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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 3:25PM (Unverified) said

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I hope they spend most of their dev time on improving load times. They RUINED the PSP version...
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 3:39PM (Unverified) said

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if it is anything like marble blast ultra, it will rock the wii owners' socks off. Finally a sweet use of the wiimote.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2006 2:52AM (Unverified) said

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Hahahahah I get it its a joke about breasts ahahahah lollolololoz lmao dadjfhjddsfslkhiu!1!!1111111
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 3:49PM (Unverified) said

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Marble Madness called. It wants its gameplay back.

In all seriousness, looks like a great addition to the Wii lineup.
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 3:57PM (Unverified) said

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Good call! My friend and I always said this is a game dieing for tilt functionality.
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:02PM (Unverified) said

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Next-Gen Marble Madness with the wiimote? I sure hope so!
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:02PM (Unverified) said

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*cough*marbleblastcameoutaftermercuryifanythingsupermonkeyballcalled
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:16PM (Unverified) said

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Marble Madness does not equal Marble Blast.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2006 8:51AM (Unverified) said

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loved this on psp...


so spread the love....

good news
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:23PM (Unverified) said

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pattyblades - you may want to get that cough looked at.

Marble Madness - 1984
Super Monkey Ball - 2001
Marble Blast - 2003
Mercury - 2005
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:57PM (Unverified) said

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I want this. I love monkey ball but there's a difference between MB and marble madness. MB is more about moving precisely across thin strips of land and moving platforms and such. Marble Madness, and hopefully this game, has more of a maze aspect to it, with more agressive obsticles but less tightrope walking.
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:22PM (Unverified) said

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I played Mercury on the PSP... what a turd.
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 4:46PM millertime83 said

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Marble Madness?
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 5:13PM (Unverified) said

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Games like this arent helping the Wii shed its party-game/gimmick portrayal by most video game media. Dont get me wrong. I'm loving the living daylights out of my Wii. It just seems that no one wants to invest time in a worthwhile project that wont loose its appeal after 30-40 minutes, or in development thinking up more interesting ways to take advantage of the Wii controllers. Im still worried the Wii wont be getting decent 3rd party support outside of VC. Developpers for games out so far are coming off as hell-a-fucking lazy and short sighted. Too many party games. I see a game like Mercury Meltdown and I think "well, duh!" but I'm not impressed.

The Wii should be the most appealing platform for shooters or RTS games or even more creative games but few people are wising up. Its sad.
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 5:29PM (Unverified) said

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Thank god the default title for Wii titles is "revolution" and not "Wii"

While wii is a passable name for a console at worst, at best adding the word Wii to a game title would really devalue it

this looks like it may be worth a rent

On the second day of christmas my true love gave to me
2 Cell Processors ($600*2 = $1200)
http://www.tunatronics.com/hp-e4209b-gr2.html
And 1 Nintendo Wii
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 5:58PM (Unverified) said

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um...

I think they "announced" this months ago.

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2006/06/19/mercury-games-wii-bound/
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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 5:56PM (Unverified) said

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I LOVE these types of games, provided they implement them correctly. While many of these types of puzzle games I've played didn't have any longterm replay value, they were a blast to play noneoftheless

NES:
Marble Madness - no explanation needed

PC:
Ballance - like Marble Madness, but with 3 different ball types (wooden, stone, and paper), full 3d environments, more adventurous (levels are more like platform type layouts than arena style), and puzzle aspects.

Palm OS:
Gloop Zero - use your stylus to draw platform lines to guide radioactive "Gloop" blobs to their target

Amazing World - more like a Rube Goldberg type game than marbles and mercury, but still fun in concept

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""Games like this arent helping the Wii shed its party-game/gimmick portrayal by most video game media""

This is Joystiq's word on games that'll be out by the end of the year for Wii. Assuming all these titles will be released by then... my count is 5 shooter games vs 2 party games. I don't count traditional sports and racing games as party games, but even if you do the shooters count is still right up there.

Activision:
Call of Duty 3
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Rapala Tournament Fishing
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions

Atari:
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Atlus
Trauma Center: Second Opinion

EA:
Madden NFL '07
Need for Speed: Carbon

Konami:
Elebits

Midway:
Happy Feet
Rampage: Total Destruction
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Ant Bully

Sega:
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

SNK:
Metal Slug Anthology

Tecmo:
Super Swing Golf

THQ:
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Barnyard
Cars
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab

Ubisoft
Far Cry: Vengeance
GT Pro Series
Monster 4X4 World Circuit
Open Season
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Red Steel
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

Vivendi:
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

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Posted: Dec 14th 2006 6:49PM mardigan71 said

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Well, I've owned the PSP version of Mercury and while it was fun, it was hurt by the fact that on every level you had to blast through at an incredible speed to beat the clock. I understand that making levels timed is a crucial part of many of the levels. But I would've really liked to have gotten to take my time at some point and really play with the mercury. Maybe they'll include some levels that are just challenging without having to "beat the clock".
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