MOTHER 3

[Parshias]

I haven't done really anything at all with GBA emulators before, but is there any way to get this to run on my R4 so I could play it on my DS, or will I have to dig out my USB controller since I suck at playing games with the keyboard?

[Kiarax]

Need a Slot-2 device to run downloaded GBA games on the DS. So with just an R4 you won't be capable.

Great game so far, how long is it/how many chapters? A little into Chapter 2 but I stopped a couple hours ago. Gonna pick it back up now.

[BRP]

It's like 8 chapters, with length being completely random between them. One chapter is about half the game.

[Kiarax]

Gotcha, how does learning PSI powers work? Kumatora learned Life Up/Heal/Lightning, but I wasn't paying any attention to whether or not it was a level that triggered it or the broom event in Ohesha(I think that was the name) Castle. Didn't help any that the second I stepped into the broom area again was when the fever wore and she learned them.

Also this enemy cracked me up, the art is hilarious:
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9...sosnakeqd2.jpg

[BRP]

I can't even completely remember. I do know some PSI attacks are based on game events. For example Lucas' special attacks. It might be mixed.

EDIT: OH YEAH

Okay some are level based. The character will fall under this fever animation. It lasts a few steps, but then it wears off and you learn the PSI power. The first one is event based.

[Maguspk]

The bonus damage for beats is kind of weird, I get it when I spam A but not when I try to follow whatever beat it wants to to follow in the music. Anyone been able to figure out how exactly it works or are you just spamming it?

[Kiarax]

I can't even completely remember. I do know some PSI attacks are based on game events. For example Lucas' special attacks. It might be mixed.

EDIT: OH YEAH

Okay some are level based. The character will fall under this fever animation. It lasts a few steps, but then it wears off and you learn the PSI power. The first one is event based.

Yeah, I just got Offense Down a after that Oh-so-Snake boss, so I figured that one was from the level up.

The bonus damage for beats is kind of weird, I get it when I spam A but not when I try to follow whatever beat it wants to to follow in the music. Anyone been able to figure out how exactly it works or are you just spamming it?

The timing can be hard but it definitely does go to the song. If you sleep the enemy you can hear the beat a little better (I don't think you can sleep til you get Duster a little while in), but it can still be hard to pull off. I've only did a 16 hit one twice so far, usually I can only get 1 or 2 hits on most fights.

[Maguspk]

What beat is it going to, the background music or the random little note progressions that play as attacks go off?

[Kiarax]

Background. Though the note progressions should be going with it. It was really indistinguishable for me at first too but a little later on there's an enemy who's music speeds up really fast throughout the fight, so depending on when you start the attack you either have to hit it really slow or really fast.

[Maguspk]

It feels like the music doesn't go with the background. I saved state on the Caribou thing and fooled around and I found the best way to start a little combo is to immediately hit the attack button twice in quick succession when it says "*** attacks!" and then follow the beat after that quick double press, the double press seems to function as the advance of the log and then the first beat which you can easily miss but shouldn't if you hit it twice really quick. I was able to consistently get up to 6-13 like this and managed to eventually get this.. hopefully this information is helpful, it kind of works for me now.

Holy shit, Jack's a badass(err the father, whatever), beating people up with a branch up until that asshole Lighter nails him in the back of the head with a 2x4. Story just got good, tbh.

[Kiarax]

Duster is hax once you get him. He can just sleep enemies, lower their Offense to nothing and then beat the shit out of them whilst taking 1 damage a hit. Just started chapter 3, but I think I need to stop monkeying around.
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/562/durrdr8.jpg

Edit: Wait fuck, you already have Duster, durr.

[Charismatic]

Wow, this game looks 'shitty'

[Zosi]

It's a GBA game, it renders at like 240x160 and half the people posting screenshots are stretching it to like 800x534. Magus's screenshot is the closest to how it'd look on an actual GBA, and it doesn't look bad in that, just small.

[Charismatic]

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[Zosi]

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I figured it was more likely that you were commenting on the graphics than making a really fucking stupid joke. My bad.

[Charismatic]

Yeah, you didn't get it so now you sling insults.
Way to fail, twice.

[Krandor]

What an awesome woosh.

[Zosi]

Yeah, you didn't get it so now you sling insults.
Way to fail, twice.

If I didn't get it, I would've said that. Enough derailing though, back to actually discussing the game, this isn't spam.

[Charismatic]

If I didn't get it, I would've said that.

It's a GBA game, it renders at like 240x160 and half the people posting screenshots are stretching it to like 800x534. Magus's screenshot is the closest to how it'd look on an actual GBA, and it doesn't look bad in that, just small.

lolwat

[Zosi]

lolwat

Edit: Kiarax is right, pointless bickering is pointless. Continue on.