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All this crypto currency stuff makes zero sense. How is this bad for the environment for a digital transaction?

I mean, if digital transactions suck up energy, then shouldn't the entire web go down to save the environment?

I'm not ragging on being eco-friendly, I just genuinely don't understand how this is can be worse than the internet's entire existence. Heck, even the availability of this website alone requires 24/7 energy consumption to stay online for us to enjoy.

Just here to compliment the Zoolander reference.

While I am not necessarily a fan of the nickel and dime tactics for unlocking certain features, at least they aren't expensive.

I really like the price point for game packs as well - I think the price comes to ~$1.25/game if you buy everything at once.

Zelda and Link's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Tabantha Wheat Fields Forever.

Demon’s Souls on PS5 actually rewards you with a Trophy for cheesing one of the bosses.

Sorry, not sorry!

I actually had the Gamecube version, then traded it in for the Wii version just to see how it would play.

I ended up going back to GameStop and trading the Wii version in for a Gamecube version.

It was more money down the toilet, but man I hated the Wii version of the game.

@andrewclear ARPG is probably a terrible word on my part, since that implies just spamming the attack button with an occasional menu selection, I guess, just more...dynamic RPG: Things are going on instead of just looking at two sides of a field standing around and you are selecting the Attack, Magic, Item, Command menu selections.

Kingdom Hearts is probably my favorite ARPG, though.

I think Final Fantasy VII Remake had a good system. It wasn't a button masher, it wasn't turn-based. It was more like "this is what is actually going on during build-up of the ATB". I felt it was a brilliant way of mixing dynamic combat with classic turn-based mechanics.

Man I used to love the classic turn-based JRPG's. These days, I just can't seem to get into them anymore.

I much prefer the new Final Fantasy combat formula (basically ARPG's now). The Xenoblade Chronicles series has done great things in this regard as well.

Oh look, another shmup for Switch....

Are those coin models ripped from Super Mario?!

The North American version was even worse!

Normal enemies could suck down like 1/3 of your health in a single hit. That wall section in the beginning of the game could kill you in 2 hits - with a single hit from a brick taking 3/4 of your health.

It's pretty rough to say the least and clearly designed to suck up quarters.

Pass on the expansion.

While I liked Hyrule Warriors, I didn't love it. I did all of the story quests and pretty much none of the side quests. Musou games aren't exactly games I like to grind. The main story missions are more than enough for me.

I kind of figured this wouldn't review well. I thought it was an interesting game back in the day, but it's very dated by today's standards.

@anoyonmus I mean, it's possible. Just because a game has an "animated" look, doesn't mean that it's light on the graphics pipeline, either.

Textures and shading technique make a game animated or realistic. Some of the character models in Plants vs Zombies are rather complex - even more complex than a football player (American football or otherwise).

Will it happen? Who knows? But it does pave the way for possibilities.

Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QcesBqGvQ

@anoyonmus Except Frostbite is now ported to Switch with the upcoming Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition.

So maybe there is hope depending on the game performs on Switch.

I got 3D All Stars for Christmas, since I just finished Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity yesterday, I may break it out and play it to celebrate Mar10 Day!

@elpardo1984 I agree, and that's the beauty of DLSS. Internally the game can render at 1080p - so 1080p/60fps is perfectly fine - but then DLSS scales it to 4K.

The problem is that 1080p tends to be a little on the low side for a 4K upscale perfectly with DLSS. It doesn't look terrible, but when doing a side-by-side comparison of native 4K vs. DLSS 4K, it's not as clean. Hence why 1440p is the ideal resolution for 4K as side-by-side comparisons are comparable.

I think for the purposes of the Switch, continuing to render natively at 1080p is fine.

If 4K output docked is the only thing this "Pro" model does, I will probably not buy it because, really, all a "Pro" model would need is for Nvidia to insert some AI cores to do DLSS 2.0 and voila, reconstructed 4K.

It may not be the sharpest 4K reconstruction since pixel counts in the 1440p range seem to be the sweet spot for DLSS, but it would be much sharper than the TV scaling a 1080p (and sometimes lower) image.

I don't have a 4K TV, so it's not a selling point for me.

Now if it actually improves the overall gaming performance across the board, well, then I will be interested. Not saying the Switch performs terrible at all, but locking more problematic games to their target framerates/resolutions (when using DRS) would be nice.

Vastly improved I/O would be pretty sweet too - I have been spoiled by the Series X. Sub 10 second loads times (and in some cases sub 5 second load times) are amazing!

It's kind of a shame that Mistwalker has shifted over to mobile titles.

Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and The Last Story were amazing games! But, I am guess they weren't as profitable?

Fantasian looks cool though.

Anyways, hope Nobuo Uematsu takes it easy and lives a long life. If retirement is necessary, well, he earned it!

Why do these games look so....dated?

I mean, I understand that they are going for a cartoonish look, but given the system's that these games are releasing, they don't have to look like up-res'ed 3DS titles.

I always wanted to play this game. I might have to give this a go!

Nintendo should really bring back Hotel Dusk and Last Window. Those would make amazing remasters on Switch!

How do people even discover this stuff?

I asked (and got) 3D All Stars for Christmas (physical) to prepare for this inevitability.

I may not get around to playing the games (as I have already played them once before when they were "new" on their original systems), but now I now have a collectors item. Looking back, I should have kept it in the shrink wrap.

I do agree though, this is a pretty crappy thing to do. I mean, I can understand cutting off physical version production, but keep the digital version.

This is precisely why, in many cases, I play the Japanese Famicom/SFC apps on the Switch instead of the NES/SNES app - to experience games as originally intended.

@Darlinfan Not saying this isn’t worth it at all. There is a lot of work put into this and the $20 price tag is fair for the games you get.

However, If you just want to play the games (minus the barebones R&RR version they provide - just ignore that one) without the bells and whistles included in this collection, then they are available for download for free on PC.

@Dman10 PC only. Rock n' Roll Racing uses the Blizzard-provided ZSNES emulator to run

Lost Vikings uses DOSBox

Blackthorne is an install...don't remember if it, too, is a DOSBox version.

I'll update my comment to reflect PC-only.

Blizzard actually provides these games for free (PC-only):

Step 1) Log into the blizzard.com website
Step 2) Go to Account Settings
Step 3) Click on Download Games
Step 4) Scroll all the way down to the bottom to "Classic Games"
Step 5) Download the games.

EDIT - Rock n' Roll Racing is barebones. No licensed music and once you start the game, you can't select a character or anything. You just race. It also only contains 3 tracks. Not great. The README for the game does state it is simply a "lite" version of the game.

Lost Vikings and Blackthorne seem to be complete versions.

Bought the whole pack. Love it!

Hopefully, down the line, more packs will get added - maybe even some of the licensed games?

AvP would be nice. D&D games would be nice, too! I suspect, if that were to happen, that particular pack would cost more since 1) they are super popular and 2) licensing.

There are a few classic games I'd like to see like Gun.Smoke, Magic Sword, and Black Tiger.

I am surprised Knights of the Round and The King of Dragons aren't there.

Maybe add some of the 3D titles like Rival Schools, Star Gladiator, and Plasma Sword.

How about some Naomi games like Power Stone and Power Stone 2?

Anyways, super happy with the price for 30 games - came out to about $1.33/game for basically an entire arcade.

@Slowdive I had the Japanese version of the game for Dreamcast (it actually had a mod chip before using boot discs was a thing). I think the Japanese version even played in English.

Sadly it took a dive off a desk and got a chip in the disc and was never playable again. $75 down the drain (it cost that much because this was early 2000's and importing games wasn't as accessible as today).

@matdub @BionicDodo Good point. It worked for Hellblade!

@Slowdive I doubt it would be proprietary to Nintendo when Nvidia already has the technology. It would be pretty cool to have a Switch with some more current Nvidia GPU power, even if it's a fraction of what is available in the PC market. DLSS is a really cool way to get the appearance of higher resolutions with smooth performance at a much lower GPU cost.

@sketchturner Everyone has that one boss.

Ornstein and Smough are that boss for me. I seriously almost rage quit the game the first time I played it - I eventually enlisted the help of 2 human players to get me through.

I could probably solo them now, it would just take a few tries.

This movie released already? Sheesh, who knew?

Anyways, I'll check it out when it hits streaming or something - maybe.

Wow, I actually liked her work as Zelda. She just sounded like such a sweet person - almost too sweet for the burden she carried. It made Hyrule’s demise all the more tragic.

Oh well, can’t please everyone.

Really hoping Alien vs. Predator and the D&D show up on this new collection.

Take notes Konami...take notes...

Honestly, who cares if it's offensive? When I hear something offensive, I don't lose it. I just move on. In fact, being offended by something tells me, as a person, that I am more evolved. I would be worried about myself if I wasn't offended.

However, this is the difference between a free country and not a free country.

In a free country, you, as a person, simply consider it bad taste and move on.

In a non-free country: government ban and no one can make the choice to consider it bad taste and move on!

I was legitimately waiting on the Switch version to see how it would turn out (despite owning a PS4 Pro and an Xbox One X) - it actually looks really good on Switch, given the hardware.

Unfortunately for Bethesda on getting a game sale for Switch, it came to Game Pass. Xbox won.

I downloaded these the second I found out. I loved these games back in the day - and I still do!

Yes, the animation isn’t the best, the voice acting is pretty bad, and the boss battles are a joke, but they are rather unique takes on the Zelda franchise. There are still some staples of the series in the game - requiring certain items for levels/bosses/enemies.

In fact, these remasters really do wonders for the game. No more slow gameplay and terrible input lag. Plus the remastered mode add some great Quality of Life changes that make the game feel so much better to play.

I recommend trying these games out, if you have never played them. This is the best way to do it. I mean, we are talking free here.

Not great Zelda games compared to Nintendo’s work, but still fun in their own way.

Ah Faces of Evil - what a classic! People hate on the CD-i versions, but they really are quite unique and charming in their own way.

Part of me wishes they get a re-release with fixed input latency - I’d pay $10 for the collection. 🙂

A bummer for people looking for physical releases.

I already played and finished this on Game Pass - awesome game!

I am not a huge fan of Musou games, but I really want to see all the drama of the Calamity. It's a pretty neat cross-over idea that I don't think anyone saw coming.

I am hoping there might be some kind of story nugget in there that ties to the Breath of the Wild sequel as well.

The game's key inspiration comes from a movie called El Topo (The Mole). It's fairly well-regarded by avant-garde cinema standards. It's worth a look, though, some scenes aren't for the feint of heart.

Given these numbers, I really hope Nintendo and Nvidia continue to improve upon hybrid console hardware. I think it's a wonderful concept and is very convenient for those with busy lives.

It was a cool demo and it ran wonderfully on my home Wifi. But, it's still not something I would pay to use.

This worked very well on my network connection (Gigabit FIOS). I was surprised how the game looked like it was running natively on the console. I didn't see any compression artifacts or anything.

Pretty funny when a Switch game surpasses the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X version as it ran ray-traced effects in the Quality mode. I mean, I know it's not running natively on the system, but it's still funny.

That being said, I wouldn't pay for this (I already own the Xbox One version anyways). It was cool to demo, though!

I mean, Terry did get what he deserved at the end. It's not like the ad glorified him smacking butt as karma got the best of him. Not only did his bike flip, he was about to get his own butt kicked.

I was more upset with the crappy CGI quality than Terry getting what he deserved for being a [expletive].

@DonSerrot @QueenKittenWrite I think it would be cool if Nintendo had a Zelda game that actually ends the timeline split.

Like, the 3 timelines (or realities) are actually draining power from the 3 individual pieces of the Triforce. So Link in one of the timelines has to travel through all three timelines using a special trinket in order to strengthen the individual pieces of the Triforce and then travel back in time to the very moment that the timeline splits - so basically Link travels to the Temple of Time to defeat Ganondorf before he has a chance to get to Link as he is pulling the Master Sword.

Once done, the three timelines kind of merge and create the Hyrule we see in BotW. This also justifies the "swearing in" ceremony in Breath of the Wild when Zelda references the heroes of the individual timelines to Link.

Boom, no more 3 timelines moving forward.

@tobsesta99 My thoughts exactly.

Pie in the sky hope: Return of the Virtual Console - and for the available games that people already own from previous VC generations are free to download!

The way cutscenes start with the flashback effect makes me think that it would be pretty sweet if Nintendo made a DLC version of Age of Calamity where you can transition to the various battles directly from Breath of the Wild at special Flashback points.

I am shocked that WayForward had anything to do with this. They have such a high platforming game pedigree.

This game is incredible! I already played it and beat it thanks to Game Pass, but it's amazing the game is on Switch - it will be quite at home with the Switch community.