Treasure @ E3

Just wondering if anyone noticed them there. They weren't prominent, but had at least two games on display: Wario World (Nintendo's booth) and Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Looniverse (Crave's).

I thought Wario was quite boring, consisting of just running around and beating things up. Someone at Nintendo noted that the game was very early, maybe 20% complete. If that's the case, I'm surprised they were showing it. Not like they had a lack of quality, more-complete games to display.

Tiny Toons didn't leave much of an impression on me. I tried the four player battle mode with two other players and a bot. It was mostly just running around an arena and picking up stuff to throw at each other. Blah. There was a single player mode as well which I didn't check out... wish I had. I'm not sure how this will turn out... all I can be sure of is it'll provide more gameplay value than Stretch Panic did. Cuz really... what couldn't?

What the hell is up with Treasure? They really are sliding into mediocrity this generation. It's truly painful as well as Ikaruga on Dreamcast being non-existent :(

Sad indeed, especially considering Looniverse is just an overhaul of Rakugaki Showtime.

Here's hoping the final build turns out better.

Wario World is by Treasure? I did not know that...

Well, I saw a movie of Wario World and I thought it looked quite interesting. Kinda like a more action oriented Mario 64. I'm hoping that's what it turns out to be...

Nintendo got Treasure to do a Wario game? Go Nintendo. I didn't know about this. If that Tiny Toons game is a revamp of Rakugaki, I hope it turns out allright, because I never played Rakugaki.

Did they have a booth or were their games just on display at Crave's and Nintendo's booth? Were any of Treasure's employees there?

Just tucked away in those two booths. I don't know about Treasure employees being there. I wouldn't have recognized 'em.

I'm not sure if the GBA TT game was present. I didn't look very hard. Guessing it wasn't, though.

I asked the Contra director if he'd played Contra III or Gunstar lately, and his answer was that he was great friends with the president of Treasure and that they still had lunch sometimes. Something got lost in the translation I guess...

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Originally posted by BenT
I asked the Contra director if he'd played Contra III or Gunstar lately, and his answer was that he was great friends with the president of Treasure and that they still had lunch sometimes. Something got lost in the translation I guess...

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Hehe, that's great, keep the e3 stories coming guys. They may make me sad about not being there (this year) but they're nonetheless quality entertainment.

Damn, Treasure is developing Wario World!? I would've probably peed my pants if I knew that before seeing the game, but now I'm just dissapointed in Treasure. I figured they could make something interesting with Wario, but imo it looks pretty boring :(

Where did you read it is being developed by treasure? I asked a nintendo rep and he said it was EAD.

Regardless, i thought this was one of the top 10 best games of E3. It plays like a 2D action game, yet it has great 3D graphics. Its part beat em up, part platformer, and all parts fun. I'm excited about this game.

I believe I saw the Treasure logo in its intro loop ("TREASURE VIDEO GAMES").

Well, i guess that settles it. I may be a treasure fan, but I liked this game long before I knew treasure had anything to do with it.

2D style gameplay+treasure+nintendo=a game i really want. afterall, sin and punishment kicked tons of ass.

I played the tiny toons game for ps2, 3 players and 1 computer opponent. it was ok. atleast i won the match :)

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Originally posted by Kinopio
I played the tiny toons game for ps2, 3 players and 1 computer opponent. it was ok. atleast i won the match :)

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You weren't playing as Hampton, by any chance?

heh, i was playing as hampton. perhaps i was playing you?!?

Towards the end I stopped fooling around and began going after Hampton (who was winning) with a vengeance. Before that I was just being a bitch from afar with Buster's ray gun super attack. Ring a bell? :)

Yeah, that sounds somewhat familiar. Its tough to tell though, i wasn't paying too much attention to that stuff because i was just trying to figure the game out.
Im almost positive it was on the 2nd day of the show. assuming it was you that i played, you and some dude you were with picked up the controllers first and then i joined in. a few minutes before this i think one of the booth babes was fixing up the unit. oh, and i remember having trouble selecting my character

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Originally posted by Kinopio
Where did you read it is being developed by treasure? I asked a nintendo rep and he said...EAD.

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Dood! A Nintendo rep told you to Eat A Dick?! Woah! How many people were arround when he said that? I'll bet you were em-bare-assed. ;)

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Originally posted by Kinopio
oh, and i remember having trouble selecting my character

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Yep, that was you. Small world! :)

Indeed.

i was actually suprised by wario since it didn't really play much like others in the series, felt a lot like a beat em up infact.

i checked out the Tiny Toons game and it wasn't that bad. i could see the game being a lot of fun if you had some reeeally good competition though.

Cool Kinopio!

I was the other guy playing Tiny Toons with you and BenT. I pointed out to BenT that it was the Treasure game that we were talking about months before. So we immediately grabbed the controllers. It's too bad that we didn't get a chance to play the single-player portion of the game, as the the multi-player gameplay wasn't all that interesting. ;P

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Originally posted by Sidez
What the hell is up with Treasure? They really are sliding into mediocrity this generation. It's truly painful as well as Ikaruga on Dreamcast being non-existent :(

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I think Stretch Panic alone is more than most companies will contribute this entire gen. I think that game rocks! It's the only thing besides GTA3 calling me back to the evil Sony kingdom...

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Originally posted by BenT


Yep, that was you. Small world! :)

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We have a love match !!
*gives BenT and Kinopio two tickets to some romantic island getaway*

That's really cool that you guys ran into each other :)
- Kabuki

I hate the Wario franchise, so I have no interest in the new Treasure one.
And I hate the Tiny Toons franchise, but I'm kinda interested in the game - moreso the GBA version, though.
- Kabuki

kabuki~ I really hate Wario too. Lazy character design and boring GameBoy games. Tiny Toons on the SNES was fun though :)

EThugg~ True, but when you put Tiny Toons, Wario, Silpheed and Stretch Panic up against Rakugaki Showtime, Sin and Punishment, Radiant Silvergun and Bangaioh...

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Originally posted by Kinopio

Regardless, i thought this was one of the top 10 best games of E3. It plays like a 2D action game, yet it has great 3D graphics. Its part beat em up, part platformer, and all parts fun. I'm excited about this game.

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Looks like im gonna be happy with this game after all, this is the first piece of gameplay info I've heard about Wario. Looks like it will be incredible.

And.....gasp...I agree with Ethugg on Stretch Panic! Good game that you can beat in one sitting and be really satified, once you read the instruction manual. Hmmmm....kinda like Contra.

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Originally posted by kabuki
I hate the Wario franchise, so I have no interest in the new Treasure one.

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Burgundy, and i (and i think kinopio too) hate wario a lot and kept talking about how we wouldn't like the game cause we hate Wario so much, but even i must say, the game is pretty good and is a lot of fun.

Wario rocks! Much better (in any of his games) than faggoty Celda... I knew there was a reason I hate Nintendo fanboys...

Why Ethugg will never get laid

Reason #4,385 - "Wario rocks! Much better (in any of his games) than faggoty Celda..."

I can promise you, no girl would care.

Hm... I second the "Wario rocks!"
Lazy chara design? Eh? He's just an evil Mario. He's supposed to be an evil version of Mario. What more do you want? Eh... Besides, I had fun with the VB and GB games. I guess maybe I'll like it. Poor Wario...

So... Does this mean that Tiny Toons takes place on small stages where the characters pummel each other with the help of a happy ball which can be deflected? Rakugaki Showtime itself was one of those games that had to be played for a while to be appreciated. Any update, re-make, or otherwise would be welcome.

The problem with Rakugaki Showtime is that it just isn't that much fun one-player. Hopefully that aspect will be improved in Tiny Toons.

"I can promise you, no girl would care."

Do you actually have any experience with females who like video games? It's not a hard and fast rule, because no rule on what people are like ever will be, but for the most part there's a couple of styles of games that females like- Tetris and clones, RPGs, and Zelda.

So yeah, I'm going to have to say you're wrong on that one.

James

For the love of God.

How do you know what Ethugg knows, James? Just curious.

Geezis, what's with this licensing shit?

Where's the original stuff we're used to seeing?

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Originally posted by Metal_Slug
Where's the original stuff we're used to seeing?

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You mean like McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure? ;)

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Originally posted by Yoshi
The problem with Rakugaki Showtime is that it just isn't that much fun one-player. Hopefully that aspect will be improved in Tiny Toons.

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I had a blast until I stopped unlocking characters. Even then it's fun to pull out and play every once in a while. I have a friend back home who doubles over in laughter every time he plays it. Yeah, he likes it a lot.

I'd just like to point out that there are currently three Treasure-related threads on the front page of the boards right now.

Feels like the GG! days all over again...

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Originally posted by Metal_Slug
Geezis, what's with this licensing shit?

Where's the original stuff we're used to seeing?

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Nintendo had a bizarre hamster game on display but I'm not sure if it was for GBA or GC. Wish I woulda given it a second look but I was a little afraid to :) Anybody else check this hamster game out and can share their impressions?

I'm personally looking forward to the Wario game. Prior to this thread, I had no idea Treasure had any involvement in its development. I have very little interest in the Tiny Toons game. I've never played Rakugaki Showtime, but it sounds eerily familiar to Fusion Frenzy. No sir, I don't like it!

Kinopio, I dig that ODB verse you have in your sig. "26 years old and still on welfare" is one of my personal faves.

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Originally posted by Mr_Furious

Nintendo had a bizarre hamster game on display but I'm not sure if it was for GBA or GC. Wish I woulda given it a second look but I was a little afraid to :) Anybody else check this hamster game out and can share their impressions?

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The return of Gunbeat?!

(I was referring to Treasure in that post, by the way.)

You know, posting in this thread makes more sense if I talk about Treasure. So here goes-

Gimme Ikaruga!

Thank you. :)

Oh, and though I wasn't wowed by the Wario video, I'm going to get the game anyway. Not through any great Treasure love, I really do feel they've been coasting on art design lately, but rather because it's Wario. You can't go wrong with a mean-ass Mario who's in it for the coins.

Dog$- Care to clear up that question a bit? I'm looking for the bit where I implied that I had a psychic link to EThugg's brain and coming up blank.

James

Stretch Panic is $12.99 at EBGames......

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Originally posted by TheGooch
I have very little interest in the Tiny Toons game. I've never played Rakugaki Showtime, but it sounds eerily familiar to Fusion Frenzy. No sir, I don't like it!

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It's not at all similar to Fuzion Frenzy. It's much closer to Super Smash Bros.

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Originally posted by Celeryface
Cool Kinopio!

I was the other guy playing Tiny Toons with you and BenT. I pointed out to BenT that it was the Treasure game that we were talking about months before. So we immediately grabbed the controllers. It's too bad that we didn't get a chance to play the single-player portion of the game, as the the multi-player gameplay wasn't all that interesting. ;P

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what a random occurence. did either of you know what you were doing? I sure as hell didn't. I too wish I tried the one-player. I'll probably buy the game, regardless. hopefully its still coming to gamecube, cause i don't plan on buying a PS2 multitap.

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Originally posted by TheGooch
I'm personally looking forward to the Wario game. Prior to this thread, I had no idea Treasure had any involvement in its development. I have very little interest in the Tiny Toons game. I've never played Rakugaki Showtime, but it sounds eerily familiar to Fusion Frenzy. No sir, I don't like it!

Kinopio, I dig that ODB verse you have in your sig. "26 years old and still on welfare" is one of my personal faves.

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I'd compare tiny toons/rakugaki showtime to Powerstone 2, if that helps. very similar.

Heh. thanks. wu-tang is the best. dont go around saying the line before that verse though!

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Originally posted by Lucas Barton

Burgundy, and i (and i think kinopio too) hate wario a lot and kept talking about how we wouldn't like the game cause we hate Wario so much, but even i must say, the game is pretty good and is a lot of fun.

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I'll make my housemate rent/buy it :p


Well, maybe Wario will be the first Tresure game ever to sell well...
- Kabuki

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Originally posted by MrKasualUltra2000
Stretch Panic is $12.99 at EBGames......

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And worth it too :)

*shameless plus* See my review at my website jetsetradio.freeyellow.com

- Kabuki

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Originally posted by MrKasualUltra2000
Stretch Panic is $12.99 at EBGames......

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I've heard ALOT of messed up stuff about the game, but for that price you can't go wrong...

Thanks for the tip bro, I'll have to pick it up later this week.

OMG! DID YOU GUYS JUST READ THAT?!! WARIO WORLD IS A 3D TREASURE GAME WITHOUT ORIGINAL CHARACTERS! LET'S ALL SLICE OUR WRISTS AND PRAY THAT LUCIFER TAKES US INTO HIS DARK WOMB IN OUR SLEEP! THE WORLD IS ENDING!

I'm both a Wario and Treasure fan, but I'm a little disgusted by the little bit of sheep-following going on in here. "Yeah, Wario World was alright. Kinda weak for a Nintendo game though. Oh wait, it's by Treasure? Well holy shit, I've got an erection now. This game should be great!"

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Originally posted by Stibbons
I'm both a Wario and Treasure fan, but I'm a little disgusted by the little bit of sheep-following going on in here. "Yeah, Wario World was alright. Kinda weak for a Nintendo game though. Oh wait, it's by Treasure? Well holy shit, I've got an erection now. This game should be great!"

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Word.

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Originally posted by Kinopio


what a random occurence. did either of you know what you were doing? I sure as hell didn't. I too wish I tried the one-player. I'll probably buy the game, regardless. hopefully its still coming to gamecube, cause i don't plan on buying a PS2 multitap.

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Nope, I was just randoming pressing buttons during the multi-player game. :P

It would be great if we could have checked out the single-player portion of the game. I agree with you as well that this game would be cool on the GameCube, because of the 4-player controller ports built-in. :)

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I'm both a Wario and Treasure fan, but I'm a little disgusted by the little bit of sheep-following going on in here. "Yeah, Wario World was alright. Kinda weak for a Nintendo game though. Oh wait, it's by Treasure? Well holy shit, I've got an erection now. This game should be great!"

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Its going to be a great game, regardless of the developer. I really liked the demo a lot, and that was long before I knew it was treasure. Hopefully a few more people will give this game a chance because they like treasure.

I'm trying hard to find information that goes parallel with your statement that Treasure is developing Wario World. Needless to say, it isn't there.

I would just like to say that until the E3 videogame covers thread, I had no idea a new Wario was even in the works, let alone for GC or made (helped?) by Treasure.

Anyone have any footage?