Galaxy2IsTheGOAT

Shovel Knight Treasure Trove Collection is one of my favorite Switch games. I know I will replay it down the road. Very glad they keep fixing games like this at a decent rate. My Switch 1 won’t last forever.

Super Mario 64 by myself. Goldeneye and MarioKart 64 with my friends and brothers. Watching my older brother play Turok. Skipped Ocarina but when I finally played it, probably a decade after it was released, walking out into the open field is seared into me. I had a been through PS2, GCN, Dreamcast and Ocarina Hyrule field still felt like, WHOA. But the colors and “feel”/vibe is what makes it.

Super Mario 64 -
could very well be the game I’ve put most total hours into. I know it’s the game I’ve 100% the most. Love to go visit Yoshi and get 99 lives every few years, and playthrough still amazing every time.

SIDE SOMERSAULT in 64 is my favorite Mario move ever. Hands down. Just so quick, yet takes a few inputs thus satisfying, and the extra height is perfectly planned. A crouched backflip or triple jump get more height I think, but side somersault > wall kick > hang > pullup to skip a section can make all of us non-speedrunners feel like speedrunners.

Graphically/art-wise:
Favorite level on revisits over time is the flooded “city.” It’s just a work of art. What a vibe. Mystery, surrealism, solitude, and a strange peace I feel there.

And then the music. I think of the castle theme and the early fish tank level.

I have some order of SMB3, Mario64, and Galaxy2 as my top 3 games of all time

I know SoniKart has a ton of fans and dedicated following but I could have told Sega it wouldn’t be a needle mover in this age. Shinobi is great but so many games like it these days often for cheaper and it’s not a Sonic-level IP at all. Older diehard gaming fans are the only ones with an attachment to something like that.

I hope this isn’t a game

Where nothing
Nothing ever happens
-David Byrne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAa7J10D8Qw

Mario 64 isn’t the same without it. They are made for each other and it’s the second best platformer ever. Only second to Galaxy 2 which also MUST be played with Wii mote + nunchuck. Best controller is GameCube and I don’t think it will ever be topped.

Now all two-hand pad controllers are exactly the same which is kind of boring. I prefer playing Switch with disconnected Joy Con. I love having a small controller in each hand so I can have my arms resting naturally at my sides. Only if I play a very precise and demanding game like Celeste or CupHead will I opt for a connected, pro controller.

Game always needed a soundtrack by MJ

Know what would be better than four baseball cards and a softcover “art book” - the game on the cartridge

Funniest moment to developers - knowing most players are wandering around Water Temple clueless

Gamer’s Dozen

A lot of that information is somewhat out there for most all of us. If I were Nintendo I would tell them to kick rocks.

Nintendo was the only one that was a games showcase. The others were just full of trailers for movies it seemed like

Too bad GameCube virtual console doesn’t support analog L and R

I thought Botw and TotK were emptier worlds. Hopefully the open world fad is done for a couple decades

Still slogging away at Skyrim. Level 37. Tried flying off on dragon to fight Alduin but it was pretty difficult so I went back to the mainland to keep doing side quests and leveling up

There we go, case closed. It’s been settled

But really, you would think this is a movie with all the nitpicking about character art. Let’s remember this is a video GAME. That’s what matters the most with Nintendo and always should imo.

Oh no! Not my kiddie cartoons!

Could never get into MK8. Something about the POV and your character driver looking way too big on the track.

I 100% on my first playthrough. Took about 11 hours

Good job Japan, hopefully sends a strong message

June Direct - all new Switch 2 models across the globe will have replaceable battery starting later this year to go along with the price increase. Existing Switch 2 owners will be rewarded as Ambassadors with free online deluxe subscriptions for life

They can call this model the Switchy Switch 2

New Switch 2 model will be announced very soon

@PinchedCake6 ground breaking aka web breaking as in when Link has to jump through the spider web in ocarina

Prepare for melts over $80 remake

Loved both Ori games so much. This should be cool.

I loved playing the Rayman game that is on Switch. But this is all so confusing, 2 games? Multiple editions? Remakes and retelling? Everything these days is a remake.

Not really interested in Legends again. But I would like to play the original Origins for the first time so it’s a shame it isn’t available separately.

@BrewsterTea probably onto something, I just hope they keep their focus on gameplay and physics first and foremost instead of stories and cinematics. They literally just started a huge movie branch for that type of stuff.

I get why some people like to know estimated playtimes in advance but to me it’s a bit of a “spoiler” in a loose way. You feel like you always know about how far along in the game you are by knowing it in the back of your head. But I get why it’s almost a good faith thing for the creator to reveal to public before launch.

I think World is more fun than 8. I know I’m in the vocal minority there. I think more than most games, Mario Kart favoritism comes down to which one you played the most. Since 8 was the latest game for over a decade it naturally holds high status for lots of modern gamers

@LastFootnote don’t underestimate the “adult” Pokémon fans. They have plushies filling their houses, but no kids

I’m sure “adults” will still try to tackle each other to buy it

Exercise is the best solution for EVERYTHING imo

One of my best quiz performances yet! 11/12 in 1:11. Only missed the number of mini games in the new mobile game question

Easy choice. Wario = YELLOW

Good to see Nintendo still fixing a lot of these in batches like this.

And Silksong was one of the highest rated games last year.

More proof that video games are all about PLAYING GAMES not cutting edge specs or visuals

Luckily I think we are at the reckoning point for everyone to start realizing this, and what Nintendo has known for decades: focus on gameplay first not pretty specs or visuals. It’s the only sustainable way for video games to keep thriving and not price everyone out and thus kill the entire industry.

Hope you are playing with Wiimote + nunchuck. The ONLY way anyone should play these legendary games

This game is such a vibe. Everything about it is perfect, too. Never overstays its welcome (literally, you have 30 days or whatever to scram)

I assume this means there won’t be a Switch 1 physical box + game. Shame because I’d like to have matching boxes and already own Hollow Knight physical. They knew this would have some people buying Hollow Knight again. I don’t like all the extra text at the bottom of the box art

I didn’t realize this was a first party Nintendo game.

Seems like a good game to offer a free trial for based on how addictive it is. End up making more money than losing I bet

EDIT — the above is incorrect, it’s a 3rd party game

The text art in Japan also matches the modern text style of Super Mario with block letters each a different basic color. Not sure if that was a thing yet so this could have foreshadowed that

Japan would make for the nicest poster on my wall imo

Japan popped the most at first glance. Clean and modern and bright colors

Glad it looks like they may be going with an early game aesthetic.

I think 8/16 video game “bit” art fits perfectly with Lego and it’s straight lines and blocks

Rarely do I see a Lego set that tries to be “curvy” that looks good to me

Only being $70 vs $80 (or 60/70 digital) is a big new tell by Nintendo. The true AAA Nintendo titles will be $80

“Fun and whimsy over accuracy”

Would be okay if it wasn’t a…. Clock

Accuracy is kind of important, no?

My PS2 collected dust. Played my GameCube to death though.

I couldn’t pick between

Maybe
And
Not sure

@MegaJ

Why is it labeled 18+?

The whole thing just looks kinda…cheap. Just a jumbled mess of color. Like a Playskool set I think they were called back in the day

Especially the top of the tree just looks a bit bare. And the tree itself a bit thin, curvy, and glossy.

Why not just focus on the tree itself and make it more realistic and substantial? Why the need for the out of place palm-looking trees all around it and little ‘picnic’ scenes?

Terrible. Looks like a little kids toy.

Best Nintendo Lego is still the question mark Mario block

I don’t see why Lego and Nintendo don’t lean into the bit art look. It’s a match made in heaven with those straight lines

Hard to make out but I think I read that as

Y is (un)real 2026