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Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip Translation?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 | Author: Alter

Well, now it appears that there’s a possibility of a fan translation for Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip (a.k.a Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip)! There’s a group which we’re unfamiliar with, known as Kirameki, which creates fan translations of various games. (The one I immediately noticed was Captain Rainbow, known for it’s numerous Nintendo and Zelda cameos.) Kirameki currently has a poll going on which is inquiring as to which game their team should begin translating next. It just so happens that Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip is on their list. You all know what that means; you need to get over there and cast your vote. It’s a matter of life and death. Well, not really, but it would quite nice if we had a translation coming that quickly.

Click here to vote for Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip!

Apparently, until I’d cast my own vote, Tales of Hearts was tied with Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip, but now we’re leading by one vote. Get over there and make sure that the translation your b=voice is heard! (Of course, that’s only if you’re voting for Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip.)

Source: Kirameki

In other news, some Japanese scientist have discovered something quite amazing. Think Star Wars. Basically, we’re now looking at having full-fledged, interactive holograms which you can essentially “feel”. And how do they detect motion? None other than… Wiimotes. Nintendo had better be talking with these guys. Watch the video and read all about it at by visiting TG Daily.

Source: TG Daily

Category: Site News | Tags: Captain Rainbow, Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip, Hologram, Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip, Tingle, Tingle Series, Tingle's Love Balloon Trip, Translation | 6 Comments

Kakashi: The Search for Tingle Now Has Wi-Fi Features

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 | Author: Alter

Kakashi; Fighter Hey, all! We’ve got a couple of news pieces regarding our Kakashi title. The first one is fun: We have yet another piece of art, and if I do say so myself, it looks quite… tough. Who knew Kakashi had a side to him like this? Regardless, it’ll be added to our collection, which you can enjoy.

The second update is more or less… ground-breaking. Yes, Kakashi: The Search for Tingle will feature Wi-Fi. But you already knew that if you read an earlier post on the Kakashi Site. However, we bet you didn’t know it would come this soon. Yes, that’s right, it’s here. Today we’re announcing our Demo Engine 2.00, which is very, very special. Let us explain: First off, this file will void Demo Engine 1.0; you’ll have to grab this one for it to work. After booting it up, you won’t see any differences in the game. The only change you’ll see is a new button added to the main menu, named “update”.

Nintendo Wi-Fi At the same time, we’ve also released Demo Engine 2.10, but you won’t find it in the downloads section. “Why not?”, you ask. The reason being is that by clicking the “update” button, you’ll download version 2.10 and it will automatically patch your game with the updates! What lies in update 2.10? Just download it and find out! (Don’t worry; it’s nothing spectacular; just enough to show you our capabilities.) As always, keep in mind that these are beta files, and are prone to various bugs and glitches.

Although a small handful of Nintendo DS Homebrew games have implemented Wi-Fi in some fashion, we wish to point out that none have been as intricate as this. The only other possibility would be DSOrganize, a high-tech Wi-Fi enabled organizer, which allowed you to download Homebrew games from a library. Sadly, it’s now an obsolete project.

We hope you’re as excited about this news as we are! Look forward to more news coming soon!

The download can be found on the Kakashi site’s download page, or by clicking here.

P.S. By the way, we’re kidding about not having Demo Engine 2.10 on the site. We’ll put it in the downloads section for our users who happen to be running an emulator, and are unable to connect to Wi-Fi. Also, a special thanks to Alex, for working so hard on the coding!

Category: Kakashi, Tingle | Tags: Homebrew, Kakashi, Kakashi: The Search for Tingle, Nintendo DS, Tingle, Tingle Series, Wi-Fi | 6 Comments

Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip Review + Kakashi Art

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 | Author: Alter

Well, first off, we want to let you know that our artists have finished another piece of work from our Kakashi game! If case you couldn’t tell, it’s displayed right next to this paragraph. Personally, I love it; I think it captures the essence of Kakashi, and especially what the feeling of our new game will be. Be sure to thank our team in the comments!

One of our friends, GhostDEFENDER, has generously decided to donate a Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip review to us! As some of you may know, most of us here are fans of the game, and it’s wonderful to have someone be able to put our feelings into words for us (yes, that means we agree with the review). You can check it out on our Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip page, or can click here to go right to the guide. Or, as if there weren’t already enough options, click the jump below to read it on this very page!

Click here to read the review!

Welcome to my (GhostDEFENDER’s) little review. To start, what we have here is something a bit different. It’s not every day that we have a Zelda spin-off as unique as Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip (TLBT). In case you were wondering, this game has several translated titles. Apart from Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip, we also have

Color Changing Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love
Ripening Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip
Ripening Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love
Irodzuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip
Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip
Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip
Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love

Page 5 from Tingle's Love Balloon Trip The list goes on; you’d be surprised at the number of titles I’ve seen floating around for the same game. Also, don’t forget the abbreviations (i.e. TLBT, CCTBToL). It’s worth pointing out that it has recently blown towards “Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip” and “Irodzuki Tincle No Koi No Balloon Trip” due to cooperation from leading websites on the game, such as GameFAQs.com, GameSpot.com, NDSGame.info, and ZeldaInMyPocket.com.

When the past installment in the Tingle series, Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland, was released, it received an excellent welcome wagon in Japan (no sarcasm), as well as in America (sarcasm). Whether gamers were fans of Tingle or not, most who played the game actually enjoyed it, and many have said it is one of their favorite games in the Zelda series.

Will the sequel live up to its predecessor’s glory? Read on, my friends, read on.

As I loaded up the game, I was (pleasantly) surprised to see that several new characters had been added to the series. I watched the opening cutscene, and saw that it was good. (No pun intended.) However, when it came time for me to navigate around my room, I was a bit confused. “Why isn’t this stupid control pad working?!”, I asked myself. Within the next few moments, I realized that this was a point-and-click adventure game.

For those of you who remember, Lucasarts had quite a few of these games way back when. (These included the infamous Monkey Island games, which have recently made their way to WiiWare.)

The Usotami village from Tingle's Love Balloon Trip At first I was dismayed to come to this realization. I loved Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. I wanted another Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. I don’t want this crappy point-and-click game! …But after playing for about half-an-hour, I began to change my mind. I noticed how vivid the colors were, and how well-developed the character’s personalities were (surprising, seeing as I couldn’t even read the dialog; the expressions from the small sprites conveyed everything that I needed to know). The game had a cheerful atmosphere to go along with it, too. The music was also great; it seemed to mix a little bit of the old in with some new. I started to thoroughly enjoy myself.

Then, it happened- I got stuck. After trying almost every possible avenue I saw, I had nowhere left to turn. And I was only on Page Two. You see, this game is divided up into pages. Each page has several sections (usually about three, but sometimes up to five) that Tingle must venture through to complete the page.

Eventually, I figured out what to do after messing around using various items for an hour or so. For this particular style of point-and-click adventure, you search for items, use them on other items, and use the effects in different areas. For example, you might search through a pile of corn husks, and find an ear of corn. You take inside a farmer’s hut, and use it on the fire to roast it. You can then take the cooked corn and give it over to a statue.

Peter's House from Tingle's Love Balloon Trip Or in a another instance, you can use a slingshot to strike a crow, causing it to drop a much-needed battery. There are so many items, and so many objects, it’s hard to know what to interact with, and how.

From what I’ve seen so far, this is a very rewarding game; it has plenty of challenges, to be sure, but isn’t that what Nintendo fans have been asking for, especially when it comes to Zelda? Of course, it’s debatable as to whether this is actually a “Zelda” game, per say. Personally, I take the stance of it “not” being a Zelda game within itself, but more of being a part of Zelda.

For those of you interested in purchasing this game, I would suggest that you wait for an English release, as this is a very text-heavy game. Well into the game, very difficult puzzles will await you, many of them which are almost impossible to complete without some understanding of the language. However, it undeniably makes the game a ‘quite’ bit harder, so if you’re looking for a real challenge, go ahead and give it a spin!

Let’s just hope that this humor-filled game comes to America soon, as it’s something you don’t want to miss out on.

Note: This review was generously donated to Zelda in my Pocket by GhostDEFENDER. The only other place this review can be found is on GameSpot.com, which hosts an older version.

Category: Site News | Tags: Kakashi, Kakashi: The Search for Tingle, Reviews, Tingle, Tingle Series, Tingle's Love Balloon Trip, Tingle's Love Balloon Trip Guide | 5 Comments

What Makes Tingle Appealing?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Author: Justin

Tingle is often seen as a strange character because of his abnormal tendencies. No sane person of age 35 would be out looking for fairies, let alone out and wearing a green body suit and red overalls. As a result, most people find him weird, creepy, scary, etc. However, at the same time, he has three of his very own games, his own DSiware pack, and a possible future in the European/Japanese gaming market. What makes him so appealing to so many people while so many others find him to be “weird” or “creepy?”

What the heck is Tingle, anyway?

Tingle is undoubtedly an archetype of the child who can’t seem to grow up. He holds childhood dreams and hopes while ignoring the pressing matter of reality. When we are first introduced to Tingle, he seems to pay no mind to the large moon coming closer to Termina. All he cares about is finding fairies, right up to the end. While Tingle is outwardly an adult, he is certainly a child on the inside.

How does this affect the gamers?

Everyone wants to be a child a little bit longer, but is forced to come to terms with the fact that their childhood is ripped from them at age 18. This creates a sense of longing for the simplicity and innocence once held. This contributes largely to Tingle’s popularity. People see how he hangs on to his childhood and are enticed by that. It is a need to “play” and “have fun.”

What does this say about Tingle’s market?

Tingle at Work This tells us that Tingle’s market is basically the perfect consumer base. The longing for childhood will never leave people, no matter how long we wait or how many years go by. His market, therefore, will never die out. This is partly thanks to the ways of today’s world. It’s ruthless in its ways of taking children’s innocence from them, and it reaches younger and younger children each day. This creates a void because the children have no chance to enjoy innocence and ignorance. These children grow up to become Tingle fans every day.

Is Tingle here to stay?

Certainly. Tingle has established himself as a solid character in a market which holds no quarter. Nintendo will definitely explore future options for Tingle because of his success. It may even lead to Tingle games being released in the United States one day.
Even though Tingle is strange and alien to many, he is a close personal friend to many more. They name this friend “Childhood,” and he helps them to enjoy the innocence and bliss of “being a kid.”