Wow… I knew nothing about the club nintendo rewards system. Just found out about it and registered my games and consoles!
Couldn't be happier, since I get a free Paper Mario! I had been looking for the game cause I never got a chance to play it, and it was something around 60 bucks to buy a used cartridge, and now I can get for free!
Thanks Arlong Park
Just make sure you have a wii remote and a classic controller handy, otherwise you're gonna be a bit frustrated when i tturns out that you need the two in spite of running it off of a Wii U (unless you're running it off of a wii, in which case go figure)
The elite status rewards this year are a little underwhelming… still, I had been thinking about buying Earthbound and now I don't have to, so that's all right I suppose!
You know what? Purple Hermit has the right idea. None of these games interest me and the ones that do, I already have. Rather that get a game I'll only play ever for five minutes, I'd seriously rather offer someone the chance to go nuts with Earthbound or NES Remix or DKC3D, etc.
So if anyone is interested in my reward, it's up for grabs.
It was honestly a pretty disappointing selection all things considered. I mean, not to complain about free swag, but when the idea of a reward system is to, well, reward customer loyalty and entice them to stick with the registrations and complete surveys, it's kinda lame to get just one free game of fairly low value. I'm not saying they should give out stuff like SM3DW or anything like that… but I don't think a selection in which the best game is probably Dr. Luigi on the Wii U really is something that will sell the club nintendo concept, especially when the normal coin rewards are lacking in general.
Definitely agree. Also, most of the customers who get to platinum levels probably did so by getting a lot of those games.
Overall, I always do club Nintendo in the hopes of better rewards, like the one time they had the luigi's mansion 2 figurine, but it's sad to see those happen like once a year. I think it's probably the only time in the past year I even used my coins.
You know what? Purple Hermit has the right idea. None of these games interest me and the ones that do, I already have. Rather that get a game I'll only play ever for five minutes, I'd seriously rather offer someone the chance to go nuts with Earthbound or NES Remix or DKC3D, etc.
So if anyone is interested in my reward, it's up for grabs.
Can i have Rolling Western "Sweet armadillo one whose rest of the name i can't remember?"
Also, fuckin Club Nintendo Japan and his Kanji requeriment for my names.
Dude I doubt the Japanese Club Nintendo is going to ship you anything outside of Japan.
Dude I doubt the Japanese Club Nintendo is going to ship you anything outside of Japan.
I have friends in Japan that can receive it and when i go they will give it to me (or i will bash their skulls in :3).
Thanks for the concern, tho.
Also, i have the manners of a meth addict. I forgot to say pretty pwease Noqanky, sorry.
Working thru some stuff. Dunno how long i will be here.
I have friends in Japan that can receive it and when i go they will give it to me (or i will bash their skulls in :3).
Thanks for the concern, tho.
Also, i have the manners of a meth addict. I forgot to say pretty pwease Noqanky, sorry.
Well, regrettably the code has been taken already. :\
Working thru some stuff. Dunno how long i will be here.
Definitely agree. Also, most of the customers who get to platinum levels probably did so by getting a lot of those games.
Overall, I always do club Nintendo in the hopes of better rewards, like the one time they had the luigi's mansion 2 figurine, but it's sad to see those happen like once a year. I think it's probably the only time in the past year I even used my coins.
I gotta admit, I'm envious if you got the luigi statue. I didn't have enough coins at the time, but then a few days later, my friend mentioned he'd be ok with me registering his 3DS XL, his games as my own. But when I logged onto Club Nintendo, the statue was already sold out. =/
Well, regrettably the code has been taken already. :\
NES Remix still viable? It looks fun.
@Mr.:
Just general advice, but are you aware of how to take advantage of the rolling health counter? A lot of times, you can negate it from rolling any further if you quickly tap through the battle text at the end of a battle, and can prevent yourself from dying. Sort of hard to explain, but you'll get what I mean eventually. It's ESPECIALLY helpful with fighting… trees.
Ooh thanks for the tip. Some fights are literally "Ness misses twice, enemy hits twice". Anything to turn the tide.
So Dr. Luigi is pretty cool. I'm disappointed that there's absolutely no story mode like in Dr. Mario 64. Not because of the gripping narrative, but because of going through stages battling progressively harder CPU character that actually had some personality (like the sounds made when pulling off combos or getting combo'd). And at least rudimentary unlocks like secret characters and challenges such as beating the story mode without dying on different difficulties.
That said, the two new modes are both pretty crazy. At first I thought the stylus mode was basically just an alternate control method where you manipulate the pills with the stylus. But then partway into a level two pills start dropping simultaneously. Then three. You have to multitask and arrange them all before they hit the bottom (they fall slower than usual). There's actually way more depth than apparent due to being able to exploit the various timings of things happening. Also, when you destroy a column that causes adjacent pill halves to fall due to how you stacked them, you can now re-arrange the falling pieces as well (normally they fall straight and you have no control). Mind blown.
The Luigi mode with L-shaped pills is also awesome. Basically instead of getting a single pill dropping, you get a pair of pills glued together in an L shape (like the Tetris block). It took me several stages to wrap my head around proper strategy, and I thought it was way harder than the regular mode, but suddenly when it clicks it's actually a lot easier. The reason being that you can often clear things in bulk. You end up having to drop incorrectly-colored pill fragments more often, but they're way easier to destroy because each L you get has three pieces in a row of the same color (the game seems to be designed such that the long part of the L is always a solid color). I got to like level 36 showing no signs of losing before stopping for the night.
So yeah. Loads of fun.
If anyone is not planning on getting DK Country 3D (or just already has it) I'd be happy to take the download code if it isn't too late.
Oh man, i'm just missing 10 coins for this month's game's (I really want one of the 3ds ones) but i don't have any more to-do's b: this suxs
i wish nintendo of europe would do this as well. We use to get cool things :(
The 2014 Elite Status Gifts are up on Club Nintendo, folks. (As always, the Gold-tier rewards are also available as choices for people who got Platinum.)
Platinum
Dillon's Rolling Western (3DS)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS)
Fluidity: Spin Cycle (3DS)
Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS)Dr. Luigi (Wii U)
Earthbound (Wii U)
Game & Wario (Wii U)
NES Remix (Wii U)Gold
Donkey Kong 3 (3DS)
Metroid (3DS)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (3DS)
Wario Land II (3DS)Ice Climber (Wii U)
Kid Icarus (Wii U)
The Legend of Zelda: The Adventure of Link (Wii U)
Super Mario Bros. (Wii U)I'm surprised by the fact that Nintendo's phasing out the physical Elite rewards. Maybe they got sick of seeing them posted on eBay. :D
I will kind of miss the physical rewards, but this alternative is also good. Now to decide what game I want to get…
So no calendars this year…sadly was 10 coins from getting gold, so I would have gotten the code for Mario land 2 or wario land 2
So, if i buy a greatest hit or whatever it's called from Wii does that still give you coins? Maybe i can kill two bird with one stone that way.
Working thru some stuff. Dunno how long i will be here.
So, if i buy a greatest hit or whatever it's called from Wii does that still give you coins? Maybe i can kill two bird with one stone that way.
You mean like the re-released Galaxy games? Yeah, you should still get coins for registering them, but that's it; Wii/DS games no longer get post-play surveys.
You mean like the re-released Galaxy games? Yeah, you should still get coins for registering them, but that's it; Wii/DS games no longer get post-play surveys.
Ok, maybe i can buy one b: (I want that fuckin kid Icarus).
It won't count anymore. You needed to have 300 by the end of June.
I believe he's talking about the monthly rewards, not the platinum/gold ones.
Also … why not just buy Kid Icarus? ... it's not exactly expensive ...
Earthbound is really kicking my ass! I get up to the skate punk leader (Frank) and darn it all, I die. Worse yet, I didn't save after beating the other members. >_>
Also to begin at Ness's house to go all the way to the bottom of Onett every time is kinda annoying….
Earthbound has a relatively strong grinding curve at the beginning of the game right up to around Frank, maybe even a bit more than that depending on how much you grinded for Frank. After the first sanctuary, you should be in pretty much tip top shape for the rest of the game not to grind too much.
The other thing is that the game will restart you from the last place you rested at, so if you really want to, you could spend money and rest at the Onett hotel. I'd rather go home to mama's steak though
Yeah, there are maybe a couple of grind points in Earthbound, but beyond that it curves pretty reasonably. For the beginning, I say grind until you get PK fire if you want to beat Frank comfortably. The only other points I remember grinding at are when Paula joins and at the department store, but those aren't too bad compared to the beginning (where you don't really have any options in battle).
Every time I play Earthbound, I always set a rule as to what level I should be when I beat Frank, and I always forget what that level is each playthrough, so I'm pretty sure it's pretty inconsistent. But hey it works.
I think it's level 10 for PK rockin. That should be fine.
That might be it, yeah. Actually at that point I think the fight is a huge cakewalk, so that might be a good benchmark for Meta to follow
I remember when I went through that part I grinded based on recommendation, then I went in and killed frank in a very very small number of moves. Kind of was overpowered.
Still, I personally feel that the greatest issue was the point after Onett and before Paula. All those trees and UFOs that make you sick and the rambling mushrooms messing you up … that was a lot of unpleasant going back and forth to heal.
Frank is mostly hard if you're new to the series. If you fight everything in your path at the beginning of the game, and duke it out with a fair but not excessive number of skate punks, it shouldn't be that hard. My tip: don't be shy with healing items! You should have a bunch of cookies and stuff built up, and they're essentially useless after a short while, so don't be afraid to use them all on Frank. And button mash to make use of the scrolling damage counter.
I'm literally going to start Earthbound later today since it was graciously gifted to me. I'm going to make it a point to try fighting him without any grinding (i.e. only fight things in my path) and I'll let you guys know if I succeeded. And if not, how much grinding I did / what level I was / what items I used.
Luckilly for us, MetaMario is new to the series, so we can give him questionable advice, such as "Buy that house before arriving in Twoson" or "The Casey Bat is the only way to go" or "Invest in Apple Kid"
@Purple:
Luckilly for us, MetaMario is new to the series, so we can give him questionable advice, such as "Buy that house before arriving in Twoson" or "The Casey Bat is the only way to go" or "Invest in Apple Kid"
What? Wait … you're supposed to buy a house?!?
That's just mean! Apple Kid is sketchy and you really shouldn't be misleading about him!
3DS FC: 0662-3589-2887
NNID: Gibbs-free
What? Wait … you're supposed to buy a house?!?
! In the western parts of Onett lies Beak Point where a house can be purchased from a guy for $7500. It's a total rip off and the only value it serves really is a photo location
Wait a minute, Purple Hermit was being mean?
I guess anything can happen.
The house is fun to buy once money becomes meaningless late-game. Plus it teaches you a valuable life lesson!
That's just mean! Apple Kid is sketchy and you really shouldn't be misleading about him!
That's why I gave him the (quesitonable) advice to put his money into Apple Kid!
@Purple:
That's why I gave him the (quesitonable) advice to put his money into Apple Kid!
I'm just saying that investing in the wrong person can leave you filled with regret, and Apple Kid is sketchy.
I'm just saying that investing in the wrong person can leave you filled with regret, and Apple Kid is sketchy.
I know if I was MetaMario I would put my money into Apple Kid nudge nudge wink wink
Well in THIS economy…
But no. That salesmen are scum and you shouldn't buy something without looking at it first :P
Hey but I got a free book (err.. chapter) out of that house!
@Purple:
I know if I was MetaMario I would put my money into Apple Kid nudge nudge wink wink
I just don't think we should be trying to confuse him. And it's not like I've said anything false wink nudge wink nudge nudge nudge wink
So Frank was a joke at level 5. I didn't use a single recovery item (though I used Life-up Alpha twice). No grinding at all, unless you count the fights with the punks inside the arcade grinding. I fought 6 of them in total (3 outside that got in my way, 3 inside). For equipment I just had the Tee-ball bat and a baseball cap.
60 HP / 20 PP (only used 10 of the PP though).
Offense: 16
Defense: 8
Speed: 3
Guts: 4
Vitality: 4
IQ: 4
Luck: 5
TBH I got my ass kicked way more at the cave before Giant Step. Goddamn psychic ants.
I believe he's talking about the monthly rewards, not the platinum/gold ones.
Also … why not just buy Kid Icarus? ... it's not exactly expensive ...
Cause i want a prize that will make me feel special and lavish. I'm that kind of people that swoons over gifts, lol. Also, best gifts are the ones that come from the people i love the most, me :p
(Maybe, i'll buy the card for the game xD)
Luck, I say! Pure luck!
How do ants learn psychic powers anyway
Yeah, that is pretty lucky. Franks goons can be pretty bad if the RNG afflicts you with critical hits and summoned allies.
3DS FC: 0662-3589-2887
NNID: Gibbs-free
Yeah, that is pretty lucky. Franks goons can be pretty bad if the RNG afflicts you with critical hits and summoned allies.
He died in like 3 rounds though. If he'd summoned, he wouldn't have had time to attack almost at all. And I could've healed another 2 times to adjust for that. And then his machine died in another 3 or so.
Anyway I stopped for the night after Lilliput Steps. I forgot how heavily you can abuse enemy spawn RNG in this game. Every time I saw a tree enemy I was like NOPE and ran a few steps off screen and came back.
