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Re: Rush Rally Collection Is A 2-In-1 Physical Edition Coming To Switch

Austrian

This might sound odd but one of the reasons (beside the superb gameplay) Rush Rally is so good are the 'outdated' and simple graphics.
No fancy lightning and trillions of unnecessary GFX blastering the screen. simple, clean, lowish poly landscapes....reduced to the basics.
You can concentrate entirely on your driving.

That's also one of the reason I'm still regulary playing Rally Championship on my Gamecube. My fav rally game of all times

Re: DOOM And DOOM II Just Got Another Free Add-On, Try It Out Now

Austrian

I hope that they will release far more "total conversions".
There are dozens of these out there which are completely new FPS games, just running on the Doom engine.

Don't get me wrong: I was already surprised that they released/allowed REKKR on Doom I+II for switch but, as I said before, there are way more out there. really REALLY good ones.

Re: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Announced For Switch, Will Include 32 Classic Games

Austrian

@Atariboy
I think there is a higher chance we get all the licensed games than Slipstream.
Slipstream is rather unique as it's the only Capcom arcade game which uses "rival" hardware. In this case Sega's System 32.

speaking of licensed games. I don't think they are "impossible". People tend to overestimate the 'license hazzle'. especially if there is only one license involved.
You can see countless cases of revived movie+TV licensed (arcade)games in the last couple of years.
i.e. The Arcade One Up machines which include Simpsons, Turtles, Tron, Terminator 2, Marvel, etc etc

Hell, even Capcom (via KochMedia) revived the rather complicated AvP license for their arcade beat'em up to put it on their stupid-ass arcade stick.

Re: Review: Slipstream - A Neat, Sonic-Obsessed Homage To Sega's Super Scaler Tech

Austrian

Anyone else surprised that Capcom didn't mind that they had a (scaling) Racer in the 90s with the literal same name?

"overused 80s style"

That's a strange complain as IMO you have to differentiate between 80s pixelart and 80s(and 90s) (super)Scaler.
There are hundrets of 80s pixelart games on switch and how many scalers? maybe 10 and 80% of them are racers.
Non-racing scalers like Rambo III, GI Joe, Arabian Fight, Galaxy Force (II) and Thunder Blade are sadly missing.
Which is odd as the 3DS had SUPERB M2 ports of Thunder Blade and Galaxy Force.

Re: Back Page: After Spending $70B On Activision Blizzard... What If Microsoft Buys Nintendo Next?

Austrian

You can NOT just buy a japanese company. even if you have all the money in the world.
thats also the reason you see so few foreign buyouts/takeovers of japanese companies.
a financially superhealthy company like nintendo with a HUGE historical background will never be bought by an US company.
Thats why Nintendo literally laughed their asses off when MS made an attempt for a takeover in the gamecube era.

Re: M2 Is Bringing Yet Another Classic Shmup To Switch Next Year

Austrian

I might add that I would literally finance a M2 collection of Twin Eagle I+II for Switch at this point.
Twin Eagle II is my fav shmup of all times. It might be a bit too easy but its such a blast(literally) to play. holy crap.
You can blow up everything on screen. Houses, skyscrapers, trees, cars.

Re: Switch Hacking Group Leader Gary Bowser Agrees To Pay Nintendo $4.5 Million

Austrian

it's rather shocking to see that many people here don't seem to give a crap about piracy or 'justice' per se.
That guy made millions(!) with basicely stolen stuff.
This has nothing to do with "preservation". Do you REALLY think this man gives a single sh*t about "saving games for future generations"?

but yeah keep on defending that poor excuse of a human being because of "evil corps".
I dunno what Nintendo's policies have anything to do with that.
If you don't like them, don't agree to them and don't buy their software (this is not a free-ticket to piracy btw).
I don't understand how you can support a company THAT evil and 'abusive' by any means.

Re: Review: Dusk - An Incredible Port Of 2018's Quake-Inspired Boomer Shooter

Austrian

best FPS in years. so fast, so atmosperic
the switch port is SUPERB.

@all
also get the classic Dooms (1,2,64)
the latest free add-on maps for doom 2 are basicley brandnew games. incl. new textures, new songs, better lightning etc
some add-on maps are also much(!) better in design than the original levels.
Doom 1+2 with all the free add-on maps offer maybe around 100-120hours of great and brutally difficult oldschool fpsing for hardly 10bucks. cant beat that

Re: Yes, Nintendo Really Is Allowing A Game With 'Hentai' In The Title On Switch

Austrian

I really don't get it people being suddenly surprised or even offended by games like that.

I mean, Nintendo allowed full-blown real(!) strippers getting bare-breasted in over 20min of FMV in BMX XXX for gamecube.
stuff sony heavily censored on PS2.

I don't see a problem with games like these. They are clearly marked on the eshop.
If you don't like them, don't buy them. simple as that.

also: I didn't see as much alarm when naked women were constantly 'shown' throughout God of War or Witcher III. even worse, they were not much more than playmates ("sex toys") in these games.
double standards?

Re: Review: Darksiders II (Wii U)

Austrian

While the game is indeed great and very fun to play, I have to say the darksiders dungeons are nowhere even close to a Zelda dungeon in terms of design and complexity. Zelda dungeons are just brilliantly designed though and through.