I wish they would unite the classic console apps into one ”Virtual Console” -app, and make it so you could download games and consoles inside the app instead of clurttering the Switches home screen with dozen apps that fill the storage.
It would be lovely to open the ”Virtual Console” -app just to see if there’s something new to download for some system instead of starting each app separately.
And I would madly love to see lots of new consoles and computers introduced into the classic systems catalogue!
Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake: Completed DQ1 in about 15.5 hours and have spent that same amount of time really just completing the first third of the sequel. It's cool how spells and abilities are divvied up between the party, of whom my favorite is definitely Matilda for her feisty passion and witticisms. The already gorgeous visuals are improved even further and the scope is quite impressive (seeing the entire first game's map fit into roughly one-quarter of this one gives you an idea how much bigger of a game this is). Looking forward to closing out the Erdrick trilogy in style.
I’m still neck deep into NiOh 3, working my way to the platinum trophy. It’s been such a tantalizing experience, and scratches that Elden Ring itch. By that, I mean its open world design. I prefer this approach to the genre because the difficulty of formidable bosses can be overwhelming. Being able to go somewhere else, explore, and level up gives you the feeling of always making strides to improvement.
That said, the final boss for the first region, Takeda Shingen was the bane of my existence. There were moments I contemplated whether or not victory was even fractionally possible. My death count was approximately 25 times, and my head hanged low before I had to go to work for the day. Prior to him, the (boss) fights had been challenging, but my confidence grew with each attempt. Nine hours later, I arrive home from work, and tell myself that I can beat him. Once again numerous deaths. And then I learned a pattern. Though I still died I was consistently getting him to the halfway mark. And then I learned another pattern. And another. Two attempts later, I beat him.
Sometimes, you just need to take a step back for a while. You have to realize that this is just a video game, and it can be beaten. Once I didn’t let the enemy frustrate me, toy with my emotions, and make me play defense, reacting for sheer survival rather than be offensive minded and focus on positioning, I knew I could do it. There is no other feeling like adrenaline. Subsequently, the next main boss I encountered I was victorious on the first attempt.
Meanwhile, during my lunch break at work, I read the news that Xenoblade Chronicles X got a Switch 2 upgrade; I downloaded it as soon as I could. It’s nearly been a year since I’ve last played — I have forgotten the controls and sole core mechanics. I’m debating whether I want to start a fresh playthrough, or boot up my save file that has 120-hours logged, and get accustomed to the systems again. I will probably choose the latter, knowing I more than likely won’t finish it if I start anew.
Fantasy life i! Fantastic game, I'm on late game and it's pretty grindy at this point, but it's just perfect for waiting pokopia. Happy gaming everyone!
you can pay as little as around €10 per year for NSO including the Expansion Pack by sharing a family subscription with friends and/or acquaintances (some here on Nintendo Life are doing it together with other users);
NSO is different compared to other games as a service in the sense that you download the apps and their games on your system and they simply check if you have an active subscription so whenever it gets discontinued - not anytime soon considering that the Switch 2 gen has just started and I wouldn't be surprised if it continued also after - modding should come to the rescue by removing that check and so making them accessible even then.
Had no doubt that would be the case, but official confirmation is appreciated - fingers crossed they'll consider such releases at least for the remaining mainline Pokémon games at some point (also to avoid all the issues like save states etc. already mentioned here) and of course keep on putting the spin-offs on NSO!
In Pokemon Legends Z-A DLC wrapping up the last 3 side quests and doing the special scans. After 100+ hours I must say this is an amazing game, easily 10/10. I enjoy the DLC even more than the base game. I am about to start Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind. Also playing: Picross -LogiartGrimoire- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Splitting my time between Donkey Kong Country 2 and Death Match Love Comedy mostly. Since Nintendo seems to be screwing around with the release of the latter (even though it's rated T) ended up grabbing the PS5 version.
@8bit-Man TBF, It could be worse. They could be releasing it on Nintendo Switch 2 physically for $104 each like they are doing with 'Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kindgom' here in Australia like they are brand new games. lol
I'm some 45 hours in on Final Fantasy VII Remake for Switch 2. Amazing game! I'm also playing Virtual Boy with my new replica. Mostly Wario. Beyond playing a few demo units back in the day, it's the only Nintendo console I missed out on. I'm happy to get a chance to experience it now. It really was a wacky Nintendo system. I love it!
I'm planning to play some Metal Gear Solid 2 once I finish up with Final Fantasy. I'm in no hurry though.
I’m still playing through Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. Going for 100%. Besides that I’m playing through all 7 games in the Capcom Belt Action Collection with an American friend. The online is infinitely better than the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.
Beyond that I’m excited for Resident Evil Requiem on Friday.
I ordered a couple Gameboy/GBA games for my birthday (today), so they're my focus this weekend. At this very moment, I'm playing Mario Picross in the NSO SNES because I don't want to pass out and drop my Gameboy on the floor.
I am still surprised they didn't just move all the stuff from the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Wii U to Nintendo Switch and I remember reading before Nintendo Switch came out we would be able to play all the games we downloaded on Wii and Wii U on Nintendo Switch if we used the same account but that sadly didn't happen. As disappointing as some people found the Wii U I really liked the eShop on the Wii U and it had a great selection of games on it.
Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I have a cold but thankfully I've got my trusty new Switch 2 to keep me company. I've been playing Mario Kart World, it's really fun. I'd say Sonic Crossworlds is a better racing game but MKW is a better all round experience. Let's weekend.
@KidRyan That is sad to hear. I thought it would have gotten a sequel for sure 'cause it was popular and Sonic the Hedgehog is up to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 now and they got plans to make even more Sonic movies and spinoff movies and shows but maybe Nintendo and Game Freak weren't happy with the movie. I would like to see another Live Action movie 'cause there were a lot of Pokemon I like that weren't in the first one and as an Eeevee fan I was excited Eevee might have been getting a big role in the sequel since Eevee and the other Eeveelutions aside from Flareon were absent from the first movie
With Legend of Zelda on the way and talk of a Metroid Live Action movie hopefully Nintedo tries again with Pokemon 'cause my Nieces and their friends loved Detective Pikachu and want to see more Live Action movies. I would love to see them do a Live Action or Animated Kirby movie too and think that could be really cute.
I imagine this might be like the Mario 3D collection where they will only have it on sale for a year. Definitely buying both of these, I hope this sells very well so it might incentivize Nintendo to do this more often.
Been in a N64 mood this week. 87 🍌 into DK64 so far playing the Tag anywhere romhack (because i respect my time). Been really enjoying it. Probably won't complete it but i'll get what i feel is enough then finish it.
I've also played bits of other n64 games too know which one to add to my list. So Kirby 64, the bomberman 64 games and goemon's great adventure will be played at a later point.
I'd rather NSO. I bought loads of games for Virtual Console on the Wii U thinking they'd be playable on future consoles, but nope. Plus with NSO, I get to play loads of games I wouldn't have bothered with, like Fire Emblem which I now love.
Curious to read what everybody has been playing. I'm working the whole weekend and attending the Alter Bridge concert this Sunday. In my free time, I will keep myself busy with:
Super Mario Galaxy: 80 Power stars so far. Getting all hyped up for the movie ...
Have A Nice Death: Keeping up with my daily runs to collect all the Curse cards.
Tetris Effect Connected: Will participate in the weekend event.
The more I think about it the less sense it makes to release these on NSO.
1-it limits your market to those on or willing to join NSO and pokemons fan base is huge. 2-NSO features like the save states would "ruin" the developers intention of the gameplay. 3- compatability with pokemon home may have been technically difficult if it was on the NSO app. 4- People would be upset if they lost access to their pokemon collected when their NSO expired. 5- It's a big anniversary of Pokemon so this feels more collectable and marketable also amefreak may have been unwilling to take a simply fee for it being on NSO.
Although I am continuing with Dragon Quest III 2D-HD, all of my gaming time has been consumed by Sword Of Fargoal on the C64 (via Evercade). It's a really fantastic RPG rogue-like, one of the first (1983). I have found the sword on several occasions, but escaping with it feels almost impossible! Caves Of Qud, Under The Island, and Calamity Angels also have my interest, so let's see how disciplined I can be this weekend! 😆 And then, of course... LeafGreen and FireRed next week! Oh my days. Have a great weekend, guys, and take great care of yourselves out there.
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll just continue with my schedule of alternating between:
Fitness Boxing (3, did the daily workout once; 3 did 4 Box-and-Bond for Lin - FotNS did Battle Mode);
Ring Fit Adventure (did 1 level of World 14; 9 Worlds completed and 4 finished);
GameCenter CX (continued the 8th game; first GameCenter CX and 7 Games of the second one completed, second GameCenter CX 2 Games finished);
Freedom Planet 2 (did 1 stage as Milla; Story as Lilac and Carol - 25/63 Badges);
Dragon Quest III (finished the 19th dungeon, went around the new castle and previous locations; game finished, 19 Dungeons, 106 Mini Medals);
Legends Arceus (continued going around to catch all Pokémon; 26/27 Missions and 87/122 Requests completed - Pokédex 234 Seen, 223 Caught and 132 Max Research Level);
Xenoblade Chronicles X (did several normal mission and some basic ones - also got some Heart-to-Hearts; 6/?? Chapters, 21/?? Affinity, 54/?? Normal, 52/?? Basic Missions and 45/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 25.30% - 91/204 Story, 39/315 Combat and 68/222 World Achievements);
Guardians of Azuma (finished the Underworld - also did some bonding quests; 112/?? Main, 98/?? Bonding Quests - 83/?? Bestiary - 16/45 PescaPedia - 22/36 Quests, 4/6 Battles, 2/16 Bonds, 6/8 Everyday Life and 6/7 Kamiwaza Seals);
Fantasy Life i (finally advanced the story, got a Strangeling - also did several Life quests and 2 requests; 5 Chapters - Lives 6 Expert and 8 Adept Rank - 55 Personal Requests - 73/148 Monsters, 69/138 Resources, 18/49 Strangelings, 18/50 Characters);
Mario Kart World (did a Grand Prix and slightly continued Free Roam; Mirror Three Stars 5 Grand Prix - 16 ? Panels, 36 P Switches and 10 Peach Medallions in Free Roam - 102 Characters, 40 Vehicles and 276 Stickers);
Soul Calibur II (completed Chapter 10 in Weapon Master; Arcade as 1 character - Weapon Master finished, 9 Chapters and 3 Sub-Chapters completed);
Street Fighter 6 (did a sidequest and so unlocked a new master in World Tour; World Tour 9 Chapters and 22 Sidequests);
Yakuza 0 (continued the business - also did a substory and a couple of minigames; 10 Chapters - 29.14% Completion, 23/79 Adventure, 37/84 Battle, 30/99 Business, 8/27 Substories, 11/85 Minigames);
Bananza (completed Sublayers 100, 101 and 102; game finished, 1 layer completed - 541/777 Banandium Gems, 523/696 Fossils, 104/117 Discs);
Pac-Man World 2 (completed 2 mazes, 1 level and so World 6; game finished, 6 Worlds, 25 Levels and 13 Mazes completed);
Age of Imprisonment (did 7 aside quests - also did many quests; 3 Chapters, 14 Battles, 48 Aside Quests and 106 Quests);
Persona 3 Reload (still 4/22, Tartarus up to 22F included);
Trails in the Sky 1st (went around Rolent and started the currently available requests; Junior Bracer Rank 9 21/30, 4/?? Requests - Rewards 16/??, Achievements 2/43 - Standard Menu 1/28);
on YouTube CrossWorlds (did two Grand Prix offline and took part in the Super Monkey Ball festival online);
Mario Advance 2 (completed World 2, 3 and started World 4; World 4 /43)!
Hey everyone.
This week I'm playing Gigasword on my S2 after my physical copy arrived.
What an excellent game, the 8 bit art and sound is brilliant.
A great Metroidvania that is a lot bigger and better than I expected, highly recommended.
Also playing Shadows of Mordor on my PS4 as well.
My Extreme Green Analogue 3D arrived this week so I'm going through my complete in box N64 games collection, all 243+ of them and adding each games individual settings that best suits each one.
A huge undertaking but I'm loving it, I'm like a kid opening their N64 on launch day all over again.
I've started alphabetically and just done A. Armorines is so much fun and it looks beautiful and plays so smoothly in overclocked mode.
The Analogue tis a great machine and I've fallen back in love with my 64 collection.
This weekend more Diablo II Reign of the Warlock (finally got my Enigma!) and Reanimal. On the side I will have The Messenger. Next weekend and week will ALL be occupied with Resident Evil Requiem! Have an amazing weekend everyone!!!
Yep, have seen my Fire Red Japanese copy pop up this morning (also saved money by getting that, €15,60 for a ¥2000 card on Playasia) - so looking forward to playing it as soon as I finish Super Mario Advance 2 on my channel!
Which ever way - just release the damn games - especially Wii ones. I hate the NSO drip feed, I like the 4k upgrades, I don’t want to pay £17 for something I already own, but I do want it. £17 is exactly the sort of price I can swallow without it being too much, very clever Nintendo!
@Polley001 Huh. Guess I never noticed before but like, why the heck are all the Pokémon soundtracks like this? Is Nintendo not able to secure the rights to looped Pokémon music or something?
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Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I wish they would unite the classic console apps into one ”Virtual Console” -app, and make it so you could download games and consoles inside the app instead of clurttering the Switches home screen with dozen apps that fill the storage.
It would be lovely to open the ”Virtual Console” -app just to see if there’s something new to download for some system instead of starting each app separately.
And I would madly love to see lots of new consoles and computers introduced into the classic systems catalogue!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
@HexagonSun I'm finishing chapter 14 and I can't wait to see what twists they've still got in store. What a phenomenal game!
I cant play this weekend, but I almost stayed at home to finish it! 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Guild Wars Reforged (PC)
Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Edition
Pokémon Legends Arceus
Pokémon Legends Z-A S2E
Balatro
For me this weekend Next week will be Resident Evil 9 and LeafGreen
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Xenoblade Chronicles X and Pokémon Violet & Z-A (ranked battles/catching/breeding)
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake: Completed DQ1 in about 15.5 hours and have spent that same amount of time really just completing the first third of the sequel. It's cool how spells and abilities are divvied up between the party, of whom my favorite is definitely Matilda for her feisty passion and witticisms. The already gorgeous visuals are improved even further and the scope is quite impressive (seeing the entire first game's map fit into roughly one-quarter of this one gives you an idea how much bigger of a game this is). Looking forward to closing out the Erdrick trilogy in style.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Have a lovely weekend all and happy gaming.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
@JohnnyMind Sounds exhausting but enjoy! : )
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I’m still neck deep into NiOh 3, working my way to the platinum trophy. It’s been such a tantalizing experience, and scratches that Elden Ring itch. By that, I mean its open world design. I prefer this approach to the genre because the difficulty of formidable bosses can be overwhelming. Being able to go somewhere else, explore, and level up gives you the feeling of always making strides to improvement.
That said, the final boss for the first region, Takeda Shingen was the bane of my existence. There were moments I contemplated whether or not victory was even fractionally possible. My death count was approximately 25 times, and my head hanged low before I had to go to work for the day. Prior to him, the (boss) fights had been challenging, but my confidence grew with each attempt. Nine hours later, I arrive home from work, and tell myself that I can beat him. Once again numerous deaths. And then I learned a pattern. Though I still died I was consistently getting him to the halfway mark. And then I learned another pattern. And another. Two attempts later, I beat him.
Sometimes, you just need to take a step back for a while. You have to realize that this is just a video game, and it can be beaten. Once I didn’t let the enemy frustrate me, toy with my emotions, and make me play defense, reacting for sheer survival rather than be offensive minded and focus on positioning, I knew I could do it. There is no other feeling like adrenaline. Subsequently, the next main boss I encountered I was victorious on the first attempt.
Meanwhile, during my lunch break at work, I read the news that Xenoblade Chronicles X got a Switch 2 upgrade; I downloaded it as soon as I could. It’s nearly been a year since I’ve last played — I have forgotten the controls and sole core mechanics. I’m debating whether I want to start a fresh playthrough, or boot up my save file that has 120-hours logged, and get accustomed to the systems again. I will probably choose the latter, knowing I more than likely won’t finish it if I start anew.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Fantasy life i! Fantastic game, I'm on late game and it's pretty grindy at this point, but it's just perfect for waiting pokopia. Happy gaming everyone!
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
Once more, reminder that:
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I have been playing a selection of games on and off on Nintendo Switch and X Box Series X over the past few weeks which include
Genshin Impact
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Biomutant
Pac-Man World Re-Pac
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Yooka-Replaylee
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
Had no doubt that would be the case, but official confirmation is appreciated - fingers crossed they'll consider such releases at least for the remaining mainline Pokémon games at some point (also to avoid all the issues like save states etc. already mentioned here) and of course keep on putting the spin-offs on NSO!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Dark Souls on Switch
Demon‘s Souls on PS5
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I'll stick to emulation if the official way to play retro requires a subscription.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I'm playing Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. Hoping to get it finished before Resident Evil Requiem comes out.
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
Classics, huh.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
In Pokemon Legends Z-A DLC wrapping up the last 3 side quests and doing the special scans. After 100+ hours I must say this is an amazing game, easily 10/10. I enjoy the DLC even more than the base game.
I am about to start Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind.
Also playing:
Picross -LogiartGrimoire-
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Right, who else here is playing DQ11S this weekend then?
The poll says there are two of us. I really wish it had a Switch 2 edition because it is rough in handheld, but Im pushing through.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Splitting my time between Donkey Kong Country 2 and Death Match Love Comedy mostly. Since Nintendo seems to be screwing around with the release of the latter (even though it's rated T) ended up grabbing the PS5 version.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
This week I will be mostly playing
Luigi’s Mansion 2
F-Zero GP Legend
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
@Eduard_Brenton I want to get CrossWorlds, but I still have a sour taste in the mouth from Team Sonic Racing.
Get well soon, friend.
Re: "We Thought It Would Be Fun" - Nintendo Explains Why Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Aren't On Switch Online
@8bit-Man TBF, It could be worse. They could be releasing it on Nintendo Switch 2 physically for $104 each like they are doing with 'Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kindgom' here in Australia like they are brand new games. lol
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I'm some 45 hours in on Final Fantasy VII Remake for Switch 2. Amazing game! I'm also playing Virtual Boy with my new replica. Mostly Wario. Beyond playing a few demo units back in the day, it's the only Nintendo console I missed out on. I'm happy to get a chance to experience it now. It really was a wacky Nintendo system. I love it!
I'm planning to play some Metal Gear Solid 2 once I finish up with Final Fantasy. I'm in no hurry though.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend! 😊
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
@JohnnyMind A veritable feast of games there!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I’m still playing through Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. Going for 100%.
Besides that I’m playing through all 7 games in the Capcom Belt Action Collection with an American friend. The online is infinitely better than the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.
Beyond that I’m excited for Resident Evil Requiem on Friday.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I ordered a couple Gameboy/GBA games for my birthday (today), so they're my focus this weekend. At this very moment, I'm playing Mario Picross in the NSO SNES because I don't want to pass out and drop my Gameboy on the floor.
The games I ordered:
Link's Awakening DX (GB)
Tiny Toon Adventures Babs' Big Break (GB)
Justice League Heroes: The Flash (GBA)
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I am still surprised they didn't just move all the stuff from the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Wii U to Nintendo Switch and I remember reading before Nintendo Switch came out we would be able to play all the games we downloaded on Wii and Wii U on Nintendo Switch if we used the same account but that sadly didn't happen. As disappointing as some people found the Wii U I really liked the eShop on the Wii U and it had a great selection of games on it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I have a cold but thankfully I've got my trusty new Switch 2 to keep me company. I've been playing Mario Kart World, it's really fun. I'd say Sonic Crossworlds is a better racing game but MKW is a better all round experience. Let's weekend.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Hi all.
On the Switch 2 I'm still working through Donkey Kong Bonanza and some PGA 2K25 golf.
On Series X I am playing Keeper and Halo Infinite.
Happy gaming everyone.
Re: PSA: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Switch Preloads Are Now Live
I might have to buy both of these, one of my Switch Lite, another for my Switch 2.
Re: Talking Point: Our Pokémon Presents 2026 Predictions - What Are You Hoping For?
@KidRyan That is sad to hear. I thought it would have gotten a sequel for sure 'cause it was popular and Sonic the Hedgehog is up to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 now and they got plans to make even more Sonic movies and spinoff movies and shows but maybe Nintendo and Game Freak weren't happy with the movie. I would like to see another Live Action movie 'cause there were a lot of Pokemon I like that weren't in the first one and as an Eeevee fan I was excited Eevee might have been getting a big role in the sequel since Eevee and the other Eeveelutions aside from Flareon were absent from the first movie
With Legend of Zelda on the way and talk of a Metroid Live Action movie hopefully Nintedo tries again with Pokemon 'cause my Nieces and their friends loved Detective Pikachu and want to see more Live Action movies. I would love to see them do a Live Action or Animated Kirby movie too and think that could be really cute.
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I imagine this might be like the Mario 3D collection where they will only have it on sale for a year. Definitely buying both of these, I hope this sells very well so it might incentivize Nintendo to do this more often.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Mario kart world
Star Wars outlaws
All switch 2
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Been in a N64 mood this week.
87 🍌 into DK64 so far playing the Tag anywhere romhack (because i respect my time). Been really enjoying it. Probably won't complete it but i'll get what i feel is enough then finish it.
I've also played bits of other n64 games too know which one to add to my list.
So Kirby 64, the bomberman 64 games and goemon's great adventure will be played at a later point.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I will be continuing Persona 5 Royal and Hades. Might even throw in a bit of Overwatch.
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I'd rather NSO. I bought loads of games for Virtual Console on the Wii U thinking they'd be playable on future consoles, but nope. Plus with NSO, I get to play loads of games I wouldn't have bothered with, like Fire Emblem which I now love.
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
It's Pokemon. Makes sense.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Hey gamers,
Curious to read what everybody has been playing. I'm working the whole weekend and attending the Alter Bridge concert this Sunday. In my free time, I will keep myself busy with:
Super Mario Galaxy: 80 Power stars so far. Getting all hyped up for the movie ...
Have A Nice Death: Keeping up with my daily runs to collect all the Curse cards.
Tetris Effect Connected: Will participate in the weekend event.
Happy gaming! ✌🏻🧡🎮
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
The more I think about it the less sense it makes to release these on NSO.
1-it limits your market to those on or willing to join NSO and pokemons fan base is huge.
2-NSO features like the save states would "ruin" the developers intention of the gameplay.
3- compatability with pokemon home may have been technically difficult if it was on the NSO app.
4- People would be upset if they lost access to their pokemon collected when their NSO expired.
5- It's a big anniversary of Pokemon so this feels more collectable and marketable also amefreak may have been unwilling to take a simply fee for it being on NSO.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Although I am continuing with Dragon Quest III 2D-HD, all of my gaming time has been consumed by Sword Of Fargoal on the C64 (via Evercade). It's a really fantastic RPG rogue-like, one of the first (1983). I have found the sword on several occasions, but escaping with it feels almost impossible! Caves Of Qud, Under The Island, and Calamity Angels also have my interest, so let's see how disciplined I can be this weekend! 😆 And then, of course... LeafGreen and FireRed next week! Oh my days. Have a great weekend, guys, and take great care of yourselves out there.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll just continue with my schedule of alternating between:
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
Hey everyone.
This week I'm playing Gigasword on my S2 after my physical copy arrived.
What an excellent game, the 8 bit art and sound is brilliant.
A great Metroidvania that is a lot bigger and better than I expected, highly recommended.
Also playing Shadows of Mordor on my PS4 as well.
My Extreme Green Analogue 3D arrived this week so I'm going through my complete in box N64 games collection, all 243+ of them and adding each games individual settings that best suits each one.
A huge undertaking but I'm loving it, I'm like a kid opening their N64 on launch day all over again.
I've started alphabetically and just done A.
Armorines is so much fun and it looks beautiful and plays so smoothly in overclocked mode.
The Analogue tis a great machine and I've fallen back in love with my 64 collection.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
This weekend more Diablo II Reign of the Warlock (finally got my Enigma!) and Reanimal. On the side I will have The Messenger.
Next weekend and week will ALL be occupied with Resident Evil Requiem!
Have an amazing weekend everyone!!!
Re: PSA: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Switch Preloads Are Now Live
Reckon I’ll wait and see if these go on sale I have a Pokémon backlog anyways
Re: Talking Point: Our Pokémon Presents 2026 Predictions - What Are You Hoping For?
@DollyrotsFan1 Sadly the sequel film seems to be stuck in "development hell".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Pikachu_(film)#Sequel
Re: "Please Don't Post Or Share Pre-Release Leaks And Spoilers" - Capcom Sets Its Sights On Resident Evil Requiem Leakers
@Erigen damn, if I had a nickel for every Japanese zombie franchise with aliens involved...
Re: PSA: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Switch Preloads Are Now Live
Yep, have seen my Fire Red Japanese copy pop up this morning (also saved money by getting that, €15,60 for a ¥2000 card on Playasia) - so looking forward to playing it as soon as I finish Super Mario Advance 2 on my channel!
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
Which ever way - just release the damn games - especially Wii ones. I hate the NSO drip feed, I like the 4k upgrades, I don’t want to pay £17 for something I already own, but I do want it. £17 is exactly the sort of price I can swallow without it being too much, very clever Nintendo!
fun = money.
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I would much rather have NSO than VC. But then I would also like the games to actually be released on NSO and not just on the e-shop.
Re: It's No Surprise Which GBA Soundtrack Has Been Added To Nintendo Music Today
@Polley001 Huh. Guess I never noticed before but like, why the heck are all the Pokémon soundtracks like this? Is Nintendo not able to secure the rights to looped Pokémon music or something?