Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Gets Re-Priced

[modeps]

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Lets say you're a fan of turtles, and perhaps ninjas... then no doubt you've heard about some green guys named the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Welp, as Summer of Arcade continues next week, we are expected to see a remake of TMNT: Turtles In Time, complete with new (read: ugly) 3D graphics that remove any charm the original had. The price for that was supposed to be $15 (1200 MSP) but now, thanks to IGN (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1009409p1.html)'s news, we have word that Ubisoft has decided to drop that price to $10 (800 MSP).

Well, looks like Microsoft and Turtles in Time's publisher Ubisoft have had a change of heart at the last minute and just told IGN they're dropping the price to $10. This is great news for people who only make $10 an hour: they just got out of a half hour of work!

Lets hope more publishers follow suit.

[Johan]

Much better price. I'll have to try it first, though. 3D? Not excited.

Also, if you make only ten dollars an hour, you damn well shouldn't be buying/playing too many video games. You ought to go to school, or dust off your resume, or something.

$10/hour for a 40 hour week for 52 weeks a year is $20,800. Enjoy your ramen noodles.

I like ramen myself, but nutritionally, they're shit.

[Ozena]

800 looks a lot better than 1200. I was planning on downloading this anyway just to check it out (since I loved the SNES version), so the less I spend on it the better. And yes, I do know its a remake of the Arcade version.

Johan, a lot of people don't have that many options. :p

[Johan]

Johan, a lot of people don't have that many options.

I understand.

Option 1 (at ten dollars an hour): Buy this game.
Option 2 (at ten dollars an hour): Don't.

:D

[brutalus7]

Yay! I don't ever get stuff on XBLA, but I was really excited for this. Now I get to spend a reasonable amount of money on it, which is even better! I wish more games were cheaper. Someone decided that they should start charging more for these games, but I really haven't seen a XBLA game worth its salt. Mostly they're just like internet flash games for the 360. Which I will admit can be very fun, but isn't exactly something I want to pour cash into.

[Demo_Boy]

Sure. Let's see Shadow Complex at 800. Then it will be "Summer of Arcade"

[Ozena]

I understand.

Option 1 (at ten dollars an hour): Buy this game.
Option 2 (at ten dollars an hour): Don't.

:D
Both viable alternatives. :rolleyes:

Might be time for some not-so-well-off Turtles fans to dig out the Couch Change.

[shadow763]

Well this is more reasonable. i would hope that at 15 bucks people were not planning on picking it up because that was overpriced. Considering how you could beat the first one in less then an hour, paying 15 for something similar is just ridiculous. Ill probably wait on it anyhow since 3D is not really something I wanted.

I dont think Shadow Complex should be ten. I wish it would be ten, but that game I can see as a steal for 15, and when you compare it to turtles, it is value priced.

[Mr. Lake]

That is the fugliest turtles game I have ever seen. The NES version now plays AND looks better.

[Pumped'Up]

That is the fugliest turtles game I have ever seen. The NES version now plays AND looks better.

AMEN to that man!

I hope Konami brings out the arcade original to the PS3 :)

[Earth Djinn]

I don't know why the people in here are hating on this game so much, but I am really excited and I had already made my peace with 1200 points, so this just makes me even happier.

[Syl]

Much better price. I'll have to try it first, though. 3D? Not excited.

Also, if you make only ten dollars an hour, you damn well shouldn't be buying/playing too many video games. You ought to go to school, or dust off your resume, or something.

$10/hour for a 40 hour week for 52 weeks a year is $20,800. Enjoy your ramen noodles.

I like ramen myself, but nutritionally, they're shit.
You'd be surprised what one can manage on $10 an hour if they're good at managing finances.

[gzsfrk]

THANK YOU. This game just popped back onto my radar.

I bet someone at Ubi or MS put together a spreadsheet showing lifetime sales of various XBLA releases at different price points, and they were able to demonstrate that games priced $10 or lower actually end up generating MORE revenue than higher priced games.

I'm telling you--$15 is outside of impulse purchase territory for most people, whereas $10 is right at the top end of that scale.

[gzsfrk]

$10/hour for a 40 hour week for 52 weeks a year is $20,800.

And remember--that's before Obama gets his cut. (Yes, kids, you still pay taxes, SSN, MC/MA, and unemployment making $20,000/year, depending on how many dependents you claim.)

[Orz]

And remember--that's before Obama gets his cut. (Yes, kids, you still pay taxes, SSN, MC/MA, and unemployment making $20,000/year, depending on how many dependents you claim.)

Why are there politics in a TMNT thread? Shoogoaway.

[gzsfrk]

Why are there politics in a TMNT thread? Shoogoaway.

That wasn't politics--or at least, it wasn't intended to be. It was just saying that Johan's alarmingly low figure of $20,000 income is even LOWER after taxes.

If it's because I used "Obama" as a metaphor for the government, I just euphemistically used his name as an allegory for government in general.

Settle down there, Obama girl. :p

[Orz]

That wasn't politics--or at least, it wasn't intended to be. It was just saying that Johan's alarmingly low figure of $20,000 income is even LOWER after taxes.

If it's because I used "Obama" as a metaphor for the government, I just euphemistically used his name as an allegory for government in general.

Settle down there, Obama girl. :p

Geez, there's some more of it. It's a game thread! Politics, go away! There's a whole subforum for that.

[Redline]

Yes, the 3D graphics don't have the instant charm of 2D, but have you guys seen any of the videos? 3D provides much smoother animation that simply isn't possibly with 2D unless you want a large amount of frames, which equals a large (potentially massive - hello Street Fighter 2 HD) download.

[Tennebaum]

My friend and I played this constantly on the SNES back then. I'm definitly going to check this out.

[vivalahazy]

I was looking kinda forward to this but it looks like a battered Glaswegian prostitute so I will probably steer clear of it, and a battered Glaswegian prostitute if I see one soon

[Capt_Thad]

Also, if you make only ten dollars an hour, you damn well shouldn't be buying/playing too many video games. You ought to go to school, or dust off your resume, or something.

$10/hour for a 40 hour week for 52 weeks a year is $20,800. Enjoy your ramen noodles.

You also have to factor in cost of living. Calculated cost of living around here is pretty low, people working in the $8-$12 range is considered pretty normal. heh We're a great town to open a business in (or to move to if you work from home) but a horrible place to go looking for work. On the plus side, $20-25k a year is a decent living (for a moderate lifestyle), especially if you live with someone else around the same rate or higher.

[Johan]

There's a whole subforum for that.

But, but, but...it's a rotting corpse! ;)

$20-25k a year is a decent living (for a moderate lifestyle)

I have a family, but if I were single, I could imagine getting by on that little. Maybe. I haven't made that little for a long, long time, though. I'm out of practice.

[Syl]

But, but, but...it's a rotting corpse! ;)



I have a family, but if I were single, I could imagine getting by on that little. Maybe. I haven't made that little for a long, long time, though. I'm out of practice.

I make do fine on my roughly $14k a year. This pays for room, board, food and my outrageous budget of $200 a month on videogames.

It also ends up paying for part of school, whatever the scholarship doesn't cover. I never really feel as though i'm terribly hurting for money and i've been able to save up money every single month so my bank account keeps growing. (usually).

It's all about living within your means.

[JazGalaxy]

Yes, the 3D graphics don't have the instant charm of 2D, but have you guys seen any of the videos? 3D provides much smoother animation that simply isn't possibly with 2D unless you want a large amount of frames, which equals a large (potentially massive - hello Street Fighter 2 HD) download.

I don't think it's the 3d graphics that are at all the problem, they just made really awful choices when they were constructing the 3d models.

I mean, the 2D artists madet he intentional decision to give the turtles visible eyes and whatnot, and that's what adds a LOT to the personality of the graphics. The 3D artists tried to make teh turtles look "cool", I guess, and give them teh blank white eye socket and as a result the figures look bland and soulless.

There's other reasons too, but this is the most glaring that I see.

[Johan]

I make do fine on my roughly $14k a year....It also ends up paying for part of school

Tell me how well you're doing on $14k a year (or even $20,800 a year) when you're no longer a student on scholarship. The only game you'll be able to afford then will be a stick and some sand.

[Mr. Lake]

Tell me how well you're doing on $14k a year (or even $20,800 a year) when you're no longer a student on scholarship. The only game you'll be able to afford then will be a stick and some sand.

OMG! Have you even played Stick In Sand!?!? Best MMO ever!!!

[Syl]

Tell me how well you're doing on $14k a year (or even $20,800 a year) when you're no longer a student on scholarship. The only game you'll be able to afford then will be a stick and some sand.
My scholarship doesn't pay for absolutely anything outside of school.

Hell, when i lost my scholarship (due to poor grades) i managed to save up enough money on the semester i had off of school to PAY for school my next semester, out of my own pocket. (It was only a technical college, but the point still stands).

I've managed to reduce my monthly bills to roughly $400 a month, this leaves me about $800-1000 a month for food and extraneous extra activities. It really isn't difficult for me, i can keep this up working only 3 days a week if i wanted too.

I could very easily stop school and end up doing just fine on my measly $10-$15 an hour, but it's simply not where i want to be in the future.

[mydnyte]

I've managed to reduce my monthly bills to roughly $400 a month, this leaves me about $800-1000 a month for food and extraneous extra activities. It really isn't difficult for me, i can keep this up working only 3 days a week if i wanted too.

You live at home. That has a serious positive impact on your budget.

[mydnyte]

No edit:

You live at home = live with your parents (or roommates). $400 / month is insanely cheap for all of your bills.

[Syl]

No edit:

You live at home = live with your parents (or roommates). $400 / month is insanely cheap for all of your bills.
I do not live at home, hell, i live hours upon hours away from "home". I moved 3 states away when i went to college and I had my own place (with roommates, yes) by my sophomore year.

Yes, i have roommates, i have a 3 bedroom apartment with two friends of mine (Both of which make a roughly equal amount). I don't see how that disqualifies me in any fashion. I could probably grab a studio apartment for a little bit more - but why would I want to do that? I live in a decent apartment with a great location, my share of the rent is a wonderful $190 a month. Internet + Water + Power about $80 a month, my insurance is about $65 a month, phone bill is about $50 a month. Yes, the internet/power/water is split 3 ways (as is the rent) - yet again, that is due to some wise decision making.

I don't have car payments (paid my car in full, in cash, when i bought it), I don't have any credit card debt (Paid that off in full within the past 5 months, been keeping it empty ever since). I don't have any monthly payments for anything at all at this point. I spend about $100 a week on food (give or take) and a large portion of my leftover money goes to fun/games/dates/liquor/condoms... whatever.

I'm not really lacking in anything i find necessary (I have a rather nice kitchen and i've slowly been filling it with all the necessary - and some unnecessary appliances). We don't pay for cable TV, but noone here cares about watching it when we can just watch things over hulu (and we can watch it on the living room TV..) We don't have a HDTV yet, despite the fact that we have 3x 22inch widescreen monitors in the house. That's more a matter of when. We don't pull our money together for appliances for ease of "what goes with who" whenever one of us will move out.

Sure, i'd like more money - that's why i'm going to school, but right now I live within my means and I don't struggle for much of anything. I may not have to support anyone else (other than the occasional date or goodwill) but I'm not planning too.

I may buy my books second hand, i may have gotten almost all of our furniture for free or from salvation army. I usually buy my t-shirts from Woot.com and I've had the same pants for a very long time. I may not be able to buy movies at launch, and I can't spend even $30 a meal for more than once a week (Although i can get an 8oz sirloin for $7 with my employee discount - far better than fast food). These things are all luxuries that i don't really mind being without. Hell, i even travel out of town a fair bit to go to shows or other events. (Dragoncon! You're so close!)

I keep my most obvious addiction fulfilled (gaming) and that is my main unnecessary spending of money. I can even stop that if i liked, but i'd prefer not too. Sometimes times get a little harsh and i have to wait to buy a game I want, not a problem when I have 500 other games to choose from (http://www.backloggery.com/syl), all of which i LEGALLY own. I also have a few other luxuries like every single D&D 4e book, a vast collection of graphic novels and a growing DVD collection.

It's all about staying within your means. I know some people with the same budget as me who destroy it by buying a new car, spending $400 a month on payments and then $200 a month on insurance. That's not for me.

[Mysterio]

This thread has officially derailed. :(

[Syl]

This thread has officially derailed. :(
I might pick up turtles in time: Re-shelled even though i have a working copy of the SNES Turtles in Time game!?