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  1. Posted

    There's something strangely appealing about this game. It has its faults such as repetition of dialog and not really being able to interact with your Miis but it's still fun to play. I like that you can change the lyrics to the songs that you can get, there's a lot of different clothes and interiors for their apartment and it's fun trying to find out which is their favorite (or least favorite!) food.

     

    It would have been nice if they allowed same sex dating but you can sort of work around that by making one of your Miis look like the opposite gender. I like that you can actually change what your Mii looks like in the game. You can even change their personality.

     

    I'm glad this game is doing well. This series has a lot of promise. I'm hoping the sequel (which I'm sure will happen) will have more interaction, less repetition, better mini games and same sex dating.

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    I'm a Nintendo fan and will continue to be one. But even this fan knows that Nintendo needs some improvement. For one thing, the WII U has been out for about 14 months and I still am wondering if I should get it. I want some better software for the system before deciding to get one. When a console that's been out for so long keeps a person wondering if he/she should buy one that is a sign that Nintendo needs to do something quickly to remedy this problem.

     

    I'd kind of want to see Iwata step down. I've not been that impressed with him overall. New blood is what this company really needs. I don't want Nintendo to start copying Sony and Microsoft but something needs to change. I'm hoping that this shakeup that is supposed to happen will be a positive one.

     

    They never should have released the Wii U in 2012 and they never should have called it by that name. They need to improve their online store and online in general. I agree that all of their games should be available online to buy, from the NES right through today's games - including third party games (even though I know it would cost them a lot of money to get the rights to have them all online). I love Nintendo and feel that they will survive but they need to stop sticking their head in the sand and start looking toward the future of gaming.

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    I like that they keep adding new tables every month. Most of the tables are pretty good too. I like the latest ones "Flight 2000" and Goin' Nuts", though I'm not a fan of the constant sound that the latter makes. Still, it's cool to play a table that wasn't even available to the general public and only 10 machines were ever made.

     

    I'd like to see more solid state tables added from the 1970's, the ones that were not made around a movie or famous star. I would imagine it would be easier to get licensing rights to those tables.

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    I'm looking forward to this game coming out. I have to say, though, that the footage I have seen I was not too impressed. It looked a bit amateurish - almost like a downloadable game that costs a few dollars. I'm hoping that when it does come out it will look good. It will be some time before the game comes out so I'm assuming that the graphics will be improved from what we have seen. At least, I hope so!

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    I'm toying with the idea of getting one, though I was considering getting the 276-1 one, which has mostly the same games as the 60-1 and many more. I find the 276-1 listing of games to be a bit strange though. It includes Pleiades but not Phoenix, Space Invaders Deluxe but not the first Space Invaders and a few other sequels but not the first ones. But all the ones that I have seen cost at least $600-$700 or more. I'd like to think there is something cheaper - especially since I'm interested in a Barcade cabinet. I don't want to buy a used cabinet. Hopefully I'll get lucky and find something in a price that interests me.

  7. Posted

    The latest update on the iOS is awful. It won't let me purchase any of the new tables because it says I need to be connected to the Internet. I checked the reviews of this app on the iTunes app store and many people are complaining about this. Does anybody actually test their apps any more? I'm convinced no one tested this latest update.

     

    Also, why are we forced to have to download tables again after we already paid them after every app update? It is so annoying. Even Atari's Greatest Hits fixed this problem. There should be a way to fix this. Sadly, this app has gone downhill.

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    I'm looking forward to seeing what tables will be added in the future. The problem with most of the modern tables from the 1980's onward is that they are "trademarked" games, such as games featured from movies, TV shows, famous people, etc. So getting those tables will probably require making deals with the people responsible for the tables originally coming out. But maybe they can get tables such as Diner from Williams or some of the tables from the 1970's.

  9. Posted

    Yes, Retro Gamer is expensive here in the United States if you get the actual magazine subscription. But if you have a smartphone like the iPhone you can subscribe for a cheaper price. Back issues in the iTunes store are $4.99 for each older magazine. I just started reading it and it is a very good magazine. Keep in mind if you get it that it does mention games and systems that were not sold in the United States but there's enough content that features stuff that did sell here.

  11. Posted

    Today the app got an update but no new tables yet. I actually don't like the new update. The ball looks larger on the Theatre of Magic table than it did on the previous version. The sounds also seem a bit off. It's still a very good app but the update is a disappointment.

     

    I can understand that they are having problems adding new tables every month. That said, they should not promise new tables every month unless they know they will be able to. Maybe in April some new ones will finally arrive.

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    Apparantly the person responsible for making this news story hated the ET game. Some people probably watched this thinking it was that game that caused the virus!

     

    Also, some of the computers they showed looked like they were used in the 1970's. People at MIT were still using ancient computers in 1988?

     

    Also, the report made it sound like it was an international crisis. Truth of the matter is that most people did not have modems for their computers (and many people didn't even have a computer) until the World Wide Web was readilly available in the mid 1990's. Still, it was an interesting news report to look at.

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    The other day I bought this for my iPod Touch. I don't have an iPad and figured it would not work as well on the iPod Touch. That being said, it works fine. I like the tables. I hope they keep their promise on new tables being added every month. I also hope they come out with some tables that have not been featured in previous collections. Licensed titles would be nice. There is promise with this app.

  15. Posted

    I had a feeling that there was nothing wrong with the Super Mario RPG game and that it just will not work with the SupaBoy. The frustrating part is that had I known this game was known to not work for this system I never would have ordered it. I guess I should hold on to the game though, in case I ever do get my SNES set back up.

     

    My SupaBoy does not make any awful sounds. The one I bought was after it returned back on the market. I tried ordering it from Amazon.com a month or so ago and my order was cancelled because of shipping problems. However, it did return to Amazon.com, which is where I bought it. So far it seems to be working fine. I don't like where they put the AC jack plug right next to where you put the cartridge. Also, the AC plug does not seem to stay in as well as it could. Also, the screen didn't look very new to me, making me believe it was a used product. But it works fine and the other games I tried out seem to work well. Honestly, I didn't epect it work as well as the SNES system but it is a good handheld system.

  16. Posted

    I just received my SupaBoy. It seems like a nice system. However, a game that I recently bought (Super Mario RPG:Legend of the Seven Stars) is not working on it. I tried some of my other games and they work. So I was curious if anybody here has had any problems playing SNES games on the SupaBoy. I thought I had read that it plays all of the games as well as the ones from Japan. I need to know because I would hate to try and get a refund of this game if there is actually nothing wrong with it. I don't have my SNES set up and I don't know where all of the wires for the system is so i won't be using my SNES any time soon.

     

    Has anybody here had any problems with the SupaBoy?

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    It doesn't surprise me that the Wii is pretty much dead. Nintendo has a history of killing their systems once the newest one is announced. The same thing will happen with Wii U years from now - providing Nintendo will continue making consoles.

     

    What's really frustrating is that Nintendo has all of these systems that sold very well with no new games for them. Look at Atari 2600 - it stopped making new games in 1989 but homebrews are still being made. It would be nice to see Nintendo have homebrew games. That way, these old systems can continue to introduce new games.

  18. Posted

    Honestly, I think it's a very good Mario game. It is a little different than your typical Mario games but I give Nintendo kudos for trying to do something different. My only problem is that I found it to be kind of difficult. I would reach a certain point and could not get any more Shine Sprites. Some of the stages seem way too difficult. Still, overall it is a good game.

  19. Posted

    I currently own three. I have Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7 and Rayman 3D. I love Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 is excellent too. As for Rayman 3D, I got confused and thought that this was a brand new game. It turns out that it's just the 3D version of the one that is on the Nintendo 64. But it's still a good game and it's neat to see the game in 3D.

     

    I'm looking forward to seeing better games coming out this year so I can be inspired to get more games.

  21. Posted

    It would be nice if all these companies such as Atari, Namco, Sega, etc. would allow their classic games to be put on one system and sell them to people who want to buy them. I'm sure it can be done. These companies would have a chance to make a little money instead of having people download ROMS on their MAME cabinets. I know I would buy it. There's still an interest in classic arcade games.

  23. Posted

    I completely understand you wanting to make some type of profit for this MAME cabinet. I just could not afford this at that price. If it was $100-$200 dollars cheaper I would have considered buying it. Another reason I was hesitant to buy it was I really didn't know what games were on it. I know you mentioned over 500 of them but I was not sure if they were all MAME games or if home console games were included such as Atari 2600, Colecovision, NES, etc. I'm only interested in the actual arcade games and if I am going to buy a MAME cabinet (because I will not be building my own), I want to make sure it has all the games from the pre 1990's, especially up to the year 1987. I have yet to find a smaller sized cabinet that carries the games I want for a price I can afford. But maybe I'll luck out one day.

  25. Posted

    Oh I agree with you Cynicaster on having home console games on a MAME cabinet. I'm not interested in that either. All I want is games that were in the arcades, preferably before the year 1987. Hopefully I'll find a cabinet that will suit me because I know I won't be building it myself. There's a website from England called http://www.tinyarcade.co.uk that only sell small MAME cabinets but they don't have all of the classic games on it except for maybe one cabinet that's more expensive. I'll continue to search for it. Maybe I'll get lucky sooner or later!

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