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Re: E3 Has Been Cancelled, Permanently

OstianOwl

Sad more so for it showing the end of an era and I'll always have my good memories related to previous shows but it's about time it was definitively put out of its misery; E3 had been dying a slow and awkward death for the last decade now.

Re: Sega Plans To Revive Even "More" Legacy Franchises

OstianOwl

Little iffy on the new Jet Set Radio's visuals not being quite as saturated as the previous games since I always thought that the super-saturated cel-shaded graphics were part of the series' identity but will reserve judgment since this is likely very early in development footage; however, I absolutely dig the hand-drawn art style Shinobi seems to be going for.

NiGHTS, Skies of Arcadia and traditional non-MMO Phantasy Star are definitely the series I'm hoping the most make a comeback. While NiGHTS is my personal favorite, Skies and Phantasy would make sense if Sega tossed either of them at Atlus; I mean, might as well make use of the RPG wizards you bought.

Re: 'Felix The Cat' Konami Collection Surfaces On The ESRB

OstianOwl

Knew about the NES game from Hudson Soft but didn't know there were enough Felix the Cat games to make a collection out of (unless it's just the NES and Gameboy games I'm aware of in which case, calling it a collection is a bit of a stretch).
But guess if this tells me anything, it means Konami is willing to do new compilations of Hudson's work so I hope that leads to new releases for Bomberman, Bonk and Adventure Island.

Re: Talking Point: What's The Most Difficult Mainline Mario Game?

OstianOwl

@HeadPirate My guy, nobody is upset or intending to argue about anything; all I'm saying is that I can load up Famicom Mario 2 on my Switch's Online NES app right now or look at my VC purchase of it on my old Wii and it'll be referred to as "The Lost Levels" so technically, it is retroactively an alternative title for the Famicom version to at least non-Japanese audiences if Nintendo is to be believed. Not saying what version of the game is correctly or incorrectly "The Lost Levels", just that Nintendo themselves have referred to the Famicom Mario 2 as "The Lost Levels" more than once in an official capacity.

Also the "Mario USA" mention was mostly because in your original comment I responded to, you mentioned that was the title given to the All-Stars version of The Lost Levels due to its easier difficulty. Excuse me, was kind of an aside on my original response; just too much of a video game history aficionado to not bring that up and am usually ready to talk about gaming history at the drop of a hat.

Re: Talking Point: What's The Most Difficult Mainline Mario Game?

OstianOwl

@HeadPirate Counterpoint: Nintendo tends to officially refer to Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 as "The Lost Levels" retroactively with the various Virtual Console and Switch Online re-releases of the original Famicom version so technically referring to the Famicom release as "The Lost Levels" is about as valid as referring to the game "Nazo no Murasamejou" as "The Mysterious Murasame Castle".

Also "Super Mario USA" is the name given to the international Super Mario Bros. 2 (the reworked Doki Doki Panic) when that version was released in Japan to distinguish it from Japan's Super Mario 2 and also likely so Nintendo could future-proof re-releases of the game in all regions without needing to pay licensing fees to Fuji TV for use of their characters but that's just a personal theory.

Re: Best Disney Nintendo Switch Games

OstianOwl

Honestly, the only two titles in the Disney Classic Games collection that are still worth playing are the SNES and Genesis versions of Aladdin; still wish Disney would team up with Capcom again to get the Disney Afternoon collection on Switch, and maybe update it to include the excellent Goof Troop SNES game for good measure.

Re: Takashi Iizuka Explains Timeline Placement Of Sonic Superstars

OstianOwl

"we always make sure the story fits with the lore"? Is that why characters and major world-shattering events (sometimes literally) just tend to phase in and out of existence with zero explanation or is this just an attempt to save face and give the impression that they know what they're doing?

Re: Internal Xbox Email Details Desire To Acquire Nintendo

OstianOwl

Considering Nintendo's history of having a massive amount of pride as their own company, the fact that they are financially sitting the prettiest they've been since the Wii or NES days (possibly even better) and that the XBox brand in Japan is usually considered laughable at best, I think Phil might be letting the Activision-Blizzard buyout get to his head.

Re: Takaya Imamura Expresses His Love For F-Zero 99, Awaits 'Revival Of The IP'

OstianOwl

Honestly, I was disappointed this is what F-Zero got after all this time of nothing but once I played it after work, it's probably the best "99" game since Tetris. The gameplay of F-Zero lends itself so well to the battle royal format and I had trouble putting it down for bed when I first tried it. Hoping word of mouth helps this game picks up enough steam for Nintendo to gain a renewed interest in the IP.