Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

cyprien · Post by **cyprien** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:08 pm

Is MBL up on the JP Marketplace yet?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:20 pm

cyprien wrote:Is MBL up on the JP Marketplace yet?

Negatory

Elixir wrote:Didn't expect this:

This guy bought basically everything in order to get all the telephone cards and stuff.

Taken from here: http://hatimaki.blog110.fc2.com/page-1.html

Ironically, he likely has no friends to call.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:21 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
cyprien wrote:Is MBL up on the JP Marketplace yet?
Negatory

Elixir wrote:Didn't expect this:

This guy bought basically everything in order to get all the telephone cards and stuff.

Taken from here: http://hatimaki.blog110.fc2.com/page-1.html
Ironically, he likely has no friends to call.

owned

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:46 pm

1.1 mode: Enhanced graphics like the X360 mode. Slight change in play mechanics like using the right stick to controll you options, etc.

"Slight"? The game plays quite differently I'd say. It's very much an arrange mode. There's more scoring than MBL even (top score is 10 bil already, and there's no Temple stage). The whole power up at 100 makes it easier to get up to 1000 if you miss a recharge. The overall counter continuously depleting outside of Power up mode, and that fucking 1-bomb only thing. Heaps of fun, too!

riffbear · Post by **riffbear** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:37 pm

How much was the Death smiles arcade stick actually going for?

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:59 pm

I ran into a rather odd glitch last night while playing... I had started out playing the game on one of my SD CRTs throguh S-Vid but later switched to my HD TV through VGA. After the switch, the game's main menu and wallpaper were shifted about a third of the screen to the left, leaving a black space on the right of the screen. The loading messages were all bordering the left edge of the screen. The actual playfield though was centered correctly.

I tried to do the tutorial counter glitch but couldn't get it to work (I might have been interupting it at the wrong time). Also.. has anyone tried the Volcano stage boss upper-left corner glitch (after the boss's first attack wave, it shoots out a series of flame columns which you normally need to shoot to prevent from hitting the top of the screen... but if you simply sit in the upper left corner of the screen and do nothing, the attack goes right through you)?

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:16 pm

Thank you very much for shopping with YesAsia.com.

Regarding your recent order 5396175, we regret to inform you that after an extensive search we have found that the following item(s) is/are not available at this time.

Catalog No. Title Quantity
1014311971 Death Smiles (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) 1

Our suppliers have informed us that the above item(s) is/are not likely to be replenished in the near future. As such, we are removing the unavailable item(s) from your order. We will notify you by email if the unavailable item(s) become available again.

In short Play-Asia > Yesasia

Funny thing is I tried to cancel my order and they wouldn't let me but it's perfectly acceptable for them to cancel. Lame

antron · Post by **antron** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:33 pm

bucklemyshoe wrote: Funny thing is I tried to cancel my order and they wouldn't let me but it's perfectly acceptable for them to cancel. Lame

can you instruct your credit card company not to pay them?

bel · Post by **bel** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:50 pm

riffbear wrote:How much was the Death smiles arcade stick actually going for?

14.800yen.

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:21 pm

bucklemyshoe wrote:In short Play-Asia > Yesasia

Funny thing is I tried to cancel my order and they wouldn't let me but it's perfectly acceptable for them to cancel. Lame

Otoh, you should probably count yourself lucky that they didn't charge you after claiming to have shipped it, without you actually receiving anything from them.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:44 pm

Hmm, I don't really like Casper all that much. I really want to use Windia, but Hou (her option) is pretty weak. Doesn't help that the one replay of her in the Top 20 isn't available for download.

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:15 pm

E. Randy Dupre wrote:
bucklemyshoe wrote:In short Play-Asia > Yesasia

Funny thing is I tried to cancel my order and they wouldn't let me but it's perfectly acceptable for them to cancel. Lame
Otoh, you should probably count yourself lucky that they didn't charge you after claiming to have shipped it, without you actually receiving anything from them.

Well I've dealt with yesasia before and never had a problem until now.

Glad Play-Asia came through, (once again!)

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:49 pm

The hell is up with the forest stage? Going into that after suicide bullets come into the picture is definitely not recommended. I dunno, it feels really weird. Maybe it's just me though. I've done it twice now and both runs have ended in a screaming halt.

nash87 · Post by **nash87** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:02 pm

bel wrote:
riffbear wrote:How much was the Death smiles arcade stick actually going for?
14.800yen.

good luck finding one for that price

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:18 pm

yeah so my jap 360 rrods while DS is in transits..what fucken bullshit

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:36 pm

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:yeah so my jap 360 rrods while DS is in transits..what fucken bullshit

Seriously? How long have you had the 360 for?
Thats what scares me about 360 consoles is that you spend a fortune to import it over then have it die on you.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:42 pm

Shelcoof wrote:
PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:yeah so my jap 360 rrods while DS is in transits..what fucken bullshit
Seriously? How long have you had the 360 for?
Thats what scares me about 360 consoles is that you spend a fortune to import it over then have it die on you.

i bought it "used" a year ago..i registered the console today for repair and my warannty was expired but i had the 3 rrod so its covered. I talked to xbox and specifically said it was a JPN console and would like a JPN console when i get one sent back to me.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:47 pm

seiatsu wrote:I thought mine would have arrived yesterday but, still waiting. Hopefully today.

In the meantime, let me see if I got this straight:

Arcade mode: This is a straight port. No differences.

X360 mode: Is this just arcade mode with enhanced graphics (and some minor differences in slowdown)? Any change to game mechanics?

1.1 mode: Enhanced graphics like the X360 mode. Slight change in play mechanics like using the right stick to controll you options, etc.

Can someone clarify this? (I've gotten it all mixed up over time)

I wrote this up today:

A brief analysis of the Deathsmiles port accuracy

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:53 pm

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote: i bought it "used" a year ago..i registered the console today for repair and my warannty was expired but i had the 3 rrod so its covered. I talked to xbox and specifically said it was a JPN console and would like a JPN console when i get one sent back to me.

JP units are covered internationally? If so maybe I'll feel more at ease knowing that it would be okay to pick up an imported unit.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:55 pm

Fascinating comparisions between the PCB and 360 versions of Death Smiles, EOJ. What would you recommend, either the PCB or the 360 port of DS?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

antron · Post by **antron** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:00 pm

Shelcoof wrote:
PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote: i bought it "used" a year ago..i registered the console today for repair and my warannty was expired but i had the 3 rrod so its covered. I talked to xbox and specifically said it was a JPN console and would like a JPN console when i get one sent back to me.
JP units are covered internationally? If so maybe I'll feel more at ease knowing that it would be okay to pick up an imported unit.

this is covered in the Guide to Owning a J360 in the hardware section (sticky'd).

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:13 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:Fascinating comparisions between the PCB and 360 versions of Death Smiles, EOJ. What would you recommend, either the PCB or the 360 port of DS?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Due to the high accuracy of the port, unless 1)You have a lot of money and can easily spend 10x the price of the port or 2)you absolutely require 240p graphics on a 15khz RGB monitor, the port is more than enough. I've owned the PCB in the past and played it for dozens of hours, and this port so good that I will not buy the PCB again.

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:01 pm

EOJ wrote:
PC Engine Fan X! wrote:Fascinating comparisions between the PCB and 360 versions of Death Smiles, EOJ. What would you recommend, either the PCB or the 360 port of DS?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~
Due to the high accuracy of the port, unless 1)You have a lot of money and can easily spend 10x the price of the port or 2)you absolutely require 240p graphics on a 15khz RGB monitor, the port is more than enough. I've owned the PCB in the past and played it for dozens of hours, and this port so good that I will not buy the PCB again.

I think thats a stamp of approval

Lets hope for similar results with futari.

I haven't played DS but three times since it came in last friday, i'm still on Mushi PS2 at the moment. Only reason I got DS was because it is a current Cave game ported to a console. I enjoy it when I take the time to play, however I don't feel compelled to turn it on.

With that said, Cave thanks for the port!

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:03 pm

Damn...I'm really looking forward to this now. I wasn't even aware of the additional mode.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:10 pm

Of course the stuff added to the port also makes it quite exceptional:

-great training mode (full customizable)
-great arrange mode (ver 1.1)
-online leaderboards
-pretty fun online coop mode
-great screen adjustment options (H/V position, overscan (zoom), brightness, etc)

One thing strangely absent is a gallery mode.

And we still have the DSMBL DLC to look forward to in about a month.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:15 pm

im interested to play this now....

but for me, the cost to import a ntsc j 360 and the game would be close...sort of...to the cost of the pcb....and what you said about the RGB picture bothers me

and do i want to buy a 360 for one game?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:18 pm

Well you get two different gameplay modes (normal and ver 1.1) in the port, and don't forget Mega Black Label will be downloadable soon for about $25 and is sure to be just as accurate (and that's a $1000 game right now!).

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:22 pm

jonny5 wrote:im interested to play this now....

but for me, the cost to import a ntsc j 360 and the game would be close...sort of...to the cost of the pcb....and what you said about the RGB picture bothers me

and do i want to buy a 360 for one game?

j 360, $250
Game $70
shipping $40
=~ $360 (what a nice number)

I didn't know PCB's from 2007 were this cheap already

Course since there is a MBL out, the first release could have hit Ibara prices.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:33 pm

agustusx wrote:
jonny5 wrote:im interested to play this now....

but for me, the cost to import a ntsc j 360 and the game would be close...sort of...to the cost of the pcb....and what you said about the RGB picture bothers me

and do i want to buy a 360 for one game?
j 360, $250
Game $70
shipping $40
=~ $360 (what a nice number)

I didn't know PCB's from 2007 were this cheap already Course since there is a MBL out, the first release could have hit Ibara prices.

DS pcb's are popping up now around $600ish i believe....and it wont red ring on me.....and i can play it in my cab without looking like shit

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:45 pm

jonny5 wrote:
DS pcb's are popping up now around $600ish i believe....and it wont red ring on me.....and i can play it in my cab without looking like shit

yeah i don't think the 360 was designed for cab use, that could lead to the premature death of a premature death.

Glad this game looks good on HDTV's as its designed for(360 mode and 1.1 of course).

Now if only i could get a decent stick for the 360 I would be in business. I'm not trying to mod my hori, and it seems hard to find a good custom stick shop:(