Official Wii VC/WiiWare thread

[Glass Joe]

I agree, but I read a review from this site ( http://www.vc-reviews.com/review/619/startropics.php ) and it said this at the end of the review:

One interesting tidbit - The original game came packaged with the actual invitation from Dr. Jones to come to the tropics. This letter is actually NEEDED later in the game, as you must dip it in water to reveal a secret code which you need in order to progress. Nintendo have got around this quirk by including an animation within the digital manual. You click the page which dips it in the bucket of water and you get the code.

[A Robot Bit Me]

Nintendo have got around this quirk by including an animation within the digital manual. You click the page which dips it in the bucket of water and you get the code.

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[Glass Joe]

Don't quote me on the broken english. I just copy and pasted the paragraph from the site that I linked. I do like the thought of the digital equivalent of the water dipping though.

[ChaoofNee]

One interesting tidbit - The original game came packaged with the actual invitation from Dr. Jones to come to the tropics. This letter is actually NEEDED later in the game, as you must dip it in water to reveal a secret code which you need in order to progress. Nintendo have got around this quirk by including an animation within the digital manual. You click the page which dips it in the bucket of water and you get the code.

This makes me want to buy it out of respect even though I have the original NES game with the map. The water bit made me feel like a grammar-school secret agent.

[Glass Joe]

Me too! I remember getting to that part at about 2 in the morning and the light bulb going on. I hustled to the kitchen sink and wet the paper and got the code. It was a super cool moment in gaming for me.

[A Robot Bit Me]

This makes me want to buy it out of respect even though I have the original NES game with the map.

For serious. Either way, I'm starting this game again tonight. I love the sound enemies make when they explode.

Map-dipping and *HOCHAKAKUH* enemy explosion noise considered, StarTropics is one of the best games on NES.

[Grave]

Oh, those fuckers can give us digital letters and water to dip them in but not a button config?

That's cute. That's really cute.

[A Robot Bit Me]

~ I know! ~ Wait, you're being sarcastic. ~ I'm not! ~

[Grave]

Well, I mean, you're right. It really is cute!

But they're still assholes.

Cute ones. With no butthair.

[A Robot Bit Me]

Then I envy them. I actually passed a tumbleweed last night. I will compose digital instruction manuals with simulated water-dipping to remedy this.