Rapid fire is in and totally optional
No shoulder button weapon switching
Menus use Japanese artwork; U.S/EU packaging in the museum
Complete Works arranged music on menus, not in-game
All six games retain the one frame button lag from NES
Menu colors are based on the original Mega Man color coordinates from Capom’s old licensing manual
Replays limited to 100 individual replays
One save slot per game
Considering a hot key for save/load state
There’s a platinum trophy for PlayStation 4
No Navi Mode (i.e in-game hints)
The intent of this collection is to present MM1-6 on modern consoles in the highest quality possible. *If* sales are good, they will consider collecting other Mega Man games.
No 3DS details until much later
They did not specify why the Wii U is being left out, just one of those “not right now” answers

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Another set of Super Mario Maker details

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

– The various Mario generations have different rule sets
– Ex: 8-bit Mario can’t pick up a koopa shell, while the others can
– When you upload a level, it must have been beaten at least once, by you
– This is an effort to avoid totally unbeatable levels
– The disc will ship with several levels on it
– Levels can be downloaded and altered, but never re-uploaded
– This is to ensure that a level remains locked to its rightful owner
– You can only upload 10 total levels at one time
– This number can increase though if your levels are popular and receive lots of positive votes
– There is a 100 Mario challenge that involve playing randomly selected courses from across the internet
– There are curated lists by Nintendo, you can track a specific uploader, or browse using all kinds of specific filters
– A stage’s difficulty rating is dynamically set
– The more players who can finish it, the easier the rating will be
– The Mystery Mushroom changes Mario, but only cosmetically, so he will still function the same for all gameplay purposes
– Scan amiibo to play as them, but only when you find a Mystery Mushroom
– Link, Marth, Isabelle, Yoshi, Luigi, Wii Fit Trainer are confirmed amiibo thus far
– It is unclear if these other characters can also grab power ups, or how long you will even remain in this form
– Enemies can be spawned from blocks, even from power up blocks
– Mario can utilize various transportation items, even Bowsers floating ship from the end of Super Mario World
– Enemies can be placed in the water even if they don’t naturally live there, examples being Goombas and Bowser
– Enemies who didn’t normally have 8-bit sprites now have them, such as Wiggler
– Baby Bowser is in the game
– Enemies can appear from pipes, even if they don’t belong in there, such as fish or Koopas
– Magi Koopa is also in the game
– As if Bowser needed help, but it was shown that players can place items on him
– Playtest the game immediately by double tapping the screen

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Pokemon Bank, Poke Transporter undergoing maintenance on Tuesday

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter will both be experiencing a bit of maintenance on Tuesday. Here’s the rundown from Nintendo:

From Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:00 PM
– Tuesday, June 23, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Poké Transporter
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon Bank

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3D Gunstar Heroes screenshots

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 2 Comments

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Metroid Prime: Blast Ball details

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

– Blast Ball is a part of Metroid Prime: Federation Force
– Teams of 3
– Go into Metroid-style mechs
– Use a first-person perspective and a massive arm-mounted cannon
– Try to knock an enormous, electrified orb into the opposing team’s goal
– Much like first-person soccer
– Keep the ball at bay with your blaster rather than your foot
– If you’re hit with the ball, your suit takes damage
– Taking too much damage means you need to wait to respawn
– Can also take damage from enemy fire
– Circle Pad: movement
– B button: jump
– A button: fire your cannon
– Fire the cannon in rapid bursts with quick presses, or a charged shot if held down
– Hold down “R” to strafe with the Circle Pad or fine-tune your aim with the gyroscope
– L button: lock onto the ball, keeping it front and center in your visor’s Prime-style display.
– While locked on to the ball, your mech’s lateral movement is much slower than you’d expect
– HUD cracks when you take too much damage
– Smooth frame rate