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 Kororinpa's a solid little Wii game. It's a well-known type of game given a fresh spin with the advent of motion controls, has a decent swathe of content, and is satisfyingly challenging in the late game. And also if you go for all the gold trophies. This is hopefully going to be a pretty lighthearted LP, just so I can share this forgotten game from early in the console generation. To help make things more interesting, I'd like you to help me pick which balls to use in each update! There are a bunch of different balls that have varying stats, and I tended to never stray far from the starting balls because of their all-around ease of use, so I'm looking forward to being challenged by how the votes turn out. To make sure we see all of the balls, once I use a ball, it will be excluded from future votes. Currently available balls: Marble - Nice and easy  The marble is our starting ball. It's simple, slow, it doesn't have any surprises, and is very easy to control, like driving in first gear. Ladybug - Nice and easy  The ladybug is a little slower than the marble, but otherwise controls the same. Its ability to move smoothly with a non-spherical body is quite impressive. The animals - Cute sounds Cat, Dog, Penguin, Pig, Frog      The animals are slower than the marble, and don't bounce as much. The slow movement can be a little time-consuming, since the marble is slow enough, but they make up for it by being the most adorable things in existence. Candy - A bit faster  The candy ball is a little more fast and slippery than the marble, but is otherwise a sweet choice for beginners to the game. Sportsballs - Fast/Bit jumpy/Hard to roll Soccer Ball, Basketball, Rugby Ball    The sports balls move a little faster than the candy, but they have more grip, and aren't too hard to control – when they're on the ground. Watermelon - Fast/bit slippy  The watermelon is pretty fast, but doesn't respond well to your inputs: when it picks up speed, it likes to stay that fast. Car-Crunch - Quick enough?  The yellow cab service in Kororinpa is vicious. This *ahem* ball is so fast it usually ends up crashing into walls. Gas Tank - Fast/bit heavy  The gas tank is pretty fast, but its weight makes it take awhile to build up to its top speed. Good luck stopping in a hurry with this one. On the plus side, it barely bounces! UFO - For veterans  They go hardcore out in space: this little guy is fast and responsive, but also incredibly easy to lose control of. You need a steady hand to keep the ball moving where you want it. Interstellar bodies - FAST but HEAVY Saturn, Galaxy   How these work isn't important, what is important is that these things can move at over 30,000kph (to scale). They take awhile to build up speed, they take awhile to stop, and they drop like rocks. Spherical rocks, to be precise. Rocks with very little angular drag. Charlie - Won't stop?!  It's too fast! The slightest touch will start Charlie rolling all over the place, and once he starts moving, he doesn't like to stop. Worse still, he doesn't stop complaining when he's rolling around! Panda - Last resort  It's too slow! The panda is so lazy, it barely moves when you tilt the stage. You're in no danger of falling off, but you might die of old age before you make it to the goal. Flash Ball - ???  A novelty, the flash ball can be fully edited to have whatever stats you want! There's no better way to go after the time trials. - Drop in your votes, sit back, and enjoy this tasty little morsel of a game. Part 01: Out For A St-roll Part 02: Never Know Waddle Do Next Part 03: Sweet Moves Part 04: I Candy Do Anything Part 05: Swish I Had A Basketball Pun Part 06: Crunch Time Part 07: Meow We're Talking Part 08: Tanks For Nothing Part 09: This Game Won't Beetle Me Part 10: A Ribbiting Challenge For The Melon, Babe Part 11: Not Enough Space For All These Jokes frozentreasure fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Oct 23, 2015 |
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Aug 20, 2015 15:32
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This game looks adorable. Use the Dogball
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Aug 20, 2015 15:48
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A classy Lady (Bug) for a classy game.
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Aug 20, 2015 16:07
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Penguinball.
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Aug 20, 2015 16:08
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I'd like to hear the cute Pengin sounds.
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Aug 20, 2015 16:14
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clearly Penguinball is the only choice
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Aug 20, 2015 16:37
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I hope the dog one makes grumpy sounds.
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Aug 20, 2015 16:38
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Penguin Because they're awesome.
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Aug 20, 2015 16:41
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Let's get some Penguin action in while we can.
Jeabus Mahogany fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Aug 20, 2015 |
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Aug 20, 2015 17:32
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The Candy ball seems fun.
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Aug 20, 2015 18:10
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I sure lucked out. I thought I would end up having to be the one to LP Rollgoal. You'd better show us 100% since you've proven you can do it with your save file.
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Aug 20, 2015 18:49
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Glad to see Dave Lang's Turnaround finally being LPed. Please use the Penguin Ball. Thank you.
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Aug 20, 2015 19:17
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This game looks cute as hell. I also never heard of it until now. Definitely following! Also Ladybug, because I'm honestly curious of how a non-spherical object works.
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Aug 20, 2015 20:57
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Huh. It's like Super Monkey Ball almost, but calmer. I say go with ballpuppy -- er, Dog.
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Aug 21, 2015 06:52
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Balldog is supreme.
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Aug 21, 2015 07:40
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Definitely gonna need a  ball.
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Aug 21, 2015 14:41
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Dogball is the only ball for me.
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Aug 22, 2015 07:51
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Gotta be the penguin.
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Aug 22, 2015 13:50
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penguin! penguin!
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Aug 22, 2015 14:15
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It's a good thing there wasn't a tie, 'cause then they'd have to share the limelight. Not a lot happens in this one, but now that we're out of the Park, things should get more interesting. And I'm not actively going for the green gems because I'm waiting for a later ball to grab them; if that's annoying people, I can snag them in the videos with whatever ball I'm using at the time. Part 02: Never Know Waddle Do Next Up for vote now: Ladybug, Cat, Candy, Dog, Pig, Frog Some of the later balls are going to make puns pretty tough, I'm now realising.
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Aug 24, 2015 06:34
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Candy for Candyland?
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Aug 24, 2015 07:27
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I don't think those rails are magnetic. If we assume the balls have a non-conducting outer layer such as glass or skin, it's easy to believe that rolling over that wood, they gather a static charge. Or, the entire wood floor might have a static charge. After all, it absolutely isn't grounded. If those rails have an opposite static charge, they will attract the ball like a rubbed balloon is attracted by a wool sweater. Although, those balls look kinda heavy. Unless they are way smaller than actual marbles, I'd expect to see sparks whenever they get close to the rails. A lot of charge is needed to keep them hanging there. Hmm...
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Aug 24, 2015 12:29
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Candy hasn't been to their homeland for too long.
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Aug 24, 2015 13:30
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I love frogs and I'll probably vote until he gets in there. 
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Aug 24, 2015 14:17
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The only option is Candy
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Aug 24, 2015 14:26
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cute balls are the only ones worth using. its dog time
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Aug 24, 2015 15:03
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My vote: 
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Aug 24, 2015 15:25
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Gotta go with the sweet edible ball.
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Aug 24, 2015 15:34
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pig orb
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Aug 24, 2015 16:26
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Team Dog up in here.
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Aug 24, 2015 16:33
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Candy for the land you can't name.
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Aug 24, 2015 16:38
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SelenicMartian posted:Candy for Candyland? I was gonna vote ladybird, but this makes too much sense to not do. Candy!
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Aug 24, 2015 18:08
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Candy is dandy.
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Aug 24, 2015 18:12
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We have to blend in. Assume candy disguise.
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Aug 24, 2015 18:29
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I will vote Ladybug until it gets in.
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Aug 24, 2015 18:42
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Candy because there is no way cats will win.
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Aug 24, 2015 18:48
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Looks like a nice and simple game. I'll vote for Candy. After thinking about it, if there are 50 levels and you play 5 levels with a different ball each time, then that means you'll be showing off 10 balls. Since there are 20 balls, does this mean we're going to skip out on 10 balls?
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Aug 24, 2015 19:58
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Mraagvpeine posted:Looks like a nice and simple game. I'll vote for Candy. I'm assuming at this point that there's more levels we haven't seen yet. 50 levels, 10 of which are tutorials to a greater or lesser extent, is pretty lean for a puzzle game.
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Aug 24, 2015 20:22
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:I'm assuming at this point that there's more levels we haven't seen yet. 50 levels, 10 of which are tutorials to a greater or lesser extent, is pretty lean for a puzzle game.
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Aug 24, 2015 20:31
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SelenicMartian posted:There could be some nightmare mode that would make Neverball and Enigma/Oxyd look tame. Those green gems must be for something. The green gems give you extra pieces of the ending. And you have to get all 52 to see Marina turn into.... Wait, wait, wait, wrong game never mind.
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Aug 24, 2015 22:21
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