HylianFox

'Faxanadu' for NES is another classic game where the hero simply... dissolves upon running out of HP.

It's not just Kirby who's angry...

NintendoLife really should dump X regardless.

Yeah, I was always a little confused as to why Link wears swords on his back. If the blade's too long you won't be able to draw it out properly (unless you have really long arms).

Of course, it's mostly for the 'cool' factor. Also notice that in most 3D Zelda games the sword just clips right through the scabbard, lol.

I'd say Choujin Sentai Jetman for Famicom
No, seriously.

It'll definitely be a new chapter when Shiggy passes on the torch.
I'm both excited and apprehensive at the prospect. But there's no denying it'll happen someday soon.

Surprised there hasn't been a "Bling Kong" yet

I guess it doesn't really matter since all of them will be prohibitively expensive anyway.

FunkoPops are just screaming 'demon-possessed'

Although I think maybe that's the point.

Nintendo Cinematic Universe culminating with 'Super Smash Movie'

Do something right for once, Hollywood...

I still don't understand how, in the Year Of Our Lord 2024, so much stuff remains Japan-exclusive.

I still don't understand how, in the Year Of Our Lord 2024, so much stuff remains Japan-exclusive.

And nothing of value was lost.

It's nice to see forgotten classics get some love. Shadow of the Ninja is pretty great and this is right up my alley.

1986 is a great year, I was born then!

I have a copy of Revenge of the Gator that I have no idea where it came from. It showed up in my collection one day.

Sadly, this is the future of gaming from here on out.

It used to be you bought a console, some game carts/discs, and could play as much as you wanted until either of those things broke or died.

But now, with the emphasis on "always online" and frequent updates, there comes a point where the servers shut down and the game loses some functionality or even becomes unplayable.

Thank god there's a dedicated fanbase of hardcore nerds who can find ways to circumvent this, but even they can only do so much (provided they aren't slapped down by the Powers That Be).

Shut up and take my money.

Mario Kart Tour is like 100x more addictive than Super Mario Run

@N64-ROX Yeah, the problem I had with builds in TotK is that they weren't really necessary, and more of a hassle than anything else on the occasions where they were required.
It's interesting that people have made such crazy stuff with it, because I hardly ever used it at all...

As much as I love Kirby, it's kind of annoying that the plushies are mostly the same. Not even different abilities.

Usually when I collect Happy Meal toys, I ask which ones they have on hand. With all the Kirbies being so similar that makes it hard to be specific.

"Do you have the Kirby plushie? No not that one, the one where he's winking."

Call me crazy but I still tend to save obsessively, even in games with autosave features.

I just like being able to restart right where I want to, not where the game says I should (or shouldn't)

You know, it just occurred to me that despite BotW/TotK being the first Zelda games to heavily feature voice acting, I have no idea who they are.

And this from someone who developed a crush on Steve Malpass, who voiced Fox in SFA...

My old copy of 'Donkey Kong Land 2' for the Game Boy was missing its label, but I could always tell it apart by the yellow cartridge.

I have a copy of 'Star Wars Episode 1 Racer' for the Game Boy Color. Not only did it have a translucent cart, but it also had built-in rumble feature. So far the only game I know of that had one. The game itself was mediocre, but it sure was a unique experience.

An interesting thing about NES carts is that if you had an odd-colored one, it was typically bootleg.
Be it the black, angular Tengen carts or the robin's egg blue Wisdom Tree carts. Aside from 'Zelda' all of the official NES carts were the same old grey. Only the Famicom tended to get any unique colors.

After sinking far too many hours on Wild World for the DS and New Leaf for the 3DS, I intentionally passed on New Horizons.

I knew that if I ever started it, i wouldn't play anything else.

Ah yes, the "Summons Rush". When you set all your Djinn to Standby and then blast the boss with all your most powerful Summons.

This is especially fun in TLA, where there are more Summons to use, and also provides a bit of thrill as your weakened party is under threat of being wiped out before they can use the Summons.

And this is how ears get cut off.

Aww, there's even a cat toad! I don't mean Toad in a Cat Suit.
"Toad With Pearl Earring" is something I never knew I needed.

@RunninBlue yeah, I hate how people always take smartphone videos in vertical format. It's okay in some instances but people need to remember that they can hold their phones sideways, too.
That said, it's a pretty killer cosplay and it never would have occurred to me to try and make pixelated outfits.

I dunno, it's an interesting concept and I like the idea of a "Dark" Pokemon game that deals with serious topics like slavery, exploitation, and dog/cock fighting, but as others said this mostly seems to be going for "shock value" than anything profound.

Trade-ins always felt like a scam to me.
"Give us a couple of $50 games and we'll cut $10 off the price of a new game." like what's the point? I'd much rather keep my old games thank you.
The only reason I ever go into any "video game" store these days is to check out their other merch.

"Games-as-service" already sucks and this aims to make things even worse...

Anything with Jason Momoa and Jack Black gets an OK by me.

'Skies of Arcadia HD' when?

And nothing of value was lost.

Man, even the holograms in Red Dwarf weren't this funny.

@-wc- As much as I enjoy new games there's no denying that developers don't really experiment with play control anymore.

I guess the old adage "don't fix what isn't broken" applies. Even touch & motion controls ended up as little more than a passing fad (barring mobile gaming, which exclusively uses touch controls for obvious reasons). Virtually every modern game uses traditional controls.

(That said, I wouldn't mind seeing the DS Zelda games remade with non-touch controls as an option...)

I was 12 when OoT first released for the N64, now I'm 37.

@-wc- Yeah, the old camera was very cinematic, but I've gotten used to the "left stick move, right stick camera" control style that's pretty much the standard in every game.

I actually just gave my mom my old Switch and a copy of BotW for Christmas, she's so used to playing OoT/TWW/TP that I had to keep telling her to use the right stick to move the camera so that she could actually see what she was doing.

I really don't even get what the author is trying to say here.

There may not be too many games that use amiibo anymore, but as long as they keep selling Nintendo will keep producing them.
I've gotten a pretty sizeable collection myself.

Hey, I just noticed that there's no Princess Peach cookie.
WTF even Blooper got a cookie, but not Peach.

You can use these for 3D printing, yes?

Mario accomplished what the likes of Bubsy could only dream of.

Hercule Poirot... as played by Tom Selleck

For all the doomsayers remember that Martinet has recorded like a bazillion lines.
It's not like Nintendo can't just keep using the same "wahoo"s and "here we go"s for the next several decades...

My hands are cramping just looking at those. The regular JoyCons are already too damn small. Thank goodness for my Split-Pad Pro

"Oh no, not Lemmy! NOT LEMMY!!!"

I kinda feel the same way, there are a lot of distractions in this game, almost to the point of annoyance. BOTW was that way too, but TOTK is a step beyond.

That being said, it makes sense for TOTK to be "busier" then BOTW. BOTW was essentially a fresh new start for the Zelda series, and needed to take it slow (not to mention Nintendo took a huge risk with it). And to be fair BOTW does get kind of boring after a while with its endless wildernesses and deserted ruin followed by deserted ruin.

I want to see this new Hyrule bursting with excitement. I want to see Castle Town and the other ruined villages restored to their former glory, with tons to see and do.

Like I said, the many distractions in TOTK are almost an annoyance, but not quite. Like in BOTW I never feel as though I wasted my time even if I didn't accomplish the task at hand.

To me, that's brilliant game design.

"Also, did you know that the Kirby sprite in Kirby's Adventure gets a little plumper when taking on a copy ability? That was news to us, and Sakurai shows it in action above."

I did, actually. If you look closely you can see that his gut(?) covers up his hand(??), both hands(???) are visible when Normal. He also turns orange using a copy, but that's more obvious.

I'd say the Japanese version barely edges out for being more artistic. Let's be honest, a lot of those 90s era 3D renders have not aged well.
Donkey Kong Country springs immediately to mind. The games themselves are amazingly gorgeous, but the CGI renders of DK and the gang are... disturbing.