It's stage three time! Test Subject 8.0 must walk alone on this lonely road to the path of victory. Will he be victorious and head to the final stage? Or will this rolling train fall off the tracks?
Our two remaining test subjects take on the second stage! Will we see a double victory? Or will we see a double knockout? Or will we see a result that doesn't allow me to make a reference to the number two? Either way, prepare yourself as we reveal the most elaborate obstacle ever made in Mercury Laboratories history!
The Mercury Laboratories returns once more to challenge five brave and very charming men to its many traps and perils. Will someone be able to get past the first stage this time around? Or will the first stage score another shut out?
Two years ago, Nintendo’s E3 press conference left me very disappointed with last year’s only being somewhat better. This year’s press conference, however, made me very excited and left me begging for more. I have a lot of games that I still have to beat and I need to get through them a.s.a.p. by the time holiday season comes around.
The press conference started off with a bang with Nintendo finally revealing the new Zelda game, Zelda: Skyward Sword. The game looks really good. I really like the art direction for the game. It looks like a blend between Twilight Princess and Wind Waker to create a colorful yet realistic world.
Unfortunately, there were technical difficulties during the demo, but other sites that got to play the demo at E3 confirmed that the motion controls do work just fine. Personally, I’m looking forward to the new control scheme and seeing how things play out in the story this time around. Also, you get to kill bats with a whip. Simon Belmont would be proud. Zelda: Skyward Sword isn’t set to come out until 2011. That’s good because I’ve yet to beat Twilight Princess.
After Zelda there were a few games I didn’t care about and a section which was basically Nintendo telling the haters, “We’re doing a lot better than you think we are, suckers!” We then got to see Mario Sports Mix which includes DODGE BALL! I think I’ll get that game just so I can throw a Bomb-omb into Princess Daisy’s face. There were plenty of games shown that got people very excited. For the sake of length, I’m going to go through some of them quickly.
Epic Mickey – I’m really looking forward to this game. Hopefully, the create/erase system will be as good as they say it will be.
Golden Sun – I’ve never played the series before, but I’m sure fans will enjoy it.
GoldenEye 007 Remake – Honestly, I’m very surprised this is being made. I look forward to see just how they are going about making the game without ruining it for long time fans.
Metroid: Other M – Is it August 31st yet? No? Crap.
Donkey Kong Country Returns – The crowd was really excited to see this game announced. I really like the look of the game and fully plan on getting it when it comes out. It’s also nice to see that the game actually has Donkey Kong as a playable character, unlike Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3.
All those games look like they are going to be great, but there were two games that really got me excited. First was a game that I have been waiting for a long time. I’m a huge fan of the Kirby series and I’ve been annoyed that there hasn’t been a console game for him since the Nintendo 64 (Air Ride does NOT count). Honestly, I had given up on seeing a Kirby game outside of portable systems, but boy was I given a nice surprise when I saw this:
This looks amazing. Plain and simple, it looks amazing. This game is the perfect example of how a game doesn’t need super realistic graphics in order to look good. The art direction looks so bright and well designed that you can tell exactly what the designers are going for. I honestly wish that there were more developers that wouldn’t always try to create games that had ultra realistic looks and instead try to create a game that had its own unique style. To top it off, the game play simply looks fun. It appears there will be a ton of secretes to explore as you play through the game. I fully intend on buying this game as soon as it comes out.
And that brings us to the main attraction of the press conference, the Nintendo 3DS. Reggie Fils-Amie stressed that they wanted to remove the annoying glasses that come with 3d. The system itself looks pretty cool with its new analog slider and 3d camera, but everyone had one question in mind: does it work? The bad news is that they can’t really show off the 3d unless you are holding it. The good news is that according to Mark from Classic Game Room, it does work.
What’s also really interesting is selection of games in development for the 3DS. In addition to plenty of third party support including Resident Evil, Professor Layton, and Metal Gear Solid, there will also be 3d remakes of Nintendo classics including Animal Crossing, Star Fox 64, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. First off, I’ll happily play a portable Star Fox game that isn’t Command. At least this one won’t suck. Second of all, Ocarina of Time in 3d with enhanced graphics sound like something a lot of people, including myself will be more than willing to play. All these games for the 3DS look and sound really awesome, but there was one game announced as a launch title that shocked me. It was rumored to be in production years ago, but the rumors died down. The last time a game in this series was released was in 1991. But after twenty years, we finally got this:
Well, it’s about damn time. My goodness that looks amazing. I want to remind you that this is not a Wii game. This is a 3DS game. If the 3DS launch title can look that good, I can only imagine what later games will look like. The game play looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun as well. It’s official: I’m getting a Nintendo 3DS. Congrats, Nintendo. You made a believer out of me.
This press conference was awesome. Nintendo finally delivers with a wide selection of games and announcement that really got people excited. I need to earn some more money. I’m going to be buying a lot of Nintendo products.
-Ubisoft managed to hold a press conference even worse than they did last year.
-Microsoft’s Kinect look’s interesting, but they need more games that don’t remind me of games I can find on the Wii.
Speaking of the Wii, that brings me to the point of this article: Nintendo. Anyone who knows me knows that I grew up with Nintendo and will always be a fan of them until the day I die. This year’s E3 has a lot of mysteries regarding the big N and I’m here to predict just what they are going to reveal at their press conference tomorrow. Here’s the likely and the long shot predictions for what I think and want to see from Nintendo at E3.
-New Zelda game will finally be shown. It will be awesome.
-Metriod: Other M will be shown and demoed. It will be like Ninja Gaiden in space but without the bouncy boobs and terrible camera.
-We will get to see the Nintendo 3DS. The size will be between a DS lite and DSi XL. The 3D effect will probably not be what we are expecting.
-Another new Mario game will be announced. It will likely to be a spinoff game like Mario Party or Mario Tennis.
-Wii remote with motion plus built in will be shown.
-Animal Crossing for the 3DS will be shown. I still need to start playing the DS version I own.
-Kid Icarus for Wii will finally be announced. Unfortunately it will not be a difficult as the NES or the Game Boy versions.
-Star Tropics 3 will be announced. Hey, a guy can dream can’t he?
-Conduit 2 will be demoed. Motion plus will be a great improvement.
-The vitality sensor will be shown and it will be used for more than just determining if you’re alive or not.
-The balance board will somehow be shown in some way. I just don’t know how.
-A new, original IP will be announced. C’mon Nintendo, it’ll be nice to see something new.
-People will notice the irony that, of the big three, Nintendo’s press conference will devote the least amount of time to casual games.
So there are my thoughts about what I think is going to happen tomorrow. Do you have any predictions? Let me know what you think.
Come back tomorrow night when I post my thoughts about Nintendo’s press conference.
This time around, four past test subjects return to take on the first stage. Will any of them survive the changes made? Or will they all just burn out?
Hello Everybody! I have good news! The g1s have defeated Nervous Nick!
My collaborator buddy FeedMeFire took the top spot with his time of 6:02.
Meanwhile, Nick’s fastest time was 6:37.
Wait, WHAT?!
Nick was bragging how no one could beat his time, yet his fastest time was 6:37. I’ve seen speed runs that were faster than that! Heck, if I knew I only had to shave 12 seconds off of my fastest run (seen below), I would have put more effort into my entry. I only stopped trying because I thought Nick’s time was around the five minute mark. Once again, a ScrewAttack staff member gets his but whooped after being overconfident. Heck, the only reason Destin won was because he picked a game nobody owns (Killer Instinct).
Anyway, huge congrats goes to FeedMeFire and the entire g1 community. Now all that’s left is for someone to beat the pants off of Stuttering Craig at SGC. I won’t be going, but best of luck to the g1s.
Here’s my final entry of 6:49:
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