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Not sure how I'd like this formula in 3D, I think the "avoid the spikes" gameplay works best in a 2D platforming setting.

I just want them to let us play virtual boy games without the need for the headset accessory, but I can tell they push that as a requirement so they can sell them.

Kenny Omega is a legend, cool stuff! Looks like he really got into it lol.

Pretty underwhelming to be honest.

I think I'll be sticking to playing this game on PC and Xbox but it is cool how this is on Switch 2. Skyrim is the Bethesda game I want on my Switch 2 right now.

To be fair Dick is a legitimate name, and it's a common nickname for Richard. Seems like an ignorant move to consider that a slur for a name.

Pombon is totally the type I could go for.

So this is basically an Animal Crossing with a Pokemon theme? Graphics look pretty good for Switch 2 but it doesn't seem to be worth $70 to me. Seems like it would get kinda boring and like it's meant for a really young audience.

Kinda lame how only two of the games are arcade games, the rest are just mediocre 16-bit console games and a bad NES game. That said those two are classics.

New 3DS XL is obviously the best one I got, it has the best hardware and improved 3D. Then it's probably the OG launch model, there's something about it that always felt higher quality over the original XL and it had a nice form factor. Honorable mention goes to the standard 2DS, that was cool design and throwback to the old Game Boy.

The virtual boy library is basically full of tech demos. Seems like Wario Land is one of the few serious titles and I would honestly much rather just play that without the forced 3D visor deal in black and white. The black and red is just harsh looking, it's no wonder it gives people headaches.

I still think it's just such a shame they never released these games on 3DS, a console that would have been perfectly suited to playing these games better than the original hardware design.

Well that's cool but I feel like those crystal balls are the sort of thing they should just sell at their Pokemon stores.

I might have to buy both of these, one of my Switch Lite, another for my Switch 2.

I imagine this might be like the Mario 3D collection where they will only have it on sale for a year. Definitely buying both of these, I hope this sells very well so it might incentivize Nintendo to do this more often.

Nice, I think these are the remakes of the original gen 1 titles. Pokemon Red was the very first Pokemon game I bought, I'll have to pick up Fire Red.

Virtual Boy seems to be as much of a gimmick today as it was when it released. This really feels like it's just a Nintendo enthusiast curiosity, making the Virtual Boy something that people can easily experience. I think it's definitely just a curiosity though, I have bought stuff like this when I was collecting retro gaming stuff, things that are neat and interesting but not something I ever really used after I checked it out.

@FX29 Yeah that's the thing about Virtual Boy, I don't think it's ever been anyone's favorite or go-to console. Most games were just early 3D gaming concepts, even the best games for the platform are more like a curiosity than a go-to.

I think this would have been a lot cooler if they gave us the option to play these games in 2D full screen. I already tried that out by simply only looking at one of the two screens without any accessory and the games are very playable without the 3D effect. That said I deleted the app after because it's a terrible way to play games.

I honestly think they force the 3D just to sell us on the accessories.

LGR has been pumping out a lot of these very mediocre collections of old licensed IP games. The emulation is usually good but the games themselves are very mediocre, like these aren't a highlight selection of classics, more so the games most people forgot about for good reasons.

Seems like they have been focused on a lot of stuff from Nickelodeon and Universal, and their games were never really anything special.

I think this is a perfect example of "great idea, poor execution."

It would be nice if they would put the Switch 2 edition on sale. It's so lame how they didn't give an upgrade for people who bought the original Switch version and charge a full $60 for the game on Switch 2, only reason I haven't bought it.

Solid 7/10 game.

@Nep-Nep-Freak It's like the N64 era back when every other game had to have "64" in it's title.

Feels like Angry Birds really came and went and became a relic of a bygone era. It was basically one of the first big franchises for mobile phone smartphone gaming back when that started taking off, but that was a long time ago and all those kids who grew up playing it have grown up and lost interest, and the newer generations just don't have the same interests.

@Lazz I feel like about half of my time spent playing MGS4 was spent watching cinematics, but I haven't played it since the PS3 era.

Wow they are finally deciding to release MGS4 from PS3 limbo. I will probably buy this for my PS5 though.

Funny how they keep trying to act like things have never been better, always trying to tout how "successful" their latest games are despite, well, everything going on with Ubisoft lately.

I could see a Switch 2 update for Diablo 2 for sure, but I have my doubts on Diablo 4, but that could show up and I wouldn't be surprised.

Playing this I was impressed by how good and smooth it looks, but when I tried playing some exhibition matches without the gimmick rackets, it really shows off how dependent this game is upon those gimmicks. Like the two hardest difficulty AI's are basically impossible to beat without them. It's like you can never really hit shots that push the boundaries, and you will just get locked into an infinite rally where the AI can just always hit anything you throw at it.

Surprised there is such a high demand for some subtle and honestly kinda ugly color variation that costs $100.

Cool stuff for the 5 or so people who have been a big fan of the Virtual Boy.

They should have never bothered with this one. Remaking 1 and 2 made sense, but 3-5 already had great remasters making a remake of 3 feel completely unnecessary. Considering the way they messed this up it makes sense for them to stop doing this.

This felt like a pointless game as Yakuza 3 already had a remaster and I think it was better than this release.

This feels like one of those games that should have been called something else but they went with a well established IP because they needed that to help sell it. This is just a completely different game from what Carmageddon games were (at least the fun ones).

The move to zombies reminds me of the worst entry, Carmageddon 64. The Switch 2 version of this game has a lot in common with that thanks to it running at an apparently unstable 30fps, so it doesn't even perform well.

I wanted to get this initially but I just can't. This is one of those games where it's a maybe if it's on sale with a big discount.

Nice, I love classic games like Cool Boarders! That said these Hamster releases have become very similar to Sony's own PS1 classics on PS4/5

Oh yeah, just remembered how this was going to be a thing. I actually forgot about Borderlands 4 entirely, one of those games that just sort of showed up without me desiring it and I never thought about it since.

This is basically what I've been asking for. Something that is more comfortable than the standard joycons that can genuinely replace them for handheld gaming with rumble and a traditional d-pad. Some things came close on the Switch 1 but they always lacked essential features like HD rumble.

@BrianJL Yeah I mean they managed to get the games to look decent for a normal screen in the video, I was hoping they could get all games to just play like that.

Do you have to use the attachment? I would much rather just play these games normally handheld.

@Dee123 Those are only the two biggest gaming markets lol

TLDR: today's gaming industry is a mess.

Nintendo just isn't what it used to be anymore.

She used to be a lawyer for them and moved up the ladder by means of their legal team. Definitely not the type of person I would want in this position.

Costs as much as the Switch originally cost, seems to be unnecessarily large on purpose, and seems to prioritize competitive gaming over enjoyment.

Well, it's definitely not for me.

Seemed like a harmless joke, nothing there was really bad, all in-game stuff where you had to use your imagination or know the references. I think a lot of stuff would just fly over most kids heads.

@Maxz It's also disingenuous to overstate.

Today's tech market is a complete mess. AI has really screwed up the hardware market, the RAM situation is making the price for everything go up. The whole tariff angle got really overplayed though, not nearly as much of an issue, especially given how tariffs were supposedly never an issue until America did it.

@Spectrum123 Well at least that's better than most companies these days who just keep releasing new "remastered" editions of their old games they want to charge full price for.

Wow I might finally buy this, I passed on it on the Switch 1. Now all Nintendo needs to do is put it on sale.