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Never played them but looks cool as heck.

It always takes me by surprise that the Japanese yt channel does a super basic trailer for these releases that only shows gameplay snippets, while here it's always 1 dedicated background music track with fancy in-between messages and sometimes there's even narration.

It sounds like NOA really wants to push for these games. That said, I'm well above letting a fancy trailer influence my decision on games.

But yeah, It's as if Japan sees these releases as nostalgic bonuses and not something to sell systems or subscriptions.

Wait, kinda weird for it to describe Ashley as an orphan.

Because from her point of view she is. But to us (and Jessica, and pretty much every other character in the game) she obviously isn't.

Easy NA, not to mention when you were a teen buying this with a parent would make it awkward if you needed to explain why you wanted the game with the girl and exposed midriff on the cover.

I remember buying Trace Memory when I was a senior, it was all thanks to Brawl and trying to recreate the hype after playing all the Ace Attorney titles available at the time.

NA's zoom allows you to appreciate the art better, which is always nice.

Always blown away by the visuals, it's like an alternate timeline, as I never expected Nintendo to ever touch this series again.

Hope it sells well! It's been a while since I've played R, if that's Tommy in the overview, shame they got rid of his Kurt Cobain look. He looks kinda generic now.

And if that's a new character next to him, that's interesting. The other girl that's usually with Elizabeth was kinda bland so maybe they improved her here.

As someone who didn't enjoy Dual Destinies all the way, I must say Turnabout Reclaimed is the best of the bunch. It's a bit unfortunate it was DLC back in the day. (I imagine many didn't bother getting it.)

I don't care for the fact that they cross-examine another animal, but making good use of Pearls + chilling aquarium theme + defendant being likeable = fun case.

It's worth mentioning that Mario Wonder doesn't have a Santa outfit. ThAt'S SoMeThInG!

Also, according to Frontiers, Sonic Christmas Blast is canon, so Sonic being Santa Claus is part of the lore, always has...

...always will be.

I'm not super into fighting games, I think Sonic the Fighters is boring (and therefore bad) but Sonic Battle is different, it's fun to play around with the various characters, progressing through the story, and collecting skill cards. It's quite cool, one of the most unique Sonic games IMO.

Sequel nowadays wouldn't work because everything Sega releases is lifeless or barebones, and only slightly improved with the obligatory "Plus" addition.

I just imagine the sequel being half the roster Battle had, with the generic lookin' stages from Lost World, Forces, and Frontiers.

Farewell, Amy! It was nice while it lasted.

I haven't played this yet because it makes no sense to me to waste $60 on a game that looks marginally better than Sonic 4.

I feel Sega again tries to please multiple factions of the fanbase in one game but ultimately ends up blending the wrong things together resulting in mediocrity.

I want to see the next 3D Sonic game drop 2.5d stages/sections. Then Sega will have my attention.

Or a 2D game that uses pixel art without relying on the classic style. But this ship sailed a long time ago.

Pausing frequently didn't bother me, but knowing that the sound effect almost never plays correctly (it stutters) on the Wii VC version did annoy me.

Even though NSO has surpassed the amount of n64 games on Wii VC, it's surprising that it still misses quite a few VC exclusives.

Super Smash Bros.
Bomberman Hero
Ogre Battle
Cruis'n USA - mostly a meme but hey it's there.

Shadow really was the glue for the timeline.

There's no continuity after 2006 so the way I see it, the timeline ended a long time ago.

But why be boring? If we follow the rules set by Sonic X, Sonic's planet has a different bs time flow, so technically you could fit everything, even the SatAM canon into it.

Despite the childlike design, I've always wanted to try the 2DS, it looks like it might be more comfortable to hold, and the aligned top and bottom screens might offer a different experience, maybe.

I do prefer having 3D though, so I never bothered to 'downgrade' if you will.

OG is better. It's classic and the character's identity. You can't change that.

You change it, and it's no longer Peach, it's a different character.

The argument that she needs a "fierce face" to work falls flat when we've had the character function in action games like Smash Bros. or the Olympic Games countless times.

But I must say, it's the fact that they went and changed it that really irks me, this means, like, even the designers didn't want to make it like that but were told to change it late.

No Sonic Adventure?

Wow, this list sucks.

Much like Minish Cap this game doesn't need color correction, the colors look really muted compared to the box art shown in the tweet.

I dunno why Nintendo thinks this stuff doesn't need to be tweaked on a per game level.

It's Super Mario World with the GC controller all over again.

At this point tarot cards are Amy's entire character.

Also the Cyclone, let's talk about the mech gameplay from SA2.
The mech gameplay was the best part of SA2, because you were slow and it was basically a third person shooter, this is great because sonic and shooting have always gone hand-in-hand, if SEGA were to make a Sonic game where you could shoot enemies, I think that would sell really well.

I mean, wouldn't you buy it? Of course you would.

Kidding aside, really happy Sega finally allows multiple characters (ahem, in 3D games) even though they are in "Force Ghost" mode, baby steps I suppose.

BRB, gonna play as Omega in Sonic 06 and shoot some of Mephiles' evil spawn.

Not a fan of the HD version, the effects make it look like a cheap remaster.

But maybe that's just an automatic defense, since getting a Wii U is out of the question, even back then.

Just the GC game with HD res would've been enough.

My thoughts about Another Code had always been that we would never see a high budget game like Another Code R again, because it makes no sense to pump out so much money into what's ultimately a niche genre that doesn't sell.

I was surprised to be wrong, even though these are clearly not the same games. And Nintendo will probably rely on that fact to get more people to find them accessible.

I just I don't I can't why now, aaaaah.

I guess it's time to get a Switch.

Why did they redesign the outfits tho, it looks wack.

Kanasaki's amazing art is not in this, so easy skip.

...and it's not like I need more reasons to skip this, but that title.

I was going to go with Sonic, but the US 4Kids theme song reference 'gotta go fast' felt really shoehorned in and made me go with Mario.

I can't believe retro games still get released with blurry upscale filters.

Even the GG games released on 3DS have a less destructive filter.

Also, that is one heck of a change log, it's definitely the kind of thing they should've just lumped together under "Several behind-the-scene fixes that improve the overall playing experience."

Many people will appreciate the info no doubt, but it further labels this project as buggy and unfinished to the people who typically don't follow this kind of thing.

Let's be real, this is a bunch of old games that have been re-released various times over, it's just not a good look.

Hard to be disappointed after so many years.

What Nintendo should do is just get someone to replicate the voice like Disney did with Wayne Allwine.

If they pull a Sonic and get a complete 180 voice it's gonna suck.

Sega was really dumb with this decision, acting like the character is getting older, and older.

For me it was YGO The Sacred Cards, I don't really remember what happened but it's not with my GBA collection anymore, maybe it got EBGames'd.

I also traded FFVI Advance for FFIII(DS) some time later when people started saying VI was the best FF, I was like "oh dang."

I had a few used GC games that were faulty, Wario World and Sunshine gave me crashes so I threw them away.

Many years later when the premium GC loader Devolution released and required the disc to verify the game, I realized my mistake.

I get it but I don't get it.

Remasters are great but nostalgia or curiosity always win in the end.

If you asked me to pick between the cloudy look of WWHD vs the simpler, more saturated look of the original, I would pick the latter without hesitation.

At least that's what I think he's saying.
Maybe the dude just wants to grasp a GC controller, in which case, I totally get it.

I would like to see IV in the form of VII's remake, but it wouldn't replace the original SNES feeling much like how the DS version didn't achieve that either.

I guess at that point I'd just like to watch a movie based on the game, just with the pretty cg visuals.

This is my favorite FF because of the characters, but choosing a best version is quite the challenge.

For me it's between SNES and GBA, with DS being treated as something else entirely.

The GBA version has the benefit of improved visuals despite the lower resolution vs SNES.

There's an exclusive opening that's hard to say it's better than the cgi from the DS version, but it's pretty epic either way.

But the sound is weak compared to SNES.

The pros and cons are constantly clashing!

I wanted this game when it came out but I never got it ...that's the end of that story.

It would have been cool if the sequel had made it to the 3DS under a different genre, back then I was hooked on GBA Fire Emblem, and always felt that gameplay would work with the large cast of Sonic characters.

This looks really cool but wait! I think I can find something to criticize here !

After Sega spent a decade reinventing Sonic to be more child-friendly, getting rid of competent storytelling and the anime voice cast...

It does feel pretty hypocritical to push for "shonen" merch.
How Ian Flynn would say--er write in his Sonic related works: "That's no good!"

I was half expecting to see someone animate real banners for Wii, even during the Wii era it was unusual to find a truly original banner design.

I don't blame them, though, there aren't any tools available to speed up the process, it's easier to find an existing banner from a game, take the concept from it and adapt it to yours. But even that is easier said than done.

@Fighting_Game_Loser Thanks, but it's a bit unclear, is it just games like Mean Bean Machine that originally supported linking that have multiplayer, or can you bring up another screen for single player games like Sonic Chaos?

DX can do both, that's why I'm curious.

I played the demo from the Nintendo Channel way back then, and it absolutely worked, I pretty much bought it the next day.

At this point I must've forgotten all the tricks. But I still don't feel like playing through it all again. Great game, though.

That character select screen, yikes. Reminds me of how much Sonic peaked in the GBA/GC era.

So is multiplayer available in the Game Gear games? Because Sonic DX has that.

It's too bad this isn't the gen where I blew $5 on NES Pacman.

I loved the pointer controls, it's one of the best features of the console to me.

Whenever typing on a keyboard came up in a game or channel, that was it, the perfect time to break out your epic pointing skills.

Between GC backwards compatibility, VC, and internet browsing, it's hard not to see the Wii as the best console.

Expired brand licenses?! In MY Pikmin???

Ouch, right in the stifled innovation.

Nintendo's bizarre internal fight where they released this game on 3DS but not Wii U.

Similarly Earthbound Beginnings on Wii U but not 3DS.

I personally don't care about this game, but when I was a kid I always wanted to play all the games featured in Smash Bros Melee. So I guess others who were introduced to this game with Smash4 would want to do the same but will find they have no official way to play it.

That is until Sonic Mega Superstars Plus is unveiled, and Shadow, Blaze, Silver, Cre-- Omega become playable characters again.

This is just PR talk, Iizuka doesn't care about the lore, you already saw with Frontiers, anything goes, anything is canon.

Pretty jarring, like giving Classic Sonic the soap shoes. Not my cup of tea.

Ohh, this one stings, FE is definitely the kind of game you want to own, not rent.

It's too bad Nintendo goes to such lengths to patch things up in many of these old games but they don't offer the bonus items from the Mario Kart DD bonus disc.

There are some weapons you can't get otherwise. Plus, the soundtrack mode will never be at 100%.

@westman98 Naka was just a face to market the game, he was off the project during development, wasn't that why he sued SE?

I don't really care about the developer as long as the game is fun.

Dimps made some of the best Sonic games imo: the Sonic Advance series, Sonic Rush, (and some really wonderful anime tie-ins) but they also made the 3DS version of Generations, where Sonic plays like a tank, and stages have long empty environments on top of the halved fps.

I hope Sege looked hard at Sonic 4 and realized wtf.

Sonic 4 Ep.1 was like, specifically designed to be mediocre to appease non-Sonic fans who didn't understand the charm the series has.

As NL's review of Ep.1 says: "The fans who clamoured for a "proper" Sonic adventure will be thrilled by Sonic 4: there’s no dialogue, no cutscenes and no sidekicks."

"8/10" "Great"

@Agent_P vba gx has nicer sound quality but it was called enhanced mgba, I think it's the only homebrew app that allows using the 3DS as controller.

I remember there is a homebrew app on Wii that allows connecting a 3DS to play this game, but it's a bad experience because the controls are imprecise as heck. Just a wiimote worked fine, though.

Still feels like the kind of game you only play a few minutes and move on, perfect for a subscription service.

I know the connection is faint but when Naka left Sega in 2006 is when the Sonic series started to fall apart (for me at least.)

In that sense I will always respect this guy for his involvement in my favorite games.

This error is dumb and embarrassing, but like, no one's dead or damaged. No harm no foul.

2 years is a bit excessive, though, since he is a family man, those kids will have a fractured childhood.

I was expecting pretty art from Super Mario World... not boxarts and a neon red bg.

Look, 10 minutes in PS and you can fill your phone screen with your preferred games instead.

Nintendo will probably think it stifles innovation but.

7 uses of 'Rouge', 9 uses of Rogue in the comments. Not too bad.

Bad timing, Dolphin is edging closer to getting GB Player support, if this escalates the project could shutdown in ProjectM fashion.

On the other hand this could be like AM2R again, and they want to release GameCube titles in some form. Though, it's hard to say this without a chuckle.

GBA multiplayer always felt like a feature that was sealed away so that when these games get a re-release decades later the multiplayer feature becomes more accessible. Except, in the Switch's case it's tied behind a subscription and that's epic.

I always wanted to trade skill cards in Sonic Battle. I will keep dreaming because SEGA only understands Genesis or OpenZone.