Already the culprit behind a sharp downturn in Joystiq productivity today, we now offer it to you. Just, uh, don't play it as much as we did. We can get away with it since, y'know, it's kinda our job.
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Already the culprit behind a sharp downturn in Joystiq productivity today, we now offer it to you. Just, uh, don't play it as much as we did. We can get away with it since, y'know, it's kinda our job.
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Reader Comments (34)
Posted: Jan 7th 2010 12:51AM BrokenTriforce said
there are no words to describe how bad i need to play this with a SNES controller
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 12:51AM NumberZero said
I think it would be better if one player was Tetris and the other player was Mario. Just my opinion though.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 3:24AM sonicspike41 said
Well if you have a 360 controller you can use with Windows, or if you have a PS3 controller, then you can use one of those. For the PS3 controller look up MotionInJoy I believe it was. Use those drivers to get it to show up as a joystick.
The next step (which should work with both controllers, but I only tested with a PS3 controller) is to download the program Joystick 2 Mouse. Using that you can make your console controller act as a keyboard key, with modifier keys for multiple levels of inputs.
So the d-pad can be the arrows, and X can be jump, and you could hit L1 or R1 to switch between game modes. You could also hold R2 and it would completely change all your buttons to other keys of your choosing. Neat stuff.
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The next step (which should work with both controllers, but I only tested with a PS3 controller) is to download the program Joystick 2 Mouse. Using that you can make your console controller act as a keyboard key, with modifier keys for multiple levels of inputs.
So the d-pad can be the arrows, and X can be jump, and you could hit L1 or R1 to switch between game modes. You could also hold R2 and it would completely change all your buttons to other keys of your choosing. Neat stuff.
Posted: Jan 7th 2010 2:34PM RobAccomando said
you do realize they make controllers for PCs right? Even ones with keyboard emulation.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 1:37AM CaramelZappa said
This is amazing. I'm now going to stop playing while I still can.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 1:38AM AliasIncognito said
I thought Mario + Tetris = Dr. Mario
Tetris inspired that is
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Tetris inspired that is
Posted: Jan 7th 2010 1:42AM (Unverified) said
I actually played this the other day, the new spin on old gaming is awesome, I would pay $3 for a full release.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 2:12AM CaramelZappa said
Imagine if you had the left analog stick controlling mario, and the left trigger to jump. You could use the right analog stick to control the tetris pieces and spin them with the right trigger. (Thinking classic controller) It would be awesome.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 1:54AM (Unverified) said
The title sounds almost like the creator has a lisp.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 2:45AM patches66 said
it's cute and clever, but at this stage, the novelty wears off quickly. it's slow, nothing much happens, and there's way more mario than tetris here. as far as i can see, you stack blocks purely for mario's benefit, which is disappointing. you could keep trying, i guess, until nintendo shuts you down cold. better still, take the side-scrolling construction idea, and start again with characters of your own creation. that might go somewhere.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 3:19AM sonicspike41 said
LINE PIECE! LINE PIECE! LINE PIECE! LIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE PIIIIIIEEEEEECE!
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 5:45AM The Blank Mage Returns said
He wishes to punish him for his hubris!
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 3:51AM BrokenTriforce said
Sega could make Sonic Columns
OR
Sonic 2 Columns
OR
Sonic 3 Columns
OR
Sonic & Knuckles & Columns
OR
.........
which I'm sure will show up as single releases and then again 10 years from now together on a single disc.
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OR
Sonic 2 Columns
OR
Sonic 3 Columns
OR
Sonic & Knuckles & Columns
OR
.........
which I'm sure will show up as single releases and then again 10 years from now together on a single disc.
Posted: Jan 7th 2010 5:45AM The Blank Mage Returns said
It really went downhill after Column Heroes.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 9:37AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
Sonic & Columns Adventure 2 was good, but what were they thinking with Sonic & Columns 2006?
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 11:05AM bigjf said
I don't see how it's too slow either. It ran for me with no frame skipping, very impressive. As for the scroll, you can bring the blocks down faster like in Tetris and you can scroll the screen to the right faster as well.
That's maybe the best freeware game I've played.
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That's maybe the best freeware game I've played.
Posted: Jan 7th 2010 2:18PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Jan 7th 2010 2:21PM DarknessBear said
Yes, this game is amazing. But - am I the only one that found the "boss" to be really friggen hard?
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Posted: Jan 8th 2010 9:48AM HasteMakesWaste said
you don't have to fill the castle, only the outline of the castle. BUUUUUUUUUT you do get more points for getting what the game calls a "perfect" castle
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