[spoiler]so. luigi. anything gained from another playthrough? does he control differently? have access to different areas?[/spoiler]

[spoiler]plays like he does in the Mario Advance/Super Mario bros 2. Luigi, basically, jumps higher but is looser than fifty year olds cottage cheese cunt[/spoiler]

My current review assignment:



lolz. Ran to Target to pick it up tonight, brought it up to the counter, and was told that it can't be sold until tomorrow. Doooooooouches.

Word on the street is it's coming to the Wii too.

Times Square Toys R Us didn't have SMG yet when I went at opening. Checking again at lunch.

Have to say. Galaxy is making me want to get a Wii. When I had a 64 Mario and Zelda were my faves and probably remain my favourite games of all times barring a couple of others.

Silly question: worth buying a Wii solely for galaxy?

definitely.

Galaxy won't get a better review than this

One star down, 119 to go.

You can tell from the start (of actual play, not the thankfully short cut scene) that this is going to be a pretty amazing game.

Ha, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution just called me for comment on a story to run tomorrow. lolz.

Andyroo The Pundit

the storybook text was sooo boring, but once the main intro starts with Bowser invading the mushroom kingdom with orchestrated Mario Bros 3 music you know you're truly in for an experience.

rip of the mario galaxy OST lol

http://www2.bigupload.com/download_frame.p...file=46WYK6J7LG

Game pretty much kicks ass. played, like 4 1/2 hours today.

I had a dream last night that I bought Galaxy and a Wii to go along with it. It was awesome.

You guys are making it hard to wait. Had my mom pick up my copyof Mario Galaxy in the burbs, and am going to wait until after finals to play. It's going to be hard to hold out until mid-December when I actually pick it up from her during Thanksgiving.

I picked up GH III, at lunch. Can't wait to get home & play!

I am so pumped for Mass Effect. I don't think I've ever been this excited for a game release before.

enough of this galaxy chatter. is no one else enjoying call of duty 4? my roommate picked it up for the ps3 2 days ago and we're loving it. multiplayer is the most intense thing ever.

What's a PS3?

C'mon man, Call of Duty 4 is so a week and a half ago.

I haven't even tapped into the Live play yet. Finished the single-player campaign in a couple days last week and have been too busy with everything else coming out.

I always read on here about people finishing an entire game. I know this sounds naive, but I just don't know how you do it. Maybe the problem is I'm still at work, and have been working since about 7:00 this morning. Anyway, here's how behind I am. I've been playing Resident Evil 4 on my Wii for about 4 months now, and maybe I'm half way through. I love the game, I just can't ever play for more than a half hour at a time. I really want Super Mario Galaxy, but I'll be lucky to clear half the game.

eh, i have a couple games i've only played for five minutes

marios just my thang, brah

I'm a freelance video game journalist. I have the time.



But seriously, I've finished a whirlwind of games in the last month but most have been sub-10 hour titles.

And dude, finish RE4 -- it's amazing.

It's one of them new, and affordable Blu-Ray players. You know, movies? S'great.

It took me a month and a week, but I finished BioShock today. It really took me two weeks of actual game time, but I stopped playing BioShock with when I got Guitar Hero 3. My motivation is I'm slowly becoming an achievement whore. Not to where I'm gonna play through games repeatedly, or play some bad games for easy achievement points, but I like getting the points. Another incentive is that I told myself I have to finish BioShock before I get any new games, but I said that about Metroid Prime 3, and I haven't finished that yet. Oh well, now I can get some other games.

Oh shit, Mario Galaxy is exquisite. Just played through the first galaxy. This is some magical Miyamoto goodness.

Hey Dan, where's it rank in the Mario soundtrack pantheon? That song in the first galaxy is so expressive and big-sounding, yet so distinctly Mario. Love it.

Picked up Assassin's Creed today. I wasn't huge on it when I played in Montreal last month, but I enjoyed the free roaming enough to want to play it at some point. Figured I'd best get it while it's not sold out and mess around with it a bit. Planning on nabbing Need for Speed: ProStreet tomorrow.

So pardon my ignorance - you will recall my comments earlier in the thread about Donkey Kong being the only Mario game I've ever played (hell, even SEEN!) - but what exactly do you DO in these Mario games? It basically looks like you run around a bunch of different, cool-looking "worlds" trying to avoid bad things and picking up good things? Is that it?

Honestly, I'm curious. We saw a commercial for Mario Galaxy last night, and my wife asked me about it, and I couldn't really answer her. And my 8 year old just got a DS, so I assume there are Mario games in her future, as well.

Well, it's certainly better than Sunshine's soundtrack (highly unremarkable) but in comparison to the classics it's really hard to compare since video game music has changed so much over the years, It still rests on a few of the NES games laurels(the orchestrated SMB3 airship theme might steal the whole show) so from a composition standpoint, perhaps not as strong as 3 or world, but in other terms it's one of the most refreshing soundtracks in ages. I can't say it's my favorite though, it's hard to set aside nostalgia.

yes, there are mario games in her future. all children should have a mario upbringing.

hmm. mario games. well, the older ones, many if not most you can play on the DS, are basically jumping and jumping in an effort to get the the goal. mario is renowned for his jumping. in fact, "super mario brothers," while not the FIRST "platform game,"(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_games) was probably the most important. as the series progressed, mario was given further powers, from fireballs to frog suits to capes. he eventually teamed up with a dinosaur named Yoshi. as the things he could do progressed, so did the tasks and challenges and level design in any given game. (though they all still maintained a lot of JUMPING at the core of the game)

when the N64 came out, 2d games became 3d and mario rose to the challenge. at this point, the tasks and goals became yet more complicated, and the games goals are now rooted in collecting items. while the market has gone a majority 3-d, games like New Super Mario DS tried new things out in the 2d realm (that game, despite not being universally LOVED, is still pretty good.)

anyway, the mechanics to the mario games are all tried and true. many many games ape the formula to limited success. the thing with mario is that these games are uniformally GOOD. so when a mario game is only "good" people get riled up because the series set such a high standard for itself under the pivotal supervision of MIYAMOTO. MIYAMOTO is a somewhat regarded as the WALT DISNEY of gaming for lack of a better comparison. he was also behind the ZELDAs.

ANYWAY. Mario games LOOK cute. and they ARE cute. but many older gamers do not mind the CUTE because the games are simply too joyous when done right. they are both easy and difficult at once. and the joy in mario games, when done right, stems from the ohmigodthatissocool reaction despite gender or age demographics. mario is universal.

hey sausage, i was curious, by the way as we're talking about mario, as to what you thought of the banzo kazooie games...

also. got a new game informer in the mail today.

wtf? a GHOSTBUSTERS game scripted by Aykroyd and Ramis with voice work by Bill Murray?

crazy...

Banjo Kazooie is fantastic, never got to play Tooie (or Bad Fur Day for that matter)

Man, Mario Galaxy is spectacular. I didn't have the highest of expectations for this, but I think it'll duke it out with Rock Band for my game of the year honors. Really dug into yesterday and have been playing a fair bit this afternoon. 38 stars so far -- how many do I need to complete, Dan? 70 like in SM64?

you only need 60 for this one actually, not too much trouble, it's going for 120 where you'll really get a sense of completion and satisfaction.

and yeah, game of the year, obviously, the best nintendo game since Ocarina Of Time, hands down.

also of note, it's the most well recieved game of all-time according to gamerankings, that may or may not change though as it's only got 24 reviews

Awesome. I want to complete it this weekend, but I'll definitely go for the extra stars. I did 120 in Mario 64 waaaaay back when.

yeah i honestly havent done 120 in 64 since 1997, well i did it for sunshine, but that was such a fucking chore, 64 and galaxy i actually couldnt put it down until i finished.

Shit, I'm going broke. Freelance dollars take a while to come in, and though I've been pulling way more bank in the last six-seven weeks, I'm still spending the meager bucks I made before then.

Luckily, after Rock Band on Tuesday, there's nothing else I have to buy before Christmas. Super Mario Galaxy, Uncharted, and Rock Band are priority plays, then I'll have Need for Speed, Mass Effect, and Assassin's Creed to pick back up on after those are done (except Rock Band, which will never end).

The greatest online MP of all time has been out now for a couple weeks:

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Now that is a game.

Agreed. Xbox or PC?

I don't have a uni connect in my flat so I'm going to have to wait a while before I can actually play this. But yeah, that game looks serious fun.

I'm getting absolutely thrashed in TF Mp play. Goddamn spies and doctors. What the fuck?

Also, SMG is amazing. It's a really simple game. But goddamn if Nintendo hasn't figured out how to make pure Joy an element of gameplay. I don't know what it says about the industry that in a year that sees Bioshock, CoD4, Halo3, Portal, Team Fortress, Crysis and Mass Effect- a mustachioed plumber still shows everyone else how it's really done.

Yeah, I'm pretty blown away by it -- the level designs are so basic, yet immaculately crafted and challenging. You just get the sense that this is the masterwork of someone (Miyamoto) who's been at it for ages. Sure as hell feels more like a sequel to Mario 64 than Sunshine did.

I only use the word "magical" to describe the Kingdom Hearts games, typically, but it's all over this game. Like when you spin on the ice and start skating, then twirl like a figure skater would when jumping.

So I went out to go buy a Wii today and a copy of Super Mario Galaxy... but Gamestop had no Wii's, so after work tomorrow I am going to call around Evanston/Skokie and keep my fingers crossed.

It's out for both but since I only have a PC that's the version I have.

How are you getting killed by docs? When they are ubering?




I stopped playing single player AI games a long time ago. Not much of a challenge. What little time I do have for this is reserved for challenging real live opponents.

Sunday is the best day to find a Wii, at least at the big box retailers. Dropped by a Target in Wisconsin last Sunday, early afternoon, and they had nearly a dozen in stock. First time I'd seen more than one system in stock anywhere since launch -- and only twice previously had I seen even a single unit.

Um, cuz I'm playing Sniper/Pyro (split) and Docs are utterly frustrating in assaults keeping the opposing heavies and engies' alive. The Doc is your greatest enemy in TF. Motherfuckers. All of 'em.

And fuck the spies too.

Ha. You have to be paranoid while playing sniper. Make the medics your highest priority. I do and it works out well.

The pyro is actually the best spy counter in the game. Just do short bursts of the flamethrower around you frequently, and often you will see a formerly invisible spy catching fire.

I think then game is brilliant, but only shipped with six maps and most of them aren't that great. 2fort is by far my fave, and great for sniper.

Here's a nice tutorial on playing spy:

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gamestop friend of mine has had rock band since yesterday. might try to talk my way into coming over tonight after the ufc fight, that is unless he is with his woman, boo. urge to show off on drums in expert rising.

I'd call him a douche for breaking street date, but when I was working at GameStop in '01, I took my GameCube home a week before launch.

Still, what a douche. (*jealous*)

tell me about it. i was rock band blocked tonight. weak.