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Neymar Jr AKA Fall-Fall, an overpayed footballer. Wonder if his character in the game will trip as soon as an oponent is sighted.

@samuraicop the park was planned years ago, way before the pandemic. Yes, Nintendo will makes money of this, but in their eyes it will bring smile to people's faces during such a dark time. And they are not wrong, as those of us not in Japan love seeing pics and vídeos of the park. And people in Japan are not forced to go to the park, they can go when they feel it's safe.

And what has Nintendo to do with the situation in Brazil?

Gunpey Yokoi must be somewhere around. He was the janitor of the hanafuda assembly lines back then.

@asmi8803 seems like Iwata admired Jobs and Apple. But I heard that Jobs was a very tough strict boss who often got angry and yelled, as genius as he was. Iwata was quite the contrary of this, always trying to know and understand his staff.

Star Fox, 64 and Zero are the best games in the series. Zero deserved much more love than it got. Except for the variety of the stages in the branching paths, I thought Zero was superior to 64 in many ways.

Funny you mention Shin'en. I am always looking forward to their next project, be it Touryst 2 or a glorious shoot em up. They haven't released a new title since November 2019. Been a fan since Iridion 2 for the GBA.

Looks a like one of the GBA's launch color, Índigo.

New games are always welcome, but I would love to see Wave Race, 1080, F-Zero, ExciteTruck, Punch-Out, Mario Strikers and Star Fox more often

Kate, you are right. Listening to Smooth McGroove is taking a break or like a 3-minute vacation.

@Ghost_of_Hasashi I thought the same. Mine from Limited Run too.

Excellent list, but where is The Guardian Legend?

It's a fine controller with 2 problems: the stick starts to get loose after many hours of play, even if you are careful and don't play Mario Party. The second problem is a design one: you cannot use 3 grips with 2 hands, so if the game used the stick for character movement, it was not practical to use the d-pad for other function, and vice-versa, so either the stick or the d-pad was not used, depending on the game.

Both look good and are very much alike. But honestly the amiibo seems a little better build, maybe its plastic is superior.

Don't forget the Youtooz, which looks nice as well https://youtooz.com/products/banjo-kazooie

Excellent list that shows perfectly how amazing the GBA still is. Honestly I am still in love with the GBA SP and especially the Micro. I still buy games to this day, some complete in box and some cart only, though I have noticed a spike in prices recently and the repro carts are plaguing the market. All in all, I love the Micro and I still think Nintendo hasn't topped it, portable-wise.

Back in the old days, manuals with lore and art were part of the experience. Of course games these days are much more cinematic than before, but honestly I always feel there is something missing.

If I want to purchase just one Crash title, considering I have never played any of them, which is a better option: Crash 4 or N Sane Trilogy?

@rjejr Tallyhawk!!!

Wings of silver
Nerves of steel
Silverhaaaawks
Partly Metal, Partly Real
SilverHawks
Soaring through the Highway of the heavens in their fight
SilverHawks, a rainbow in the night

Might grab the Ghosts'n Goblins armor. But that's not exactly what I wanted.

Remember the Smash ballot way back in 2014 or 2015? I chose Arthur as the fighter. A stage bases on Ghosts'n Goblins would be very cool and the soundtrack is great. Best would be the character. Imagine if he lost his armor when reaching 100%.

@blockfight yes. Zelda 1 with both quests please.

Quite a magical game indeed that in some ways even surpasses A Link to the Past, which is quite a miracle considering the hardware they run on and the humble beginnings of this project. I also have to admit that the original 1993 release is the best version of the game.

"It's hard to come to terms with mortality in life. It's hard for me to truly ever grasp the concept that I'll never see my grandparents again - in my mind, they'll always just be out of sight. But life changes, and the world moves on, and some people get left behind. That doesn't mean they were never there, and it doesn't mean we'll forget them".

I have lost all my grandparents as well. I feel that as long as I remember them, they will never truly be gone.

@Freight_Train79 yes. My greatest achievements in gaming almost 30 years ago was beating Zelda II, Myke Tyson and Star Tropics.

Zelda II is excellent. Honestly, Ocarina of Time owes a lot to this second title, besides the name of the sabes. Look for early screenshots released in 1997: the town looks exactly like a town from The Adventure of Link. The combat too. Beating Shadow Link in Zelda II and a Darknut in Ocarina require skill.

And yes. Zelda I and Zelda II are long overdue for remakes. Please, Nintendo, please!

Waiting for the monthly Capcom sale to grab all 3 packs. This should be on sale in 2 or 3 months.

Pro tip: the Famicom Mini versions (GBA) of Zelda, Zelda 2, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Castlevania and others are based on the Famicom Disk system versions of each game, enhanced soundtrack included.

@OorWullie that is all of them on the Switch, even though you do not own the games on the NES/SNES Online.

The Direct was fine, but where is Metroid (a 2D one is fine even Samus Returns HD), Pilotwings, F-Zero, Wave Race, Mario Strikers or Excite Trucks HD? I even miss smaller download only games such as Pushmo, Dr Mario and Mario vs Donkey Kong.

@Miyamotosan well, let's hope not. Metro has both games on the cart with no download whatsoever. Talk about a physical Switch release done right.

Physical release with the 3 games on the cart please

@Meehanuk yes, though It should have released now or last month, since It was the game's 30th anniversary and we got an excellent soundtrack release.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Legend of the Mystical Ninja is on the Super Famicom Mini. The series is Goemon. There are instsllments on the NES, GB, GBA, SNES and N64. The first game that came to the west was precisely Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the SNES, though its sequels did not, unfortunately. Then in the late 90s the series reappeared as Mystical Ninja featuring Goemon with 1 game for the GB and 2 for the N64. Did not enjoy the GB one, and the second for the N64 is excellent. Haven't played all the instsllments and the first SNES title is my favorite.

Still waiting for Actraiser and Legend of the Mystical Ninja

Pushmo, Wave Race, F-Zero and Star Fox, please!

"Puberty for most of us may not have come with zombies and megalomaniacal evil man-beasts, but the feeling of being unable to put the metaphorical genie back in the bottle is real. It's not until you're past childhood that you come to realise that the days of no responsibility were the sunshine before the Ganondorf of hormones came to kick you, unwilling, into the world of adulthood"

Very well written. Nice article.

@AnnoyingFrenzy I'm pretty sure Microsoft is watching the sales of BK on Smash and having the profits. If the numbers are good enough, they might try another game in the series. I just don't think Rare is up to the task, so who would they outsource it to?

By the way, my favorite games in the series are as follows: BK > Grunty's Revenge > BT > Pilot > Nuts and Bults.

Grunty's Revenge is short and sweet. BT has many brillant moments, but I believe the levels are larger and more complex than they should be.

The Banjo-Kazooie figure looks nice, not as much as the amiibo, but still nice

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4K confirmed for the Switch Pro.

Spoiler: neither are coming!

@Isaix I assume it's easier to port WiiU games because they are already in HD. But yeah they should port some 3DS games such as Samus Returns.

Only great games here.

I think New Super Mario Bros U is the best in the New series.

Super Mario Bros and Lost Levels are too low in the list.

I rated Super Mario Bros 3 the highest, and I knew either 3 or World would top the list.

Nintendo should give this kid, at the very least, a Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. If they are generous, give him a Switch with Mario Kart and Mario U.

SMB 3 > SMB > SMW > NSMBU > SMB 2 USA > SMB 2 LL > NSMBW > SML > SML 2 > SMM > SMM 2 > NSMB > NSMB 2 > SMR

There are actually 5 classes of Super Mario games here: the classic ones, Doki Doki Panic, the Land series, the New series and the Maker.

The classic series is obviously the best, with the downside of no simultaneous multiplayer. Doki Doki is an excellent design, gave us Shy Guy, Bob-ombs with no Reebok shoes and Wart. SML is different and still great. The New series has ups and downs and NSMBU is my favorite. And I had more fun with SMM 1 than 2.

@Diorm yes, there is, available at 3D Realms website, don't know if still available

I love Call of Duty Ghosts on the WiiU, would love to see It on Switch as well.

@alwaysasn I always try with the Racoon suit, but upon death, you need to pick the suit in another courses.
I thought the same about Odyssey: excellent until you complete the main objective in each kingdom, then not so fun when it's about exploration to find extra stars.

The article is mistaken. The tweet announcing the 1.498.560 Bowser defeated says "As of 1/20...". So it took 1 day only to kill that many Bowser, not 6.

@alwaysasn love Super Mario 3D as well. This and 3D World are my favorite 3D Mario games after Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 because I see Mario games as an action obstacle-course game with minimum exploration.
But I could never do 100% on SM 3D Land because of that very hard last stage.
I managed to beat the very last stage in 3D World, though, but only with Rosalina because her spin gives her more air time.

Didn't SMB Deluxe for GBC have some kind of multiplayer?

Best Mario Sports series, with Charged being the most refined, complete and action-packed of the two. Would love to see a sequel or a Charged HD with more characters.

@Heavyarms55 very true, but since the 3DS/2DS is no longer in production, Nintendo needed a more portable, cheaper model to target a different audience.

Love the GBM, have 3 and play to this day. By comparison, I have 1 regular GBA and 1 GBA SP 101. The SP is really something, but the Micro is my favorite. Play it regularly to this day and never had hand cramps doing so, despite playing for well over half an hour. Also, never played RPG, only Link to the Past and Classic NES Zelda 1, which are not text heavy games. Prefer playing action games on this beauty, due to its right jeans portable nature.
Also, I noticed GBA games have gone up in price recently, don't know if it's due to covid or the recent pirate carts that are flooding the market.