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@Bret It's a grab-claw gacha kinda thing, win badges and you put them on your home menu and on top of folders and stuff, it integrates directly with the 3DS home menu UI and everything, free-to-play and they used to have weekly updates and new dialogue and it was quite the experience before the 3DS ended production

@ChromaticDracula The review matches the writing style of the game. I love the original, I can't recommend this enough, especially if you know nothing about it.

Talk about an immense amoeba

A large lad

A big boi

https://youtu.be/Z7Rj9mHj79E

Woah, totally gnarly bruh! Can't wait to see Link do some sweet trick shots in his second episode of wild breathing 😆

I have not witnessed the bléssed orbs but I now desire to

Seems in line with existing Kirby lore. He's toppled kingdoms and slayed gods, getting arrested isn't that surprising.

I've also heard that with careful timing, you can throw yourself into the void to dodge a blue shell. It sounds inefficient but in many cases you respawn faster than you recover from a blue shell.

@kurtasbestos That's how it was for me too, I refused to play MM until I beat OoT. To be honest, Majora's Mask is the sequel, but it doesn't carry over a whole ton from the original game in terms of story. If you really want to try Majora's Mask, maybe just watch a story summary of Ocarina of Time on YouTube first. They're different enough games that they can be enjoyed as separate experiences.

I played both on my 3DS, they were the second two Zelda games I played after A Link Between Worlds. I played through OoT first and loved it, and then I started playing through MM and man oh man... I don't think I was quite old enough at the time to really process the dark themes that game was dealing with but I certainly picked up on the atmosphere, especially in the final boss.

I replayed OoT in Master Quest mode, although I don't remember if I ever beat it. The shadow temple was the hardest dungeon for me the first time around and in Master Quest I think it got the better of me. I think I started replaying Majora's Mask but never beat it. Watching theory videos on them later and honestly reading a fair amount of fanfiction really brought home to me how me how much I love both, but especially MM. Thematically it's one of the most mature games I've ever played, right up there with DDLC and Celeste. The time mechanic was always fascinating to me, and I remember all the dungeons to this day.

So they're both great games, but trying to compare them isn't the easiest since they're trying to do different things. I believe I personally enjoyed Majora's Mask more. Ocarina of Time is a pleasent memory I don't think much about, but I will catch myself reflecting on the story of Majora's Mask.

Same sort of energy as BotW using Havok Physics, which I believe is owned by Microsoft. Same physics engine as Portal 2 and (I believe...?) Halo 4?

Unrelated information aside, this is cool, I hope it works well.

I won't lie, I read this article solely to make sure Waluigi Pinball was mentioned.

Good job NintendoLife. I see you are a person of culture as well.

I loved it. No interest in the RPGs, was disturbed by but enjoyed the new Kirby footage. The surprises for me were Portal 1/2, No Man's Sky, Mario Strikers, and MK8D DLC. I've already played both Portal games to bits on Steam and if I get No Man's Sky it'll be on Steam too, but it was cool to see them both running on the Switch (No Man's Sky looked to be performing impressively). Mario Strikers made my jaw drop, more on my friend's behalf than mine but looking into it I may very well get it if I can find people to play with. MK8D DLC was the biggest thing for me, was not expecting it at ALL and I've already preordered. MK is one of my favorite games.

Mentioned it already, but I'm sUper excited for the next Kirby game. I love the series so much, and already loving 3D platforms it's almost certainly a day 1 purchase for me, as long as reviews show that they've done a good job matching the Kirby mechanics to 3D space. I don't have any serious concerns though.

Oh, the Switch Sports surprised me too. I doubt I'll get it but it's really cool to see them finally making it.

I'm looking forward to Nintendo's E3 presentation. That's all I can say at this point.

Without watching the video this seems funny. Still haven't, probably won't. I'll retain my sanity for the day.

I personally think it would be cool to have a game with Nintendo's design skills on a device as powerful as a PC, but it won't happen. We can only dream.

@Heavyarms55 Not necessarily pirated even, if they own a physical copy and have the hacks to rip the ROM

@VoidofLight @darkswabber - The devs have described the Warden as an environmental hazard more than anything, it's incredibly powerful (is able to kill you in two hits with full Netherite armor) so it can come across as a boss, but they've said that they're not even sure yet if they'll have it drop anything when killed, as they mean for players to try to avoid it rather than try to attack it at all. I hope that clarifies. 😁

@SNEED - Minecraft just doesn't run incredibly well on the Switch, never has. Bedrock Edition runs a lot better on Windows or even a phone, and the system certainly doesn't need to be restarted to exit the game.

Some of the basic game differences between Java and Bedrock is the coding language, as you already mentioned, as a result Bedrock runs better on low-spec systems. Bedrock Edition has much more officially supported modding, which makes up for its lower capabilities within the command block engine. It also supports ray-tracing, which if you have the GPU for it is genuinely a sight to behold, with the right RTX textures.

So in a way, a lot of the fundamental game differences do come down to the coding language, Java is more customizable so there's more mods, well Bedrock is a bit more grounded, which is why the mod support is much more official, cuz it would be a lot harder to do unofficially. It's also grounded in the sense that it'll be easier to be built upon, in fact it probably will be the version of the game supported long into the future.

So yeah, in the end it just comes down to personal preference. I've messed with both a great deal and end up preferring Bedrock Edition (mostly due to built-in ray-tracing and a more straightforward command system) but it's really a matter of personal preference. If you've never tried Bedrock Edition I'd give it a try, especially if you've got an RTX card or a really high-end AMD card. I hope that clarifies. 😁

Maybe he just likes the Nintendo Switch?

I like the idea of Nintendo games running on powerful hardware, I don't like the idea of all the people hung up on privacy who wouldn't play them due to Microsoft's involvement.

Hm, Balan Wonderworld looking a little...

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Obviously I'm so sorry for him, but perhaps this'll finally give him the chance to be his own person instead of just going along with whatever Mario's involved in. My best wishes to everyone mourning right now in the Mushroom Kingdom.

And people say a playable Zelda has never been an option before... 🙃

This game, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are the three Zeldas I want to play the most that I haven't gotten to yet, and this game is super important for the lore, so I'll definitely be getting it. 😄

(I am deeply sorry to add another comment when there were 69 comments already, but I simply must share my opinion XD. No more nice number of comments!)

This is tied with BotW for my favorite Zelda game. Thematically it's just so good, and it's honestly one of the hardest Zelda games I've played (maybe THE hardest). I loved the article.

The Zelda devs have said they believe BotW 2 is darker than Majora's Mask, so. I'm very much looking forward to it.

AND IT DESERVES IT! I was one of those purchases and it's the best $60 I've spent in a while. I love Mario games, loved 3D Land, and this has lived up to my expectations 100%. Haven't touched Bowser's Fury yet (am trying to 100% 3D World first, am pretty close, in Star World with all levels golden flag, 3 stars, and stamp on every previous level, still have to play through the others with characters other than Mario though) but I'm looking forward to getting to it!

Wow, that's really cool!

Looking forward to playing it! My only issue with this review is the Rick and Morty comment, that was unwarranted. Rick and Morty is awesome.

Interesting article, but the fact that so many paragraphs can be written about this topic says something to me. I'm not sure what it says, to be fair, but still.

Not bashing the article, it was interesting!

This game was the second game I ever 100%ed and it's the reason I like 3D Mario and the reason I'm getting 3D World.

I'm not gonna pretend to understand all the economic arguments above, but I will say this. If people were perfect then any form of government or economy would work, but unfortunately people are very much NOT perfect. As such, I prefer whatever works longer, and capitalism, despite all its evils, seems to make people happier for the time being. I personally can't fully agree with either the left or right side of things politically, so. Perhaps ignore me XD

For anyone curious, another review site said Bowser's Fury took them 3 hours to beat and 3 more hours to find all collectables. Sounds substantial to me, for an add-on.

https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/27/bowsers-fury-is-a-meaty-3d-mario-adventure/

First of all, this looks awesome.

Secondly, those of you who keep judging this on terms of '$60 to double dip', no, you seem to forget that most people haven't played this game before and for them it's definitely not double dipping. If you already have the Wii U version there's no need for you to buy this, I wouldn't. Nintendo's goal here is not for everyone to re-buy their game, it's to make profit from everyone who never got to play it. For the vast majority of people, this is in fact a NEW game.

If I already had this on Wii U, I wouldn't buy it now. I get that. But as I've had neither and love 3D Mario games, I fully intend to get this.

I don't recall them saying it was short in the video, but I probably missed it. I am curious however why people are so mad about that, this isn't a new Mario game, it's an addon to make it a little more interesting and more than a port. Don't get your hopes up so much XD

I plan to get this on day one (as I've commented in multiple articles), I played bits and pieces of the original at the houses of friends who had a Wii U. 3D Land is one of the three Mario games I've 100%ed and I imagine I'll probably 100% this one as well, I'm gonna have so much fun with this. ^_^

Watched it, was planning to get it anyway but it looks awesome!

@brunojenso - Oh that's what it's called? I always referred to it as 'Evil Mario'. And yes, I agree with your opinion on it exactly, it was... annoying as heck. Especially when combined with a 30 second only level, holy darn... This entire article is bringing back memories I'm not sure I wanted to keep XD

@NathanTheAsian - Not that I'm aware of.

One of my favorite games, the first game I ever 100%ed. It's why I'm so excited for the Switch port of 3D World. After playing Odyssey though and revisiting this game the movement felt incredibly limiting, so if they ever port it they need to smooth all of that out, similar to the rumors that the 3D World port is getting more Odyssey-style movement. It's a fantastic game though, 3D Mario is life XD

Also, someone above mentioned the final boss sequence of this game, and holy darn... It's probably my favorite ending sequence of any game I've played, definitely my top 'final boss fight'.

XD that's awesome.

Have only played bits and pieces of the original at friends' houses, and considering the 3DS predecessor (3D Land) is one of the three games I've 100%-ed, I will 100% be getting this. Looks amazing.

My boy Link looking like he's developing anger issues.

HE THICC

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To all those wishing Sakurai would return to Kirby, his comments about Marx during the Sephiroth presentation did not by any means go unnoticed to me. For those of you who missed it, he mentioned that he wanted to make that fight even freakier but was ultimately limited by Nintendo's age restrictions 🤣

My point being, I'd love to see it.

No one else is noting it, so I'ma bring it up. Theoretically speaking it could run on the Switch, but there's no way to put it ON the Switch. Unless, perhaps, you have a realm, upload the world to that, and redownload it on the Switch, but that's a rather expensive workaround for just importing a Minecraft world.

So, for all intents and purposes, no, you cannot actually play this map on the Switch.

It's literally just recycled footage, I do intend to get the game though, never got to play the original and I love 3D platformers. I maxed out 3D Land, I imagine I very well may do the same with this one.

"Graphical enhancements for Windows 10..." 😆

This is funny, if you know that this was the update that they officially released the RTX features. Meaning you no longer have to use a beta to access them. And they're pretty freaking gorgeous. 😌 So yeah, I'd say the addition of ray-tracing is a graphical enhancement.

Wow. The comments had no chill XD. I personally hope he can complete his goal, I would certainly say it's a goal of his but at only 2 hours a day not an obsession. If he's having fun with it then he's having fun with it, I suppose.

Never heard of this. I wonder if it's an Easter egg, if so it's a cool one!

I've never played Pikmin and highly doubt I even will. So. It is what it is I suppose.