Comments on: You Can’t Go to World 1-1 Again http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/11/you-cant-go-to-world-1-1-again/ Chuck Jordan's Personal Weblog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:37:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chuck http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/11/you-cant-go-to-world-1-1-again/#comment-12686 Chuck Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:26:28 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/11/you-cant-go-to-world-1-1-again/#comment-12686 Yeah, it's amazing the game came out good, much less great, when you consider it had to be a tech demo for the Wii <em>and</em> the sequel to a Mario game. Still, I spend the whole time feeling like I've got no depth perception. And as far as I can tell, the extra lives don't carry over. But apparently Princess Peach is being kept in a pit full of 1-Ups, because she keeps mailing them to me. I haven't minded the Game Over screens, because it's a signal for me to go to bed. Yeah, it’s amazing the game came out good, much less great, when you consider it had to be a tech demo for the Wii and the sequel to a Mario game. Still, I spend the whole time feeling like I’ve got no depth perception.

And as far as I can tell, the extra lives don’t carry over. But apparently Princess Peach is being kept in a pit full of 1-Ups, because she keeps mailing them to me. I haven’t minded the Game Over screens, because it’s a signal for me to go to bed.

]]> By: steve http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/11/you-cant-go-to-world-1-1-again/#comment-12683 steve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:28:32 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/11/you-cant-go-to-world-1-1-again/#comment-12683 I like the fact that there is really no sense to any thing that happens in this game. It's like they took every single idea on the planet and made a game mechanic out of it just to show developers that you can do it on the wii. the only thing that seems to be missing is a first person shooter level or a diablo style RPG, but i am sure it's in there i just have not found it yet. I do agree the space observatory thing is no where as cool as the castle from mario 64, though i don't know if anything will ever be as cool as that castle. Old man ranting time: I struggle with the timing on the punch mechanic a lot. I can successfully navigate all these crazy levels, and yet will lose health points because i can't punch the little mushroom guys consistently. I just avoid them now. Also do your extra lives not carry over between save games? it seems like I'll leave the game with 10 lives, then when i restart i am back to 3. but this game is so chock full of wackiness and solid mechanics that i can't help but love it. I like the fact that there is really no sense to any thing that happens in this game. It’s like they took every single idea on the planet and made a game mechanic out of it just to show developers that you can do it on the wii. the only thing that seems to be missing is a first person shooter level or a diablo style RPG, but i am sure it’s in there i just have not found it yet.

I do agree the space observatory thing is no where as cool as the castle from mario 64, though i don’t know if anything will ever be as cool as that castle.

Old man ranting time:
I struggle with the timing on the punch mechanic a lot. I can successfully navigate all these crazy levels, and yet will lose health points because i can’t punch the little mushroom guys consistently. I just avoid them now.

Also do your extra lives not carry over between save games? it seems like I’ll leave the game with 10 lives, then when i restart i am back to 3.

but this game is so chock full of wackiness and solid mechanics that i can’t help but love it.

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