I’d rather play Wii U Wind Waker and Twilight Princess more than their GameCube originals. The HD graphics and quality of life improvements just trash the originals that backwards compatibility isn’t worth it in this case.
The tragedy was NintendoLife rating the Wiiware games 5/10 for being straight ports despite them being amazing games and incredibly enjoyable games. You didn’t need to use the optional motion controls if you didn’t want to but NintendoLife marked it down for simply including them.
I had avoided the original for years as I had never played the actual Borderlands games and had no interest. I had played The Walking Dead, Batman and A Wolf Among Us and enjoyed them. Then when Tales From The Borderlands went on sale this year, I downloaded it and quite enjoyed it. I’ll be looking into this new one.
There should be Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System and TurboGrafx-16 support added to the standard pass. And Sega 32X, Sega CD, Turbo CD and Game Boy Advance support for the expansion pass.
There would be a guaranteed one game every week, excluding the special versions
@HammerGalladeBro America didn’t get Puyo Puyo so no need to release Kirby’s Avalanche in Japan because it’s just an Americanisation of Puyo Puyo.
And Kirby’s Star Stacker came out late in the Super Famicom’s life in 1997 that the Nintendo 64 had already been released so no point bringing it to America as it just wouldn’t have sold.
Fight Fever on the NeoGeo is the most blatant rip-off of Street Fighter II. Fighters History may be infamous of going to court for being similar to Street Fighter II but Fight Fever flew under the radar for doing so. Check out this image https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/neo/562903-fight-fever/images/210
@CharlieGirl Yeah, sure I get you want to play the quirky games just because they’re quirky - but going back to them now you’ll see they actually aren’t that enjoyable to play games despite them being quirky. Many just don’t hold up any more and several didn’t hold up as being enjoyable in the 90s either when they were new.
If you get the timing right, you can mash the Shoryuken command in SF1 over and over and it will sometimes keep working, allowing you to overwhelm your opponent- even Sagat.
I would also claim that Street Fighter 1 was the best one-on-one fighting game of the 1980s. It was clunky to play, but they all were back then. Graphics were great though and still look decent today for a game from 1987.
There should be a third Arcade stadium consisting of all the remaining arcade games from 80s and early 90s yet to appear in the first or second stadium, even if they have already appeared in another collection - excluding the licensed games of course. Include some of the 3D games from the late 90s and early 2000s as well.
@WhiteTrashGuy Only actual Tetris games are allowed to use the Tetris name. There was a time when the Tetris company didn’t care; hence Tetris Attack and Tetrisphere (maybe Hatris and Wordtris too). But now they do and we can’t even get Tetris Attack anymore; we have to get the Japanese original Panel De Pon.
I’d like to see 32X and Sega CD games on Switch. I think the main criticism of the games originally was more due to the utter mess of setting the 32X and Sega CD consoles up. I’ve never played them but I’ve watched the AVGN episode. Bringing them to Switch would be a good move.
@DoomGuyBFG I see this week as Nintendo wanting to release something but not having anything to release. Just because you can remember the SNES having some great games doesn’t mean that Nintendo has access to them or are waiting to release them for events later such as Christmas.
It’s sad that Final Fantasy VI was overshadowed by Final Fantasy VII. Sure FFVII is a great game but so was FFVI. No remakes or spin-offs for Locke, Terra and the others.
I downloaded this as part of the “two cats, one dog” bundle for £0.89. For less than £1 for three small basic games, it was okay. This is the only way you should download this game; it’s a serious rip-off at full price - DO NOT PAY FULL PRICE!
It’s an easy platform game for kids. I breezed through the fifty stages in twenty - thirty minutes. You jump on all the other animals to complete the stage. That’s it. There’s no story, no timer, no lives, no puzzles, no points, no bonuses, no bosses, no bottomless pits, not even a number showing how many animals you have left to jump on to complete the stage. You don’t have any special moves and there are no items to pick up. The platforming is very simple and the stages are short; the only slight challenge is that some of the animals are quicker than others, and a few occasions there is limited room to jump. The dog is cute with a wagging tail and controls well enough; the jumping mechanics are decent for such a simple game. It was satisfying jumping on multiple enemies without touching the ground but the game doesn’t reward you for doing so. The only enemy that gives you any trouble is the mushroom as it can hit you if you are standing slightly over the edge of a one block high platform. Once you jump on all the animals, the stage ends and the next stage starts. There are only three different backgrounds - grass, ice and fire and I think there is only one background music running throughout. If there is more than one, it didn’t stand out as being different. Having completed all fifty stages, there is no incentive to replay them. It was fun for the low cost I paid for it but it’s definitely a game for young kids. I can pretend that this was originally an NES or Game Boy game from the 80s remastered for the Switch. Again, definitely do not download it at full price; check for a bundle on sale or wait for one if it’s not currently on sale.
I have to rate this a 1/10 for the high cost they are charging for it. But because of the bundle being on sale, it’s the most enjoyable 1/10 game I’ve played and was worth the £0.30 I paid for it. I played it for longer than some games I paid more for.
@TKundNobody You could pay for single games on Wii U Virtual Console, but Nintendo fans didn’t want to do that so Nintendo had to rethink their distribution and NSO is the result.
Many videogame characters undergo changes to their design over the years. Just look at Mario. People only have a problem when the redesign goes completely against the source material, swapping certain traits for another.
@Fizza Congo’s Quest is part of the Joe & Mac series, while Rival Turf is the first of the Rushing Beat series (it’s name in Japan) which includes Brawl Brothers and Peace Keepers.
Ice Hockey is far from the worse game on the service. It’s not about what todays kids want to play, it’s about getting as many games on to the service as possible, and if some happen to be bad games, so what. They still existed. You’re not supposed to like every game on the service. I don’t want someone at Nintendo running quality control reducing the amount of games we see on the service even further. I’m all for quantity over quality here, as we will still get quality games too. And there will be some bad games on the PlayStation service too.
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Re: Soapbox: Endless Zelda Remakes Are A Poor Substitute For Backwards Compatibility
I’d rather play Wii U Wind Waker and Twilight Princess more than their GameCube originals. The HD graphics and quality of life improvements just trash the originals that backwards compatibility isn’t worth it in this case.
Re: Netflix Cancels Resident Evil Series After First Season
Wow, lot of people against inclusive diversity representation here.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Pre-Orders Come With Famous V-Tuber DLC In Japan
KORONE IN SONIC!! WHY!!!?
Notto understand…
Re: Soapbox: Ace Attorney: Trials And Tribulations Is The Perfect Tragedy
The tragedy was NintendoLife rating the Wiiware games 5/10 for being straight ports despite them being amazing games and incredibly enjoyable games. You didn’t need to use the optional motion controls if you didn’t want to but NintendoLife marked it down for simply including them.
Re: New Tales From The Borderlands Is Seemingly On The Way To Switch
I had avoided the original for years as I had never played the actual Borderlands games and had no interest. I had played The Walking Dead, Batman and A Wolf Among Us and enjoyed them. Then when Tales From The Borderlands went on sale this year, I downloaded it and quite enjoyed it. I’ll be looking into this new one.
Re: Random: Japan Joins In With 'Shin Chan's' Morning Gymnastics Sessions
Shin-Chan is the complete opposite of wholesome. He’s a very toxic and problematic character in his cartoon - even if the game doesn’t show it.
Re: Video: Nintendo Explains How To Download Paid DLC In New Switch Online + Expansion Pack Guide
There should be Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System and TurboGrafx-16 support added to the standard pass. And Sega 32X, Sega CD, Turbo CD and Game Boy Advance support for the expansion pass.
There would be a guaranteed one game every week, excluding the special versions
Re: Square-Enix To Release A Stunning Final Fantasy Picture Book Starring Chocobo
Are the pages dlc? Buy the cover but the story within is a paid extra kind of deal
Re: Random: Xenoblade Chronicles' Shulk Cutscene Was Originally 'A Little Creepy'
Nah, “creepy” is Shinji alone beside an unconscious Asuka in her hospital bed. A light touch doesn’t compare.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
@HammerGalladeBro America didn’t get Puyo Puyo so no need to release Kirby’s Avalanche in Japan because it’s just an Americanisation of Puyo Puyo.
And Kirby’s Star Stacker came out late in the Super Famicom’s life in 1997 that the Nintendo 64 had already been released so no point bringing it to America as it just wouldn’t have sold.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
@dustinprewitt
“a rip off is a rip off is a rip off. Same game, different skins.”
Do you really think that Sega would have allowed Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine to be allowed on the Super Nintendo back then?
No. They would not. So they had to change the skin for the Super Nintendo version to feature a Nintendo owned character.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
@zbinks Not I’m the UK you can’t. We didn’t get Fighters History as part of the Johnny Turbo’s Arcade range.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
Fight Fever on the NeoGeo is the most blatant rip-off of Street Fighter II. Fighters History may be infamous of going to court for being similar to Street Fighter II but Fight Fever flew under the radar for doing so. Check out this image
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/neo/562903-fight-fever/images/210
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Special Edition - Street Fighter II
@chreddy You really think SNES World Warriors has better drawn artwork than Street Fighter Collection?
Re: Nintendo Reassures Fans "More" N64 Games Will Be Added To Switch Online
@CharlieGirl Yeah, sure I get you want to play the quirky games just because they’re quirky - but going back to them now you’ll see they actually aren’t that enjoyable to play games despite them being quirky. Many just don’t hold up any more and several didn’t hold up as being enjoyable in the 90s either when they were new.
Re: Review: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium - Captures That Arcade Magic In A Quality Package
If you get the timing right, you can mash the Shoryuken command in SF1 over and over and it will sometimes keep working, allowing you to overwhelm your opponent- even Sagat.
Re: Review: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium - Captures That Arcade Magic In A Quality Package
I would also claim that Street Fighter 1 was the best one-on-one fighting game of the 1980s. It was clunky to play, but they all were back then. Graphics were great though and still look decent today for a game from 1987.
Re: Review: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium - Captures That Arcade Magic In A Quality Package
There should be a third Arcade stadium consisting of all the remaining arcade games from 80s and early 90s yet to appear in the first or second stadium, even if they have already appeared in another collection - excluding the licensed games of course. Include some of the 3D games from the late 90s and early 2000s as well.
Re: Nintendo Is Adding Pokémon Puzzle League To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@WhiteTrashGuy Only actual Tetris games are allowed to use the Tetris name. There was a time when the Tetris company didn’t care; hence Tetris Attack and Tetrisphere (maybe Hatris and Wordtris too). But now they do and we can’t even get Tetris Attack anymore; we have to get the Japanese original Panel De Pon.
Re: Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
I’d like to see 32X and Sega CD games on Switch. I think the main criticism of the games originally was more due to the utter mess of setting the 32X and Sega CD consoles up. I’ve never played them but I’ve watched the AVGN episode. Bringing them to Switch would be a good move.
Re: Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
I didn’t know Target Earth was part of the Assault Suits series, but when I played it just now I thought it reminded me of Cybernator.
Re: Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@Clyde_Radcliffe I’m in the uk and I have them.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES Service With Three More SP Titles
@DoomGuyBFG I see this week as Nintendo wanting to release something but not having anything to release. Just because you can remember the SNES having some great games doesn’t mean that Nintendo has access to them or are waiting to release them for events later such as Christmas.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #101 - Final Fantasy VI
It’s sad that Final Fantasy VI was overshadowed by Final Fantasy VII. Sure FFVII is a great game but so was FFVI. No remakes or spin-offs for Locke, Terra and the others.
Re: Feature: Capcom Fighting Collection - Every Game, And Why You Should Be Excited
@Pjira the Street Fighter EX games weren’t made by Capcom though. I don’t think they should appear on a Capcom arcade collection.
Re: Feature: Capcom Fighting Collection - Every Game, And Why You Should Be Excited
@Vyacheslav333 Yes, but this isn’t a console collection. Would you also expect SNES ports on a collection of Genesis games?
Re: Feature: Capcom Fighting Collection - Every Game, And Why You Should Be Excited
Cyberbots is playable on the first Capcom Arcade Stadium.
Re: Taito's 'Space Seeker' Blasts Its Way Into The Arcade Archives Line-Up
It looks good for a game from 1981. I’ve never heard of it though and definitely won’t be downloading it.
Re: Sega Confirms Sonic Frontiers Won't Be Delayed, Says Fans "Don't Understand" It
Please understand - you don’t understand!
Re: .dog
I downloaded this as part of the “two cats, one dog” bundle for £0.89. For less than £1 for three small basic games, it was okay. This is the only way you should download this game; it’s a serious rip-off at full price - DO NOT PAY FULL PRICE!
It’s an easy platform game for kids. I breezed through the fifty stages in twenty - thirty minutes. You jump on all the other animals to complete the stage. That’s it. There’s no story, no timer, no lives, no puzzles, no points, no bonuses, no bosses, no bottomless pits, not even a number showing how many animals you have left to jump on to complete the stage. You don’t have any special moves and there are no items to pick up. The platforming is very simple and the stages are short; the only slight challenge is that some of the animals are quicker than others, and a few occasions there is limited room to jump. The dog is cute with a wagging tail and controls well enough; the jumping mechanics are decent for such a simple game. It was satisfying jumping on multiple enemies without touching the ground but the game doesn’t reward you for doing so. The only enemy that gives you any trouble is the mushroom as it can hit you if you are standing slightly over the edge of a one block high platform. Once you jump on all the animals, the stage ends and the next stage starts. There are only three different backgrounds - grass, ice and fire and I think there is only one background music running throughout. If there is more than one, it didn’t stand out as being different. Having completed all fifty stages, there is no incentive to replay them. It was fun for the low cost I paid for it but it’s definitely a game for young kids. I can pretend that this was originally an NES or Game Boy game from the 80s remastered for the Switch. Again, definitely do not download it at full price; check for a bundle on sale or wait for one if it’s not currently on sale.
I have to rate this a 1/10 for the high cost they are charging for it. But because of the bundle being on sale, it’s the most enjoyable 1/10 game I’ve played and was worth the £0.30 I paid for it. I played it for longer than some games I paid more for.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES Service With Three More SP Titles
@TKundNobody You could pay for single games on Wii U Virtual Console, but Nintendo fans didn’t want to do that so Nintendo had to rethink their distribution and NSO is the result.
Re: Oops, It Looks Like Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium's Line-Up Has Leaked
Needs more Ring of Destruction
Re: Exclusive: Kao The Kangaroo Artist Talks Redesigning A Mascot For The Modern Age
Many videogame characters undergo changes to their design over the years. Just look at Mario. People only have a problem when the redesign goes completely against the source material, swapping certain traits for another.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
@Fizza Congo’s Quest is part of the Joe & Mac series, while Rival Turf is the first of the Rushing Beat series (it’s name in Japan) which includes Brawl Brothers and Peace Keepers.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
The Joe & Mac and Rushing Beat series has now been completed on NSO. Unless they also want to give us NES and Genesis Joe & Mac 1.
Re: Random: Sonic The Hedgehog's "Ugly" Design Makes A Cameo In The New Chip N' Dale Movie
See, using it in this way as a meme is funny. It wasn’t funny when they wanted this design to be in the proper Sonic movies.
Re: Random: Banjo-Kazooie's Gruntilda Returns In Fan-Altered She-Hulk Poster
Is She-Hulk part of the Fantastic Four? because someone just declared “Flame on!”
Re: Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch's Successor
Release a new 2D Mario, 3D Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart and Smash Bros on it and it will sell.
Re: Fei Long Will Never Appear In Street Fighter Again, Says SFV Composer
Just give him a different default costume.
Re: Tales from the Borderlands
Just got this in the sale and completed the first chapter. Enjoying it so far. I don’t know anything about the Borderlands series before this.
Re: Feature: Hot Zelda: Link To The Past Takes From '90s Game Mags, 30 Years Later
I didn’t know Frank O’Connor was a staff writer on CVG but I wasn’t reading CVG back then. I only know him from when he became editor at Total!
Re: Is 'Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium' On The Way To Switch?
Should be dlc rather than it’s own separate thing.
Re: Nintendo Adds Super Mario World And Super Punch-Out!! Switch Online Special Versions
Should have been the Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World combo with everything unlocked.
Re: Activision Blizzard Reaches $18 Million Settlement For Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
@PessitheMystic Looks like Final Fantasy Tactics.
Re: Activision Blizzard Reaches $18 Million Settlement For Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
If Bobby Kotick stays home for one weekend instead of going out to party, he can pay for the $18 million easily.
He wouldn’t though.
Re: Former Nintendo Employee Admits He's Frustrated With Switch Online, Calls For More Transparency
Ice Hockey is far from the worse game on the service. It’s not about what todays kids want to play, it’s about getting as many games on to the service as possible, and if some happen to be bad games, so what. They still existed. You’re not supposed to like every game on the service. I don’t want someone at Nintendo running quality control reducing the amount of games we see on the service even further. I’m all for quantity over quality here, as we will still get quality games too. And there will be some bad games on the PlayStation service too.
Re: Yes, Folders Are Now On Switch, Here Are Some Quick Tips
@Tandy255 Yes, I put all of my one Arcade Archives game (Kikikaikai) in my Arcade Archives group.
Re: Random: Latest Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Swim In Lava
Maybe there should be an ability in Zelda games that allow you to swim in lava without it being a glitch.
Re: Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash Adding "Next Generation Of Netcode" In April Update
Is this an in season April Fool’s joke?
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 14.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I still want accurate play times on the main screen, not just for the NSO games. “Played xx hours or more” doesn’t do it for me.