Love this game. It's definitely up there with the best LoZ games in my opinion. I just can't imagine playing it any other way than with the Wii remote and nunchuck setup.
@Gerald Same boat mate. I can easily pick up Sonic 2 and play it to completion as though it was yesterday. However, back in the day when I got proper gud, I would ensure that I had collected every Chaos Emerald before completing Emerald Hill Zone. Doing it now though, I just give up with the idea and complete the game without them. To be honest, I now find Sonic's special stages too tedious to bother with.
Never mind got to go fast, I think I got to remain positive. Hmmm, well, I suppose they's some sort of Sonic jewellery merch/crap to look forward too I guess. That's a big bonus right... Eh, right??
I just can't get on board with the idea of 'modern' DD titles. I have such fond memories of playing DD on ZX Spectrum with my school mate pretty much every night over a full school year; me on one half of the keyboard and him on the other. It was the only Speccy game we could complete. A couple of years later when I got a NES I excitedly asked for DD for my birthday. My excitement though soon turned to disappointment upon booting up the game; there was no 2 player option, and to my young mind everything about this version seemed inferior in every way to the Speccy version. I've never played, or been bothered for, a DD since.
Absolutely diabolical!!! The easiest way that this whole sorry mess can be resolved is for each and every card to be produced in their thousands, and for 'rare/limited' cards to not be produced anymore.
Look all, this is plain and simple, if you have the rupees then buy, if not then don't buy. But don't cry like a bottled fairy. Me personally, as a Zelda fan, I'm looking forward to buying it to add to my LoZ Amiibo collection. If it going to cost me sub £25, then so be it.
I love me a good 3D platformer. Clive and Wrench is looking great and is definitely on my radar. However, I said the same regarding Balan Wonderworld during its preview stage and look how that turned out.
Gutted! I recently bought all the Deponia games when they were on sale on the eshop. I would have loved a physical collection. As much as the resale value is there, I can't justify double dipping ☹️
Come on, did anyone really expect this not to happen?? Just to play devils advocate, should Angelina Jolie be labeled a scalper cos she sold a Winston Churchill painting for $11.5 million that Brad Pitt bought her for $2.95 million back in 2011? At the end of the day, scarce items, be it video games, art, luxurious cars etc will always be bought by those hoping to turn a profit somewhere down the line. As crap as it is, Nintendo gave us all plenty of opportunity to purchase 3D All-stars at its RRP. The only ones I feel for are those that get into Nintendo from here-on-in as they will never have the opportunity to purchase this collection. That's the real shame. That's who Nintendo have really screwed over, their new and upcoming fans.
@Flashlink99 Unlike Super Rare Games, LRG don't have 'extremely limited' number of copies of their planned releases. They have a pre order window. If you complete an order before that window closes, you are guaranteed a copy of whatever game you have ordered once it goes into production. This is why it takes a long time to receive an order as LRG won't commence production until after the pre order window closes. Super Rare Games on the other hand only make 5000 copies of their games available and these are usually ready for immediate dispatch.
@Flashlink99 LRG games are available for pre order to all with no set amount. Is it scalping if you decide not to pre order then later decide you actually do want it?
@Beatrice I'm from the UK too and yeah, the postage costs do inflate the overall price somewhat. See, I only buy LRG games I'm interested in playing. I can justify paying over the odds as I know that I can make my money back, if not more, somewhere down the line should I ever decide to sell them.
Mario: "Bowser ships on fire off the shoulder of Mushroom Kingdom. I watched fire flowers glitter in the dark near the Cosmic Cove. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."
Looking forward to the Sonic 3 & Knuckles movie... split into two parts. For those viewers that buy into it, you get to rewatch Sonic 2 but with Knuckles instead of Sonic as the protagonist.
Honestly, I'm absolutely gutted, and so are my carrier pigeons. They've been surplus to requirements of late while I've been actively using my phone for NSO Voice Chat, and as such have been taking full advantage getting fat on their lockdown asses. Can you imagine their shock when I lobbed them out of my 10 storey window to deliver a manual message like the ways before NSO Voice Chat. Fortunately, they remembered how their wings worked, but it was close. I use smoke signals next time it's down I think.
The Switch has never had a price reduction and still continually sells strong with strong software sales to match. Unless sales are to suddenly dry up, there is no valid reason for Nintendo to release a Switch Pro anytime soon. I mean, who would they be marketing to? Out of the millions who now own a Switch, who would upgrade? I know I wouldn't. Long live the current iteration.
@Absol Wow, I can't believe you feel that way. The Switch is an amazing console with, thanks in part to the eshop, a vast & diverse library of games available both physically & digitally. Don't take this the wrong way, but if this is how you feel, and you are a casual player disillusioned with the options available on Switch, I would suggest selling up and stick to the hundreds of casual shovel-ware games on mobile.
LoZ:SS is such a brilliant game in the series. I'm really pleased that it's getting a re-release. As much as I love LoZ games though, I won't be double dipping. Not because of the price, or anything else deemed sinister from the pessimists/bokoblins, but purely because I still own it on Wii. I still have my Wii proudly hooked up to my TV via a component cable and in all honesty, SS looks amazing to this day. Also, I really love the Wii remote & nunchuck controls and couldn't even imagine playing the game any other way. That being said, I am pleased that Nintendo have implemented a standard controller option on the Switch version for those that don't dig motion controls. This can only broaden the appeal of such a great game.
Looks OK I guess. Loved the original when it first came out as, like a lot of us oldies, we were caught up in Mortal Kombat mania. Watching it now though, it is pure Paul WS Anderson trash (naff CGI, poor use of Raiden, a cheap Sub Zero death, a crappy looking Goro and a duff way to introduce Reptile in the mix just for, ya know, the sake of it). I don't feel it from this trailer, but I hope the tournament is the main plot and not some war movie shenanigans al la Street Fighter The Movie. But I guess we'll just have to cross our fingers and look to la Luna.
@Rob3008 Call me cynical, but Nintendo won't release/design new Joy-Cons minus the dreaded drift. If they do, it will be seen as an admittance on their part that there is a drift issue, something that they still deny. Unfortunately, as PS5 users are now finding, drifting on modern controllers is very real and something we are now stuck with.
These are the best looking Joy-Cons yet. As much I love all things Zelda related, I'm not sure if I can justify getting this set though as I have two pro controllers & two pairs of Joy-Cons already. That being said, as I mainly play games using my Pro Controllers, I would find it extremely hard to resist buying a new Pro Controller if Nintendo were to do one in this Zelda theme🤞
You heard it here first, I have some plot details. Robotnik finds the rotting carcass of the original Sonic design and re-animates him complete with metallic parts, rocket shoes and human teeth. Robotnik proudly names his new creation/sidekick 'Metal Sonic' and together they build the planet destroying Death Egg. With Earth in his sights, and the Death Egg fully powered up by Kyber Crystals... eh Chaos Emeralds, it is up to Sonic and Tales to complete a daring trench run in their trusty bi-plane in order to drop a payload into the exposed exhaust vent of the Death Egg before Robotnik obliterates Earth.
I bought this from Amazon last week once it came back in stock. A week later, they reduced it by £7. I'm glad I've got it and will look forward to playing it but it does annoy me when reductions happen after I've made a purchase. Just my luck I guess.
@Expa0 Just played the demo. I'm sorry but you just can't compare this mess to Spyro. I didn't bother with Spyro back in the day, but earlier last year I took the plunge and bought the original PS1 trilogy on PS3 from the PSN store. So far I've only played 1 & 2, but I have give credit where credit is due and give high praise to Spyro 2 in particular. For a game released over 20 years ago, it played extremely well and had bags of charm to match. This demo for Balan on the other hand... meh!!! I would sooner play a well made old school 3d platformer over this.
@Kalmaro It's a first party Mario game by Nintendo!! You'll be lucky if it ever drops down by 5 £/$, never mind it ever going on sale. The only Mario game that's had a worthy sale price in recent years has been Mario + Rabbids & that's only because it was made by Ubisoft.
@Stocksy I'm in the UK and tbh, I've not had any issues dealing with LRG in regard to the hand full of games I have so far purchased. In fact the first game I bought from LRG was Dust: An Elysian Tale. This never arrived. I waited the prerequisite 30 days, contacted LRG and they sent a replacement copy without hesitation. The games I've bought since have arrived without fail. That being said, Return of the Obra Dinn seems to be taking a long time to be produced and shipped. An update other Q1 2021 would be appreciated. Overall though, as a company, I cannot fault them.
@TheFullAndy I think you are getting confused mate, Paul Thomas Anderson is the actor that played the iconic Arthur Shelby in the brilliant Peaky Blinders 😜
From directing such widely acclaimed movies like There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, The Master etc, I have to say that going on to adapt MH was a very strange choice indeed.
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Re: Video: Nintendo Releases New Overview Trailer For Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Love this game. It's definitely up there with the best LoZ games in my opinion. I just can't imagine playing it any other way than with the Wii remote and nunchuck setup.
Re: Review: Overboard! - Get Away With Murder In This Thrilling 'Youdunnit'
@nessisonett Err, coming from God's own country of Yorkshire, I can definitely say that I have a genuine British accent.
Re: The Original Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets An Extended Cut Fan Release
SMB The Movie is nothing short of a masterpiece...when compared to MK Annulation.
Re: Memory Pak: My Nostalgic Sonic 2 Playthrough Was A Treasured Gaming Moment
@Gerald Same boat mate. I can easily pick up Sonic 2 and play it to completion as though it was yesterday. However, back in the day when I got proper gud, I would ensure that I had collected every Chaos Emerald before completing Emerald Hill Zone. Doing it now though, I just give up with the idea and complete the game without them. To be honest, I now find Sonic's special stages too tedious to bother with.
Re: Exclusive: Weaving Tides' Lovely Launch Trailer Spins A Yarn
This definitely looks more intriguing than anything that Sega pumped out today with that underwhelming Sonic presentation.
Re: SEGA Teases Brand New Sonic Game, Confirmed For Switch In 2022
Never mind got to go fast, I think I got to remain positive. Hmmm, well, I suppose they's some sort of Sonic jewellery merch/crap to look forward too I guess. That's a big bonus right... Eh, right??
Re: SEGA To Reveal 'Projects' For Sonic's 30th Anniversary This Week
I'm calling it now, Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 2 will be the surprise announcement.
Re: Limited Run Announces Two Double Dragon Physical Releases For Switch
@PiXeLSteF No, I didn't have a MS or GB. I had a MD where SoR was the superior alternative.
Re: Limited Run Announces Two Double Dragon Physical Releases For Switch
I just can't get on board with the idea of 'modern' DD titles. I have such fond memories of playing DD on ZX Spectrum with my school mate pretty much every night over a full school year; me on one half of the keyboard and him on the other. It was the only Speccy game we could complete. A couple of years later when I got a NES I excitedly asked for DD for my birthday. My excitement though soon turned to disappointment upon booting up the game; there was no 2 player option, and to my young mind everything about this version seemed inferior in every way to the Speccy version. I've never played, or been bothered for, a DD since.
Re: Pokémon Trading Card Scalpers Are Causing Some Ugly Scenes Right Now
Absolutely diabolical!!! The easiest way that this whole sorry mess can be resolved is for each and every card to be produced in their thousands, and for 'rare/limited' cards to not be produced anymore.
Re: Zelda & Loftwing Is The Only amiibo Compatible With Skyward Sword HD
The only news I want is confirmation of the pre-order date.
Re: The Zelda & Loftwing Skyward Sword amiibo Will Cost More Than Regular Figures
Look all, this is plain and simple, if you have the rupees then buy, if not then don't buy. But don't cry like a bottled fairy. Me personally, as a Zelda fan, I'm looking forward to buying it to add to my LoZ Amiibo collection. If it going to cost me sub £25, then so be it.
Re: Random: You Too Can Smell Like Ryu Thanks To This Street Fighter X Davidoff Collab
A scent that makes you smell like Ryu??? What a load of Balrog!!!
Re: Numskull Games Reveals Two More Switch Games, And A Fresh Look At Clive 'N' Wrench
I love me a good 3D platformer. Clive and Wrench is looking great and is definitely on my radar. However, I said the same regarding Balan Wonderworld during its preview stage and look how that turned out.
Re: Sonic Character Props Spotted On Film Set Of Sonic The Hedgehog 2
So, how do Tails & Knuckles come about there footwear?
Re: Mini Review: Toree 3D - Low Poly, Pint-Sized Platforming For Pennies
Is this any better than Macbat 64? I bought that very cheap on a whim for nostalgia vibes. I gave it 10 mins of my time and have never returned to it.
Re: Super Rare Games Announces Five New Physical Releases For Nintendo Switch
Gutted! I recently bought all the Deponia games when they were on sale on the eshop. I would have loved a physical collection. As much as the resale value is there, I can't justify double dipping ☹️
Re: Surprise, Surprise! Super Mario 3D All-Stars Prices Skyrocket As Scalpers Set Up Shop
Come on, did anyone really expect this not to happen?? Just to play devils advocate, should Angelina Jolie be labeled a scalper cos she sold a Winston Churchill painting for $11.5 million that Brad Pitt bought her for $2.95 million back in 2011? At the end of the day, scarce items, be it video games, art, luxurious cars etc will always be bought by those hoping to turn a profit somewhere down the line. As crap as it is, Nintendo gave us all plenty of opportunity to purchase 3D All-stars at its RRP. The only ones I feel for are those that get into Nintendo from here-on-in as they will never have the opportunity to purchase this collection. That's the real shame. That's who Nintendo have really screwed over, their new and upcoming fans.
Re: Limited Run Games Is Releasing A DOOM Classics Collection For Nintendo Switch
@Flashlink99 Unlike Super Rare Games, LRG don't have 'extremely limited' number of copies of their planned releases. They have a pre order window. If you complete an order before that window closes, you are guaranteed a copy of whatever game you have ordered once it goes into production. This is why it takes a long time to receive an order as LRG won't commence production until after the pre order window closes. Super Rare Games on the other hand only make 5000 copies of their games available and these are usually ready for immediate dispatch.
Re: Limited Run Games Is Releasing A DOOM Classics Collection For Nintendo Switch
@Flashlink99 LRG games are available for pre order to all with no set amount. Is it scalping if you decide not to pre order then later decide you actually do want it?
Re: Limited Run Games Is Releasing A DOOM Classics Collection For Nintendo Switch
@Beatrice I'm from the UK too and yeah, the postage costs do inflate the overall price somewhat. See, I only buy LRG games I'm interested in playing. I can justify paying over the odds as I know that I can make my money back, if not more, somewhere down the line should I ever decide to sell them.
Re: Newly-Announced Point-And-Click Adventure Life Of Delta Is Coming To Switch
I'll be considering this for sure. Short games as they are, I really enjoyed Machinarium and Candle: The Power of the Flame.
Re: Mario's 31st March Demise Gets Even Worse As Nintendo Pulls 35th-Anniversary Merch From Its Tokyo Store
Mario: "Bowser ships on fire off the shoulder of Mushroom Kingdom. I watched fire flowers glitter in the dark near the Cosmic Cove. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."
Re: Review: A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism - Switch Tracks With This Complex Business Sim
Aww man, consider me disappointed. I clicked excitedly on the link thinking it was a review for a spin-off game based on the speedster from The Boys.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (The Movie, That Is) Has Officially Started Production
Looking forward to the Sonic 3 & Knuckles movie... split into two parts. For those viewers that buy into it, you get to rewatch Sonic 2 but with Knuckles instead of Sonic as the protagonist.
Re: So, What's Happened To Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's Physical Version In Europe?
Over to you Super Rare Games, do us physical buyers in the UK a solid.
Re: Very Very Valet, The Couch Co-Op Car-Parker, Gets Physical On Switch This May
Sure does look fun, but on the grounds that Overcooked causes family fallouts in our household, I'll give this a pass.
Re: Netflix Joins Mario's Doomsday Celebrations, Will Remove Super Mario Bros. 3 Cartoon On 31st March
Nintendo pulling Mario off on 31 Mar! Eghh🤮
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Voice Chat Maintenance Scheduled For Later Today
Honestly, I'm absolutely gutted, and so are my carrier pigeons. They've been surplus to requirements of late while I've been actively using my phone for NSO Voice Chat, and as such have been taking full advantage getting fat on their lockdown asses. Can you imagine their shock when I lobbed them out of my 10 storey window to deliver a manual message like the ways before NSO Voice Chat. Fortunately, they remembered how their wings worked, but it was close. I use smoke signals next time it's down I think.
Re: Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros Is Getting One Final Restock In Australia Before It's Gone Forever
@FroZtedFlakerZz Apologies, the young Link in me couldn't resist in bokoblining you.
Re: Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros Is Getting One Final Restock In Australia Before It's Gone Forever
@FroZtedFlakerZz Just another example of Nintendo's evil, greedy nature.
Re: Sinnoh Confirmed: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Officially Announced For Switch
Brilliant Diamond! I'm sure I bought some of this the other week for my dishwasher.
Re: Japanese Charts: Super Mario 3D World Stays Top As Switch Takes Entire Top Ten
The Switch has never had a price reduction and still continually sells strong with strong software sales to match. Unless sales are to suddenly dry up, there is no valid reason for Nintendo to release a Switch Pro anytime soon. I mean, who would they be marketing to? Out of the millions who now own a Switch, who would upgrade? I know I wouldn't. Long live the current iteration.
Re: Nintendo Wants To Know What You Think About The Demo For Square Enix's New Tactical RPG
@Absol Wow, I can't believe you feel that way. The Switch is an amazing console with, thanks in part to the eshop, a vast & diverse library of games available both physically & digitally. Don't take this the wrong way, but if this is how you feel, and you are a casual player disillusioned with the options available on Switch, I would suggest selling up and stick to the hundreds of casual shovel-ware games on mobile.
Re: Nintendo Gives Us A Look At The Switch Box Art For Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
LoZ:SS is such a brilliant game in the series. I'm really pleased that it's getting a re-release. As much as I love LoZ games though, I won't be double dipping. Not because of the price, or anything else deemed sinister from the pessimists/bokoblins, but purely because I still own it on Wii. I still have my Wii proudly hooked up to my TV via a component cable and in all honesty, SS looks amazing to this day. Also, I really love the Wii remote & nunchuck controls and couldn't even imagine playing the game any other way. That being said, I am pleased that Nintendo have implemented a standard controller option on the Switch version for those that don't dig motion controls. This can only broaden the appeal of such a great game.
Re: Get Over Here And Watch The First Trailer For The Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot
Looks OK I guess. Loved the original when it first came out as, like a lot of us oldies, we were caught up in Mortal Kombat mania. Watching it now though, it is pure Paul WS Anderson trash (naff CGI, poor use of Raiden, a cheap Sub Zero death, a crappy looking Goro and a duff way to introduce Reptile in the mix just for, ya know, the sake of it). I don't feel it from this trailer, but I hope the tournament is the main plot and not some war movie shenanigans al la Street Fighter The Movie. But I guess we'll just have to cross our fingers and look to la Luna.
Re: Gallery: Behold, The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Joy-Con
@Rob3008 Call me cynical, but Nintendo won't release/design new Joy-Cons minus the dreaded drift. If they do, it will be seen as an admittance on their part that there is a drift issue, something that they still deny. Unfortunately, as PS5 users are now finding, drifting on modern controllers is very real and something we are now stuck with.
Re: Gallery: Behold, The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Joy-Con
These are the best looking Joy-Cons yet. As much I love all things Zelda related, I'm not sure if I can justify getting this set though as I have two pro controllers & two pairs of Joy-Cons already. That being said, as I mainly play games using my Pro Controllers, I would find it extremely hard to resist buying a new Pro Controller if Nintendo were to do one in this Zelda theme🤞
Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 17th February
Checks, and double checks, LoZ calendar and... yep, it's definitely NOT April 1st, so YES!!! At long last, being it on!!!
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Sequel Gets Official Name Reveal Trailer
You heard it here first, I have some plot details. Robotnik finds the rotting carcass of the original Sonic design and re-animates him complete with metallic parts, rocket shoes and human teeth. Robotnik proudly names his new creation/sidekick 'Metal Sonic' and together they build the planet destroying Death Egg. With Earth in his sights, and the Death Egg fully powered up by Kyber Crystals... eh Chaos Emeralds, it is up to Sonic and Tales to complete a daring trench run in their trusty bi-plane in order to drop a payload into the exposed exhaust vent of the Death Egg before Robotnik obliterates Earth.
Re: Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Sells A Remarkable 850,000 Units Worldwide
I bought this from Amazon last week once it came back in stock. A week later, they reduced it by £7. I'm glad I've got it and will look forward to playing it but it does annoy me when reductions happen after I've made a purchase. Just my luck I guess.
Re: Video: We're Not All That Impressed With Balan Wonderworld's Free Demo
@Expa0 Just played the demo. I'm sorry but you just can't compare this mess to Spyro. I didn't bother with Spyro back in the day, but earlier last year I took the plunge and bought the original PS1 trilogy on PS3 from the PSN store. So far I've only played 1 & 2, but I have give credit where credit is due and give high praise to Spyro 2 in particular. For a game released over 20 years ago, it played extremely well and had bags of charm to match. This demo for Balan on the other hand... meh!!! I would sooner play a well made old school 3d platformer over this.
Re: Super Mario 3D World's Platforming Will Be "Snappier" On Switch, Gyro Support Included
This and Little Nightmares 2 are both out within a day of each other. I have both pre-ordered and I cannot wait for either.
Re: Video: 7 Legacy Sonic Games That Were Never Rereleased
I would be content for Christian Whitehead to be granted permission to remake Sonic 4 from the ground up, or just reboot Sonic entirely.
Re: Gallery: Nintendo Shares Even More Stunning Screenshots Of Bowser's Fury
@Kalmaro It's a first party Mario game by Nintendo!! You'll be lucky if it ever drops down by 5 £/$, never mind it ever going on sale. The only Mario game that's had a worthy sale price in recent years has been Mario + Rabbids & that's only because it was made by Ubisoft.
Re: Feature: Limited Run Games On The Process of Bringing Scott Pilgrim To Physical Shelves
@Stocksy I'm in the UK and tbh, I've not had any issues dealing with LRG in regard to the hand full of games I have so far purchased. In fact the first game I bought from LRG was Dust: An Elysian Tale. This never arrived. I waited the prerequisite 30 days, contacted LRG and they sent a replacement copy without hesitation. The games I've bought since have arrived without fail. That being said, Return of the Obra Dinn seems to be taking a long time to be produced and shipped. An update other Q1 2021 would be appreciated. Overall though, as a company, I cannot fault them.
Re: The Monster Hunter Movie Gets A Second Bite At Success Via March Home Release
@TheFullAndy I think you are getting confused mate, Paul Thomas Anderson is the actor that played the iconic Arthur Shelby in the brilliant Peaky Blinders 😜
Re: The Monster Hunter Movie Gets A Second Bite At Success Via March Home Release
From directing such widely acclaimed movies like There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, The Master etc, I have to say that going on to adapt MH was a very strange choice indeed.
Re: Nintendo Shares New Info About Bowser's Fury Mode In Super Mario 3D World
I'm sold. Bring it on!
Re: Hideki Kamiya Hopes To Share An Update About Bayonetta 3 At Some Point In 2021
That's ok, I still have Bayonneta 1&2 in my 100+ game backlog.