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I wasn't into Kit and Krysta but at least they were real people. I miss Iwata's directs and Reggie's unique delivery of info. We don't have personalities like that any more!

Hall effect sensors are great, I have some devices that use them. I hope this is adequately successful which will lower the price of components to Nintendo acceptable margins, we will hopefully see new tech in the next console's sticks.

I haven't played either companies' racing games, I hope to hear of something interesting soon. This isn't terrible news like Codemasters selling to EA.

@Arkay
I feel sorry for those who find the game unplayable due to it's frame rate, they will find it impossible to enjoy N64 games.

@KBuckley27
Ironic that your picture is of the N from N64. I guess that was a terrible console too?

@Eighties
Thanks! The intro got me hooked straight away. I bet you're stoked for the included cut content!

@Eighties
Literally just started playing Shadowman on N64 and it's a bit rough so I was gonna grab it on Dreamcast, glad I saw this in the 'coming soon' section before I ordered one! Can't wait.

Anyone who can enjoy an N64 game can cope with the frame rate in this. I want to know what 'above expectations' means for HW:DE

Totally understand 'impostor syndrome', I have found that isolation can be a trigger. Too much time in a studio without human interaction can make me drown in my own ineptitude. I can only imagine the pressure of working on 1st party Nintendo IPs! This guy has made some great music, Wave Race Blue Storm has one of my favourite soundtracks.

@Shambo
Witcher 3.

I make all sorts of Mario-y noises in my daily life. In essence I am mimicking Mr. Martinet. Good show, sir!

@Sculptor
Very well articulated The examples you gave are great. It's the reactive, reflective and dynamic nature of this specific foliage that impresses me. Grass in BOTW/AoC is GPU intensive - smoke and mirrors are the normal choice given the processing cost. Choosing to render physical grass is heroic/ambitious with such basic hardware.

@Pokester99
Hahah sorry I'm old, I thought a decade ago was N64... As a former developer I can appreciate the effort and dedication required for the tiniest detail in a videogame that most players may not even notice. I can inform you that developing games for such basic hardware is a challenge and these guys have impressed. The most mundane details in games can be a complete nightmare!

@Pokester99
You should really try to step out of the Sony family of consoles. Grass movement was produced convincingly on high end PCs a decade ago. That's hardly the point though is it? A vague understanding of videogame development would clarify the achievement made here. I can only imagine the headaches it caused and the frames it steals from performance.

@Clash81
I am now aware of this reviewer's standards. This game is objectively obtuse and awful in every measurable way

Looking forward to seeing the fantastic M2 'Gadget' on this one! All shmups should have one like Esp.Ra.De

I liked their driving games back in the day.

@StuartGipp
I'll 'Taito' get my hands on one then

I bet if someone told him about Labo, the waggle generation, Warioware 3 second microgames he wouldn't have believed you. To be honest if Nintendo unveiled a shire horse controller I wouldn't be surprised.

@Not_Soos
The 'Knacker's Yard' is where horses were sent when they couldn't work any longer. There is an English expression, "I'm knackered", it means exhausted.

This is especially impressive given the rather low install base of N64 in the UK as it was mostly seen as a kiddie console. If it weren't for GoldenEye none of my friends would have owned an N64 and most, if not all of us bought Zelda OoT.

Got mine from a junk shop in 1998 for £45 with Diddy Kong Racing. Loved it & played for years then saw the two-tone models in ToysRUs for £15 in around 2000 so grabbed (only) one & replaced my old battered model. Still have it & use an Everdrive with a wireless Retrobit controller. I think this was my "golden age" of gaming as my all time favourite game is Perfect Dark followed by Conker's & Goldeneye. Still play all 3 to this day. Love N64!

How sad. Some of the old team made 'Bonsai Barber', at least that had some unique gameplay.

@SuperZeldaFun
Let's hope it's not because the new game is a fully exploitative live service with lootboxes..

@Qwertyninty
Yes, it would be a lot easier to get my mates into it if we could have a local game with bots to fill it out. Although modes etc have been used to push online, I think they would sell more with robust local multi, (look at MK8).

High employee turnover with layoffs upon completion of projects is normal in the industry but people who work for Ubisoft are creatively stifled and dealing with toxic company politics compounding the issue. This will affect games we don't even know about yet, be prepared for a new level of Ubi-jank in the absence of valued and loyal engineers and artists, who I wish the best for in their new jobs elsewhere.

Amazing, I will remember this next time I'm struggling with anything.

Will grab this now, good show Mr Jarvis!

I made something better by gluing my joy cons to the sides of my 55inch TV. Looks amazing. Technically portable. Play it on the bus.

@tka060681
If it works, it works. But it doesn't work.

We need de-makes of these games for N64. That would impress me.

The paid online subscriptions were supposed to fund a better server infrastructure.

Hades is the best game in the list imo, deserves every success with all the love put into it. I'm smarter for playing it.

If anyone gets past the mission where you're in a mech suit without the game crashing upon completion please let me know, I'll redownload if there's a guaranteed way to progress.

@Solomon_Rambling
I wish I could recommend it but the game came to a screeching halt due to a bug that halts progression. Upon investigation I discovered that this is well documented but would still recommend on another console.

WARNING! Loved it until the game consistently crashed after a long mission without saving, never been patched. Such a shame as it runs pretty well otherwise.

Not expensive enough

Krysta was one of the most uninformed, inexperienced, casual clueless people to present a Nintendo game showcase & Kit was constantly passive-aggressively annoyed at her for being so lame. I heard her say about Mario 64, "My favourite part is where he goes to sleep". Yeah... I seriously hope Nintendo reboots 'real' Directs, I miss their humility & credibility.

I literally fired up Gex for the first time this weekend and was surprised to hear Leslie Phillips say, "I feel like I'm in Boy George's pants"! Looking forward to playing through them, was Gex 2 on N64? I can only find 1 & 3.

@RendoFonzarelli
No I don't want toast, crumpets, muffins, tea cakes, pop tarts etc.... (nice reference)

Just like the lightning bolt, all other racers spin out when he turns up.

Although Kinect and Playstation Move controllers were a hasty reaction to the motion control fad, Sony made the Move controllers compatible with an 'unknown VR device' which hadn't even been designed yet. Despite their limitations I'm impressed by their forward thinking which is unusual for Sony. At this point the originally gimmicky Move controllers have outlasted an entire console, (PS Vita), while Kinect was indeed a flash in a pan.

@RubyDevilNine
Exactly. There's something sinister about a semi autonomous camera staring into my life 24/7. I used to spin mine around or drape a cloth over it when I wasn't playing. Nowadays TVs are watching people.

@eltomo
Gimme the Commodore Amiga version of Chaos Engine with online multiplayer please!

Simultaneously one of the most uninteresting years for me since 1986 regarding original Nintendo releases and one of the best years ever for indie & third party. Played some absolute bangers on Switch this year, just not much by Nintendo. All the Wii U ports were residual Iwata era games, we are now in the next era & so far it has been rather clinical, sterile and unwelcoming to me. Metroid Prime 4 & BOTW 2 are the only first party games I'm interested in.

"Ni No Kuni Wrath of The White White"

@Marioracer
With the frequency of F Zero games you probably have 17 more years & can draw all 30 racers

@Kyranosaurus
Totally agree. Can't wait until Microsoft bags the patent for 'vehicle driving around track in order to achieve first place'. Or Nintendo securing 'mascot character has adventure in whimsical 3D environment'.

This kind of patent was responsible for The Simpsons Road Rage being taken off shelves. By all means patent a product but the concepts within? Loading screens would have been interactive for years had 'game within loading screen' not been patented.

I would love to access this on the actual console like the play log on 3DS