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Brilliant show. But licensed games for children are never good, not for adults, not for children.

Anyone in Europe having problems buying Arcade Archives Pole Position? Not available for sale in my country (Norway).

(Whatever ever happened to the European version of these Nintendo Download articles?)

Did Sega ever fix the Mega Drive Collection?

Just give the keys back to M2, Sega.

@RetroGames Trying to hard doing what? I don't disagree with you that it's not an aesthetically pleasing style. But seeing as this is a style that Walt Disney himself used, I'm having a hard time agreeing with you that it's not Disney enough. End of my point.

@RetroGames Well, I don't agree with your statement that this doesn't look like «proper Disney style at all», as this is probably closer to proper (Walt) Disney style than anything we've grown up with (see the Mickey shorts of the 1930s, for instance).

@RetroGames Well, I'm not a big fan of the art style, because it looks nothing like the style that I grew up with (the various motion pictures 1950s-1990s, the comic books from the 1970s-1990s, the 1980s-1990s cartoons). But Disney have made several shows and comics in this same style, predating those films, comics, and cartoons, in addition to what they have made for the last decade or so. So in that sense, the style is clearly Disney.

Nonetheless, the game seems to capture this older/newer style rather well, whether we like the style or not.

@RetroGames The game looks exactly like the latest Mickey series, for what it's worth.

This is brilliant news!

@StarryCiel And to be clear, I enjoy Link's Awakening for what it is, and it's probably the best Game Boy game made. But to me it's like a concept album that deviates somewhat from my favorite artist's original sound.

@StarryCiel I still disagree, but thanks for the thorough explanation.

@StarryCiel I disagree on all points. I don't understand how anyone can say the dream story is any good, and it's far from the best the series has to offer. And while it's soundtrack is good for a Game Boy game, I would never listen to those instead of the later games (or even the three first in the series).

How did it improve combat, progression and how dungeons work?

@Namco Isn't that the point of a comment section to any «best of» article? What else should we discuss?

@Friendly Even if the score is based on nostalgia, it shouldn't give a game released in 1993 any edge over a game released in 1992 (A Link to the Past), for instance. And no one can convince me that a Game Boy game is better than every single Super Nintendo game.

I don't recall exactly the order, but I'm guessing after A Link to the Past and before Twilight Princess.

@Friendly It shouldn't matter in a ranking of best games of all time. But I played it six years ago. Played three or four Zelda games that year, and the rest were better.

Link's Awakening is an impressive Game Boy game, but vastly overrated. There, I said it.

It's a mediocre game but a good port, then? Are the other games in the series getting a release as well?

When.a similar list is made 10-15 years from now, none of those ranked 4-10 will even make top 20. Super Mario World, however.

That's good news. Always wanted to give the original a go, but never found it worthwhile to fork over the money asked.

I don't see the need for a remake of the first game. It's already fully playable, and still holds up.

Zelda II, however, could do with some kind of remake, if nothing else fixing the translation and/or give better hints.

I'm still baffled that they can't have some kind og schedule for this. How about 1 game every month, instead of 5 in a week and then four months of nothing?

Haven't seen it in English, but I doubt it could be any worse than the Norwegian dub, where Mario had an entirely different dialect than Luigi and the rest of the family.

I quite enjoyed it, so did my daughter. Would've given it a 7 or 8 out of 10. It's quite fast paced!

Now, if Atari could just partner up with someone making retro controllers for modern systems. Why are there no paddle controllers for the Switch, for instance?

I just hope Zero Time Dilemma will be made available for one last purchase.

I'll keep an eye on this. Those waiting for this because of the AKI games that have not played Wrestling Empire: what are you even doing?

Still not sure I understand this. If I already own Birthright and Conquest (both on cart), do I have until end of March to buy DLC?

I own the Limited Edition as well as standard version of Birthright and Conquest, but haven't played anything yet. If I play one of the games until chapter 6, I can buy all DLC?

No love for the original Shantae?

Still mad at NoE who for unknown reasons sent and got in return at the same time the N64 controllers I ordered them as the expansion pak released. Won't be ordering the expansion unless I get to buy the controllers, which will likely never happen.

Whatever happened to the SMD controllers? I've never seen them available? Were they never released?

One of the non-pirated games I owned on the Amiga back in the day. Glad this is finally released through the Arcade Archives series.

Fire Emblem Awakening is one of my favorite games of all time.

My favorite Fire Emblem character.

Great update!

WB has f'ed up their own projects for such a long time, that they've no changed plans: Now they're also going to f up other companies' projects.

Others have pointed out that these are already available on Sega Mega Drive Classics - but isn't the emulation (much?) better on NSO?

Well, then, perhaps I might just as well cancel my order for the physical version.

If it's the original, untouched versions, I'll buy them. It's probably the pixel «remasters», though.

@Andee At least I found it on the actual eShop.

Tried finding it by browsing Nintendo.co.uk, but couldn't (did find several other games for Capcom Arcade Stadium, though). Is this only available through the eShop on Switch?

Here's a request: Release the original Bubble Bobble through Arcade Archives.

The addition of Galaxian deserves far more than a throwaway sentence in a story about yet another Tetris version. Along with Pong, Space Invaders and Asteroids, one of the early success stories of the pioneer era.

(Makes you wonder how people will talk about a game like the original Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda in 15 years time.)

Theres actually a sale on Nano Assault Neo on the European eShop right noe (!).

Re: discussions above: As far as I can tell, Art Academy: SketchPad is still available on the European eShop. But is there any point of buying it if you already own Art Academy: Atelier (Home Studio)?

@Bolt_Strike Yeah, I rarely buy consoles at launch. The Switch may in fact be the only one.

@Bolt_Strike You could explore vast open worlds, as we knew it in 2012, in Assassin's Creed III, Batman: Arkham City and Darksiders II. It's not as if the Wii U were worse than any other launch consoles, bar the Switch, in this regard.

Which consoles did impress you at launch?

@Bolt_Strike Which genres were lacking?

@Bolt_Strike I disagree (about the launch, not the it's lifecycle, which was rather underwhelming). More than 30 launch day games, including only the second home console 2D Mario game in 20 years, a first party tech-demo / party game in Nintendoland, some new 3rd party experiences showcasing the new console (the underrated ZombiU), decent ports of games just a few days or weeks old (Assassin's Creed III, CoD: Black Ops II, Just Dance 4, Tekken Tag Tournament 2), brand new games (Scribblenauts Unlimited, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and the (disappointing) Disney Epic Mickey II, plus some good digital releases (Little Inferno, Mighty Switch Force!). Plus sports games (FIFA, Madden, NBA). That's more than, say, the PS4 (mostly ports plus Killzone, Knack and Resogun) or the PS5. It wasn't the launch games that killed the Wii U, it was the terrible message (is it an accessory to the Wii, a new console?) and the lack of continued support.

@Max_the_German Gamecube had a weak launch line-up, but Wii U had a rather strong one. Something fot everyone, something completely new, some enhanced ports.

@jolteon23 Same here. Didn't like the reveal trailer or the name of the game (sounds like a mobile game), but this trailer showed some promise.