Het grote Gamecube topic deel XXIV

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 17:42 schreef ATL het volgende:

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Neemt jouw post veel tijd in beslag? Jouw post is bijna identiek aan een post dat op GoT in het Gamecube Topic wordt gepost door een andere gebruiker. Ik kom op beide fora en zie nadat dat bericht is gepost vrijwel een kopie van dat bericht hier gepost door jou.

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Voor de mensen met kinderen onder ons Knorretje game met pics

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 19:27 schreef febster het volgende:

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Voor de mensen met kinderen onder ons Knorretje game met pics

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 19:53 schreef Jarno het volgende:
Vanmiddag toch maar de BB-adapter en PSO gehaald. Ben benieuwd.

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LOL

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 20:00 schreef Chocobo het volgende:

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En wat moet je betalen ?

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 20:00 schreef Chocobo het volgende:

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En wat moet je betalen ?

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Mooie opening en Febster weer

Wat vinden jullie trouwens enger? ED of RE?

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 20:41 schreef Jarno het volgende:
Het voordeel is wel dat je per maand kunt beslissen of je een spel de moeite waard vindt om voor te blijven betalen. Bij XBOX Live zit je sowieso aan een bedrag vast, ook al speel je maanden lang geen online spel.

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Shigeru Miyamoto wist vandaag te bevestigden dat de GameCube versie van Mario Kart reeds voltooid is! Een vrij opvallende uitspraak gezien het feit dat er nog niets over de game is verschenen: geen screenshots, geen filmpjes en weinig tot geen concrete informatie.

Wel wisten we reeds dat Mario Kart geen online mogelijkheden zou gaan bevatten, iets wat toch wel in enige teleurstelling bij de fans resulteerde. Gelukkig kan je nog wel met z'n vieren op één GameCube de strijd aangaan. Ook kan je twee GameCube's aan elkaar koppelen en zo op twee TV's met z'n achten rondracen! Nu de game klaar is, is het alleen nog wachten op een releasedatum. Volgens Special Reserve zou het in juli reeds zo ver moeten zijn. We wachten af!

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 21:25 schreef ShadoW17 het volgende:

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betaal je dat bij xbox dan per jaar ofwa?!??!

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of zo

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 21:26 schreef Vagere_Hein het volgende:
Mario Kart af?!
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_{jammer alleen dat je bron gamer.nl is, de grootste x-box fan site die je kan vinden...}

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 22:52 schreef febster het volgende:

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Het zou wel typisch Nintendo zijn

_{jammer alleen dat je bron gamer.nl is, de grootste x-box fan site die je kan vinden...}

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Op xboxworld.nl na ?

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 23:02 schreef Sistex het volgende:

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_{Op xboxworld.nl na ?}

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 23:42 schreef Sistex het volgende:
Toch vind ik het zonde dat er niet online gekart kan gaan worden

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http://www.director.tv/outline/chibirobo_asx/chibi_500k.asx

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Als ik die plaatjes aan mijn moeder laat zien komt er bij mijn ouders ook een Cube

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Op vrijdag 18 april 2003 09:25 schreef Chocobo het volgende:

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Dit klinkt misschien verrassend maar is offline Multiplayer niet cooler dan online ? Met zijn 4-en onder het genot van een bier elkaar het leven zuur maken. Net als met MP4 ? Mariokart online lijkt me namelijk niet zo cool...... maar das mijn mening

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Op vrijdag 18 april 2003 09:32 schreef Chocobo het volgende:
Chibi Robo

http://www.director.tv/outline/chibirobo_asx/chibi_500k.asx

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Chibi Robo
Plug yourself in and read all about one of the wackiest games yet to grace Nintendo's console.

April 17, 2003 - Publisher Bandai is known for creating some of the most off-the-wall franchises in the videogame industry. But the company may have outdone itself with Chibi Robo for GameCube. The title, which is developed by Japanese Skip (which also created the odd Giftpia for GCN), introduces players to a 10cm-tall robot complete with metal exterior and power plug. The cute little bugger can be guided around a vast house and made to carry out commands -- just so long as his power doesn't run out. So plug in and keep reading as we take you through the weird, but strangely intriguing project.
Features

Control Chibi Robo (or small robot), a 10cm-tall worker complete with his own power plug
Players do not manipulate Chibi Robo directly -- he follows red and green cursor points around the world
Explore a vast house and carry out a wide array of operations Chibi Robo always obeys commands and never talks back
Use Chibi Robo to protect the house from burglars
Upgrade Chibi Robo with different body parts
Collect items like memory chips and expansion batteries to increase Chibi Robo's performance and functionality
Interact with objects and solve level puzzles
If Chibi Robo runs out of power, the game is over
Gameplay
Travel with us to the house of a great, accomplished inventor named Professor Sendagaya who is so focused on his work that he has for a long time lived alone in a huge house. The long hours and sleepless nights have paid off, though. The inventor has just given birth to his finest creation: a machine with the full emotional capabilities of human beings. When two burglars -- Cookie and Arnie -- hear of the invention, they decide that they want to steal it and set about doing just that. However, the thieves have no idea that the inventor has also populated his house with 10-cm-tall robots called Chibi Robo, and these cute, inquisitive little guys will do their very best to keep order.

Players assume the role of the Chibi Robo, whose first rule is to obey every command given to them without question or hesitation. Their second rule is protect themselves, but only if it doesn't conflict with their primary command. So like Lemmings, Chibi Robo will trek through any location or take on any task with both optimism and curiosity.

Chibi Robo ponders the situation


An electrical plug that hangs from their rear unit powers them, and if they go without electricity for too long they will power off and the game will end.

For a tiny Chibi Robo, the professor's house is a virtual world. They can travel to and explore the gargantuan semi-automatic garbage separator, which spits out incorrectly sized trash and must be fixed; they can see the versatile air-conditioner, a device that blows out an arctic-cold wind or sauna-like heat and is likewise capable of producing massive snow and steam; there's the seat scale, the bathtub, the automatic body washer, the forced sleeping device and much more. There's even a toy railroad system. An object as simple as a chair presents many problems for the pint-sized workers because it's so enormous.

The concept certainly sounds solid, but we're skeptical of the control setup. This, because players don't actually control the Chibi Robo so much as they guide them. The analog stick manipulates a cursor that can be turned red or green with the B and A buttons respectively to perform different functions. Move the cursor and a Chibi Robo follows. The tiny robot sees the green cursor and becomes curious. It will want to examine objects when the green cursor is placed over them. Meanwhile, the Chibi Robo is afraid of the red cursor and will not go near it, so players can use it to cancel commands or prevent the robot from doing certain things -- like, say, walking off a table. Meanwhile, the L and R buttons zoom the camera in and out, while D-Pad changes the camera angle and X brings up the menu. The configuration is not as versatile as direct-control setups, but because the concept itself sounds so promising we're still excited.
Individual Chibi Robo will react differently to objects and, according to designer Skip, will also develop in different ways based on the decisions and commands of the player. For instance, if gamers are often indecisive in giving orders to the Chibi Robo or frequently cancel orders, the Chibi Robo will begin to act in unpredictable ways. A robot may, for instance, suddenly race toward an object that players have not commanded it to examine. However, if, on the other hand, players provide useful and stern commands, their Chibi Robo will gain abilities and will likewise be able to access areas that they couldn't before.

Chibi Robo can be upgraded throughout the game. They can gain new arms, legs, and even heads, as well as uniforms and "afro caps." However these additions have no bearing on their performance. On the flipside, other items do. Memory chips increase learning ability, expansion batteries enable Chibi Robo to roam in unplugged state for longer periods of time and sound/motion chips enable the robots to emit different sounds and strike new poses. Pretty cool stuff.


The evolution of the Chibi Robo

Graphics and Technology
Chibi Robo has a clean, but simplistic stylized look. The robots themselves are full of character, spilling with quirky animation and cutely designed. They're adorable. The environments, meanwhile, don't overflow with detailed textures, high amounts of geometry or dazzling effects, but they look good all the same. They're huge and this sensation is realized triumphantly as the tiny robots explore gargantuan-sized objects and virtual landscapes comprised of every day materials that we see in a household.

Outlook
Chibi Robo is scheduled to come out this June in Japan and spring 2004 in the US. This, plain and simple, is a niche title. But it's an intriguing one for sure. If developer Skip and Bandai can realize the true potential of the premise, the miniscule robots could find a place in our hearts. Until then, we're excited, but we're reserving full judgment until after we've had a go with the sketchy control setup and experienced for ourselves how the play mechanics really come together.

This is definitely a game to watch out for, especially if you're the type who is as dazzled by the original concept as we are. Look for more coverage on the game from the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2003.

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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 21:26 schreef Vagere_Hein het volgende:
Mario Kart af?!
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Op donderdag 17 april 2003 12:02 schreef Webby het volgende:
Even een note voor mensen die Eternal Darkness nog niet hebben ... nu bij de frs voor 25 euro

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