Lroy

Please bring NIGHT SLASHERS to the UK eShop. PLEASE!!!

In a state of euphoric shock! CIV has been a lifelong favourite of mine. Long wished to be able to get back into the series despite moving away from PC gaming. The Switch delivers yet again!!!

@Almighty-Koz Thank you for informing me that a patch has fixed the issue mentioned by others here. I prefer physical over digital if I have the choice, especially as the game seems to be at least £10 cheaper on cart.

@Tourer145 Sounds as though it may have been fixed. Might be worth updating the game and trying again sometime?

@Almighty-Koz @tourer145 Rather disconcerting to hear these issues with the Switch release of BATMAN - S1. Can I ask if either of you had the cart version

I am pondering picking this up physical after I previously bought the game Day 1 on Steam but had nothing but issues with how the game ran on my Laptop and gave up.

The last thing I want to do is throw more money at this game on another platform, years later, only to encounter yet more issues.

@Robzilla I don't have that one yet but fully intend to buy it further down the line.

Building up my own Hardcore Gaming 101 physical book collection. They feel almost 'home-made' rather than professional polish in terms of production quality, not a criticism. Gives them a 'for the fans by the fans' spirit. I've thoroughly enjoyed each one I have read so far and learnt so much. Really pleased to see these tomes get a shout-out.

I'd also recommend the various 'bookazine' specials that Retro Gamer magazine have put out. Alas, some are digital exclusives. Again, building up as many of the physical issues as I can.

Bought 👍

@Cobalt Ok thanks buddy.

@Cobalt Oh cool. Does he have a website I can visit or anything?

@Cobalt May I ask where you bought your Arcade cabinet from? Been seriously thinking about getting one for about two years. Only day dreamed about possibiiity of owning one prior to that. I'm still unsure the best way to go about it.

Did somebody say 'Boobies' 😜

The music used in the trailer for this game on the eShop is amazing. Glad to hear the game is interesting as well.

@darthstuey I guess it is all academic at any rate now as I'll be buying WINDJAMMERS on the Switch 👌

@koekiemonster Last I looked, recently, the game was £11.99 for PS4 and PSVita.

Perhaps it is included in the current Sony PSN summer sale in your region but not others?

YES!!!

@Moroboshi876 I don't recall all the Arcade Archive titles getting a review?! Could be wrong though, I don't check here on the site as much as before.

Whilst I agree this one isn't a classic of the Neo Geo library. A score of 4/10 seems a little harsh but in any case, nice to see these arcade games get a review at least.

Still waiting for the last 5 or so games released by Flying Tiger on the North American eShop to come to Europe, specifically the U.K. Starting to wonder if they will ever come. Shame as I really, really like and enjoy Data East games. They are like loud and often laughable comfort genre movies from the 80s.
I'd love NIGHT SLASHERS on Switch.

Huzzah! Put me down as another for PREHISTORIC ISLE 2. Looking forward to the SNK ARCADE COLLECTION coming later this year as that has PREHISTORIC ISLE 1.

I'll also grab METAL SLUG 4 to keep my Switch Slug collection going. CROSSED SWORDS is an interesting one in that it's a bit different to other titles on the Neo Geo. So likely pick that one up too.

Keep 'em coming Hamster.

I'd like to see PUZZLE BOBBLE 1 & 2, BATTLE FLIP SHOT, SUPER SIDEKICKS 4, TWINKLE STAR SPRITES, NIGHTMARE IN THE DARK, CYBER LIP, BASEBALL STARS 2 and WINDJAMMERS next. Oh and IRONCLAD too. Although I think that last one was a Neo Geo CD exclusive?

So this game now has two physical retail releases? One was the initial game SONIC MANIA and now another physical edition for SONIC MANIA PLUS?

Feel sorry for the wallets of those that have to double-dip let alone those that also picked up the digital version first. A triple-dip. Wish it was a more simple world where you just bought something once and it was the definitive, finished version. What? I can dream can't I? ☺️

@OorWullie I bought it and for £4 for a SPACE INVADERS clone am more than happy. Plays fine and the only significant addition I'd really appreciate would be a way to filter the high-score leaderboard by your friends list. As it stands, the Leaderboard only goes to 50 and to my knowledge there's no way to see your friends scores unless they are in the Top 50.

@Moroboshi876 Ah gotcha. My misunderstanding ☺️

@Moroboshi876 What changes to the original arcade games are you referring to in other Hamster releases? Curious as I thought they were all pretty much arcade perfect.

Plus, very happy to see such an obscure, 'lost' game come to Switch.

@Atariboy You're absolutely right. IGN has a long history of 'bad form' in this regard. It has been pointed out by the likes of Hardcoregaming101 in their arcade developer dedicated books that IGN once dismissed Taito's arcade compilation discs for the PS2 on little more grounds than 'these games are old and I've never heard of them which must make them bad'. Ignorant and pathetic.

The current NVC IGN crew were even worse in their disdain for games like BAD DUDES... Seems youth and being photogenic to allure 'hits and clicks' are more qualification for the games journalism industry than actually having experience of all eras of gaming. Arcade gaming and its legacy is arguably the most important aspect of the history of the medium but is so often just ignored or dismissed by people who simply haven't the intelligence to comment.

NLife itself isn't immune from this mentality either with many genuine classics being awarded '6/10' status 😢

@NiaBladerunner You can select 4:3 aspect ratio but this option has a smoothing filter built-in. I believe the term used in the review is 'bilinear filtering'. Now I personally don't mind this. I think it makes the pixels look less sharp and ugly on big LCD TVs. However, I appreciate giving the user the option to determine how much of any bilinear filtering is present would be preferable.

For example, the Hamster Arcade Archive Releases and the Neo-Geo titles allow the user to decide how strong any filtering or scan lines are. Or if you prefer, you can just have the raw, unfiltered image on those releases.

Please, please, please get your act together Flying Tiger and bring these games to the European eShops. I'm in the UK and so far we have only had DARK SEAL aka GATE OF DOOM, BAD DUDES vs. DRAGON NINJA and SLY SPY. Please bring over the other game releases on the US eShop like SUPER BURGER TIME, CAVEMAN NINJA, DARK SEAL II etc.

Despite supposedly professional and informed games industry types like IGN regularly selecting these releases as their 'Skip of the Week' on their NVC podcast, I'm thrilled to see Data East's arcade library come to the Switch. I think the aspect ratio and screen filters these games come with are actually pretty decent. You can play them in the correct 4:3 aspect ratio and whilst they lack a pixel perfect style option, they do allow for an image which to my eyes at least, feels like an actual arcade cab image.

I'm actually curious how many fans of retro games like these actually do prefer pixel perfect image quality? For games like these and games on 8-bit and 16-bit consoles from the past, I vastly prefer a CRT and scanline filter. To me razor sharp pixels look really ugly on a huge HD TV.

Anyway, as I stated above, folks like IGN only illustrate their inexperience or lack of appreciation for the Arcade era when they pour over zealous scorn on these Data East titles. It is a trend I have noticed repeatedly on that site over the years. We may be a small minority but for those of us who grew up in the arcades, these releases of Data East, Psikyo, Neo-Geo, Taito, Technos, Irem, Nintendo arcade titles are a massive cause for celebration. These games may be old but they deserve so much more respect from the industry. If you haven't played these games or don't have any meaningful insight into their legacy, just keep your mouth shut rather than try to make disparaging remarks about an old game you know nothing about.

Sorry for the rant there, not sure where that came from ☺️

@OorWullie Listen to this man! 👍

Love the fact they included the arcade cab kit. I have one already but would be tempted to pick this up for the artwork. How pricey is this special, limited edition thingy?

EDIT: The price listed at Amazon UK is £45.

@GrailUK Just adding my desire too for these releases to come to UK Switch owners. We've had three of these titles (GATE OF DOOM, BAD DUDES and SLY SPY) and all the rest appear to be in limbo?

@joey302 Yes, I really hope the recently announced games from Taito make their way over to us in the UK.

@Agent721 Oh man, a France vs. England final would be sweet! Fingers crossed aye buddy. Good luck today against Uruguay.

This might be unrelated but Nintendo have definitely already revised the build quality of the Switch. I have a launch model and another Switch bought earlier this year. The material used and the actual girth of the two when compared are slightly different. The second newer Switch is slightly thicker and has more 'plastic material' in its body for want of a better term. The 'plastic' on this newer Switch also has a different finish. It is a duller looking black. Anyway, I would be curious to see if the cracking issue is limited to the launch models and that Nintendo are, secretly so to speak, aware of these hitherto unforeseen design flaws.

@TheFox SOLD! Thank you buddy 👍

Saw this pop up on the eShop coming soon section. Cheap price. Will wait to hear from those in the know as to the quality. Do like me some classic SPACE INVADERS.

@joey302 Yeah, I think I accepted the invite a while back. So you should be able to see Lroy on your fiends list and view my activity log etc. Been mainly FIFA '18 four past 4/5 months ☺️

EDIT: Let me know if you ever fancy playing a game online or casually high-score chasing on an arcade game 👍

Awesome! Loved the original game and this DLC is hugely enticing. Will pick it up as soon as I get the requisite funds into my eShop account ☺️

Wow! This is glorious news. Sincerely hope us folk in Europe (UK) get to see Taito's games released.

In fact, just checked and Amazon UK still (currently) have the release date as September.

Standard Editon currently costs £39.99. With £2 off on top if you are a prime member.

@damo - @moroboshi876

@Moroboshi876 I really wanted the Limited Editon but just couldn't afford it. Had to settle for the standard edition. Cost £42 and change when I pre-ordered. Amazon may have it for less?

@Moroboshi876 @Damo I pre-ordered this from the publisher's European site as soon as it was announced. The release date for this collection has varied based on what retail website you visit ever since. It has been listed as November, December, August and most recently September. Perhaps they were all just guessing?

Glad to finally get a set date, albeit if I personally would have preferred August/September.

Likely just make it an early Xmas gift for myself now.

@Silly_G @Chris77 @Toads-Friend Thanks for the replies. I'll likely go with the 3DS version in that case. I really enjoyed the game on Wii U. Completed the 3 main books and some of the bonus post-game content. Be good to stick this one of the old Xmas list for some chilled festive gaming.

Is the 3DS version in 3D? That will decide what platform I double-dip on if I do buy another copy after owning this on Wii U.

@RETRO_J If you ever fancy playing together let me know. We also have plans for a regular FORTNITE games night over on the Adult Switch Gamers thread on NL Forum. Plus, we have a Discord server set-up which we are just starting to all join up to and chat. We've got World Cup score prediction games going on and World Fantasy Football leagues, so the Discord is a great hangout not just for the specific Game Nights.

Hopefully, see you over there.

I'm relieved and excited that FIFA '19 will come to Switch with the ability to play friends online. However, the description sounds like the barest of bones. Play online friendlies? Why can't we have online Friends Only, League and Cup tournaments?

I'd love to get 8 or more folks of my Friends list and play a knockout Cup or hell, an ongoing season where we can play matches over a longer period of time.

The way FIFA '19 Online with Friends is being described we will have to go back to those old days where you arrange a 'friendly' and record the score on pen and paper (or on the FIFA '19 forum thread) and basically record the results game by game ourselves in order to make it like a league table or cup competition.

I assume by CYBER-UP they actually mean CYBER-LIP? Never heard of a Neo-Geo game called CYBER-UP???

Getting excited for this! Really hope we see some more of FIRE EMBLEM, that STAR FOX GRAND PRIX, if true, is a spiritual successor to Rare's DIDDY KONG RACING and most important of all... loads of unknown suprise game announcements.

Oh and a complete overhaul of My Nintendo promised and much, much more 'Virtual Console' type game value added to the impending paid Online service. Yeah, those last two are really out there I know ☺️

Wow! This game plays extremely well. Definitely gonna pre-order. Again, my maxim of give me a decent Demo and I will buy the game.

Gonna jump on with my son in 5 minutes to see what the game is like. If we both like it, will pre-order.

@PhilKenSebben Cool! Always like to hear of parent and their children enjoying gaming together. Very much like that in our house 👍

@PhilKenSebben Yeah, we do to (each have our own system). Is there any way to connect the two and play together? Or are you just both playing your own solo-games, next to one another, lol! If that makes sense.