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Probably a good thing that you can't join up with friends and begin a match together then...

It's a T-Spin that doesn't clear any lines.

ARGH! 2nd Place! How can doing so well feel so bad!? Granted, the person who beat me wasn't even close to the top, but still!

I'm starting to think being around puzzle gods @Dcubed and @Ugh first aid has warped my perception on how good I might actually be at Tetris. Because I thought I was kinda rubbish. Just so you know, my mum plays Tetris better than me. So that definitely doesn't help.

Anyway, I actually blew up the planet last night. That isn't the Fusion Suit I was using... I hate Fission Metroids... Glad they never came back. Anyway, this game still holds up well. Even if Samus' face doesn't. The atmosphere is top notch and the world is lots of fun to explore. My only issue is that the optional Charge Beam Combos (Wavebuster, Ice Spreader and Flamethrower) are just a bit rubbish. Considering how expensive they are, they should be a bit better than what they are. But it's a small issue really. I still prefer the other 2 Prime games to this, mind.

Next League Night: Tonight 8pm Room 1: @BowserBasher is host @Glen-i @BowserBasher @RedShell @viceview51 @martinist

The 2 bright yellow segments match the kind of thing you see in the Mii Fighter menu. So I definitely think that first blurred image is a menu of some kind... Not sure what to make of the second image though...

It's not a Chain Chomp, it's a Bow Wow. And it's a surprisingly good weapon!

Bloody hell, that's impressive for a Gamecube time! Unfortunately, the glitchless/no skip category isn't really recorded for Metroid Prime GCN. So the time for that 100% hard run is 1 hour and 27 minutes, they probably don't scan stuff in that either.

I tried the demo on the PC a while back. It's a very intriguing game, and I love the evolution of the Undertale battle mechanics. Pretty well written too, but that's no surprise. And the soundtrack is gorgeous! @Ugh first aid probably went nuts over this reveal!

Well, that upgraded this game from "probably will buy" to "defo bought" Give me that 3DS version not on 3DS!

Should have gone with your gut. Wave Beam is what you need. (It's only for a Missile Expansion, so no need to rush to get it if you went past.) Thermal Visor reveals where you need to shoot. I just did the Run of Death myself last night. (And got the X-Ray Visor and Grapple Beam afterwards) I agree with you, it's easily the hardest part in Prime 1. You're not quite at the point where you're powerful enough to steamroll most enemies, so it's quite nerve wracking. Every box with goodies in it is precious! Now I've got 10 Energy Tanks, 145 Missiles, 5 Power Bombs, the Wavebuster and 6 artifacts. Might be able to blow up the planet tonight, if I can ever figure out where to use the Grapple Beam...

There are always rumours of Mother 3 being localised.

Did you have "Lock-On Free Aim" on? Just in case you (or anyone else) don't know, it's basically an option that allows you to freely aim anywhere while locked on to an enemy. I believe it's on by default. Metroid Prime 3 is built around it, so it works fine there, but the first two games are not designed for that, which can make things feel awkward. With it off, the Lock-On works similarly to the original game, keeping your reticle on an enemy at all times. Anyone who finds they keep missing even when locked on should check to see if that's the reason. Yes, you did use it correctly, but sorry, I wasn't planning on doing a silly restriction kind of run. Hypermode is literally the name of the new hardest difficulty in the Metroid Prime Trilogy version. You unlock it by finishing the game. Mind you, I decided against it in the end because I forgot Trilogy keeps track of what difficulties you've finished. So I went with Veteran (Hard Difficulty) instead. I just got the Wave Beam last night. If I remember right, I'm about to properly encounter those pesky Space Pirates. 4 Energy Tanks, 75 missiles and 2 Chozo Artifacts. Thankfully, Trilogy remembers what scans you did on your first playthrough, so I've already got 100% scans. That scene when you first get to Phendrana Drifts is still great. All that possibility! Until you realise you can only get to 2 doors, and one of those is a save room. But that's part of the fun! BTW, neat trick I remembered. I don't know if this works on the Gamecube version, but if you have the Power Beam active, you can rapid fire Missiles by firing a Missile, quickly pressing A to close the arm cannon and then immediately pressing the Missile button again. Made mincemeat out of the Sheegoth with that.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Cruel Smash sucks. I immediately Golden Hammered that one the instant I saw it. I've only got two challenges left to do myself, 100 and 200 online Quick Play matches. If Battle Arena counted, I would have gotten that ages ago... N-Europe matches and local matches have really spoiled me on playing Smash with randoms...

I'm gonna be booting up my WiiU copy later today. If I'm remembering right, I've already finished 1 on that, so I'm gonna attempt a Hypermode run this time.

To be fair, this one drifts completely differently.

Yeah, that was a good night for me, let's see if I can keep it up. Fair warning, in 2 weeks time, we'll be having our first team night. So get ready for that, but for now... Here's a comically mismatched character/vehicle night. Next League Night: 14th Feburary 8pm Room 1: @BowserBasher is host @Glen-i @BowserBasher @RedShell @viceview51 @martinist Sign up Now!

As far as my backlog goes, it's... Switch Monster Boy and The Cursed Kingdom (Almost done with this) Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Undertale Phantasy Star 3DS Miitopia (Almost done with this too) Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers That's all I've actually got on my consoles that I haven't finished, so yeah, not as bad as some of you.

@Dcubed tasked me with making this thread. Metroid Prime is a first-person action adventure game that first released on the Gamecube in 2003. A somewhat controversial (at the time) game in that it plays almost nothing like the 4 2D side-scrolling Metroid games that came before it. Instead, we have a slower paced game from the viewpoint of Samus Aran herself. Speaking of Samus, this game takes place after the first Metroid game. Samus has beaten the Space Pirates and destroyed Mother Brain. But most importantly, she blew up Planet Zebes! Which is all that matters. Samus has received a distress signal from a Space Pirate Frigate called Orpheon. Seeing an opportunity to blow up more essential Space Pirate stuff with no consequence, she immediately goes in, only to find that something has already done all that. Naturally, that's no fun, but Samus decides to mop up anyway. Good thing too, because she stumbles upon Ridley, except he's all cybernetic and stuff. Not one to leave things half dead, Samus chases Ridley to nearby planet Tallon IV, but loses him when she reaches the surface. So Samus has to find Ridley, blow him up and maybe just blow up Tallon IV to make sure he's really not there. That will teach that planet for existing! Metroid Prime retains the traditional exploration tropes that the Metroid series is known for. There's all sorts of items to find on Tallon IV which will help you on your quest to blow Tallon IV up. As well as stuff to nick, the world is littered with lots of information to scan, such as enemy weaknesses and background on what happened on Tallon IV before Samus started stamping around. Feburary's Game Club game of choice is a game that took a massive chance with one of Nintendo's long running franchises and nailed it. Metroid Prime is a game that was unlike anything we had seen from Nintendo and cemented Retro Studios as a quality asset to Ninty. You are free to play either the original Gamecube version or the motion-enhanced version you can find in the Metroid Prime Trilogy collection. The Metroid Prime Trilogy version contains motion controls, the Spring Ball ability from Metroid Prime 3, an extra difficulty mode, faster loading times and widescreen support. So get to it, guys. Show that planet who's boss! And don't forget to take a picture of the end results screen! Metroid Prime is available on: Gamecube Metroid Prime Trilogy is available on: Wii, WiiU

Yeah, you're not the only one. Palutena is a particular favourite of mine. Laughing and spinning, that's what she's best at.

Oh right, when you were playing as Fox on Corneria, you were using down taunt a lot. I assume you were trying to get that special taunt that gets the rest of Star Fox to chat for a bit. You actually nailed it, but I hit you before I realised it was working and cancelled it.

Simultaneous co-op is all there is.

Sorry @RedShell I messed up your Smash Taunt by accident...