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Now that it's been shown to me I can no longer unsee it every time I look at the logo now

I missed Sunshine during the Gamecube era for various reasons. I think in that time I was so back in forth with console gaming and PC gaming with Unreal and/or Aliens vs Predator 2 (anyone remember Gamespy???). I got 3D All-Stars and was able to get through it. It's definitely rough around the edges and can be finnicky but overall, I did enjoy it. Not my favorite by far but I had fun. There were plenty of areas of frustration I can admit though. And lastly, those blue coins? They can eat my @ss!

I just love how for the box art of NES Contra they straight up copied Arnold's pose for the Predator movie No F's giving they're like "screw it we'll use that".

Argh.....still waiting for General Chaos and Skitchin'. Those were THE most played games in my household on Genesis. We had the 4 player connector so we'd have epic battles with Chaos. Skitchin' was just riot of fun As similar as they were we preferred Skitchin' way over Road Rash.

1080 Snowboarding all the way! I mean c'mon can't wait to get all pumped up from all the memorable tunes from that game Starting with that opening song we all created our own lyrics to, then to the deep voiced "TEN EIGHTY" and finally right into "Work your body, Work your body! Work your body, Work your body! Get DOWN!...."

As many have said already this is by far one of the best Switch games. Ever. It had a steep learning curve but once it "clicks" for you I promise you'll be hooked with its unique gameplay. I was no doubt.

I was hoping they would update the game with an 'endless' mode like Devil May Cry's "Bloody Palace" mode. Even though "Olive's Cases" were kinda something like that but some of the those were insanely hard. I did eventually beat them all but I'd prefer something like a "Bloody Palace" mode to keep it fresh and randomly exciting (and just to see how far I can make it!). Having to specifically pick a challenge makes it not as fun because there's quite a few on there I stay far away from. I usually end up repeating the same ones and it gets old.

Sewer Surfin'!!!!

Can't wait to get my preordered physical copy!

This was one of those genre defining games when it released. It dominated our household when we got it. Being one of those first houses on the block that got a N64 this game really had the neighborhood kids knocking on the door a lot just to watch us play it. Good times

Oh yeah this was one of our first N64 games! Our household was completely obsessed with it back "N" the day So hopefully this means we are one step closer to 1080 Snowboarding.

I may be in the minority, but I was a bigger fan of Blue Storm. As much as I do agree with those that have already said a proper sequel is way overdo...I'd be perfectly ok with a HD re-release of some sort of Blue Storm on the Switch

1080 Snowboarding please! Especially now that I've finally scored a N64 controller. Really makes a difference in the experience for me

I put a lot of hours into Sega Soccer Slam! Loved that game back in the day. I used to have a huge affinity for games like that. Especially in those days being really into NFL Blitz (2000 was probably my favorite) and Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

@BenAV Seriously. While I do enjoy the game for what it is this is the first MH game (from 'Classic Era' here) where I feel so insanely superhuman and actually feel bad for the monsters. Whether it's our armors/weapons/abilities, skills, etc. for us even the levels are designed to give us as much advantage as possible over the monsters. I purposely don't chase after having all the highest possible gear and numbers (or 'meta' setups) for my armor/weapons to balance the fights some.

Wow did that take me back. If I remember correctly the Japan version released about 6 months or so before the US version. There was a small local video game shop near us that had the Japanese version available to play. It was one of those places that had TV's and consoles set up and you could rent time to play whatever from 10 minutes to like 2 hours or something. My brothers and I would go over there and rent up a bunch of time and play it from time to time. They also were selling the Japanese version that came with the controller. We all debated for weeks we should not wait and put our money together to buy it. In those days we were the "cool" kids on the block that had a N64 because they were really hard to find still. The neighborhood kids would always be knocking on the door to play or even just get a glimpse of Mario 64 or whatever we had. Anyways we didn't end up buying the Japanese version but we wanted to so bad because we knew if we did we'd be promoted to Legendary God Tier status on the block

On a side note though I do find it interesting there are some games that don't allow video captures. Friday the 13th The Game didn't allow video captures. I used to play that soooo much (before they killed the servers R.I.P ) and had ridiculous amount of crazy fun and bad@ss cool moments of being Jason or a counselor (or even just viewing others getting caught or narrowly escaping) I wanted to capture so much! If you tried a message would pop up saying something about "this software doesn't allow it". B@stards!

I do have some screenshots though, but a standalone screenshot just doesn't properly capture the essence and scope of what was happening in that moment.

I have a ton of videos and very few screenshots. My videos mostly consist of MHGU or Rise moments of me dying in a funny way or doing something cool. I also like to capture all my Tetris 99 victories so I can rewatch the intense final battle. Hard to notice how crazy it can be in those final moments of back and forth battling when I'm super zoned in the game with the pieces falling like lightning bolts!

@tabzer Yeah I completely understand the materials system. I'm just referring to the fact that across the board the game tells you they're ready for capture. In the "classic style" of MH games the game did not automatically tell you they're ready. You had to study the monster, be careful and aware of their status especially when they start to limp. The crazy thing is sometimes they'd have all the signs and wouldn't actually be ready and get enraged some. It was a part of the thrill of the gameplay. If you wanted a notification you had to earn it by building an armor set with the capture skill (like Capture Guru from MHGU) or have the proper support cat to tell you the probability (which even then they didn't always do). In Rise there's no skill needed because the game gives you not only the blue icon (I turned that off), their map icon also blinks, and any of the cats tell you they're ready for capture. That's what I'm getting at.

To be honest I'm beating a dead horse with this subject. This was a hot topic of debate when the base Rise game released last year. I'm confident those like me are over it and accepted the change. At this point I totally understand I'm that old guy yelling at the clouds and/or telling kids to get off my lawn

'MERICA!!! Not even a competition.

@tabzer Yeah I mentioned in my post that I'm very aware of how the rewards work. I'm just more into the thrill of the hunt and being from the old style of hunting. It wasn't until Rise I was shocked to see how many players now back off in the midst of battle because the notification lights up that it's time to drop the traps. Very often I would be so into the combat I wouldn't realize I was alone because the rest backed off and are now standing by trap(s). Didn't experience that nowhere near as much in the past until Rise. Oh well to each their own I guess.

Being a player from the "Classic" era I'm still hoping they reverse course and remove the tired/capture notification (blue icon and/or blinking map icon). I always look for that in these updates and I hope they bring back capture guru skill. It's such a hit or miss with whomever I get paired up with online but most often as soon as the notification lights up everyone (or some) back off and drop the traps. Even if I try to make it known let's kill it please (way more fun that way!) they still do it. I understand the whole rewards thing but I play this game for the thrill of the hunt not just getting it over with for my prize. Oh well.

Overall, I'm really enjoying this expansion so I'm accepting it for what it is but of all the things that have changed from the previous era that one just escapes me. I wish I could just create a "kill lobby" but you can't even name them anymore. Just generic lobbies. That escapes me too.

I finally got one! I just happen to check while sitting on the can and noticed they were available! Logged in and purchased without hesitation.

I picked up a physical copy the day after release and so far I'm enjoying the little I've been able to play (my job is a total killer of any gaming time ). I hope to get more into it soon.

If you’re the sort of person who floods forums with claims that anything less than a perfect frame rate is “literally unplayable”...

Unfortunately, that's become the new normal nowadays. It's times like these I appreciate living through the Golden Era of gaming and the real Console Wars.

@Serpenterror I'm confident they're doubling down strictly on the nostalgia or that hardcore consumer base that just eat up anything of 80's or 90's "pop culture" cause its TikTok cool or something along that vein.

Of all the off the wall games/bundles to do they pick these ones? I could understand if those games were considered "cult classics" or something but if I remember they're known as garbage. I'm worried LRG next project/bundle will be the NES Back to the Future games...

Gris needs to be on there as others have said. To The Moon definitely was a gut punch. What made the sadness of that game dialed up to 11 for me was when I played it back in the day it just so happened to be right after my ex of 6 1/2 years and I broke up. I was already a wreck and so it was extra icing on the depression cake

Well son of a b#tch I missed it again! I check from time to time but apparently I have a better chance being struck by lightning

The fact that there's people out there that make a living being a social media cosplay person or whatever just blows my mind. As I see more of this I just get angrier and angrier at my guidance counselor back in high school.

This trailer made me feel very middle road about it. Not very interested but at the same time not completely turned off. It's weird when that happens.

Loved Tropical Freeze! That was one of those games from beginning to end I was constantly surprised, engaged and just straight up having a great time Kinda like how Super Mario Odyssey was for me.

Uhhh...this looks like one of those shovelware games that come out weekly you see on the Eshop. I'm all for whatever floats your boat however of ALL the games (or shovelware) that do come out weekly how did this one get to rise above and get it's own article?

There's so many games that come out that are ranks above shovelware that don't get any sort of peep on here. I understand it's not possible to showcase them all but...out of all to choose from...this one? Really? Right on I guess.

I'm probably in the minority but I really liked Smash-Up. Yes it was lacking characters but as long as it had Donatello and Ralph I was happy as can be.

Being born in the 80's I definitely grew up on all those early era game(s). I probably played that dreaded water level more times I can count. Turtles in Time by far takes the cake in anything best of Turtles. Just hook this collection to my veins!!!

Work has been taking over majority of my gaming time so sticking to my commitment of clearing the backlog has been at a snail's pace. I'm keeping at it though! Just finished Mark of the Ninja Remastered on Switch. That was a surprise gem of a game. I'm now onto the next in my backlog list Red Faction Guerilla ReMarstered. Just started it but wow it has impressed me so much with its gameplay. Looking forward to getting deep with it

@Ichiban Seriously agree! I finally completed it a couple of months ago after it being in my backlog for a long time. Once that game "clicked" for me I was so hooked on it. The challenge was such a welcome shake up to my usual pace of playing games too.

As per usual Nintendo will have a Direct when they decide to on their terms. I don't see why it would be any different. Ever.

I'll admit I was wrong. I predicted we'll be far into like the 3rd or 4th digital event for this expansion by now. For Rise and especially Stories 2 they did so many.

I'll be there in just over week so I can see it for myself!

C'mon!!! (spits water everywhere) Your Honor!!

Guess I'll keep waiting for General Chaos and Skitchin'...

C'mon General Chaos and/or Skitchin'!!! Who am I kidding those were EA games back in the day so we'll never see them again I can dream though.

This looks interesting I may have to check this out. However my backlog just keeps getting bigger and bigger

@Wurstsemmel753 Yeah I've noticed that too. There's something very back and forth about that in any forms of entertainment nowadays. Meaning typically the pitchfork & torch mobs go nuts when stereotypes are utilized however when they're used in certain ways (like this example) it's ok because it's done "correctly". It's like any Hispanic character wears a sombrero and/or poncho and a Asian character knows martial arts Ah well whatever works I'm down with it all

Game over, Man! Game Over!

@JeanPaul "Discover the convenient practicality of ONE HAND MODE"
Now that is funny.

I already discovered and mastered that mode in the mid 90's when our household got our first internet computer That old school Pentium II sure got ran into the ground more times than I can count.

I luckily live in Southern California and have a Universal Platinum pass. Every time I'm there I see the construction area and it makes me over the hill excited You get a good look of it on the escalators on the way down to the lower lot where it's at. I'll definitely be dropping by once that store opens. They've had a small area already of stuff and I got a dope Mario Kart shirt. Looking forward to boozing on Duff Beer while walking around Nintendo World!

Just hook it to MY VEINS!!!!

Day. Motha. F**king. One.

Anyone want to take bets on how many "Digital Events" Capcom will have for Sunbreak before its official release? I'm going with the over higher number at 5. I may be exaggerating some but I'm sure there was 3-4 for Rise and like 7 for MH Stories 2.

The Switch is as good as new since 2018. Had to replace both Joy Cons though due to that dreaded drift.

@HamatoYoshi

Yeah just like what the other guy said lowering the difficulty makes a big difference. I was a huge fan of Doom 2016 so when I started this one for about the first few missions I was having a real hard time and kinda bummed out because of it. Besides the difficulty spike I noticed there was a TON more to keep an eye on in terms of cooldowns. You got the freeze/frag grenades, the flame belch, the chainsaw and Blood Punch. All those were designed to be NEEDED during majority if not all encounters. I mean it took me awhile to catch on to the fact the chainsaw refuels itself so you can keep using it to get ammo. Before I noticed that I was always running out of ammo. I guess I was just slow on the intake and expected a more straightforward chaos like Doom 2016 was to me. Anyways I gave it time and once the game finally "clicked" I have to admit I was having a blast even more than I did with 2016.

@Jacoby @RiasGremory

I'm with you guys all the way but I did cave in during the Black Friday deals. I mean seriously they had the Deluxe Edition (includes both expansions!) on sale for less than $30! Normally that was going for almost $90 or something. I couldn't resist

I'm actually getting more vibes from old school NES Skate or Die! with this trailer. I'll have to keep my eye on this one!

I wouldn't mind some sort of return of this game in whatever form they choose. It was one of my first DS games when I purchased a DS Lite and played the HELL out of it Loved it and the multiplayer. As some have already said the multiplayer was ahead of its time especially for a DS game.

Ah I remember renting this from Blockbuster the weekend it came out and being so blown away by it! Suffice to say I had a 'blast' of a weekend

Still waiting for the inevitable lucrative custodial position to open! I can sweep floors, empty waste baskets and clean toilets like none other! C'mon, Retro post it already!