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@Teksette The years passed by, but you never forgot... 😆

I don't think that I have ever seen a centipede in real life... only caterpillars, which can be quite cute!

Centipede is a great game! I have it on my Evercade, and play it quite a bit.

This also reminds me... I have always meant to download a game from the eShop just for the name... "She Remembered Caterpillars".

@notreallyhere That was a lovely post. Maybe this could inspire you to try and find her again?

@Teksette Do you often get bug blasting urges? Maybe a new career awaits you! 😆

Wow, that is a really impressive list. Hits the 80s at 10, and then the 90s at 5. Not many long running franchises would have a record like that. Maybe only Zelda and Mario could rival that, but maybe not with such consistency.

Montezuma and Nightmare: The Lunatic are both tempting me. The original Montezuma's Revenge was painfully difficult, though... I wonder if they have smoothed it out a bit? I will check to see if there is a demo for Nightmare.

Due to the cover layout, I keep reading it as "Arj Of Mana". 😆

The thumbnail kinda shocked me at first. Should we just put it down as a happy accident that the tail was placed absolutely dead center like that? 😆

Can you guess? 😆 To be honest, Symphony may be the main attraction of this for me, but I am hopeful that Sugar Dungeons will also be fab!

After 60 hours, I am still maining BALL x PIT. I had a peek into the leaderboards, and have got dragged into those! 😆 Am in the top 30 for the first two levels. It is fun watching the chaos as you get stronger and stronger, and I would like to see how far things can be pushed. So Absolum and Trails In The Sky will have to wait for now! Have a great weekend, guys, and please take great care of yourselves out there!

Maybe it's the angle, but it kinda looks like poor Mario has the mumps! 😆

Why do I get the feeling that Japan will walk this one? 😆

So, it turns out that BALL x PIT does indeed carry on beyond the eighth layer... and so do I! 😆 I'm not sure how much further I will go with it, but I am still intrigued by it, so will continue on. Once all of the buildings are constructed and levelled up, the runs into the pit get pretty crazy! Have a great weekend, guys, and please take great care of yourselves out there.

The only website I read every day. Happy birthday, guys! 🥳

I fear that I am nearing the end of BALL x PIT. Only one more layer to go in the main story. I am not sure if there is post game content, though, so we will see! I have avoided reading about that, as I want it to be a surprise. I have Absolum lined up next. Have a great weekend, guys, and take great care of yourselves out there.

I have played Isaac for over a thousand hours... just on Switch. I still haven't reached full completion. Honestly... there is a TON of game in there for the money. £54 is well worth it.

I am now over twenty hours deep in *BALL x PIT", so I will be carrying on with that. Initially, I harboured fears that it would get tedious after a while, but it just keeps getting ever more compelling. The rogue-lite elements are really well handled, with a plethora of intriguing things to build in the base. A real contender for my GOTY so far! Have a lovely weekend, guys, and please take great care of yourselves out there.

I bought both, but have only played Ball X Pit so far, because it's so addictive that I haven't played anything else since starting it! Even the base building part in between runs is completely enthralling. Good on you, @Olliemar28, for championing games like these! I will look forward to starting Absolum once I am out of the pit. 😆

I think that I am going to be maining BALL x PIT this weekend. As a big fan of Roguelites, I was already interested in this, and then I learned that it was from the team who gave us the wonderful Mr. Sun's Hatbox, which made it a "must buy" for me. I am really enjoying it so far The constant flow of level ups and upgrades during runs is very addictive, and the periods between runs are also very engaging. I am not sure if it will become monotonous later on, but things are very enjoyable so far, and I can definitely feel the addiction taking hold! Have a great weekend, guys, and take great care of yourselves out there.

This is going to get confusing, having a ROG Ally X, and a ROG Xbox Ally X. If this new one is £799, then that's the same price as the original ROG Ally X. I have a ROG Ally X, and it is outstanding. It is, essentially, a handheld Windows 11 PC. Not exactly a direct competitor to the Switch.

Kenny Sun? The guy behind the absolutely wonderful (and criminally under-rated) Mr Sun's Hatbox? Cripes... I will download this right now.

I find it hard to see how the ROG Xbox Ally X is an innovation, considering that it is founded upon the original Ally X, and there is also the Steam Deck, and countless other handheld PCs now. It just seems to be an extension of what has come before, rather than an innovation.

@Wildvine53 That really caught my eye too! I could so use some comfort right now. But... Game Mill. I wonder what the chances are of this being any good? So tempting...

It looks like somebody dropped a load of buttons from a great height, and then just left them where they landed!

@Triple_Cherries Listening to that song, I have often wondered... who would want to be with a man who attracts birds? Just imagine... you're having a lovely stroll in the park and then, all of a sudden, you find yourself surrounded by 50 mad pigeons!

I am loving them so far, although the enforced motion controls (in certain sections) are troublesome when playing in handheld. But I don't think that will be enough to spoil these joyous classics!

@Chlocean Ah, thank you very much for this! For some reason, I thought that the first two games were a bit more inter-connected. If that isn't the case, I will grab this on Steam as soon as my backlog slims a bit! 😊

Focusing on the game... I really don't get why they remade 2 before the first game. I have never played 1 and 2, and would like to play them in order. I would love to know their reasoning behind that. Having said that, I have played The Room, Homecoming, and Downpour, which felt more "stand alone", so maybe the order doesn't matter so much?

Wow, the NA art really is amazing! Hands down winner for me! Imagine the disappointment at the time, though, upon excitedly getting it home and loading it up!

AI is evil, and nasty, and...

sees Peach in the Star Wars video

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@PJOReilly I do indeed know how to make a circuit board! Take a blank board, add circuits, simmer for 25 minutes, and season to taste! Serve with salad.

@TrueBlueYoshi @LikelySatan Oops! I was going off the list in the article! This is great news... thanks, guys!

I was hoping to see Ghost Rider in this. He would be a really good fit, I think!

I love all of the potato references they dropped in there... chips, mash, wedges... 😆 This game kinda passed me by initially... I should probably check it out, as I sure do love a good rogue like/lite.

@Yalloo Ah, thank you, that is very kind of you. Underneath my condition, I think that I am quite positive and optimistic, so I always try to maintain that, although it is hard with the depression. But yes... let us GAME ON! 😊

So, this is my first time of owning two current gen consoles. Usually I just have one system per generation. I still feel a bit guilty about it... do I really have enough free time to justify this? It's a bit extravagant. But it sure does give me access to a wide range of games. Maybe, as a depressive, I don't feel that I deserve it. But, I can distract myself with... games!!! The irony... 😆

NINTENDO SWITCH 2
Donkey Kong Bananza (During the previous gen, I felt that some of Nintendo's games were lacking character and charm, and felt sterile and a little bland. That definitely can't be said here! This is certainly a game which can make me smile, which I need right now).

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Long time fan of the series, but I never picked this up for some reason. The lovely recent article from the titan known as @PJOReilly made me wishlist it, and it has just received a deep discount in the UK (go check it out!), so I snapped it up. Bloody excellent so far).

ROG ALLY X
Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter (I was going to pick this up on the Switch 2, but I have heard tell of some issues with that version, so I have turned to Steam instead. Shamefully, as a huge fan of JRPGs, I have never played an entry in this series! Will start today).

Have a great weekend, guys, and please take great care of yourselves out there.

@canaryfarmer To be honest, we have been seeing this trend for a while, but this one is just so blatant... 😆

@PJOReilly Gosh, I watched the video, and it looks like a complete Dragon Quest rip off!!! Shocking! 😆

I would just like to say that I enjoy the Arcade Archives reviews when you release them! So there are at least three of us! 😆

I have always liked the Japan cover, as it can look as if Yoshi is trying to get rid of Baby Mario by launching him away... and he looks so happy about it! I know that he is probably readying to catch him, but it can cut both ways! 😆

My mind began to race when I saw the thumbnail, but... it's just a ticket design. Sigh, well... that's my excitement for today! 😆

@Alpha008 Stock Keeping Unit. Each product, or variation of a product, has a different SKU, to differentiate between them. For example, the Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED would all have different SKUs.

If we are looking at "Animal Crossing but with Pokemon" here, then this could be an absolutely gigantic smash hit. I think that the potential on display here is tremendously exciting. It's also a really clever idea to have the main character as a Ditto, taking on abilities. Considering the quality of the devs on board for this, I think this could be something really special. Can't wait for this.

I think it's a bit of a shame that they've opted for such a bland "cartoony" visual style. The original game looked gorgeous in places, and the scenes had plenty of detail. But maybe time will prove me wrong on this one. I hope so.

I went for the giant sodding scorpion.

@FatWormBlowsASparky Hey, you! Who said that? Baby, how you been?

@Chapapa It's probably a mute button, so that it doesn't talk during the night, or in the middle of online meetings, etc.

@Grail_Quest Hi there! I'm playing the Tin Man video game adaptations via Steam. They're pretty good, and include the original illustrations! I love the FF books... had almost the complete set as a kid! Sadly, they are lost to me now. So many favourites... Forest Of Doom, Deathtrap Dungeon, Creature Of Havoc, Legend Of The Shadow Warriors... It looks like Tin Man are still adding titles, so I will look forward to seeing what comes next. Which are your favourite FF books so far?

@FishyS I always really enjoy your updates, as you seem to play games which few other people take a chance on! Witchroid Vania looks fun, so I will investigate that soon!

So, as I have said before, I'm a "one system per generation" kind of guy, and I went for the Rog Ally X, which is superb, and so I have no need...

Sigh. Er, well... I did hold out for a couple of months before cracking! It's all Donkey Kong's fault!!! 😆

So, erm... oh gosh...

NINTENDO SWITCH 2
Donkey Kong Bananza (No regrets so far!).
Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana (Ys is my favourite RPG series, but I have never played this one. Am loving it so far, but am currently stuck a bit on the fire dragon boss. I'll get him! 😆).

ROG ALLY X
Hollow Knight (This is my second attempt at playing it. Have got further this time... have just defeated Soul Master and Dung Defender. It is a great game, I can see that, but I am also finding it a bit drab and bland, to be honest, sadly. Am not sure if I will continue).
Fighting Fantasy Classics: House Of Hell (truly a real classic of FF).

Have a great weekend, guys, and please take great care of yourselves out there... and avoid naughty temptations! 😆

I played the first one years ago, and really enjoyed it... it merges genres really well, I think. I will partake of this for sure!