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soks2626 — Rom Check Fail - Spirit Tracks
Published: 2009-12-14 20:23:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 2212; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 55
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I really dislike touch controls when it involves moving a character around in a traditionally d-pad centric space. I feel the same about the touch screen when using my iPhone in its vertical position. I just end up typing the wrong thing or cause my avatar to impale himself on a nearby spike.Why can't they just let me play it with the d-pad like it was 1989?
Hey, it could just be me getting progressively worse at video games, but I just feel like these types of controls are meant for, well, gamers who aren't me. I'll still play them though.
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I didn't really have much issues with the touch screen, except when it came down to that sand weapon thing. Don't get me wrong, it works fine when using it against sand, but it is a pain in the ass when solving those block puzzles.
I try to move a block to the left and it ends up going up.
I try to move it up and it goes to the right.
I try to move it to the right and it goes to the left.
It can be really frustrating. >=/
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Id like to say thats never happened to me before... Oh my mother told me its bad to lie.
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i like the above two statements
i never had such a problem like this in spirit tracks or phantom hourglass.
so i disagree with soks example here,
but i agree with the theme, because some games; scribblenauts, "allready mentioned above" caused such situations that the comic lovingly detailed.
but i wouldn't be so easilly led and just blame the touch controls,
iirc there were plenty of snes games with horrible d pad control
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My sentiments exactly. Touch controls can be good but I like how pokemon did it better than Zelda, which went full-touch with no other options.
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I try to sympathize, but my only problem is with the mic. I was trying to play one of those songs, and the mic wouldn't pick up my breath, so the song wouldn't play. Other than that, I actually kinda like the touch controls!
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i wander what kind of games then will be?
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Link looks so happy about jumping into the lava pit...
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that was a fail. but the game looks awesome! 
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I know how you feel, I was so shocked when I gave a shot of my friend's Zelda on the ds. I almost killed the little guy ; __ ;
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Love the last two expressions.
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The D-Pad was the best, touch screen can be so damn annoying x.x I suck at using those too
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Sorry, your illustration is just so damn hilarious. LOL
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Because they have to try to squeeze as much use out of that worthless screen as possible.
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I still enjoy the system and its library of games, despite some of its drawbacks.
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Meh. I think the only real uses for that second screen are showing a level map for games like Metroid and the GBA Castlevania games, and showing your inventory.
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As ev1lempyr said, Spirit Tracks... though this could VERY MUCH apply to Scribblenauts as well.
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Ah, duh. (it's in the title!)
I've never heard of it.
Have you seen ZeroPunctuation's review of scribblenauts?
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