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Glitching with ghosts in Mario Kart Wii

Posted Apr 14th 2008 2:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video


Well, folks, the game we're all looking forward to might not be so perfect after all. Now, while the glitch itself works 100%, it seems that Nintendo is mindful of it and removing the faulty times from the leaderboards. So, at least the cheaters aren't getting the credit they so badly want.

Gallery: Mario Kart Wii


[Via Siliconera]

Rumor: Brawl rewrites history

Posted Mar 24th 2008 1:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Rumors



And no, not in the way you would expect Brawl to rewrite history. Instead, forum posters over at NSider2 have (allegedly) discovered an unusual glitch in replays of their fights, namely that said replays are showing totally different fights. While the characters and stage remain the same, the moves being executed and the eventual victor are often different.

To demonstrate this, NSider2 member Warchamp7 uploaded a video of the glitch in action (which he finds "very scary"), and the replays do seem to vary. Barmy stuff. So far, this has only occurred on a particular custom-made stage, and not on any of the game's default, Nintendo-themed levels.

Due to the wonders of video-editing and it being that time of year again, we're marking this down as a rumor, but has anyone here encountered similar issues?

Gallery: SSBB gallery three


Read: Original NSider2 forum thread (registration required).
Read: Warchamp7's YouTube demonstration.

[Via Go Nintendo]

Super Glitch Bros. Brawl

Posted Feb 13th 2008 6:29PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video


Well, that was fast.

Turns out, some have already found a pretty big glitch in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. While we'll say it involves a certain character (not the one pictured above) on a certain stage, we won't ruin anything else for you. Those looking to stay pure from all of the spoilers that are on the net for Super Smash Bros. Brawl might want to avoid the area past the break.

You've been warned.

Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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The VC Advantage: Continuous Fight

Posted Jan 23rd 2008 8:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: The VC Advantage


The internet has made it easy to find cheats for games, but we miss the tips pages from game magazines, when the discovery of a new code could inspire you to go back to an old game. These codes aren't exactly new, but oldness is the essence of the Virtual Console! We're bringing back the classic codes every week on The VC Advantage.

Much like every other brawler that followed, Final Fight's bosses and large enemies (especially the Andore family) have total priority over all your player attacks. You can be mid-combo and those bastards just stop you cold and take you down -- which kind of defeats the purpose of combos. Luckily for expert Final Fight players (by which we mean people who are willing to exploit an unintentional glitch), Capcom provided the most boring of the three protagonists, Cody, with a failsafe, game-breaking advantage. Not that they meant to do so. Everyone probably already knows about this, but that's no reason not to celebrate it!

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Activision to fix Guitar Hero sound issues with new disc

Posted Dec 7th 2007 5:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News

People who bought the Wii version of Guitar Hero III have been (justifiably) annoyed by the lack of stereo and surround sound in Activision's popular music game. However, Wii owners can at least take some comfort in knowing that the problem will soon be fixed.

Activision's customer support has replied to many irate users with an email stating that re-mastered discs should be available by early 2008. This means that customers who buy the game after the re-mastered version is available should get the fixed copies, while those who already own the game can get replacement discs at no charge.

The last time we announced a disc swap for a glitched Wii game, many of you expressed your desires to have a simple downloadable patch instead. While we agree that a patch would be more convenient, we're still glad that there will be a fix available in the near future.

[Thanks, Langst!]

Fire Emblem transfer glitch to be fixed

Posted Nov 23rd 2007 10:34PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News

One neat feature in the Wii's Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn is that you can import a save file from the game's GameCube prequel, Path of Radiance. This will give some of your characters stat boosts, not to mention a few other nice perks.

For anyone who just rolled through PoR on easy mode in order to beat the game quickly and pump their characters full of bonus experience, however, Radiant Dawn will laugh at you and then slap you in the face for good measure. See, easy mode files don't transfer over to Radiant Dawn because (as you'll know if you've played the game), the word "easy" isn't in its vocabulary. Even if you try to transfer a normal or hard mode file while having any easy mode PoR files saved somewhere else on your card, Radiant Dawn will have none of that.

Christian from The Tanooki decided to contact Nintendo on the issue, and it seems that Nintendo will have a fix ready by mid-December. In order to get your disc repaired (or possibly get a completely new disc), you have to contact Nintendo about the issue, give them your name, address, and phone number, and then send your disc to them when prompted.

So, what lesson have we learned from all this? Well, that Fire Emblem is for badasses only, of course.

NoE finally doing something about busted Super Paper Mario

Posted Nov 20th 2007 1:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

So, it's been a whole two months since Nintendo of Europe acknowledged that a special glitch existed in the PAL version of Super Paper Mario and what have they done about it? Bupkis, that's what. Today, however, changes things as the European arm of the seven-headed hydra that is Nintendo has offered a fix for the issue.

Details on getting a new, glitch-free disc are finally revealed, as they would like you to either send them an email at NintendoServiceCentre [at] codestorm [dawt] co [dawt] uk or hit them up via the telephone at 0870-6060-247. In doing so, they promise to rush you a new disc as soon as they can, however it isn't said how long that will take, exactly.

Going to get your new disc?

Super Mario Galaxy glitch forces you to reload game

Posted Nov 15th 2007 11:15AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video

Turns out, there might be a glitch in that copy of Super Mario Galaxy you've been playing. During an encounter with Bowser in the game, one person found that they could knock Bowser off of the planet they were engaging him on, freaking out the camera and causing the game to halt all progress. Hopefully, this won't happen to us, because reloading the game during a fight with Bowser would be all kinds of annoying.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

[Thanks, Martin B!]

Fix revealed for resolution issue on NeoGeo games

Posted Oct 11th 2007 1:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

You know how we were having issues with the NeoGeo games on the Virtual Console? Well, someone on these fine internets figured out a fix, although it isn't as ideal as a system update from Nintendo would be. Still, it's not that difficult of a process and allows us to play our games. That's what's most important, after all.

Here's the fix:
  • Boot up your NeoGeo VC game of choice
  • When it loads with the squished screen, hit the Home button on your Wiimote
  • Head into the Operations Guide
  • Once inside, plug your nunchuk controller into your Wiimote, then simultaneously press A+Z+1
  • You should hear a sound, signaling that the Wii has been set to Interlace mode
  • Enjoy.
Now, once done, all of your NeoGeo games should run fine, meaning you won't have to do this for every game.

[Thanks, Jason!]

Europe gets special Glitch Edition of Super Paper Mario

Posted Sep 19th 2007 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports

Nintendo of Europe released a statement today acknowledging the existence of a game-freezing bug in the European release of Super Paper Mario. If you only play games for the excitement of seeing them fail, you're in luck. Everyone else: read where and how it happens, so you can avoid it.

The offending bug occurs in Chapter 2-2. A character named Mimi will speak to you and send you on your way. Before the next time you meet her, you should be able to find a key. If you speak to her again without first picking up the key, the game registers its disapproval with you. In other words, it freezes. This only occurs when playing the game in UK English, German, or Spanish.

Nintendo will have information soon about how to get a replacement copy, so you'll be able to talk to Mimi whenever you please. Until then, you know, don't do that.

Metroid Prime 3: Corrupted

Posted Sep 11th 2007 12:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video


Reader fatherb sent in this video of his sad encounter with one of the bosses in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Apparently, he isn't the only one experiencing this horrible glitch in the game, which we won't go into detail about for those of you who have yet to come into contact with this boss. In fact, since this is chock full of spoilers, we've gone ahead and tucked the video past the break.

Watch at your own risk.

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Japanese gamers can throw back glitched Forever Blue for a fresh one

Posted Aug 7th 2007 5:25PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports


The happy vibes around Arika's Forever Blue were recently disrupted by news of a game-breaking glitch. Obviously, this means that you shouldn't import it yet. But don't worry! Nintendo is intent on restoring the collective mellow of the Japanese diving-game audience, and to do so, they'll start shipping out non-busted copies of the game on the 21st. They've set up a page for people to sign up for new copies to replace their glitched ones.

In the meantime, if you've got one of the tainted Forever Blues, keep the shinonomesakatazame (shark ray) out of your aquarium.

[Via Siliconera]

Endless Ocean teaches everyone how to sink a game with nasty, nasty bugs

Posted Aug 2nd 2007 2:15PM by Nate Mallory
Filed under: News, Video

Endless Ocean was released into the wild today in Japan (as Forever Blue on that side of the pond), and it seems not all is flowing smoothly for Arika's peaceful diving game. Early adopters are reporting large numbers of game crashing bugs, with specifically reproducible instances when adding shark rays into your aquarium. While there's still time before it's arrival on U.S. shores later this year, this certainly doesn't bode well for its prospects in either country's waters. Some of us weren't all that excited about Arika's glorified aquarium screensaver anyway, but now we have an excuse to be downright critical of it!

No word yet on whether the much beloved penguins have the potential to fry your system as well.

[Via Kotaku]

Nintendo's Zelda replacement policy

Posted Apr 9th 2007 8:20PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

Have you been plagued by the Zelda: Twilight Princess sky cannon bug? We've got good news and bad news for you. The bad news is obvious: you were plagued by the sky cannon bug. The good news is that Nintendo will replace your disc, allowing you to pick right back up where the bug torpedoed your game.

If you're suffering from this bug, just send your game disc to Nintendo, along with a note containing your name, address, phone number, and the circumstances of the error, and Nintendo will ship you a replacement.

The shipping address:
NINTENDO OF AMERICA
ATTN: CS ADMIN
4900 150TH AVE NE
REDMOND WA 98052-5171

The Famicom Disk System's Minus World

Posted Apr 4th 2007 11:30AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports

Here's a bit of game history: when Super Mario Bros. was rereleased for the Japan-only Famicom Disk System, the "minus world" generated via a well-documented glitch changed along with the format. Instead of an infinite water level, players were treated to a whole suite of glitch-tastic levels, loaded with air-swimming and Princess Toadstool sprites floating in mid-air.
This kind of classic minutiae is exactly what we want out of the Virtual Console. We'd seriously buy Super Mario Bros. again for a crack at this new minus world. Check out the video after the break!

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