@shgamer We live in a world where Street Fighter 2 is $2 with a 3D arcade machine to play it on along with the dip switches and cheats, background art, while Space Invaders is $8... No extras, no 3D arcade, no backgrounds.. just a rip off, what's next? $8 for Pong?
@Teksette Sticking a rom of a well known game on a emulator isn't hard work... Honestly feel like there copying Nintendo with pricing and the drip feed.
@Waluigi451 It's a ridiculous price to pay, when you could get a handheld that plays Space invaders for that price, it was kinda worth it to get the arcade versions of Donkey Kong and Mario Bros, Vs Super Mario Bros stuff that's never ever re released on anything till the Switch, but Space Invaders has been available on so many systems often as collections with the backgrounds and alternative versions, including the game boy version which has a whole snes ROM hidden in it's cartridge, it's a single screen, once you lasted one round you basically seen everything, it's not the late 70s or early 80s anymore, for $7.99 it's a rip off.
@progx True just seems strange I mean I could understand in 2017 after the Wii U but then a lot of the best selling Switch games are Wii U ports, even EA has made bit of a effort recently with Burnout and Need For Speed ports coming to Switch.
@AussieMcBucket Then included the multiplayer, the PS3 ones are still active even to this day and free tho if we really after warzone we kinda got Fortnite for that already.
@KingMinosOfKnossos Tbh there hasn't been a good cod game in ages, it would be more ideal to go back and port some of the PS3 era ones that would be easily playable on Switch 1 and 2, I mean we already had the recent Doom games and other big and better FPS games run great on it, in a odd way it's kinda nice to not have games like Black Ops 7 on it. More reasons why I'll never get a PS5, what the hell happened to Cod?
@snil4 Love how they managed port COD MW 1 and 3 and the first Black Ops to Wii even if it played awful and looked like a PS2 game and the DS got tons of COD games all bad.. tho despite sharing the same name as the HD games they were all original games I never got why they didn't just do something like that for Switch a game made with the hardware in mind same with Vita it's one Black Ops 1.5 game was pretty good but short, never got why they didn't do more like DS got.
Wish they just port Modern Warfare remastered 1 or 2 heck both ya know the PS4 cods or better yet port some of the PS3 era ones, I would love to play World at war, Black Ops 1 on Switch I mean they ported the Tomb Raider 2013 recently why not some of the better COD games?
The original Super Mario Bros is still very enjoyable today, as stated I think it's how well made the controls and physics were, there was a game called Pac-Land had the same idea a year before, 4 levels your running and jumping on a journey, tho Pac's controls kinda ruin it, it's kinda even after Super Mario Bros a lot of later Nes and even Snes games in the 90s failed to give you this sense of control in platforming.
Always love the European version gets the black box mixed with the Famicom box art, there's a alt of the European Super Mario Bros that does this too, the USA sprite work is nice and shows what your likely see in-game but there's something about the actual drawn artwork from Nintendo especially from their early titles.
@fabiop Honestly these days it better to wait then pre order, waiting allows for patches for extra content or fixes and a better price like from a sale, Done that with Croc, got it for half price and it's the platinum edition with extra content and fixes.
@Itsashame I dunno it's a lot for a spin off that's not really for everyone as it's clearly showing, think dropping the price might help people try it.
I know there using it as a reason to buy a Switch 2 but honestly I think Switch 1 could of done decent GameCube emulation, fact we got Sunshine in wide screen and hd textures and on a cartridge on Switch 1 proves it can be done. Still odd why Sunshine hasn't been added yet to NSO tho Wario World is more then welcomed
@EarthboundBenjy yeah I remember that, I thought it was strange playing it after launch thinking could of sworn there was another lyxn game here last week only to discover it was removed and had to delete the update just to play it since when I first got I didn't play it when I was gonna try it they removed it.. as you said it's back now but man this is annoying.
Pretty glad I didn't buy this now, remember when capcom did the street fighter 30th anniversary collection it was all on the cartridge, if anything they should of delayed the physical version untill it's ready...all for a small n64 rom.
@Nintendo4Sonic Just like the original Kirby air ride on GameCube, I mean it's took 22 years just to make a sequel to a Kirby spin off not many have ever played.
@HingryHuppo I mean they can always update it later on with extra content like the TMNT shredder's revenge and Streets of Rage 4 did, it's often better to just wait for the sale and improvements to come along.
@Gohanjin Quite surprised it's coming to PS4 as well when Sony already said there stopping support for PS4 starting next year, feel they could of made something more interesting like a Megaman maker there was one in the PS3 era but it was cancelled or FPS Metroid prime style platformer again retro studios almost made one during the PS3 era or a 3D Megaman like legends perhaps even a remake like the psp got in Japan but nope we just getting another classic style 2.5D Megaman game... In 2027..some future.
@Anti-Matter I doubt it's anything that deep, if you played the Mario games, Bowser Jr thinks Mario is the bad guy Just like his dad he often bails out Bowser when Mario beats him.
@BaldB3lper78 We already got Indiana Jones and the great circle a Xbox Series X game coming to Switch 2 next year so anything is possible just need to be patient, honestly would love to see Forza Horizon 4 on Switch 2, loved that world setting with the Lego and 007 cars dlc.
Where the heck is Donkey Kong 64 and the original Super Smash Bros?! The original Wii virtual console had the OG Smash Bros, Wii U had DK64 and the Bomberman 64 games what's the hold up?! Is gonna take a couple more years?
I'll stick to using Red Viper on 3ds if I want to play Virtual Boy games since you can play it in 2D and in any colour you want, and don't need any accessories to play it, while it's nice Nintendo remembered the virtual boy tho they should of done it with the 3ds this is a real hard sell and there making the same mistakes why this thing flopped in the first place...they should of added DS games instead even the Wii U had DS games on the VC.
@Jack_Goetz I'll say it was still rushed due to the fact they weren't planning to release the Switch 2 so early this year, only cus of the leaks, remember playing Mario Kart 8 Wii U without is pretty hard to go back to, it took a long while before it became the hit it is now on Switch.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (DS) at 10th best "We'd never choose to play this over the full-fat version, but it comfortably beats the GBA entry that carries the same name." Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (GBA) at 9th best... uhhh?...where's the logic here?
What a splendid fax! Man still wish Nintendo brought Rare on...there so wasted at Microsoft...really only good thing to come out of that deal was Rare Replay...
@Anti-Matter Nah the Wicked movies are overrated trash, I never want to see it a 2nd time, it was like watching paint dry, Sonic movies are surprisingly good and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was amazing, the characters are awesome and so is the action, no dull moments unlike Wicked for good, can't wait to see Amy in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 one of the few things SEGA is doing right these days.
@rushiosan Might of been better if they picked something like Dirt Dash or Rave Racer which offers more tracks and cars, and modes too again this could of been worth it if it has online multiplayer since it's meant to be played as a group of players not a sole game.
@Willo567 Nah it ain't it's just putting a rom into a emulator and just quickly explaining how to play it, no extras like the history behind the game like a flyer or a blurb explaining how the game was released, Mame did this for free since the 2010s or for a game like this online multiplayer *M2 did it for Virtua Racing and even Super Street Fighter 2 on Mega Drive for Wii's VC https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/11/japan_gets_super_street_fighter_ii_with_online_play_on_vc * as much I want to play this I can't justify the price when I could just play it on Mame for free.
@MikeP for Ridge Racer it was ok remember it was the first textured 3D arcade racing game, and while having one track it has 2 two versions of it with 4 modes that work great for replay getting the best times, it's like Pacman which also only has one level/maze it's a classic but Tokyo Wars is bit of a hard sell, only two levels one mode this 1996, Ridge Racer was 1993.. not many even played it before and I think the lack of online multiplayer is it's biggest issue "considering it's designed to be played by groups of real players not ai bots" if M2 can add online multiplayer for Virtua Racing on Sega Ages Switch 1 then what was stopping hamster? It worries me for stuff like Rave Racer or Ridge Racer 2...has the same track and such as one, the reason it exists is to add multiplayer... Split screen isn't ideal and sucks you need a Switch 2 or PS5 to even do that...come on Hamster stop over charging people or start putting actual effort into these releases*another small thing would be nice if they included some history about the games your buying like Namco Museum used to do or like Atari 50 is doing*
@Jeronan Easy solution don't buy Playstation, last one I brought new was a PS Vita, Microsoft have down faster then Sega tho Sony could easily turn this around if they made use of their ips tho same with Microsoft they own Rare IPS, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro...
@shiningpikablu252 It's still not really something like Little Big Planet, or Crash or even the original Ratchet and Clank series, to me it just seems like a tech demo while fun it's not enough to buy a PS5 for.
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Re: Arcade Archives Celebrates 500 Retro Releases With Special Commemorative Game
@AlleyCat tell your joking...more over priced Space Invaders?! There's barely anything different in "part 2"
Re: Arcade Archives Celebrates 500 Retro Releases With Special Commemorative Game
@shgamer We live in a world where Street Fighter 2 is $2 with a 3D arcade machine to play it on along with the dip switches and cheats, background art, while Space Invaders is $8... No extras, no 3D arcade, no backgrounds.. just a rip off, what's next? $8 for Pong?
Re: Arcade Archives Celebrates 500 Retro Releases With Special Commemorative Game
@Teksette Sticking a rom of a well known game on a emulator isn't hard work... Honestly feel like there copying Nintendo with pricing and the drip feed.
Re: Arcade Archives Celebrates 500 Retro Releases With Special Commemorative Game
@Waluigi451 It's a ridiculous price to pay, when you could get a handheld that plays Space invaders for that price, it was kinda worth it to get the arcade versions of Donkey Kong and Mario Bros, Vs Super Mario Bros stuff that's never ever re released on anything till the Switch, but Space Invaders has been available on so many systems often as collections with the backgrounds and alternative versions, including the game boy version which has a whole snes ROM hidden in it's cartridge, it's a single screen, once you lasted one round you basically seen everything, it's not the late 70s or early 80s anymore, for $7.99 it's a rip off.
Re: "If Mario Starts To Show Up On PlayStation, That's The Apocalypse, Right?" - Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks Console Exclusives Are Still Important
@jojobar it's why Xbox is slowly disappearing, even Playstation games are coming to Switch and even been ported to PC.
Re: Feature: I Play This One Particular SNES Game Every Xmas As A Personal Tradition
One of the best reasons to have a snes, good times.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty's Nintendo Release Is Apparently On Target For 2026
@progx True just seems strange I mean I could understand in 2017 after the Wii U but then a lot of the best selling Switch games are Wii U ports, even EA has made bit of a effort recently with Burnout and Need For Speed ports coming to Switch.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty's Nintendo Release Is Apparently On Target For 2026
@AussieMcBucket Then included the multiplayer, the PS3 ones are still active even to this day and free tho if we really after warzone we kinda got Fortnite for that already.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty's Nintendo Release Is Apparently On Target For 2026
@KingMinosOfKnossos Tbh there hasn't been a good cod game in ages, it would be more ideal to go back and port some of the PS3 era ones that would be easily playable on Switch 1 and 2, I mean we already had the recent Doom games and other big and better FPS games run great on it, in a odd way it's kinda nice to not have games like Black Ops 7 on it. More reasons why I'll never get a PS5, what the hell happened to Cod?
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty's Nintendo Release Is Apparently On Target For 2026
@snil4 Love how they managed port COD MW 1 and 3 and the first Black Ops to Wii even if it played awful and looked like a PS2 game and the DS got tons of COD games all bad.. tho despite sharing the same name as the HD games they were all original games I never got why they didn't just do something like that for Switch a game made with the hardware in mind same with Vita it's one Black Ops 1.5 game was pretty good but short, never got why they didn't do more like DS got.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty's Nintendo Release Is Apparently On Target For 2026
Wish they just port Modern Warfare remastered 1 or 2 heck both ya know the PS4 cods or better yet port some of the PS3 era ones, I would love to play World at war, Black Ops 1 on Switch I mean they ported the Tomb Raider 2013 recently why not some of the better COD games?
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds NiGHTS DLC Pack Launches For Free This Week
Wish Sega would bring back Nights, there hasn't been a new game or a remake since the PS3 and Wii era.
Re: UK Charts: Nintendo Performs Admirably In Its Last Christmas Push
@Anti-Matter Only cus there cheap shovelware games to fill Christmas stockings.
Re: "I Skipped School To Play" - Hideo Kojima Cites Super Mario Bros As The Reason He Makes Games
The original Super Mario Bros is still very enjoyable today, as stated I think it's how well made the controls and physics were, there was a game called Pac-Land had the same idea a year before, 4 levels your running and jumping on a journey, tho Pac's controls kinda ruin it, it's kinda even after Super Mario Bros a lot of later Nes and even Snes games in the 90s failed to give you this sense of control in platforming.
Re: Opinion: Who Needs Link? This Top-Down Metroidvania Is The Best Zelda Game Of 2025
So your saying the best Zelda isn't even a Zelda kind of game? Think I rather play a actual Zelda game.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Ice Climber
Always love the European version gets the black box mixed with the Famicom box art, there's a alt of the European Super Mario Bros that does this too, the USA sprite work is nice and shows what your likely see in-game but there's something about the actual drawn artwork from Nintendo especially from their early titles.
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch 2 And Mario Kart World Continue To Obliterate The Competition
@Anti-Matter PS5 might get more love if it offer more games like Astro Bot, stopped porting it's exclusives like Spider man and Ratchet to PC.
Re: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Switch 1 & 2 Physical Release Does Not Include Mortal Kombat 4 On The Game Card
@fabiop Honestly these days it better to wait then pre order, waiting allows for patches for extra content or fixes and a better price like from a sale, Done that with Croc, got it for half price and it's the platinum edition with extra content and fixes.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Dev Team Disbanding Soon, Game Updates Also Ending
@Itsashame I dunno it's a lot for a spin off that's not really for everyone as it's clearly showing, think dropping the price might help people try it.
Re: Rumour: A Game-Key Card Alternative? Nintendo May Have Smaller Switch 2 Carts In The Works
Why didn't they do this in the first place?
Re: Fans Uncover Unused Dialogue From Metroid Prime 4
@8bit-Man Was it worth the wait?....
Re: Users Are Reporting "Greatly Reduced" Input Lag On Zelda: Wind Waker For NSO
I know there using it as a reason to buy a Switch 2 but honestly I think Switch 1 could of done decent GameCube emulation, fact we got Sunshine in wide screen and hd textures and on a cartridge on Switch 1 proves it can be done. Still odd why Sunshine hasn't been added yet to NSO tho Wario World is more then welcomed
Re: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Switch 1 & 2 Physical Release Does Not Include Mortal Kombat 4 On The Game Card
@EarthboundBenjy yeah I remember that, I thought it was strange playing it after launch thinking could of sworn there was another lyxn game here last week only to discover it was removed and had to delete the update just to play it since when I first got I didn't play it when I was gonna try it they removed it.. as you said it's back now but man this is annoying.
Re: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Switch 1 & 2 Physical Release Does Not Include Mortal Kombat 4 On The Game Card
Pretty glad I didn't buy this now, remember when capcom did the street fighter 30th anniversary collection it was all on the cartridge, if anything they should of delayed the physical version untill it's ready...all for a small n64 rom.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Dev Team Disbanding Soon, Game Updates Also Ending
@Itsashame Maybe if the price came down then people would stop complaining.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Dev Team Disbanding Soon, Game Updates Also Ending
@Nintendo4Sonic Just like the original Kirby air ride on GameCube, I mean it's took 22 years just to make a sequel to a Kirby spin off not many have ever played.
Re: Review: Terminator 2D: NO FATE (Switch) - A Simplistic Yet Fascinating 16-Bit Love Letter
@HingryHuppo I mean they can always update it later on with extra content like the TMNT shredder's revenge and Streets of Rage 4 did, it's often better to just wait for the sale and improvements to come along.
Re: Mega Man Returns In 2027 With A "Brand-New Entry" For Switch And Switch 2
@Gohanjin Quite surprised it's coming to PS4 as well when Sony already said there stopping support for PS4 starting next year, feel they could of made something more interesting like a Megaman maker there was one in the PS3 era but it was cancelled or FPS Metroid prime style platformer again retro studios almost made one during the PS3 era or a 3D Megaman like legends perhaps even a remake like the psp got in Japan but nope we just getting another classic style 2.5D Megaman game... In 2027..some future.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy Movie Gets A New Teaser Trailer At The Game Awards
@Anti-Matter I doubt it's anything that deep, if you played the Mario games, Bowser Jr thinks Mario is the bad guy Just like his dad he often bails out Bowser when Mario beats him.
Re: Gear.Club Unlimited 3 Switch 2 Pre-Orders Release Alongside New Gameplay Trailer
@BaldB3lper78 We already got Indiana Jones and the great circle a Xbox Series X game coming to Switch 2 next year so anything is possible just need to be patient, honestly would love to see Forza Horizon 4 on Switch 2, loved that world setting with the Lego and 007 cars dlc.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Two Classic Platformers
Where the heck is Donkey Kong 64 and the original Super Smash Bros?! The original Wii virtual console had the OG Smash Bros, Wii U had DK64 and the Bomberman 64 games what's the hold up?! Is gonna take a couple more years?
Re: Reminder: Virtual Boy For Switch And Switch 2 Are Available On The My Nintendo Store
I'll stick to using Red Viper on 3ds if I want to play Virtual Boy games since you can play it in 2D and in any colour you want, and don't need any accessories to play it, while it's nice Nintendo remembered the virtual boy tho they should of done it with the 3ds this is a real hard sell and there making the same mistakes why this thing flopped in the first place...they should of added DS games instead even the Wii U had DS games on the VC.
Re: Reminder: Virtual Boy For Switch And Switch 2 Are Available On The My Nintendo Store
@slowpoke_tail Trailer mentions games will be added over time so yeah it's gonna be another drip.
Re: Video: Mario Kart World - Course Changes Side-By-Side Comparison (Original & Version 1.4.0 Update)
@Jack_Goetz I'll say it was still rushed due to the fact they weren't planning to release the Switch 2 so early this year, only cus of the leaks, remember playing Mario Kart 8 Wii U without is pretty hard to go back to, it took a long while before it became the hit it is now on Switch.
Re: '4PGP: Four-Player Grand Prix' Brings 90's-Style Multiplayer Racing To Switch 1 & 2 In 2026
Just get Sega Ages Virtua Racing by M2, it's cheaper and is a lot better, one of the best remasters on Switch.
Re: Sega Will "Carefully Assess Appropriate Use Cases" When It Comes To "Leveraging AI"
@Anti-Matter Looks as bad as WICKED FOR GOOD Movie.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Switch 2 Edition Out Today, Includes Paid Upgrade Path For Switch Players
I'll wait for the physical release.
Re: Turok And Turok 2 Have Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Really cool there still updating these classics, it's pretty hard to go back playing the n64 versions.
Re: Best Tomb Raider Games, Ranked - Lara Croft On Switch & Nintendo Systems
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (DS) at 10th best
"We'd never choose to play this over the full-fat version, but it comfortably beats the GBA entry that carries the same name."
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (GBA) at 9th best...
uhhh?...where's the logic here?
Re: Review: Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Switch) - Up There With Best-Ever Arcade Marvel Games
Oh I can't wait to get this! after Shredder's revenge I had a feeling this was gonna rock!
Re: Random: "Splendid Game" - Shigeru Miyamoto Was A Fan Of Banjo-Tooie
What a splendid fax! Man still wish Nintendo brought Rare on...there so wasted at Microsoft...really only good thing to come out of that deal was Rare Replay...
Re: New 'Sonic Universe' Movie Spin-Off Announced For 2028
@Anti-Matter Nah the Wicked movies are overrated trash, I never want to see it a 2nd time, it was like watching paint dry, Sonic movies are surprisingly good and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was amazing, the characters are awesome and so is the action, no dull moments unlike Wicked for good, can't wait to see Amy in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 one of the few things SEGA is doing right these days.
Re: UK Charts: Kirby Is Nowhere To Be Seen In A Quiet Week
What's a Kirby?
Re: Mini Review: Arcade Archives 2 TOKYO WARS (Switch 2) - Another Polished But Wafer Thin Hamster Port
@rushiosan Might of been better if they picked something like Dirt Dash or Rave Racer which offers more tracks and cars, and modes too again this could of been worth it if it has online multiplayer since it's meant to be played as a group of players not a sole game.
Re: Mini Review: Arcade Archives 2 TOKYO WARS (Switch 2) - Another Polished But Wafer Thin Hamster Port
@Willo567 Nah it ain't it's just putting a rom into a emulator and just quickly explaining how to play it, no extras like the history behind the game like a flyer or a blurb explaining how the game was released, Mame did this for free since the 2010s or for a game like this online multiplayer *M2 did it for Virtua Racing and even Super Street Fighter 2 on Mega Drive for Wii's VC https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/11/japan_gets_super_street_fighter_ii_with_online_play_on_vc * as much I want to play this I can't justify the price when I could just play it on Mame for free.
Re: Mini Review: Arcade Archives 2 TOKYO WARS (Switch 2) - Another Polished But Wafer Thin Hamster Port
@MikeP for Ridge Racer it was ok remember it was the first textured 3D arcade racing game, and while having one track it has 2 two versions of it with 4 modes that work great for replay getting the best times, it's like Pacman which also only has one level/maze it's a classic but Tokyo Wars is bit of a hard sell, only two levels one mode this 1996, Ridge Racer was 1993.. not many even played it before and I think the lack of online multiplayer is it's biggest issue "considering it's designed to be played by groups of real players not ai bots" if M2 can add online multiplayer for Virtua Racing on Sega Ages Switch 1 then what was stopping hamster? It worries me for stuff like Rave Racer or Ridge Racer 2...has the same track and such as one, the reason it exists is to add multiplayer... Split screen isn't ideal and sucks you need a Switch 2 or PS5 to even do that...come on Hamster stop over charging people or start putting actual effort into these releases*another small thing would be nice if they included some history about the games your buying like Namco Museum used to do or like Atari 50 is doing*
Re: Reminder: 'Hello, Yoshi!' App Now Available For Switch And Mobile Devices
@bring_on_branstons That's stupid, again there's nothing to translate what's stopping them releasing this world wide?
Re: Sony Once Again Takes A Leaf From Nintendo's Playbook In Japan
@Jeronan Easy solution don't buy Playstation, last one I brought new was a PS Vita, Microsoft have down faster then Sega tho Sony could easily turn this around if they made use of their ips tho same with Microsoft they own Rare IPS, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro...
Re: Sony Once Again Takes A Leaf From Nintendo's Playbook In Japan
@shiningpikablu252 It's still not really something like Little Big Planet, or Crash or even the original Ratchet and Clank series, to me it just seems like a tech demo while fun it's not enough to buy a PS5 for.
Re: "I Just Hope To Stay Healthy" - Shigeru Miyamoto On Taking Further Steps Away From Development
@Yoshi3 Honestly it felt unfinished like a Sonic Team game, it just lacked the polish you get with 64 and Galaxy 1 & 2 and later.