Jim_Purcell

It's Unreal 4, it runs on my 6 year old PC. It better be able to run on Switch.

Game is wonderful btw, glad to finally have a proper Fallout game again.

The only life bar I need are infinite Quarters.

Still can't map B and A to X and B. Le sigh.

Off brand SMT will always get my attention. For those still reading and interested, he's a trailer with Gameplay Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIB1uHpawv4

It's a first person dungeon crawler, so that's a big plus for me. I love the older SMT games over the 3rd person ones.

There's something interesting about the art style. Its clearly a 3D engine, but they are presenting most of the level assets as 2D, not slightly 3/4s view. Like Mega Man 8 did. I approve.

I can't believe this game got a retail Switch Port, in 2017!

The greatest loss is those comments. Some Mario Marker levels were built around naritives that used them heavily for flavor, or even puzzle solving.

So, in the future when the Nintendo Switch online is dust in the wind, LA Noir game carts will be useless?

Works as advertised. It works pretty well with Mario Kart 7. Doesn't have enough buttons for Breath of the Wild though. The GCN's awful D-Pad keeps if from being a good choice for any 2D game like Sonic Mania or Blaster Master however.

I suspect I might use it a lot with Mario Odyssey however. I checked the buttons at the Gamestop kiosk, and the only missing button is R3 for first person mode.

Kinda like how the Atari Jaguar's case mold ended up as a dental camera!

http://www.tested.com/art/makers/457446-10-inventive-new-uses-obsolete-technology/item/atari-jaguar-dental-camera/

Game of the Year!

But they already made Sonic 06...

Finally 2017’s Game of the Year** is on the 2017 Console of the Year. It's a good day.

** Yes.

Why is everyone saying 'Spyro'? He's obviously a purple Kremling. Which is fitting.

The game that every high school physics class didn't know it needed, until now.

Its unfortunate that its very unlikely we're see 2001 on Switch.

I love the leaked Star Fox 2. It really pushes urgency in its game design with events occurring on the map in mostly real time. Very ambitious. I notice the frame rate is still a bit meh on this finalized version, that's unfortunate.

My personal experiance is that fighting games do lose something in terms of control with d buttons. But classic 2D platformer just do not. Blaster Master Zero, Shovel Knight, Wonder Boy III, & Sonic Mania all play just fine on D buttons.

Would I buy a D-Pad joycon? Absolutly,, but I thing the problems with the D buttons is overstated.

Some of you guys should actually look into the situation with this game. The developer (one, or two people at most) completed the game, then inked a deal with Nicalis for distribution. Then Nicalis just sat on it. And apparently that's something Nicalis does, buys distribution of small games, then does nothing with it for ages. Last I heard (on the Super Best Friends podcast, Matt knows the game's creator) the creators were trying to get the game back from Nicalis's clutches.

@masterLEON It's not about buying and owning, or even playing the game. It's about buying, owning, and playing it... on Switch. That pick-up game portability can not be understated.

@EDF Well that's pretty cool at least.

To be honest, these first outings are some of the weakest of these storied franchises. Switch already has Samurai Shodown IV, one of the strongest of the franchise, so its hard to get excited about the original. Other then being of historical note. I'd much rather see stuff like Samurai Shodown V Special get the focus.

Move the hell over Zelda, the real game of the year has arrived!

Game is going to make 'gangbusters' look like 'hotcakes'.

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That sounded a lot better in my head.

If you activate the DLC during the free period Do you keep the characters after the free period? Or do you have to pay for them after the period ends?

What about historic comparability problem games like Mario 3 and Castlevania 3? That's the one things the Retron 5 managed to solve with software emulation. Going back to hardware strikes me as going back to that problem.

@markie7235 Rogue predates Valiant and Bloodshot by about 11 years.

Yup, that's a PS2 era shooter with a new coat of paint.

That's one down. Two more to go (Etrian Odyssey V/SMT Deep Strange Journey)

@Destron it really does depend on point of impact. It's actually not surprising the Switch basicly survived. The left joycon took nearly all the hit, and the rest just skidded away at More tolerable forces. If it's been dropped sans joycons I'd be really surprised if would survive.

These are the kind of games that really don't need physical versions, and get one is a good way to inflate the price of what might have been a 15-20 dollar game otherwise.

@JasmineDragon
Are you telling me we need another one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmt4mdyIEuE

My first Nintendo Power issue was 20 (Jan 91), with Mega Man III on the cover. That issue was probably a lot of people's 'first' as I think it was the free issue you got for registering your NES. And tempt you to subscribe to Nintendo Power. My first subscriber issue was 31 (December 91) which was a pretty cool issue with Metroid II as the main feature. And of course next issue was Jan 1992 and we were off to the races. I was a subscriber consistently until about.... mid 2001? Around when the GBA premiered. Its pretty crazy that I subbed for almost 10 whole years. Damn.

For those interested in Rogue Trooper the comic you want to start with Rogue Trooper Tales of Nu-Earth 01 a phonebook sized tomb of Rogue, Bagman, Helm, and Gunner's earliest adventures.
https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Trooper-Tales-Nu-Earth/dp/1907992707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493915832&sr=8-1&keywords=Rogue+trooper

A DRM-Free digital version of the book can be found on the 2000 AD app for iOS and Android. As well as the 2000 AD homepage as well.

Rogue Trooper rules.

Disapointing list. The best issue of Nintendo Power, for my money, is January 1992 #32. 1992 was the year of the Super Nintendo and NP kicked itself up about 200 notches to really push the system. Issue 32 was when the comic selection in NP took a huge jump, with Super Mario Adventures and Zelda a Link to the Past (by the legendary Shotaro Ishinomori) joining Nester's Adventures. The overall format change of the title would remain mostly consistent until about 1995. With further Star Fox, Metroid, and various Mario one-shot comics running.

Your list also lacks some of the coolest issues, like the massive January 1993 issue with that great Mickey Mouse cover, and tons of extra inserts (like a cardboard Arwing Model kit!), the golden Link's Awakening issue for issue 50 (July 1993), and that amazing Subscribers Only January 1994 brushed metal Mega Man X cover. What I'm saying is, a top 10 list that lacks any issues from 1992 - 1994 is no top list at all! And anything from after Future took over... ugg. Though the final issue was a nice throwback for what it was worth.

Between this and Blaster Master Zero, I'd say the Switch has got all the games it needs now to make it a must own system.

AeternoBlade was a real real bad game.

The biggest issue with this nice Arcade accurate release, is that 98 has been tweaked and updated twice since it's Arcade days. Ultimate Match Final's balance tweaks are sorely missed in this version. It's complely understandable that this isn't UMF, it's just too bad it couldn't be.

Also I really hope we see some latter Neo Geo titles, we never got Garou on Wii. And the recent PC port is very problematic. Which stinks as it's one of the greatest fighting games ever made.

Also also, Switch analog sticks are really really bad for dash/run inputs which makes them pretty useless in 2player mode. Very disappointing. This should be fine Ultra SF2 as there is no dashing in SF2, not so much for SNK fighters.

@faint I didn't see any online play options with Waku Waku 7. That would be cool to have though

@BornInNorway81 Arcade Collection Archive. And yes they are intended to be as Arcade perfect as possible. With shoulder buttons bound to inserting coins.

@gatorboi352 that's actually really easy to explain. SNK is trying to make their Neo-Geo catalog avalible on many platforms, and these are a part of that initiative . These aren't Virtual Console titles, they're rereleases with custom emulation and various extra options (like playing in Japanese mode)

I've been carrying my Switch around in my (otherwise empty) pocket pretty much since I got it at launch. No scratches.

That seems like a good way to electrostatic shock your Switch to death

@Jeronan people just need to learn how to take care of their stuff. I still use retro hardware I used as a child, never wore out an N64 controls stick, even with heavy use, and have never cracked a smart phone or tablet screen. It's not hard to be gentle putting your Switch in the dock, there is lots of space.

@Jeronan by 'skimp' you mean 'make sure it doesn't cost $500' you mean.

I remember when I got controller sticks for my NES controllers in Nintendo Power back in the day. That adhesive residue is still on my controllers, and why I'll never put ahesive anything on my systems or controllers.

If this was a $20 digital launch game, it would be essential. At $50, both this and 1-2 Switch are making early days of the Switch ROUGH.

Thank goodness Master Blaster Zero is only going to be $10 next week. DAMN. I was expecting $15 minimum. Sunsoft gets it.

Oh great. I paid for a 1000 yen card, and its currently out of stock! I guess that's why it said 5-15 days shipping, even though its digital goods. So, watch out for that if you're thinking of doing the same. It'll turn up in your email eventually, just not immediately.

@Metal_Slugger Okay that's a relief

Question, have you bought any of the Japanese games? Once its downloaded to the Switch, can either profile play the game, or only the one that bought it?

I'm looking to get KoF98, just to have something 2 player for pick up games at work.

I can't seem to get my US credit card to be accepted though the Japan eShop, is there some setting I need to set in the menu? Or is that just not going to work?