A lovely thoughtful article! True in many instances for me. While some situations involve simply no longer having the hardware or game, there are others where, even if I could, I still wouldn’t. Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, for instance, as it brought some quality of life improvements that would feel amiss now. Snes Mario RPG? Would probably replay the Snes game if it arrived on NSO.
Biggest examples of never replaces though? Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3. Both remakes have got one playthrough, but SD3 has had multiple, and Secret of Mana is a yearly tradition. The original visuals and music are still beautiful for me.
Always love your articles at any rate, Nathan. Very thoughtful.
Though I have had it since the year it launched and beaten the main game, only just started trying SCARE SCRAPER in LUIGI's MANSION 3. It is great! Managed to beat the 5-level set and now trying to do the 10. Your chance of beating it is vastly better if you manage to get into a game with 3 other players. Harder with the less you have. A great Halloween game! Have a lovely weekend all.
Yay! Always wanted to play Mole Mania ever since I saw it in the magazines back in the day. Never got it though. Never heard of Avenging Spirit before, but looks a pretty unique concept! I think the Gamecube game GEIST did something similar possession wise years later. Will play these 2 for sure!
Every kid with an N64 who I knew in 1998 got this for Christmas! Not me though, I got Turok 2. Meh. What a disappointment that was. It was what I asked for though. 😪 Nearly all my games HAD to have co-op. It was just a thing I had back then. I liked playing with my brother on the same team. For some reason, I thought this did have co-op. I don't know why now I think about it.
Thankfully, my Muma had a secret extra boxing day present for me and got me WWF Warzone too! We had rented it a few months back and I loved it. That made up for my bad choice!
Europe/NA for me. This is a great game, btw. Never played a Metal Slug before but had great fun with this on NSO. I could never have beaten it without rewind though!
Can this be played in single-player mode at all, or is it strictly a multiplayer-only experience? Or even just teaming up with random people online would be good if it allowed, but I imagine not.
Hi Guys!
Started the Mystery of Atlantis yesterday for Nes (Via NSO).
It is an early Sunsoft game that I think only came out in Japan. 100 levels. Basic premise, you need to avoid the mummies and bats, rush to find the treasure, or leave it if too risky, and escape the level before the timer runs out. It is a bit Kirby's Cave Offensive in Funpack/Superstar. You have bombs you can use on enemies, but they are kinda ass. Lol. There are multiple doors and secrets. You can go back if you find yourself in a dead end or bad room. Even backtrack. Quite advanced for an 80s NES game in that respect. Some doors warp you a few levels ahead. I am enjoying it. Quite addictive and super quick levels, so you can get a bit done in a short amount of time.
Otherwise, mostly cleaning and editing an exciting film audition I just taped. Have a good weekend all!
Hm. Not a Basketball fan, but same principle is why I have yet to ever buy a WWE 2K game. HUGE storage and silly cost for the DLC aside, they just give up on these server things after a year or 2, and another 'new and improved' one will be out within 12-months. 😪
Japan is the one that spoke to me most. I think NA having no human characters makes it quite boring. I wouldn't look twice at that in a shop back in the day, but I would turn over the box for the EU/Jap art to see what it was about.
I honestly thought this was more of a UK dominant user base. Mostly because of Hookshot being UK based, but I guess we are are a far smaller country, so we wouldn't have as many. Interesting stuff though!
Playing more Pokemon Gale Of Darkness (GC via NSO). I have now captured all 83 Pokemon and purified 65 of them. Not sure if you can actually purify Shadow Lugia though. Does anyone know? His shadow meter never drops. I still have the final set of battles at the Mt. Battle place and the Colosseum tournament as well. I really like this game! Also, will read more of a book I am enjoying called 'Sweet Revenge' by Jane Fallon. Someone left it out for free in the neighbourhood and I liked the sound of the story. Silly pulpy kinda guilty pleasure stuff, but really enjoying that so far.
I don't get why we keep hearing that Sonic Team has such a limited budget. I mean, I get it, we hear it because that must be the case....but...why? You think Sega, you think Sonic. They do cartoons and movies and merch for him above all other Sega franchises! Yet, they give a pittance of allocation to the team that make the games!
@outsider83 That sounds like a great trip! 😆 Gosh, yes. SEGAWORLD was something else. The most amazing ride/game they had was a kind of VR ghost train, where it was basically a real life House of The Dead. Your cart had a kind of gun attached to handles you would steer and fire at the VR ghosties and monsters. I mean, I think it was VR, but I don't remember a head set or anything. I went with my Mum and I remember it being a really long track. Probably wasn't, but my memory of it at 7 was it being a good 5 mins at least. I am so happy that I got to go to it.
@Ristar24 The Master System! That would be something cool to have on NSO. Wonder if they would ever go down that route. They aren't doing much else with that catalouge!
Playing a little bit of Pokémon Gale of Darkness XD on NSO. I finished the main story a few months ago and have caught all but one Shadow Pokémon—Dragonite. Now I’m dipping back in to push further through the Mount Battle tournaments, currently up to Level 8. It gets tough!
Other than that, and my daily Super Kirby Clash check in for the Gem Apples, I had another library visit yesterday. So, hopefully lots of reading too . Currently reading a funny graphic novel series called "The First Cat In Space". There are 4 so far. It is beautifully drawn and coloured too. I think it is done in coloured pencil, not just a computer, which I love the look of.
@AGuyWhoLikesNintendo Yoshi's Crafted World and Kirby Star Allies are some more they weirdly discontinued making any new copies of quite some time ago. About 2024 I think.
Never had one. They normally come into the ether after I have got the console. Never had a reason to buy a console over again! This said, I did love the look of that Pikachu N64 one. 😁
@Nep-Nep-Freak Did they lose count of what one they were at and stick both numbers in to be safe? Is it BOTH 6 and 7 combined in one handy double pack? Or, is it Number 67 in the series?!
More importantly....WHO BUYS THESE!? 🤔
Questions we may never truly know the answers to—or even want to.
This one for NSO! Surely. Also, NA for me on this one. Neither are doing a grand job explaining the game, but NA is miles and smiles ahead of whatever Japan was going for. 🤣
Eh. It's fine. Nothing to cry about. I probably wouldn't have noticed without the article, but seeing them side by side....much prefer the first 2. Bolder colours and stacked works better for my eyes.
@Duncanballs I keep intending to get the Blizzard collection just for Lost Vikings 1 and 2. Loved those games. Can't believe there has not been a 3rd now I think about it.
Went to the Library for my near weekly visit yesterday, so very stocked up on books. Probably a lot of that! But I did start playing Fatal Fury 2 for SNES via NSO last night. Not a massive vs fighter game fan, but this one I am rather enjoying. Controls well, nice sprites, quick rounds, good music. Intend to finish this weekend if I can.
@Misima I have to agree. I was not a PC gamer growing up, only getting a PC relatively late to some of the era, but the only 2 games I ever had/played were The Sims and Diablo 2. Loved that.
So, getting Diablo 3 for Switch felt like a good idea!
Yet..somehow....Diablo 3 just felt boring and I don't quite know why.
It felt a bit mind boggling with the stats and crafting and gems in a way I don't remember the 2nd being. I just found it a tedious and samey slog. I sold it eventually. 🤔
I still want a remaster or new release of Gauntlet Legends though. That is a hack and slash that is more straightforward for me! 😆
@Rykdrew Same here. Autistic and I don't like open world for the same reason as you. OVERWHELMING. I like levels with a clear start and finish and general idea of where to go or what to do.
I enjoyed Forgotten Land because it felt much more self-contained, but in Open World, I often don’t know where to go, and I can’t stand how many are crammed with collectibles.
When something has all the bits and bobs to collect and you can get a 100 percent completion score, it makes me feel like I have to get them all. That isn't fun. That is just responding to an OCD trait that is stressful if I don't. But it’s harder when there aren’t any breaks, like levels, to make it manageable.
I would really rather this was not open world, but I love Kirby and trust HAL Labs to make a great game. I want to believe they won't make it too hard or the areas are more just like BIG Forgotten Land levels with boundaries.
This was my favourite part of the direct. Kirby is my favourite Nintendo series! Thought we might get something, but didn't think it would be a new 3d game, let alone the main event.
I am not a fan of open world games, but I think I can manage a Kirby one. They won't make it TOO confusing. 🤗
@Ooyah I read Frankenstein not too long ago too. I remember really enjoying the parts we read in year 9 English class many years ago, but for the entire story? Hm. Goes on a bit! Haha.
Just finished Takeaway: Stories Behind The Counter by Angela Hui. It is an autobiography of a girl from a Chinese family who was born and raised in Wales and her life living and working in the family takeaway. I have never even had a chinese takeaway! But something about the story really interested me. She gets put to work from around the age of 4 and has to work every evening. It is kind of wild how much she has to work and how that sort of thing was just how it was. I have no idea what authorities would have done if they knew, or if it happens now. Really interesting insight into Chinese family culture too, and really how simply saying 'I love you' just isn't part of it. That they do it with food instead. Deals with the confusion of never quite feeling Chinese or Welsh because of her looks too.
What I also enjoyed, she’s probably around my age, so there are plenty of references to Pokémon on GB, Zelda Smash Bros Melee, and the GameCube as well.
I know you didn't ask for all that, but I just really enjoyed it. Need to post it in the book thread.😆
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Re: Opinion: I May Never Play The Original Ocarina Of Time Again
A lovely thoughtful article! True in many instances for me.
While some situations involve simply no longer having the hardware or game, there are others where, even if I could, I still wouldn’t. Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, for instance, as it brought some quality of life improvements that would feel amiss now. Snes Mario RPG? Would probably replay the Snes game if it arrived on NSO.
Biggest examples of never replaces though? Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3. Both remakes have got one playthrough, but SD3 has had multiple, and Secret of Mana is a yearly tradition. The original visuals and music are still beautiful for me.
Always love your articles at any rate, Nathan. Very thoughtful.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Avenging Spirit (Game Boy)
The one that actually explains the game. 🤣
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th October)
@beltmenot I first read this as "Startrek Online & Garfield".
One of those games is not like the other. 😆
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th October)
Hi Guys,
Though I have had it since the year it launched and beaten the main game, only just started trying SCARE SCRAPER in LUIGI's MANSION 3. It is great! Managed to beat the 5-level set and now trying to do the 10. Your chance of beating it is vastly better if you manage to get into a game with 3 other players. Harder with the less you have. A great Halloween game!
Have a lovely weekend all.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles
Oh, I rushed to get my Switch 2 to try Mole Mania. Didn't realise the release was not till next week. Ooops. Hehe. 🙂
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles
LOL. The box art for Avenging Spirit really gives nothing away to the actual nature of the gameplay. You would think it was a mafia type game.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles
Yay! Always wanted to play Mole Mania ever since I saw it in the magazines back in the day. Never got it though. Never heard of Avenging Spirit before, but looks a pretty unique concept! I think the Gamecube game GEIST did something similar possession wise years later. Will play these 2 for sure!
Re: Talking Point: How Did You First Encounter Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?
Every kid with an N64 who I knew in 1998 got this for Christmas! Not me though, I got Turok 2. Meh. What a disappointment that was. It was what I asked for though. 😪 Nearly all my games HAD to have co-op. It was just a thing I had back then. I liked playing with my brother on the same team. For some reason, I thought this did have co-op. I don't know why now I think about it.
Thankfully, my Muma had a secret extra boxing day present for me and got me WWF Warzone too! We had rented it a few months back and I loved it. That made up for my bad choice!
Re: Mailbox: Rising Costs, Non-Compliant EU Switches, WarioWare Fantasia - Nintendo Life Letters
Love the idea of a Wario Ware Anthology movie. I can't see it ever being a reality on the big screen, but a very fun idea. Wahahaha!
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
Europe/NA for me. This is a great game, btw. Never played a Metal Slug before but had great fun with this on NSO. I could never have beaten it without rewind though!
Re: Surprise! Aspyr Is Remastering A Shrek Game
Shrek 2 on Gamecube is legit a good game! Might buy if good price on a sale.
Re: Sonic Pico Park Brings Co-Op Action Puzzle Fun To Switch 1 & 2 Next Month
@Ooyah Oh, boo. Looked quite fun to me. Never mind.
Re: Sonic Pico Park Brings Co-Op Action Puzzle Fun To Switch 1 & 2 Next Month
Can this be played in single-player mode at all, or is it strictly a multiplayer-only experience? Or even just teaming up with random people online would be good if it allowed, but I imagine not.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th October)
Hi Guys!
Started the Mystery of Atlantis yesterday for Nes (Via NSO).
It is an early Sunsoft game that I think only came out in Japan. 100 levels. Basic premise, you need to avoid the mummies and bats, rush to find the treasure, or leave it if too risky, and escape the level before the timer runs out. It is a bit Kirby's Cave Offensive in Funpack/Superstar. You have bombs you can use on enemies, but they are kinda ass. Lol. There are multiple doors and secrets. You can go back if you find yourself in a dead end or bad room. Even backtrack. Quite advanced for an 80s NES game in that respect. Some doors warp you a few levels ahead. I am enjoying it. Quite addictive and super quick levels, so you can get a bit done in a short amount of time.
Otherwise, mostly cleaning and editing an exciting film audition I just taped. Have a good weekend all!
Re: Sega Responds To Sonic's Wild Start On Discord
@HotGoomba Re: 3. The cost of moderating and the time spent running it surely don’t outweigh whatever benefits they think they’ll gain from it!
Re: Sega Responds To Sonic's Wild Start On Discord
Yikes. The mods will be busy there. 😆
Re: NBA 2K25 Sounds The Buzzer On Its Best Game Modes, With A Delist & Server Shutdown Inbound
Hm. Not a Basketball fan, but same principle is why I have yet to ever buy a WWE 2K game. HUGE storage and silly cost for the DLC aside, they just give up on these server things after a year or 2, and another 'new and improved' one will be out within 12-months. 😪
Poor show.
Re: Nintendo Releases 'Hello, Peach!' And 'Hello, Luigi!' App For Switch & Mobile Devices
@Mjplaysgames That was my first thought too. Lol.
Re: Sonic Is Getting An Extremely Expensive And Rare Porcelain Statue
@sleepinglion "Sega loves to turn out high end collectibles or license them to others. What we actually want are polished games"
Nah, they would rather just sell you stuff for shelves that NEED polishing. 😁
Re: Box Art Brawl - Zone Of The Enders: The Fist Of Mars (GBA)
Japan is the one that spoke to me most. I think NA having no human characters makes it quite boring. I wouldn't look twice at that in a shop back in the day, but I would turn over the box for the EU/Jap art to see what it was about.
Re: The Results Of Our 2026 Switch 2 Summer Survey Are In
@somnambulance "…I… I think I need to sit down…
Digitally. I’m already sitting down physically."
👏😁
Re: The Results Of Our 2026 Switch 2 Summer Survey Are In
Aww. My boys Kirby and Yoshi didn't make the top 10 Nintendo series people like. Monsters. The lot of you. 😆
Re: The Results Of Our 2026 Switch 2 Summer Survey Are In
I honestly thought this was more of a UK dominant user base. Mostly because of Hookshot being UK based, but I guess we are are a far smaller country, so we wouldn't have as many. Interesting stuff though!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (3rd October)
@JohnnyMind Ahah. Thank you!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (3rd October)
Playing more Pokemon Gale Of Darkness (GC via NSO). I have now captured all 83 Pokemon and purified 65 of them. Not sure if you can actually purify Shadow Lugia though. Does anyone know? His shadow meter never drops. I still have the final set of battles at the Mt. Battle place and the Colosseum tournament as well. I really like this game! Also, will read more of a book I am enjoying called 'Sweet Revenge' by Jane Fallon. Someone left it out for free in the neighbourhood and I liked the sound of the story. Silly pulpy kinda guilty pleasure stuff, but really enjoying that so far.
Have a great weekend all!
Re: "Our Resources Are Limited" - Sonic Boss Would Rather Focus On New Games Over Remasters Or Remakes
I don't get why we keep hearing that Sonic Team has such a limited budget. I mean, I get it, we hear it because that must be the case....but...why? You think Sega, you think Sonic. They do cartoons and movies and merch for him above all other Sega franchises! Yet, they give a pittance of allocation to the team that make the games!
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
@outsider83 That sounds like a great trip! 😆
Gosh, yes. SEGAWORLD was something else. The most amazing ride/game they had was a kind of VR ghost train, where it was basically a real life House of The Dead. Your cart had a kind of gun attached to handles you would steer and fire at the VR ghosties and monsters. I mean, I think it was VR, but I don't remember a head set or anything. I went with my Mum and I remember it being a really long track. Probably wasn't, but my memory of it at 7 was it being a good 5 mins at least. I am so happy that I got to go to it.
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
We had SEGA WORLD in Piccadilly Circus. That was a theme park! A very very small one, but a theme park with rides all the same. It was magic.
Re: UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Drops To Number 8 As FC 27 Tops The Podium
@That_old_geezer You are my new best site friend for the new profile picture. 😁
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (26th September)
@Ristar24 The Master System! That would be something cool to have on NSO. Wonder if they would ever go down that route. They aren't doing much else with that catalouge!
Re: Best Castlevania Games, Ranked - Switch & Nintendo Consoles
I like Castlevania Legends on GB a lot more than Simon's Quest 2. 🤷♂️
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (26th September)
@Ooyah I like to read reading updates! 😁
One day we will get that Bobble Bubble Sugar Dungeon Deluxe sale too.....one day.
😪
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (26th September)
Hi Guys,
Playing a little bit of Pokémon Gale of Darkness XD on NSO. I finished the main story a few months ago and have caught all but one Shadow Pokémon—Dragonite. Now I’m dipping back in to push further through the Mount Battle tournaments, currently up to Level 8. It gets tough!
Other than that, and my daily Super Kirby Clash check in for the Gem Apples, I had another library visit yesterday. So, hopefully lots of reading too . Currently reading a funny graphic novel series called "The First Cat In Space". There are 4 so far. It is beautifully drawn and coloured too. I think it is done in coloured pencil, not just a computer, which I love the look of.
Have a good weekend all.
Re: Metroid Ravenous Announcement Sees Demand For Physical Copies Of Metroid Dread Spike
@AGuyWhoLikesNintendo Yoshi's Crafted World and Kirby Star Allies are some more they weirdly discontinued making any new copies of quite some time ago. About 2024 I think.
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Series-Branded Consoles?
Never had one. They normally come into the ether after I have got the console. Never had a reason to buy a console over again! This said, I did love the look of that Pikachu N64 one. 😁
Re: Mailbox: Wordcrafting, Backtracking, One-Handed Titles - Nintendo Life Letters
@Nep-Nep-Freak Did they lose count of what one they were at and stick both numbers in to be safe? Is it BOTH 6 and 7 combined in one handy double pack? Or, is it Number 67 in the series?!
More importantly....WHO BUYS THESE!? 🤔
Questions we may never truly know the answers to—or even want to.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Cubivore: Survival Of The Fittest
This one for NSO! Surely.
Also, NA for me on this one. Neither are doing a grand job explaining the game, but NA is miles and smiles ahead of whatever Japan was going for. 🤣
Re: Nintendo Appears To Have Updated The Super Mario Logo
Hmm.
No, sir. I don't like it.
Eh. It's fine. Nothing to cry about. I probably wouldn't have noticed without the article, but seeing them side by side....much prefer the first 2. Bolder colours and stacked works better for my eyes.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th September)
@Duncanballs I keep intending to get the Blizzard collection just for Lost Vikings 1 and 2. Loved those games. Can't believe there has not been a 3rd now I think about it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th September)
Went to the Library for my near weekly visit yesterday, so very stocked up on books. Probably a lot of that! But I did start playing Fatal Fury 2 for SNES via NSO last night. Not a massive vs fighter game fan, but this one I am rather enjoying. Controls well, nice sprites, quick rounds, good music. Intend to finish this weekend if I can.
Have a lovely weekend all!
Re: Can You Name These GameCube Games From The Mangled Box Art?
18/21.
Wasn't sure which Splinter Cell Game the GC had. Also the F-Zero and which of the Time Splitter games tripped me up. Good fun.
Snes, next. Pleaaaaaaaaaase!
Fun. 😁👍
Re: Diablo IV Reveals What's Next - 30th Anniversary Diablo Celebration, Amazon Class & Future Seasons
@Misima I have to agree. I was not a PC gamer growing up, only getting a PC relatively late to some of the era, but the only 2 games I ever had/played were The Sims and Diablo 2. Loved that.
So, getting Diablo 3 for Switch felt like a good idea!
Yet..somehow....Diablo 3 just felt boring and I don't quite know why.
It felt a bit mind boggling with the stats and crafting and gems in a way I don't remember the 2nd being. I just found it a tedious and samey slog. I sold it eventually. 🤔
I still want a remaster or new release of Gauntlet Legends though. That is a hack and slash that is more straightforward for me! 😆
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (12th September)
My beloved Kirby Super Clash & a bit more onThe Quest For Camelot (GBC via NSO)!
Re: Kirby's 35th Anniversary Celebrations Begin In 2027, Here's The Official Logo
Can we have a Kirby Right Back at Ya box set? I have never seen it. 😪
Re: Kirby's 35th Anniversary Celebrations Begin In 2027, Here's The Official Logo
I have a feeling this will outdo Sonic's 35th. Not that it is hard...
Re: 'Kirby And The World Beyond' Goes Big On Switch 2 Next Spring
@Rykdrew Same here. Autistic and I don't like open world for the same reason as you. OVERWHELMING. I like levels with a clear start and finish and general idea of where to go or what to do.
I enjoyed Forgotten Land because it felt much more self-contained, but in Open World, I often don’t know where to go, and I can’t stand how many are crammed with collectibles.
When something has all the bits and bobs to collect and you can get a 100 percent completion score, it makes me feel like I have to get them all. That isn't fun. That is just responding to an OCD trait that is stressful if I don't. But it’s harder when there aren’t any breaks, like levels, to make it manageable.
I would really rather this was not open world, but I love Kirby and trust HAL Labs to make a great game. I want to believe they won't make it too hard or the areas are more just like BIG Forgotten Land levels with boundaries.
Re: 'Kirby And The World Beyond' Goes Big On Switch 2 Next Spring
Oh, Dedede....did you get possessed...again? Or are you just grumpy with Kirby today? 😆
Re: 'Kirby And The World Beyond' Goes Big On Switch 2 Next Spring
Land, World.....Galaxy.
Look out Mario! He's a comin' for ya!
This was my favourite part of the direct. Kirby is my favourite Nintendo series! Thought we might get something, but didn't think it would be a new 3d game, let alone the main event.
I am not a fan of open world games, but I think I can manage a Kirby one. They won't make it TOO confusing. 🤗
Re: Square Enix Announces Tokyo Game Show 2026 Games Lineup
@Quasicat I have my fingers crossed about it every direct and partner direct. Maybe this one...
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th September)
@Ooyah I read Frankenstein not too long ago too. I remember really enjoying the parts we read in year 9 English class many years ago, but for the entire story? Hm. Goes on a bit! Haha.
Just finished Takeaway: Stories Behind The Counter by Angela Hui. It is an autobiography of a girl from a Chinese family who was born and raised in Wales and her life living and working in the family takeaway. I have never even had a chinese takeaway! But something about the story really interested me. She gets put to work from around the age of 4 and has to work every evening. It is kind of wild how much she has to work and how that sort of thing was just how it was. I have no idea what authorities would have done if they knew, or if it happens now. Really interesting insight into Chinese family culture too, and really how simply saying 'I love you' just isn't part of it. That they do it with food instead. Deals with the confusion of never quite feeling Chinese or Welsh because of her looks too.
What I also enjoyed, she’s probably around my age, so there are plenty of references to Pokémon on GB, Zelda Smash Bros Melee, and the GameCube as well.
I know you didn't ask for all that, but I just really enjoyed it. Need to post it in the book thread.😆