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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: whewfan on September 10, 2008, 05:06:32 PM
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I just got TPIR for Nintendo DS...
GAMEPLAY
In solo player mode, you play a one bid, a pricing game, a showcase showdown, and the showcases (if you win the showcase showdown) and keep going until you get 3 strikes. A strike is given if you lose a one bid, pricing game, or the showcase showdown or showcase. In Party Mode, you can play with 2-4 players and the format follows like the TV game.
SET
The big doors are from seasons 31-35, and the turntable is the pink and blue turntable used in Barker's final run. One picky point, the Big Wheel looks like the Big Wheel, except the dollar signs on the right hand side are reversed.
MUSIC
All the same music from the classic game show, including the prize cues
HOST
Well, we all wanted Rich Fields to have a shot at hosting TPIR, his voice can be heard prompting to spin the wheel and bid.
PRIZES
Still shots of the prizes are shown, and Rich's full description is printed on the screen (his voice isn't heard narrating the description though)
THE GAMES
Good selection of games here!
Hole in One, Bonkers, Plinko, Check Out, Cliff Hangers, It's in the Bag, Master Key, Money Game, Punch a Bunch, Race Game and Shell Game
Both It's in the Bag and Check Out have 4 items to price instead of 5, for some reason.
PROS
Touch screen allows the player to manipulate the numbers, and drop Plinko chips with ease. You can also spin the Big Wheel with your stylus!
CONS
True die hard fans may not like that some games traditionally played for prizes are played for a big cash prize (like $20k for Cliff Hangers, for example)
On a scale of 1-10, I give TPIR for Nintendo DS.... an 8! Perhaps if this one sells well, a second edition with the Drew set (and perhaps Drew himself?) will follow!
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196817\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 04:06 PM\']
HOST
Well, we all wanted Rich Fields to have a shot at hosting TPIR[/quote]We did?
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'196819\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 04:16 PM\']
[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196817\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 04:06 PM\']
HOST
Well, we all wanted Rich Fields to have a shot at hosting TPIR[/quote]We did?
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I didn't get the memo myself.
OTOH, I'm patiently waiting for that 5:00 hour to leave my desk and purchase this game, shmuck or not.
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What I was referring to was, didn't we all say that we all thought Rich Fields should host TPIR before Drew was selected, or did I misunderstand something? Obviously this game was done before Drew was chosen, but I'd like to see Drew host (and I don't mean just pop up briefly at the start and finish) next time.
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IOW, it plays the same as the PC download with most of the same content (aside from the space limitations the DS has).
And yes, you misunderstood. I don't think there was a single person on *this board* who said Rich should host TPiR. (There may have been the odd argument about allowing him to audition, but not to host.)
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196829\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 05:45 PM\']
What I was referring to was, didn't we all say that we all thought Rich Fields should host TPIR before Drew was selected, or did I misunderstand something?
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I think you did. :-) Many here (including myself) criticize Rich's announcing alone, so I think he'd definitely have his work cut out for him as a host.
I'll let someone else give you a more politically incorrect analysis. ;-)
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196817\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 02:06 PM\']
HOST
Well, we all wanted Rich Fields to have a shot at hosting TPIR,[/quote]
What you mean "we", white man?
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196829\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 02:45 PM\']
What I was referring to was, didn't we all say that we all thought Rich Fields should host TPIR before Drew was selected, or did I misunderstand something?[/quote]
I'm thinking you misunderstood something. Really, REALLY misunderstood something.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'196852\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 08:18 PM\']
[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196829\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 02:45 PM\']
What I was referring to was, didn't we all say that we all thought Rich Fields should host TPIR before Drew was selected, or did I misunderstand something?[/quote]
I'm thinking you misunderstood something. Really, REALLY misunderstood something.[/quote]
Quite possibly the difference between Game Show Forum and Golden Road.net
Granted, he was as good a guess as any at the time, but I don't think he was the preferred choice here.
/Unless the alternative was Dave Price
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A couple more comments about the DS version...
Despite the directions that said you get a bonus spin for $1.00, I scored a dollar and did not get a bonus spin.
Hole in One seems quite easy to win, and you only have to play with 4 products instead of 6.
There's an odd disclaimer at the start of the game that in MANY MANY WORDS that there's no ACTUAL money or prizes awarded for playing the game... okay...
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196863\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 09:08 PM\']There's an odd disclaimer at the start of the game that in MANY MANY WORDS that there's no ACTUAL money or prizes awarded for playing the game... okay...
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Because some dolt somewhere will kvetch at Ludia, Ubisoft, or TPiR because they won $120,000 on the video game but did not receive their winnings. Really.
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196863\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 06:08 PM\']
Despite the directions that said you get a bonus spin for $1.00, I scored a dollar and did not get a bonus spin.[/quote]
Really? Wow. That's a borderline-unforgivable bug.
There's an odd disclaimer at the start of the game that in MANY MANY WORDS that there's no ACTUAL money or prizes awarded for playing the game... okay...
As a let's-call-it-six year veteran of the video game industry, it pains me greatly to tell you: it's absolutely necessary.
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As a let's-call-it-six year veteran of the video game industry, it pains me greatly to tell you: it's absolutely necessary.
Yeah, didn't you mention during your stint @ Hasbro Interactive, that someone sent a letter inquiring when they would recieve their "winnings" from a successful playing of the WoF CD-ROM?
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' post=\'197071\' date=\'Sep 12 2008, 04:04 PM\']
Yeah, didn't you mention during your stint @ Hasbro Interactive, that someone sent a letter inquiring when they would recieve their "winnings" from a successful playing of the WoF CD-ROM?[/quote]
Atari (which bought Hasbro Interactive), but yeah.
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196863\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 08:08 PM\']
A couple more comments about the DS version...
Despite the directions that said you get a bonus spin for $1.00, I scored a dollar and did not get a bonus spin.
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I had just played a game, and during the showdown, I spun the dollar, only to get the bonus spin (and racked another $5000)
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196863\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 06:08 PM\']
Despite the directions that said you get a bonus spin for $1.00, I scored a dollar and did not get a bonus spin.
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Did you score the $1.00 during a Spinoff? Ludia lets this out (due to how rare it is), they could have put it in, but didn't want to.
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[quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'198231\' date=\'Sep 26 2008, 09:57 AM\']
Ludia lets this out (due to how rare it is), they could have put it in, but didn't want to.[/quote]
"Didn't want to"? Are you friggin' kidding me?
I say, again: how in nine purple hells do you make a design decision that boneheadedly retarded (hi, Zach!) and expect to be taken the least little bit seriously by the gaming industry?
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'198233\' date=\'Sep 26 2008, 10:31 AM\']
I say, again: how in nine purple hells do you make a design decision that boneheadedly retarded (hi, Zach!) and expect to be taken the least little bit seriously by the gaming industry?
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You don't. They know they've got a captive audience (people who like/want to play TPiR at home), and overlooking something like a Spinoff Bonus is a minor thing to them. It's clear that Ludia is only in this for the casual-game market, and they don't demand much.
//Just like Sony not including Trebek for Jeopardy! on PS3
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[quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'198234\' date=\'Sep 26 2008, 10:36 AM\']
They know they've got a captive audience (people who like/want to play TPiR at home), and overlooking something like a Spinoff Bonus is a minor thing to them.[/quote]
What they have, I think, at least in the case of this product, is a niche market. Who are EXACTLY the sort who are going to notice things like this and be annoyed by it. I think they're APPROACHING it as if they were marketing to the overall casual market, and I think this is where they are making a huge mistake.
I'd love to know if Ludia is outsourcing their dev work, and if so, to who. Five rubles says I can guess.
It's clear that Ludia is only in this for the casual-game market, and they don't demand much.
Because they're had so much shiat shoveled at them that they've come to expect it. The casual-game market could thrive if they put out more Puzzle Quests and Peggles and fewer Cake Manias and Diner Dashes.
/but enough about Hell's Kitchen
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'198233\' date=\'Sep 26 2008, 12:31 PM\']
I say, again: how in nine purple hells do you make a design decision that boneheadedly retarded (hi, Zach!) and expect to be taken the least little bit seriously by the gaming industry?
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Well, IGN gave a 5/10 to the PC version, 4.5 to the Wii, and a paltry 3.5 to the DS. But then again, they really are kinda hard on the casual game reviews anyways. Here's the review for the PC.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/913/913761p1.html (http://\"http://pc.ign.com/articles/913/913761p1.html\")
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'196829\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 05:45 PM\']
What I was referring to was, didn't we all say that we all thought Rich Fields should host TPIR before Drew was selected, or did I misunderstand something? [/quote]
I never thought in a million years that Rich Fields should have hosted TPiR.
Good review on the game! Thanks!
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I know I said (darned if I can find where) that I was excited about buying the Price game for the PC, but now that it's out (and after all the reviews, and the recent general trend of game show adaptations), I must retract. (Of course, it's increasingly becoming difficult for me to care about the game show world in general today; if the makers of the shows/games don't care about the show enough to work toward making a quality product, why should I care to watch?)
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[quote name=\'Tony Peters\' post=\'198458\' date=\'Sep 29 2008, 09:11 AM\']
(Of course, it's increasingly becoming difficult for me to care about the game show world in general today; if the makers of the shows/games don't care about the show enough to work toward making a quality product, why should I care to watch?)[/quote]
That's the beautiful thing about television: you can turn it off.