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I'm still waiting for multiplayer for Turok 3. It's bizarre how half of the original game got ripped out, and the campaign is far too short.

A warning: the LRG release doesn't include the full game and requires an additional 15 GBs download

Nice. As someone who grew up with the SNES, I always use Y to attack and B to jump, so switching to the NES type controls always messes with my fingers.

@Lizuka It's especially ridiculous considering that Sega owns both Super Monkey Ball and Persona. I hope it won't affect Sonic Racing Crossworlds in the future.

I'm waiting patiently for Outfoxies, the Smash Bros before Smash Bros. Mach Breakers, which used the same hardware, is already out on AA.

@CC13 That's Midway right? WB now owns them and they're quite strict with licensing out their old games, although with the Mortal Kombat compilation recently it's looking better.

@Moroboshi876 I know what you mean. I had to buy the Switch physical version of Shredder's Revenge twice because they kept adding DLC.

@SillyG These games are actually consist of false advertising, with AI generated images containing no nudity or sex whatsoever.

@Hank_Scorpio I'm even willing to settle for a remaster, as long as they get rid of the cops that shoot up for running and the ninjas with x-ray vision that can see through your disguise from across the map.

According to the eshop, it's 14 GBs. Better clear up some space or pray for a physical copy down the line.

@Moroboshi876 Switch 1 isn't getting the upcoming online lobbies for MK4.

https://x.com/DigitalEclipse/status/1983598470616240240

And Digital Eclipse actually fixed the problems with MK Trilogy on PS1. The loading times are gone and Shang Tsung's morphs no longer slow down the game.

I really feel bad for the developers, they poured their hearts out to create one of the best NES platformers, only for it to flop because the audience thought it's one of the unlicensed Bible games like Super Noah's Ark.

@Aneira Really? Lots of people like Night Striker as a decent alternate to Sega's Super Scaler games, and the Zuntata soundtrack is superb. Only the Sega CD version is kinda bad due to the poor graphics.

SW Republic Commando recently received an update, but seems it's still listed as incompatible.

I need to confirm first whether this release has the entire game on the card. IIRC the original physical version requires a 9 GB update.

@Ganner Sadly I don't recall any of Midway's games appearing on NSO, and WB is doing their best to gatekeep them. IIRC Smash TV last appeared in the Midway collection for the PS3/360.

@JJtheTexan I've played Phantom Fury on PC, and sadly it feels unfinished like other Slipgate Ironworks games including Graven, Kingpin Reloaded, and Wrath. Graven was supposed to have a Switch port but it got quietly cancelled.

@shamok Nah, the console versions didn't even get the latest 2.0 update from October 2021, which added the weapons rebalance and inventory revamp.

@Corvus96 LRG's problematic business practices are well known, from unfulfilled orders, missing collectables, and delays, to PC games being sent out on CD keys, to 3DO games on CD-Rs. The Doom collection in particular has DRM and doesn't even have the latest updates which requires another GB download. And they're not some small indie publisher, but owned by the Embracer conglomerate which also releases many of LRG's supposed exclusives under the THQ brand. So in case of physical releases, I generally import them from Asian countries, and only purchase from LRG as a last resort.

https://seafoamgaming.com/2021/11/25/limited-run-games-quality-control-is-out-of-control/

Delaying a digital game over some collector's trinkets only a small minority will buy is one of the most boneheaded decisions I've yet heard.

I assume WB/Traveller's Tales lost the license to the Marvel games?

Shadow Warrior next? It got an updated version back in 2013 but was not ported to any consoles IIRC. Hopefully Nightdive can work something out with Devolver.

@JetmanUK Strange because I'm running the S1 version on S2, and I cannot go online at all and am locked to Grand Prix mode.

@sketchturner For a start:

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/aspyr-removes-ai-generated-vocals-from-tomb-raider-collection-after-voice-actor-takes-legal-action

@Truegamer79 Human Revolution actually sold and reviewed very well. It's the follow up Mankind Divided that flopped, and that's not helped by its use of microtransactions and the game's story and scope was drastically downsized.

Damn, why couldn't they get Nightdive to port it instead? Aspyr is known to use AI assets to "enhance" graphics from older games and bloat up the game's size to boot. They even used AI to give Lara Croft new lines in the last Tomb Raider collection rather than paying the old voice actress.

@Dimey To be fair, these games are also available individually for less than $10 each on the eshop, so the collections are more aimed at collectors wanting to own physical copies than the average person.

Furthermore the emulation quality of those ROMs are generally considered to be decent to great, and far better than the PS2/PSP compilations we got over a decade ago.

@Switching Did you forget when Piranha Plant was released as a early purchase bonus for SSB Ultimate, and the first Fighter Pass was available for pre-order the same day the game was released?

@Serpenterror There are some Neogeo games on Switch that are available outside of Arcade Archives. That includes Breakers, Rage of the Dragons, Super Dodgeball, SVC Chaos, Windjammers, plus the Visco Collection that contains Andro Dunos, Ganryu, and several others.

@GrailUK Nah, sadly since it was developed by Sammy, now part of Sega, they aren't on board with Arcade Archives.

Worth noting Pop'n Bounce aka Gappolin is exclusive to the compilation, since it was never released separately.

I still want the Animaniacs and Tiny Toons collections. Now that WB has allowed the Mortal Kombat collection to happen, perhaps they're now more willing to lend out their IPs.

I just hope it won't get abandoned like other DB multiplayer games cough The Breakers cough

I'm surprised that SE never released a physical version in East Asia. That's how I got my hands on Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy 9, Legend of Mana, Saga Frontier 1+2, World of FF Maxima etc without dealing with LRG's nonsense.

@BuhBuhBuhBanned The story is just standard medieval fantasy, nothing out of the ordinary. The scope of the game is closer to some of the older fantasy strategy game alike Heroes of Might & Magic, where your characters go around command an army and capture towns as such.

@Blast16 PQ Legend Returns is the only one currently Switch and is digital exclusive. Gems of War is kinda of a spiritual successor but it's a F2P online only game.

I played the hell out of the PSP version, in spite of its bugs, and The Legend Returns was particularly responsible for my Switch purchase. I hope to see a remaster of Galactrix and 2 someday as well.

@LikelySatan They did remaster it back in 2018, but for some reason it's exclusive to PC and Xbox.

Cool but I'm still waiting for the fix for Chrono Cross.

I found an issue with the game. Apparently your playthrough gets saved as replays whether you like it or not, severely bloating your save file to over 200 MBs.

@AlanaHagues Any updates from LRG on why Fear Effect isn't available on the EU and Australian eshops?

Sadly it's not on the Australian eshop

The annoying thing is that the deluxe edition outfits cannot be changed once selected, and you can't upgrade to the deluxe edition once you buy the standard one, locking you out of the DLC. A shame because the outfits are well animated.

Can we stop taking Nate seriously? He previously "predicted" that SF would launch on PS5 late last year, not to mention his various debunked claims like the N64 Mini and Switch Pro. He seems to throw darts randomly at a board with his claims.

@h3s Much better IMO, since it contains rewind, save slots, and more gameplay options to fiddle with. It also contains 4 versions of Salamander: JP Salamander, US Life Force, JP Life Force, and a new version of Salamander using the weapons system of Gradius.

I hope next year we can see a remaster of the sequels. I just hope that MS resolved the legal issues with the Hexen 2 expansion and Heretic 2, since id didn't produce them and they were solely published by Activision.

IMO Hexen 2 is the best of the series, retaining Hexen 1's hub and class system while giving it a full 3D makeover thanks to the Quake engine. The levels are also more logically designed and the puzzles less obtuse.

@Truegamer79 The information has been floating around gaming forums for a while. Just go into the version selection for Gradius and Salamander and try it there.

Sadly since the Castlevania and Contra collections were 6 year ago they don't have any hidden content.

There are two bonus games available via the Konami Code: The Nintendo Vs version of Gradius, and Salamander Power Capsule, a hacked version that uses Gradius' weapon system.

@LikelySatan It sure is. Unreal 1's graphics blew me away back in the day, even on a PC without a graphics card. I love the exploration aspect of the single player that's not too common among FPS games back then. I really wish Epic continued with the aspect and made a direct sequel instead of jumping fully on the multiplayer train.