BearHunger

I was waiting so long to hear more news about this game. Glad to hear it didn't evaporate during the past three and a half years.

I do not recommend Magical Drop III. It is much too demanding and fast-paced to scratch the Bust-a-Move itch. I say this with regards to both games' vs. modes--Puzzle Bobble's is more about risk and aim, Magical Drop's feels more about speed and reflexes.

Magical Drop's gameplay is more like Puzzle League, but harder because your reactions and thumbs need to be even faster, and vs. matches don't tend to last as long.

Found a CD of that album at a yard sale, picked it up because it was called Altered Beast.

Glad to see my country get the Hey! Pikmin demo. I moderately enjoyed it on the European New Nintendo 3DS that I am insane enough to own.

I saw a video of this years ago. Nice to hear more about it.

If this game is like Kirby Mass Attack, then I am likely to absolutely love it. I'm not sure it is, though.

@ShadJV “We don't have a TV there so I set it up in table top mode and that worked fine!”

Good to hear! That's exactly why I thought this game would be perfect for Switch. It's portable like a laptop computer so you don't need a TV nearby, but it's quick and easy to connect it back to a TV. Too bad about the auto sleep issue though.

I'm quite surprised by this. This is not the best way to play Rayman, considering the blown up sprites and downgraded music. I did like how Rayman isn't knocked backwards when he's hit, though.

Rayman 3 is a typical oddball portable Rayman game, being basically a 2D side-scrolling adaptation of Rayman 2 with some Hoodlums thrown in. At least Rayman's fists actually leave his body when he punches in this game, though. Too bad the levels gained from connecting to the GameCube version of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc will likely be inaccessible. It's probably not a major loss; I don't think I played all of those.

CEX did the same thing with certain amiibo. It's best to just take them up on their good deals.

I'm sure this is a very well thought-out, strategic on Nintendo's part. It is also a callous middle finger to consumers.

Thank you for eventually reviewing this.

“of course Nintendo fans are the best.”

You say this as if it needs saying. The “of course” changes nothing—there is still the implication that there was doubt.

So there's no way I'm buying this game. I just can't support a developer who shows this much contempt towards us Nintendo fans.

Hm. I should assume from now on that Kirby's Dream Land 3 is not coming to New Nintendo 3DS eShop.

XP How was I supposed to know the tagline was sarcastic before clicking? You got me, I lose.

Great, I've been wondering about Project Y recently.

Anyone else rejoice when they saw The Jackbox Party Pack 3 in the showcase? That's perfect for the Switch.

So the name's Buggler! And here I was thinking it was Burglar. Pffft.

I am under the impression that most of the lousy, short eShop games are also made by one- or two-person-teams.

Anyway, cool review. For a moment I thought it would be another old Japan-exclusive game, but this is fairly interesting in its own right.

The core mechanic of this looks fun. I've thought for a while that it would make a cool game.

Nine years of Virtual Console and Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures has finally been released on it. I'd-a thunk it was a no brainer (included Pac-Man port notwithstanding), but at least it's finally here now.

Good week for Wii U VC!

[Cross-posting on the forum thread] The top banner dealie keeps disappearing and reappearing. (I wish it would just disappear.)

Everything is too big now. I'm using a 13-inch laptop that is not always connected to a big monitor. I don't like how more and more sites have been becoming less small-monitor friendly.

Yeah yeah, I'm complaining. Hey, it's constructive feedback.

I agree with comment #1, #22, etc. Maybe, just maybe this change isn't a case of censorship.

“Don't touch golden finger by hands.” I love this.

Great feature! I hadn't even heard of this system before the article from two years back. How about one on the almost nonexistent Super A'Can and its twelve confirmed games next? (It would be not be feasible, but it would be cool.)

Definitely the least polished Mario Kart game. I still love it though! It is funny and has some of the best multiplayer around.

↑ Yeah, it's definitely nowhere near as good as that game.

If that title's supposed to rhyme with “Gotta catch 'em all,” well, it doesn't. : P

In terms of Kirby's DS adventures, this probably isn't his grandest outing

I disagree. Kirby Super Star Ultra does come close, but it feels like the anthology it is rather than a great big Kirby adventure.

As for the game itself, it's great! The variety and ideas in the level design are so cool and the soundtrack, while of pretty low sound quality, does an outstanding job setting the tone. The Kirby Air Ride songs were the best ones.

It's interesting how Kirby's first game on DS is the one with the best graphics. It's not that the others look bad or anything, but this one looks really good!

Europe got the long end of the stick this year! I would much rather have this game here in the US this December instead of January than have Captain Toad last December instead of this year's January.

…If you can understand that run-on there.

That last paragraph is 100% false! You need about as much nostalgia for this as you do for a classic cartoon: none, because it's timeless and funny. The only problem is that it can get a little repetitive when aiming for a high completion percentage; Pac-Man really really wants a soda from the vending machine.

Out of these I've only played Guacamelee and Freedom Planet, both of which are very good. Armillo is alright.

Sonic Lost World is my favorite, then Mario Kart 8, then it gets hazy but Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed certainly gets a mention out of me, even though it probably plays better on PC.

I'm guessing it's mostly moms buying consoles for their children.

Good 3DS discounts at least, maybe⁇

Ol' Mario's great and all, but I'm glad not every series is like this or has this philosophy behind it. In particular I'm glad Sonic didn't go down this path. The old rival series are basically the antitheses of each other within the platform game genre now, which is fine by me.

@Mister_Wu

Rayman Origins and Legends showed us how good looking 2D cartoon-style platform games can be, so I hope that Nintendo seriously consider this possibility.

I think Wario Land: The Shake Dimension is a better example, as its more traditional animation would really suit the art style of the Super Mario series (Super Mario World, Kart, 3D World, etc.). It would be very cool to have Mario gameplay with that kind of graphics!

Rodea is the only one of these games that I am interested in at all, and not even the 3DS version in particular.

Because of these, I may just actually buy a theme for once.

Good thing this game is already 60FPS on console!

I loved this game and its spiritual predecessor on Game Boy (when that came to 3DS VC).

75 percent off (reduced from $11.99 to $3.99)

That's 67% off.

Always happy to help

Favorite and best are not necessarily the same.

My favorite in the series.

@AshFoxX Yup, it'll work.

If you're expecting Splatoon to stand up on its own as a single-player experience you're going to be sadly disappointed, though. The entire campaign will only last you between 3-5 hours on average and, as enjoyable an experience as it is, this reviewer was left wanting more than what was offered.

That's all I needed to know.

So I guess the North American version will be called “Crushmo”?
EDIT: Nope, Stretchmo.

Weird, one of the screenshots up there appears to be of the testing room.

"US and JP run at 60 Hz and ~30 fps, but PAL runs at 50 Hz and ~25 fps, which is 1.2 times slower. However, the lag compensation speeds up the kongs so they move as fast as in the NTSC versions. Everything besides movement (cutscenes, menus, enemies, ...) is slower than in NTSC."

I wonder if that makes some of the race challenges a bit easier.

@Starz Then you weren't playing hard enough.

I was reckless with my touch screen, much like with N64 joysticks playing Super Smash Bros. With this game, the biggest challenge is to win and go easy on the touch screen at the same time.

A great way to wreck the DS's touchscreen, and a great way to wreck the GamePad's touchscreen.

I know exactly what you're talking about. For the longest time I thought you had to fly to the top of those.

Toys vs. Monsters (EnjoyUp Games, $2.99 from 5th April to 3rd May, normally $2.99)

? That game's page says it's normally $3.99.

Anyway, great week!