Mach_Rider

I'd take a good under 5-hour game over a 10+ hour romp anyday! If the game's good AND short, I'll replay it multiple times and get my money's worth out of it. A good game is a good game, no matter the length...

I really liked the first Luminous Avenger iX, much better than the first two GV games.

I've got a few, but nothing TOO major, thankfully...

One is, as a kid, I bought the big box PC version of "Cadillacs & Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm" for 10 bucks. I couldn't run it properly on my PC though, it had no sound, so my parents made me return it...

Another regret - I once found a bunch of neat SNES games at a local store - Donkey Kong Country, an NTSC copy of "UN Squadron" and a region cartridge converter, all dirt cheap...I ended up selling them a few weeks later, again, relatively cheap, because I never thought I'd actually own a SNES. That UN Squadron still hurts a bit...

And there are also a few bootleg GBA carts I lent to a friend, who, at one point, just dropped off the face of the Earth and I never got them back...among them were TMNT (2007) and Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX...at least they were bootlegs, I guess...

The trailer made it look decent, but gameplay videos I checked out show it to be too repetitive and bland. I'll pass.

@Paraka How so? Rogue Squadron was a multi-platform game, since it was also on PC, and the phrase itself is constantly used in other Star Wars media, so it's not like there's an issue with the title itself. Nintendo's stake only goes as far as publishing the N64 version of the first game. RS 2 and 3 were published by LucasArts themselves and all three games were developed by Factor 5, who, if given the chance, would probably gladly re-master the games, like they're currently doing with Turrican.

I was really hoping this would be an "All-in-one" release to get me into the series and I'm kinda sad to see it isn't...Hopefully some improvements are made to the localized release, but if not, I just might skip it...

I'm not sure what I'm more excited for - the fact that there's a new game coming or the fact that there's a new soundtrack coming

Ha, I got "Docked" vs "Portable" at exactly 50-50
Day I played the most: October 8th (gee, I wonder why that might be )

Most played games:
Ring Fit Adventure - 76 hours,
Ys IX - 45 hours,
Metroid Dread - 36 hours.

Overall, I've played more than last year, so that's nice.

Look at all the friggin' references and easter eggs in the trailer alone!! I expected to hate the first one and I loved it and this looks absolutely terrific! Hopefully it's just as fun, if not more!

HOLY!! I love the Mirai Ninja movie (Keita Amemiya's Toku master!) and I never thought I'd see THIS get re-released! Count me in!

It's impossible to describe the impact that little Famiclone I got for my 6th birthday had on me...Safe to say, Mr. Uemura left a lasting legacy!

God, I hope it's at least as fun as the first one, if not more. Frankly, I expected to hate the previous movie and, surprisingly, I ended up kinda loving it

I got this on the PS2 some 10 years ago simply based on the cover and I loved it!

God, I beat it 5 times in the launch week alone and this game just KEEPS calling back to me.

I found her channel awhile back when she did a video on Xenoblade. So nice to see her passion for JRPGs.

I was considering importing this from Japan - I'm a sucker for collections and the Valis game that's on the SNES service for Switch seemed neat enough. But now that they're gonna localize it, that's even better!

I got it recently during the eShop sale, so I'm definitely not paying LRG's price this time around. That CE is really pushing it...$75 for a tape, a pin and a poster? Are they kidding?

Give me the tape alone for $10 and we'll talk...

Mine arrived this morning and I absolutely love them!! What makes it even sweeter is that they restocked Dark Samus (the only Metroid amiibo I'd been missing) just before Dread launched, so now the set is complete

YES, PLEASE!!! We need more Tokusatsu-inspired games!!

Man, "The Immortal" brings back so many good memories! Bought it for my cousin's birthday back in the day (since he had a Genesis), but he never made it past the first level (with my help too!). I eventually got said Genesis as a hand-me-down and "The Immortal" was one of the games I spent the most time with, until I beat it. I go back to it from time to time and beat the NES version on Switch for the first time as well.

Seeing this trailer made me feel kind of warm and fuzzy inside, reminding me of the good ol' days. And they picked my favourite track from the game too!

@PBandSmelly I believe she was Zero-Suit shopping at the time for those high heels she needed for Smash.

@PBandSmelly Yeah, it's why she needed the nap in Super Mario RPG.

@PBandSmelly At some point after the Pinball, I think, but a bit before Samus plays the cello in NES Tetris.

I loved Other M at launch and I still like it. Gameplay-wise it's great. It's the writing where it kind of falls apart. Some of the problems could've been fixed in translation, considering how much of the spoken lines are actually internal monologue...it's just so very...Japanese sounding in terms of phrasing, even in the English version.

The writing isn't bad overall, it's just clunky. And the game, as a whole, is great. I included it in my Pre-Dread Metroid marathon.

Metroid Dread...again. Beat it on Normal in 7.5 hours and then took an additional 2.5 for 100% item collection.
Beat it on Hard in 6 hours last night...but on a different save file and now I'm kicking myself because the ending rewards aren't shared between files...so now I gotta do it again on my OTHER file...but hey, at least I'm dying to play the game more, so I got that going for me, which is nice

I could go for the under 4 hours...but I doubt I'd be able to do it just yet...

60 pounds for a Family Account? Hell no! We'll stick to the regular options and play my cartridges, thank you very much...

I did Normal mode on my first playthrough in 7.5 hours.
Then copied that save and did 100% item collection on it in another 2.5 making for a total of 10 hours.

So I decided to start Hard Mode on a separate save file (currently 4 hours into it, but am moving faster than in my Normal save, so I believe I should shave off at least an hour off my original time). However, I'm terribly disappointed by the fact that unlockables are NOT shared between saves. That's just...dumb. And naturally, I discovered this after going through more than half of hard mode...So I guess my second playthrough on Hard will be on my original save file and I'll hopefully manage to snag all rewards for playing on Hard in one go...but I doubt I'll be able to beat it in under 4 hours soon...

@RCGamer, since I unlocked 2 endings for beating the game under 8 hours on the first go, my guess is if you beat it on Hard under 4 hours the first time round, you'll unlock all 3 Hard Mode endings at the same time.

Nyaa...doesn't look like it's for people like meowself.

Seems like I'll be getting this. I was thinking of getting a repro cart/bootleg off Aliexpress at some point (since I grew up on bootleg carts and most of my MD collection consists of such it doesn't bother me), but now it's better to go this route even for the translation alone.

@PurpleSquirrel64 YES! EXACTLY!! That one got me stumped, but I was like...there's GOT to be a reason for those paths to be there...There's another similar case where you've got to jump on the sliding path, without Shinesparking, to continue to Speed Boost. They also don't tell you that bouncing off walls/walljumping in the opposite direction keeps the speed boost active too!

@PurpleSquirrel64
Same thing here. I thought there's another upgrade somewhere at first...I was never good at Shinesparking, but I managed. Just collected everything. 100% item completion added 3 hours to my regular playthrough time. And I only looked up the location of two of them.

Shinespark has been a pain to use...I've never been able to handle it well in any Metroid, but here, it just seems INSANE how you need to use it for some of the items.

Spent all day yesterday playing Dread and I plan to keep that up over the weekend!

Had a marathon with Zero Mission, Samus Returns, Super and Fusion in the week leading up to Dread, so I got the hype train rolling early on and it doesn't seem to be stopping soon

I've been playing it all day and looking at the box and I STILL can't believe it's real!!

Oh, that Megan McDuffee song in the end is such a tease! Can't wait!! Wouldn't call myself a fan of the Kunio franchise, but I loved the first game!

I just wrapped up Ys IX and I'm starting a Metroid marathon before Dread. Beat "Zero Mission" last night in a single sitting (such a great experience and still my favourite Metroid game) - 2:20 with 60% item collection, which is decent, considering I haven't played it in years.

Starting "Samus Returns" tonight and hope to beat that, Super and Fusion by the 8th. And watch the movie version of "Other M" if I can squeeze that in too.

The hype is off the charts!

I mean, it's nice that it'll be available at least, but I'll wait for a price drop...still no NES Jungle Book either...I MIGHT spring for the new physical edition and sell my old one, if I can find it for a decent price. Bought the previous one used for $15, so here's hoping...

Just contacted my local retailer since mine are in the same order as the game itself - they said that they'll split them up in two separate shipments so I can get the game on launch and not have to order the amiibos all over again.

I usually say Metroid, but now that we're getting it in 2 weeks...I'm just gonna go ahead and say it - new Mach Rider game. Come on, Nintendo, I've waited long enough

@BionicDodo I'd love a collection of all the old Disney platformers. Wouldn't that be something, huh...

Or the 3D remake of Castle of Illusion!

"All" versions, yet I don't see the NES version of "The Jungle Book" listed. And unlike the abysmal NES ports of Lion King and Aladdin (talking about the official ones here, there are actually some quite decent unlicensed ports, the best of the bunch being that of the SNES Aladdin), Jungle Book was actually good on NES.

I'd be pissed if the update isn't somehow made available to owners of the previous version. Granted I didn't buy it at full price and I do own the MD versions of all these games on carts, but I'm just a sucker for collections.

@Mauzuri My local retailer here in Bulgaria also has it listed for October 1st.

I'm on the fence about this one...I LOVE Wayforward, but I remember playing this on a friend's PS3 back in the day and, frankly, not being that impressed by it. Might get it on sale, don't care enough for it to pay extra for a physical though...LR's becoming too much of a strain lately.

As a kid I always assumed he just said "Bare Knuckle"

Well, good, now I don't have to worry about having to upgrade

All of them are pretty much great, even the spinoffs (yes, even "Federation Force", while not really Metroid, it was a good game in its own right) but "Zero Mission" is my absolute favourite!

Will wait for Nintendo UK to stock the amiibo and hopefully pre-order both that and the Special Edition at the same time, since I'll need to use a middle-man service. No local retailers have the game up for pre-order yet...

Eagerly awaiting my Ninja Gaiden physical edition! This collection is what I've been hoping for since Day 1 of the Switch!

Funny, I bought this game at a thrift store mere days ago. I seem to remember emulating it back in the day and enjoying it, though I never played through the whole thing. Hopefully, I will eventually get to it

The lack of a standalone OST release for Neon is baffling...and sad 🙁 I love that OST, but I'm not giving them an extra 55 bucks for an incomplete OST and a bunch of stuff I don't care for...

Definitely picking up the standard edition of Neon though and maybe the vinyl for DD4, to go along with my other DD records. The physical of 4 though, I believe I'll skip. Not that big of a fan of the series to double-dip on that game.

@NicolausCamp I'm not OK with either when they're uncalled for. "Castlevania" could've easily been a PG-13 or even a PG show and still tell the same story. But R-rating sells...

@TheFrenchiestFry, that's also true. I was just giving it as an example of telling a mature story in tasteful manner. Castlevania is a franchise that can be enjoyed by children. How many 8-year-olds played the original games? Showing a single pixel of Succubus breast in SOTN is one thing, showing genitalia waving around is another. Just because something lends itself to gore or explicit content doesn't mean it needs it (the original Mortal Kombat movie, for example). And what this show did with that was definitely not in service of good storytelling.