Alphack3r

So glad Nintendo is helping to de-rarify Amiibo with these (and other) restocks. Collections should be about passion more than money.

I've been on the cusp of this with a drawing tablet and my main monitor. He's got me on the gyro though! Good job, guy.

Glorious. Still Facebook friends with some folks from back then. Genuinely my first foray into meme culture (or should I say "maymay", hahaha).

Thank goodness it's PAL or else I'd be obligated to get it. I'm forcing myself to get every version of every Zelda game + console, but only for NTSC. And no Amiibo! Gotta draw the line somewhere lol

Ahhh, the telework staple. Boring conference call you're obligated to sit through? Y'all joke about Picross S15 but I'm gonna be there for it.

Reminds me of the Super Mario RPG soundtrack to be honest. Well, at least the lead (not so much the percussion).

Makes me wonder if I could do it on GB or GBA. One really cheaty way to do it on GBA might be to hijack the "GBA Video" cartridge idea and just have the video stream be from an external, real-time computed source.

More related to the project itself though, him using 18.14 fixed point made me lol. Good memories from grad school right there doing FP precision analysis/selection.

[And THANK YOU to NL for doing this article! Love this stuff.]

Most of mine are pretty predictable, so I'll just throw out the ones that are pretty weird (high or low). Ready for the flames!

Unusually high:
10/10 Mario's Super Picross (I 100%'d this on Switch)
9/10 Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
9/10 Super Bomberman
8/10 Animaniacs
8/10 Super Turrican
7/10 Biker Mice From Mars
7/10 The Addams Family
7/10 Lemmings

Unusually low:
2/10 Mega Man X2
2/10 Mega Man X
2/10 Super Adventure Island
3/10 Secret of Mana
4/10 Secret of Evermore
4/10 Breath of Fire I and II
5/10 Donkey Kong Country
5/10 Donkey Kong Country 3
7/10 Donkey Kong Country 2
7/10 Super Metroid
7/10 Seiken Densetsu 3

I still remember the transition from VC Reviews to Nintendo Life, and I think NL has been my homepage ever since: though middle school, high school, undergrad, graduate school, and now into my adult life. Love you guys!

The two things a gamer needs this generation is a PC and either Wii U or 3DS. Really. Aside from indie you're not gonna get something super unique (as in, not an fps or Elder Scrolls type game) from PC, so you need the Wii U or 3DS to step in with Mario, Zelda, and SSB.

To me, it's really hard to justify an XB1 or PS4 over a PC - you get equal or better performance and so much more usefulness out of a PC than a console, and price-wise you don't have to spend that much more in the long run. Like, for an XB1/PS4 and 20 games you're looking at $400 hardware + ~$1000 software (assuming a $50/each average across your 20 games); so $1400 total over its lifetime.

With an $800-$1000 PC, $400-$600 worth of games goes pretty freaking far (constant sales, better deals overall), and on top of that you can actually do real work on a PC. The biggest difference between PC and console in this sense is just the initial cost. So once you have your blockbuster titles taken care of on a PC, just get a Wii U with SSB, Zelda, and Mario then you're set for any game you really need this generation.

Non-Nintendo adopters are missing out!

World is where it's at! If I had to tell someone what Mario was but could only use one game, Super Mario World would do the best job n my opinion - best gameplay hands down (imo).

:') Tears of joy! Definitely getting a Wii U now Zelda and SSB here I come!!!

LORD HELIX!

Ha, awesome screenshot from War Games loved that movie.

Yeah, "In more ways than one" could be perceived as describing Christianity instead of their game library, which would be defamatory (regardless of intent) Meh, that's just a risk writers take xD

I still remember finding you guys through VCreviews :') NL has since been the ultimate source for all things Nintendo for me, and even though I'm not super active on here, I have you guys set as homepage on all my computers just to keep tabs on what's happening with the big N awesomesauce!

Zelda for the win!!

@SkywardLink98 Yeah...especially how it happens in 5 seconds vs 5 million years xD lul

Saw XB1 Halo trailer - wanted XB1.
Saw Wii U SSB - forgot about XB1 lol.

Aw man...thought it was gonna be kinda like Battle Tanks (N64) - still might check into it

I lol'd at the tagline xD

o_o Is it impossible that Ninty could just be following standard protocol for unintended features? Can we not just give them the benefit of the doubt w/o blowing them away? I mean, it's not like they don't have the freedom to make their own business decisions - we're not the ones making the game!

Hot-air level in this thread > 9000

We've either horribly miscalculated the initial speed, there /was/ an increase (modest), or it's all just a steaming pile of you-know-what xD

Really brings new meaning to "cool story bro"

SSB4 or a Zelda and I'm all in.

Just prevent Temple or Final Destination from being played more than a couple times in a row and I'll be just fine. (Especially FD >:/ I think it has worse balance than Temple xD)

Pretty cool guy I'm subcribed to his youtube channel

Honestly, I wish there was some way to make piracy incredibly hard, then make it legal...crazy I know, but just think of how many people would be inspired to learn highly technical skills because of it - kind of like a back-handed stimulus to computer education xD.

[Yeah, I understand it's virtually impossible to do that, but it's not like piracy's gonna go away :I ya know?]

Just give us SSB4 and lets us die in peace -_- xD maybe Zelda too

To be honest, those systems probably won't even be sold in NA - I mean, if I stole a bunch of stuff to sell, I sure as heck wouldn't sell it anywhere near the site of the crime. (Just a guess though. )

:'D That's totally my favorite Zelda design! Minish Cap has always been my personal favorite for art in the Zelda series :3 :3 :3

Duuuuuude...I wonder if the GC system files will be removed...cuz that might turn out to be really cool Mehehe

weeps
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What? Can't a man cry about the best vg franchise ever without having to make a comment?
So beautiful =*}

weeps
Even though I have the original (and friends to play it w/!), this is gunna be beast. I still remember how awesome the theme song was. Nothin' like a first party remix! Good times

There's only one right answer... ALL OF THEM!!!!11 xD Muahahahahahaaaaaa!

|*D Tears of joy...tears of joy. SNES = Best Console Ever. Period.

Wait 4 reviews!! U CRAZY!?!!?!!!!???!!11!
Instabuy on the last great Wii game Goes and weeps in a corner

:0 lololol first vuln right off the bat! XDDD
I hate piracy...but I also hate having restricted freedom w/ my devices. I mean, I'm just tired of having these systems with all these awesome features and then having a crap-load of French* law keep me from getting the most from my Nintendo awesomeness. Even if it's limited that would be better than the nothing that we're getting...but I guess all those nasty pirates just can't be trusted can they?
*Digital Rights Management started there (no offense, it's just your gvmnt that gets me)

/My/ Wii plays DVDs...and so I'm guessing that my Wii U eventually will too > (and darn the commenting rules!)

lol already own it and beat it...Adventures was WAY better, as in totally epic! But hey, free is good ya know?
"Wake me up, when September ends..."

Ya know, I was just thinkin' the other day about what it would be like if Nin10do and M$ made a console together...and this happened! I dunno, I just like Nintendo better, but Microsoft knows how to do connectivity. I mean, it's not like the Wii isn't capable of being a media hub, because homebrew can definitely do it for ya (aside from HD), but it's just so awesome when you stick a random disk into a 360 and it does something sensible, like let you access your media!
Meh, I guess we'll just have to wait and see won't we?
/prays

@27: Ace? ACE?! Dude! _{(Though you probably won't see this)} It's me, Alpha! Ha ha! Man, I thought I'd never ever see you again then all of a sudden you just spawn right in front of me! Yeah, those were the days back when you & me were on...kinda miss 'em ya know? I was never really an artist like you and the other guys were, but hey, at least we were both in FN Katana...speaking of which, does anybody know Trent and/or how Katana is doing? MAN I hope Memo is good. I'm stoked
_{and for those of you who don't understand, just ignore this comment}

Lol, isn't it funny how everyone is bashing Fox when they're not much different from all the other news outlets (as far as bias goes). I mean, do you seriously think Katie Couric, or anyone for that matter, would present and defend a standpoint directly opposed to their persuasion? Sure you can argue that these people could/had/should hire other anchors and analysts from the other side of the fence, but it's not like there's a law about that - /and it's not like Fox is the most successful/watched network either/.

Meh, the networks are all full of crap anyway, I think finding the facts and deciding for myself is really the way to go...and the facts clearly say that consoles are making more than ever (not that we really have that much to go on for the future, but hey).

Actually, I think the real threat isn't the evil smartphone, but more like the epic failure that is Sony! I mean, we used to think that the cake was a lie, but PSN blew that one outta' the water!

I'm just gunna say it
SNES - Best. Console. Ever.
To me, the Super Nintendo is/was the golden age of gaming and game creativity (mode 7 anybody?). I mean, it's my standard for just about every game-related thought I have. And I still play SMW and ALttP on a regular basis! Just sayn'...

NINTENDO USED MARKETING FAIL, IT'S SUPEREFFECTIVE!
...at making sure nobody plays pokemon on the 3DS...lol

Weeps tears of unspeakable joy
Me luvs Zelda <=3

...Ya know how ya fix this? Make a Nokia N-Gage equivilant with teh priorities reversed! In other words, make a portable that doubles as a phone! Of course, a system like this could be insanely expensive w/o a contract (like all unlocked phones), but something tells me that it wouldn't work even if the price was right...

I guess it's like people with PS3's buying blu-ray movies even though their TV's are standard definition - they're just doing it for novelty...or maybe the extra 'special features'? Ah well, If the PSP is still kickin' w/ it's shoddy (in comparison) sales/support, our beloved Gameboy's aren't gunna go away anytime soon.

_{(In a way, I think that the news sites are getting paid by Crapintosh to brainwash us into thinking their crApps are gunna overtake Big N and Sony so we will go ahead and invest in their platform.)}

And no, I'm not a fan of Fail-tosh computers - they promote a streamlined lifestyle that requirres absolutely no effort or outside knowledge to understand. That's an argument for another time and another place...lol

Do yew gets to kills tem? 0.B XD

Yeah, it seems like some games regardless of graphics or whatever never really age...actually, most Nintendo games that are worth anything in the first place end up that way! lol

@Hypno1001: ...and if there's any lag at all, you would only be seeing it online...unless you mess with the code no console game should have lag (well, Resident Evil 4 for ps2 was laggy in places, but it wasn't really meant for that system anyway).

That's why I XD'd...
XD lol gotta love it.
Great review James...might actually check it out...