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I had a really bad race the other day, I was about to get lapped. Fired off a blue shell, but instead of it racing around the course like it used to do, it took the shortest path to first place, the shell went through me and went backwards, hitting me in the process.

I thought this was officially stated when it was first revealed....

I am so tempted in getting this since I loved the originals when they first came out (never got around to beating the 2nd though), but as with most remasters, I was concerned if there were any alterations/edits (more often than not, censorship) to the game for the worse that you often hear about. If this stays true to the original, then this would be an easy buy for me

Would have loved an option to be able to somehow transfer my save file from the WiiU to the Switch. But, since I have not heard about something like that yet (not that I have been paying much attention), I doubt there would be. It would give me a chance/reason to actually finish the game.

Waterworld, Zelda Edition?

It is comical how often this topic comes up, yet virtually you NEVER hear the reason why Nintendo "left Sony at the Altar". While it is widely agreed that Nintendo did a crap move, but on the other side Sony was highly greedy in their demands that would have screwed over Nintendo for that partnership.

Two wrongs never make a right, but only paying attention to one side of the story always skews the truth.

Now, if they went through with it, it is hard to say how well it would have turned out. It could have just been like the Sega CD add-on, a One-and-Done time, or could have been the start of something great (but that is wishful thinking). But no matter what could have been, the current landscape could be vastly different.

This is just Q-Bert reskinned as a dungeon theme. As much as I have enjoyed Q-Bert in the past, does not catch my interest. Plus only 6 different maps does not help either.

So many comments...

Anyways, usually when something like this happens, the old "3-sides of the story" rule comes into place. Accusers side, defenders side, and the truth that is somewhere in between and off to the side a little. Like always, there should be more to the story. But after seeing how entitled Taylor conducted herself about this topic, I am less inclined to believe her side as the full truth.

Is the $4k reasonable? I can't say. How much did she get paid for each of the last two games? How long did it take to do them? How long would it take to do the third? Not to mention I am sure they still have unused dialog from the previous games that they could have used as well in the third, which would cut down on needed lines to record. From the sounds of it, it seems that she wanted a raise and threw a tantrum because she didn't get it.

For the average person, yeah $4k may seem like a decent wage (or a lot in some instances), but other factors come into play that are not often covered in stories like these for context.

Far too many to pick from. But, I would have to say the original Tetris, followed closely by Zelda: ALttP that stand out the most for me.

Quite a few old titles that I used to own as a kid. Definitely going to keep an eye on this, just not sure what system yet. Now, I would love to see a list like this with the old Activision games from that time, also with a 103 game list.

Granted there are other games from now defunct devs I would love to play again, but getting a collection of those I think would be difficult.

Just start with the original. It makes you appreciate the later ones all the more as you work your way to them.

This is the first anime DVD I ever bought. Still have it too. I watch it every now and then, but sadly have to admit the last time I watched it was the spring of last year.

Guess this is another nail in the coffin for HxH. Not to mention I need to start clearing my backlog so that I can get to these sooner when they get released!

I get what he is saying, but there should be a limit on what should and should not be done. As an example, I myself have invested decades into an online game (don't play it anymore, but still pop in once in a while). Originally started it in the alpha stage in '96, played regularly and became well known over the years following till I got tired of the company running it. Being an online subscription based game, obviously I would love to recoup that back if I could.

Yet, the blockchain concept in general is not something I want to bother with, nor would want companies have another tool to nickle and dime us even more than what they already do. In the end I would say we are better off without it.

@blindsquarel Perhaps, but look at how well that turned out for Duke Nukem Forever!

"due to open the Gallery in the 2023/34 financial year"
That is quite the large target date. I guess planning for future problems/disasters to hinder development?

1884? Never realized that this has been an issue for so long!

King of Monsters is the first thought that came to mind when I saw this. Calling it Dawn of Monsters kinda makes it sound like a sequel to it. Would have been an interesting concept if they tried to pull that off... As long as the game is fun of course.

"Not interested in Chocobo GP? Let's keep it that way!"
There, fixed the tag line. Them putting him everywhere just makes me want it even less.

I hope all companies (not just gaming companies) who get involved with these NFT's get burned to some degree, making them regret it.

While I have not played Tri Force Heroes, I have played the others, so I not vote for what I have not tried. So with that said, I never liked Majora's Mask.

Changing Mario's voice from Charles Martinet is akin to stopping Peter Cullen from being the voice of Optimus Prime. Those are just some things that should never be done. And to me, it just would sound wrong in the final product.

I still have all my old GC games, but no system (lent it to my sister after I got the Wii, only to later find out from her "You never gave it to me. I never had it"). Wish I had something to play it on now that scales correctly to large 4k TV's. There were definitely some real gems to be played.

Meh, does not matter if it makes sense or not, just rewatch the part of the fight where the Dragon is summoned. The wish is granted when it is implied he died from Gohan's words. After they all come back to life, he shows up again.

I am not saying I believe it, I said "Depending on your point of view" of the part in question.

@Kirgo Wrong part of the fight. It was in the middle of the fight when Bulma wished "Revive all the people that Frieza and his minions had killed". The one that brought back everybody on the planet that also revived their balls as well.

I would have to say Team Four Star said it best in their DBZ Abridged series. When they summoned Shenron, he mocks their wish on the revivals implying it could have been better spent.

@Kirgo Depending on your point of view, Goku died three times on the normal timeline, not including the Future Trunks era.
1- Against Raditz
2- Against Frieza on Namek (This one is up for question if he really died or not before Bulma's wish to revive all the fallen "good guys" back to life on the planet).
3- Against Cell

The old Game & Watch. I still have most of them to this day.

My best memory of the code was when I was at a friends place playing Gradius III on the SNES. When my friends dad was playing, I gave him the SNES version of the code (doing LRLR instead of left/right/left/right). He was ecstatic obviously, so his friend asked for it on his turn. I gave him the NES version while watching his expression. Needless to say, it was priceless as he watched his ship explode, and dropping the controller while totally stunned.... Quickly followed by him chasing me out the door swearing at me.

30 years later I still chuckle whenever that memory pops into my mind.

Microsoft, Sony, EA, Tencent, Nintendo...... Personally, I think if they really do sell, then Nintendo would do the least amount of damage overall, followed closely by MS. EA and Tencent usually meddle way too much and end up destroying the companies. Sony would further push their censorship ideals.

@earthinheritor Fair enough. I only have the PS4 app for reference to go off of.

I hope the app is vastly better than the crappy one the PS has.

Petty or not, in the end Nintendo was in their right to pull support over illegal copies of the game to be used for the tournament. In most cases, many companies would do the same. If you wanted official support, then use official copies. Two wrongs don't make a right, but in this case the event organizers are to blame.

Personally I would rather see Nintendo (or anybody, that are not MS or Sony, who would actually use them properly) buy IP's instead of the company division itself. Sega has a deep list they are sitting on that deserve to be brought forth into today's generation to some extent.

There were other games besides BOTW? Who would have thought..... With that said, aside from Just Dance (picked it up for my daughter), I have not played any of the others on the list.

With all these Retro games coming back, I want a copy of the Arcade version of APB (1987). Would be a nice change of pace from all these shooters we are getting.

This series has always been on my radar, but I have such a huge backlog I haven't gotten around to it. With how often I have to work away from home, I would rather get the entire series on the Switch than on the PS4. With that said, I probably wont get to play it any time soon unless XSeed is convinced to port over the first two games.

Good job on them for donating. However these masks are rather useless for preventing the virus. You would need at least a fitted mask (with a filter and face shield) that is meant for micro organisms that are smaller than visible particles that these masks are meant to block.

@FTL I mostly agree with you. I used the preload as a cutoff day because, as far as I am aware, they happen hours to a day or two prior to the games release. So saying "Up until X days before preload/release" would be the deadline to cancel any pre-orders. After that, no refunds. As for the games being half finished upon release, that has always irked me, which is why, from some companies, I will never buy from in the first handful of months of a release because of missing content and/or bugs that they are becoming known for.

In the end, it should always be "Buyer Beware". Only pre-order IF you are ready to commit to whatever it is without changing your mind soon after. Best way is to wait till the last minute for digital downloads since there is no stock to worry about. Use the rest of the time to do your homework on it first.

If it was cancelled at least a set time before the preloads happen, then yes. But if it is almost at the time of the said preloads, or even after it happens, then a solid no.

I want Makai Kingdom for the Switch!

@badboy9 Giving up 100% of the profits and rights? Yeah, real bad choice.

"a joint venture by Sony and Nintendo which was canned when the latter got cold feet and left the former standing at the altar."

Hasn't this been gone over a million times by now? Nintendo embarrassed Sony only because Sony was greedy and demanded too much for a "partnership". It was not cold feet, but rather to protect their own interests. Two wrongs don't make a right, but at least state it for what it was, a bad deal that fell through.

As for the topic at hand, it would have opened up possibilities for studios at the time to take advantage of it. Back then it would have been a big deal, but looking at it now, technology progressed vastly since that time where the FX chip would have been mainly used for a lone generation. However with all the great games back then, it could have made some of them possibly even better.

Looks like a larger Colecovision clone.

@smashboy2000 As to quote a friend who watched all the Overfiend movies (to this day I don't know why).... "This is the only time I have ever needed to cross my legs. And I am a GUY!"

@Dirty0814 I got the 4th on the NES Mini, but never got the cart for the NES back then. Looking at what they cost now to get, wish I did.

I still have all 3 games for the NES. So think I will stick with them on there. The only reason I even bothered getting into that series to begin with was because Nintendo Power had a promo going on where you subscribe to them, they threw the first game in for free (came with a map and a mini guidebook).

For those who are looking to play the first game for the first time, do not expect much for a quick game. You can only level up to level 20, but it takes forever since most gold you can get per battle is 200 and most exp (providing you even find, never mind killing a Metal Slime) is 115. But it is a good entry level game for those with patience and want something simple.

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't there a Japanese law stating the a foreign company cannot own a controlling stake in a Japanese company? If that is the case, then there would never be a worry of anybody outside of Japan trying to buy Nintendo, but rather somebody from within.

All that hopping made me want to go play Q-bert.

"Technical Hurdles"... AKA They need a larger memory card just for their game alone for the $2 mil worth of DLC the will release for it.