Switch Online's N64 Update Is Live (Version 2.3.1), Kirby 64 Game-Breaking Bug Fixed

What's it like playing N64 games with the joycons in the grip?

Cool! I can get back to playing through this one.

Wish they'd do some further patching on Paper Mario. It's certainly playable but the deliberate lag on the menus is just headtilting and while I know to avoid it I can imagine a lot of people unknowingly hitting the tree that crashes the game.

@Lizuka The tree crash was fixed a few months ago. The menu lag is frustrating, but as you said it's intentional as a bandage fix to a bug that was present in the original, seemingly. A bit odd

Good job as always Ninty. I will play it now, also Forgotten Land was fantastic too. It's literally what I want a good Balan Wonderworld to be like. Yuji Naka should had just work with HAL Lab instead.

@andyg1412 it’s ok. It depends on how many c buttons are used and how frequently. Kirby 64 for example. No problem. All c buttons Sontheimern same and you can access to of them with x and y (c down and right ?). If games use the c more frequently it can be annoying.

I played Kirby and yoshi exclusive in handheld mode: no problems. Same for paper Mario. I played banjo 60% docked with n64 controller and 40% in handheld. The handheld part was in some cases annoying but playable.

@TKundNobody @andyg1412 I was surprised a 64 game used the D-pad instead of the analog stick for movement (also surprised this isn’t mentioned more).

Without a real D-Pad, the Joycon makes it feel a bit off. It is also my first time playing the game, so I kept trying to use the left analog stick.

@Tandy255 understandable. Wasn’t my first palythrough. I even own my n64 and Kirby 64 today.

But yeah the dpad was rarely used. But perfect for Kirby.

@TKundNobody Right. It is something I can get used to, but an actual D-pad would make it easier.

I'm close to finishing the game but still glad this is out. Not getting trapped in hitstun will help when going back to the water levels as I collect the shards I missed.

@andyg1412
Like a standard controller. It feels differently then the pro controller, obviously, but it's functionally it's the same. Personally, I'm having a slighty difficult time learning to play some N64 games with a standard controller. I've played a lot of Zelda OoT and MM on the N64. Those games game were designed to be played with an N64 controller. Using a N64 controller feels more intuitive. To me at least.

Nice to see that this is fixed so I won't have any issues when I'll get around to playing it. Just finished TLoZ OoT and MM on NSO without any issues whatsoever. With savestates and the Pro Controller, NSO is the definitive way of playing N64 games for me

Got the whole 340+ games library on my N64 Everdrive playing flawlessly with the rumble pak, memory pak and expansion pak along with 2 brand new wired N64 controllers from Amazon. All this costs about $150 and it's mine for life with no glitches or controller issues. Also you get free romhack updates like playing Kirby 64 with the joystick option and Majora's Mask with all the DS quality of life improvements.

Too late! I'm already in the post-apocalyptic Earth world.

@LikeWhoa and don’t forget it’s illegal

@LikeWhoa Nintendo should patch in analog controller support for Kirby 64 as an alternative to the D-pad. If parts of the game require more precision, users can fall back to button controls/D-pad.

I kind of liked Zelda 64 better without the fog. When it comes to video games, I don't cope with fog too well, even though I'm a veteran with games in general. The update for Kirby 64 was very much appreciated though since the underwater glitch caught me off guard.