TurboTEF

Wow, people are really complaining about paying a paltry $25 for a good game. First world problems man, I swear....

I wish I had these games and prices back in the 80s/90s when I was a kid/teen.

@Kiz3000

Agreed, so I only preordered the regular edition.

I do hope that Amiibo set will be somewhat attainable as time goes on though.

A super fantastic shmup with a great theme and OST. Already have it on Steam but would be down for a Switch physical at a later date if they do one.

These guys are too afraid of going back to doing the larger value collections I had back on my PS2 and Xbox. This is a ripoff by comparison.

Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL way to revive a classic and hopefully set up the next five games for similar masterful remakes.

Day 1 on my Switch!

Normally I love cute chibi visuals but I vastly perfer the original games graphics this time around.

@F_T_Wolf

People worried about price just need to get over it as honestly $399 isn't a lot of money anymore, especially for device upgrades every 4-5 years.

If a poor 15 year old kid (at the time in 1995) like me with no job could swing a Sega Saturn and Virtual Boy (with games) with odd jobs, then any kid or adult determined to have a new Switch will eventually get one.

If not, they can grab the current model or Lite and be satisfied with that until the new one gets cheaper or the next upgrade comes out in another 4-5 years.

Switch desperately needs an upgrade no matter how hard butt hurt fanboys on this (and other sites) cry otherwise.

I'll be buying 3-4 (one for me and friends) when that happens

Going nearly 5 years without an upgrade using mobile hardware is asinine these days.

@TurboTEF

Gals Fighter and MotM were my favorites with SamSho 2 and Last Blade close behind.

@JayJ Dude, it was glorious! I actually wish I could go back and relive playing and buying everything Dreamcast/Capcom from launch day (Power Stone was one of the five I picked up at launch, with Marvel Vs Capcom picked up that October) to 2001.

Late 2000 was just amazing! Capcom Vs SNK, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Cannon Spike, and that's just the Capcom games.

I also had ALL of the NGPC fighters for my fighting fix on work breaks and the bus rides to and from work.

Oh yeah, I'll be buying that for sure!

@Silly_G

I feel ya, they really should have been on one cartridge but WF and LRG knows they can milk idiots like us when it comes to this franchise:

https://i.imgur.com/9tS5CRr.png

This actually excited me!

@Ghost_of_Hasashi

I backed out of buying a physical once I got a hint of possible DLC. Got it on Steam instead and will buy a complete (hopefully) edition on Switch later on.

Game looks decent, and I'll probably pick it up but I've been watching the progress on this excellent looking game since last year and it excites me far more:

Ex-Zodiac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x8Bo5eT9J8

@Kamalen That was a completely useless analogy, LOL

You're the meme here, fool!

@Pod Be ready to eat those words later on. I'll be here to make sure you do!

@Pod 4k isn't a meme, guy, and its going to happen weather you like it or not.

I'll be ordering 5-6 (one for brother, cousin, and three friends) of these when they eventually become available.

@Xylnox YUP, this, PSO, and FFXI were my main online games until WoW came out.

4000+ hours on D2 (2001-2004) and will do it again until D4 comes out!

This kind of thing should be done at the start. I bought it physical x2 and digital x1 already.

Back in the day, anime studios would offer the box/goodies up for sale for the people that already bought the individual DVD releases. Sure would be nice to have that same kind of thing offered here.

I have a Holo Machamp 1st Edition....

$99 - $149 OH YEAH, BABY!

@dimi Some of these are still worth the full price I pad for them 20+ years ago

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Slug-2nd-Mission-CIB-Complete-NeoGeo-Pocket-Color-NGPC-Rare-MINT/133696920645?hash=item1f20f51c45:g:IPYAAOSwvd1gJyeO

This collection is a steal by comparison

I gave away this one for free back in 2006: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Neo-Geo-Pocket-Color-Fantastic-Night-Dreams-COTTON-UK-English-Complete-CIB-MINT/265089713489?hash=item3db8940551:g:KlUAAOSw~15eiq8u

womp womp, lol

@BionicDodo Please do this HORI or SNK! The Switch is perfect for having custom parts like the excellent NGPC stick!

Now I can finally play the best Metal Slug games again! Metal Slug Mission 2 was the last NGPC game I picked up from Funcoland in mid 2000.

Luckily I only picked up MotM digital so picking up the rest in the eventual physical release is less painful.

Game needs another year or so of simmering and seasoning

This is actually pretty damn awesome!

@DrDaisy Its a holdover from the 32-bit era, I'll always call 2D games with 3D backgrounds 2.5D games. BUG (this and Klonoa fit the description better) and Clockwork Knight on the Saturn back in 1995 were my first ones.

As a fan of sprites and 2.5D games, I am actually glad they went this route as it distinguishes itself from the other recent games in the series even if it doesn't look quite as good. It'll still look good years from now though because of its simplicity.

Besides, the gorgeous sprite-based original will be on the cartridge in all its glory for alternative play throughs.

No physical on Switch, no buy. I'll just get it on PC later until an eventual Switch physical edition pops up.

Game looks fantastic though!

@Enigk Nope, I avoided most 30fps (2D games) in the past starting with the horrible B.O.B. game after I bought it in early 1994 for the Genesis (it was 60fps on the SNES btw). Getting my Dreamcast in 1999 was the start of being a true frame rate snob when it came to console games. I gave passes to Nintendo with Zelda/Mario but would avoid just about anything else.

I also prefer unlocked frame rates because that usually allows for correction later on. I always play with unlocked FPS on my PC as it doesn't bother me if it stays above 60/120.

@Slowdive After getting this in Jan 2000 and then the DC version in Nov 2000, I actually ended up enjoying the NGPC version more.

Capcom Vs SNK 2 however, blows them both away in fun and total playtime (10k+ online matches on XBlive 2003-2006) for me.

Now HORI or SNK, make some custom NGPC style clickly stick joycons and pro pads.

I'll bite once a physical release happens.

@Joekun Alright, I'll pester them as well

@RudyC3 Eh, I just preordered three games from Strictly Limited (Monster World IV, Cotton, and Clockwork Aquario) and had to pay a bit more.

We'll just have to get over it.

@HydroTendonMan implication is faaaaar different than a real situation between actual individuals, buddy.

End of the day, its still not real and no one gets hurt.

If real people were involved I'd bend them in half in a heartbeat and have the brute strength to do so.

You can't have you cake and eat it too with comparisons like that, guy.

You can mince that in your little world as much as you like but I'll still be correct in the end.

@HydroTendonMan They're polys/pixels on a screen that don;t have or feel emotion, or care about anything going on outside of the game. They don't need defending or moral grandstanding from the peanut gallery in hopes of scoring internet brownies points from losers.

I don't even get off on this stuff and just enjoy the game for the absurdity of it all. Even if someone got off on this crap, I might judge them a little but never fully condemn them for it.

Its not real and you're pretty damn silly (and should feel silly) for trying to be the moral police over it.

@Ooyah I actually don't have a problem with his review even though they should really have someone that actually appreciates these types of games more to review them even if they don't give them favorable reviews. Saying that, I am more annoyed by the anti-fan service crowd here in the comments trying to act morally superior over a videogame.

I haven't liked prudes since 1992 and will never stop fighting them.

Same with the Dreamcast which finally gave me 60fps arcade perfect ports when I picked up mine that early Sept 1999.

Nintendo seems to be the only one that still gives me that same feeling of wonder when it comes to their games and limited hardware.

That says a lot as someone that has a souped up gaming PC rig (3700X, 32g of ram, RX 6800XT, etc)

@Clyde_Radcliffe as much as I like my 1440p/4k 60+ fps visuals, I have to agree, this game and the early Saturn/PSX games did fantastic jobs of conveying larger than observed worlds with the hardware limitations at the time. It gave me hope and wonder of what else I'd be seeing out of these machines as time moved on. 1994-1998 was a magical time in gaming/tech where anything was almost possible and seemed impossible when pulled off.

@TruthisRare Thank you! 3D World is definitely the better game IMO. Now if only we could get an HD version of 3D Land with Super Princess Daisy as the bonus game

Now saying all of that, Pokemon Snap will be the better game and already have my copy preordered.

@monterxz

ALWAYS funny and will never get old. Its even more funny that I don't even get off on stuff like this, I just like supporting it because it strives to be different and pisses people off. Drawings/sprites/polygons are not real and people need to get over it.

I've been fighting prudes on the left (I'm a liberal) and right for decades and it seems that'll never stop it seems. Lots of Resetera users on here too if you really pay attention.

@DavidMac Indeed, its my favorite 3D Mario game as well and the amount of hate it received on various forums back in 2013 still astounds me. This will be my 3rd time buying the game and I'll be keeping it this time.

The additions and improvements to this version will make future replays more fun.

I was really hoping for a playable Daisy though....

@RR529 They are great looking and will still look good 10-20 years from now because of its simplicity and cel-shading.

For some reason people have been getting spoiled on pixel/hand drawn sprites and totally crapping on 2.5D looking games (a style I've enjoyed greatly since first experiencing it in early Saturn/PSX games).

Now if this is 30fps, that would be unacceptable IMO but at least I'll have the 60fps original on the cart as well.

This is really cool, and I am quite sure I'll enjoy the hell out of it (alongside the awesome 3D World which is worth the double dip on its own IMO) but I really wish we were getting a cleaned up and 60fps version of 3D Land instead of it.

Oh well!

Indeed, I had them all and really enjoyed them!

The GameGear version of Virtua Fighter was really fun and impressive too and I played it more than my Saturn copy because of the goofy anime story and portable.

I forgot about them all once I got my NeoGeo Pocket Color in late summer 1999.

God I wish I could go back and relive August 1999-Dec 2002 again. So many good games and remakes across the NGPC, GBC/GBA, DC, and GC.

@Real_Obsi Same, I would be playing docked anyway so might as well play the version I can play at a nicer 1440p/4k 144hz

Ghost and Goblins Res on Switch excites me more anyway. Will buy that twice if its on PC too.

@JuiceMan_V I quite like it tbh. I would have really enjoyed this back in 1991-1994 during my peak Genesis playing days.

Couple tweaks and it would be perfect

I still have my copy (with the Wii game). Only Wii U game I have left for whatever odd reason.

Keeping my preorder!

Game is pretty damn good IMO.

@StarlordX0 Okay, you annoying pretentious Ninnytendo fannyboy.

@sketchturner lol, I beat that game twice and still had those moments. Still a beautiful and fun game though.

Still haven't picked this one up on Steam yet. Will probably not double dip on Switch this time around.