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    The Descent games are 3D first-person shooters. Unlike other FPSs, they offer six degrees of freedom. This allows for movement and rotation along the X,Y, and Z axes.

    Phew, Descent WiiWare Still in Development...Wait, What?

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    Edited By patrickklepek

    Prepare the vomit bag! 
    Prepare the vomit bag! 
    Having the word "descent" in a headline yesterday squirreled the nausea-inducing Descent series into my head. It also reminded me that Interplay once tasked someone with porting Descent to WiiWare. There's been nothing on Descent for WiiWare in nearly a year, though, so I decided to ask the question all the other gaming writers of the world weren't willing to ask: what happened to Descent for WiiWare?

    Turns out it's still alive at developer G1M2, who last worked on SNK Arcade Classics 0 for PSP.  

    "Thank you for asking us about Descent for Wii," said a company spokesperson. "It is still in development and we are hopeful that the project will be completed soon. While it has taken longer than expected, we are hopeful that people will like the final product when it comes out. More details to come soon..."

    One less mystery of the world to solve, guys.  (Nobody tell Jeff about this.)
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    #1  Edited By patrickklepek

    Prepare the vomit bag! 
    Prepare the vomit bag! 
    Having the word "descent" in a headline yesterday squirreled the nausea-inducing Descent series into my head. It also reminded me that Interplay once tasked someone with porting Descent to WiiWare. There's been nothing on Descent for WiiWare in nearly a year, though, so I decided to ask the question all the other gaming writers of the world weren't willing to ask: what happened to Descent for WiiWare?

    Turns out it's still alive at developer G1M2, who last worked on SNK Arcade Classics 0 for PSP.  

    "Thank you for asking us about Descent for Wii," said a company spokesperson. "It is still in development and we are hopeful that the project will be completed soon. While it has taken longer than expected, we are hopeful that people will like the final product when it comes out. More details to come soon..."

    One less mystery of the world to solve, guys.  (Nobody tell Jeff about this.)
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    #2  Edited By Goldanas

    Nostalgia of my friend's old overworked voodoo cards comes rushing back.

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    #3  Edited By sileonex

    I could go for a new Descent.

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    #4  Edited By Rave

    Cool been wanting to try a decent game.
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    #5  Edited By jking47

    wiiware news ftw!

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    #6  Edited By PhatSeeJay

    I could go with some proper Descent. Loved that music.

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    #7  Edited By Eribuster

    WiiMotion Plus six axis navigation. Oh man, that would be so sick in many ways.

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    #8  Edited By fisk0  Moderator
    @SileoNex said:
    " I could go for a new Descent. "
    Same here. Kind of curious how a modern Descent title would look and play. Wouldn't mind a PSN/XBLA/Steam release of 1 and 2 with online multiplayer either.
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    #9  Edited By PXAbstraction

    I'd buy an updated Descent on WiiWare if it controlled well.

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    #10  Edited By OldManLollipop

    Who got nauseous playing Descent? I played that game for three years straight and never got sick playing it.

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    #11  Edited By chrominance

    I bought a Saitek Cyborg Evo on the off chance that a) I would replay the Descent and Freespace games, and b) that maybe, possibly, someday they'd make a modern Descent or Freespace. That zero-g ship section in Red Faction: Armageddon is the closest I've seen yet to a modern Descent.

    Also really curious to see how a Wiiware version of Descent works! Can't even figure out how the flight controls would work.

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    #12  Edited By Vorbis

    Just reminded me of picking up Descent and Tunnel B1 on the same day, one game got played the hell out of, the other got played once. I still don't know what Tunnel B1 was meant to be.

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    #13  Edited By TepidShark

    Man, I could remember playing Descent on the computer they had in my homeroom in middle school. Those were the days.

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    #14  Edited By StealthRaptor

    Oh man, now I just need some Fury 3 and Terminal Velocity!

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    #15  Edited By xpgamer7

    Vomit storm incoming.

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    #16  Edited By TheFakePsychic

    Descent was the first major PC game that I ever played. So much fond memories~

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    "Thank you for asking us about Descent for Wii," said a company spokesperson.


    Sounds like you made someones year Patrick. 
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    #18  Edited By Milkman

    Patrick Klepek always asking the hard hitting questions like "Hey, is Descent for WiiWare cancelled?"

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    #19  Edited By Sin4profit

    i missed out on Decent, never played one, so i wouldn't mind checking it out at this point to see what the talk is about.

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    #20  Edited By umdesch4

    Oh man, those crazy 6DOF games are the best! While they're at it, I'd go for another kick at Forsaken. Remember this?

      

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    #21  Edited By Cheapoz
    @umdesch4: Forsaken was THE BEST.

    Pine Mine.
    Solaris.
    Pine Mine.
    TITAN.

    LOVED IT.
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    #22  Edited By patrickklepek
    @Milkman said:
    " Patrick Klepek always asking the hard hitting questions like "Hey, is Descent for WiiWare cancelled?" "
    Ex-actly.
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    #23  Edited By RobertOrri
    @Vorbis said:
    " Just reminded me of picking up Descent and Tunnel B1 on the same day, one game got played the hell out of, the other got played once. I still don't know what Tunnel B1 was meant to be. "
    Man, I remember that game. I really didn't like it.
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    #24  Edited By MichaelBach

    Ahhh.. brings back found memories :)

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    #25  Edited By PerryVandell

    Descent on the 3DS might be the game that actually gives me motion sickness. 

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    #26  Edited By ch13696

    I bought all the Descents at a thrift store in mint condition a few months back. Still haven't played them yet.

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    I really, really like patrick and i think he is the best thing that has happend to giantbomb in a long while. 


    And he is an awesome writer


    But patrick son, you gotta ease up on those headliners. Its getting old, fast :(
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    #28  Edited By dvorak

    I love Descent. All 3 games are for sale on GOG.com for cheap.


    Anyone that loved Descent should also check out Miner Wars, as it's basically a new age Descent clone with awesome tech.
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    #29  Edited By Evilsbane
    @zudthespud said:
    " "Thank you for asking us about Descent for Wii," said a company spokesperson.

    Sounds like you made someones year Patrick. 
    "
    GUYS WE GOT AN EMAIL!  THEY"RE ASKING ABOUT DESCENT GET IN HERE Holy SHIT!
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    #30  Edited By jmfinamore

    I have the OpenGL port of Descent 2 on my computer as we speak. I was able to play it off the disk (DOS Box is the coolest thing ever), but couldn't resist high resolution.


        
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    I'd play a remake of Descent. Damn fun game.

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    #32  Edited By godzilla_sushi

    Personally, I liked the Virtual Boy version. I lost my vision, but games couldn't have gotten any better then that anyway, right?

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    #33  Edited By selbie

    Finally a title i might buy from wiiware

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    #34  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    Already Patrick Klepek is pulling his weight around here. Not only do I now know that Descent is being made for wii ware, but also that there is a video game called Descent!

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    #35  Edited By btman
    @ArbitraryWater said:
    " Already Patrick Klepek is pulling his weight around here. Not only do I now know that Descent is being made for wii ware, but also that there is a video game called Descent! "
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    #36  Edited By PulledaBrad
    @ArbitraryWater: You make me feel old. Quit it.
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    #37  Edited By Swordfish9

    OMG the Descent game?! Man, that is soooo ancient.

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    #38  Edited By voltan

    I was 14 when Descent came out. We played it on school computers(We just got new computers). Never had any stomach problems.
    I feel old.

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    #39  Edited By LordAndrew
    @patrickklepek said:
    "  "Thank you for asking us about Descent for Wii," said a company spokesperson.  "
    I like that response. "Thanks for remembering that this game exists." :)
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    #40  Edited By motang

    I remember playing the crap about this game with VooDoo 3000, I loved that video card!

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    #41  Edited By Ley_Lines

    Am I the only person who read that as DECENT wiiware?

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    #42  Edited By tebbit

    I freakin' love Decent.

    It's gonna be hell on the Wii though, unless they make a joystick attachment.

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    Descent + Sidewinder3D = i was a god of the tunnelz

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    #44  Edited By cozmod

    Are they going to make it less nausea inducing? I hope so. I hope that's the reason for the delay. I remember how motion sick this game used to make me. Nothing made me more sick, though, than Wolfenstein 3D

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    #45  Edited By lockwoodx

    It was a bad game then. Men stuck with quake.

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    #46  Edited By Nomin

    Descent + 3D: possibly the ultimate vomit trip

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    #47  Edited By MadExponent
    @Rave: i c wat u did ther
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    #48  Edited By reddin

    The only things I remember from Descent are tunnels and feeling sick.

    So this would have been more interesting to me if this was a story about Decent WiiWare, which this could turn out to be I guess, but is otherwise pretty rare. 
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    #49  Edited By Shaanyboi

    I remember having a copy of Descent 3. I was pretty young at the time, and pretty confused as to what I should be doing


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    #50  Edited By steelknight2000

    Klepek scoops the NDX once again!

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