Shiryu

I have had the original "Shadows of Mordor" on my backlog for way too many years, so... I will take on that instead to appease my LoTR hunger.

Oh, I'm not sure this is well know but "Wrestling Empire" on Switch has been updated with supports yo 100 character matches on Switch 2, making it on par with the PC version. It remains by far the other truly viable option on Switch for Wrestling games with "AEW Fight Forever" a somewhat distant second.

Feels like I take a chair shot to the head every time I am reminded that "Fire Pro Wrestling" is till not on Switch 1 or 2...
On another note, I would have picked this up immediately if it wasn't digital only. Truly this generation will break me.

Finally! That image-flicking bug on Switch 2 was driving me insane, glad they fixed it.

@Teksette happy to be wrong from time to time! This is one of NMK's greatest offerings IMO, enjoy your weekend. ^_^

@Teksette nope, my PAL PS1 copy says "Air Combat" despite being called "Ace Combat" in Japan. Wonder what sort of trademark conflict in Europe there was back in the day...

Make sure you have a JPN account, I have very little faith "Macross II" will be released outside of Japan's eShop, the distribution rights of it have been a decades long nightmare to navigate.

How am I supposed to be a egomaniac if I can't drive as Mii!?

@Oldstalk hey, you made a typo in there, you meant to write "F-Zero GX" but I get the confusion since the letters for "Windwaker" are all next to each other on the keyboard.

I felt great shame when meeting the Machina here because I was by this point of the journey hardwired in the belief they were the enemy so I wanted to kill them all and take revenge for the fallen people of Colony 9 and Fiora. How very "Human" of me...

@Teksette I made this: https://x.com/ShiryuGL/status/1931355474097811891

Between this and "F-Zero GX" I guess ill try to find some time for "Mario Kart World".... eventually.

I will need this physical... and once again Capcom Europe demands I spend good money making that happen.

@Teksette "Hey, theres an entrance here! What could possibly be inside this sphere... OH NO!!!" excessively stressful tyrant music plays

@Teksette flying around is as liberating today as it was 10 years ago.

The gameplay on "F-Zero GX" is strictly attached to those analogue "L" and "R" triggers on the Gamecube controller. It is simply impossible to achieve the same precision on the game without them. I am very disappointed with this decision, but I will just have to accept it... as long as a proper new "F-Zero" shows up this generation.

@Teksette mission accomplished -> https://x.com/ShiryuGL/status/1908620081049067761

@Teksette wish I could be experiencing this for the first time all over again... that said, I've tripped on some of the new content already and am loving it.

@Teksette that thing hit me like a ton of skells 10 years ago and despite knowing it was coming, it still hit me hard last week.

Well, hello there!

... there goes my social life. AGAIN.

@Teksette sometimes there are no JRPGs to play and then there is a deluge of them. I still believe I can complete "FANTASIAN" before "Xenoblade X" drops but then there Lunar 1&"2 remaster right around the corner soon after. JRPGS and adulting don't mix well... z_z;

... Jim forgot my text! xP So here you go gang:

Planing on more steady progress in "FANTASIAN: Neo Dimension", the whole thing feels like a cosy “best of” Final Fantasy VII, VIII and XIX. However, some poor financial choices and ebay searches later I picked up some GameCube / Wii Sonic essentials. Expect some "Sonic Adventure DX Director’s Cut", "Shadow the Hedgehog" (I have a feeling this is not as bad as they told us back in the day) and both "Sonic Riders" and "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity". Hey, if these two run on the "F-Zero GX" engine, there gotta be something worth playing in them, right?

Game of the week is "Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars". About time these two PS1 gems get wide availability for current gen, these really are quite special to me. While everyone was ignoring 2D games on release, I actually picked and completed the first game. It was like a Super Nintendo JRPG with no ROM memory constrains, which was my idea of perfection. Now if only we could get a "Vandal Hearts" collection next...

@Tyranexx thanks! At this point, they will have to drag me away before I stop.

@Teksette everyone is fighting their own struggle we don't know about. With age this has helped me deal with most "problem people" around my life.

@AmplifyMJ thanks, I'm just one of the gang. Surround yourself with good people and good things happen.

@Banjo- thank you. I was one of the lucky ones. Nothing to do but to keep going forward.

@Teksette next weekend update is gonna be a good one, except on my wallet.

... I knew I had forgot to do something yesterday.

... nice! Oh, NL wants me write some more to ensure this is not robot made spam so... very nice!

... Jim, were gonna need to have a word about "Aragorn's Quest". >_<

I still listen frequently to Ken Ishii's brilliant DJ mix from the opening.

I would love a proper HD remaster of "Aragorn's Quest", I adore that game and its art style. Did you know the game's engine was going to be used in "Battalion Wars 3"? A shame it never happened.

...after what I just wrote on my year in review wrap up feature yesterday? Shiryusly!?

Whoever voted for "SNES - Nintendo Switch Online (Switch eShop)":
You are a good person and have made the correct life choices.

Great news because I got stuck on the Eye Zord level and its not my fault. The difficulty spike is insane!

@AJB83 I'm actually a backer on kickstarter for this one but they only sent me the STEAM code for the game. I have pre-ordered the physical version but I don't know if I won't cave in and buy the digital Switch version too...

I don't often hear you guys talk about "New Star GP" often when speaking about racing games on the system, so Ill make sure to mention it on my WAYPTW because its utter brilliant.

Just bought it this week from Play Asia, I guess I won't be playing this come Xmas after all... but my Dreamcast version is still around here somewhere.

With that many Trek puns in there, I knew it was Gavin writing this before I reached the bottom. Make it so.

"Xenoblade Chronicles X" ending lives rent free in my mind. Some closure would be welcome.

@AmplifyMJ all good, thanks!

@Teksetter my apologies, good madam. The world of nicknames remains a confusing one.

@Tyranexx nothing else to do but move on. TY.

@Teksetter thank you , good sir!

PS: We really need "UFO 50" on Switch...

@OorWullie and hard. SO HARD!

@OorWullie you won't regret it!

@OorWullie I like it very much. I combines a few old games mechanics into a thing very much of it's own (even a bit of Sonic!). Unsure if you played the previous games from Pixel Games "Donut Dodo" but "Cash Cow DX" feels like an evolution of that platformer. Also quite hard to master, but genuinely rewarding when you do succeed. It gets the most important aspect of an arcade game: an enjoyable game loop.

@PikaPhantom so good. That game is soooooo good!

...sold. Gimme, gimme, gimme!

@BloodWolfe No problem. I had no choice but to do this not only because of JPN exclusive demos but because often companies send me only US codes for reviews.