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Re: The Best Mistake Nintendo Ever Made? Why 2DS Is The Perfect Embodiment Of Gunpei Yokoi's Core Principles

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@danmorelle

"Gunpei Yokoi (...) – the man who built the Japanese company's handheld empire from 1980 until his untimely death in 1997."

Well, almost.
Yokoi left Nintendo in 1996.

"Amid the failure of the Virtual Boy and the launch of the more successful Game Boy Pocket, Yokoi left Nintendo on 15 August 1996, after thirty-one years at the company. Leaving with several of his subordinates to form a new company called Koto, Yokoi led the development of the Bandai WonderSwan handheld game console."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi

Re: Anniversary: 25 Years Ago, One Of The Worst Video Games Of All Time Hit The N64

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Any N64 Magazine fans or former workers lurking in the shadows?

I have a secret:
I own the N64 Magazines review-cartridge of this game.
With the magazine name written in permanent black marker on it by a mystery person, presumably someone in the magazine.
It was won in a competition, where they handed out old stuff from the office.

They awarded it 14% in the August 1999 issue.
"Verdict: An utterly hopeless, consistently appaling leper of a 'game'. Bordering on the illegal."

The Superman 64 review was written by Tim Weaver, who now writes books:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Weaver_(author)

The N64 Magazine review, along with some other magazine reviews of the game can be found here:
https://www.nintendo64ever.com/Tests-Nintendo-64-Game,338,Superman,1.html

About the N64 Magazine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_Magazine

Re: 'Mario Builder 64' Is Super Mario Maker For Mario 64

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Speaking of 3D Mario Makers:
I think a "Super Mario Kart Maker" from Nintendo is a not too far fetched 3D-posibility in the Maker-series.

  • Placing the roads, jumps, powerups, obstacles, enemies and so on.
  • Driving on land, under water, hang-gliding through the air and driving up walls in zero G.
  • Different seasons.
  • Change the time of day: Morning, day, evening, night.
  • Different weather types.
  • Different area-types.
  • Different game worlds from the Mario Kart universe, Mario universe and other Nintendo universes.
  • Number of tracks or one long track with checkpoints.
  • Closing/opening up roads on different laps.

Sooo many possibilities one could utilize.

Nintendo did make the Track Editor for the Nintendo Labo Toy Con 3 Vehicle Kit.
I have never played Labo though.
Anyone who tried the Toy Con 3 Track Editor? What did you think of it?

A new Mario Kart is rumoured for the Switch 2,
which is about time as Mario Kart 8 did come out 10 years ago.
(10 years ago!)
It could have a track editor...

Re: Random: Modder Turns NES Cartridge Into NES Console That Can Play Itself

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"his work, which, we should warn you, is often difficult to watch – especially if you're used to treating your gaming hardware with respect."

I did not see that warning until after watching the video.

I think i have PTSD now.
That was 13 minutes of raw horror.

With creativity and lighthearted fun sprincled all over.

I'll just lie down in the fetal position and cry now.