Uncle_Franklin

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@Haruki_NLI

Didn't say it doesn't have Pokemon from other reasons, I suggested they were mostly from Kanto.

As it though, I was apparently incorrect in it being most, though it has the most representation.

Isn't it mostly Kanto Pokemon so far?
Just change/add thr Pokemon,
magbe on thr next console.

Shoodo,
Woodo,
Coodo.

What's Michael Heseltine doing there?

I demand long sleeve t-shirts!

Poll: Box Art Brawl: Metroid 40th Anniversary Special

1) Super Metroid
2) Metroid Dread
3) Metroid Fusion
4) Metroid II: Return of Samus
5) Metroid

I find it astounding (unless I'm mistaken) that on a 3D console, this was the only racing game, and it wasn't even released.

Anyone other than Jasper Carott is a bad choice.

Might give this a go.

I'd play Sonic Chronicles again, or maybe a sequel.

Does not seem a good time to be owned by Saudi Arabia.

Wait until 2028, memory costs will go down.

@SillyG

Absolutely right CorrectG.

NOOOOOOOOO!
It has to be red and black!
Other colours were not the original vision!
NOT THE ORIGINAL VISION!
I'm melting, oh what a world!
NOT THE 1995 EXPERIENCE!
It's the end!

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@AussieMcBucket
It would not really be a concession would it.
Every other NSO app allows the games to be played docked.
All they need to do is refrain from barring that for the VB app.
They clearly could, as they produced 2D footage of the games in the trailers.

Indeed, you can play GB and GBA games docked, on a TV.
But that's not how they were played originally, Nintendo have gone completely mad!
That was not their original vision! Heathen method of playing handheld games! Kill! Persecute!
It's against God! It's the end! The war wound!
CATS AND DOGS LIVING TOGETHER, MASS HYSTERIA!

@AussieMcBucket

Not really.
The controller example is far more comparable (though admittedly not exact) because you have to buy it separately like the headset.

No-one forced Nintendo to release these games on a system that doesn't do 3D, people are already paying for NSO.
If N64 couldn't be played at all on NSO without extra kit (here's where the comparison isn't exact) you'd have a point.

Also wise to give non-headset option as using isn't very enjoyable, partly why the system failed.

@AussieMcBucket

And if one buys the headset that does recreate the original experience; don't see why it ought to be mandatory.
People seem to be talking as though having a 2D option would take the headset choice away.
A number of N64 games are far better with the original controller, and much more how they were intended to be played.
I'd like to get one at some point, but I'm glad to have the choice to do so or not.

Being deliberately obtuse is sometimes referred to as weaponised incompetence or playing dumb.

@N00BiSH

My claim wasn't that looking at two small screens is adequate; otherwise I wouldn't be saying there should be an update.
I'm saying that I have tried all with the headset and didn't feel the 3D was integral.
You seem to be trying to be obtuse.

As for your skepticism, if you're just going to insinuate that I'm a liar, there's not much point in having a discussion.
With me, or anyone whose experience differs to yours.

@thedicemaster
Did try that, didn't find it great with the screens being so small.

@N00BiSH

"I've tried every VB game on NSO so far,
and didn't feel any needed the 3D affect."
-Uncle Franklin, August 1st 2026

I find the claim that Mario Clash needs 3D especially odd.

But reliance on the headset is the mistake.
I don't think anyone is suggesting that they shouldn't try to sell it, but not allowing a 2D option, when people are already paying for NSO is a poor decision.

In a series of poor decisions regarding VB.

They could have:
-remade Wario Land for 3DS.
-added VB games to 3DS Virtual Console.
-provided a 2D option on Switch.

That they managed to swerve all these options is impressive.

@N00BiSH

More viable or ideal is not the same as not serviceable.
Numerous people (including my brother, wowzers!) have played these games in 2D,
and found it to be fine.
You repeatedly saying otherwise doesn't invalidate these people's experiences.

Just give the option,
people can still get a headset and play the optimal way.
If anything, by requiring people to use a headset they're repeating the mistake they made in the 90s.

@N00BiSH
I mean, emulators have done just that,
and the 2D versions seem serviceable.

@BrianJL
I mean, so what, even if that were the case?
(and GammaPhonic's experience with MiSTer core seems to suggest it isn't)
If people want the full experience, they can use a headset.
Nintendo can state that this is how they're meant to be played.
There really isn't a reason not to give a 2D option.
Red Alarm is just a mess however you play it.

Decent addition to a wider service.

I had fond memories of this game,
but playing it again in recent years,
some parts are just awful.

@N00BiSH

I've tried every VB game on NSO so far,
and didn't feel any needed the 3D affect.

They need to update to allow play without the damn headset.

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Yet again, no long sleeve options.
(from what I can tell)

Good Lord.
They decided against going home and instead went big.

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Looks pretty cool,
but at what point does it stop really being Lego?

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Why on earth wouldn't they make this available on Switch 1?

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It was a cute idea,
but far, far too easy.

Well that's the end of Wave Race then.

Box Art Brawl: Sonic The Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Switch Showdown:

1) Sonic Origins Plus
2) Sonic Mania Plus
3)Sonic Superstars
4) Sonic Frontiers
5) Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
6) Sonic X Shadow Generations
7) Sonic Colors Ultimate
8) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
9) Sonic Team Racing

Where's Sonic Chronicles?
I've checked the list twice, but if I've overlooked it please let me know.

I could play another Sonic RPG on Switch.

Darunia dancing now with real man tits.

Anyone know how I can play it in portrait?

Don't think there'll ever again be such a big leap, as there was from SNES to N64.

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Eugh, Ruto should be given less agency.

Didn't know Digimon was still going.

I don't like how the SNES challenges are only on Switch 2.
I get having GameCube games exclusively on Switch 2,
but not having the SNES challenges on NSO for Switch 1 seems bizarrely meanspirited to me.
Like, these challenges are not going to entice me (or I suspect anyone) to get a Switch 2, it's just going to annoy me.
NSO members on Switch 1 are still paying for the service.

@sportvater

Looks an attempt at blonde Elijah Wood to me.

@coolioam
We're giving our first impressions, and reserve the right to revise those impressions when we get more information.
Bear in mind, this is the first image Nintendo apparently wanted us to see of Link in this remake.

@Rainbowfire
What on earth are you talking about,
people are giving their initial opinions on a design choice.

I can't quite put my finger on why it looks so odd.

You know when you do a shaded drawing, and you're sure that you've got all the measurements and proportions right,
but it just looks off and you don't know how to fix it?
That's how it looks to me.

It'll probably be fine.

Link looks weirder in that picture every time I see it.