It's a great Kirby game. For me, Planet Robobot is very slightly better, but since everyone has mostly moved on from the 3DS this is definitely the defacto Kirby release
I would say Toy Soldiers is ever so slightly more mature than Advance Wars in that enemy infantry has obvious death animations. In AW human units just fly off the screen when shot with no unique "dying."
Haven't thought of this game in years. Remember going to get Rainbow 6 from a pawn shop, it was so popular it was sold out so ended up with this instead. Quite a fun shooting game. Cheers!
I wouldn't mind snagging it on sale for $19. Just not sure if I'll really like the "puzzle" aspects of this platformer so I can't jump in at full price personally.
For what it's worth I still think the definitive releases of Sonic 1 and 2 were the 3D versions on 3DS. Not expecting any agreement but those versions look amazing above all others. Just a shame they didn't get to 3D Sonic 3
I hope they put in a bigger variety of music. My bff plays Splat 2 every day and I feel like I've heard the... 5? Songs used in that game roughly a billion times now
Nintendo really shot themselves in the foot using the same crappy cheap joystick parts as everyone else this generation.
Joycons are worthless. No working switch in the future will use first party joycons after they stop getting manufactured because they will all be broken. The Hori pads don't have the same features but at least they work as a controller.
I can see why Chrono Cross has fans, but to me the comparison between Cross and Trigger isn't even there. All of Cross' companions feel interchangeable with just some slight "accent" dialog differences between them. Also didn't really care for the battle system. A pretty, but overrated game.
Launch Switch has always had a screen protector and been kept in a hard case.
Survived one drop where it broke the original screen protector and scuffed the unit. That's the only visible damage and it functions fine. After years of play it never warped, bowed or broke the ribs on the cooling vent.
My JoyCon rails are insanely tight still, though they have been holding Hori SplitPad Pros and not what they were intended for.
All in all the launch Switch hardware, as far as I can see, is designed well and can last a long time with care and proper airflow while playing for long sessions. The atrocious JoyCons are another story.
I've always felt Ikaruga is ULTRA overrated. Oh sure it's pretty and has good music, but the actual gameplay? It's a real love or hate type game, almost just as much as a puzzler as a shmup.
Great article. I'd encourage anybody who hasn't played it before to check out the new Gleylancer release on Switch.
Was very impressed with Cham the Cat Adventure. These graphics look much better than Solar Striker which I assume this is partly based off. If it's under $10 should be a very solid buy.
My friend group of about 4 all passed around the same copy of Kingdom Hearts for PS2, played it, didn't get into it, wondered why game informer had rated it 10. Never could understand what all the hype was about.
Basically a must have for anybody that doesn't have kid sized hands. After using the split pad pro since just a few months after launch a vanilla switch with joycons is cripplingly uncomfortable
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Re: SNK Announces Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.2, Coming Soon
Volume 2 is going to have Sonic I'll wager
Re: Poll: What’s Your Favourite New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Track In Wave 2?
Waluigi Pinball, followed closely by New York Minute. Sky High Sundae in 3rd
Re: Sega Rolling Out New Update For Sonic Origins, Here's What's Included
I'll buy it on sale for 14 bucks or less, but I already own too many other better versions of these games to really care about Origins in general
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Becomes The Second Best-Selling Kirby Game Ever
It's a great Kirby game. For me, Planet Robobot is very slightly better, but since everyone has mostly moved on from the 3DS this is definitely the defacto Kirby release
Re: Random: This Giant Inteleon Plush Is The Most Threatening Pokémon Merch Ever
you too can have your very own smug watergun lizard
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About Wave 2 Of The Mario Kart 8 Booster Course Pack?
Overall happy, at least we got one of the tracks everyone was asking for
Re: Xbox Remaster 'Toy Soldiers HD' Delayed For The Third Time On Switch
@Knightrider1
I would say Toy Soldiers is ever so slightly more mature than Advance Wars in that enemy infantry has obvious death animations. In AW human units just fly off the screen when shot with no unique "dying."
Re: Here's Your First Look At Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's New Course, Sky-High Sundae
Isn't this track from Wreck It Ralph?
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Maintenance Is Due Tomorrow, And Fans Are Speculating
This update can't come fast enough!
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is Now The Most Successful Kirby Game In UK Chart History
Loved every second of this charming platformer
Re: New Rumour Suggests Advance Wars Could Be Delayed Until 2023
@steventonysmith Agree, Wargroove is incredibly good. I can only hope it sold well enough to become a regular series.
Re: Soapbox: 20 Years Later, Super Mario Sunshine Is Still The Best 3D Mario
I completely disagree on the best 3D Mario being Sunshine but it's such a charming game I can see why it's so endearing
Re: New Rumour Suggests Advance Wars Could Be Delayed Until 2023
It's easy enough to just play the original games.
Some voice acting and a questionable graphical update doesn't change the core games at all and isn't worth waiting years for.
Re: Nintendo Reassures Fans "More" N64 Games Will Be Added To Switch Online
@FargusPelagius
Haven't thought of this game in years. Remember going to get Rainbow 6 from a pawn shop, it was so popular it was sold out so ended up with this instead. Quite a fun shooting game. Cheers!
Re: Review: Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series - A Classic Platforming Pair Worth Catching Again
I wouldn't mind snagging it on sale for $19. Just not sure if I'll really like the "puzzle" aspects of this platformer so I can't jump in at full price personally.
They do look cute and fun though
Re: Creator Of Philips CD-i Game 'Hotel Mario' Talks Getting Approval From Nintendo
Considering the CDi barely has any internal hardware to play games proper, getting anything resembling a decent game on it was a feat for the ages
Re: SEGA Announces The Mega Drive Mini 2, Boasting 50 Genesis And Mega CD Games
Probably done buying mini consoles here. Already own several and found aside from the turbografx mini I don't really play them long term.
If a dreamcast or saturn mini comes out I will reconsider.
Re: Review: Sonic Origins - A Fine Collection For New Fans, Less So For The Hardcore Sonic Crowd
For what it's worth I still think the definitive releases of Sonic 1 and 2 were the 3D versions on 3DS. Not expecting any agreement but those versions look amazing above all others. Just a shame they didn't get to 3D Sonic 3
Re: Splatoon 3 Premieres New 'Off The Hook' Track, And It's A Banger
I hope they put in a bigger variety of music. My bff plays Splat 2 every day and I feel like I've heard the... 5? Songs used in that game roughly a billion times now
Re: The Best Dog Games On Nintendo Switch
Honorable Mention: Kirby and the Forgotten Land! The new common enemy called Awoofy is a replacement for waddle dees.
They can be found around the game doing various puppy things like napping and scratching their ears.
Re: Here's How Sonic 3's New Music In Sonic Origins Stacks Up To The Classics
I'll just keep playing the originals. Too big a downgrade at too high a price imo
Re: Random: We've Killed Way Too Many Awoofies In Kirby And The Forgotten Land
If they attack it's all fair game. If you attack the sleeping ones though, you're a true monster
Re: Jun Senoue To Adapt Some Of Sonic 3's Music For Sonic Origins
Insert Roblox "Oof" here.
The original "before MJ" tracks are much less good than what ended up in the final game
Re: SEGA Announces The Mega Drive Mini 2, Boasting 50 Genesis And Mega CD Games
Sega needs to get over their obsession with the MD era and realize people are more interested in Dreamcast and Saturn games.
Re: Check Out The First Proper Gameplay Footage For Sonic Frontiers
All due respect to these devs, I'm sure they are working hard, this just doesn't look fun or enjoyable at all. Sonic Mania 2 please!
Re: Review: Snow Bros. Nick & Tom Special - A Tired Bubble Bobble-Alike That's Finally Affordable
Bought this because it reminded me of Tumblepop. It's a fun little diversion for the price. Does the reviewer just not like one screen puzzle games?
Re: Rumour: Sonic Team Is Working On A Brand New 2D Sonic Game
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Re: Former Joy-Con Drift Repairs Supervisor Says Work Volume Was "Very Stressful"
Nintendo really shot themselves in the foot using the same crappy cheap joystick parts as everyone else this generation.
Joycons are worthless. No working switch in the future will use first party joycons after they stop getting manufactured because they will all be broken. The Hori pads don't have the same features but at least they work as a controller.
Re: Gallery: Brand New Screenshots Of Sonic Origins, Out On Switch This June
Why I'll buy it regardless of owning the games on other platforms:
Less lag than genesis collection
Switch portability
Widescreen
Sonic&Knuckles
That's pretty much it. Worth the price of admission for those features alone.
Re: Galaga Sequel 'Gaplus' Is The Next Arcade Archives Game On Switch
I love Galaga 88 so this is an instabuy for me. Was just talking with a friend about how this needed to be on modern consoles the other day
Re: Talking Point: If Breath Of The Wild 2 Launched Alongside New Switch Hardware, Would You Upgrade?
Not a Zelda fan here, no sorry. With an OG switch and a switch lite I don't really find myself thinking of purchasing any more switch hardware
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Is The Biggest Video Game Movie Ever
Liked: Less obvious product placement, Tails, Knuckles.
Disliked: A few less jokes landed for me.
Still it's an impressive feat to make a sequel arguably better than the first movie
Also dat mid credits reveal
Re: Talking Point: 3DS Is 11 Years Old, And Our Eyes Still Feel Strange
Here's where my 3DS Advance Wars would go
IF I HAD ONE
Re: Soapbox: Chrono Cross Really Deserves To Come To Switch Before Chrono Trigger
I can see why Chrono Cross has fans, but to me the comparison between Cross and Trigger isn't even there. All of Cross' companions feel interchangeable with just some slight "accent" dialog differences between them. Also didn't really care for the battle system. A pretty, but overrated game.
Re: The First Review For Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is Now In
Not a must buy on launch for me but probably a pick up on sale kinda game. Looks pretty fun
Re: Freedom Planet 2 Is Now Releasing On 13th September 2022
I'd like to see some tighter level design next time around. Some of the few opening stages were fun but then the game seems to turn into quite a slog.
Re: Three Sega Genesis Games Have Been Added To Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack
A lot of these games are already on the genesis collection. Why don't they focus on games that are more obscure?
The collection goes on sale all the time so why subscribe?
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Game Ranked
Nothing here worth paying a monthly fee for. The genesis collection goes on sale on the eshop all the time.
Re: Talking Point: How's Your Switch Holding Up After 5 Years?
Launch Switch has always had a screen protector and been kept in a hard case.
Survived one drop where it broke the original screen protector and scuffed the unit. That's the only visible damage and it functions fine. After years of play it never warped, bowed or broke the ribs on the cooling vent.
My JoyCon rails are insanely tight still, though they have been holding Hori SplitPad Pros and not what they were intended for.
All in all the launch Switch hardware, as far as I can see, is designed well and can last a long time with care and proper airflow while playing for long sessions. The atrocious JoyCons are another story.
Re: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Adds Voice Overs For Commanding Officers
Sold.
I was going to play these through again on my analouge pocket but now I'll wait for the switch release
Re: Square Enix Announces Front Mission 1 & 2 Remakes For Nintendo Switch
Sold. I bought the DS version and I will happily buy this.
Have played several games in the series and the first is my favorite plot
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Shmups
I've always felt Ikaruga is ULTRA overrated. Oh sure it's pretty and has good music, but the actual gameplay? It's a real love or hate type game, almost just as much as a puzzler as a shmup.
Great article. I'd encourage anybody who hasn't played it before to check out the new Gleylancer release on Switch.
Re: Retro-Styled Shooter 'Thunder Striker' Blasts Onto Switch This Week
Was very impressed with Cham the Cat Adventure. These graphics look much better than Solar Striker which I assume this is partly based off. If it's under $10 should be a very solid buy.
Re: Best Of 2021: 8 Times I Ugly Cried At Kingdom Hearts
My friend group of about 4 all passed around the same copy of Kingdom Hearts for PS2, played it, didn't get into it, wondered why game informer had rated it 10. Never could understand what all the hype was about.
Re: The Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat Cabinet Will Support Online Multiplayer
Can't you almost buy a real arcade cabinet for what they want for this?
Re: The Brilliant Hori Split Pad Pro Has A Sonic Version Speeding Into View
Basically a must have for anybody that doesn't have kid sized hands. After using the split pad pro since just a few months after launch a vanilla switch with joycons is cripplingly uncomfortable
Re: Metal Slug Tactics Is Blasting Onto Switch Next Year
Looks great. Hope we do eventually get another mainline entry but this will definitely keep interest in the series alive
Re: Video: Here's A Look At Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Battles Running On Switch
@Vertpin That doesn't help me a single bit in knowing how THIS PORT performs, but I appreciate the sentiment...
Re: Video: Here's A Look At Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Battles Running On Switch
Looking good, wasn't on my radar but I will definitely see how the reviews for this do
Re: Nintendo Confirms There's No CPU Or RAM Upgrade In The OLED Switch
Been a hilarious day reading all this salt. People tweeting at Nintendo mad, insisting WAA NO 4K NOBODY IS GONNA BUY THIS THING
xD xD
Meanwhile we all know they will be sold out constantly! lol resolution obsessed weirdos go home! Your mom called! This ain't a PC!
As somebody who plays switch about 50/50 handheld and docked I only would have liked even more battery life, but I still consider this a total win.