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Reader Comments (93)
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:03PM Matrixxxx said
It was a limited edition release due to the case it shipped in
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:03PM mattprime86 said
Guess I better pick this up before Its gone completely..
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:05PM CaramelZappa said
I guess I'm going hunting tomorrow. Should have picked it up when target had it for cheap after black friday.
Posted: Jan 11th 2010 6:22PM CaramelZappa said
Ended up getting it at Target. Had a $20 gift card from xmas and they had plenty of copies left.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:06PM Xaeinovis said
There's still a bunch at my local Target, however, that's the only place in town that has any left. I bought one just yesterday and the first headline I read on Kotaku was about this, so I feel pretty lucky to be able to find a place that was still selling them after the Christmas and post-Christmas rush.
Posted: Jan 11th 2010 12:49AM (Unverified) said
Flippers getting bashed? Joystiq I am proud of you, you are growing up.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:09PM (Unverified) said
This fills me
This fills me
THis fills me with interweb rage
(He's is gonna flame somebody)
I-I-Intwerb rage
I-Interweb rage
This fills me
THis fills me with interweb rage
(He's is gonna flame somebody)
I-I-Intwerb rage
I-Interweb rage
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:10PM DonaldMick said
*insert wailing and gnashing of teeth here*
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:13PM (Unverified) said
I noticed this myself! It's been this way since before Christmas. When I saw that Best Buy was selling it for $19.95, I checked amazon to see if they were matching that price. It was unavailable through amazon at the time, but I figured it was just sold out. I've been checking ever since then, and it's never shown back up.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 10:34PM (Unverified) said
Kevin's right... we were getting a Wii for Christmas, and I saw that Best Buy had the Trilogy on sale for $20- I grabbed a copy that day. :D
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Posted: Jan 11th 2010 2:22AM Rosario Lopez said
@BigD145
Around Christmas time, Best Buy had the game for $19.95 (also Animal Crossing). I had to go to 3 Best Buys to find it since the web site said it was in stock but couldnt find it in the store.
I also wondered how long they would have this limited edition for. It cant be limited edition if you never stop selling it. I just assumed they would stop shipping the collectors edition anymore, not stop shipping the entire game in general.
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Around Christmas time, Best Buy had the game for $19.95 (also Animal Crossing). I had to go to 3 Best Buys to find it since the web site said it was in stock but couldnt find it in the store.
I also wondered how long they would have this limited edition for. It cant be limited edition if you never stop selling it. I just assumed they would stop shipping the collectors edition anymore, not stop shipping the entire game in general.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:19PM (Unverified) said
Was it supposed to be limited edition?
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:20PM thedisagree said
i hope this is only for the collectors edition. otherwise i'll be missing out on great games
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:23PM JPeak said
I'll be a ring-tailed polecat if they ain't the sorriest creatures I ever cut my eyes on
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:25PM rTwelve said
WRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:31PM Levi said
I wasn't a huge fan of Prime when I played the first couple hours of it on GC a few years back. But with the Wii controls, I wanted to pick this up when it got cheaper to give it a second chance. Big fan of implementing Wii controls in games like this.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 10:57PM CaramelZappa said
I think I never gave prime a fair chance back on the gamecube. I thought it was an odd mix. I wanted a proper sequel to Super Metroid, but while the elements were there it felt like a completely different game. I also have always loved shooters, and coming from games like Half Life and Halo the shooting just seemed awkward. I still enjoyed it but it was hard to get past what I wanted it to be, or thought it would be, and just see it as a different kind of game.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 11:01PM Levi said
Dude that is EXACTLY the same thing that happened to me. It just didn't feel like a 3D Super Metroid, and since that's pretty muchy all time favorite game, it let me down. Just like with music, though, giving it another chance quite a bit later with different expectations can totally change my mind. Which is why I want to get Prime Trilogy.
Plus, I've heard good things about the controls in Corruption.
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Plus, I've heard good things about the controls in Corruption.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 11:27PM CaramelZappa said
I had corruption but never beat it before selling my old wii. The controls are a lot better, and make it feel more like a proper FPS. But the overall feel of the game is still just like the other two in the series. The presentation of corruption is also a lot better and it's easier to get into than the first two games. I eventually got stuck at some wall I couldn't get past and moved on to other games, but until that point I was having a lot of fun.
Really, Shadow Complex felt more like a Super Metroid sequel than the Prime series ever did. That game was fantastic and brought everything great from Super Metroid into the present, except for the characters themselves. Other M looks like it's doing the same sort of thing, and I can't wait.
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Really, Shadow Complex felt more like a Super Metroid sequel than the Prime series ever did. That game was fantastic and brought everything great from Super Metroid into the present, except for the characters themselves. Other M looks like it's doing the same sort of thing, and I can't wait.
Posted: Jan 11th 2010 12:24AM Levi said
I just got a 360 just for Shadow Complex. I also agree that Other M looks a bit closer to a 3D transition from the classic games than Prime. I recently played through Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and friggin LOVED it. I don't think we'll ever see a Metroid that captures the feel of the old ones, but after playing Sigma, I can say that I'm excited for Team Ninja's approach on it regardless of how classic it feels.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:32PM Bic823 said
So glad that I picked this up in December! Get it while you can, it's great value. Metroid Prime is one of the best Gamecube games out there.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:45PM (Unverified) said
Wow this reminds me that I need to force myself to play through the trilogy. The little that I've played of 1 so far is extremely boring and hard to get in to. Maybe by the time I finish it it will be worth something on Ebay :D
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:55PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
I honestly don't understand how you can find Metroid Prime to be "boring." It may be slower-paced than dual-wielding P-90s on MW2, but that's like saying that (500) Days of Summer doesn't have as much action as Transformers 2. I'd say that you're missing the point. However, judging by your adoration of the God of War series I can only assume that your tastes are different from my own and considerably more...what's the word I'm looking for? Unrefined? Pedestrian? Dumb? Let's go with dumb.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:59PM (Unverified) said
You can't call my tastes dumb if you like this game. There's nothing more fun than running through tons of tight, empty corridors that all look the same and fighting 1 generic enemy after another.
It's wierd that you bash Killzone 2 for being generic and boring, when that was far more exciting than this game has been. Maybe it will change, but I don't expect it to.
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It's wierd that you bash Killzone 2 for being generic and boring, when that was far more exciting than this game has been. Maybe it will change, but I don't expect it to.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:06PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
Graphics don't make a game exciting.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:07PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
Oh, God, nothing could have been more generic and boring than Killzone 2 except for the Conduit, of course. And it's pretty ironic to call Metroid's enemies generic when they invented those enemies in the first place. If you wanna talk about a game with a bunch of "seen-it-before" enemies and where every single environment looks absolutely identical let's talk about Fallout 3.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:16PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
Ok well you think Killzone is boring and generic and he thinks Metroid is boring and generic. No sense in arguing about it anymore.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:19PM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said
This is Joystiq, Johnny. If tmac WASN'T attacked for stating his opinion, I'd start to get worried.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:20PM Granger said
Calm down ladies, let's not start randomly bashing games because tmac doesn't like Metroid Prime (did you honestly expect any different?).
Don't get me wrong either, the original Metroid Prime is one of the best games ever made and to say otherwise is pure blasphemy, but that doesn't mean we should sink to the level of making fun of Fallout 3 (which is the bee's knees).
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Don't get me wrong either, the original Metroid Prime is one of the best games ever made and to say otherwise is pure blasphemy, but that doesn't mean we should sink to the level of making fun of Fallout 3 (which is the bee's knees).
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:23PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
I am not a lady! I am a slightly-effeminate man!
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:24PM (Unverified) said
He's just randomly bashing games that he knows I like in an attempt to stir me up.
But I definitely need to at least finish MP1 because right now I can't possibly see how so many people think it's one of the best games ever. It stuns me to see that in fact.
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But I definitely need to at least finish MP1 because right now I can't possibly see how so many people think it's one of the best games ever. It stuns me to see that in fact.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:29PM (Unverified) said
I'm reserving judgement until I get a new controller. The game is good, yes, but I don't know if it's Game of the Decade material.
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Posted: Jan 10th 2010 6:16PM jorojoserojas said
The games are different in every way except for their perspectives.
I can totally see someone not liking the Metroid Prime series. The pace is unusual, it requires seeing a lot of the environments multiple times, and the shooting is implemented in a different (and some would say odd) way.
It's true, I think that the Metroid Prime series is one of the best series of games I've ever played - it really goes right up my alley, and I enjoyed all three from beginning to end. But that's not to say it's for everybody - heck, I don't know if I'd recommend it to a lot of my friends!
Tmac is totally entitled to his opinion, as everyone is.
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I can totally see someone not liking the Metroid Prime series. The pace is unusual, it requires seeing a lot of the environments multiple times, and the shooting is implemented in a different (and some would say odd) way.
It's true, I think that the Metroid Prime series is one of the best series of games I've ever played - it really goes right up my alley, and I enjoyed all three from beginning to end. But that's not to say it's for everybody - heck, I don't know if I'd recommend it to a lot of my friends!
Tmac is totally entitled to his opinion, as everyone is.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:54PM (Unverified) said
DAMN YOU, NINTENDO! DAMN YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 4:50PM KaBob799 said
Oh crap, I guess I better go buy it when I cash my christmas checks. The gamestops in my area still have it =]
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:05PM mrmobius said
Game in the UK hasn't any either! Damn it! I was waiting til I got my back catalogue down a little, because once I start Metroid, if I manage to make it far into each game, that's a whole lot of gaming time.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:06PM Mr Khan said
It was too hardcore for them. It hurt them to see their fanbase as pleased as they were by the game. They had to return to their gamer-hating ways soon enough
;)
;)
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 8:08PM (Unverified) said
Nintendo Exec: Hahahaha! Look at all the 'hard-core' audience all scrambling for our $50 'limited-edition' re-release of three old games from the past decade. What could make this any better?
Reggie: Let's recall it!
Nintendo Exec: Good one Reg! Wow, I really see how you became so successful!
Reggie: Well, the way I see it, any man could make satisfying games, sell them for a reasonable price, and make an honest living, but why would you do that when you could just remake everything that has already been released (mario kart, animal crossing, metroid, dk jungle beat, pokemon, NEW super mario bros, new play control series, etc.), sell them for the same price they were when they were originally made, and then take it away just in time to sell the remaining stock for 3 times the price on ebay!
Nintendo Exec: Wait, Reg, are you saying you're going to resell the copies of metroid that haven't sold yet on ebay?
Reggie: YES! Why you might ask...?
Nintendo Exec: Sure... why?
Reggie: Because, in actuality I am... (dramatically rips away mask) TMAC!?!?!
Joystiq Readers: Bitch.
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Reggie: Let's recall it!
Nintendo Exec: Good one Reg! Wow, I really see how you became so successful!
Reggie: Well, the way I see it, any man could make satisfying games, sell them for a reasonable price, and make an honest living, but why would you do that when you could just remake everything that has already been released (mario kart, animal crossing, metroid, dk jungle beat, pokemon, NEW super mario bros, new play control series, etc.), sell them for the same price they were when they were originally made, and then take it away just in time to sell the remaining stock for 3 times the price on ebay!
Nintendo Exec: Wait, Reg, are you saying you're going to resell the copies of metroid that haven't sold yet on ebay?
Reggie: YES! Why you might ask...?
Nintendo Exec: Sure... why?
Reggie: Because, in actuality I am... (dramatically rips away mask) TMAC!?!?!
Joystiq Readers: Bitch.
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:09PM (Unverified) said
Remember when Best Buy and Amazon put this on sale for 29 bucks? Amazon has had it marked as out of print since then (maybe right after then, maybe right before, I know it was within a few days of the sale as I noticed it before my copy arrived)
Posted: Jan 10th 2010 5:10PM ch3burashka said
Queue Titus, of FF4 fame.
WHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY!
WHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY!
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