EmirParkreiner

I'm definitely buying Bomberman and Travis, but while i'm happy for Bomberman (after all he's already a assist tropy and got one of those great costumes where the Mii basically turns into the character), i think Travis should have been a proper character.

@abdias
Yea, the whole game looks really cool now that we've seen more of it.
The one big problem i currently have with the game is the lack of splitscreen. This is exactly the type of game my girlfriend would love to play wth me, but we only have one Switch in the household.

Another thing i'm mildly concerned about it that i'd rather play as someone else then Mario or Luigi, but i'm pretty sure that if the game is even moderately successful, Nintendo will release more Karts.

I would buy if they added splitscreen in an update.

I have a huge living room and enough money to buy 4 of these Karts, BUT neither my girfriend who lives with me nor any of my friends who sometimes come over for local multiplayer have Switches.

Nintendo is definitely leaving money on the table if don't work hard to create a splitscreen update, without it people without Switch-owning friends can't play multiplayer (except if they already have multiple Switches in the household), AND splitscreen would motivate people to buy multiple Karts.

On a sidenote, i definitely see Nintendo releasing more Karts/racers in the future, i guess Peach and Yoshi might come next.

I'm really warming up to the idea, but without splitscreen i won't be able to get any multiplayer out of this, and when i'm playing Mario Kart i usually don't play as Mario and Luigi but as Koopa, Shy Guy, Toad or Yoshi.

So right now, i'm not buying it, but if they add a splitscreen mode and other racers in the future, i'd get it.

@mazzel @abdias
Yea, i also heard from a video preview from another website that drifting is supposed to be in the game, but it works a bit differently.

This is great and everything, but why doesn't Konami want to give us Parodius?

Really nice to see the comeback of shmups continue at this TGS. R-Type, Aleste, DeathSmiles, Cotton, Darius Cozmic Revelation... 2021 will be great.

@Slowdive
No, the new Aleste game they announced some time ago is called "Aleste Branch". It has more modern looking graphics, a short gameplay trailer has been released about a week ago, so If you want to see some footage of that, search for Aleste Branch on YouTube.

This is great, i hope this is just the beginning and the Switch gets ALL Cave shmups in the long run.

When M2 makes new games in a classic style, it always turned out great for me, so i'm pretty hyped for this GG Aleste 3.
Castlevania Rebirth and Gradius Rebirth are among my favourite games in the Castlevania and Gradius franchises.

Darius Cozmic Collection is the best.

Nice, i hope i'll manage to get the Collector's Edition, the books and CDs are great.

I hope Travis makes it into Smash. I also would really like to see Ryu Hayabusa and a Space Invader.

Can't wait, i hope this, Aleste Branch, the Cotton reboot and new game, B.ARK and the new Strikers 1945 game will lead to a mainstream revival of shmups next year.

I would have given it another chance, but they ruines it by not even giving an option for the original (inverted y-axis) controls.

Now i'll just stick to 64 and Galaxy, which were always much better games anyway.

I'm very disappointed they un-inverted the aiming and looking controls, Sunshine is more or less unplayable for me now, and it's also irritating when looking around in 64.

Inverted y-axis is how Nintendo taught people to play 3d games, all their japanese developed games have it, and almost all N64 games had it (Mario 64, Pilotwings, the 4 Turok games, Duke Nukem 64...).

I bought it and i'm mostly enjoying it, but i'm really angry they un-inverted the aiming controls.

I enjoy Chopper Attack (Wild Choppers in JP) on N64, maybe i'll give this one a chance.

Nice, combined with S.C.A.T. on the NES NSO, new B.Ark info the Aleste Collection announcement, first footage of Aleste Branch and so on it was a pretty great week for shmups so far.

Can't wait to see DeathSmiles 1&2 Collection at Tokyo Game Show.

Great, i hope this means we'll also hear about the NEW Aleste Branch again soon.

64 and Galaxy 1&2 are the best, true 10/10 mastepieces.
3D Land and World were fun games, but somewhat underwhelming.
Sunshine was a step in the wrong direction in many ways and just not fun.

I'd prefer Ninja Gaiden Trilogy.

Now, this one looks more promising then the average indie shmup.

Good, the game will be better for it, and 2020 already has a memorable game with Deadly Premonition 2.

I would consider it if they release more characters, i always play as Koopa

Nice, i hope they put in some effort to make these the ultimate versions, but honestly all of these games are good fun so i'd get them anyway.

It honestly kind of makes sense considering because otherwise they'd have to bundle a card with every kart.

@BooJoh @OorWullie
The west also gets the version from Strictly Limited Games, which is the best.

This reminds me, Nintendo and Raw Thrills still need to port Cruis'n Blast to the Switch.

Nice to see more 90's stuff in Hamster's Arcade Archives series, even if it's early 90's.

Nice, i keep hearing that SNK is popular in South America, so this might lead to some additional sales for Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection and the upcoming King of Fighters XV and Metal Slug 8.

These NGPC fighters are cute, but what i really want are the 2 Metal Slugs.

@everynowandben @TG16_IS_BAE
The border illustrations are optional and the image can be resized, so it's not really bad.
However, i also don't understand why small images with huge distracting borders are often the default setting and why reviewers don't turn this nonsense off.

I wonder if B.ARK might be available for download directly after the presentation, it was shown at the last Indie World.

Two games i would like to see are Mecha Ritz and Crimzon Clover World Explosion, but japanese games rarely get shown at Indie World.

@mazzel
It's the best video game ever in my opinion, a true 10/10 masterpiece.

This game is a true masterpiece.

I have feeling that nothing will ever surpass it, because games that dare to be this artistic rarely get a AAA budget - just look at cheaply the Deadly Premonition and No More Heroes games are made.
But for Killer7, Suda was somehow (probably because of Mikami's support) able to get Capcom to give him AAA money for a game that wasn't designed as a cookie cutter commercial product, but as a piece of art.

I hope the Switch version will help it to finally reach a new audience.

The game is a lot of fun with a great story and charming characters. People being so hung up on technology is why we can't have unique things.

Anyway, i'm glad it has options to invert the y-axis controls now, that was definitely an oversight.

This is probably the best shmup released in the 2010's, i hope it gets a physical release like it deserves.

I finally bought the game this week, and it's pretty great so far. Honestly, i think i like it more then the original, the writing is just hilarious.

I can definitely get some Amiga nostalgia out of this one, but in the end of the day classic euroshmup design never was as good as japanese arcade shmup design.

Gunlord also provides great Amiga (Turrican) nostalgia.

On a sidenote, i'm happy to finally see Quad Fighter K mentioned in a NintendoLife review.

It looks like a shmup to me, so i'll buy.

Nice to hear he's working on another shmup, i got both Gemini Arms and Missile Dancer from the JP eShop and enjoy them both. I'll definitely get his next game as soon as it comes out, too.

Maybe this article will make sure he finally gets some attention from western publishers, these shmups are definitely better then some of those available on western eShops.

@partisan
On the JP eShop, there is Gemini Arms from the same developer.

Radirgy Swag should make it to the west soon, but right now, it's only available in Japan. It's GREAT, but there is a bit of a language barrier with the modes and features.

Another interesting Japan-exclusive Switch shmup is the cute Oshaberi Horijo Gekihori.

I think Iwata would have apologised earlier.

Now, Yamauchi would have told people they should be grateful for the additional challenge.

I really think the Arcade collection should have been rated one point higher then this one, but anyway, i'm really glad you reviwed them.

I'm generally very happy about the great shmup coverage we get on NL, it was really nice to see reviews for Space Invaders Invincible Collection, Missile Dancer, Sky Racket and Thunder Force AC on what's probably the world's biggest, most mainstream Nintendo-focused website.

It's such a wonderful collection, the Space Invaders Invincible Collection is great too, can't wait for Cozmic Revelation with G Darius and Dariusburst!

@The_Pixel_King
Setting up a JP account is definitely worth it. They often get shmups much earlier then the west.

It's a great game, i just think that they should have added a splitscreen mode to the Switch version for N64 nostalgia.

At least he somewhat fits in. I found some of the guests in SoulCalibur very irritating.

@mike_intv
The regular JP version you see is lacking Space Invaders DX, Space Cyclone and Lunar Rescue.
These are probably also the games that will be left out of the western "smaller retail edition".

The only ways to get these games in Japan were the Special Edition with a book and a board game (which now costs over 180$ on Play-Asia, it was cheaper when i preordered it) and the Famitsu DX Pack (Special Edition plus a set of plates) which now costs over 270$ on Play-Asia (i hink it originally cost 250$).

In comparison to that, offering a 60$ physical version without collectors items seems rather fair.

About the Namco comparison, seriosly, you can't compare Space Invaders Extreme to an NES game.
It's like saying the Atari Collection with it's about 100 games from the early 80's on Switch provides a better value the the Bioshock Collection with it's 3 games.
(Of course, newer games are not inherently better, but it makes a difference for their market value, like how NES were 5$ on the Wii VC, SNES games were 8$, N64 games were 10$)

@mike_intv
That's actually a good price considering Strictly Limited's 60€ edition seems to contain all the games the expensive japanese Special Edition has without the physical collector's fluff.

I have the JP Special Edition and i definitely can recommend what Strictly Limited is offering here. It's a GREAT collection.