TOYS New Super Mario Bros Crystal Maze - Sale US$78.90 Free shipping USA

NCS Product Synopsis
Update: April 6, 2007
«©NCSX» Japanese manufacturer Epoch is primarily a toy maker although they've dabbled in video games and related products in the past. The company dabbles a little bit more by releasing two board games based on New Super Mario Bros. The first game on offer today is called the "Crystal Maze Board Game" which ships in a large cardboard box and is suitable for children at least 4 years old and adults with a penchant for anything related to Mario gaming and frivolity.
 

   Anyone who's played Super Monkey Ball will take to Crystal Maze like a fish to water. By using the red joystick/lever located at the bottom of the game, players tilt the play board to move three metal marbles (one at a time) from the START area at the bottom of the board to the GOAL located at the upper left corner of the board. The maze is made up of nine components which fit together 3 x 3 on the play platform. Epoch touts the ability to configure the maze parts into 1,511,129,088 combinations but we got up to eleven combinations before it was time for lunch. Crystal Maze is fairly challenging due to the convoluted and tight-spaced maze one has to maneuver the metal marbles through.
 

   Ships same-day if ordered before 4PM EST. Brand new and factory boxed inventory from original NCS stock.

 

Product Specs
Manufacturer: Epoch
Material: PVC, ABS
Dimension: W400 × D288 × H160mm
Japanese Title: NEWスーパーマリオブラザーズ クリスタル大迷路
JAN Code: 4905040022967
Territory/Language: Japanese

Wii Kororinpa 2 - New Import, In Stock

NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCSX» One of the earliest games we recall that featured the control of a rolling ball was Marble Madness from Atari. The MM coin-op featured a trackball controller which had to be spun like the dickens to maneuver the onscreen marble through grid-laced levels. Over the years, ball-control games have been consistent sellers including Super Monkey Ball for the Gamecube and GooBall on the Mac. When the original release of Kororinpa reached the Wii back in 2006, we were in familiar gaming territory with the novelty of a new control scheme via the Wii Remote.

Hudson releases a sequel to Kororinpa this week which features the same Remote control to move the protagonist marble but the Wii Balance Board may also be used instead of the Remote. The Balance Board is likely to add an extra measure of difficulty to the game since it's not as incrementally precise as the remote. Kororinpa 2 features over 200 stages which gradually ramp up in difficulty as earlier levels are conquered. There's an ice stage, a stage with a desert backdrop, a stage that looks like polished woodwork, and many more designs. If that isn't enough, a level editor is also included so players can create their own stages and share them with others via WiiConnect24.

Kororinpa 2: Anthony to Kiniro Himawari - Import Preorder

©NCSX» One of the earliest games we recall that featured the control of a rolling ball was Marble Madness from Atari. The MM coin-op featured a trackball controller which had to be spun like the dickens to maneuver the onscreen marble through grid-laced levels. Over the years, ball-control games have been consistent sellers including Super Monkey Ball for the Gamecube and GooBall on the Mac. When the original release of Kororinpa reached the Wii back in 2006, we were in familiar gaming territory with the novelty of a new control scheme via the Wii Remote.

Hudson has started preorders for a sequel to Kororinpa which features the same Remote control to move the protagonist marble but the Wii Balance Board may also be used instead of the Remote. The Balance Board is likely to add an extra measure of difficulty to the game since it's not as incrementally precise as the remote. Kororinpa 2 features over 200 stages which gradually ramp up in difficulty as earlier levels are conquered. If that isn't enough, a level editor is also included so players can create their own stages and share them with others via WiiConnect24. Preorders for the Japanese Wii import Kororinpa 2 are welcome to ship on August 6, 2009 at JPY4800 or US$50.90 from NCS.