MedusaMadman77

The new Toaplan Arcade Collections, 1989 After the War, Time Flies & Turbo Kid

I can think of 3 easy updates that would make this game a must buy.

Have they hired a Production Designer or DoP yet?

Odd that Hamster couldn't get Air Combat 22 up on the eshop this week.

On Switch: Wilmont Works it Out, Pinball Spire, Nice Day for Fishing, Pipistrello, & Alruna.

Worst controller I've ever had the misfortune of owning. Buyer Beware.

I was bouncing inbetween Vampire Survivors & Balatro, but am back and commited to a Romancing Saga 2 playthrough. Bought Momo, but I need to be in a certain mood to enjoy it.

Pretty overrated and overhyped. There are so many better options.

Way too little, too late

@Bret I never said it did have microTs or gatcha. You misread. It does have fomo tactics, you even state it in your post. I don't have to explain the specifics of why it's addicting. Just read any social discourse about it. The word addictive is used to define it by A LOT of players. It's not monetized because it's an experiment. It solely exists to provide metrics for future products. What's learned here will be implemented in future titles. They, like most companies, are looking to perfect the Pavlov machine. Low investment, with high profit. Press button to feel a moment of joy. If you actually like F-Zero and/or video games in general, please take a step back and look at it with a more critical eye.

@Aiodensghost I can't help but wonder if the 99 series was originally intended to be mobile titles. There's less and less "game" with every new f2p entry.
Sorry. I didn't understand your second paragraph.

@Bret The product employs fomo tactics and negative reinforcement psychology. It's exploits peoples addiction weaknesses for profit. It's the Candy Crushification of entertainment.

Microtransaction and gatcha mechanics were used in earlier experiments like 3ds pay to play and mobile titles. The more popular products like this become, the quicker we move towards all games just being Pavlov machines.
Companies want you to think addiction is a positive thing. Ask yourself this. Why are children not allowed to gamble?

@Bret Products like this hurt everyone. The 99 series are experiments conducted to streamline the addiction algorithm. Pavlov would be proud.

Target pre-order bonuses are a bait and switch scam.

It's needs 3x the playable characters for me to be interested.

I didn't like either title at first, but they've grown on me. I'd still recommend the other M2 ShotTriggers titles on Switch over this one. 8/10

Thanks for doing these. I really like the arcade archives collection but it can be really difficult to find out information on them.

@HammerGalladeBro Absolutely and good question.

They should put Popeye on NSO to celebrate.

@USWITCH64 yep, and console Tempests'.

Don't be fooled. This is one of the worst games of the year.

Nintendo keeps outdoing itself when it comes to sheer incompetence. I can't believe the people in charge of this still have jobs.

@Royalblues I personally love Black Bird.

@ecco6t9 Live Wire published it and their three other releases where handled by LRG, so I think there's a good chance.

Sold out in less than a minute. The person who runs this department at Nintendo is an absolute moron.

I don't like their business plan behind screwing fans out of the Collectors Edition. Their website is one of the worst in memory. Think I'm going to pass.

@JJtheTexan darn. I should have checked the collection first.

There's a lot of interesting ideas in the game, but it's really not fun to play, unfortunately.

@Tyranexx The Wario Oops banner is a real sign that Nintendo has ZERO respect for it's customers. They are a company without honor.

The level of gross incompetence on display by Nintendo of America is truly sickening. The "Store Team" needs to be replaced.

NOA's management is incompetent. Unforced error after unforced error.

Hard pass. This game stinks, however, that Trio game from a few weeks ago is fricken awesome.

The demo is up on the JPN eShop.

I'm really enjoying this, along with Pyrus, the DLC game on the new Toplan Garage.

Shout out to #Breakforcist Battle and Just Shapes & Beats.

Sounds like its time for some change in management.

I think I look more into the PS4 version. Not sure what all the score fuss is about. I see a 6/10 for R-Type Final 2 on Switch. A 7 seems within the bounds of reason.

I do have a balance board. Gonna check it out

Watched a gameplay video. Seems unfairly difficult.

Wonder if they will implement touchscreen. The Arkanoid vs Space Invaders game on Switch will be hard to top.

While I still prefer the original Gripcase, the new one has been alright so far and obviously is now more of a direct competitor to the Satisfye grip.

Retrosutra has an interesting comparison video of all the versions on YT.

Is this considered to be much better than the NES port?

Holding out for Rally-X next week.

You had me at "more potent progression".
Nothing worse than a roguelite that does not respect your time.

@MindfulGamer I'm worried that Murder by Numbers didn't sell well enough to get a sequel. It was quite good.

Just checked my KS. Prior obligations are meaningless to some people.

@MindfulGamer I liked PictoQuest and Piczle Cross Adventures enough to complete both.

I just got refunded after waiting 2 years. I tried to hold on, but the writing seemed to be on the wall.
I thought I was over it, but I take their response as a personal insult. So only once they get called out do they crawl out to answer.
The only way they save face is by sending me the digital code on their dime and then once they have the items actually in hand, contacting me to see if I'm still interested in buying.
We had a sales agreement. The deal was not for me to be an investor in this business.