For what it’s worth, your skills probably haven’t lessened from the 90s as much as you thing; the NSO version is massively more twitchy than the real game!
An N64 switch controller helps, but it is still much harder to steer precisely than on the OG hardware. Few games suffer from the way the sticks work, F-Zero X is one of the worst for it.
As a ELITE Member half way through a membership, this is very annoying. One of the upsides was that if you didn't make as many points as it cost, you got the difference. Plus I've saved up £18 I have to spend real fast.
Worth also saying I've found on here. GAME have not even bothered to email to say this is happening!
Mike Ashley has run it down the toliet. Man only know how to bully underpaid workers to sell cheap, nasty, sweatshop, import sportswear in chav-tastic temples of sadness. Everything else he buys up he leads to utter ruin. (He's on the board of much-beloved Hornby next...)
I’m glad to see less common titles, but I’m wary on Extreme G. F Zero X just doesn’t play properly on Switch Online, it is magnitudes more twitchy and uncontrollable than on OG hardware. This stick issue is common to the emulator, but usually only is really noticeable in certain sections (like first person archery in Zelda titles), however in F Zero X it really affects the core controls. Fear Extreme G will be the same. Also odd they went for Extreme G over the often preferred XG 2, maybe later?
GAME really started to turn a corner after the management buyout, and seemed to have a solid strategy based on Waterstones success (become a physical hubs for events, wide aisle pleasant shopping experience, happier staff with reasonable working conditions to interact with etc). But COVID hit that hard; and that moron Mike Ashley harder still. Swapped loyality scheme for a high APR credit line (FraserPlus), totally unsuitable to half the audience, got rid of second hand resale (a massively profitable bit of the shop that is a well suited to physical shops over online in many ways), moved into dark, crapped, get-stabbed-for-your-PS5-outside corners of horrid Sports Directs…and now is squeezing the staff. He’ll run it into the ground, selling Chinese clothing tat at barrel scrapping prices is not the same market as video games retailers.
This list is pretty laughable. It's not about iconic, but just the favs of a very small grouping of industry people from the looks. Baldur's Gate 3 rando and Agent 47 ahead of Mario and mother-cluckin' Pikachu!? The iconic mascot of the most successful franchise in the world? That Pikachu? Tomb Raider may be British (as am I btw!) and reasonably well known, but I would bet my house that in a random sampling way of British people way more would know who Pikachu was. Agent 47 is just...not iconic. Same with Baldur's Gate peeps (I've literally forgotten their names as I scrolled down to write this!)
A word cloud is a weird, very marketing-department-y way of showing the results of this “survey”! Well done to whatever Dino Crisis group got together to flood the responses 😂!
This sounds like it fixes the biggest issues, but I’m still dubious about it and will wait to see what players say. Such a shame they couldn’t hold off and get at least this level of polish for launch.
It tough to score some of the Aspyr re-releases. Jedi Knight 2 was lovingly ported by Raven on GameCube; they worked on the controls and multiplayer to fit the machine nicely. The Switch version is based on the superior PC game of that era…but it’s a bit of a weak effort in comparison, the controls are fussy, the multiplayer is missing, and it feels lazy. Same with many of the Aspyr ports, nominally better versions than old Nintendo hardware got, but so lazy compared to those old ports and with so much missed potential. I really hope if they ever bring Rogue Squadron out they get Nightdive on it instead.
"I want to be able to boot into the Xbox app in a full screen, but in a compact mode. And all of my social [experience] is there. Like I want it to feel like the dash of my Xbox when I turn on the television. [Except I want it] on those devices.” I find this a odd take from Phil Spencer. They could do this right now. The Xbox on PC experience isn't stellar on a desktop, and it gets much worse on handheld PCs. They could through UI and software updates make the interface work better, like SteamDeck? Even just port their Xbox UI to these devices. That would seem like a good starting point, and allow some limited user testing before launching an all out handheld Xbox machine (something that would have stiff competition from Valve more than Nintendo I feel, with like-for-like games!).
I agree with some people above, I loved Splatoon 1 but never got into 2 and 3. Maybe because I played the first so much, maybe the slightly different vibe, maybe that it wasn't so inventive the second and third times...probably a combo of all three! Whatever the cause, I appreciate the newer titles may be better in most practical terms, but I will always have a soft spot for the OG!
I notice someone has flooded the votes with Charlie's Angels for the Gamecube! Funny, but please don't let however they did it start review bombing on the site; I'd hate for those great "Best Of" lists to be decided by bots ala Metacritic user scores.
I went for BotW. Once upon a time it was definitly Animal Crossing (Gamecube and Wild World), but since I play the Switch one with elderly parents now it's lost it's relaxing sheen for me (still a great game!). I love diving into a retro game. I don't have Sunday mornings free any more, but if I did I would likely boot up some Pilotwings 64 or similar to while away the morning!
I’ll wait to see if this patch improves it (and get a bigger SD card!) before I’ll go for it. I got Ep 1 Racer and Jedi Outcast that Aspyr ported, and both are very sloppy ports of good games.
The trouble with this ranking is it’s based on the originals as much/more than the Switch versions. F-Zero X is an incredible game, but the Switch Online version handle terribly! It’s nigh unplayable in comparison to the old console, way too twitchy. Great game but not great on Switch sadly.
Might get it, will need a new SD card on Switch. Want to see how it plays, both vs the big consoles and just in general (Aspyr have done some pretty poor ports compared to Nightdive. Jedi Knight 2 was so low effort PC-mapped-to-JoyCon on Switch compared to what Raven did with console controls on GameCube decades ago!)
@scully1888 lovely review! Quick question; does the game have a decent split-screen multiplayer? (Edit: I have on Switch and it has a decent 2 player split screen. If you go on Xbox it’s up to 4, assume PlayStstion would be the same)
Europe one by a country mile this time. The black border works for once with the (imo more interesting) image, while the US red is too jarring. The CGI faces making up the Japanese one looks complete bobbins.
13/15! Got number of songs wrong (tbf, there are only 12 on the pause screen! Didn’t think Scarecrow would count.) and said Lizardfos instead of floormasters.
The Logan-Paul esque drive for Pokémon cards as financial assets is tragic. It’s a fun thing for kids to get into culture at a museum, the place looks like a Black Friday sale. I think Pokemon company should forgo rarity and just mass produce any card deemed “rare” in a way at this point. Flood the market for the sake of kids getting to enjoy Pokemon cards again!
I’m happy to have Another Code back, but I have to say it doesn’t look like the same game. More like a remake in the 2019 Resi 2 remake mould, with the same basic premise and setting but a quite different game. Obviously has to be that way somewhat, as the original was so tied to the DS hardware. But it seems to be generic looking, lacking some of the character of the Cing original.
Interesting that the 3 Hookshot media outlets all had different reviewers (when it is obviously most profit-effective to have multi-platform titles that don’t have large technical differences share a review); hope it’s a sign that all 3 sites are doing well enough to support a wide range of writers! It’s nice to see more opinions when able (no shade on when you can’t of course!)
Honestly I think the review score is a bit harsh; Turok 2 is a great single player game and this is a stellar version of it! I got it on Xbox in the end, but I think Switch now has online multiplayer, jsut no split-screen. It is a big loss if you have any other consoles, but what's there is still great. I wonder if that is why they haven't done Rage Wars yet? Would make up for Turok 2 lacking the deathmatch mode!
Great game, I don’t think it’s better or worse than Mario Kart 64; it has a different focus and different strengths. Much better single player, but a bit less pick-up-and-play multiplayer than MK. This and DK64 would be great additions (maybe Game Boy Donkey Kong 94 and with a discount on Tropical Freeze as well, Nintendo?)
Such a great game. My only issue with Switch is, even with improved graphics, the march of technological progress mean the look can’t ever match the “wow” those smooth animations had on DS. Hadn’t seen a game that moved so smoothly and cleanly before! But it’s a stunning game, hope more people try it!
Sounded more like an annoyed accountant than the king of all evil, I really haven’t liked the voice work in BotW and ToTK: Nintendo of America really can’t direct/cast with any gravitas! Oh well, the game will likely still be incredible!
It doesn't surprise me fan are digging over this deep lore in small text segments for world building; but it does surprise me that Nintendo care enough about Kirby's plot/lore to bother updating a game description!
Many good picks! I personally struggled between 1998, 2002 and 2007 (although in the UK pre-internet 1998/2002 blending into the following year, with delayed releases and such). I chose 1998 as there were so many genre-defining classics across so many consoles/PC games.
I hope this doesn’t lock Nightdive out of working with other firms. I don’t care as much for Atari’s old games as much as I’d like Nightdive to have a crack at Turok 3. Imagine if they’d gotten to do Goldeneye how good it could have been! Or some other lost N64/PS1 classics. They are masters of early 3D rereleases.
It seems like a dumb idea to miss out the English voices. Sure they had a “talking through a tube” quality, but it wouldn’t hurt to have the option! However I think the culprit could be that file size: 8GB. Adding another language would make it bigger…and thus step up the cost of the physical card as that (8 to 16) is a cross over point for cartridge sizes.
People are being very negative, seems like a positive thing to do. Museums can only really store things legally, so while there is a community ripping ROMs and such (and they are arguably more essential due to all the limitations of just buying on Account linked systems like this in the longer term); this is still a worthwhile way to give a museum a collection they can legal hold/use. Also video and the general endeavour was quite fun I thought!
I'm so glad Nintendo has kept people like him/miyamoto/tezuka et al; and that they've been given the space to mold the next generation of staff. Happy Birthday Eiji Aonuma!
I’m hoping for a UK wave that I can catch this time, missed it when I had one in my basket last time (didn’t enter my card fast enough). The Mega Drive has stayed in a while, and a few regions have had it, so hoping EU/UK is on the way!
Even if it doesn’t fundamentally change the top-tier choices, it would be nice to see some more varied setups. Online is a sea of wrigglers and waluigi’s, or that bug-pram-thing. It’s never felt particularly unfair, as most aren’t top level players (I play as Yoshi in a race car and do well!), but it visually isn’t appealing to see a grid of repeating characters and karts.
Nabbed one! Tbh I really want the N64 one as that’s what I play on a lot, but this might encourage some use out of Mega Drive online (also will play through Sonic Mania with it if able!)
Would give it a try! Looked fun and felt bad for the hard work that went in for under-whelming sales...but for me it was the wrong time, I just haven't had time to play it, and when I have had some time, other games have been ahead in my to-play list!
This is a tough problem to crack, but in many cases it can be sorted. The problem is a company doesn’t make any extra from scalpers, but they also don’t want to make excess stock that won’t sell (they want every copy they make to sell, and ideally they sell as many as the market wants for maximum profit). Games Workshop has issues with stock of boxed games and did a Made to Order window (delayed delivery, but guaranteed to get from them at RRP). Selling in waves helps, as does chasing down scalpers and cancelling their orders if possible. But it could really do with some touched up laws, at least in the UK (like with ticket touting), some effort from the makers (with higher stock levels, doesn’t need to be insane) and eBay (you can’t sell preorders apparently, but zero enforcement at all). Also maybe consumers should avoid buying scalpers goods? Feeds the beast and costs you in the end!
(Limited editions or signed things etc will unavoidably always hit this issue, although eBay and co could help reduced it I think)
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Re: Catch-Up Crew: F-Zero X - "In First Place I Just Yeeted Myself Off The Course"
For what it’s worth, your skills probably haven’t lessened from the 90s as much as you thing; the NSO version is massively more twitchy than the real game!
An N64 switch controller helps, but it is still much harder to steer precisely than on the OG hardware. Few games suffer from the way the sticks work, F-Zero X is one of the worst for it.
Re: Nintendo Of Europe Completes Plan To Merge Subsidiaries
Nintendo: Special Edition™️
Re: Retailer 'GAME' Is Ending Its Reward Programme And Elite Membership
As a ELITE Member half way through a membership, this is very annoying. One of the upsides was that if you didn't make as many points as it cost, you got the difference. Plus I've saved up £18 I have to spend real fast.
Worth also saying I've found on here. GAME have not even bothered to email to say this is happening!
Mike Ashley has run it down the toliet. Man only know how to bully underpaid workers to sell cheap, nasty, sweatshop, import sportswear in chav-tastic temples of sadness. Everything else he buys up he leads to utter ruin. (He's on the board of much-beloved Hornby next...)
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Two More Titles
I’m glad to see less common titles, but I’m wary on Extreme G. F Zero X just doesn’t play properly on Switch Online, it is magnitudes more twitchy and uncontrollable than on OG hardware. This stick issue is common to the emulator, but usually only is really noticeable in certain sections (like first person archery in Zelda titles), however in F Zero X it really affects the core controls. Fear Extreme G will be the same. Also odd they went for Extreme G over the often preferred XG 2, maybe later?
Re: Staff At UK Retailer GAME Reportedly Facing Redundancies
GAME really started to turn a corner after the management buyout, and seemed to have a solid strategy based on Waterstones success (become a physical hubs for events, wide aisle pleasant shopping experience, happier staff with reasonable working conditions to interact with etc). But COVID hit that hard; and that moron Mike Ashley harder still. Swapped loyality scheme for a high APR credit line (FraserPlus), totally unsuitable to half the audience, got rid of second hand resale (a massively profitable bit of the shop that is a well suited to physical shops over online in many ways), moved into dark, crapped, get-stabbed-for-your-PS5-outside corners of horrid Sports Directs…and now is squeezing the staff. He’ll run it into the ground, selling Chinese clothing tat at barrel scrapping prices is not the same market as video games retailers.
Re: Random: BAFTA's 'Iconic Game Characters' Poll Has Us Scratching Our Heads
This list is pretty laughable. It's not about iconic, but just the favs of a very small grouping of industry people from the looks. Baldur's Gate 3 rando and Agent 47 ahead of Mario and mother-cluckin' Pikachu!? The iconic mascot of the most successful franchise in the world? That Pikachu? Tomb Raider may be British (as am I btw!) and reasonably well known, but I would bet my house that in a random sampling way of British people way more would know who Pikachu was. Agent 47 is just...not iconic. Same with Baldur's Gate peeps (I've literally forgotten their names as I scrolled down to write this!)
Re: As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
I think it's rounding (probably up and down), I highly doubt they sold 5 million PS2s in 2013!
Re: Random: Capcom Reveals "Most Popular" Games And Comments From Fan Survey
A word cloud is a weird, very marketing-department-y way of showing the results of this “survey”! Well done to whatever Dino Crisis group got together to flood the responses 😂!
Re: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Update 1 Out Now On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
This sounds like it fixes the biggest issues, but I’m still dubious about it and will wait to see what players say. Such a shame they couldn’t hold off and get at least this level of polish for launch.
Re: Best Star Wars Video Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
It tough to score some of the Aspyr re-releases. Jedi Knight 2 was lovingly ported by Raven on GameCube; they worked on the controls and multiplayer to fit the machine nicely. The Switch version is based on the superior PC game of that era…but it’s a bit of a weak effort in comparison, the controls are fussy, the multiplayer is missing, and it feels lazy. Same with many of the Aspyr ports, nominally better versions than old Nintendo hardware got, but so lazy compared to those old ports and with so much missed potential.
I really hope if they ever bring Rogue Squadron out they get Nightdive on it instead.
Re: Mini Review: PowerWash Simulator - Scrubs Up Well On Switch
So from what I’ve seen this game does have gyro now! I was reminded of it by the Warhammer 40K DLC, think I’ll give it a punt!
Re: Rumour: Xbox May Be About To Join The Switch In The Handheld Space
"I want to be able to boot into the Xbox app in a full screen, but in a compact mode. And all of my social [experience] is there. Like I want it to feel like the dash of my Xbox when I turn on the television. [Except I want it] on those devices.”
I find this a odd take from Phil Spencer. They could do this right now. The Xbox on PC experience isn't stellar on a desktop, and it gets much worse on handheld PCs. They could through UI and software updates make the interface work better, like SteamDeck? Even just port their Xbox UI to these devices. That would seem like a good starting point, and allow some limited user testing before launching an all out handheld Xbox machine (something that would have stiff competition from Valve more than Nintendo I feel, with like-for-like games!).
Re: Soapbox: As Splatoon's Online Wraps Up Nearly 9 Years On, How Does It Compare To Splatoon 3?
I agree with some people above, I loved Splatoon 1 but never got into 2 and 3. Maybe because I played the first so much, maybe the slightly different vibe, maybe that it wasn't so inventive the second and third times...probably a combo of all three! Whatever the cause, I appreciate the newer titles may be better in most practical terms, but I will always have a soft spot for the OG!
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Perfect Sunday Morning Game?
I notice someone has flooded the votes with Charlie's Angels for the Gamecube! Funny, but please don't let however they did it start review bombing on the site; I'd hate for those great "Best Of" lists to be decided by bots ala Metacritic user scores.
I went for BotW. Once upon a time it was definitly Animal Crossing (Gamecube and Wild World), but since I play the Switch one with elderly parents now it's lost it's relaxing sheen for me (still a great game!). I love diving into a retro game. I don't have Sunday mornings free any more, but if I did I would likely boot up some Pilotwings 64 or similar to while away the morning!
Re: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Update 1 Outlined, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I’ll wait to see if this patch improves it (and get a bigger SD card!) before I’ll go for it.
I got Ep 1 Racer and Jedi Outcast that Aspyr ported, and both are very sloppy ports of good games.
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game Ranked
The trouble with this ranking is it’s based on the originals as much/more than the Switch versions. F-Zero X is an incredible game, but the Switch Online version handle terribly! It’s nigh unplayable in comparison to the old console, way too twitchy. Great game but not great on Switch sadly.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 9th)
New Star GP; it’s ace! With that, Hotshot Racing, Horizon Chase Turbo etc, feels like Arcade Racers might finally be back thanks to indie devs!
Re: Video: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Switch Launch Trailer Released
Might get it, will need a new SD card on Switch. Want to see how it plays, both vs the big consoles and just in general (Aspyr have done some pretty poor ports compared to Nightdive. Jedi Knight 2 was so low effort PC-mapped-to-JoyCon on Switch compared to what Raven did with console controls on GameCube decades ago!)
Re: Review: New Star GP (Switch) - A Stylish, Moreish Homage To The Likes Of Virtua Racing
@scully1888 lovely review! Quick question; does the game have a decent split-screen multiplayer? (Edit: I have on Switch and it has a decent 2 player split screen. If you go on Xbox it’s up to 4, assume PlayStstion would be the same)
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Castlevania: Legacy Of Darkness
Europe one by a country mile this time. The black border works for once with the (imo more interesting) image, while the US red is too jarring. The CGI faces making up the Japanese one looks complete bobbins.
Re: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
That’s…quite large for a Switch game! Think a bigger SD card (or a purchase on Xbox) is in order…
Re: Talking Point: What Will The 'Switch 2' Actually Be Called?
Ultra Switch 64
Re: Metroid Prime Remastered: Missile Expansion Locations
On the second question, I’m pretty certain you only finish with 250 missiles once you have all the expansions.
Re: 70 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Festive Offers Sale (Europe)
Outrun for under £1.50? That’s a must!
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life's Alternative Game Awards 2023
@juliobrand I hadn’t seen that inverse cover, but it screams 90s Sonic and I love it!
Re: Soapbox: It Feels Like Everyone Forgot The Best Switch RPG Of The Year
I never had the time to play Octopath 1; but the soundtrack was hands down on of the best I’ve ever heard!
Re: How Well Do You Know Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?
13/15! Got number of songs wrong (tbf, there are only 12 on the pause screen! Didn’t think Scarecrow would count.) and said Lizardfos instead of floormasters.
Re: Pokémon X Van Gogh Museum Merch Is Already Seeing Expensive Online Resales
The Logan-Paul esque drive for Pokémon cards as financial assets is tragic. It’s a fun thing for kids to get into culture at a museum, the place looks like a Black Friday sale. I think Pokemon company should forgo rarity and just mass produce any card deemed “rare” in a way at this point. Flood the market for the sake of kids getting to enjoy Pokemon cards again!
Re: Video: Another Code: Recollection Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & DS)
I’m happy to have Another Code back, but I have to say it doesn’t look like the same game. More like a remake in the 2019 Resi 2 remake mould, with the same basic premise and setting but a quite different game. Obviously has to be that way somewhat, as the original was so tied to the DS hardware. But it seems to be generic looking, lacking some of the character of the Cing original.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Sea Of Stars
Interesting that the 3 Hookshot media outlets all had different reviewers (when it is obviously most profit-effective to have multi-platform titles that don’t have large technical differences share a review); hope it’s a sign that all 3 sites are doing well enough to support a wide range of writers! It’s nice to see more opinions when able (no shade on when you can’t of course!)
Re: Review: Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - A Painfully Incomplete Version Of An N64 Classic
Honestly I think the review score is a bit harsh; Turok 2 is a great single player game and this is a stellar version of it! I got it on Xbox in the end, but I think Switch now has online multiplayer, jsut no split-screen. It is a big loss if you have any other consoles, but what's there is still great.
I wonder if that is why they haven't done Rage Wars yet? Would make up for Turok 2 lacking the deathmatch mode!
Re: Video: The N64 Kart Racer That Deserves To Be On Switch
Great game, I don’t think it’s better or worse than Mario Kart 64; it has a different focus and different strengths. Much better single player, but a bit less pick-up-and-play multiplayer than MK. This and DK64 would be great additions (maybe Game Boy Donkey Kong 94 and with a discount on Tropical Freeze as well, Nintendo?)
Re: Random: Fan Transforms Their Nintendo 64 Into A StarCraft Battlefield
This is lovely work!
Re: Review: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - A DS All-Timer Returns In Stunning Form
Such a great game. My only issue with Switch is, even with improved graphics, the march of technological progress mean the look can’t ever match the “wow” those smooth animations had on DS. Hadn’t seen a game that moved so smoothly and cleanly before!
But it’s a stunning game, hope more people try it!
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Ganondorf Voice Actor Revealed As Matthew Mercer
Sounded more like an annoyed accountant than the king of all evil, I really haven’t liked the voice work in BotW and ToTK: Nintendo of America really can’t direct/cast with any gravitas! Oh well, the game will likely still be incredible!
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
European one has the best tone and image to me.
Re: Switch Online N64 Wireless Controller Back In Stock In Europe
Got an order in! Won't believe it until it has arrived and working on the Switch, has been so tough to get one!
Re: Random: Kirby's Dream Land 2's Animal Friends Might Not Be What They Seem
It doesn't surprise me fan are digging over this deep lore in small text segments for world building; but it does surprise me that Nintendo care enough about Kirby's plot/lore to bother updating a game description!
Re: Talking Point: What's The Best Year In Gaming?
Many good picks! I personally struggled between 1998, 2002 and 2007 (although in the UK pre-internet 1998/2002 blending into the following year, with delayed releases and such). I chose 1998 as there were so many genre-defining classics across so many consoles/PC games.
Re: Atari Enters Agreement To Acquire Night Dive Studios
I hope this doesn’t lock Nightdive out of working with other firms. I don’t care as much for Atari’s old games as much as I’d like Nightdive to have a crack at Turok 3. Imagine if they’d gotten to do Goldeneye how good it could have been! Or some other lost N64/PS1 classics. They are masters of early 3D rereleases.
Re: Baten Kaitos Remasters Have Japanese VO Only, Frame Rate, File Size Revealed
It seems like a dumb idea to miss out the English voices. Sure they had a “talking through a tube” quality, but it wouldn’t hurt to have the option! However I think the culprit could be that file size: 8GB. Adding another language would make it bigger…and thus step up the cost of the physical card as that (8 to 16) is a cross over point for cartridge sizes.
Re: Switch Online NES And SNES Controllers Are Back In Stock (UK)
Keeping my eyes peeled for N64 pad returning…that would be so useful for Switch Online N64! SNES/NES are close enough to the modern pad layout for me.
Re: Random: YouTuber Spends Nearly $23K Buying Every 3DS & Wii U eShop Game
People are being very negative, seems like a positive thing to do. Museums can only really store things legally, so while there is a community ripping ROMs and such (and they are arguably more essential due to all the limitations of just buying on Account linked systems like this in the longer term); this is still a worthwhile way to give a museum a collection they can legal hold/use.
Also video and the general endeavour was quite fun I thought!
Re: Legendary Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma Has Turned 60 This Week
I'm so glad Nintendo has kept people like him/miyamoto/tezuka et al; and that they've been given the space to mold the next generation of staff. Happy Birthday Eiji Aonuma!
Re: Switch Online N64 Wireless Controller Restocks Coming Later This Week
I’m hoping for a UK wave that I can catch this time, missed it when I had one in my basket last time (didn’t enter my card fast enough). The Mega Drive has stayed in a while, and a few regions have had it, so hoping EU/UK is on the way!
Re: Super Mario Run Now Allows You To Play "One Stage For Free Each Day"
Bought it and finished it years ago, was a fun commute game (although Super Mario 3D Land was my top commuting game!)
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Version 2.3.0) Character & Vehicle Performance Balance Changes Revealed
Even if it doesn’t fundamentally change the top-tier choices, it would be nice to see some more varied setups. Online is a sea of wrigglers and waluigi’s, or that bug-pram-thing. It’s never felt particularly unfair, as most aren’t top level players (I play as Yoshi in a race car and do well!), but it visually isn’t appealing to see a grid of repeating characters and karts.
Re: SEGA Mega Drive Control Pad For Switch Is Back In Stock On My Nintendo Store (UK)
Nabbed one! Tbh I really want the N64 one as that’s what I play on a lot, but this might encourage some use out of Mega Drive online (also will play through Sonic Mania with it if able!)
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Lands Free Switch Demo, Out Today
Would give it a try! Looked fun and felt bad for the hard work that went in for under-whelming sales...but for me it was the wrong time, I just haven't had time to play it, and when I have had some time, other games have been ahead in my to-play list!
Re: Scalpers Set Their Sights On Metroid Prime Remastered Physical Release
This is a tough problem to crack, but in many cases it can be sorted. The problem is a company doesn’t make any extra from scalpers, but they also don’t want to make excess stock that won’t sell (they want every copy they make to sell, and ideally they sell as many as the market wants for maximum profit). Games Workshop has issues with stock of boxed games and did a Made to Order window (delayed delivery, but guaranteed to get from them at RRP). Selling in waves helps, as does chasing down scalpers and cancelling their orders if possible. But it could really do with some touched up laws, at least in the UK (like with ticket touting), some effort from the makers (with higher stock levels, doesn’t need to be insane) and eBay (you can’t sell preorders apparently, but zero enforcement at all). Also maybe consumers should avoid buying scalpers goods? Feeds the beast and costs you in the end!
(Limited editions or signed things etc will unavoidably always hit this issue, although eBay and co could help reduced it I think)