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@labsdex They literally did everything except mention Zelda in their description.

"We grew up with the NES and SNES and fell in love with the classics."

"We love the classic 2D top-down Action-Adventure games of the 16bit era and their dungeons: ."

"Each dungeon will have a unique quirk. Of course, you need your newly acquired skills for each boss in order to defeat him."

"With Spindle we would like to create a game that follows the essence of the games of the old times: A living world that tells an exciting story, packed with interesting NPCs, stories, and secrets."

There's even a fishing mini-game...

I actually don't have a problem with people "copying" as even Nintendo copied their ideas from others. As long as they do a good job, who cares? And for new game dev's, why not work with a more derivative clone of something everybody likes.

With a Wii (or a GameCube & a Carby or other suitable HD connection) the original Windwaker still looks surprisingly good.

If you love Zelda and have not played Windwaker yet, DO IT! (here's hoping there will be a Switch remake soon, but let's face it...that is a very unrealistic hope).

Basically, the criterion for a reward in NA must be that it can't be any good...

Man, this breaks my heart. What could have been...

@kupocake Actually, Romero's greatest talent was self-promotion, lol

@Matthew010 I got the physical hard back version in the US, it was really nice. Not only was the paper cover very nice, but the hardbound cover had a nice illustration imprinted, as did the inside cover flap.

TL;DR --> don't waste money on Kindle versions of books!

@vio Thanks! I have their SNES adapter that lets you use a WiiU Pro Controller as an SNES joypad and it works well. I always try to get genuine Nintendo controllers...but the reviews for the 8bitDo for both PC and Switch gaming are really good. I just am skeptical of reviews written when a 3rd party controller is released; I want to know how it holds up after 3+ months of regular usage.

@Mariotag Look up "dumpling" & CEMU ... that's what I use.

If you need an exact web link, let me know and I can dig it up. BotW at 60fps is truly amazing.

@Jayenkai Thanks! I saw your webpage, it was very helpful and interesting!

@Tandy255 Thanks, good to know!

@The_New_Butler It sounds like your really like the 8-bitdo pad. How long have you had it? I like it, but I always shy away from 3rd party controllers, because the quality is just never as good as it needs to be. TIA!

@sketchturner Welcome to the future. It is the "Internet of Things"
... the "Things" usually being crap you don't really give a fig about, that somehow is totally useless without an internet connection or an update.

I look forward to the day I can't flush my toilet until I update the firmware /s

@Mariotag Technically, you don't have to pirate anything to play this. The emulator itself is ok, it was all reverse-engineered.

The game disks can be copied from your WiiU and dumped to a file that can then be transferred over to your computer...

So, no piracy necessary. This is how I play BotW on my PC, and let me tell you, man, it is nice playing BotW in 60fps.

How I wish Nintendo would up their hardware, so I could play in 60fps on Nintendo hardware, but, that is another topic.

My recommendation, if you like open world, 3D stealth games: Ghost of a Tale!

@carlos82 that, and another hit was their using the CRT scanlines as a form of anti-aliasing...brilliant idea at the time, but now with our flatscreens, contributes to the blockiness & graininess of the graphics.

For better or worse, most people would be better off playing the N64 games on an emulator. The problem is, not all run satisfactorily (still). Hopefully over the next 5 years, more can be done to make sure every game is emulated adequately.

Yep, still have my N64 that I got on launch day, along with Super Mario 64.

Back then, we didn't have the internet generating all sorts of weirdness...can you imagine today, having to wait over 2 years for a Zelda to release for a new system? Oh, wait...we did that with BotW for the WiiU, lol

@Anti-Matter but thinks of all the page hits and advertising revenue you can generate from publishing all sorts of rumors /s

@Jayenkai Your downloads are impressive! How do you do it? I've always been interested in SmileBasic, but didn't want to code tapping out letters with my stylus...

Can you share any source code? Thanks!

SOLD! I just hope I can find one...

@stvnorman I'm very jealous...I never new that a Snoopy G&W game existed, until recently. Fortunately, I'm able to emulate it on my 3DS and PSP! I actually love those Snoopy games!

@Dnj4 Look at the prices for the remodeled GBA's with the IPS screens, before shelling out for anything else. I love the ergonomics of the OG GBA..

Check out this article, lots of people are doing this themselves, and you can easily find modded GBA's on ebay:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_creating_the_ultimate_game_boy

I just found out this was released on Switch, and I'm running over to purchase it right now. I played an earlier version on my PC and absolutely loved it. It is a really cool, open-world exploration game based on stealth...as the little mouse, you can't hope to fight the big rats.

It also had some great background lore in game. Overall it is a fantastic title. I would highly recommend it if you like 3D open-world (-ish) exploration and stealth gameplay. I have over 23 hours of gameplay on this, and I'm about 75% through it...I like to explore a lot, so I probably have much more time in the game than others would.

HOW DID I MISS GHOST OF A TALE ON SWITCH?

I played an earlier version on my PC and absolutely loved it. It is a really cool exploration game based on stealth...as the little mouse, you can't hope to fight the big rats.

It also had some great background lore in game. Overall it is a fantastic title. I would highly recommend it if you like 3D open-world (-ish) exploration and stealth gameplay.

@Yanina as well as getting a realistic pinky prosthetic!

@Tasuki said "This site is become more of a video game tabloid then a news site."

And yet, we keep coming back, for some (unknown) reason.

@Toy_Link Yeah, kind of like saying Nintendo has a monopoly over what is sold on the Switch...

@Mirage-5x5 I don't think it is "lazy dev's" more like, cost savings has been achieved by firing all the QA staff, and the buyer — you and I — are effectively the beta testers. If they could figure out a way to make us pay for that, I'm sure they would!

@Fighter_Hayabusa well...consoles used to be "bug-free," but that sure has changed!

@sleepinglion not providing a printed manual is definitely a cost-cutting measure. Save the environment? The amount of junk mail I get could (and likely, unfortunately does) choke a whale or elephant on a monthly basis.

@Kevember omg, TP is without a doubt the worst in the Zelda series, and I've played every one except Zelda II.

@GrailUK Ghost of a Tale is an EPIC game! I love it! I need to replay that, again!

definitely interested...what is the build quality and longevity of their other controllers?

@rushiosan omg, I thought this game was multi-player. SAD!

@Miyamotosan How is "brilliant" as an adjective?

Yes.
Oh really, I can't just answer the question of the headline, "Is the N64 pad actually the best controller ever?"

@1ofUs of all those reviews, Eurogamer's is the only site I respect, so I'll go with theirs.

@Mr-Fuggles777 True love!

Guess what? This is what we will be getting for the future, here on out...cheap knock offs and stolen ideas.

How can it really be AC without Brewster, Gyroids, and /but especially Resetti!?

(used to love playing old NES games in AC, btw)

Remember the old days when Nintendo Power made nice strategy guides for stuff like this? Sigh...

That "little" 3DS game packed more gameplay than a lot of so-called AAA titles....heck, more than 2 or 3 combined.

This is why we invented ebay!

It's the 21st century...we ought to be able to re-map buttons on any console, for every game, already!

I can't wait to see the park's store items on sale on eBay, and I'm not even being sarcastic! Just jealous...

I'm not much of a theme park fan, but I could see myself going there...at least to the gift shop, LUL

Playing Mother 1 right now!

Wow, Switch had its best sales month ever in a February? This is why I don't see a Switch Pro or new model coming out soon...

maybe the EA employee was trying to supplement their meager pay? Kind of like prison guards will smuggle in drugs and phones, LOL

Yasss! Shadowrun is on the list.

I came here prepared to be angry if it wasn't on the list. It is a really, really good game! It's an action RPG on-par with LttP.

Free DLC? Don't tell EA...