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@Gryffin That may be true in the US, but the price here in Japan is ¥5,400, which is like $35/£28, compared to $50/£40. Even if that’s the same price I paid for Pokémon Scarlet, Mario Wonder, etc, that’s still low enough for it to be worth it for me, and apparently 61,929 other people in Japan.

I agree that Marble Garden has possibly the best music in the franchise, but yeah gameplay-wise it sucks. Sonic 2 is still the superior title 😎

@AlanaHagues “Alyla Browne joins the caste, too”

I would hope you mean *cast 😅

@Shade_Koopa I thought that’s what you meant. Incorrect. It couldn’t play GameCube games or connect online. It could play Wii discs. How else would it officially be able to play games?

So in fact, it was the complete opposite of what you said it was. It was a physical-only system.

@Shade_Koopa When did Nintendo do that with the Wii?

Only care about one of those games. Seriously no Mario Wonder?

Super Metroid, Undertale, Breath of the Wild and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. All four of those games were such refreshing experiences the first time through, and are of course still great subsequently, but I think those are the ones that replays will never quite capture the magic of again.

@Serpenterror No, the closest we got was Yoshi’s Safari.

EDIT: Ditto to the comment above 😂

@Poodlestargenerica That’s why you capitalise the ‘R’ in ‘Retro’, a proper noun 😉

@Handy_Man Ditto, but unfortunately I doubt it. Seems they’re going the Retro route.

@thesilverbrick I would personally disagree, I felt that much of the music from both the base game and the DLC was annoyingly repetitive. Although I think that the Gen V battle themes were remade decently, I feel that the various BW tracks shoehorned into the Terrarium BGM were mixed in poorly - it feels forced and really unnatural, like yes, I get it, this is in Unova. Legends Arceus was a much better example of subtly remixing Gen IV tracks (granted, I’m sure development of that game had a much higher budget and definitely had a longer time cycle than Indigo Disk). I’m actually unsure if Toby Fox was responsible for the Terrarium’s music, but I’ve felt ever since the Battle Tower theme he composed for Sword and Shield that his compositions for Pokémon do not fit, and I am really not a fan. His Undertale and Deltarune OSTs are fantastic, but I personally wish Game Freak would drop him. I understand I’m in the minority with that opinion, though.

With that said, the Academy music is also a rare banger in Scarlet & Violet. If that’s a Fox track, then that’s a redeeming quality.

@Truegamer79 Keep trying man, you’ll get there. The only thing I have left to do in the game is get all 100 possible coins on Midas River, which I am hating. One thing that they should have patched in is the ability to restart a minigame, rather than have to leave the area entirely, reselect that area on the world map, and then go through the whole process of beginning the minigame again, only to be asked if you want the rules read to you for the billionth time…

@Olliemar28 “The Western release of Donkey Konga contained a mix of covers and Nintendo music, with artists like Blink-182, Kylie Minogue, Willie Nelson, and Queen all making an appearance”

None of Kylie’s songs appeared in either the North American or European editions of Donkey Konga 1 or 2 🤔 also the Willie Nelson track is exclusive to the North American version. It was replaced in Europe.

EDIT: I assume you’re referring to ‘The Loco-Motion’ for Kylie, but that was first performed by Little Eva.

No shade on anyone that prefers traditional Zelda, but I personally hope they’ll continue in the same vein as the Switch instalments. I’ve played most games in the series, and the only one I could actually see through to the end before getting bored is Majora’s Mask. I agree with others above that Aonuma’s comments regarding more restrictive gameplay only being a bad thing are just flat-out wrong (if said comments are translated correctly), but in this particular case, I think the open-world freedom is fantastic and I welcome more of it.

@canaryfarmer Origins released on Wii U along with the other consoles at launch. It would absolutely work on Switch

@_fatto_katto_ As stated above this comment by Liam, it originates from Tropical Freeze, where Dixie and Cranky were similarly denoted by DX and CK respectively.

As long as Asylum and City work well, I’m fine. I never liked Knight anyway.

The article doesn’t need a ‘(North America)’ mark. Mystery Gift codes are universal.

Honestly? I actually think it sounds better. I still think Martinet was fine, but I think his Mario voice has been faltering a little bit ever since Galaxy, and I thought his Wario sounded really off in WarioWare Gold (maybe because he was speaking in full sentences). I personally think Afghani’s attempt at actual conversation in Wario’s voice sounds much more like the grunts and grumbles we heard from Wario 20-25 years ago though, and I think he’s got the classic Wario laugh down pretty well. I prefer the deeper voice that actually gives him strong, gruff, intimidating energy, rather than the high-pitched whiny angle that should be reserved for Waluigi.

@Olliemar28 Ah yes, the critically-acclaimed ‘Man Legacy Collection’.

@stereobread Devil World had a physical PAL release on the NES in 1987. To call it a Japanese exclusive at all is kind of misleading.

I grew up with the All-Stars version, but SMA4 is the definitive edition in my eyes.

1. GBA
2. SNES
3. NES

@Mana_Knight Yes, Bowser Jr. is Bowser’s son (and Miyamoto’s, apparently).

Regarding the genesis of the Koopalings’ English names, that’s actually the origin of their Japanese names, too. In Japanese SMB3, they didn’t have unique names, but by the time SMW released in Japan, they had decided to give each of them the same names that NoA had created.

1. Europe
2. NA
3. Japan

@Zeldork I don’t think it’s a Simpsons reference. Blunder just rhymes with wonder.

More precisely, I’d give it like a 67 out of 100, but for the sake of the poll, I chose 7.

@GinMiguel Mario. I’ve got and played both. Sonic is kinda mid. Nothing on Mania.

BS tracks when

@gcunit I think it was more to do with the fact that his human love-interest just transformed into an elephant in front of his very eyes.

Ultimate Chicken Horse is a glaring omission from Nintendo Life’s current reviews. I used to work at a hostel, and it was one of the games that was in constant rotation alongside the likes of Smash Bros, Mario Kart and Mario Party. It’s also one of my most-played games online with friends today. Honestly, Mario Maker missed a trick not including a game mode like UCH’s main Party mode. Personally, it’s a lot more fun than MM.

@adh56 But only the original is $11.99. Invasion is $19.99, as it says in @PikaPhantom’s comment. Thus, a $7 saving.

@Olliemar28 “but the *gist of it”

@Runo It’s still a Japanese-developed game, I only know like 2 people IRL that have played it. I haven’t met anyone that doesn’t think the voice acting is cringey beyond belief.

This requires paying the extortionate fee for HOME, so no thanks. I’ll leave all my old mon on my pre-Switch consoles, thank you.

…what is ”glothic”? 😂

I’m definitely getting Mario Wonder, Detective Pikachu & Sonic this month, but I ticked Batman too as I’ll pick it up in the future for sure, but I’m unsure whether to wait for a sale or not. I love Asylum & City, but I’ve played the Arkham games before, so the former three titles take precedence for me. MGS3 is a maybe, if there’s a future sale.

Lame that it’s Grass Tera. Should be Ghost or Flying.

I’m sure the ‘middle’ Mario height is just the sprite seen when growing with a Super Mushroom, right?

Guess I’m a poet.

1:18 You spelt ‘Intellivision’ wrong. Not a good start.

5 times so far!

@FishyS @Eel Yeah, Nabbit was already 100% canon in NSMBU. He was literally part of the story, playable or not.

@-wc- I don’t agree with your opinion of the game, but I do agree that it’s odd that the review neglects to mention that some of the mechanics debuted in X and GX. I thought the same thing before seeing your comments; it reads as if they’re brand-new features to the series.

Nobody has realised that the ‘buzzwords’ at the bottom of the Japanese cover are the exact same words that are said in the television advert for Mini Mario during the game’s intro?

Either way, I think NA/EU’s is probably better.

@Giancarlothomaz Metal Mario has been around since ‘96, and has been playable in other spin-offs such as Golf and Dr. Mario, so he at least has some connection to the actual main series. I’m assuming PG Peach, Peachette, etc are part of a push to include more playable female characters in the franchise, such as Toadette and Daisy in SMB Wonder. Even Smash has had its percentage of playable female fighters shoot up in recent years.

Having fun, found 5 shinies so far, 2 of which are Geodude and another being Graveler 😐

That Zelda Dungeon description above is actually incorrect. Golden Apples heal an entire heart more than a standard Apple, not just half.

I’m over 400 hours in, and while it’s definitely a 9/10 game at least, I still feel like BotW is better, as others have said above. I got that feeling only like 15 minutes in, and the more I play, the more convinced I am of that. I’ve played through BotW 5-6 times, but I’m not sure if I ever see myself running through TotK again - it’s nowhere near as replayable.

I grew up with the SNES versions, and I prefer them to the NES originals, but the GBA re-releases are by far the best.

@Liam_Doolan The series also has *two special tracks and a kart in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.