MeloMan

I've been off and on as far as early adoption, usually swayed by the tide of available money on hand. I also sometimes try to wait for the second generation of systems to iron out the first generation's kinks. I have a 1st gen Switch, only because a coworker had a second one available, so I took him up on it. Been a good system besides the odd unexplainable crash here and there.

As far as 100% completion, I used to beat ALL games I played to the point of seeing credits roll. These days, I still play to completion, but I try to be much more selective since my time is limited. Also, I've actually begun to start games and walk away from them if they a) soft lock/crash/challenge spikes ridiculously/etc. or b) Buyer's remorse from a game that just doesn't hold my interest so I put it down.

@JohnnyMind Same, it's the only thing holding me back from playing the latest entry.

Europe # 2 easily-- Utilizing the archeologist in-game image of Mario gives far more direction that just Mario's face.

Doesn't really prove anything other than Nintendo is at least aware of and utilizing Hall effect.

I'm almost ready to resume my campaign with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but first, a few detours.

Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
I love how this is an intentional faux-CDi experience, and even better since I never experienced the CDi. So far it's a no frills, competent, humorous adventure with good music.

Pentiment
My first support I'm throwing to Xbox via Nintendo. I like the point and click/ visual novel genres, and everyone has raved so hard about this game, so I'm going to sample a bit of this.

Arranger
Interesting little game I'm sampling. First boss showed me the puzzles I'll be facing. I am NOT a master puzzler, mind, so I'll have to play this one when I'm in that mood, unfortunately.

Bloodless
Love the style and gameplay of this so far. Story isn't bad either.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Gonna contribute my laps to that Mar10 tourney.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
I've been feeling like dabbling a little more in this game to see if I'm ready to play more often.

@AlanaHagues I swear we're cut from the same RPG cloth lol, love your articles. One of my RNG stories is from Fire Emblem: Three Houses where RNG worked TOO GOOD in my favor. The issue was I needed to train up weaker members of my team, so I just wanted my star characters to simply beat the enemies down so my weaker members could go in for the kill, but nope, even with a 5% chance of a critical (multiple times) they just have to go and annihilate the enemies. This happened so many times it's not even funny. Most people will be happy, but it just means I had to spend valuable time I already don't have training up the weaklings.

I wanna play part 1 but they refuse to discount harder than 30%. Guess I'll have to bite...

XC1 will always have a special place, and I feel the same for XCX in it's own right. They're like 2 sides of the same coin for me.

Respectable statement. Controversial or not, I applaud devs that stick to their guns and avoid being boxed in. If your imagination can't run wild, the industry suffers from stagnation.

I can see this being a movie or series.

Good luck to Niantic in their future endeavors. Hopefully these apps will continue to grow under Scopely.

No Luminous Avenger iX love? I know it's a spinoff but it's still relative to the series.

Brilliant article. Definitely one of the things I love about this game. I'll even add that since it has time travel you get to see your actions' outcomes in the time periods along the way and not just at the end of the game like every other RPGs.

"...gratitude to everyone who has played Chrono Trigger so far ." A hint of things to come?
I just want to say this was the first turn based JRPG I've ever played and got me into RPGs ever since. Life and game changer for me. Wow... 30 years.

I'm always a fan of new. By all means, especially if Okami 2 hits good.

So, not Switch, but not Steam Deck, but doing something different enough that people will care, starting with Xbox fans. We shall see what the future holds.

Nice, I'll lose a few rounds of Tetris 99 for this!

Bangers. Nice way to celebrate Mar10.

Now that's what I call canvassing!

I literally hoped that this game would happen, and it did, so it's time for me to make good on playing the first chronological Trails game.

I normally would say Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but I really didn't get around to it this generation like i wanted to, which is odd for me considering my love for Smash. So I will have to choose another evergreen title in the form of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I love the adventure of Zelda, but competition never dies for me.

Competition within can be a good thing as long as it comes to a positive outcome.

Still very close between Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. Super Mario Bros. 3 may just over take Super Mario World yet...

WONDERFUL! I loved it. Do what you want Nintendo, but it was awesome. Happy MAR10 Day!!

While I don't doubt Japan is more true to Ryu Hayabusa, that western image is so iconic, so that gets my vote.

This weekend I played...

XenoCrisis
Abathor
Donkey Kong '94
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Imagine my pain of recalling T2 by LJN for NES. Yeah... I'm stoked to play No Fate.

OMG Mattel Football!! I LOVED that game. My older brother never got it back once I started playing it lol.
Lots of bangers, but I definitely think GoldenEye deserves a hall of fame slot one day.

Effing finally, DK94. I can't wait to sample that one again. This is how all the MvDKs should have always been. Mario Picross is the game that hooked me to Picross and I'm currently playing Mario Super Picross right now.

Ah the scream of 'Zelda!!'. How I had forgotten about both of these commercials. Complete with the typical 80s "so bad it's good" feeling. Good times. Didn't Zelda II's commercial scream Zelda as well? And speaking of Zelda raps, I thought the one for Link's Awakening was more bearable.

Oh yeah, this has some bangers on it. Off topic, but I absolutely cannot wait for Super Metroid.

I'm down for that lanyard. I need one for my keys anyway.

All the more reason that things will push for digital. I'd like physical forever, but thems the breaks.

Besides my little nub stick being a little greasy, my battery is showing signs of giving up the ghost. I'm sure I'll be able to find battery replacements online for years to come.

@BananaMetallurgica I was hoping for the same. The closest we get are the Top Tracks and Nintendo Music Selects unfortunately. Hopefully it's an update in the works.

Keep going Hamster. So many more to go, still some I'm hoping for. Keep it going! 👉

Acclaim... Synonymous with my childhood, NES days specifically. While I have nostalgia, good and meh, I really don't have any general hype-ness within me about this announcement. All I got from it was that a publisher is resuming, and that's it.

Rogue em up eh? I'm assuming Rise of the Double Dragons would fit this bill as well.

Well deserved for a great guy and talented developer.

I've had A LOT of fun with this system. For me, a gamer of 40+ years, this system was a bit of a "this is your life as a Nintendo gamer". I got to play some of the best of the present and celebrations of the past. I've used the system portable and docked all this time as needed. This system was far from perfect, but I can't think of an all in one good time as I've had with Switch. Definitely will go down as some of my best gaming ever.

This is the joy of the digital age /s. I look at NSO as Nintendo simply throwing a bone with the bonus of online play. Preservation is not an agenda for the major players of the video game industry, just a teasing cash grab. I've already resolved myself to not debate or get upset about this kind of behavior. This is where I would just go harder in the paint with emulation and be done with it, specifically for the games that I really want to play that may never grace a console again (if they ever). Case in point, StarTropics is one of my favorite games ever-- For me it's merely a treat to play it on NSO, but I have no desire to emulate or own it at this time since I beat it so many years ago, so StarTropics on NSO serves it's purpose. Of course I would love to play all games on native hardware/original brand, but at this time in the video game industry it is just not a reality.

I'm finally free from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, so I'm smashing Shantae and the Seven Sirens currently. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is technically in play, I'm just not ready yet. Soon. Turok 1 might be my retro play.

Nice. I didn't get around to it, but may reconsider that stance now.

Ah yes, so many memories. I can't wait till I get my tax money back, this is the first game I'm buying with it.

Ah yes, Turok. On my to do list. I may go ahead and play some more this weekend. I'm glad I got the stand alone version. I can't stomach the original controls and no gyro.

@Overzeal This is the main point. Enjoy any or all of them as long as you can.

I happened to see a trailer of this by accident yesterday and couldn't stop watching it. I am super hyped about this. Definitely will wash away the memories of playing LJN's Terminator 2 on NES.

Here we go. The very thing people were worried about regarding NSO. For now it looks like an isolated case, but we'll just have to see where it goes in the future... And where the inevitable fate of NSO goes.

I'm not going to overhype or under hype this game just yet. The original Pokemon formula was not really something that I enjoyed, and I've technically enjoyed more of Pokemon's experimental games than anything. Arceus was one of the best examples that I've played and practically the Pokemon game I've always waited for. I look forward to seeing and knowing more about this one to see if it will surpass that.

Glad I have an opportunity to experience this one since I've heard good things about it. Since I have so much other stuff to play I'll likely wait for a sale.