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Sounds like fun, what’s the hold up corporate people? “Just DO IT!!!”

I need this in my life. Where others have failed, this will fill the empty hole in my heart. 😅 (Cotton Reboot is doing a pretty good job until then!)

Why didn't I know about this!? Assuming its another Japanese exclusive... Meh, I'll wait for Pocky & Rocky Reshrined. 😃

@LEGEND_MARIOID Did you get it yet? I got it in the mail last Wednesday, and its super fun! I was a bit worried I'd play it for a few days and be done, but I still feel drawn to go back and play it. (Especially since I'm just starting to get the hang of it... well, X68000 Mode... mostly playing that, but the remake/Arrange Mode is really fun and crazy too. I'm gonna wait til I really know the original pretty well before trying to master Arrange Mode though.)

EDIT: Totally buying Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute!!! And... well, I just looked at the Rock 'n' Roll sequel. Oh... it doesn't look... super great. 😅 I think I'm too much of a fan at this point not to buy it though. I'll give it a chance. (I'm just surprised after how pretty Reboot is... maybe it'll improve before release or at least grow on me.) Didn't hate Umihara Kawase Fresh! (own that too), just prefer the look of the older games... but Cotton Rock 'n' Roll uses the same exact engine, and even features Umihara Kawase. I think Cotton is featured in Fresh! as well, just haven't gotten to that yet.

That hasn’t happened yet? Well cool that they sorta got support for a full decade at least.

People really think Skyward Sword received the biggest changes?

I don't know why it took me so long to find out about this. I'm definitely getting this before too long. (Gotta decide between this and Mushihimesama... tough.)

@Ooyah EXACTLY!!! (I know this is old news, but I'm STILL HYPED!!! LOL)

This game is actually pretty good! (I bought it years ago, but here I am to leave a record that I liked it! lol)

@Xiovanni Any chance you ever found out more about it? I still haven't finished the game, so not sure what gets unlocked, or... what was available as DLC in the first place. (Just hoping for some Halloween themes and maybe an extra character or two.)

@Oat I too am wondering. Never got super far into it, unless the game is shorter than I think (I beat a few bosses, can't remember for sure)... but yeah, I want the Halloween costumes and any unlock able characters. Does that stuff appear when you beat the game?

@Rayquaza2510 Did you end up getting it? The US physical release of Cotton arrived at my doorstep today! 😃 I'll get Mushihimesama before too long...

Yeah! Finally pulled the trigger on a PC Engine Mini via Amazon Japan! (Plus a Turbo Controller)

EDIT: I see I commented in April 2020 (and again in May) that I was getting one... well, at least I eventually followed through lol.

I always have to think twice when I read “Mega Drive.”

@Casco Part of me is kind of glad a bunch of kids learned a lesson about how rumors work.

@Beaucine So does this one have one buttons graphics switching? Probably not I assume, if it wasn’t in the review copy... but the other one did, so idk. (At least it’s includes the original game in some form...)

Thank you for telling me that it includes the original game. I may get this now that I know I can always fall back on that if I don’t love the new graphics.

@60frames-please No I understand about trying to budget for this hobby and snagging deals whenever possible, heh. Just figured you played a lot more shmups than me so thought I’d look into any favorites you have. I haven gotten them yet, I’ll be buying Mushihimesama and Cotton Reboot soon. (And still waiting... year after year... for my physical copy of Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special. Fortunately Dispatch Games re-emerged on Twitter with promises to send out a free digital code to all who have been waiting so long... and supposedly the physical copies are still happening.)

@60frames-please So do you have basically every arcade style shmup on Switch? If so, you should make a top ten list including announced games, and a short bit about why... like what you like in your shmups.

Due by Friday. 😜

@Demon-Serph I think we were the only two. So sad lol. 😅

I voted “neither,” but I will say it’s slightly tempting to try out the deck for a those few Steam games that don’t come to Switch... not quite worth it though when I can’t throw a rock without hitting and old pc that’ll run the sort of games I’m into.

(I’m Mac-only nowadays, but might have an ancient Dell or something laying around that I could resurrect.)

Been wanting to play a Fatal Frame game since the Wii era. This is awesome!

Well looks like it’s finally going to happen this year, but WayForward is no longer involved.

Andrew Bado, the developer (Last Dimension) announced Monday via Twitter that “If all goes well, look for #MystikBelle Enchanted Edition on Switch this October…“

Been waiting for this for 4 years 😅

And it only took us four years...

Sometimes ya need to shake things up...

So... can I please have this now??

What’s this thing? A game thing?

@SpringDivorce Yeah, and Cotton. And The Game Paradise Cruisin Mix Special Super Ultra Flower Fun Adventure Ride or whatever it’s called lol. (I ordered it like 2 years ago, forgot the title.) And other weird titles that rarely leave Japan. I’d like to see an in-depth console comparison so we can officially crown Switch “King of the Shmups” ...or “Shooter King”... never loved the word “shmup” lol.

@X68000 No I get that. Just talking pure volume here. But yeah, might have higher quality titles elsewhere... but even if so, Switch is steadily gaining ground!

@romanista Switch is about to go down in history as the greatest shmup console of all time! (Might already have that title.)

Can’t have too many releases from these guys. Awesome, bring em on!

@Qphlat27 Yeah, at least my NL maybe list.

@AmplifyMJ Right, it is strange, especially when they seem to be doing so well this generation. (Oh well, I guess they don't want people reading into it or whatever...)

@AmplifyMJ Ah, this is a truth. Thank you good AmplifyMJ. 🙏🧐

With that fact established, I will add that sometimes we do get numbers from the UK and Japan, but rarely anything from NOA. 🤔 I’d even allow myself to be placated, for a spell, by NOA’s positions.

@GrailUK IKR!? One of those little holes in my gaming life... no proper way to play Arknoid. Loved playing it on my PC many years ago with a mouse, and always dreamed about having access to a real arcade version... which I think played or at least saw in like a Pizza Hut or something in maybe 1st/2nd grade.

Why doesn’t NOA publish their numbers?

I can handle some games at 30fps, but... it really is a little disappointing... especially when a fair number of Switch games DO actually hit 50-60fps. Oh well, I don’t have to buy the ones that don’t really cut it for me.

@The-Chosen-one Same, but... probably not much of a surprise. Only people with too much money and would waste it on an incremental upgrade like this. I could even see spending the 350 on a new Switch (talking current owners here), if it were 1080p, but... I think they purposely held back on that for their real next gen console. This expensive OLED Model is here just to take advantage of the crazy demand for Switches... demand that can’t last TOO much longer. (Couple years tops?) Then we’ll get something that will be worth buying for us current owners.

@SigmaNoire That’s what I did, so I agree that buying a Pro Controller is the best option... it’s just lame that Nintendo is essentially selling the controller separately this generation. (An expensive one at that... basically making the Switch a 370 dollar system.)

@link3710 Ha, I gotcha. That’s a tough break, but... I guess you’re at least getting SOME use out of it... 😅

@gazamataz You just have to believe!! Lol You just have to have courage to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat! (Or some crap like that! lol) But for real, talent may play a small part, but mostly it’s determination and bravery. Spirit. Sounds like there’s a little self doubt here. You can do it! Just remember the game (any of them), as crazy as it seems, was indeed designed to be played by mortal flesh. Sometimes you have to do a little memorizing of patterns, or a little trial and error, but learn a little at each death. Maybe more than what you’re willing to do after a hard day’s work or whatever... play easy games in those times, but save some time for serious gaming. The rewards for destroying a game you at first thought was impossible extend far beyond your gaming life and you’ll see benefits even in regular life. You’ll see your confidence grow, and you’ll notice you’re more willing to tackle new projects, solve problems more easily... IDK, just some stuff I noticed in myself after I started realizing I could actually beat some hard (for me) games. Thinking shmups and platformers... but same applies to any difficult game I guess.

@link3710 That’s weird... an official dock not working? Should have sent that straight back where it came from, but not always an option, I get it. Thanks, so far it seems to work fine on my monitor, no long sessions yet though.

Man... this is like a dream come true. My GameCube/Wii era self would have flipped at all these scrolling shooters on a Nintendo platform. I mean Cotton Reboot!? AND a new Cotton sequel!?!? WHAT!? So spoiled, I love it! (Now give me Guxt and, as long as I’m here dreaming... GUXT 2!!)

@link3710 Just recently bought a refurbished one from Nintendo’s website for 40. 😛 K bye!

@DehCad There won’t be a pro. If they make super powerful Switch and try to market it as a Switch Pro it will just be filling in as their next gen console at that point... at least I hope Nintendo doesn’t just do a modest spec bump 2 years from now and then expect it to last 5-6 years after that... before then FINALLY getting to the Switch 2 in like 2028... yikes. (Not totally out of the realm of possibility.... they basically milked all the potential of the GameCube hardware from 2001 to 2012... and look at the Game Boy. Essentially the same hardware from 1989 to 2001.)

@fafonio Totally agree, we don’t need this update if we own one already, and we don’t need a mid gen “Pro” model either. I don’t agree about the many years left though. I say 2 more years. Sometime between March and November 2023 we’ll see the Switch 2... or at least an announcement by by late 2023 with another March release in 2024. You could argue the Switch will still get a few releases after that though, thanks to its huge install base... so you could be right from that perspective.

Hoping for the original games. HD 60FPS would be amazing.

I should probably get this game... currently about 4 or 5 down on the priority list for this year... generously.

Late to this article, but this HAS to mean the next console will be backwards compatible right? I mean, otherwise people will be content to just keep playing Switches all day every day. (And it’s millions of available games.)

@RetroOutcast Yes! Can’t wait to play Cotton! And that Mura-something or other vertical bug scroller! I’ll be buying the heck out of both as soon as I finish a couple more games. As for Blaster Master... interested! I think I finally bought the first one but haven’t played it much. Played a good few hours on the original NES version back in like 2016 maybe.

(Actually, now I’m gonna go watch the trailer for part 3 since I’m home with WiFi now.)

EDIT: BMZ3 looking good!
Also: Mushihimesama! Not even close lol.