Katamari Damacy set for NDS release

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21 Mar 2005, 04:27 PM
Chux

Exactly, I'm skeptical, but I think it can work.
21 Mar 2005, 05:41 PM
Giga Power

This is the best goddamn news I've seen in a long time.

Happy +12
21 Mar 2005, 05:43 PM
perkyskirt

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

I think controlling the Katamari with the touch screen seems only natural. I'm interested in seeing how it turns out.

I agree 100%. This seems like it would be perfect for the controls. The way the racing snow-ball minigame on mario 64 ds reminds me of the way the katamari moves. BUT! I am curious to see how the DS has enough polys to handle a giant ball of stuff and the surrounding world.
21 Mar 2005, 05:47 PM
MechDeus

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Originally Posted by Cowdisease

Now that I think about it, you could move the ball with the stylus (if it's programmed right), but you'd have to change the game to a bird's eye perspective to make it easy to move the Katamari in any direction. That way, you wouldn't even have to worry about manipulating the prince to roll the ball in the right direction.

You could have the bottom screen as an overhead "map" screen where you drag the stylus/thumbstrap/finger along to control, and the top screen is the regular 3D view with a follow camera manipulated by the L/R buttons.
21 Mar 2005, 06:06 PM
Grave

Quote:

Originally Posted by perkyskirt

BUT! I am curious to see how the DS has enough polys to handle a giant ball of stuff and the surrounding world.

Yeah, that's the part I wonder about myself. The control will work perfectly, I think. I really wish this announcement had screenshots. Everything interesting on DS is way too far off... well, Nintendogs at the end of April in Japan, anyway.
21 Mar 2005, 07:07 PM
Jeremy

Well, I imagine they'll scale the graphics down, which is fine by me. I'm looking forward to seeing how they pull off the controls, as they could easily be even better than the PS2 version's if done correctly.
21 Mar 2005, 07:35 PM
Korly

But will it have the same soundtrack?
21 Mar 2005, 08:05 PM
Shooting Love

I can't wait for the DS to go the way of the VirtualBoy.

This thing is really wasting developer's time and efforts.
21 Mar 2005, 08:42 PM
BEBOPlover

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Originally Posted by Core Boy

I can't wait for the DS to go the way of the VirtualBoy.

This thing is really wasting developer's time and efforts.

I'd really like to see you back that opinion up with some evidence. I have Wario, Mario and Yoshi Touch an Go and think there all fantastic games. My consoles have sat dorman for the most part since I got it.
21 Mar 2005, 08:46 PM
donuts

This will definitively be the title that will make be finally get a DS !
I can not wait !
I am wondering if a PSP version will be available too...

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