Mana_Knight

Happy New Year!
I will play a little more of STARTROPICS for Nes via NSO. Started it a few days ago for the first time and I love it! It is one of those that pushes the systems to the max and I find it a lot of fun. I know it got one sequel, but it feel this is a series that deserves a new entry or remake. Mike could have been a character in Smash easily!

@metaphysician Sad, but probably true to a degree. Goemon really was a Japan centric title with, I think, only 4 titles in the West (2 on N64, 1 on GB, 1 on Snes)? For a long time, that didn’t stop them from making games for Japan, though. But maybe that is simply not profitable enough for their liking now.

@GoldenSunRM I would love that!

@Varoennauraa Goemon remains one of the biggest gaming mysteries of this day. Why did Konami all but abandon making new entries, and why do they have no interest in even making collections games or putting some on NSO. I swear, in a era with Bubsy, Croc, Bubble Bobbles, Toejam and Earl, Joe and Mac, and Pocky and Rocky getting remakes or new entries, it makes no sense that Goemon has done neither.

Agreed, I miss it terribly. It is one of the funniest gaming franchises in history and they are just quality games!

The character isn’t technically dead, as Konami still licenses it for Pachinko slot machines games in Japan, but that is seemingly where the interest remains.

Goemon: Enchanted Wonderland.

Yes?

YES? 😁

Please? 😥

Oh, and I am most excited for the Switch 2 Yoshi game so far!

Happy New Year to all staff and members. I love this site.
Thank you for it.

We will miss you, Felix! It has gone too fast. I loved your discussions with Alex and Zion. Wishing you well on your next position. 👏

Noooo.
Ok, please give Alex a raise. A life size Doshin. Something. Anything. Don't let him go too.

Sincerely,

The Lovely People.

@Bizzyb Same. Sad, looked really good at first.

@OHB123 Oh, cool. Thanks! Saw it in CEX and it had my eye.

Can it be played with out a TV? Propping up the Switch in handheld and using the stand?

A little part of me would die if that happened. Thankfully, I can't see Nintendo doing it.

GAMECUBE for me.
Luigi's Mansion and SA2B!

Sure thing.

Make a Mana game.

😉

@niner 😆👍

@Dog "As a man working for a small business"

User name not checking out here. 🤔

Eternal Darkness. Nintendo Exclusive.
You have my interest, Sir.

Well, I don't think there was a Mario Kart 8 Switch Bundle, and that did pretty well...

Yes, that was a much cheaper game, but even taking into account the price, I don't think it will exactly drop off the charts entirely.

Kirby And The Forgotten Land: Star Crossed World, if that counts, would be mine.

@datamonkey It's ok! I will give it one last look before I write it off for good. Are the ORI games hard? Or Metroidvania like? Think I have heard that before. Not really very good at those kind of games as I get so lost.

Merry Christmas Weekend All! I will be finishing Wario World this weekend I think! I just have the final boss to go, I think. Got all the treasure and red jems and gnome things too. Fantastic game. I think the length is right for what it is really. Also, I can't imagine being able to 100 percent back in the day! Not with some of the red jem trapdoor jumping segments, not without save states.

I will also be trying and trying to determine what game I want to buy myself for Christmas. Just going in circles. Reading the top 100 e-shop sale guide and looking at reviews etc. Have a good one!

@datamonkey Ah, thank you. Hmm. Maybe a miss I think. Never mind. Plenty more to look through

Hmm..GRIS. That sounds a bit like what I am wanting. Something a little Child of Light and Short Hike in terms of what it makes you feel.

Oh, I wish I could have that Short Hike experience again.
Such a good game. I know people say Lil' Gator is like it, but I can't see it myself. Seems too craft like for me?

TOO MANY GAMES.
I want to get myself a game for Christmas, but I am so confused as to what! Will go through this list and add to that confusion. 😆

It has been about 24 years. Wonder if my login will work?
😂

Still playing WARIO WORLD, but will check these out when complete

Do-do-do-do-do.
You know the rest. They outdid themselves with this one.

Wario World! On Level 2-2 now. I love it! NSO Gamecube is an amazing part of having a Switch 2. I think I was put off getting this one back in the day as reviews said it was very short. As a kid, forty pounds was probably a big ask for it compared to the length of some other Nintendo games, but when it’s just pennies a day for the service overall, it’s a different story (get yourself on a family plan!). The voice acting, music, graphics, and it feels so fluid! I don't know what the FPS is, but it feels so fast. Again, still really amuses me that Nintendo skipped all the pre-planned games and opted to drop this one. It feels so Wario doing so. Of course he wouldn't wait! Just barge in.

Hahahaahaha.
They had a pile of games they had shown were coming...and they skipped them all and gave us Wario World ahead of ALL of them. I don't know why, but with it being Wario, it just makes it funny.

What a treat. Always wanted to play this one! Not sure why I never got it back in the day.

I never played either back in the day! Always wanted to though!

This soundtrack literally put me off from playing the game further!

Nathan always writes fun articles.
His son has obviously inherited those skills with this thesis writing!

@Ooyah Oh, dear. Dare I venture a look myself? Like you, I think I would get a lot more out of it than some, but I agree it does seem overpriced. lt is in my Nintendo E-shop watch list though, so will keep any eye on if it goes on sale. If they do a deep discount, I may still take a shot. Also, shame it is digital only. No selling if you don't like it.

@Ooyah Ooh. That is a shame if so. BB is my favourite Nes game. I really wanted it, but was holding off for a sale. The double pack that adds in Symphonies sounds a better package then. I think I hesitated slightly on Sugar Dungeons mainly because of the modern visuals. They were ok for Bubble Bobble: The Baron is Back, but there is something I prefer about the look of the classic ones.

Going to see the FNAF 2 movie shortly!

But yesterday, I started playing DYNAMITE HEADDY for Megadrive via NSO. I will likely play a little more of that if I can.

I was expecting a super basic platformer, but it really isn't. I feel it is a hidden gem. It plays like a cross between Wario Land 4, Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, Mischief Makers, and maybe a tad Kirby with the different abilities. It is developed by TREASURE, so that could go some way into explaining the feel. You play a Puppet man who uses his head as a weapon, but it can be swapped for different heads that can do different things good or bad. It has great music, controls, and is just really colourful. One to check out if you never have.

Have a good weekend all.

There was a Metroid Pinball? Haha. I know Nintendo like to occasionally dip into a pinball game, with Kirby and Pokemon being notable examples, but I would never have thought about Metroid as a candiate for one.

@MasterGraveheart For me, I always go straight to Alexandra Roivas in Eternal Darkness when I think of her. I love her performance in that.

NA. Like a comic book!

@JS_Comics 😁😆😆

Thought it was Rick Moranis for a second!

Kirby Star Stacker (GB) deserves higher, in my opinion. Played A LOT of that on NSO. Love it! Oddly more than the Snes version. No idea why. Maybe I was just maxed out from playing the GB version so much!

Kirby's Funpack (Superstar) is number one for me! First to include the co-op and helper ability.

Closely followed by Kirby and The Forgotten Land.

Kirby's Dreamland as well. Love replaying it. Obviously, that is included on Funpack under the remake of Spring Breeze, but it is the pure Kirby formula.

@Dev-N This feels like a relationship where everyone knew they were together, or should stop playing around and ask the other out, but now they have just made it official. 🤣

@Tasuki @Spider-kev

Wasn't there also another? Like Super Monkey Ball Adventure or something?

Unless I made that up. 😗

Europe.
I still see the US colour scheme for the buttons as odd.

'Press the grey button!'
'...which one?" 😆

SOM at 17! Yes, I will take that.
As I always say, it is my personal fav, but that is a very decent rank amongst some outstanding games. We were so lucky with the SNES!

Oooh. Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons will be out? Yay!!!!
Oh, and there is a double pack with Bubble Symphony as well? Hmm. Tempting! Not sure whether to wait for a sale or not. 😮🤔

I love Kirby games, but I don't love racing games. Gave it a good shot and can appreciate that it is a well made game, but I honestly had my fill with the playtest. I was not encouraged to try further due to the motion sickness/headache that it gave me very quickly.