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Re: Advance Wars Switch Dev Thanks Fans For Positive Reception, Calls Release A "Life Dream"

Roibeard64

Almost 50% through advance wars 1 now. Was unsure of the new arr style at first but few missions in it clicked. The board game look of the map I'd actually forgotten until reading these.
Very few other changes (like yellow comet is now called gold comet understandably,though my brain always wants to say golden comet)

Only criticism I have are multiplayer could been handled better

Re: Advance Wars Switch Dev Thanks Fans For Positive Reception, Calls Release A "Life Dream"

Roibeard64

@Don it did indeed and then became gameboy wars but the series has had a strange run in japan since it was introduced to the west. The original was delayed there possibly not to compete with gamboy wars 3 which was released at a similiar time. Eventually advance wars was eventually released there as 1 and 2 double pack. Days of ruin wasn't released in stores over there either but instead was a club nintendo reward for 3ds years later. Only dual strike I believe had a no issues launching there.

Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Has Been Released From Prison

Roibeard64

Damages are what a Judge has determined as the amount his actions in breaking the law cost Nintendo, not what he actually made doing so. Which seems to arround 300k or so.
He broke the law and wasn't a small fish doing it, realistically he was never going be able to pay back the damages in full in his lifetime but that's not the point, it's meant to reflect the damage he did and yes it's punitive by its nature.
But that's what laws are, some people only obey them because they know there's a punishment for not.

Re: New Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Trailer Welcomes Back Orange Star

Roibeard64

@Snatcher the originals were very good games on the GBA and had sequels on the Ds one was very similar the other one had completely different art style and tone.
They were very good but you have to be interested in turn based strategy games to enjoy them eg likes of Fire emblem, Final fantasy tactics and Wargroove.
Outside of nintendo circles the series isn't hugely known and has been dormant for over a decade now so I wouldn't expect alot of general ducussion outside nintendo sites.

Re: Metroid Prime Engineer Calls Out Nintendo, Says Not Crediting OG Devs In Remaster Is "Petty And Ridiculous"

Roibeard64

It's an interesting point as we now have games like the last of us ( part 1) being remastered/remade from Ps3, ps4 and now ps5.
So it's become more of an issue (though say 98% of gamers don't notice or care tbh)

When can credits be left out or can we just say thanks to the original team as a collective special thanks credit.

Who needs to be credited in a remaster vs a remake and what's the definition separating the two.(like an agreed industry definition rather than an opinion)

Until its standardised across video games as a industry which will require unions/collective representation etc most likely, theres no right answer here.
The industry as a whole needs to sort it out.

Re: Free-To-Play Shooter 'Rogue Company' Ends Service On Switch In June

Roibeard64

Free to play games have a place and are clearly quite popular otherwise they would all die out entirely.
And whole argument physical vs digital well I prefer to have physical but if its 60 physical and 20 digital on sale or because its no longer being made I'm going digital.
Also if you like physical grand but stop pretending your superior to someone else that goes digital they both have pros and cons and most of us are mixing them.

Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Another Game Next Week

Roibeard64

The 2 missing elements here are back in thr day there was big excitement of seeing your and your mates pokemon in 3d for the first tine which is just long gone and playing the GB games on your TV Once those games are on switch online there will be no point to GB tower anyway.
The real star and the readon to go back was the minigames. They were great

Re: Nintendo Announces Super Mario Sale, Wave One Starts This Week (Europe)

Roibeard64

@ATHFjman18 I know right it's only one I m missing from that image and it's never been discounted enough for me to go okay I'll buy it now.
I think ive most Mario tiles on switch now but how about a mario strikers discount

Actually the Switch has been arround for a while now, how about Players choice/Nintendo selects line. Throw in all those Wii U ports

Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of The Super Mario Bros. Movie Are In

Roibeard64

At best this film will be a funny family friendly with something for fans to spot but still a money grab at worst it will be a cynical family friendly, insults the fans money grab

Like if it's enjoyable great cash grab away. Like it's not going be Citizen Kane or a story that had to be told. It is just about a brand at the end of the day.

Re: SteamWorld Series Creator Admits 3DS eShop Closure Is A Little Bit "Upsetting"

Roibeard64

@GameOtaku let's face facts until they announced eshop was closing and created a panic buying frenzy of fomo it was a ghost town and a dead system.
The ability to buy natively on the system was already gone for years and very few people used their 3ds anymore (cant remember last one i saw in the wild) and most games people panic bought they were never going to buy during the 3ds life time at all.
It's more sad nostalgia that it's closing than this great tragedy.
All things have to end eventually and as you point out there are other ways.

Re: SEGA & Tencent Have Also Decided To Skip This Year's E3

Roibeard64

People (mainly non Nintendo fans) laughed and mocked Nintendo and said it was doomed now when it began doing directs over live E3 shows but looking back it was the blow that eventually killed E3.

I'll miss the excite of the big dates and the cringe of live performances but seems no need for E3 anymore and their move towards influencers was final nail in the coffin.

Re: Bowser Defends $70 Zelda Pricing, Nintendo Still "Very Bullish" About Switch

Roibeard64

@Frobodobo expansion packs were just dlc with a separate physical disk. They did exact same stuff as modern dlc except I needed to put in my age of Kings or yuris revenge disk to play (and have original installed too).
So I don't get the dlc is new argument they just changed name cause its a download now rather than a separate disk with its own box and manual.
Only new if you were consoles only until likes of ps3/xbox 360 or if you had a dreamcast