Originally Posted By mousermerf So.. who else pre-ordered? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcsM6azb1iw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...M6azb1iw</a> Yoshi!
Originally Posted By hopemax I didn't realize it was coming out! I'm not really a gamer. I like playing them, I'm just not good at them. The new Super Mario Brothers that came out last fall, is too hard and frustrating for me. But I did manage to beat all of Super Mario Galaxy 1! Both Mario and Luigi levels! Checked the list of games for the Trade-In promo through Gamestop. We have 2 games on the list that we are ready to get rid of, so that saves us $40 on the game! <a href="http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins/save40/" target="_blank">http://www.gamestop.com/gs/spe.../save40/</a>
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 I didn't, but my brother did! I spent my money on Red Dead Redemption.
Originally Posted By hopemax I guess not many people are playing this game. I've played it a couple hours a day for 3 days. I have 23 stars so far, and have made it to World 3. I die a lot, because like I said, I'm not very good. But like the first Super Mario Galaxy game, so far I find all the levels "doable." There is a new feature in this came called a Cosmic Guide that shows up after you die so many times. If you use the Guide, it will play the level for you and you earn a Bronze Star, but it allows you to proceed in the game. You can go back and get the regular power star when you feel your game play has improved.
Originally Posted By HRM I think the New Super Mario Bros game is more fun, and easier to play for the recreational gamer.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones If you played Super Mario Galaxy the sequel is pretty much the same. Still fun, but definitely worth waiting for it to come down in price, unless you are crazy for Mario.
Originally Posted By hopemax Or like we did, traded games we didn't want anymore so our out of pocket cost was only $10.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Be careful about trading games. The retailers don't give much and overcharge for them. It's a business model that many people have decided not to support. Also, you never know when you want to fire up an older game, so that's why I hold onto mine. If you do sell, I've found that selling them on Craigslist or eBay is far better. Gamefly is also a good place to buy games used. The good thing here is that only the games themselves are used, the box and manual are in mint condition. They also have lower prices than most stores. For example Brutal Legend for Xbox 360 is $9.99 there. At Gamestop it's $17.99 used. Gamefly also has free shipping sales often (the last one ended in late May). I don't rent games from Gamefly but I do check out their sales from time to time.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >It's a business model that many people have decided not to support.< Selling back to companies is what's killing the industry. Also recently played SMG2 it's amazing.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones I buy a mix of new and used games, and I think, like piracy, used game sales are being used as a scapegoat when publishers make poor decisions that negatively impact the bottom line. VHS recording was going to kill the film/TV industry. Never happened.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I never played Super Mario Galaxy. I absolutely love New Super Mario Bros.Wii. Mostly because i'm not much of a gamer - I love how it's a callback to the first Super Mario series. I'll have to try it. Should I start with the 1st one?
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones New Super Mario Bros. is easier to play because the gameplay is in 2D. You just move from side to side. In Mario Galaxy you have to navigate in all directions, and deal with some crazy gravity effects. There are also sections of traditional 2D gameplay. The two versions both have a lot of training though. I would start with Mario Galaxy 1. It's cheaper now.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "New Super Mario Bros. is easier to play because the gameplay is in 2D." I beat it already! i didnt think it would be that easy. I have super mario galaxy 1 and wario land shake it, only played each once lol. I think im gonna give SMG a chance seeing others like it.
Originally Posted By HRM **>>Selling back to companies is what's killing the industry.<<** please explain, especially the "killing the industry" reference
Originally Posted By Labuda Wow.... so this weekend I found out that we have Super Mario Galaxy here in my house. Who knew? lol
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >scapegoat when publishers make poor decisions that negatively impact the bottom line.< >please explain, especially the "killing the industry" reference< tl;dr It makes them do dumb stuff and gamestop is horribad. Incoming wall o' text A lot of these decisions that negatively impact the bottom line/the players is because of selling back games/piracy. For example EA is now going to charge 10 $ extra on games for online access. Why? Because almost all of their sports franchises get bought second hand. So now if you want to buy a used copy of NCAA Football 201X if you wan't to play online you have to pay 10$ for a code so you can play online. Many people are switching to console gaming because it's easier to get used games, and so they don't have to deal with DRM. Even so DRM continues to get harder to use (not necessarily harder to crack however)You want to play that game? Well if you are not connected to the internet to authenticate these 2 codes and make sure you arn't using a cd crack too bad you can't. Besides gamestop (the major player in this game) makes me sick. Not really related to killing the industry, but I will leave with this tale. A while back my brother finally decided he was going to buy Batman: Arkham Asylum. He had a girt card to gamestop from a band gift exchange so we went there to get it. We walked in and went straight to the counter (they usually don't keep the new games out in the store because they want you to buy a used one) So he asks for a new copy the guy asked if we wanted a used one. We refused saying we wanted a new copy. He goes and grabs a used copy and starts ringing it up, and then adds a $5 pre-order charge. My brother explained that he didn't want to pre-order anything and that he didn't bring a new copy. He explained that they didn't have any new ones. We said that was fine and started to leave. He told us not to because we hadn't finished paying for what he rung up. I told him I wasn't going to make my brother pay for a used copy and a pre-order when that wasn't what he wanted we would simply go somewhere else. He told us to hold on because he would check if they had any new ones. Turns out they had literally a box full of them. So he clears the charge and rings up the new copy...but then adds the pre-order again. Again we tried to explain that we didn't want to pre-order anything. After arguing with him we finally get him to take it off, and the new copy was 10$ less than the used version. Also beware of buying "New" copies at gamestop. Some stores (and I know this through experiencing this with my friend) let their employees "test" new games at home. They bring them back and sell them as new.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Yeah, even if you want to buy the game new at a game store, it's been taken out of the packaging and rented out to like 10 employees already. Intrusive DRM, asking for $10 to play online, and other ridiculous ideas are only going to encourage more piracy. It's not right, but that's what is going to happen.
