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Why isn't this game getting more love? Its going to have unlimited replay value, and if done right (I haven't been able to find any import reviews...if anyone knows of any please post the link) this could also be the best Wi-fi game for the DS...but none of the game review sites or even nintendo fan sites are giving the game much attention.

I can't wait to play Texas Hold'em with full touch screen control against international opponents...

Is anyone else excited about Clubhouse games? It comes out in about a week!
 
I'm definitely looking forward to this one - it's on my xmas wish list. As for why it isn't getting any attention... maybe because it's really just a collection of games that have been rehashed, redone, and ported to practically every computer system since the invention of the computer. :)

I just hope it has decent single player support, cause if it doesn't take off well, then it'll be nigh impossible to find an opponent to play online.
 
I would love this game if it weren't for the 29.99 price tag. I know, I know, there's a bunch of them, so many, and there's wifi for almost all of them. But like guy jr. says, they're all rehashed. I'll wait a while and see how it turns out first.
 
I'm mildly excited, but I don't want to pay $29.99 for it either, if it was $9.99 cheaper, then I'd definitely be picking it up on day one.
 
I have had the game for a few days. And it is VERY fun in multiplayer! I still need to try wifi though.. I Do agree with you guys on the price, it need to be 19.99 or lower.
 
I got my issue of Nintendo Power in the mail today and they didn't give it a very good review. Hopefully the other reviews are better, I'm leaning towards buying it but I'm not sure, there's quite a few good DS games coming out in the remaining months of this year and not much money to spend on them...
 
I'm getting it once I can get a coupon or part of a deal making this about $20. No need for a full priced game over playing simple games like Darts and Hearts
 
[quote name='deadite76']IGN (UK) review is up:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/736/736960p1.html

They gave it an 8.0![/QUOTE]

Thanks for posting that! Made me more excited for it, since the biggest knocks against the game are the plain visuals and sound, and the fact that some of the games have slightly sub-par control (but how the hell can you make darts feel like the real thing with just a touch screen?), and I absolutely don't care how simplistic the graphics are (the more simplistic, the better IMO...I hate when they take something simple and try to make it flashy and it invariably sucks as a result...the best interpretations of card/board games I've ever seen have been really simple flash iterations...clean and functional, not flashy).

Anyways, this has only whet my anticipation and excitement more...I already have a copy preordered...can't wait to lie in bed and play Texas Hold'em :D
 
The game rocks...Game of the year, seriously. Darts and bowling alone are a blast, online pictochat, 8 players wifi...Its awesome stuff. The live worldwide rankings viewable in the game blew my mind.

Its a killer app IMO, don't dismiss it.
 
Just read the review and I am more excited. It'll be good to play chess and battleship with friends online.
 
[quote name='jbuck138']Just read the review and I am more excited. It'll be good to play chess and battleship with friends online.[/quote]

Battleship is in here as a game called Grid Attack and outside of the fact it uses Tetrisesque shapes instead of ships, its the same game and its fun as crap. You won't be dissapointed.
 
[quote name='jbuck138']I just watched this video on youtube. I wondered how billiards would play. I can't wait til' next week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYrV-LdqTqo[/QUOTE]

Wow thanks a lot for that! I hadn't been able to find good footage...hadn't thought to look on youtube *slaps forehead*

I LOVE how fast the CPU makes decisions...in a lot of games, the CPU takes forever to make bloody decisions, even on platforms where the processing power would allow it to be much faster. The controls for bowling and billiards look exactly as they should be. I love the look and feel of this game, just from screenshots and videos alone. Can't wait till next week either. I'll try and remember to make a friends code thread so we can exchange.
 
I just bought the MarioVSDK2 and after looking at all ther variety of this game I'm going to return MVDK2 and pick this up next week. Does anyone know if BB will be getting it, that way we can use the $5off coupon. The ad for CC states they will be getting it on 10/10 but nothing on the BB ad or their website.
 
Wow! This game looks awesome! On Wikipedia it says that 32 of the 42 games is playable over Wi-Fi, and it even supports the DS Rumble Pack!
 
i really want to get this game, i didnt care much when i first heard of it, but the wifi thing would be pretty cool, and since i have wifi at home and work the occasional game of spades with some people sounds fun to me.

but the price is a little high, maybe itll be on sale at frys or something.
 
Isn't this game supposed to be $29.99? Damn EB games has their typical DS $5 over MSRP thing going on :bomb:. Hopefully GR will get it - I noticed that they got display cases for it, so that's a good sign.
 
I have credit at my GS, which fortunately has reasonable clerks, so I'll take a CC ad there on the 10th and pricematch the game down to 29.99. They really can't say much when I tell them everywhere else has it for 5 bucks less, and cite other instances of price gouging on their part. Even though its a gamestop, they'll usually accomodate.
 
[quote name='Arkay Firestar']I have credit at my GS, which fortunately has reasonable clerks, so I'll take a CC ad there on the 10th and pricematch the game down to 29.99. They really can't say much when I tell them everywhere else has it for 5 bucks less, and cite other instances of price gouging on their part. Even though its a gamestop, they'll usually accomodate.[/QUOTE]

Seeing that annoying $5 bump at EB/GS reminded me of that price comparison thread I made a while back. Just in case anyone isn't aware of their gouging, check out this thread (also lists most of the 'better' Fall DS releases by date):

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106030
 
I was complaining to a friend about them charging $35 last night. Now I have all this credit with them. I'm going to try to get them to pricematch it too, but if they don't I might have to wait to pick it up.
 
Sadly IMO Billiards has some wacked out control issues...VERY dissapointing, however there is A LOT to love here and obviously not everyone is going to like everything. Darts and Bowling are my current faves though. ;)
 
[quote name='Arkay Firestar']The action games I care the least about...I doubt ill ever try the bowling, billiards, or darts for more than a few minutes.[/quote]

Thats what I thought too...Darts is especially addicting fun, cricket mode is great.

You may be pleasantly surprised.
 
[quote name='Womp']Thats what I thought too...Darts is especially addicting fun, cricket mode is great.

You may be pleasantly surprised.[/quote]

Hey Womp, have you tried any of the games online? If so how is the game play? Is it a bit slow and tedeous, do you waste time waiting for the other person? And I know the game is not officialy out in the US till next week, but how quickly can you link up w/ some peple, and there many online?

Also do any of the games like darts or bowling support multiplayer on one DS, you know when you would pass it back and forth to take turns or must you have 2 DSs?
 
[quote name='CyberTrick']Hey Womp, have you tried any of the games online? If so how is the game play? Is it a bit slow and tedeous, do you waste time waiting for the other person? And I know the game is not officialy out in the US till next week, but how quickly can you link up w/ some peple, and there many online?

Also do any of the games like darts or bowling support multiplayer on one DS, you know when you would pass it back and forth to take turns or must you have 2 DSs?[/quote]
Since its only out in Europe right now there is a bit of a limit on how many people are online, eventually someone will connect but it does take some time...When this comes out in a few days over in the US things will be more on track and this will be remedied. Generally playing online is great though, when you play with people NOT on your friend list you cannot use the Pictochat feature normally, instead they have preset phrases to use to communicate with others which actually DOES work. The REAL fun though is playing like a 4 player game of Sevens or Darts with people that ARE on the friends list and sending messages in real time back and forth to each other. One of the coolest aspects is that if you are playing say 5 player Blackjack and one of your opponents bails or disconnects, the computer will take over in his place and play his hand so that the game isn't disrupted.

Games are not slow and tedious, they move along at a brisk pace to the point that you'll be saying "JUST one more!" its obviously up to the person who is at their turn to decide how fast things go but most of these games are faster paced anyway so its not an issue (Outside I guess something like Chess). Everything is very smooth, very polished. The WiFi may be the best yet in a DS game, connects in seconds, create or find a room, game boots right up...Very FAST and easy experience.

Its really a fantastic package...Sure there are a few bumps such as Billiards I feel having a lousy control scheme which essentially ruins it for me (Frankly Billiards sucks IMO) and there is some "Cheating" in specific card match situations by the computer but overall its all pulled off really well. I spent two hours playing it at the car dealer the other day while waiting for some maintainance. :cool:

Well worth the $29.99.
 
Thanks Womp for the reply. I stopped by EBGames last night and downloaded the Darts demo. I ended up playing almost 2hrs last night while watching TV. At first I though the controls were really bad and it was mostly luck. However after taking some time and trying to get the very subtle feel for it I think they are great; it does take some skill to get pretty good at aiming and yet they are sensitive enough that sometimes you hope you get little bit of luck, just like the real game. I can't wait for the full version. :bouncy:
 
I can't wait to try this out. My wife and I will really take advantage of the downloadable local play for all of these games.
 
[quote name='deadite76']I was going to wait for a price drop, but this thread has definitely changed my mind! Thanks for all the info everyone![/QUOTE]
Ahhh, the hype machine. ;) For a site about saving money on games, it certainly spurns on spending more and more money.
 
[quote name='CyberTrick']Thanks Womp for the reply. I stopped by EBGames last night and downloaded the Darts demo. I ended up playing almost 2hrs last night while watching TV. At first I though the controls were really bad and it was mostly luck. However after taking some time and trying to get the very subtle feel for it I think they are great; it does take some skill to get pretty good at aiming and yet they are sensitive enough that sometimes you hope you get little bit of luck, just like the real game. I can't wait for the full version. :bouncy:[/quote]
Darts actually has really interesting controls, its amazing quite frankly how they pulled it off...Its all about steady straight "Strokes" of the stylus just the same way as if you were throwing an actual dart.

BTW, my co-host in crime on Dual Screen Radio, Shane, has done a ton of videos lately. Check out some video by going to the database entry of the game, towards the bottom just above the game info click on the VEOH link under the "Watch the video" heading for a nice quality overview of the gameplay. Here is the link. FYI 42 All-Time Classics is the european name for Clubhouse Games.
 
[quote name='deadite76']I was going to wait for a price drop, but this thread has definitely changed my mind! Thanks for all the info everyone![/quote]

You'll be waiting for a while me thinks for a price drop...

Not to mention I can honestly say that this game with all its bells and whistles and pretty much neverending PORTABLE ONLINE gameplay is completely worth the $29.99 admission fee. This is something you can pick up and play anytime for some fast endless fun. A LOT of value here.

One of the best games I've played all year. Even if you find yourself not enjoying a few of the games (And you definitely will) you'll have such a broad base of games to choose and play to make it worth it. Its got something for everyone.

Online Dots and Boxes, Darts, Bowling and Grid Attack (Picture 4 player Battleship) are consuming most of my time ALONE and that still leaves *38* other games.
 
[quote name='Womp']Darts actually has really interesting controls, its amazing quite frankly how they pulled it off...Its all about steady straight "Strokes" of the stylus just the same way as if you were throwing an actual dart.

BTW, my co-host in crime on Dual Screen Radio, Shane, has done a ton of videos lately. Check out some video by going to the database entry of the game, towards the bottom just above the game info click on the VEOH link under the "Watch the video" heading for a nice quality overview of the gameplay. Here is the link. FYI 42 All-Time Classics is the european name for Clubhouse Games.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for that link, but I think the youtube vid linked to earlier in this thread might be the same one. Still, I love the look of dots and I can't believe they added wi-fi functionality to almost all the games. Huzzah! Only a few more days now...
 
[quote name='Arkay Firestar']Thanks for that link, but I think the youtube vid linked to earlier in this thread might be the same one. Still, I love the look of dots and I can't believe they added wi-fi functionality to almost all the game. Huzzah! Only a few more days now...[/quote]
You're right...Oops, I guess I missed that post. That is the YouTube version of it, VEOH is much nicer. ;)

I used to play Dots and Boxes with my grandmom as a kid and its really a lot of fun still especially now that its online.
 
[quote name='daroga']Ahhh, the hype machine. ;) For a site about saving money on games, it certainly spurns on spending more and more money.[/QUOTE]

I think I've spent more than what I save thanks to these forums alone!


[quote name='Womp']You'll be waiting for a while me thinks for a price drop...

Not to mention I can honestly say that this game with all its bells and whistles and pretty much neverending PORTABLE ONLINE gameplay is completely worth the $29.99 admission fee. This is something you can pick up and play anytime for some fast endless fun. A LOT of value here.[/QUOTE]

I don't mind paying $30 for a good game. The thing that kept this game off my radar was the little bit of info there was on it . Sure I'd find a little blurb here and there but that's about it. Like other posts have mentioned, I felt like it was nothing i haven't played before. It's great to hear that it's definitely worth the price of admission! If it wasn't for posts like yours and others I would miss out on gems like this!
 
[quote name='deadite76']I think I've spent more than what I save thanks to these forums alone!

I don't mind paying $30 for a good game. The thing that kept this game off my radar was the little bit of info there was on it . Sure I'd find a little blurb here and there but that's about it. Like other posts have mentioned, I felt like it was nothing i haven't played before. It's great to hear that it's definitely worth the price of admission! If it wasn't for posts like yours and others I would miss out on gems like this![/quote]
Hey I hear ya, I guess many in the media are dismissing it because its mostly old card and board games and we all know NO one is interested in stuff like that. :roll: Because its on the Nintendo DS and not on the 360 and doesn't involve gangsta's or Madden it gets pushed to the side. I guarantee if this was on XBox Live we'd see a 10 page spread on the front of 1up tomorrow.

The difference is, yes these are old card and board games (So it helps to have interest in stuff like Blackjack or Texas Hold Em) but the package they are in is really well put together. The thought of laying in bed or taking a dump and having the ability to play a round of say Sevens or Darts online with another human being in the palm of my hand gets me all excited.
 
Has anyone heard of two similar games coming out in Jan: Ultimate Brain/ Ultimate Card Games? I was going to maybe wait till all are out and then decide which is the best. I wish that Clubhouse had the game "GO" within its' line up, then I probably wouldn't even care about the other game. Plus I can't find anything about any WiFi/multiplayer support fot the Ultimate games; and it looks like Clubhouse has a much wider veriety of games. Any thoughts about the Ultimate games????
 
[quote name='CyberTrick']Has anyone heard of two similar games coming out in Jan: Ultimate Brain/ Ultimate Card Games? I was going to maybe wait till all are out and then decide which is the best. I wish that Clubhouse had the game "GO" within its' line up, then I probably wouldn't even care about the other game. Plus I can't find anything about any WiFi/multiplayer support fot the Ultimate games; and it looks like Clubhouse has a much wider veriety of games. Any thoughts about the Ultimate games????[/quote]

The Ultimate Brain/Card games have been delayed since Summer of 2005 and based on a recent email sent to the company Telegames from a member of our Dual Screen Radio forums "2007" is the current timeline at the earliest of when we will see it. I don't believe it myself...This is about the 10th delay for this game and I'll believe it when I see it on the game rack in person. Do not let these games sway you into NOT buying Clubhouse Games, right off the bat no one even knows WHEN or IF Ultimate Brain/Cards will ship nor if it will even have WiFi. The way I look at it by the time it DOES eventually (If) comes out it'll just make a nice compliment to Clubhouse, that is IF it ends up being good in the first place. Clubhouse is here NOW and its a fantastic game.

I think the reason GO is missing is due to the limitations in RAM and the detailed manuevers needed for the AI to process all the moves in the game coherently.
 
Hey Womp, have you tried the Chess game? If so, how do you like it? I'm not a big chess player, but I do know some basic strategies and attact/defense set ups. I do like to play a casual game now and then. How is the AI, are there many AI levels to chose from; different boards, pieces?
 
[quote name='CyberTrick']Hey Womp, have you tried the Chess game? If so, how do you like it? I'm not a big chess player, but I do know some basic strategies and attact/defense set ups. I do like to play a casual game now and then. How is the AI, are there many AI levels to chose from; different boards, pieces?[/quote]

I've honestly only played one match of Chess with my brother and was basically slaughtered, I'm not much of a Chess player and he creamed me. Its pretty much your basic Chess game though asthetically looking, and it seemed to play pretty smoothly. Not sure if you can change boards or pieces it does keep track of moves however.

Sorry, simply not enough experience in playing around with it yet to really go into depth...My brother seemed to enjoy it though.
 
Cool, thanks. Just one more Q; how is the music in the game? With Darts, I didn't mind it for a while but then it started to get to me and I needed to turn it off. Can you just turn the music off and leave the card/board pieces sounds on? Does each game have a diff sound track?
 
[quote name='CyberTrick']Cool, thanks. Just one more Q; how is the music in the game? With Darts, I didn't mind it for a while but then it started to get to me and I needed to turn it off. Can you just turn the music off and leave the card/board pieces sounds on? Does each game have a diff sound track?[/quote]
The music is annoying as crap, it reminds me of the music during the Showcase Showdown in The Price Is Right and yes it can thankfully be shut off. :)

I think its basically the same music track because its all very annoying.
 
I'd really like to get this, but I've been saving up for the Wii...

Someone should start a Friend Code thread for this, already.
 
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