Not yet; Mr. Victus and I both hail from the era where you sat down and nicely took turns playing as Mario and Luigi, and to do otherwise (sans Luigi this time, of course) seems wrong, somehow. Definitely looking forward to it once the squee wears off, though!
Well, Mr. Victus and I tend to get a bit... shall we say... competitive when it comes to video games, so we're trying to hold off on potential hostilities for the time being. :)
I'm actually stalled out on Space Junk right now. I suffer the lemming complex--I'm not frightened of heights, but there is a mad compulsion to jump from them--and the first level is pinging that really hard for some reason; first time a piece of media has ever done that! So, not only is Super Mario Galaxy causing me nausea, it's making me suicidal--but in a totally happy way, and I'm loving every minute of it! Ave Nintendo!
What is this Toys R Us bonus gift card you speak of? I can't find it online. Do I have to go inside an actual store to get this? I decided to get one a few weeks ago, but I've been looking to save some money.
It never even occurred to me to try looking online; given what you're saying here, I'm betting it's in-store only. Still, easily worth it if there's one even moderately convenient to you.
It's funny; we were discussing last night how if we, the Nintendo generation, are supposed to possess such superior hand-eye coordination to our forebears... what kind of crazy mutant spatial awareness skills are kids raised on stuff like Super Mario Galaxy going to have? :)
I'm sure you and Trinity both will get a huge kick out of the Wii; while I can't honestly call it educational or all that intellectually/physically improving, it is a really good toy that I can recommend in good conscience to even the most granola of parents.
You realize I'm going to blackmail you with this, yes?
But, yeah, pretty much. :) J was over the first time I went through that (and I expect you to tease him about this), and when the floodlights came up he was so tense he actually grabbed my knee. I had to shake him off so I could actually do the damn sequence; I had nail prints in my leg later!
I mean, shit, how often do I actually recommend stuff? I will not steer you wrong! I don't think I've spazzed this hard about a game since Max Payne. It really is that cool!
P.S. IT GETS EVEN BETTER AFTER THAT PART. CATHARSIS+++!!!
i would do that. i love to torment j. except gustav and uli were watching when i did it and gave a round of applause after the suitcase thing. you were right. it really is that cool. people are going to be affected. i can't blame them. i was really sad when that happened to jenny and didn't play it again for a week. it's intense.
this game is what max payne would have been like if the creators were doing the bad drugs. yes.
honestly i don't know why this game isn't a movie. really. it practically is already. thank you again. you were right. i love this game so hard. even if it was made by swedes. ( it's ok. sweden has produced opeth and amon amarth and the darkness. htey have not contributed much to society but they have merit. )
Bahaha! Yeah, I could totally see that. Just wait. Oh, just wait. :)
Apparently, it was originally slated to be a movie, but the folks who made the comics absolutely loathed all the adaptation options that were being presented to them, and went for the video game as the 'lesser of two evils' way of getting out of the contract. Joke's on them!
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Did you not love the Space Junk galaxy part where the platforms sort of whiz around to the spot right in front of you?
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I'm actually stalled out on Space Junk right now. I suffer the lemming complex--I'm not frightened of heights, but there is a mad compulsion to jump from them--and the first level is pinging that really hard for some reason; first time a piece of media has ever done that! So, not only is Super Mario Galaxy causing me nausea, it's making me suicidal--but in a totally happy way, and I'm loving every minute of it! Ave Nintendo!
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It's funny; we were discussing last night how if we, the Nintendo generation, are supposed to possess such superior hand-eye coordination to our forebears... what kind of crazy mutant spatial awareness skills are kids raised on stuff like Super Mario Galaxy going to have? :)
I'm sure you and Trinity both will get a huge kick out of the Wii; while I can't honestly call it educational or all that intellectually/physically improving, it is a really good toy that I can recommend in good conscience to even the most granola of parents.
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i just finished the part in the church !
m i love you and this game and swedes !
i am so happy i am going to be pleasant to mats tomorrow !
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You realize I'm going to blackmail you with this, yes?
But, yeah, pretty much. :) J was over the first time I went through that (and I expect you to tease him about this), and when the floodlights came up he was so tense he actually grabbed my knee. I had to shake him off so I could actually do the damn sequence; I had nail prints in my leg later!
I mean, shit, how often do I actually recommend stuff? I will not steer you wrong! I don't think I've spazzed this hard about a game since Max Payne. It really is that cool!
P.S. IT GETS EVEN BETTER AFTER THAT PART. CATHARSIS+++!!!
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this game is what max payne would have been like if the creators were doing the bad drugs. yes.
honestly i don't know why this game isn't a movie. really. it practically is already. thank you again. you were right. i love this game so hard. even if it was made by swedes. ( it's ok. sweden has produced opeth and amon amarth and the darkness. htey have not contributed much to society but they have merit. )
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Apparently, it was originally slated to be a movie, but the folks who made the comics absolutely loathed all the adaptation options that were being presented to them, and went for the video game as the 'lesser of two evils' way of getting out of the contract. Joke's on them!
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