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By Angela (Jan 14, 2008) (#26)
allyourbaseare wrote:
Taiko no Tatsujin was a really nice surprise (what's even nicer, is that they announced a sequel!).
Cool, you picked up Taiko no Tatsujin too? It's pretty neat, isn't it? I did up a thread when it was released last summer; shame the game went largely unnoticed.
I only wish they gave a greater variety of percussion sets to choose from -- or, at least made the ones they did include good-sounding. I don't even bother with the "joke" sets. Oh, and have you passed Oni mode yet? :)
The song "Touch" rocks my taiko socks off:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/angie_liu … mp;.view=l
By allyourbaseare (Jan 15, 2008) (#27)
Angela wrote:
I only wish they gave a greater variety of percussion sets to choose from -- or, at least made the ones they did include good-sounding. I don't even bother with the "joke" sets. Oh, and have you passed Oni mode yet?
The song "Touch" rocks my taiko socks off:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/angie_liu … mp;.view=l
I've always liked the Taiko drum series, even though the Americanized version was largely dissappointing. Who wants Britney Spears? Give me more weird Japanese stuff!
Is "Oni" mode the last one? If so, then you must be joking! If I'm playing a real drum kit, then I can groove/blast with the best of them, but that mode just makes me depressed! Here's a question: do you use the two styluses (stylii?) or the buttons? I'm doing okay with the buttons.
Actually, the two funnest tracks to play are the classic "Mario" and "Namco" medleys that they've thrown together. Dancing Mappy? Hell yes!
I'm no good at Japanese characters or anything like that, but the one that ends with "2000" is pretty good. Where'd you get the mp3s? I'm assuming you ripped them yourself (being as technologically savy such as you are... 
By csK (Jan 15, 2008) (#28)
Qui-Gon Joe wrote:
The only reason Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten (the new Japanese<->English dictionary) isn't my number one is because you said "games" and not software. That thing gives my DS more on time than any game does. I use it all the time at school/work and whenever I need to look up a kanji at home.
Tell me more about this. I saw a post about it briefly on Siliconera, but I didn't think it was anymore then a novelty, but after reading reviews about people saying that it as as good as the $400+ special electronic dictionaries, I'm really interested! Does it only have a directory of single kanji or does is it a proper dictionary with kanji and kana compounds/phrases?
By Datschge (Jan 15, 2008) (#29)
csK wrote:
Tell me more about this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2McMUatkYM
There are also plenty more videos at Youtube. Besides looking up Kanjis and Japanese descriptions (the focus of the app) it also has limited English translations/descriptions which makes it useful for non-Japanese people as well (I occasionally even use it for Chinese as the meanings of the related Kanjis often are close enough).
By Qui-Gon Joe (Jan 15, 2008) (#30)
csK wrote:
Does it only have a directory of single kanji or does is it a proper dictionary with kanji and kana compounds/phrases?
It's a proper dictionary, though it doesn't have anywhere near the number of entries that my Canon does. I used that and the DS as complements to each other, though honestly if I had to choose only one, I'd probably go for the DS (while I was in Japan, anyway). The video that Datschge posted is a pretty good representation of what you'd get with it.
By Angela (Jan 16, 2008) (#31)
allyourbaseare wrote:
Is "Oni" mode the last one? If so, then you must be joking! If I'm playing a real drum kit, then I can groove/blast with the best of them, but that mode just makes me depressed! Here's a question: do you use the two styluses (stylii?) or the buttons? I'm doing okay with the buttons.
Yep, Oni is the last mode, though I've not passed it yet myself. I use the dual-stylus more over the buttons, but the touch sensitivity does get slightly wonky at times. If you're not careful, your one tap can sometimes register more than one hit, which can definitely sever your combo. Buttons are more accurate, but more difficult for nailing those quick, successive 1/16th triple notes.
Where'd you get the mp3s? I'm assuming you ripped them yourself (being as technologically savy such as you are... ;)
Not nearly as tech-savvy as all that; I still prefer the tried and true method of direct line-in recording. Taiko just makes it easy, since the whole song practically plays in the track selection preview. :)
By allyourbaseare (Jan 16, 2008) (#32)
Angela wrote:
Yep, Oni is the last mode, though I've not passed it yet myself. I use the dual-stylus more over the buttons, but the touch sensitivity does get slightly wonky at times. If you're not careful, your one tap can sometimes register more than one hit, which can definitely sever your combo. Buttons are more accurate, but more difficult for nailing those quick, successive 1/16th triple notes.
Please tell me, then, that you don't have to get a gold crown on all the tracks to pass it! I'll try it with the dual-stylus method, just because I don't think I"ll be able to hit those triplets with just my thumbs and the buttons. Like I said: real drum kit = "eyyyyy". Namco Oni mode = 
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By SonicPanda (Jan 21, 2008) (#33)
I suppose I should update my list a tad, as well. It's been ages.
1. Phoenix Wright 2
2. Megaman ZX Advent
3. Picross DS
Picross has been an obsession pretty much since I bought it.
The ZX games are both brilliant, but improvement to the map, the Medal Challenges, and the COOLEST BONUS GAME EVER give Advent the nod for me. Also, Vulturon is beyond awesome.
I love all the Phoenixes (Phoenii?), but as I rambled elsewhere, I believe Justice to be the thematic juggernaut of the bunch and lynchpin of of the overarching interpersonal narrative.
All told, DS has pretty much won the system wars for me. More than half of all my 2007 game purchases were for the handheld.
By Angela (May 23, 2008) (#34)
Angela wrote:
The song "Touch" rocks my taiko socks off:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/angie_liu … mp;.view=l
Oh damn, I just realized what song "Touch" reminds me of. I knew I heard this melody from somewhere before.
Cher - Dark Lady:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_lJGfjjsbo
By Nekobo (May 24, 2008) (#35)
Tough call...mm...
The World Ends with You
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Bleach DS 2nd
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