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@YANDMAN They've made a few games for small children which had compromised gameplay...I can't deny that their games always exude quality, but I just can't get into the ones aimed at younger audiences.

I would definitely buy this if it came out on 3DS, though.

@TheWindWaker That's a real program running on a real NES, too. I remember seeing an early version of it at the NESDev forums. I like how they didn't even bother putting their flash cart in a legit gray shell =)

Now that Nintendo has detailed the DLC...I am not interested in replaying the game any time soon, so I don't need any of these features for a few years yet. I'm hoping the second DLC will be much more impressive, and worthy of $20. This first pack just feels like the free Shy Guys you got when you pre-ordered the Mario Kart 8 DLC.

@ZurapiiYohane Don't you get them from scanning Amiibos?

@PlywoodStick That's exactly what I meant. I know people say they can't wait to pull out their Switch at the office and play some Zelda, but you're not going to see many people playing one on the bus, or kids bringing them to school. Being portable just means it's way easier to bring one to a friends' house, even if they don't have a TV. But I think most people will mostly leave it docked, or play it in a different room when the TV is in use, or maybe play it in the bathroom.

This NES Classic wouldn't be so much of a problem if Nintendo didn't have scalpers lined up to hoard everything they release. I just read about a guy who admitted he paid a cashier to hold 42 units for him.

I don't know why everyone freaks out about 3DS versus Switch and Nintendo losing sales. Switch may be portable, but it is not a handheld device, and does not do most of the things that Nintendo's handheld line does.
You are not going to see a group of people at the anime convention this year pulling Switches out of their pockets to do some virtual trading.

"first, we placed a countless number of "points" throughout the vast world of Breath of the Wild. Then, as we went through and actually played the game, we would make those "points" larger, smaller, or move them around"
This is exactly how I thought they built the game, I think I even mentioned it in an earlier comment I made. It did feel a little painfully obvious, especially areas that they obviously put a lot of care into, but you could easily climb over and bypass the whole area (like the Lake Hylia tower).

I was kind of disappointed that if you throw one into the water, it just disappears. I always thought it was hilarious in Skyward Sword to toss them into the drink and watch them swim around for a while.

I'm surprised at how many people play the game without the Pro HUD. I saw it turned off for the first time a week ago, and there's just so much useless information in there. Why do I need The Weather Channel??

YES

@Jajeongeo You're probably not far enough into the game to get alternate saddles yet. I have one set I bought, and another I got from a sidequest.

@Action51 Really? XBox modding is a pretty huge thing. I know PS2 modding is pretty big, too.
They also make modchips and/or flash carts for most consoles, if that counts.

No 3DS version?

@SirAileron The sword controls were the best part, though, IMO. Bow controls were kind of fun too...I forgot about bomb rolling, that would've been pretty useful in several places in BotW. I'm also very surprised that although BotW is using Havok physics, they took out the feature of knocking down Bokoblin watch towers.

I didn't know you could swing Magnesis faster with gyro controls; I turned them off before the game even started. I thought they were kind of okay in the 3DS games, but it's pretty awkward to try to coordinate that when you're sitting comfortably. SS, most of the time I was in a standing/active position.

As good as BotW is, I think Nintendo could do a much better job next time. There are a LOT of areas where they built the terrain to lead you slowly towards your goal, with tons of monster battles on the way...but since you can just climb over everything, there's no reason to subject yourself to those trials. The scripted sections tend to get a bit weird when you sequence-break, also. I feel like they originally had something closer to TP/SS built, and then at some point decided to let you climb everything (not just trees and vines), so they just re-arranged the key locations a bit, and greatly stretched out the landscapes inbetween them. I've found at least one place where the in-game text doesn't match the actual map, and I wonder if there's more in there.

@SirAileron I think people mean that the motion controls from Skyward Sword are gone now. I know I miss them quite a bit, especially against monsters with shields, but time marches on...

@seiseki "Nintendo needs to stop caring so much about graphics, reduce the graphics quality and bring the framerate up."

You'll notice that the areas with the worst framerates also have the highest concentration of NPCs. I could be wrong, but my suspicion is that the lower framerate is due to AI loops overloading the CPU, and not to do with graphics.

@snil4 Oh, yeah, that's right.

"We discussed experiences, feeding each other tips and wildly speculating on what a crumbled wall that doesn't succumb to bombs might mean."
The very first Zelda game was intentionally designed this way. It's really awesome to see a lot of the best bits from past titles all mashed together into one game...although I'm hoping there will be some dungeons to explore later on.

Awesome movie B)
Didn't someone already hack the Switch back when they were trying to back up the Zelda demo?

I don't know why they didn't just make the carts bigger...seems like they would be pretty easy to lose.

I just barely missed the sale when it was first released, so I've been waiting to pick it up. Physical copy is an awesome bonus, especially since the Zelda pre-loader is going to take up the last of my internal storage.

Actually, there is such a thing as bit rot, and I've seen a few Atari 2600 carts that were afflicted.

Everyone who says that console browsers are garbage must not've tried the WiiU's browser, because it's fantastic.
Nintendo -have- to be planning a browser at some point, otherwise how do they expect to replace Miiverse (RIP I will miss you )with social media??

Nintendo would be foolish to leave the handheld market. A pocket-sized Switch would be interesting, but console games have a very different flavor from handheld games.

Skip. I paid MUCH less money to get an Everdrive B)

Sounds cool for everyone else, though.

Just for the record, Kung-Fu Heroes and Little Ninja Bros are awesome (both from the Super Chinese series). On one hand, it's a shame they're not coming out on the 3DS, but on the other hand, those games are much more enjoyable with another player.

I just learned this weekend that the jerky background tile animations are caused by an easily fixable glitch: https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros.2%28NES%29#Eighth_Animation_Frame

I made a few other tweaks and might release a patch file soon.

Shame about that Atari box left out in the mud

I once found a Ninja Turtles motorcycle in an RV behind an abandoned house. I was clearly far from the first person to explore the property, so I can only wonder what other treasures had been there.

@LinkSword As far as I know, Pokemon Prism is the only ROM hack to get a C&D from Nintendo. Were there any others?

@LinkSword "Countless?" Let me count how many ROM hacks have been "shut down" by Nintendo.

...One?

Eight comments and only one of them doesn't mention getting shut down by Nintendo. Paranoia runs deep.

I bought Gurumin 3D ^_^

As much as I love Miiverse, it will lose much of its charm if you have to undock the system from the TV every time you want to post something =|

I actually might have to get this, if it isn't too pricey.

I always loved this movie for its imagination and dystopian setting, rather than a literal adaptation of the source, which would not have worked at all.

@Ralizah "Pandering to nostalgia"? Enix has been doing that for quite a few decades now, it's kind of one of the trademarks of the Dragon Quest series.

There'd be a lot more of them in stock if scalpers would all FOAD

Finally time to pick up the Weapon Shop B)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that owning multiple Guild games will unlock bonus content. That's the only thing that has me slightly tempted to grab Aero Porter, even though I know I wouldn't play it.

I don't care when it hits the Switch, I just want the WiiU version @_@

OMG spoilers

@Noelemahc What's to stop you from plugging in a Classic Controller?

I'm just surprised the USB actually does anything. Whoops.

I FINALLY GOT THE MOON!!!

...I only had to cave in and make my first in-game purchase, but I think the 50¢ was worth it.

@KingMike I know, I just wanted to see if anyone would fall for it

Didn't realize they did have a scan of the "wet" version, though.

Oh sweet, these are great scans. Startropics even includes the letter. Someone needs to print it out and see if it works.

There is a huge typo in the third paragraph, it should read thusly:
"One of the more interesting sections of the interview relates to the development of Super Mario Bros. 3, arguably the best game ever made."

I love Simon's Quest, but I don't know if I could still play the game without this patch: _meow...

I really need to replay this game, it was amazing. So much better than Secret of Mana...but then again, IMO, so was the first Seiken Densetsu (Legend of Mana) ¬_¬

Nintendo Power told us that SoM2 would be a while, and while we waited, we could play Secret of Evermore!

...ehhh...

I was excited about this game, but those graphics look like some fan made it for their college programming class. The screenshots in the eShop look even worse.
Maybe I'll grab it if it ever has a really cheap sale, but it doesn't look very professional.

@HappyMaskedGuy I stopped reading IGN when they gave WCW Mayhem a great review...and then I quickly learned that you can't return games after you open them =|

Favorite RPG for the GBC?
No contest, it's Dragon Warrior III. An amazing portable update to one of the greatest RPGs ever made.

One of these days I need to find a Super Famicom. They look so much cooler than what we got in the US.

I doubt it