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Why on earth would you take the TERRIBLE PS2 version as a template?
are they insane? the gamecube version is magnitudes better

@5th313ment
" They dont care what the fans want or think, ever. And they overcharge for everything. ......Charging a ton for the crappy expansion pack that is 1/16th of the deal that Microsoft and Sony offer."

aha...
You mean the Nintendo that resurrected IPs (Sin & Punishment , Fatal Frame etc) of super-niche games, co-financed the complete development circle and even published them, willfully knowing that they could never possibly make a dime?

The Nintendo that re(!)introduced slowdown with an update in Starfox 64 on the Wii Virtual Console because "some fans wrote them it doesn't feel like the N64 one"?

and what is a "crappy expansion pack"?
If you mean the Online Expansion pack I don't agree with you.
I pay a whoopin 3.3(!) euros a month for ~80 NES-, over 60 SNES-, 18 N64-, 11 GBA-, 9 GB- and 30ish Mega Drive games; a quadzillion of new Mario Kart 8 tracks/characters, Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise and the complete Splatoon 2 Octo expansion pack.
Alone the NES and SNES games offer hundrets of hours of gameplay and include some of the best RPGs, Act-Advs and Jump'n Runs ever made.
Plus you can play them anywhere you want.
for hardly 3.5 euros a month.
Sorry but I can't see the "crappy" or "expensive" in this offering.

So instead of bringing the actual game(s) to the Switch'es N64 app, Atlus decided to celebrate the anniversary by releasing the freaking soundtrack on music streaming services?

ok..

I remember back when the game was released some western devs said it's absolutly mindblowing how Monolith could make such a huge completely seamless(!) world on such an "underpowered" console as the WiiU.
There is not a single loading screen in the open world. You can climb in your mech and fly all the way from Cauldros to the Blade base entrance in New LA in one go. At constant 30fps.

Xeno X and Breath of the Wild are tech-marvels on the WiiU.

This is beyond shameless and ridiculously greedy. screw 'em

urgh
I know the Jaguar wasn't exactly blessed with many (good) games but Club Drive and freaking' Trevor McFur In The Crescent Galaxy? These are some of the worst games ever made.

Awesome.
Boyd is probably my fav fighting games character ever.
well, next to Kusaregedo and Tung Fu Rue

@Serpenterror

I thought they remove the sun design and not bring it back with this update.

"Capcom Arcade Stadium 1 & 2 Receive A Free Title Update"

This sounds like you get a free game with the update(s).

@JustMonika

Oldschool FPS "Project Warlock" on Switch also features a four-barrel Shotgun with the most Oomph I have ever experienced in a FPS

related: Every oldschool FPS fan should get Doom 1+2 on switch.
For the price of 4.99 each you will get not only the basic Doom games but also a dozen of high quality DLC Stages (Wads) with literally hundrets of hours worth of gameplay.
There are even two "total conversions" with new enemy sprites, new textures and new weapons.

@TowaHerschel7
well, sorry. I'm used to Gerald as it's a common name here.
My apologies if that's an "EPIC FACEPALM!" for you.
seriously, how old are you? like 5?

@Anachronism

While I agree with you I think even-more-handsome guy Hemsworth isn't the right choice either.

I always thought U.S. actor Vigor Mortensen (played also Aragorn in Lord of the Rings) would have been a great choice as Gerald. In LotR he is basicely the spitting image of a "Gerald".

Too bad he is (way) too old now

am I missing something?
it looks like ...uhmm....mario.

Switch punching above its weight yet again. impressive

lol here we go again

@YorkshireNed

it's not
nintendo has stopped all business operations in russia since march.
no nintendo products have been exported to russia and the russian eshop is in maintaince mode since march.

why shouldn't it run/look decently on switch anyway?
It wasn't exactly a tech marvel or something on other hardware; just a good(in an "average" good way) looking and running game.

The switch is able to run Witcher 3 and Xenoblade (2+)3, games that are both looking better than Nier.

We used to have the original arcade game at home quite often.
those damn uzi machine guns constantly broke.

there's just no way any of his accusations are true.
the doctor would loose immediatly his approbation

People should also check their HIFI equipment. especially amplifiers. Older stereo amps can already draw 300-400W.
My 7-8 years old 7.1 Yamaha amp draws a whoopin 500-600W in use and 370W(!) even in stand-bye.
Needless to say that I basicely unplug it now after use.
Just check the temperature of the top casing with your hand.
The warmer the more power is drawn.

I have to admit that I thought my copy of skyrim on ps3 was broken/faulty first time I played the game.
I couldn't believe how bad the (combat) controls are. I even brought it back to the store where some clerk explained to me that the game indeed controls that bad.
I needed at least 10h on switch to get used to them.
especially close combat is fundamentally broken.

Isn't all of the official DLC already in the "old" switch version?
If so, I don't know if this anniversary edition is worth it.

I mean, I love fishing and mods but...yeah... i dunno.
This shouldn't be more than 10bucks for existing switch skyrim owners.

@Arawn93
well, he/she is kinda right.
OLED doesn't suffer from "traditional" burn-in like plasma or CRTs.
The LEDs of OLED screens get 'old' over time(=use) and keep on losing brightness with every minute they are in operation.
The brighter a LED has to light up in it's life, the sooner it will get dimmer. This can lead to a burn-in like scenario.
Now LEDs do not burn out like bulbs, they just get dimmer over time. That's a physical fact which cannot be prevented. Once the luminous flux reaches 50% a LED can be considered as 'dead'.
Now we are talking here about 50.000+ hours of heavy use.
Samsung(the switch OLED screen manufacturer), Sharp etc make excellent screens though which can reach an extraordinary long life without any hint of "burn-in".
They use software which constantly measures the luminous flux of all LEDs in the OLED screen and will dynamically lower the light output (of all LEDs) to the value of the 'most worn' LED.
So you probably will never notice a burned-in image but only that your screen gets dimmer and dimmer over time.

DOOM I+II also have two new free add ons.
one was already released a couple of weeks ago(no one reported on that for some reason) and one just yesterday.

@Would_you_kindly

no
it's (IMO) massively overrated.

As a hardcore trash- and shmupfan I applaud the idea and love the artstyle but I dunno if an actual 'tilting' aircraft is a good idea in a shump.

I'm planning to build my own Switch Arcade cabinet. It should be as simple as possible but truely a fuel size cabinet (The 1ups are not btw). You simply slide your switch into a dock and that's it. basicely plug & play.
I still have the schematics of our cabinet repair service in my head (we used to run an arcade games distribution business in the 80s and 90s). So the "shell" shouldn't be a big deal.

I'm not sure about the arcade sticks though. I love the Switch Hori Sticks but they are too small for a fullsize cabinet.
Maybe the switch Hori Hayabusas

They are good games but sadly WAY overpriced.
30 for Baldurs Gate 1 and 35 for 2 is ridiculous when you can get Torchlight 2 and 3 combined for under 20 euros most of the time (they are constantly on sale).

@Beaucine

thanks for the insight. I just started to play it yesterday and I was wondering what lies ahead of me. Now I'm pretty excited tbh.
I love the game's "mood". Its kinda unique.

Fighters History is actually a really good fighter and a surprising welcome addition.

The main "problem" is playing the switch docked at high heat for LONG sessions. It can get a little toasty then.
Make sure you open that stupid gate/hinge on the back side of the dock which covers the ports/cables. It improves air flow a lot.
I have regulary 40°C+ in my apartment in summer and my switch only shut down once or twice due to internal heat warning.
Now, when it's really baking in my home, I turn on a little PC fan (which I salvaged from a scrap yard PC) which blows directly on the (open) hinge/gate area.
This reduces the internal heat of the docked switch dramatically.
I double checked it with a flir cam and internal needle probes.
You can even "hear" the heat-reduction as the switch fan stops going completley nuts.
I guess, the (much stronger) PC fan gets rid of the internal heat way faster; especially if you point it directly to the 'intake' (the hole next to the usb ports) of the the dock's cooling system.

I downloaded the free game "Cover Fire: Offline Shooter" recently on my switch.
Besides the extremely stupid name and the somehow bad(gamecube-level) graphics, this is a surprisingly fun, long and "deep" arcade-shooter, best described as a mixture between 'Time Crisis' and 'Ghost Squad' (arcade&wii) and with tons of (free) content and game modes(zombie mode, sniper mode etc etc).
Thanks to "wait to play" (which you can choose instead of "pay to play") it is also perfect for daily 20-30min sessions.
Loading times are also not too long.

Recommended. I mean, it's free anyway

edit: I might add that I'm confused that Vigor isn't on that list. That's a pretty great free open world game which also looks absolut bonkers (in a good way) at times.

Has anyone here the switch port of the first flashback?

I encountered a wierd bug in the very first level.
There is an item missing which I suppose to pick up to proceed.
maybe 10-15min in the game.
I deleted the game/saves and redownloaded it several times and the bug is still here.
I even played my original snes cartridge next to the switch version because I thought I was just too stupid

Rally 2011 LED STORM has not only one of the most stupid names ever, it's also one of the worst games I have ever played.
super annoying controls

I say it as it is:
I have a massive problem with Limited Run and their business model.
They are creating an 'artificial' scarcity for tons of different games. This will affect the collectors market in a bad, almost manipulating, way.

As long as Nintendo has/develops their own exclusive games, Nintendo has nothing to worry about.
Every single nintendo title is pretty much an instant multi-million seller that keeps its strong sales over years(!).
What other dev can say that?
It's still the software that sells hardware (duh).
Nintendo is pretty much the "best" developer in the world. Their games stand for quality and fun for the whole(!) family. People know that.

@BeefSanta
" This game plays and looks similarly to Family Tennis, which is great because that's still the best tennis game."

agreed. nothing beats family tennis

@BoFiS
the original uncensored one is on sale for 99c on the eshop every now and then.
get that one instead.

it's not a good game by any means though

explicit content?
I own and played pilot yume extensively and there isn't really "explicit" content.
the "naughtiness" is very abstract.
if yume is explicit, xenoblade 2 is straight up porn. lol

This could have been soooo good if there wasn't the sound.
both, SFX and music, are mindblowingly terrible.

I love Jedi Outcast and have it on gamecube and switch.
I still can't understand why they didn't patch in a "brightness" button/slider into the menu.
half the time you can't see ***** because its so dark

@Snatcher
I mean, that was like 30 years ago. (afair) since mortal kombat 2 Nintendo basicely stopped mandatory censorship from their side.
i.e. You got topless (real) strippers in Bmx XXX on gamecube, dancing for "you" in countless video scenes. in fact, the gamecube version was the only version which was completely uncensored.

"the 'Nudity Mode' from the Steam version seems to have been excised completely on Switch, unsurprisingly"

why unsurprisingly?
Hentai VS Evil and co are all fully uncensored on switch.
in fact, waifu impact is the first censored steam port.

When I played Drakkhen on my snes on its release I loved it, despite its flaws, to death.
The (huge) realtime 3D open world is awesome. I enjoyed exploring it. afair it even had a day and night circle.
respect to Kemco for pulling that of on a snes in 1991.

I don't think you should (or can) compare this collection with the Mario collection.
The Mario 3D Collection (emulation or not) contains 3 massive games which are more full blown adventures with platforming with literally hundret of hours of gameplay.
I really do not think 59$/€ is too much for three of the highest rated games ever on one cartridge.

Average back in the days and rather bad now.
These did not age well

@SoManyHaveDied
Quake lives mostly of it's (amazing) engine but the "rest" is just average at best (for a FPS).
It feels more like a massive tech demo.
Stupid (and butt-ugly designed) enemies, weapons lack a serious amount of 'punch' and (the worst IMO) next to no feedback from hit enemies.
Don't get me wrong, it was cool to see a full-3D FPS like Quake running 26 years ago but even that 'novelty' was only shortlived.
The (IMO!!) way better Turok for N64 came a half year later.

Although I still think Quake is (and was back then) overrated as hell, I appreciate the massive support it's getting.
Hopefully the tons of addons will also find their way on console quake.

Creating an artificial rarity for certain videogames from the get-go.
yea, what a "great" idea in times of scalpers, scammers and co.