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I'd buy if if we get some DLC of third party NES games like Castlevania, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden etc.

@Serpenterror Don't forget both the SNES and Genesis versions of Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel.

As usual Aspyr managed to bloat the game to 9.4 GBs with their lazy AI upscaling.

I hope this would lead to a remake of the second game which is way better IMO due to the usage of 3D outdoor environments and more variety of locations. The first game is decent but it has some odd control issues like the stance system and running into objects would drain your health.

@sanderev LOL you do know that the game is free right? But hey keep sucking up to corporations and maybe Nintendo would give you a PR job.

@Tyranexx I'm pretty sure this woman simply don't want to pay import charges, as 350 Switch cards would net her a decent sum in online marketplaces like Taobao.

It's worth noting that up until the PS4/XB1, most consoles were never officially released there. This is mostly due to the fact that China has a very protectionist economic policy, and for foreign game publishers to officially release games there, they have to partner up with a domestic company. For instance, World of Warcraft was published by Netease in China, Nintendo released the N64 and their portable consoles under the iQue brand previously, and Tencent publishes the Switch there.

However this model results in extreme delays and many popular games were not released there. As such most gamers gravitate to PC where it's extremely easy to pirate but also install translation patches. By today however there is a sizable number of console gamers, and the Switch is quite popular there due to its portability factor, and many games come with official simplified Chinese translations. But just one look at the Chinese eshop explains why most Chinese gamers would rather import their games or mod their systems:

https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/software

Their website still lists Breath of the Wild, Immortals, Pokemon Let's Go, and Pokemon Snap as "coming soon", while Kirby Star Allies only came out there last month due to the slow approval process which often gets caught up in bureaucracy.

@rainbowtick The only widescreen option is stretch. Since they're emulations the screen is still designed for 4:3

@Tyranexx They're not legally restricted per se, rather most publishers simply don't bother publishing their games in China. However many cards do have Simplified Chinese localization and are hot items for imports. Furthermore the official Chinese eshop is ran by Tencent does a terrible job of releasing titles, and most of the Switch players there simply go hack their systems to play the games they want.

Love the game but it's very annoying that the base Shovel Knight has so many different versions, from Shovel of Hope and the three DLCs on the eshop, to the complete Treasure Trove edition which many own physically. Now a new version comes out and makes the current ones redundant. I won't be getting it unless it comes as a free update or heavily discounted for existing owners.

Shame about the lack of multiplayer, since it was one of the best parts about the N64 version, complete with bots. Last time I heard it was was rumoured that Nightdive is working on a multiplayer update.

The single player campaign is great and Nightdive added some needed QOL changes, but it's way too short.

Wait what happens to the Killing Time remaster?

https://x.com/gematsu/status/1798430779283791880

Watch out, the in game purchases were malfunctioning when I used it yesterday. I purchased one of the starter packs for a few dollars and despite Nintendo taking my money, the in game menu said it got cancelled. I had to download it on Android to complete the purchase.

You'd thought Zynga would have tested out its main way of making money before launch.

@Ganner "Race-baiting"? LOL the game is set in Africa, how dare it feature a black main character.

It seems your response to any form of racism and discrimination is "ignore it and it will go away". Yet most of the victories in real life against racist groups and policies are achieved via awareness campaigns and protesting to force those in power to listen and act. The fact that you, who don't even know the developer, automatically assume he's lying for PR speaks volumes.

@Tobiaku Taking Niche Gamer as a source is a reason why you shouldn't be taken seriously. Half of their articles are complaining about "SJW" and "wokeness" conspiracies. You might as well as linked to some incel website.

The alt-right crowd has no problems with female characters as long as they look like supermodels, dress revealingly, and provide the player with lots of eye candy. They also have no problems with black and other minority characters as long as they confirm to existing stereotypes, with black characters being strong brutes and Asiatic characters being agile ninjas, as long as they're side characters. Everything else is "political", hence why it's okay for Nioh to star a white samurai, but Assassin's Creed Shadows having a black main character, based on an actual black samurai, is the end of the world.

As for SBI, they're simply a consultancy firm. Virtually every major corporation hire them as PR exercises and there is no evidence everything they suggest is implemented. The alt right crowd meanwhile act as if they're some shadowy company trying to force "wokeness" into game and are behind every poor decision developers do, even in areas they have no involvement in such as gameplay. Kinda like the same crowd pretending that George Soros has more influence than he actually wields and is behind every one of the world's, and their problems.

I like Mario but I'm really not fond of the electronic components or giant brick-built characters. I prefer minifigures and thought that the Sonic sets have a better balance between main character minifigures, with small, brick-built enemies.

@MontyCircus I'd personally keep Cadash and Rainbow Islands around, depending on whether the compilation includes the English versions.

Cadash has some rudimentary quest system that is quite annoying to complete in the Japanese version if you don't know the language.

The standalone version of Rainbow Islands also includes the updated Rainbow Islands Extra.

@MontyCircus Runark is in Arcade Archives, under its overseas name Growl.

The issue with the Taito Milestones compilations is that the games removed the language selection option from the standalone releases, and defaults to the Japanese version. It's less of a problem with shmups, but more of an issue for text heavy games like Cadash.

I just finished the remaster and I didn't see any new levels like some news pieces claimed. Unless the commentary levels somehow count.

So did the Japanese version get English text patched in? I tried to update my Japanese digital version and had no luck so far.

@EarthboundBenjy It really depends on whether you like the rest of the collection. Alternatively you can also go to the Japanese/HK eshop and download the Namcot Collection, which is free to play and you can buy the game you want as DLC.

There are also some significant changes in the MSX2 version of the map to warrant another look.

I just wished they released the PC98 versions of the same games. The colours on the PC88 look extremely washed out by modern standards.

Now that MS owns both id Software through Bethesda and Raven Software through Activision, can we get a remaster of the Heretic/Hexen series?

@jco83 I understand why the original Famicom has them, but since the Switch doesn't have a microphone the empty space on the second controller is just wasted.

@Coalescence I grew up with the NES top loader and that fixed many of the original NES's design flaws like dusty cartridges. It sucks that it's completely overlooked in terms of NES nostalgia, since I'd love to have a dogbone controller replica for the Switch.

So the Famicom controllers for Switch doesn't come with start and select for one of the controllers? I know the original didn't have them, but it's really a hindrance nowadays especially compared to the NES counterparts.

I'm very concerned about the quality of the Carbon Engine emulator, having played the Jurassic Park and Boy and His Blob collections. It has a weird save system that only saves when you quit the game, has a relatively short rewind time, and doesn't even save your border settings.

@Aurumonado What happened was that the devs wanted Samus as an exclusive character in the Wii version, but since the game was still in development they were showing her off on a test PS2. They demonstrated her gameplay to a Nintendo exec, who stormed out because the devs dared to put her on PS2 even though it's a temporary demo, forcing her to be scrapped.

Ironically, MUA3 ended up as a Switch exclusive years later.

Same thing happened with the Mario skins in the Switch version of Minecraft. If you equip the skins on Switch you can't even see them on your character olin other versions.

Yep the BAFTAs does have a UK bias, and Lara Croft was created by a UK studio.

Then again if the poll was made by a Japanese organization I'd expect plenty of characters from Dragon Quest, SMT, and others that are less popular in the West.

@Warioware Unfortunately Technos seems to have been dropped by Arcade Archives. Combatribes, Shadow Force, and their Neo Geo games like Double Dragon and Super Dodgeball are still missing.

@John_Koshiro Sounds like Pat Sullivan was the Walt Disney of his era.

I wouldn't recommend the SNK 40th Collection, it has frequent crashes even when browsing the menus.

It's a good game but you'd be disappointed if you expect gameplay akin to the NES games. It's more like Devil's Dare with a DD reskin.

I'm waiting for a physical version since having to download 33 GBs+ is just ridiculous. That's the size of the Mortal Kombat games, which are at least new games. The original versions on Xbox and PS2 are barely half that size together.

@WhiteTrashGuy I can confirm, there is currently no option to invert the controls at all. Then again Aspyr is the same company that took multiplayer out of Jedi Outcast and Republic Commando.

3D Realms got screwed. Many of their games were stuck in Steam early access for years and suddenly got released at the beginning of this year. Both Graven and the Kingpin remaster got panned and Amid Evil got average reviews.

@Poco_Lypso Yeah licensed themes are generally more expensive. Back in 2022 there was a Star Wars set that retailed for $50, which consists entirely of a giant concrete floor and some minifigures.

In the extras menu there is a "redeem code" function. Anyone know what it does?

@SuntannedDuck2 Aspyr did a horrible job with Republic Commando on Switch. They removed multiplayer altogether, and I've had fun times playing Commando vs Trandoshan split screen deathmatches on the Xbox Originals version. Furthermore for some reason it also suffers from stick drift in certain levels, the only FPS on my console to do so.

I wonder this would also affect Live A Live down the line since it's another SE game that's Nintendo is publishing worldwide.

I'd also hope to see a price decrease. The digital version costs $90 in Australia, higher than all of Nintendo's first party games.

@Serpenterror Aspyr's ports were full of bugs. KOTOR had one that was introduced with an update in 2023, locking you out of a quest, and only got fixed a year later. And both Jedi Outcast and Republic Commando have their multiplayer modes missing.

Not surprised at all seeing how arrogant Sony got last gen riding off the Xbox One launch. They resisted adding cross platform play and mods, resisted backwards compatibility so they could resell you older games, added censorship to indie games that were released uncensored on Switch, and are now deleting people's digital purchases with the Funimation fiasco. And now despite their games selling millions it's still not enough somehow to keep their developers employed.

If the game succeeds I hope Nightdive could get their hands on Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith. And hopefully Nightdive can then do a proper remaster of Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy since Aspyr did a pathetic job, porting the original PC versions with little changes for consoles and even removing multiplayer from Jedi Outcast.

Aspyr strikes again! Still amazed that KOTOR 1 and 2 are less than 3 GB on Xbox and PC but are 12-15 GBs on Switch without any significant graphics changes.

@LadyCharlie Yeah the two Taito Legends collections were really awesome. It includes many F3 System games like Arabian Magic, Bubble Symphony, Lightbringer, Space Invaders 95 etc that have yet been ported to Arcade Archives.

The Taito Milestones compilations on Switch pale in comparison, offering 10 games of varying quality for the same price.

So ININ couldn't do what Hamster already did years ago with the exact same games on Arcade Archives. Really?

And ININ really screwed it by launching with two games already on Arcade Archives, instead of the Gunforce games that have yet to see a release on modern platforms.

Sorry but I don't trust Aspyr after seeing their butchering of the previous SW games. They did not add anything new to the Battlefront games, Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress were originally Xbox DLC.

*Episode 1 Racer has graphical glitches that weren't present in the originals.
*Jedi Outcast removed multiplayer and does not let you rebind your keys.
*KOTOR currently has a bug that locks you out of a certain dungeon in Korriban.
*KOTOR 2 launched with a crashing bug on Onderon, and the promised restored content DLC never showed up.
*Republic Commando removed multiplayer.

It's rather sad that the original Xbox emulated versions offer more content than Aspyr's supposed remasters.

Still waiting for the multiplayer update. The singleplayer campaign is fun but way too short.

@shgamer The PSP versions of Legend and Anniversary would have been perfect if not for screwed up controls thanks to PSP's lack of a second thumb stick.