The memories that came to mind are all about the shops where I bought, almost didn't or straight up couldn't buy certain games. The first one is a toy shop which is quite nostalgic to me since it's close to home and that's where my parents bought me most toys and videogames when I was a kid. Unfortunately it shut down some time ago. The second one is another shop in my city which I remember quite vividly because I didn't expect to find videogames there. I got a couple of GameCube games there, including Mario Party 5, so when I was slightly older. The third one is a GameStop in my city where I remember getting mostly DS and Wii games so even later in my life, but the relatively interesting part is that it was in the same building as a movie theater so I often hanged out there before and/or after watching films. The fourth one is a Gamepeople in my city where I got some 3DS, Wii U and maybe even Switch (not sure about the latter) so not that long ago, but also not that recently which I remember also because they held a Smash tournament there. I lost the first match, but because of that I ended up in the loser bracket where I won every match and so took part in the final where I unfortunately lost again. The fifth one is yet another shop in my city that had a copy of Mario Tennis 64 (we're going back in time for this and the next one) so my parents asked for it on my behalf, but they told us they couldn't sell it for some reason that I don't remember so unfortunately I ended up missing that game back in the day. The last one is a shop in Firenze (Florence) where we found a copy of Paper Mario. My sister and/or I weren't sure about getting it because we didn't know what "paper" meant in English so we thought it meant duck instead because that's what "papero" means in Italian and the unusual artwork certainly didn't help. Still, somehow we ended up getting it and good thing we did since I fell in love with it as soon as I started playing!
Great article, if I ever visit Japan (I really should at some point considering also that Japanese is my field of study) and in particular Tōkyō I'll try to go there!
Must've been pretty tough for the programmers especially considering that at the time you had to hardcode most if not everything (I'm nowhere near an expert, but it was also mentioned by Sakurai in various of his videos) so kudos not only to Miyamoto, but also to them!
Mario 64 closely followed by Ocarina (only because it came out later) for me because while Metroid Prime is an incredible game and I can't wait to give it a fair shot thanks to the remaster I have to say that the jump from not only 2D to 3D, but also from third to first person is the reason why I've barely played it so far.
Yep, Nuts & Bolts immediately came to my mind as soon as I saw that part of the trailer, too. @Banjo- Couldn't have said it better! Too bad I couldn't finish the game before my siblings moved out and took our Xbox 360s with them (first my brother which is why we got a second one and then my sister).
@Ziondood Same, when I go to Japan for the first time (I simply have to considering my interests and even more so that Japanese is my field of study) I'll try to find this, too!
Happy anniversary Brawl, probably the Smash game I played the most since I have a friend who absolutely loves the Boss Battles Mode! One of my favorite Smash games thanks to that and so much else (the Subspace Emissary, the first Challenges in the series, Stickers, the first Stage Builder, Coin Launcher, Masterpieces, even the Chronicle etc.)!
When I was younger I used to emulate not only older games, but even current-gen ones from time to time simply because I couldn't get those games myself. Now that I can I practically always buy the games I'm interested in to support the developers, but if it weren't for me doing that at the time I wouldn't be as much of a Nintendo and videogame fan as I am now (and would even be less experienced in my field of study, Japanese). Therefore, I don't care if people emulate any game, but I strongly encourage them to support the developers whenever possible.
@sdelfin It's a difference between traditional Hepburn romanization and the modified/revised version, the former has syllabic n as m before b, p and m since that's how you actually pronounce it while the latter always keeps n for consistency.
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Re: Talking Point: Are Video Games Linked To Physical Places In Your Memory?
The memories that came to mind are all about the shops where I bought, almost didn't or straight up couldn't buy certain games.
The first one is a toy shop which is quite nostalgic to me since it's close to home and that's where my parents bought me most toys and videogames when I was a kid. Unfortunately it shut down some time ago.
The second one is another shop in my city which I remember quite vividly because I didn't expect to find videogames there. I got a couple of GameCube games there, including Mario Party 5, so when I was slightly older.
The third one is a GameStop in my city where I remember getting mostly DS and Wii games so even later in my life, but the relatively interesting part is that it was in the same building as a movie theater so I often hanged out there before and/or after watching films.
The fourth one is a Gamepeople in my city where I got some 3DS, Wii U and maybe even Switch (not sure about the latter) so not that long ago, but also not that recently which I remember also because they held a Smash tournament there. I lost the first match, but because of that I ended up in the loser bracket where I won every match and so took part in the final where I unfortunately lost again.
The fifth one is yet another shop in my city that had a copy of Mario Tennis 64 (we're going back in time for this and the next one) so my parents asked for it on my behalf, but they told us they couldn't sell it for some reason that I don't remember so unfortunately I ended up missing that game back in the day.
The last one is a shop in Firenze (Florence) where we found a copy of Paper Mario. My sister and/or I weren't sure about getting it because we didn't know what "paper" meant in English so we thought it meant duck instead because that's what "papero" means in Italian and the unusual artwork certainly didn't help. Still, somehow we ended up getting it and good thing we did since I fell in love with it as soon as I started playing!
Re: Discovering Japan's Forgotten Arcade History At The Dagashiya Game Museum
Great article, if I ever visit Japan (I really should at some point considering also that Japanese is my field of study) and in particular Tōkyō I'll try to go there!
Re: Miyamoto Jokes In 1986 Interview That He Was "Disliked" By Nintendo's Programmers
Must've been pretty tough for the programmers especially considering that at the time you had to hardcode most if not everything (I'm nowhere near an expert, but it was also mentioned by Sakurai in various of his videos) so kudos not only to Miyamoto, but also to them!
Re: Poll: Is Metroid Prime The Best 2D To 3D Transition Of Any Game Series, Ever?
Mario 64 closely followed by Ocarina (only because it came out later) for me because while Metroid Prime is an incredible game and I can't wait to give it a fair shot thanks to the remaster I have to say that the jump from not only 2D to 3D, but also from third to first person is the reason why I've barely played it so far.
Re: Rare Cheekily Compares Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom To Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Yep, Nuts & Bolts immediately came to my mind as soon as I saw that part of the trailer, too.
@Banjo- Couldn't have said it better!
Too bad I couldn't finish the game before my siblings moved out and took our Xbox 360s with them (first my brother which is why we got a second one and then my sister).
Re: The Hunt For Akihabara's Strangest Street Fighter II Arcade Cabinet
@Ziondood Same, when I go to Japan for the first time (I simply have to considering my interests and even more so that Japanese is my field of study) I'll try to find this, too!
Re: Anniversary: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Is 15 Today
Happy anniversary Brawl, probably the Smash game I played the most since I have a friend who absolutely loves the Boss Battles Mode!
One of my favorite Smash games thanks to that and so much else (the Subspace Emissary, the first Challenges in the series, Stickers, the first Stage Builder, Coin Launcher, Masterpieces, even the Chronicle etc.)!
Re: Talking Point: Where Do You Stand On "Ethical Emulation"?
When I was younger I used to emulate not only older games, but even current-gen ones from time to time simply because I couldn't get those games myself.
Now that I can I practically always buy the games I'm interested in to support the developers, but if it weren't for me doing that at the time I wouldn't be as much of a Nintendo and videogame fan as I am now (and would even be less experienced in my field of study, Japanese).
Therefore, I don't care if people emulate any game, but I strongly encourage them to support the developers whenever possible.
Re: Review: Like A Hurricane: An Unofficial Oral History Of Street Fighter II
@KingMike Right? That's what immediately came to my mind, too!
Re: Nintendo's Golden Ticket - How One Boy Won A Trip To Japan And Met Miyamoto
@sdelfin It's a difference between traditional Hepburn romanization and the modified/revised version, the former has syllabic n as m before b, p and m since that's how you actually pronounce it while the latter always keeps n for consistency.