Super Mario Galaxy!

[Buns34]

I played it today at my local Gamestop. They had the full game in there kiosk. It gave me that same warm and fuzzy feeling that Super Mario 64 did when i first played it back in July of 1996 at my local Toys R Us kiosk. The gameplay is perfect, and the only thing that i had to use the motion controls for was Mario's spinning punch. And that is done the same way that you do a spin attack in Twilight Princess. I did not want to spoil the game for me, so i slowly walked away after collecting my first giant star. The game is beautiful, and it controls perfectly in my opinion. Miyamoto has struck a masterpiece again. November 13th can not come soon enough!

Famitsu gives it 10,9,9,10. A 38 is pretty fracking good! Super Mario 64 recieved a 39, while Super Mario Sunshine recieved a 37. So that would put this right in between the two. I think Super Mario Sunshine is a better game than Super Mario 64, but it was just not the groundbreaking game that Super Mario 64 was at that time. I am expecting this to be even better than both of them. Here is the link: http://gonintendo.com/?p=27894

Check out this awesome Water World Video: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26680.html

[Nebagram]

I am ridiculously excited by this game. I too loved Sunshine (though not as much as 64), and this looks just as good if not better. No platformer does it quite like Mario can. :-)

[FantasiaWHT]

So if I couldn't stand playing Sunshine or 64, I'm probably going to hate this one too?

[segagamer4life]

cool I have to make a trek to my local gamestop to see if they too have the demo.... I have high hopes for this one, and I doubt I will be let down.

[namzep]

So if I couldn't stand playing Sunshine or 64, I'm probably going to hate this one too?

I really liked Mario 64 but could never get into Sunshine (the freaking water cannon at the beginning annoyed me to no end) but I'll probably still check out Galaxy. But I'll probably wait for it's price to drop, first. Too many games that I have on my too play list to even touch it for 6 months or more.

[Buns34]

They actually have the full game in there kiosk.

[Super Mario Fan]

I really liked Mario 64 but could never get into Sunshine (the freaking water cannon at the beginning annoyed me to no end) but I'll probably still check out Galaxy. But I'll probably wait for it's price to drop, first. Too many games that I have on my too play list to even touch it for 6 months or more.

Judging by how long it takes Mario games to drop in price, I'd say you might be waiting until next gen. (Unless, it's backwards compatible with the Wii, then the price will go up, if the mario cube games are any indicator.)

[heybtbm]

But I'll probably wait for it's price to drop, first. Too many games that I have on my too play list to even touch it for 6 months or more.

6 months? You'll be lucky if the price drops in 2 years. This is a Nintendo game after all.

[SkiDragon]

You'd be better off waiting for a sale.

So, is this at ALL Gamestops? I might have to stop there tomorrow...

[boatofcar]

So if I couldn't stand playing Sunshine or 64, I'm probably going to hate this one too?

I really hope that was a rhetorical question.

[-^Cro§Bow^-]

Stopped by one of my local EB/GS today...they didn't know anything about Mario Galaxy demo and looked at me as if I was crazy?! They did however have some rig attached to a wii remote and nunchuck I hadn't seen before. Basically some coiled cords that plug into the controllers individually. Advantage is...security to keep the controllers there at all times, and yet still allow plenty of mobility to play the games. They had Metroid 3 in the system as their "demo".

[swlovinist]

This game is polished, and is going to kick some ass. I got to play it today. What a fun mario game, and a true masterpiece. It is good to see Nintendo having such an A+ title for the system this holiday.

[Daniel Thomas]

I also saw this game in the stores this week. It was a pleasant surprise, and I didn't realize that the game is only a couple weeks away. I was prepared to wait until Christmas. Super Mario Galaxy is absolutely fantastic. It's great fun, very inventive, and a lot of the old-school platform influence. It's just like tripping through Yes album covers.

I'm tempted to sneak back to the game stores between now and November, but I also don't want to ruin things. I played through a decent enough length, although I was still very early along. I've been tempted to get a Wii, but still held out for something really great. Galaxy is more than enough for me. I'll be sorely tempted to get one when the next paycheck arrives two Fridays from now.

I wrote my Mario Galaxy review/essay at Videogames of the Damned. It's a fairly long piece, but it's broken into two parts to make things easier. Lemmie know what you think, pass it along, yadda yadda.

[zemmix]

I saw it at the local Gamestop today. Too many people there to play it (as always at that store) but it looked really good. Definately looked more enjoyable than Sunshine. Went around the corner to Target and reserved a copy. Target I guess will give you a special coin if you reserve with them by the 28th and the special Mario reserve card. Are any other stores giving away anything special if you reserve with them?

coin:

[PDorr3]

I as well refuse to play the demo, or even look at it. Infact I am trying to remain so spoiler free of this game that all I have watched so far are like 2-3 short videos, one being the e3 one with the bee, the original first shown trailer, and the one that shows what the start of the game is like. I want to be completely blown away.

[Nesmaster]

I'm getting more interested in this game as time goes along. Might be the first game to break me away from my 360 for a while. Problem is I'll have to find a Wii before the game comes out. Heh.

[dairugger]

i believe gamestops also giving away the coin as a preorder bonus.

[Lothars]

I wish I had a Gamespot by me that I could try Mario Galaxy because from all the information i've seen of it makes it look really blah to me, just as bad as Mario Sunshine was

I really think this will be really mediocre, I would have rather seen this get delayed and Smash Brothers being released

[PentiumMMX]

I saw it at the local Gamestop today. Too many people there to play it (as always at that store) but it looked really good. Definately looked more enjoyable than Sunshine. Went around the corner to Target and reserved a copy. Target I guess will give you a special coin if you reserve with them by the 28th and the special Mario reserve card. Are any other stores giving away anything special if you reserve with them?

coin:

You'll probably laugh at me, but I'm pre-ordering SMG for two reasons:

- Pretty coin...
- Need something to hold me off until Brawl

I hated SMS, but loved SM64, so I might like SMG (I'll have to check out the demo...)

[The Great Dane]

It looks like I am in the minority here. I didn't really like Super Mario 64, but I love Sunshine. Either way, the game looks great, and I can't wait to get it.