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Firstly, as some people on this forum will know, I was an avid Xbox fanboy. After managing to mature and open my doors to other areas of gaming, I was introduced to the Gamecube by my fellow forum friends (emphasis on the alliteration) and purchased one to see what it was like. Impressed with what was on offer I bought many games, until, due to financial circumstances, it had to go.
Bring forward one year, I've shed my love for the Xbox and repurchased a Gamecube. Don't get me wrong, the Xbox is a great console, it's just it didn't interest me anymore. I became fed up with "Realistic Racer #121531443" and all of the 'realistic games' that are on offer. Gamecube had that 'thing', the 'thing' that puts the fun into gaming once again. I remember playing the Amiga and loving all the quirky little games like James Pond and Super Frog, all that just isn't really there on say the PS2 or Xbox.
It's these games that are unique, they offer that fun factor that anyone can play. Which leads me onto the title of the post, The Gamecube made me realise that Nintendo really do make fun games, proved by a session on Mario Kart: DD yesterday with my family. Thats right, you heard it, my family for christs sake. The controls were easily adapted to by my Mum and Dad and my brothers and sister enjoyed the frantic racing.
"So what? I play with my GC with my sisters and brothers all the time" I hear you cry, well lets put things straight here, other then myself, my family never ever played with me on my Xbox, the games were just too complicated for them to really understand. With Mario Kart, you just pick up the game, press A and go. There's nothing more to it, it sounds boring on paper, but it's as funny as hell in the game when you manage to plant a green koopa shell in the back of your sisters kart.
Yeah, it might of just been a Christmas thing, but It's made me realise that the Gamecube is a fun console to have and holds the potential for excellent multiplayer gaming.
It's made me realise that the Gamecube is, for once in my life, a console that I will keep until it's replaced with the next one up.
Heres to the future.
gamesfreak.
Bring forward one year, I've shed my love for the Xbox and repurchased a Gamecube. Don't get me wrong, the Xbox is a great console, it's just it didn't interest me anymore. I became fed up with "Realistic Racer #121531443" and all of the 'realistic games' that are on offer. Gamecube had that 'thing', the 'thing' that puts the fun into gaming once again. I remember playing the Amiga and loving all the quirky little games like James Pond and Super Frog, all that just isn't really there on say the PS2 or Xbox.
It's these games that are unique, they offer that fun factor that anyone can play. Which leads me onto the title of the post, The Gamecube made me realise that Nintendo really do make fun games, proved by a session on Mario Kart: DD yesterday with my family. Thats right, you heard it, my family for christs sake. The controls were easily adapted to by my Mum and Dad and my brothers and sister enjoyed the frantic racing.
"So what? I play with my GC with my sisters and brothers all the time" I hear you cry, well lets put things straight here, other then myself, my family never ever played with me on my Xbox, the games were just too complicated for them to really understand. With Mario Kart, you just pick up the game, press A and go. There's nothing more to it, it sounds boring on paper, but it's as funny as hell in the game when you manage to plant a green koopa shell in the back of your sisters kart.
Yeah, it might of just been a Christmas thing, but It's made me realise that the Gamecube is a fun console to have and holds the potential for excellent multiplayer gaming.
It's made me realise that the Gamecube is, for once in my life, a console that I will keep until it's replaced with the next one up.
Heres to the future.
gamesfreak.
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No I finished the game completley, I have seen both the "pictures" at the end of the game and the one you get before getting all the shines is better.
You don't have to totally get everything in a game. These elements are included for the big fans of the game. Take Paper Mario 2, I loved the game but due to time restraints I couldn't get all the badges, shine sprites and what have you (I didn't even get Ms Mowz to join my squad)... I did do some extra bits (such as do the Glitzville pitz again) but I didn't 100% get everything. I didn't have the time. Same with Beyond Good and Evil, superb game, just didn't get everything. Didn't feel the need to.
If you loved Sunshine, like I did, loved the way you could muck around with everything, then you'd want to get the blue coins.
If you didn't fancy returning and getting everything then you don't have too. Getting all the blue coins gave gamers a reason to return to the game... not essential.
You don't have to totally get everything in a game. These elements are included for the big fans of the game. Take Paper Mario 2, I loved the game but due to time restraints I couldn't get all the badges, shine sprites and what have you (I didn't even get Ms Mowz to join my squad)... I did do some extra bits (such as do the Glitzville pitz again) but I didn't 100% get everything. I didn't have the time. Same with Beyond Good and Evil, superb game, just didn't get everything. Didn't feel the need to.
If you loved Sunshine, like I did, loved the way you could muck around with everything, then you'd want to get the blue coins.
If you didn't fancy returning and getting everything then you don't have too. Getting all the blue coins gave gamers a reason to return to the game... not essential.
First time I played through Sunshine it was good, but very disappointing, the level design pales in comparison to 64 and on a whole isn't half epic or classic. Plus, the emphasis on collection was a little annoying, Mario 64 was a platformer through and through (just play Tick Tock Clock to see what I mean, it requiring raw platforming skill), but Sunshine was more of an adventure game than anything, and furthermore while some of the levels were mind blowing and had you climbing up huge ledges and the like, the feeling of vertigo you get in really good platformers was lost thanks to FLUDD; you no longer had to be precise as you always had somethign to fall back on.
When you play through it for a second time, though, FLUDD really shines through. Because you're used to the controls you can mess around with the game a litte; get to places that should be inaccessible at early points in the game and generally have more fun than the first time you play through. It makes you appreciate the physics and FLUDD game mechanic for the genius it really is, even if the secret 'Mario 128' mini-levels are still a lot better, you can see why Nintendo went with it. It's certanly not your average platformer, it was just flawed, and a bit of a filler until Mario 128 is released.
Seriously, once you're done go back to it again from the beginning, it changed my opinion of it, especially when you compare it to some of the crap that's been released since. Nothing on XBox or PS2 comes close to it, even if it isn't the epic brilliance it maybe should have been.
When you play through it for a second time, though, FLUDD really shines through. Because you're used to the controls you can mess around with the game a litte; get to places that should be inaccessible at early points in the game and generally have more fun than the first time you play through. It makes you appreciate the physics and FLUDD game mechanic for the genius it really is, even if the secret 'Mario 128' mini-levels are still a lot better, you can see why Nintendo went with it. It's certanly not your average platformer, it was just flawed, and a bit of a filler until Mario 128 is released.
Seriously, once you're done go back to it again from the beginning, it changed my opinion of it, especially when you compare it to some of the crap that's been released since. Nothing on XBox or PS2 comes close to it, even if it isn't the epic brilliance it maybe should have been.
Dringo wrote:
> The thing is you don't have to get all the blue coins, that's just an
> extra for the truly obsessive. It's not as if you get an extra cool
> ending or something.
But really you haven't completed the game until you have every shine and to do that you must get all of the blue coins. Did you get all 120 shines or are you missing a few from some red coin collecting?
> The thing is you don't have to get all the blue coins, that's just an
> extra for the truly obsessive. It's not as if you get an extra cool
> ending or something.
But really you haven't completed the game until you have every shine and to do that you must get all of the blue coins. Did you get all 120 shines or are you missing a few from some red coin collecting?
I liked it all, ever level breathed, the missions were cunning, the frustrating bits were a great relief to finish...
Perhaps some of the levels looked a tad samey... but that is my only complaint.
Perhaps some of the levels looked a tad samey... but that is my only complaint.
The Pianta Village (or whatever its called) level is crap.
I wasn't slightly dissapointed with Mario Sunshine, I loved every minute, and I got EVERY Blue Coin.
Cracking game.
The thing is you don't have to get all the blue coins, that's just an extra for the truly obsessive. It's not as if you get an extra cool ending or something.
Cracking game.
The thing is you don't have to get all the blue coins, that's just an extra for the truly obsessive. It's not as if you get an extra cool ending or something.
I've never really ran around looking for blue coins intentionally, half the time they just appear.
yes the gamecube has got really good multiplayer stuff and easy controls for games even if it does sound boring it is as enjoyable as slapping a wet fish on your enemys head.
Yeh I have 108 and the blue coins got too irritating. I've done everything but get them and a couple of the red coins in the warp levels which were rock hard.
It would help if there was some incentive to get them all :S
It would help if there was some incentive to get them all :S
They were 10 each? That's even worse.
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