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Need Friends for Metroid Prime Hunters
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Uggghhh...my lite finally came today; it looks awesome, but it has 2 very noticeable stuck pixels! I'm going to send it back for a replacement, but that just means more time with a DS to play.
Anyone have any tips to un-stick pixels. I've tried gently rubbing the screen with no luck. I'd love to just fix this thing instead of exchanging it.
Cheers
Roger
Anyone have any tips to un-stick pixels. I've tried gently rubbing the screen with no luck. I'd love to just fix this thing instead of exchanging it.
Cheers
Roger
that sucks, my DS had 1 dead pixel but it was in the top right corner and you don't notice it.
i don't think you can fix dead pixels : [ they're dead!
sorry dude. hope you can replace it
peace
i don't think you can fix dead pixels : [ they're dead!
sorry dude. hope you can replace it
peace
I have tons of DS games, some of which are not finished and most the ones that are I can still replay (and no time to play them), so I really *shouldn't* buy this game . . . but this and new new Mario (and now Zelda) I have been wanting forever.
What do people think? Is this game good? Is it worth getting as the one fps for my DS? (trying to get one good game from each category and that's it, at least until I get super bored)
What do people think? Is this game good? Is it worth getting as the one fps for my DS? (trying to get one good game from each category and that's it, at least until I get super bored)
Ja Di ksw said:
Yes. I like FPS's, but they aren't my games of choice by any means (I'm an adventure gamer
). Anyways, so far the single player mode is fun... It's not so hard I get frustrated, but hard enough that I can't walk through levels on the first go. The early part of the game has been a nice mix of one-on-one battling, swarms of smaller enemies, and exploration/puzzle/platforming.The mutliplayer seems pretty fun, but I'm having trouble getting matches going on WiFi (not any friends online, and then it just looks and looks and looks for rivals for random matchups). I think it will be more fun as more people get the game (especially here on MR) and matches are easier to find. I played against bots last night, and that was cool, but I other than learning the multiplayer maps, there's not much point in that (as in you might as well be playing the single player mode).
Once we get up to 8 or so people with posted friend codes I will try and compile them all and start up a little league/tournament group with a schedule, so that might help.
My only MP:H complaint is that it seems that there is no way to save the game in the middle of a level, which is decidedly inconvenient for a portable game. It only saves when it wants to, in other words. You could trade in a couple completed or not-going-to-complete games at a used game shop and snag this one for 'free'.
mrgreen4242 said:So is anyone else suffering form massive hand cramps playing Metroid? My left hand ACHES after 15 or 20 minutes from having to squish up to get the D Pad and the L button at the same time and hold most of the weight of the system...
Any tips for how to hold the DS to play this better? I'm starting to feel like the DS is the new Virtual Boy (from an ergonomic standpoint). Maybe games should be D-Pad/Buttons OR touchpad only, not a combination of both?
Oh, and we need a scheduled time to all be on.
A lot of people seem to be having the same problem. Personally I haven't: I use the thumb stylus on my left thumb and my fingers hold the bottom of the DS. I use my right hand for moving and shooting.
litosclone said:
That sounds like it might be comfortable, but them I feel like you'd be loosing some of the accuracy the stylus provides. I've gotten better at holding more of the DS with my left hand and using the bottom part of my index finger for the "trigger". I've also been playing while 'kicked back' on the couch so that I can use more of my lap to rest the system on. I think that getting a larger, fatter stylus (which they make plenty of for PDAs) will add the last piece to make it actually comfortable.
Mine arrived about an hour or 2 ago. bloody loving it! the single player is pretty brilliant, it's no Prime but it's damn right amazing on a handheld!
*Thinks* So this is the closest we'd get to an N64 Metroid too?
Anyways. soon as my skill improves a bit. Soon as I play through single player some more I'll post my friend code. Doesn't help that I've got an essay to write and hand in today! Love the game though. Never been this into a game since... Windwaker.
*Thinks* So this is the closest we'd get to an N64 Metroid too?
Anyways. soon as my skill improves a bit. Soon as I play through single player some more I'll post my friend code. Doesn't help that I've got an essay to write and hand in today! Love the game though. Never been this into a game since... Windwaker.
just found it comes out Europe/UK May 5th
ima wait untill then, i have little money for food as it is, student life sucks! : ]
i'll import a DS Lite then too maybe...
peace
ima wait untill then, i have little money for food as it is, student life sucks! : ]
i'll import a DS Lite then too maybe...
peace
Ok I added everybody here.... will be playing because I cannot sleep.
3:06AM EST & all the excitement of Boot Camp has kept me up.
My score is really bad .... only have 2 kills that just dont count. I need more practice so take it easy on me!
3:06AM EST & all the excitement of Boot Camp has kept me up.
My score is really bad .... only have 2 kills that just dont count. I need more practice so take it easy on me!
Damn man...when will the DS lite come out...anybody know if one of those international shipping place got there stock yet...i've checked but it doesnt seem so.
Bless
Bless
We should probably start listing our friend codes here:
The Official Metroid Prime Hunters thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/191162/
The Official Metroid Prime Hunters thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/191162/
turbodub said:
Luckily, Nintendo replaces it free of charge for a single stuck pixel.
I wasn't able to un-stick the ones I had, so I walked in to GameStop and got a replacement on the spot.
If your 1-year warranty hasn't expired, call Nintendo and you can get a replacement IIRC.
Finally got my hands on a copy! I'm not so good though.
1289 1854 9574
I've added everyone so far.
1289 1854 9574
I've added everyone so far.
My Code:
4381 5751 9054
Come and beat me up for bumping an old thread. I have added everyone who has posted here.
Come and fight me 'cause hey, free points.
4381 5751 9054
Come and beat me up for bumping an old thread. I have added everyone who has posted here.
Come and fight me 'cause hey, free points.
mrgreen4242 said:Oh, and we need a scheduled time to all be on.
http://www.satansam.co.uk/ds/index.php
When you register you'll see the friend codes.
Alright its time to do it....I'm up and running...I added everyone here...lets get it going!
My code: 0258-4499-2917
Bless
My code: 0258-4499-2917
Bless
kool-aid jammers
my code is 2277 0888 3165
and my ds name is L.Viking (meaning Laser Viking, hints to the penguin with laser guns and a helmet)
i would like to express my feelings towards not being able to msg a rival, but that would be inaproprite
so i'll tone down my insults,
not being able to msg rivals is awful like the movie kangaroo jack
i just needed to put that into the open
please add me to your friends because i'm tried of playing 7 kills
my code is 2277 0888 3165
and my ds name is L.Viking (meaning Laser Viking, hints to the penguin with laser guns and a helmet)
i would like to express my feelings towards not being able to msg a rival, but that would be inaproprite
so i'll tone down my insults,
not being able to msg rivals is awful like the movie kangaroo jack
i just needed to put that into the open
please add me to your friends because i'm tried of playing 7 kills