode.
I have this to say though. The fusion connection thing is just plain stupid. What is unlocked is GREAT, but the method is totally pointless. I know they did that to advertise Fusion, but actually that's what bothers me about it. There is NO reason one should have to connect the two games to unlock something that's already built into Prime. At least I learned what the deal is with the start/select button thing disabling game loading, now I know it's so software that requires a certain non-compatible game to already be in the system can be downloaded. However, in any case, it's just as bad as the extra characters in Mario Tennis that are only unlocked when the GB version is hooked to the N64. It's nothing more than a stupid and unnecesary key. They should have either left them there already unlocked, or given an actual gameplay task needed to unlock them (give both of them when you beat the game, along with the hard mode, for instance). Oh well, I do happen to have Fusion and a link cable, so at least they are unlocked now. Still, this type of usage is bad. Use the GBA link for the stuff you HAVE used it for Nintendo! Use it like with Pokemon Stadium, or Animal Crossing (though to be honest I think you should have been able to at least visit the island even without a link cable, the downloading to the GBA was gold though). They could have even allowed the NES Metroid to be downloaded and emulated on the GBA, ala the Animal Crossing NES games.
To be honest, I'd suggest the Afterburner as the best solution for the GBA, IF you know someone who can install it, or can do it yourself. Floodlight is nice, but I don't like it for the same reason I don't like most outside lock on lights, it makes it too bulky. Oh, don't worry about the defects like the trapezoid or the so called "blueing". The trapezoid effect is certainly there, but it's perfectly transparent and unnoticable. The "blueing" is something I haven't even noticed. I'm sure some videophile might be able to see a little extra blue or something in the black, but black is still pure black when I look at it. The colors aren't washed or tinted or anything like that, and more importantly, you can get people asking you questions about your GBA in theaters and stuff while you are waiting for the movie to start. After all, isn't showing off what games are all about? Um, oh right, it isn't...
Oh, and NES Metroid is quite fun. To be honest, I think they should have just gone and put in the Famicom Disk System version, so you could have 3 save slots, and they could have then corrected the translation and called it "Zebes" instead of "Zebeth" (not to mention fixing the grammyr). Oh well, at least the Japanese will get that version, and at least they save the progress this time, even if it's just one "slot".
Since I already beat the first before, I enjoyed Fusion more (that and I hadn't unlocked it until I beat Fusion), because it does go on adding something new. Once Fusion is played through to death, like I did with Metroid 1 (which I only got like 6 months ago), THEN I'll decide which I like more. In any case, right now it's on to Warcraft 3, ANOTHER instant classic of a game which only now has a hard mode.
I have this to say though. The fusion connection thing is just plain stupid. What is unlocked is GREAT, but the method is totally pointless. I know they did that to advertise Fusion, but actually that's what bothers me about it. There is NO reason one should have to connect the two games to unlock something that's already built into Prime. At least I learned what the deal is with the start/select button thing disabling game loading, now I know it's so software that requires a certain non-compatible game to already be in the system can be downloaded. However, in any case, it's just as bad as the extra characters in Mario Tennis that are only unlocked when the GB version is hooked to the N64. It's nothing more than a stupid and unnecesary key. They should have either left them there already unlocked, or given an actual gameplay task needed to unlock them (give both of them when you beat the game, along with the hard mode, for instance). Oh well, I do happen to have Fusion and a link cable, so at least they are unlocked now. Still, this type of usage is bad. Use the GBA link for the stuff you HAVE used it for Nintendo! Use it like with Pokemon Stadium, or Animal Crossing (though to be honest I think you should have been able to at least visit the island even without a link cable, the downloading to the GBA was gold though). They could have even allowed the NES Metroid to be downloaded and emulated on the GBA, ala the Animal Crossing NES games.
To be honest, I'd suggest the Afterburner as the best solution for the GBA, IF you know someone who can install it, or can do it yourself. Floodlight is nice, but I don't like it for the same reason I don't like most outside lock on lights, it makes it too bulky. Oh, don't worry about the defects like the trapezoid or the so called "blueing". The trapezoid effect is certainly there, but it's perfectly transparent and unnoticable. The "blueing" is something I haven't even noticed. I'm sure some videophile might be able to see a little extra blue or something in the black, but black is still pure black when I look at it. The colors aren't washed or tinted or anything like that, and more importantly, you can get people asking you questions about your GBA in theaters and stuff while you are waiting for the movie to start. After all, isn't showing off what games are all about? Um, oh right, it isn't...
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)