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Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: mm on April 15, 2002, 06:12:24 PM
i must be possessed
please kill me

* hope Eik doesnt see this
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 15, 2002, 06:39:26 PM
I\'m surprised you managed to get past the Nintendo logo in the beginning, MM!

The game\'s music reeks of "cute".. from the title screen to the very end of the game. :)

So, what do you think of the gameplay?
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: mm on April 15, 2002, 06:44:13 PM
yeah, my ears almost started bleeding when some tinny childlike voice screamed PIKMIN! during the loading screen, then i saw the nintendo logo and looked over my shoulder to make sure noone saw me playing

its almost like an adventure/puzzle game

plus i have a blast throwing those little bastids around
everytime they have to carry a piece back to my ship, i make whip cracking noises and say, HURRY UP YOU LITTLE TERDS!
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on April 15, 2002, 07:04:30 PM
I\'d just like to say..

I TOLD YOU SO!

;)
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Metal_Gear_Ray on April 15, 2002, 10:09:58 PM
mm, I would never have known you would eventually \'play with ants in your backyard\'..shame on you.!
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: ooseven on April 16, 2002, 01:00:36 AM
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Originally posted by mm

plus i have a blast throwing those little bastids around
everytime they have to carry a piece back to my ship, i make whip cracking noises and say, HURRY UP YOU LITTLE TERDS!



nice to see that you play your games like you work the forums ;)

:p
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on April 16, 2002, 01:11:02 AM
It really is a shame that a original and quality game like Pikmin didn\'t gain true commercial success (it got plenty of critical success / praise). I can only hope Nintendo goes forward with a sequel ,  or at least give us some information towards the Pikmin as a franchise come E3.

I bought the game the same day I bought SSBM. I got home, tried out SSBM and was not impressed with the gameplay. So, I loaded up Pikmin and could not stop playing it. Eventually I beat it, but didn\'t get all the parts, so I went back and tried to get all the parts. Once I beat it that time, I went back again to try and prefect my time / pikmin count and so on. Addictive and deep.

(P.S - Also further proof that a game doesn\'t need to supply us with tons of mature theme\'s (blood, sexual references) or a deep storyline , to still be fun.)
;)
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: mm on April 16, 2002, 03:51:56 AM
hey LIC, does it matter how many pikmin get killed?
they cant fight worth a crap
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 16, 2002, 04:46:33 AM
MM: Nah, you can kill as many as you want.. although it\'ll make getting some of the pieces very difficult.

Hint: Red Pikmin are the best fighters, easily. :)
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on April 16, 2002, 05:26:08 AM
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Originally posted by mm
hey LIC, does it matter how many pikmin get killed?
they cant fight worth a crap


My advice would be for you to take a bunch of Red Pikmin, plant \'em until they have a fully developed bud / flower on their head and then pick them. They\'ll be Super-Pikmin then! If you develop a nice army of those, you can take on anything, espically the fire breathing giant ant (at least thats what I think it is?!?) in some of the later levels.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: fastson on April 16, 2002, 05:36:45 AM
I think the game looks kinda fun.. :eyemouth:

*must play some GTA3 so I dont feel so gay anymore*
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: ooseven on April 16, 2002, 05:50:06 AM
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Originally posted by fastson
I think the game looks kinda fun.. :eyemouth:

*must play some GTA3 so I dont feel so gay anymore*



:shy: well i am not one to disclose secrets or anything... but i just got a PM from Clyde saying that mm is NOW using both shampoo and conditioner ;) :shy:

Good God mm

its a Slipery Slop

i mean next you will be telling me that you get out of the bath to pee.  ;)
Title: Re: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Eiksirf on April 16, 2002, 06:07:24 AM
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Originally posted by mm
i must be possessed
please kill me

* hope Eik doesnt see this


:D

Yea I agree that the children laughing in the beginning was a little unsettling, but other than that the game rocks (0rz j00r b0x0rz).

When I played, if I wasn\'t happy with my progress for the day I would restart the level.  In the end I walked away with every ship piece but it took a big hunk of the replay value out for me, so you might keep that in mind.

Good luck though, it\'s a lot of fun.  I wonder what they have planned for the sequel?  Olimar revisits the planet and....

-Eik
Title: Re: Re: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Terry Bogard on April 16, 2002, 06:45:43 AM
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Originally posted by Eiksirf


:D

Yea I agree that the children laughing in the beginning was a little unsettling, but other than that the game rocks (0rz j00r b0x0rz).

When I played, if I wasn\'t happy with my progress for the day I would restart the level.  In the end I walked away with every ship piece but it took a big hunk of the replay value out for me, so you might keep that in mind.

Good luck though, it\'s a lot of fun.  I wonder what they have planned for the sequel?  Olimar revisits the planet and....

-Eik



Gathers more  Pikmin:D
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: SwifDi on April 16, 2002, 01:39:44 PM
The "Ack!" shouldn\'t be in the title! There is no problem with liking this game at all. Its what all games should be, unique and really fun.


This is coming alot from a guy that hasn\'t played it yet though... :rolleyes:
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: cloud345 on April 16, 2002, 02:39:58 PM
Its a great game and in the sequal Olimar goes back to the planet to find his friends, the pikimin, are under attack my an evil army of killer animals/bug. He must save them all and defeat the army. I think that would be great. They should add the choice to see a instant replay of the last minute so you can watch the pikimin getting eaten by the emeny in slow-mo. :)
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Heat on April 16, 2002, 03:32:40 PM
The day I play this game is the day I start drinking Shandy!.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Bozco on April 16, 2002, 05:34:42 PM
It is a shame that it didn\'t get much recognition from people.  I wish more games were as new and inovative as this.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 16, 2002, 06:00:21 PM
Bozco: Yeah, only a few games this year innovated as much as Pikmin does for its genre.

ICO.. GTA3.. Pikmin.. errm, that\'s about it for innovation in 2001.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: SwifDi on April 16, 2002, 07:46:22 PM
I\'d throw in Ka.... and Super Monkey Ball, although it isn\'t a new idea.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 16, 2002, 07:50:33 PM
Yeah, and Rez was pretty unique.. plus Luigi\'s Mansion.

Although, most of the big hitters (MGS2, FFX, Halo, SSBM, Rogue Leader, DOA3, GT3, etc) have been done..
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: mm on April 17, 2002, 02:13:10 AM
nah, luigi\'s mansion sucked

i played it for 5 minutes and tanked it out, its resident evil for toddlers
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 17, 2002, 04:49:00 AM
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i played it for 5 minutes


That\'s the problem here. ;)

Even if it\'s "kiddy", I beat it and it was very fun. Innovative compared to the other big games this year too..
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: mm on April 17, 2002, 06:43:29 AM
no, it was the same problem that pokemon snap  did
it isolated its "over the age of 5" audience

gimme a shotgun in either game and ill change my tune
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Damien8086 on April 17, 2002, 12:31:30 PM
I played all the way through Luigi\'s Mansion and I am 24. I thought it was a lot of fun. What is wrong with kiddie games? Personally I like them better then the blood and guts games.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 17, 2002, 01:05:59 PM
Yeah. I mean, unless they go to the extreme with kiddiness (disrupting gameplay) I don\'t mind it..

Luigi\'s Mansion was more on the easy side than the hard side.. but it had solid gameplay and enough challenge to get me through it. It\'s too bad that it\'s so linear; after I finished it, I had little reason to play again.

For such a linear game, they should have bundled a "challenge mode" of sorts in there like Pikmin\'s.. :o
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on April 17, 2002, 10:40:21 PM
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Originally posted by mm
no, it was the same problem that pokemon snap  did
it isolated its "over the age of 5" audience

gimme a shotgun in either game and ill change my tune


It wasn\'t no break through title, but I have to say it was a game that could be enjoyed for people over five. I\'m near 19 and loved it.
;)
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: ooseven on April 19, 2002, 01:05:16 AM
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Originally posted by Heat
The day I play this game is the day I start drinking Shandy!.


oh God i hope that don\'t happen to me

as i have already preorderd my NGC and a Copy of pikmin

:( <=======worried look on my face
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: ooseven on April 19, 2002, 01:15:53 AM
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Originally posted by mm
nah, luigi\'s mansion sucked

i played it for 5 minutes and tanked it out, its resident evil for toddlers


hey matey

errmmm

well Luigi\'s Mansionis the fianl reason why i am getting a NGC

i got a chance to play it for 45 min\'s in Game Yesterday and i was hooked !

After 10 min\'s or so the Store Clerk asked me if i wanted to preorder one.and both me and Miss Money penny Said  "hell yeah..(already put doen a 50% Deposit)"

so i am going to trade in some of my PS2 games (the ones i hardly ever play anymore ) to get a ..........

NGC
Memmory card
Luigi\'s Mansion
and Preorderd Pikmin
might pick up rouge leader 2 on launch day as well

//me cant wait only 13 days to go :) :D :cool:
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Eiksirf on April 19, 2002, 07:07:59 AM
Atta boy! ;]

But yeah, unless you really get hooked on Luigi and try to get higher and higher scores, it\'s going to last you about 5 hours.  Giving that you might only buy a couple games at launch, you might give it more of a shot, but if you get too many, you\'ll quickly forget about Luigi in favor of the others.

In fact, I got so many myself that I barely made any progress in Rogue Leader.  I got to say, level 5ish, and the objectives were so unclear that I couldn\'t progress.  I moved on...  I kind of want to boot it up and try again, now...

-Eik
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: ooseven on April 19, 2002, 07:23:04 AM
i was thinking more of Rouge Leader 2 and monkey Ball to be my first games

Hopefuly i can hold of buying beer and maybe get a 3rd game :D
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Blade on April 19, 2002, 08:55:45 AM
Rogue Leader is good.. but like Eik said.. some of the objectives are described vaguely..

And the game is very frustrating if you\'re not a fan of space shooters.
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: GmanJoe on April 22, 2002, 05:00:06 AM
14 Days, 22 parts.

I\'m now on Forest Navel and that damn flying insect is getting on my nerves. Then I make the mistake of cracking open a large egg and this phantom monster starts raiding my space ship! GRRRRR!

I had to restart that day coz of that phantom menace! I was about to collect 3 parts in one day! :mad:
Title: Ack! im playing pikmin and i like it!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on April 22, 2002, 06:12:18 AM
Get Super Monkeyball and Pikmin. They will make any NGC owner happy for quite sometime. Infact, I sort of wish I had my NGC here right now (a friend borrowed it) so I could load up Monkeyball.
:(