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Wouldn’t be the first; Razion EX had a limited physical release (talk of possible reprint as all sold out in 5 min) but no eShop release and reportedly no plans for one.

Possibly not a moment, but I remember E3 2006 fondly as it was the first time we were shown a plethora of great Wii titles for the first time.

Been dragged into Yakuza Kiwami, except every time I want to advance the plot I get sidetracked by visiting restaurants, seeing hostesses and collecting cards with the occasional street beat down.

I’ll likely have it on in the background, I only hope that a good number of those titles aren’t just variations of “The Ubisoft Game”.

Phew, was going to import US version but glad I waited.

Prefer individual games rather than collections, plus have the first 2 so will be ordering this.

And thus the Sonic Cycle begins. How will it end this time?...

“It's good! Sonic's good again! See mum! I was right to paint my chest blue and wriggle around on the Chesterfield!" <Weeks pass> "Well, I guess it wasn't perfect. Room for some improvement. Quite a lot of improvement, actually. Still better than Sonic 2006-- Actually, you know what? Let's just stop talking about it. Holy Moly! They announced another Sonic game! Mum, buy more blue paint! This'll be the one!”

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Been a while since I played some SNES titles on the service; should give some I’ve never played a bash.

Looking through the lists, I wonder if there are much more games fully owned by Nintendo to add on the list? Only 2 SNES big-hitters I can think of are Earthbound & possibly Mario RPG (depends of SE holds any part of the rights).

Most other big name titles are held by 3rd parties and without the details, we can’t say why they haven’t been added or whether they even wanted to.

I’ve always believed that outside of features like additional items or making the game easier, anything an amiibo unlocks should either be unlockable in game either via challenges (like in Star Fox Zero) or purchase able. Sometimes I’ve actually been willing to buy some of the content unlocked by amiibos if they were purchasable as DLC at reasonable costs. Best example for me were the skins in Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+. Thankfully had a friend with all amiibos at the time unpackaged so took my 3DS over.

I recently remembered that despite being a big fan of the series, I hadn’t played a Tales game in so long. So recently fired up Tales of Berseria. First impressions make me think the series has been pretty stagnant which is probably why the latest has taken so long to arrive and seemingly has changed quite a bit.

Outside of that hoping to finally finish Castlevania: Symphony of the Night after multiple attempts although I fear the PS4 version’s music is quieter; plus PS4’s subpar d-pad doesn’t help. Maybe should restart on the PS Vita.

I see multiple 16-bit costumes, but no 8-bits.

Young people these days, no appreciation for the classics! (jk)

They are impressive nonetheless.

Regarding NG-Dev and shipping to the UK, I believe it’s that the order must be worth at least £135; so whilst a single copy won’t be shipped, if you order multiple copies (if they let you) you can as long as you’re willing to pay.

Whilst understandable as they are supposedly a very small outfit (2 people), the wording used does come off as mildly petty even if unintentional. Plus I’ve ordered stuff from the continent from other small companies and they’ve just added the extra charges during check-out. A minor annoyance but one I’ve accepted.

Waiting on my Backer Edition copy of R-Type.

Tempted by Thunder Cross II; on that note is there any different between the ACA and Konami Arcade Classic Collection versions of Thunder Cross?

@SpringDivorce I’d read that, but when I experienced the stuttering in 1943 I felt unsure dropping 30 squids to unlock the rest of them and decided to wait for either a sale or a fix; which ever came first.

Interested to see what they add; however the performance issues theoretically caused by the decision to use the RE Engine continue to hold me back from picking this up until a potential future sale. It’s a shame that there has been some fine retro re-release work on the Switch so far yet here the desire for those 3D arcade cabinets whilst playing has been detrimental to the games themselves.

Been contemplating an Evercade; just unsure which one to get now. Also the game selection hasn’t fully convinced me yet as I’m more into arcade titles from the late 80s and 90s rather than prior to that.

Already love it due to the better jumping and skidding mechanics.

Hopefully a true physical Asian English or the Japanese version has English subtitles like the HD Trilogy.

It looks really nice; but the whole rogue / procedural generation is a big red flag for me so will sit on the fence and wait for more info first.

And in one fell swoop, Peach’s abundance of media that follows the Internet’s 34th Law sees a rapid increase due to new “inspiration”.

I am interested to see where this goes (the Nintendo / Microsoft thing not the virtual p**ntang).

Having never played Tales of Destiny (no PAL release) I’m all up for a remaster.

Also enjoyed Gundam Breaker 3 so would go for a 4th. Also would love on the Switch as I preferred the construction phase on Vita and battling missions on PS4.

On the one hand, I worry about the possible precedent being set by denying the games a platform.

On the other hand, seen videos of them and honestly this ain’t a hill I’m willing to fall on.

I can only hope they’d then consider farming out some of their other IPs to other companies to work on. Sure there are plenty of studios who would do justice with a new Pilotwings or F-Zero.

Pre-ordered my copy from Bazaar Bazaar.

Slightly interested in Doom Eternal but would prefer a sub-£20 price tag (whenever that occurs). Also a lot of my gaming funds this month will go towards buying up titles before the big PSN purge on the horizon (although technically it’s already started).

Interesting, but the moment it said “procedurally generated” and “roguelike” I’ll now wait for its release (if it happens), reviews and pricing.

Nope. Have Monster Hunter Tri a shot in both its Wii & Wii U forms but came to the conclusion it just wasn’t for me. Still, I acknowledge its popularity and I wish the game success and its fans many hours of enjoyment.

As long as Capcom doesn’t forget about some of its classic franchises; playing back through some of their 16-but and arcade titles reminded me why I loved Capcom so much. Especially their music teams.

Preordered from Shopto yesterday evening at just under £64, but then got an email this morning saying they can’t fulfil it. Guess they blew through their consignment during preorders. Preordered on Amazon though.

Got the majority of the English ones except FFVI, Lufia and the PKMN games. Looking forward to my Analogue Pocket’s arrival so I can give them a bash.

Although will stick to playing Lunar on the Vita.

Enjoyed both games and love listening to the OST CDs, however the DLC pricing always bothered me as its so expensive and I’ve never heard of a sale taking place. Maybe might just buy the Bravely Default Tracks.

When you see loads of comments online of people saying “remaster this” and “remaster that” it’s not surprising publishers see them as less risky investments.

Some of these I can understand and as for the physical products, they’ll have manufactured a set number and it’s not like any unsold copies will disappear from store shelves. They said they won’t ship any more to stores but if they do have some in warehouses, I doubt they’ll throw them in the shredder.

The only thing that I can’t understand is the removal of 3D All-Stars from the eShop. It makes little sense UNLESS they have a plan to offer them in another way from then on.

I only experienced Mario 35 for the first time like 2 weeks ago and it’s a fun experience but I doubt I’ll be crying when it disappears. Heck I consider the original SMB to be vastly overrated. I prefer the rejigged All Stars version with less floaty gameplay.

When they showed the foot soldiers being thrown at the screen, I knew the inspiration and was very excited.

Massive fan of Turtles in Time on the SNES.

I’d love to see Cold Steel I & II released on Switch, a Western release of the Crossbell saga games and perhaps would be nice having a console release of the 3rd Trails of the Sky game.

Own physically on both Switch and PS4 but yet to play. I had heard the PS4 version runs better but the lack of a PS4 compatible gamepad with a proper d-pad has held me back.

Approaching 20 hrs into Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology on 3DS. Totally engrossed in the story and characters. The multiple timeline mechanic is also well handled although can be a bit finicky. It almost adds a puzzle element to it all.

Otherwise I may either play some Mario All-Stars or see if any of my shm’ups on Switch need a whirl. Plus continue to hold off buying Capcom Arcade Stadium unless they fix the lag issues.

The simplified bezel compared to Capcom’s offer is actually a positive in my eyes as the overly fancy 3D arcade machine outlines is considered a possible cause of the game lags.

Well thats something!

Although in my eyes, thats a Speedrun in the same way watching a travel documentary is considered taking a holiday.

With a little bit of less foam between, they probably could have fitted 6 carts per book. Yeah I think its too expensive for what it does and in the end it actually takes up more space. I have plenty of SNES carts without boxes but they fit nicely in a plastic sealed Really Useful Box.

May be interested in a GBA version that can fit like 20+ carts.

Well that was unexpected! I think I have the GBA cart actually.

@Cheez I recall playing a top-down Macross shm’up in an arcade in Japan. That was pretty good.

Really enjoyed it, with the only slight exception being how the stories seemed to be wrapping up into a combined narrative but never did.

Although I heard there is some post-game content that does that? Either way, I felt such a thing should be part of the core experience not an optional extra.

I loved the two previous Bravely games and Octopath, yet I never seem to be able to try demos of RPGs. Anyways, turns out my copy already processed so its on its way regardless.

The imperfect emulation has stopped me from dropping coin on this just yet. I’m only really interested in the shm’ups in Packs 2 & 3 but at almost £24 it still feels a bit heavy. Furthermore, some have accused that it is the 3D arcade cabinets and backgrounds as using up resources and that even if “turned off” it only “blackens” then out so they are still running.

I am waiting to see if any patches are forthcoming to improve the emulation and maybe allow a more “spartan” setup to allow the games themselves to use all the resources.

I had been planning on Capcom Arcade Stadium but I’ve been reading about slowdown and flickering issues on some of the shm’ups I wanted to play and thus may wait a bit. It got to the point I was starting to wonder if concentrating on Switch shm’ups over PS4’s was a good idea. Then I remember about the PS4’s 3rd party pad restrictions.

Instead, I think I’ll head back to Radiant Historia on the 3DS with occasional return to Mario 3D World.

Rather conflicted. I was hyped to download at least packs 2 & 3 but now I’ve skimmed through and I’d be paying £25 for maybe 6 I definitely want and 2 I would like; the remainder I already have on Switch or not too bothered.

Plus there’s the temptation to get all 3 bundles so Part 1 is just £5.

Never has the excitement risen and fallen in quick succession. At least they acknowledged it and seems like info later this year.

@mariomaster96 Same. I was all excited for a sequel, spin-off or DLC expansion until Rex found Homura / Pyra and then something made me realise its just the Smash character reveal.

Oh well.

Always ready for a 90s-era sci-fi shm’up!

Which reminds me, when is the Capcom Arcade Stadium due for release?

Completely forgot it existed. I don’t really do multiplayer so thats probably why.

Still I can understand Nintendo’s aversion to built in voice chat. With online safety a growing issue and people’s tendency to point fingers at the providers rather than themselves, sometimes better just not to get involved.

Bought it on Wii U (unfortunately waited for a sale so missed on that furry sleeve) but still bought it again. Wanted that steelbook.

Ironically I was starting to develop an itch to replay it but I would prefer playing it on Switch as the portability is a positive in my personal life. Also have some non Wii-U owning family member whom I want to online multiplayer with.