Great review! Ollie's enthusiasm for the game really shines through - reading excerpts like "best Nintendo graphics in history" and "this is an all-time great that people will be returning to 10 or 20 years from now" has me even more hyped to pick up my preorder this Thursday. I just have to decide if I'm going to drop everything to play this right away, or risk putting it in the backlog black hole.
A little radio chatter from NPC's won't bother me (if it's within reason). Rather, I'll probably enjoy having some "damsels" to rescue and extra story to read, if the writing is decent and there are proper poignant moments of solitude to balance everything.
I bought a Vi-O-La amiibo for my shelf, but I'll join everyone in hoping that any amiibo perks are eventually unlockable just by playing the base game.
@Mommar Well fortunately, the bundle I bought included the Conquest books, and an “Annihilators” series, too. I understand the game is really a mishmash of different Marvel books and 90s cartoons. I think I was just looking for an excuse to read some grand Marvel crossover event, mainly. 😁
I remember back in college I kept seeing “Operation: Galactic Storm” branded issues, which I was always curious about but never picked up. That unscratched itch probably led to my buying this more recent cosmic storyline. Either way, it’ll be fun to read some comics after so long!
I'm so impatient to play this game! I have such a soft spot for beat 'em ups and I loved Shredder's Revenge, SoR4, and other greats on Switch. It's good to hear our faithful reviewers Tom and Jim enjoyed the Cosmic Invasion chaos!
I am a lapsed comic geek. I was intrigued by MCI right away, given its pedigree, and insta-bought it in my mind as soon as they announced Beta Ray Bill and Silver Surfer for the lineup.
It's going to be a long wait until March for the physical S2 edition. But I have Absolum to finish before then, and also my hype for MCI inspired me to pick up Marvel's Annihilation collected editions for required reading before I play. I don't even know who Phylla-Vell is, and I haven't read anything about Nova since his mullet hair was still in fashion, so I expect it'll be fun and enlightening "homework!"
I'm fervently hoping we get the Fantastic Four or some other surprises for DLC later, though that will mean I'll have to buy the physical a second time.
BC on the NES (NA) was one of those 3rd-party games that I really imprinted on back then, in 1987(?). What a great adventure, swinging around on your grappling arm and blasting through the game.
How surprised I was, a few months after I beat the game, to see a Bionic Commando cabinet (or was it called Top Secret?) in a local arcade! It was an arcade rendition through and through - such nice graphics, but so brutally difficult. My quarters were gone in an instant.
(Anyone curious can find Top Secret playable in Capcom Arcade Stadium 1, which frequently goes on sale on Switch.)
Later, while living in Japan and chatting with a friend about our fave NES/Famicom games, I learned my beloved BC on the NES was a sanitized version of the Famicom title “Top Secret: Hitler’s Return,” where you’re fighting the nazi lord himself! (And there he is, looming on that JPN box art!)
I voted NA just because I loved that game so much (one of many I wish I never sold off) and I like the Ame-comi style cover. That Famicom boxart is quite notorious though, and may win today’s battle.
It’s a Thanksgiving 4-day holiday weekend for me here in the ‘States, so you’d think I’d have ample time for games, but between attending the local football game, meal prep, hosting, making a big batch of turkey soup, and now decorating the house & the yard for the Yuletide, couch time with my S2 hasn’t been as plentiful as I’d like! That bodes ill for the backlog, as I didn’t even make good on my promise last weekend to do better juggling my games. Instead of playing balanced amounts of Absolum, Hades II, Kirby Air Riders, and LOZ: Tears of the Kingdom like I promised, I up and buy Picross S: Sega Genesis & Master System Edition on sale and played that all week! Ugh, those horrible, addictive little grids just begging to be filled in!! But, I at least got the paraglider for Link in TOK yesterday. 😅
Wishing everyone a relaxing weekend, and plenty for which to be thankful!! 🕹️🦃
Wow good stuff! I didn’t even know there were Bionic Commando and Kid Icarus games on the Gameboy! I really didn’t need more games to play at the moment, but I’ll have to check these out a bit.
I picked this up on launch day but haven't touched it because I never finished TOTK! I'm playing that now, among other things, but at the rate I'm going it'll be February before I'm finally ready for Imprisonment Musou. I'm glad to hear there will be extra content waiting for me then!
I'll be there day one for the physical release, in March. It'll be a long wait! Other games can stand aside when I finally get my hands on this cartridge.
By then I hope to have read the Marvel "Annihilation" crossover series of comics. It's been AGES since I've flipped through any superhero comics.
Actually, the game producers put together a video showing a "must read" list of comics which inspired the game. Well worth a look if you're excited about Cosmic Invasion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BamMz1n9cQQ
I happily picked up my Hades II and Kirby Air Riders preorders yesterday, a full physical one-two punch that could very well remain unmatched for the rest of the S2 generation. The auspicious moment brought a couple new developments for me this weekend:
1) Skip the backlog pile, proceed directly to cartridge slot.
I started playing Kirby right away, which is rare for a game-hoarding procrastinator like me. GOTTA UNLOCK ALL THE STUFF.
2) Try to learn to juggle.
I’ve always preferred to focus on playing a single game at a time, rather than juggle a bunch at once. But I’ve got Kirby, Absolum, and TOTK all started recently and demanding attention, and Melinoë wanting to continue our quest in Hades II. I might have to try to work something out! For now, I’m dual-wielding my OLED with Absolum in it, and my Deuce with the other 3 games. 😅
I’ll be thankful for a little extra spare time during the Thanksgiving break. The Holidays are nearly upon us!
Wishing all fellow Nintendo Lifers plenty of time to appreciate your fave friends, family, and games this weekend! 🕹️💕🦃
These look incredible! I will play the game long enough to unlock the customization cosmetics, at least. I think even those alone will make Air Riders a worthwhile purchase for me.
OMG what is the matter with people?! 😂 Also, this is brilliant. I guess it’s inevitable when you have such deep customization options. Can’t patch it out of our physical cartridges, either. Yay!
This makes me so happy. My introduction to Picross was Mario’s Picross on NSO, which I loved, and I’ve been meaning to buy the Sega and Namco versions for many months now. I’m glad to see more classic game tie-ins to pick from later. These are just such a great way to decompress and forget about life’s cares for a bit, very satisfying, while you reminisce about the games and characters you love. 🥰
"People do not care about the use of AI in games" says the man who's leading a gen AI company and citing Roblox as industry standard. Such selfless altruism!!
Good thing we have visionaries such as Jacob here telling us what we like. I mean, the 30 million kids who played that Roblox mod obviously represent the entirety of the video gaming population. /s
I can't imagine AI ever being a net positive for humanity. Try as they might, nothing these vested tech bros say will ever dissuade me. Perhaps they'll feel differently, too, someday, when AI takes THEIR jobs.
I hate seeing this topic come up over and over again, but I guess it's a sign of the sad times we live in.
I never played the GC original and was hesitant about Air Riders, but after seeing the 2nd Direct and the depth of everything on offer, I was sold. The global Test Ride provided a little taste of what was to come, and now PJ’s endorsement will have me picking up my preorder eagerly this Friday!
The single-player content and retro Top Ride mode looked great to me, so thanks for the confirmation PJ! I know I’ll enjoy the story mode and unlocking everything. And the depth of customization aspect and overall cuteness may even tempt my daughters into playing.
Slinging yourself around the track seems like an apt description of how the game plays. I’m going into it with an open mind (as in, this is not MK) and will just enjoy the ride. 😁
I suspect I’m geezer enough to really enjoy surfing this software. I think it’d be amusing the same way those wonderful GTA Vice City radio stations were - a fond parody of bygone times. Lack of any “game” wouldn’t bother me if I’m chuckling and reminiscing while flipping channels like in the old days. 😄
I’ll have to watchlist this oddity for a rainy day.
@Morsel Thank you Morsel! It’s so great of you to think of me. You just earned your spot on my NL Friends List (a feature I’ve often wished we had here on NL). ☺️
I’m wondering, though- how does your brain not melt when you switch between playing Cyberpunk and Hello Kitty Island Adventures?? If it were me, I’d be calling Kero-Kero Keroppi my main choom and worrying half the other NPC’s were out to shoot me. 😜
I spent 10-15 mins this morning typing my usual Saturday morning update, only to realize later I never posted it! What a waste 😓
Well, to keep my weekend streak going, I’ll just say briefly that I rolled credits on Hades II and thoroughly enjoyed doing so! There’s still plenty left of that game to play, but for now I’m moving on to Absolum or maybe return to finish TOTK to better enjoy Age of Imprisonment without spoiler paranoia.
Wishing all NL friends ample time to spend with your fave games this weekend! 🕹️👾🍄
A game I imagine I’d enjoy, yet have never played and never was particularly tempted to buy, till now. A nice complete physical edition to add to the collection and play on a quiet day sounds appealing. I have to look to see if they patched in joycon mouse support for this game.
Looks good to me, though I fell off of Prime 1 back in the GC days and I never tried the sequels. But I'm looking forward to picking up my preorder in 3 weeks, and hopefully Prime 4 will provide some excitement this winter. I think having Federation troops out there to rescue will motivate me to keep playing.
I’ll be preparing to buy this collection again physically, for the 3rd time.
I feel like getting the rights for the Atari Midway games such as Paperboy, Gauntlet, Hard Drivin’, etc would take some kind of divine intervention, so let’s start smaller Get the Imagic games! I remember really liking a few of those when I was a kid, like Space Ark. Then there were Parker Bros games like Frogger that were popular back then. I wish we could unearth some licensed gems like E.T, too. But it would be the Activision games that would truly complete the Atari 50 celebration. Activision was founded by Atari defectors, after all, and their titles (Pitfall, Pitfall 2, River Raid, Kaboom!) were some of my absolute favorites on the 2600.
The game continues to look great and even has me thinking I should pay a visit to my local comic shop to seek out this Annihilus storyline.
Seems like it’ll be a long wait till we get a physical release, and I’ll need something to tide me over!
I was somewhat on the fence about this game since one of my kids might enjoy it, but it’s an easy decision not to buy now. I’m a physical-first shopper and I avoid game key BS whenever possible. Plug & play and take it with you without worrying about your “user license” or the internet or the publisher keeping their servers running - games like that are what I enjoy purchasing. Not digital or fake physical media with all these strings attached.
JP for me! I remember playing the American release back in the day, not realizing how homogenized it was.
You’ve gotta love the overly aggressive localizations back then. They really wanted to keep us kids of the 70s and 80s in the dark about where our favorite games and cartoons were coming from. I watched so many bad dubs, I didn’t think lip-synching was possible in cartoons!
It’s a rainy weekend, so that time I’d otherwise spend tending to bushels of leaves will have to go towards Hades II instead. Oh well! I think despite all my procrastinating, I’m nearing the end-game. I’ve got the means now to destroy Typhon and if I can just resist the urge to nightmare farm, I could progress the story to a dramatic final boss fight and whatever the game has in store afterward.
I should just go for it. I’ve got Absolum and now Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment clamoring for me to play them.
If I do roll credits on Hades II today, fittingly enough, I’ve got tickets to see the Hadestown musical tomorrow. Life often can seem like a lot of drudgery and hardship, but sometimes you get gift weekends like this! 🥰
May all NL friends enjoy the gift of a joyous weekend! 😁🕹️👾
So many addicting games on this list! I’d say that Roguelikes are like arcade games, with benefits.
From everything I’ve heard of Absolum and Ball X Pit, they deserve their place here. But surely Hades II should make the cut, too? Oh, unless you’re limiting entries to one per franchise? In that case, I guess the original Hades may have the edge.
Happy 20th!! I lurked around here for a while before joining in 2015. Browsing the site and interacting with the fine folks here have been daily joys ever since. Wishing you many more years of success, despite turbulent times. I'll keep supporting you!
An AI took my order at the Burger King drive thru last weekend. How humiliating. That will definitely be my last trip through there. And now Square-Enix, a company built on the backs of intense human effort and creativity, will be laying off their QA staff and automating the work? That bodes ill - just another sign of the AIpocalypse.
I'll look forward to some hefty patch news in the future.
@Waluigi451 Oh thanks for enlightening me! If I had to guess, I would have thought it was a What If version of Ghost Rider where he became Galactus’ herald. 💀
I really am impressed by the starting roster. I’ll be selecting Beta Ray Bill and Silver Surfer as soon as possible.
I don’t know some of the more recent characters, like Phylla Vel and Cosmic Ghost Rider, but maybe I can find and read that Marvel Annihilation story line.
@Kamen-S Agreed we need some Fan-4 representation in here. We just had that neat summer movie, and Annihilus actually debuted in their book!
I also have an extremely full plate right now, and certainly don't mind the delay. By my count, the release date was Sep 5th, then Oct 31st, then Nov 26th, and now Dec 12th. Even then, my copy will sit on the shelf for a long while before I can play it.
@Truegamer79 "What's up with people acting like the originals were such masterpieces?"
Oh you know why, it's because those of us of a certain age imprinted on those original arcade cabs so hard back then. DD just totally eclipsed Renegade and was like nothing else when it debuted. A 2-player co-op brawler! Such an innovation!! Friends and I plunked many, many quarters into it and the sequel at our local bowling alley. We could forgive the crappy hit detection as long as we could elbow-punch our way to victory!
Like many here, I'm a bit grossed out by the visuals / art style, but I heard the gameplay was decent enough and I decided to add this to the Double Dragon section on my Switch game shelf.
To date, I've got physicals of Double Dragon Collection, Double Dragon Neon, and now Revive all backlogged and waiting to be played. Gaiden I played for 10-15 hours, and quite enjoyed it, even if Marian is a little OP with her firearms and bazooka. I'm confident that despite the "6," I'll get some fun out of this title, too.
Looking forward to picking up my preorder this Thursday! With a score this good, I'm sure I'll have a lot of power-trip fun with the game. But first I have to go back and finish Tears of the Kingdom!
@YunoboCo @KayFiOS I understand your wanting to go into this game unspoilt, but FWIW, I feel PJ did a good job keeping his review spoiler-free. He didn't reveal any characters, and praised the story without going into any plot details. If you're really tempted to read the review, I'd say there is little harm in doing so.
I played a lot of Astral Ascent when my physical copy delivered last year from LRG, and seriously loved it - so much so I’m picking up the “Stellar Edition”physical collector’s set coming out this December, just so I can get the soundtrack on CD and try out some of the DLC.
I hope this new DLC somehow makes it onto that updated physical edition, but won’t hold my breath. 😅
Ok just a couple months to go to ride out this game barrage. The retail physicals below were/are all on my preorder list:
2 weeks ago: Double Dragon Revive Last week: Turok Dinosaur Hunter Collection This week: Zelda Imprisonment Nov 20: Kirby Air Riders, Hades II Nov 26: Terminator 2 Dec 6: Metroid Akira Dec 12: MK Collection Dec 18: Yooka Replaylee
Hopefully nothing is coming out in Jan/Feb so I have time to play some of these! I’ve been playing Hades II since the digital launch (had to double-dip on that one) and Absolum is on deck right now.
The clocks “fall back” tonight, and I can use that regained hour to fit in another Hades II run around the weekend chores and kids’ activities (and to eat some leftover Halloween candy). Turok Trilogy, Double Dragon Revive, and a beautiful Castlevania: Dominus Collection deluxe import set all joined the backlog pile on my shelf this week, but I have to keep going in Melinoë’s underworld adventures right now. I love how I’m still unlocking weapons, revealing story tidbits, and building affinities after so many hours into the game - such depth!
I’ll probably duck into Pinball FX to play a few event tables, too, as usual lately. I acquired my Elvira, Mistress of the Dark virtual statue last weekend, so I’m a happy camper. 🎃🦇
Wishing everyone lots of fun with your chosen adventures and distractions this weekend!🕹️👾⚡️🐢
I’m so confused. I thought after abandoning New Horizons for so long, Nintendo would just be focusing their energies on an all-new AC game.
I guess I’ll check out the big update at some point, but ACNH was never more than a cozy game to play w my kids. They don’t have S2’s and I don’t know if they have the time/inclination to go back and play this game after so long.
They’ve grown a lot since 2020/2021.
Edit: Ok, had time to check out the trailer and this is actually pretty cool! I didn't realize the OG Switch edition update will include all the new content. I will have to show the trailer to the kiddos later and see if they'll be tempted enough to play. I know I will find time to collect all the Nintendo consoles to play Ice Climber or whatever on the island.
RE fans are eating well, except these game key cards are empty calories! For me, It takes all the fun out of buying games. I’ll probably just skip all these and maybe buy them used someday, or on steep discount on the eShop. 🫤
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Re: Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! Brings A "New Retro FPS" To Switch 2 Next Year
Looks fun, though it would probably just make me want to play E! D! F!!!!!!
The Earth Defense Force games have always filled my bug blasting urges over the years.
Re: Nintendo Reveals New Line Of Metroid Merch, And We Want It All
Oh so fun! And the squishy Metroid amiibo!! I’ve been seeking one of those all year! I’m hoping it’s restocked in the NA store. too.
Re: Poll: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Out On Switch 2 And Switch This Week, Will You Be Getting It?
The S2 physical and the set of amiibos was a Christmas prezzie to myself. ^_^
I tend to drift off of first-person games but hopefully this one grabs me, whether I jump right in tomorrow or save it till I finish TOK this winter.
See ya on Viewros!
Re: Review: Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Switch) - Up There With Best-Ever Arcade Marvel Games
@Mommar
They are Marvel crossovers with extraterrestrial characters and events, are they not? That’s all I’m saying.
I am hereby forewarned about Conquest.
If you’ve vented all your negativity now, I’d suggest you go watch some Macross and enjoy some Minmei songs and cheer up a bit!
Re: Review: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) - Samus Returns In Prime Form
Great review! Ollie's enthusiasm for the game really shines through - reading excerpts like "best Nintendo graphics in history" and "this is an all-time great that people will be returning to 10 or 20 years from now" has me even more hyped to pick up my preorder this Thursday. I just have to decide if I'm going to drop everything to play this right away, or risk putting it in the backlog black hole.
A little radio chatter from NPC's won't bother me (if it's within reason). Rather, I'll probably enjoy having some "damsels" to rescue and extra story to read, if the writing is decent and there are proper poignant moments of solitude to balance everything.
I bought a Vi-O-La amiibo for my shelf, but I'll join everyone in hoping that any amiibo perks are eventually unlockable just by playing the base game.
Re: Review: Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Switch) - Up There With Best-Ever Arcade Marvel Games
@Mommar
Well fortunately, the bundle I bought included the Conquest books, and an “Annihilators” series, too. I understand the game is really a mishmash of different Marvel books and 90s cartoons. I think I was just looking for an excuse to read some grand Marvel crossover event, mainly. 😁
I remember back in college I kept seeing “Operation: Galactic Storm” branded issues, which I was always curious about but never picked up. That unscratched itch probably led to my buying this more recent cosmic storyline.
Either way, it’ll be fun to read some comics after so long!
Re: Review: Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Switch) - Up There With Best-Ever Arcade Marvel Games
I'm so impatient to play this game! I have such a soft spot for beat 'em ups and I loved Shredder's Revenge, SoR4, and other greats on Switch. It's good to hear our faithful reviewers Tom and Jim enjoyed the Cosmic Invasion chaos!
I am a lapsed comic geek. I was intrigued by MCI right away, given its pedigree, and insta-bought it in my mind as soon as they announced Beta Ray Bill and Silver Surfer for the lineup.
It's going to be a long wait until March for the physical S2 edition. But I have Absolum to finish before then, and also my hype for MCI inspired me to pick up Marvel's Annihilation collected editions for required reading before I play. I don't even know who Phylla-Vell is, and I haven't read anything about Nova since his mullet hair was still in fashion, so I expect it'll be fun and enlightening "homework!"
I'm fervently hoping we get the Fantastic Four or some other surprises for DLC later, though that will mean I'll have to buy the physical a second time.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Bionic Commando (NES)
BC on the NES (NA) was one of those 3rd-party games that I really imprinted on back then, in 1987(?). What a great adventure, swinging around on your grappling arm and blasting through the game.
How surprised I was, a few months after I beat the game, to see a Bionic Commando cabinet (or was it called Top Secret?) in a local arcade! It was an arcade rendition through and through - such nice graphics, but so brutally difficult. My quarters were gone in an instant.
(Anyone curious can find Top Secret playable in Capcom Arcade Stadium 1, which frequently goes on sale on Switch.)
Later, while living in Japan and chatting with a friend about our fave NES/Famicom games, I learned my beloved BC on the NES was a sanitized version of the Famicom title “Top Secret: Hitler’s Return,” where you’re fighting the nazi lord himself! (And there he is, looming on that JPN box art!)
I voted NA just because I loved that game so much (one of many I wish I never sold off) and I like the Ame-comi style cover. That Famicom boxart is quite notorious though, and may win today’s battle.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (29th November)
It’s a Thanksgiving 4-day holiday weekend for me here in the ‘States, so you’d think I’d have ample time for games, but between attending the local football game, meal prep, hosting, making a big batch of turkey soup, and now decorating the house & the yard for the Yuletide, couch time with my S2 hasn’t been as plentiful as I’d like! That bodes ill for the backlog, as I didn’t even make good on my promise last weekend to do better juggling my games. Instead of playing balanced amounts of Absolum, Hades II, Kirby Air Riders, and LOZ: Tears of the Kingdom like I promised, I up and buy Picross S: Sega Genesis & Master System Edition on sale and played that all week! Ugh, those horrible, addictive little grids just begging to be filled in!! But, I at least got the paraglider for Link in TOK yesterday. 😅
Wishing everyone a relaxing weekend, and plenty for which to be thankful!! 🕹️🦃
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES And Game Boy Library With Four More Titles
Wow good stuff! I didn’t even know there were Bionic Commando and Kid Icarus games on the Gameboy!
I really didn’t need more games to play at the moment, but I’ll have to check these out a bit.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Adds New Weapons & Challenges In Free Update This Week
I picked this up on launch day but haven't touched it because I never finished TOTK! I'm playing that now, among other things, but at the rate I'm going it'll be February before I'm finally ready for Imprisonment Musou.
I'm glad to hear there will be extra content waiting for me then!
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion's Opening Movie Is Packed With '90s Nostalgia
I'll be there day one for the physical release, in March. It'll be a long wait! Other games can stand aside when I finally get my hands on this cartridge.
By then I hope to have read the Marvel "Annihilation" crossover series of comics. It's been AGES since I've flipped through any superhero comics.
Actually, the game producers put together a video showing a "must read" list of comics which inspired the game. Well worth a look if you're excited about Cosmic Invasion!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BamMz1n9cQQ
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - SNES Classic Mini Console
NA version for me, as that’s the one I bought! Plus it looks like the full-size SNES box, which I also purchased, back in the 1900’s! 😅
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd November)
I happily picked up my Hades II and Kirby Air Riders preorders yesterday, a full physical one-two punch that could very well remain unmatched for the rest of the S2 generation. The auspicious moment brought a couple new developments for me this weekend:
1) Skip the backlog pile, proceed directly to cartridge slot.
I started playing Kirby right away, which is rare for a game-hoarding procrastinator like me. GOTTA UNLOCK ALL THE STUFF.
2) Try to learn to juggle.
I’ve always preferred to focus on playing a single game at a time, rather than juggle a bunch at once. But I’ve got Kirby, Absolum, and TOTK all started recently and demanding attention, and Melinoë wanting to continue our quest in Hades II. I might have to try to work something out! For now, I’m dual-wielding my OLED with Absolum in it, and my Deuce with the other 3 games. 😅
I’ll be thankful for a little extra spare time during the Thanksgiving break. The Holidays are nearly upon us!
Wishing all fellow Nintendo Lifers plenty of time to appreciate your fave friends, family, and games this weekend! 🕹️💕🦃
Re: Kirby Air Riders: The Best Custom Machines We've Seen So Far
These look incredible!
I will play the game long enough to unlock the customization cosmetics, at least. I think even those alone will make Air Riders a worthwhile purchase for me.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Players Are Creating 'Micro Bikini' Machines, But Nintendo's Having None Of It
OMG what is the matter with people?! 😂
Also, this is brilliant.
I guess it’s inevitable when you have such deep customization options. Can’t patch it out of our physical cartridges, either. Yay!
Re: Nintendo Debuts Two Metroid Prime 4 Ads As Eight-Year Wait Nears Its End
@Polvasti
Puraimu not Praimu, of course, you’re right.
プライム
I hope I didn’t seem proper or pedantic - I was just having fun with “Engrish!” 😉
Re: Nintendo Debuts Two Metroid Prime 4 Ads As Eight-Year Wait Nears Its End
@Yoshi3
Excited!!
But you misspelled “Praimu” 😉
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores 'Deluxe' Physical Release On Switch And Switch 2
Praise Oatu, our prayers have been answered!! 🤩
It will be a long wait till March, but it will feel fantastic finally preordering this game.
Re: The Next Picross Games Are Teaming Up With Capcom & SNK
This makes me so happy. My introduction to Picross was Mario’s Picross on NSO, which I loved, and I’ve been meaning to buy the Sega and Namco versions for many months now. I’m glad to see more classic game tie-ins to pick from later.
These are just such a great way to decompress and forget about life’s cares for a bit, very satisfying, while you reminisce about the games and characters you love. 🥰
Re: Gallery: Hades 2's Switch 2 Physical Boasts A Stunning Reversible Cover
Very classy! I’m picking my copy up tomorrow. t’ll have an honored spot on my shelf for a while. 🤩
Re: "Consumers Generally Do Not Care" About AI In Games, Says Former Square Enix Exec
"People do not care about the use of AI in games" says the man who's leading a gen AI company and citing Roblox as industry standard.
Such selfless altruism!!
Good thing we have visionaries such as Jacob here telling us what we like. I mean, the 30 million kids who played that Roblox mod obviously represent the entirety of the video gaming population. /s
I can't imagine AI ever being a net positive for humanity. Try as they might, nothing these vested tech bros say will ever dissuade me. Perhaps they'll feel differently, too, someday, when AI takes THEIR jobs.
I hate seeing this topic come up over and over again, but I guess it's a sign of the sad times we live in.
Re: Review: Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2) - Incredibly Chaotic, But Satisfyingly Deep & Rewarding Racing
I never played the GC original and was hesitant about Air Riders, but after seeing the 2nd Direct and the depth of everything on offer, I was sold. The global Test Ride provided a little taste of what was to come, and now PJ’s endorsement will have me picking up my preorder eagerly this Friday!
The single-player content and retro Top Ride mode looked great to me, so thanks for the confirmation PJ! I know I’ll enjoy the story mode and unlocking everything. And the depth of customization aspect and overall cuteness may even tempt my daughters into playing.
Slinging yourself around the track seems like an apt description of how the game plays. I’m going into it with an open mind (as in, this is not MK) and will just enjoy the ride. 😁
Re: Review: Blippo+ (Switch) - An Uncanny Channel-Surfing Sim That Perfectly Captures '90s TV
I suspect I’m geezer enough to really enjoy surfing this software. I think it’d be amusing the same way those wonderful GTA Vice City radio stations were - a fond parody of bygone times. Lack of any “game” wouldn’t bother me if I’m chuckling and reminiscing while flipping channels like in the old days. 😄
I’ll have to watchlist this oddity for a rainy day.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (15th November)
@Morsel
Thank you Morsel! It’s so great of you to think of me. You just earned your spot on my NL Friends List (a feature I’ve often wished we had here on NL). ☺️
I’m wondering, though- how does your brain not melt when you switch between playing Cyberpunk and Hello Kitty Island Adventures?? If it were me, I’d be calling Kero-Kero Keroppi my main choom and worrying half the other NPC’s were out to shoot me. 😜
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (15th November)
I spent 10-15 mins this morning typing my usual Saturday morning update, only to realize later I never posted it! What a waste 😓
Well, to keep my weekend streak going, I’ll just say briefly that I rolled credits on Hades II and thoroughly enjoyed doing so! There’s still plenty left of that game to play, but for now I’m moving on to Absolum or maybe return to finish TOTK to better enjoy Age of Imprisonment without spoiler paranoia.
Wishing all NL friends ample time to spend with your fave games this weekend! 🕹️👾🍄
Re: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition Physical Release Announced For Switch
A game I imagine I’d enjoy, yet have never played and never was particularly tempted to buy, till now. A nice complete physical edition to add to the collection and play on a quiet day sounds appealing.
I have to look to see if they patched in joycon mouse support for this game.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Finally Gets The Trailer We've Been Waiting For
Looks good to me, though I fell off of Prime 1 back in the GC days and I never tried the sequels. But I'm looking forward to picking up my preorder in 3 weeks, and hopefully Prime 4 will provide some excitement this winter. I think having Federation troops out there to rescue will motivate me to keep playing.
Re: Mini Review: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - The Namco Legendary Pack (Switch) - Another Brilliant Digital Eclipse DLC
I’ll be preparing to buy this collection again physically, for the 3rd time.
I feel like getting the rights for the Atari Midway games such as Paperboy, Gauntlet, Hard Drivin’, etc would take some kind of divine intervention, so let’s start smaller
Get the Imagic games! I remember really liking a few of those when I was a kid, like Space Ark. Then there were Parker Bros games like Frogger that were popular back then. I wish we could unearth some licensed gems like E.T, too. But it would be the Activision games that would truly complete the Atari 50 celebration. Activision was founded by Atari defectors, after all, and their titles (Pitfall, Pitfall 2, River Raid, Kaboom!) were some of my absolute favorites on the 2600.
Re: New Marvel Cosmic Invasion Trailer Highlights The Hero-Swapping Tag-Team Feature
The game continues to look great and even has me thinking I should pay a visit to my local comic shop to seek out this Annihilus storyline.
Seems like it’ll be a long wait till we get a physical release, and I’ll need something to tide me over!
Re: "We Would Rather Cut Off Our Own Arms" - Demonschool Studio Necrosoft Lets You Know What It Thinks About Using AI
Yes! I’m with the resistance. Keep soulless AI schlock out of games and media!
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Is Seemingly Nintendo's First Game-Key Card Release
I was somewhat on the fence about this game since one of my kids might enjoy it, but it’s an easy decision not to buy now. I’m a physical-first shopper and I avoid game key BS whenever possible.
Plug & play and take it with you without worrying about your “user license” or the internet or the publisher keeping their servers running - games like that are what I enjoy purchasing. Not digital or fake physical media with all these strings attached.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Dragon Power (NES)
JP for me! I remember playing the American release back in the day, not realizing how homogenized it was.
You’ve gotta love the overly aggressive localizations back then. They really wanted to keep us kids of the 70s and 80s in the dark about where our favorite games and cartoons were coming from. I watched so many bad dubs, I didn’t think lip-synching was possible in cartoons!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th November)
It’s a rainy weekend, so that time I’d otherwise spend tending to bushels of leaves will have to go towards Hades II instead. Oh well!
I think despite all my procrastinating, I’m nearing the end-game. I’ve got the means now to destroy Typhon and if I can just resist the urge to nightmare farm, I could progress the story to a dramatic final boss fight and whatever the game has in store afterward.
I should just go for it. I’ve got Absolum and now Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment clamoring for me to play them.
If I do roll credits on Hades II today, fittingly enough, I’ve got tickets to see the Hadestown musical tomorrow. Life often can seem like a lot of drudgery and hardship, but sometimes you get gift weekends like this! 🥰
May all NL friends enjoy the gift of a joyous weekend! 😁🕹️👾
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Roguelikes, Roguelites And Run-Based Games
So many addicting games on this list! I’d say that Roguelikes are like arcade games, with benefits.
From everything I’ve heard of Absolum and Ball X Pit, they deserve their place here. But surely Hades II should make the cut, too? Oh, unless you’re limiting entries to one per franchise? In that case, I guess the original Hades may have the edge.
Re: Site News: Nintendo Life Turns 20 Today!
Happy 20th!!
I lurked around here for a while before joining in 2015. Browsing the site and interacting with the fine folks here have been daily joys ever since.
Wishing you many more years of success, despite turbulent times. I'll keep supporting you!
Re: Square Enix Aims To Automate 70% Of QA With Generative AI By 2027
An AI took my order at the Burger King drive thru last weekend. How humiliating. That will definitely be my last trip through there. And now Square-Enix, a company built on the backs of intense human effort and creativity, will be laying off their QA staff and automating the work? That bodes ill - just another sign of the AIpocalypse.
I'll look forward to some hefty patch news in the future.
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Devs Showcase Every Fighter In The Upcoming Beat 'Em Up
@Waluigi451
Oh thanks for enlightening me! If I had to guess, I would have thought it was a What If version of Ghost Rider where he became Galactus’ herald. 💀
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Devs Showcase Every Fighter In The Upcoming Beat 'Em Up
I really am impressed by the starting roster. I’ll be selecting Beta Ray Bill and Silver Surfer as soon as possible.
I don’t know some of the more recent characters, like Phylla Vel and Cosmic Ghost Rider, but maybe I can find and read that Marvel Annihilation story line.
@Kamen-S
Agreed we need some Fan-4 representation in here. We just had that neat summer movie, and Annihilus actually debuted in their book!
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Devs Showcase Every Fighter In The Upcoming Beat 'Em Up
Hyped and so looking forward to this game!
But can you showcase the physical release date, please?
Re: Terminator 2D: No Fate Has Been Delayed Again On Switch
I also have an extremely full plate right now, and certainly don't mind the delay. By my count, the release date was Sep 5th, then Oct 31st, then Nov 26th, and now Dec 12th. Even then, my copy will sit on the shelf for a long while before I can play it.
Re: Review: Double Dragon Revive (Switch) - Nice Ideas, Uneven Execution
@Truegamer79
"What's up with people acting like the originals were such masterpieces?"
Oh you know why, it's because those of us of a certain age imprinted on those original arcade cabs so hard back then. DD just totally eclipsed Renegade and was like nothing else when it debuted. A 2-player co-op brawler! Such an innovation!! Friends and I plunked many, many quarters into it and the sequel at our local bowling alley. We could forgive the crappy hit detection as long as we could elbow-punch our way to victory!
Re: Review: Double Dragon Revive (Switch) - Nice Ideas, Uneven Execution
Like many here, I'm a bit grossed out by the visuals / art style, but I heard the gameplay was decent enough and I decided to add this to the Double Dragon section on my Switch game shelf.
To date, I've got physicals of Double Dragon Collection, Double Dragon Neon, and now Revive all backlogged and waiting to be played. Gaiden I played for 10-15 hours, and quite enjoyed it, even if Marian is a little OP with her firearms and bazooka. I'm confident that despite the "6," I'll get some fun out of this title, too.
Re: Review: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment (Switch 2) - A Stunning Slice Of Musou, Worthy Of The Zelda Canon
Looking forward to picking up my preorder this Thursday! With a score this good, I'm sure I'll have a lot of power-trip fun with the game. But first I have to go back and finish Tears of the Kingdom!
@YunoboCo @KayFiOS
I understand your wanting to go into this game unspoilt, but FWIW, I feel PJ did a good job keeping his review spoiler-free. He didn't reveal any characters, and praised the story without going into any plot details. If you're really tempted to read the review, I'd say there is little harm in doing so.
Re: Astral Ascent's Upcoming DLC Might Be The Cutest We've Ever Seen
I played a lot of Astral Ascent when my physical copy delivered last year from LRG, and seriously loved it - so much so I’m picking up the “Stellar Edition”physical collector’s set coming out this December, just so I can get the soundtrack on CD and try out some of the DLC.
I hope this new DLC somehow makes it onto that updated physical edition, but won’t hold my breath. 😅
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects (October 2025)
I’m sure Xenotilt is fantastic, but “You'll never need another pinball table again?”
Blasphemy! I can’t remain silent. No single pin could be that good, especially one stuck in the digital realm. 😤
Re: Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For November & December 2025
Ok just a couple months to go to ride out this game barrage. The retail physicals below were/are all on my preorder list:
2 weeks ago: Double Dragon Revive
Last week: Turok Dinosaur Hunter Collection
This week: Zelda Imprisonment
Nov 20: Kirby Air Riders, Hades II
Nov 26: Terminator 2
Dec 6: Metroid Akira
Dec 12: MK Collection
Dec 18: Yooka Replaylee
Hopefully nothing is coming out in Jan/Feb so I have time to play some of these! I’ve been playing Hades II since the digital launch (had to double-dip on that one) and Absolum is on deck right now.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st November)
The clocks “fall back” tonight, and I can use that regained hour to fit in another Hades II run around the weekend chores and kids’ activities (and to eat some leftover Halloween candy). Turok Trilogy, Double Dragon Revive, and a beautiful Castlevania: Dominus Collection deluxe import set all joined the backlog pile on my shelf this week, but I have to keep going in Melinoë’s underworld adventures right now. I love how I’m still unlocking weapons, revealing story tidbits, and building affinities after so many hours into the game - such depth!
I’ll probably duck into Pinball FX to play a few event tables, too, as usual lately. I acquired my Elvira, Mistress of the Dark virtual statue last weekend, so I’m a happy camper. 🎃🦇
Wishing everyone lots of fun with your chosen adventures and distractions this weekend!🕹️👾⚡️🐢
Re: Surprise! Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Arrives Next Year
I’m so confused. I thought after abandoning New Horizons for so long, Nintendo would just be focusing their energies on an all-new AC game.
I guess I’ll check out the big update at some point, but ACNH was never more than a cozy game to play w my kids. They don’t have S2’s and I don’t know if they have the time/inclination to go back and play this game after so long.
They’ve grown a lot since 2020/2021.
Edit: Ok, had time to check out the trailer and this is actually pretty cool! I didn't realize the OG Switch edition update will include all the new content. I will have to show the trailer to the kiddos later and see if they'll be tempted enough to play. I know I will find time to collect all the Nintendo consoles to play Ice Climber or whatever on the island.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Pre-Orders Live, Switch 2 Pro Controller And Amiibo Confirmed
RE fans are eating well, except these game key cards are empty calories! For me, It takes all the fun out of buying games. I’ll probably just skip all these and maybe buy them used someday, or on steep discount on the eShop. 🫤