Masterpieces=Waste of Space

[Yoshi1999]

I actually really like them. I like the taste of the games I never played before, and I like seeing how far I can get in the time alotted, then keep trying to get farther and farther. Sometimes I also challenge myself to things (i.e. finish the lap in 1st in F-Zero, Go to the yellow switch place, then complete another level in SMW, Find a pack of missles in the B Slot of SM, etc. etc. etc.)

I play them all the time.

 

[WhiteCarnation]

They are useless. Have you noticed that alot of the 'masterpieces' are being sold on the shop online channel?

Anyone know if Earthbound is out for the US shop channel? That would explain its absence if it wasn't listed.

I mean c'mon though, I would rather have a new stage than masterpieces. Although they probably stuck them on at the last minute. They are taking up disk space right? They aren't stored on the wii's hard drive like the downloaded games

I don't think Earthbound is on Virtual Console in any country, Nintendo of America just seems to hate that series.

 

[DarkDedede]

They really could have left out this stuff and maybe added a bit more to something like the Stage Builder.

Sakurai could have made the Masterpieces into something like a challenge to unlock certain things.

 

[Frames]

One thing I was curious about the masterpieces was that whether or not they were full versions of the games, or simply sections of the games that were cut down for length.

If so, would there be any way to remove the time limit through the use of Action Replay or some other device? Doing so would greatly increase the value of masterpieces, mostly since people would essentially be stealing VC games, but nevertheless they would get played more, and be worth the space they took up.

 

[Matsuyama]

Man, tell me about it. I was having fun playing F-Zero and C Falconing it up and then it tells me trial is over. So I went and downloaded it.

Yeah. So?

 

[iankobe]

They should've put Pokemon.

Sigh.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

The Masterpieces do seem to be a waste of space when you think about it.

 

[Malificent]

considering i already had, more than half of the master pieces and I am not the only one. Yea kinda pointless.

 

[Shoop70]

When I saw the original Dojo update for it, I thought it was a waste of space. I bought the game, played 3 seconds of one, and realized...I still think it's a waste of space. I guess it was good intentions...but really...no

 

[BananaX]

One thing I was curious about the masterpieces was that whether or not they were full versions of the games, or simply sections of the games that were cut down for length.

If so, would there be any way to remove the time limit through the use of Action Replay or some other device? Doing so would greatly increase the value of masterpieces, mostly since people would essentially be stealing VC games, but nevertheless they would get played more, and be worth the space they took up.

Still unknown, but I'd imagine that they included snipits of the games, according to the fastest possible run imaginable, and gave a little wiggle room just in case. For example, in Star Fox 64, the first two planets are probably included. This way, it gives the illusion that it's the full game, but in reality it's not.

 

[Dragonzealot]

If you guys hate the Old schol stuff then I ask you. Why are you playing a game where the old meet the new? and vica versa.

 

[volbound1700]

It is to advertise, nothing else. Not really for our enjoyment.

 

[lavamage]

It told me never to buy Ice climber

However, because if the master pieces, I amgoign to get the F-Zero game, so I guess they did their job.


However, I do think it was a bit of a waste of space, since I own most of the games already

 

[Hyper_Ridley]

If you guys hate the Old schol stuff then I ask you. Why are you playing a game where the old meet the new? and vica versa.

No one is saying they hate the old games. We just don't like the idea of patheticaly short demos that serve little more than advertisment.

This is me playing the F-Zero masterpiece:

"Yeah! Let's play the game that Captain Falcon first appeared in!"

"Almost done with la-" *Time limit expires*

You don't even have time to finish one full lap, the timer is so short.

 

[asianpride3491]

while we're at it, stickers are a waste too. Trophies will always be near and dear to my heart though.

Agreed. Stickers are jus another time-waster because they didnt want to give us more actual gameplay options.

 

[Serris]

You won't be complaining about the time limits if my friend manages to hack the time limit with the Wii AR.

Anyways, yeah. Masterpieces are a bit of a waste. The space could've been used for something more useful (Dark Samus SSE boss, maybe?).

 

[Deleted member]

Well I guess you guys don't use stickers in SSE then lol... just think of it as another form of trophies if you don't use them...

Masterpieces... not the best idea, but not a terrible one... I mean, people who aren't huge Nintendo fans who bought Brawl have the opportunity to see where the characters they play as came from... I think it was a great idea in theory... If I hadn't already played every game except like Kid Icarus and Ice Climbers, I would've care more...

 

[TheGlitchMaster]

they are a waste of space, who the hell needs to play 30 second versions of games they can get online? really, a wii shop channel song would get me to buy stuff, which we already have.

 

[MarthTrinity]

Masterpieces are a waste...but would've EASILY been decent if they gave us EarthBound (seriously, there's absolutely ZERO reason that we didn't get this one)...and Fire Emblem, but that would've required lots of translation work...(sigh) guess I gotta wait for Fire Emblem DS....

 

[Bacon Man11]

Masterpieces are boring. I hate them.