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[raym-reimu]

[hardcore-gaming-101]

Dragon Quest Wars

In a long-running series known for its sense of familiarity, Dragon Quest Wars stands out as a curious and unexpected moment in its history. Not only was it the first game in the series to try its hand at the strategy genre, it also has the distinction of being the only original entry developed by Intelligent Systems, albeit not exclusively since Tose was involved as well. Dragon Quest Wars was supposedly meant to be the first game of six to be developed for Nintendo’s DSiWare service via a partnership between Square Enix and Intelligent Systems. However, those plans never materialized and Dragon Quest Wars ultimately finds itself the odd man out in more ways than one. As a result of its circumstances, it’s a bite-sized offering that won’t hold your attention for long, but there’s something to be said for how unusual and fascinating it is within the context of the franchise.

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[doyouknowthisgame]

Do you know Bookworm? (Windows, Macintosh, iOS, Game Boy Advance, Xbox Live Arcade, PDA, Smartphone, Java ME, BREW, DSiWare, Nintendo DS, TAG TV, 2003)

Yes, I have played it

Yes, I have watched someone else play it

I have only heard of it

No, I don't know this game

Voting ended onNov 22, 2024

[gamestop-compendium]

bonus post: proud to announce that ive gotten the 2 bgm files from cat frenzy!!!!!! here they are in all their glory. ill be adding these to the filegarden folder soon! honestly it was way easier than i expected, just had to grab the right tool for it

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[miloscat]

[Review] Roller Angels (DSi)

What if Jet Set Radio was a kids cartoon and also a 2D autorunner?

While researching DSiWare a while ago I came across this, a digital release exclusive to Japan and North America (a physical version was planned but cancelled). Thanks to advances in emulation I managed to stream a complete playthrough but now seemed a good time to revisit it during a run of games inspired by Jet Set Radio (in this case I'm able to play it thanks to 3DS custom firmware enabling a glorious piracy eshop).

The JSR similarities come in the game actions: it involves roller blading, rail- and wall-grinding, tricks, and spray-painted graffiti. This is in the context of a sidescrolling action ride, where you have to juggle all these actions (along with ledge-grabbing, shaking the spray can, and boosting) in increasingly dense runs. The pace starts slow but ramps up to an engaging level of multitasking, before plunging into a hectic spree of button-tapping in the final two worlds.

Unlike JSR, the theme is very cutesy, the stars a trio of sugary sweet magical girl superheroes with animal-themed personae. Their task is to restore colour to the world with their magic paint cans after some very round and non-threatening aliens have siphoned it off (as well as brainwashed local animals to get in your way). For plot reasons the levels are very drab and grey the first time you do them which is a shame, because otherwise the art direction is quite charming.

On this playthrough I made it my goal to unlock every alternate painting in the shop, which required no small amount of grinding for coins. I must have played through the whole game four or five times to achieve this, advancing from mostly using Patty (Pink Bunny) for her higher jumps to Becky (Yellow Bear) for an easier time recovering spray pressure, to Mee (Mew Blue) using boosts more often for a more challenging technical playstyle. The game also supports the DSi/3DS camera for converting photos into paintings to use in game, but I preferred sticking to the defaults which are contextually themed to each world (wild west, forest, undersea, etc.).

This title is so solid and clearly well-executed that it makes me wonder what other gems might be hidden in Starfish's back catalogue alongside all the DS shovelware and unlocalised PSP RPGs visible in their now defunct website. I know they did a decent revival of the Devilish adventure brick breaker series, and two Wii reboots of Taito arcade classics that are described as "mediocre" (for the Kiki Kaikai one, they lost the licence but then made it anyway). But their history goes back to the late 90s, and there could easily be depths untapped by me or the English-speaking Internet at large. For now, suffice it to say Roller Angels is a highlight of the DSiWare service and I love it dearly.

[cosmicpopstar64]

THE SKY HAD A WEEGEE!!!! I’m getting back into making flipnotes :) Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MnrAw8Icfs&t

[gummibug]

Yet another of the animations I’ve been working on! Just a little video about my old DSi.

[thelyd]

having a mental breakdown cuz clip studio paint has more moving parts than I thought. trying to animate a minute long thing and copy paste library between frames so I don’t have to redraw the entire image and not only will it make a new cel when I paste but the thing I paste doesn’t even show up?? I thought I had it figured out with rough sketches fml 😭