Evening Reading

May 16, 2006 6:00 PM

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Ah back home.. should be in some kind of groove again around these parts by next week. It's been.... rough.

- Original Survivor winner heading to prison
- FireFox still gaining ground
- AOL launches YouTube clone, hopes to lose money just as fast
- Creative sues Apple over iPod
- Geeks freaking over Bosnia pyramid
- SkypeOut goes free

Lastly, just a little sampler for ya

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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Pneum0

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May 16, 2006 6:01 PM

New Super Mario Bros. rules... that is all.
- drucifer
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:01 PM
  
  it just rules?
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    May 16, 2006 6:02 PM
    
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    - Pneum0
      
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      May 16, 2006 6:02 PM
      
      well.. it stomps too.
    - Cottc Cid
      
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      May 16, 2006 6:06 PM
      
      Does it have double strike?
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        May 16, 2006 6:30 PM
        
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- walker270
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:02 PM
  
  /signed
- pyide
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:03 PM
  
  indeed
- manlyman
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:04 PM
  
  Not in town yet, but will pick up tomorrow, hopefully.
- RyDogg1
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:04 PM
  
  Want to play the game! Have to wait for DS lite....
  - Goncyn
    
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    May 16, 2006 6:51 PM
    
    Same boat here... since I've waited this long to get one, I'd be pretty dumb to not wait a little longer.
    - johnny skidmarks
      
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      May 16, 2006 6:56 PM
      
      Is there more room in that boat, cause Im right there with your guys. I actually pre-ordered a Lite, and cant wait until it gets here next month.
      - moogle
        
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        May 16, 2006 6:58 PM
        
        Agh me too. I've got my Lite pre-ordered for June and my copy of NSMB should arrive in a couple days. It was on sale.
- Chod
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:05 PM
  
  Note that you can save anytime once you've beaten the game.
  - manlyman
    
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    May 16, 2006 6:07 PM
    
    Really? How does the save system work on the first run through?
    - Pneum0
      
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      May 16, 2006 6:10 PM
      
      You can save after the boss battles, or close the lid to hibernate. A full charge on the DS is supposed to last a week in hibernation.
      - megarust32
        
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        May 16, 2006 6:11 PM
        
        Or after unlocking an alternate path with the coins you find.
      - pebui
        
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        May 16, 2006 7:25 PM
        
        Yeah, I closed the lid on my DS after playing Sodoku on Brain Age and forgot it for 2 days and opened it to find it still kicking.
- TroZ
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:06 PM
  
  I just poped it into my DS, see you guys later!
- [deleted] 1769181723
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:11 PM
  
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- Pneum0
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:14 PM
  
  I forgot to mention the mini games are a blast. Good times indeed.
- manlyman
  
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  May 16, 2006 6:17 PM
  
  Is there a two player mode? So that me and a friend can both have our DS's loaded with NSMB and play a two player game just like the original Super Mario on an NES?
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    May 16, 2006 6:55 PM
    
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  - sevogajre
    
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    May 16, 2006 6:55 PM
    
    The 2 player mode is a Vs. mode in NSMB. You don't need 2 copies of the game though, which is nice.
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      - zakk
        
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        May 16, 2006 7:16 PM
        
        It's common with DS games. They're not that big, they just transfer the contents over wireless to the other DS. It has onboard flash memory.
        
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        May 16, 2006 7:18 PM
        
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        c_man_tmt
        
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        May 16, 2006 7:23 PM
        
        I dont think it has "onboard flash"... it just loads up the game in system memory.
- eggnoodles
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:08 PM
  
  ahhhh june 11 cant come soon enough, got to get my hands on a DS lite, new mario, brain age, .... what else? any good castlevanias or metriods out for that puppy yet?
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    May 16, 2006 7:13 PM
    
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    - SilverSnake
      
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      May 16, 2006 7:14 PM
      
      ding ding ding
- Mansmells
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:15 PM
  
  man there is just no innovation in the super mario bros genre
  - kainen1
    
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    May 16, 2006 8:20 PM
    
    some franchises are so fond that innovation is unnecessary. Mario Bros. is probably the best example of that I can think of.
    - Mansmells
      
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      May 16, 2006 9:11 PM
      
      i was just being silly
- vile
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:15 PM
  
  Bought a DS today just to play this game. I am not disappointed. So much depth in such simple design... Nintendo truly got it right the first time.
  
  All you old-time DS owners... what games should I get after this? Looking at Animal Crossing... the internet stuff interests me.
  - Serpico74
    
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    May 16, 2006 7:18 PM
    
    Tetris, Metroid, Mario Kart, Advance Wars, Castlevania. All great games.
  - lord cecil
    
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    May 16, 2006 7:18 PM
    
    Trauma Center and Castlevania
  - c_man_tmt
    
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    May 16, 2006 7:21 PM
    
    The library of good games is pretty big now on the DS. I would recommend Meteos, Mario Kart, and Metroid Hunters.
  - Prozium
    
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    May 16, 2006 7:34 PM
    
    Pick up Brain Age for $20 and I like Kirby Canvas Curse. You use only the stylus to play which is very well done.
- Serpico74
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:17 PM
  
  Halfway through world 2 and I am not disappointed.
  
  So freaking good.
- c_man_tmt
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:17 PM
  
  yes, yes it does. I just got done with World 1 and now my wife is playing it. She seems to be enjoying it also.
- Prozium
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:27 PM
  
  I feel like I'm 5 and just got my NES.
- mikecyb
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:32 PM
  
  I still suck at SMB as much as I ever did :(
  
  I'm terrible at timing jumps and I can never get used to Mario's physics :( The downside to being raised on Sonic games instead of Mario ones... I'm super awesome at piloting Sonic around though :(
  
  It's still a damn kickass game though :D Can't wait to try the vs mode against some NYC Shackers! :O
- rudds
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:33 PM
  
  Finally got one of the last three copies at EB - gonna crack it open on my flight tomorrow. Can't wait!
- TPSReport
  
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  May 16, 2006 7:54 PM
  
  The shackhype won't faze me... there's been many games recently that got hyped to infinity but turned out just be normal. GRAW *cough*
  - Prozium
    
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    May 16, 2006 8:02 PM
    
    If you're a fan of SMB, SMB3, and SMW then you should definately pick this up. I'm not far enough in to say that it's the best of the bunch but it's definately on par with the rest. The new moves and powerups are fun but it's still classic 2D platforming that Nintendo does best.
  - walker270
    
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    May 16, 2006 8:10 PM
    
    GRAW was just more awesome than you could handle.
  - kainen1
    
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    May 16, 2006 8:21 PM
    
    how do you shackhype a freaking 2d sidescrolling mario game?
    - opengl128
      
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      May 16, 2006 9:14 PM
      
      ^^^^
      
      This game kicks all kinds of ass.
  - ovrlrd
    
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    May 16, 2006 9:01 PM
    
    Your loss. I can understand yet another FPS game being overhyped, but 2d mario is one of those things that people have never overhyped.
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  May 16, 2006 8:06 PM
  
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  May 16, 2006 8:09 PM
  
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  - FushigiDenki
    
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    May 16, 2006 8:16 PM
    
    It's like the original SMB1 & 2. Frankly, I like it. It's a little more challenging this way and I'm already used to it.
- creep
  
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  May 16, 2006 8:20 PM
  
  blue shell ftw!
- reverend~heresy
  
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  May 16, 2006 8:42 PM
  
  and still no response from gonk
- redfive
  
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  May 16, 2006 9:08 PM
  
  I stumbled across that 1up trick on 2-4. First attempt I was successful. 99 lives here we go.