VinnieMii

Not a single mention of how this game is very heavily inspired by Castlevania II in this review. Maybe the reviewer never played it. Not Castlevania-like? Whaaaaaat?

0:36 'Voluptuous 3D Visuals' lmao

"It marks the first time Valve has EVER released its games on a Nintendo platform"

Huh?

goes back to play the Portal table on Pinball FX3

I noticed another Arcade Archives release, today, not listed here, 'Legend of Makai'. It seems more interesting than Guerrilla War since that was already on the SNK 40th compilation.

Kirby had a Super Famicom version of 'Kirby Star Stacker' that wasn't released to the west. Pretty much the same game as the Game Boy game, but with added features. But, hey, why not?

Ha, crazy article, lol! I have all the Game Boy games mentioned on here, including the Kid Klown one. There's quite a few games with palette swaps for different regions on Game Boy. @madelk mentioned the 'McDonaldLand' released in Europe which is the same as 'Spot: The Cool Adventure' released in N. America. There's also Baby T. Rex (Europe) that had 4 other regional variants including 'Bamse' (Sweden), 'Agro Saur' (Australia), 'We're Back! A Dinosaur Story' (USA), and an unreleased version for 'Edd the Duck' which recently leaked on the internet in September 2020.

Ooo, Double Dragon Neon! Developed by WayForward. Already an 8 year old title, but it's a good one. Plays very much like a River City Ransom/Girls game, if you're into that. Great to see it on Switch.

@Magrane Totally agree with what your saying. They could've done something(!) to improve the gaming experience, and it would've been easy to do it, too. But they did nothing. They could've just slapped the 'Panel de Pon' title on the SNES version or transfer the English files to the Super Famicom version. But I guess we're stuck with trial and error on this one. Thankfully, we can create suspend points before making a mistake.

Not sure why Nintendo decided to release 'Panel de Pon' for SNES Online instead of the localized version known as 'Tetris Attack' (that featured Yoshi's Island characters instead of those fairy characters that no one in USA knows about). Also, I just played 'Panel De Pon' on my Switch and it's not even localized. Some of it is in English, but most of the menu is Japanese. What the heck, Nintendo? Was there some kind of litigation because they improperly used the word 'Tetris' in the title?

I thought that ‘Galactic Defence Squadron’ was a typo. But they really did misspell ‘Defense’ in the actual title of the game. Funny, lol.

Got to the part where the kid died from epileptic seizure. Scrolled down and just underneath the paragraph was a flashing advertisement...wtf? Lol

How about GRADIUS?

1. Gray-dee-us
2. Grah-dee-us
or
3. Grah-DEE-us (emphasis on the DEE)

@fafonio I beg to to differ when you are talking about Transformers: Devastation. I absolutely love that game. That was a licensed title done right. I haven't played any of the other supposedly bad 'PlatinumGames/Activision' games, but TF:Devastation is one I am going to rule out. I don't see anything wrong with it. The fan service is a great bonus (including original voice actors and music composer from the G1 cartoon), but the gameplay is just as good as any other Platinum game. Unfortunately, I don't think it will see a Switch release. They've already taken it down from Steam. I'm assuming it has something to do with licensing issues with the toy line.

@GameOtaku I was just about to say that. And they did a great job porting it on that collection, too. I can't imagine Hamster doing a better job. Why are they wasting their time? There are other games they could be doing.

Some serious input lag on this game. I hope there’s an update to fix it. I hate waiting half a second for DK jr. to switch to another vine. The game is just broken this way.

@Heavyarms55

I was thinking the same, lol. No way am I letting anyone's greasy hands touch my Switch controllers while eating pizza. Sorry, go wash your hands! Once those joy-cons get any grease on them, it leaves a stain that'll never come off.

60 FPS!! Aside from it's frame rate issues, the 3DS game was amazing fun. I will double dip.

Innovation starts here. Nintendo has only been stealing ideas from themselves.

@Dethmunk

I just played that with a friend on PS2. Treasure really did an awesome job with that game. I’ve got my eye on the ‘Silpheed’ game they made, also.

My guess? They haven't released a VC yet because they are afraid it will cannibalize the sales of new games on the e-Shop.

@ValhallaOutcast

Two more examples: Ninja Gaiden and Bionic Commando.

I saw the video reel being mentioned in the article and it certainly sends a really explicit message on how violent video games have become.

Honestly, I don't support censorship, but watching that reel was almost as shocking as watching a snuff film. It should really cause quite a stir.

Ha, I saw the white joy cons in the picture and immediately went searching to see if Nintendo officially put them out. Guess I needed to finish the article. lol

Well, it's nice to see that it's possible to add custom colors, too.

This is awesome, I always did consider Donkey Kong 3 to be an arcade shoot' em up. This version actually looks like a Galaga game, lol.

Emulating games for the Sharp X1 is a bit tricky, though. Good luck!

Oh man, I'm currently on a GBA collecting rampage and then this article shows up, lol. You guys put Ninja Five-0 on the list. Oh boy, that has to be the holy grail of GBA games.

Just bought a Spongebob AGS-101 to add to my collection of 101's (also own Pearl Blue and Dark Grey 101's) and currently own 330 GBA games. I think the list is justified. But there are a few hidden gems that I've discovered in my travels (like Astro Boy: Omega Factor). Waiting for my copy of 'Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend'...Awesome beat'em-up/platformer!

Love playing these games on the Game Boy Player/GameCube.

The Wii U version is currently a rare and expensive item. Cheapest copy on ebay is around $60 for disc only. $100-150 for a complete in box.

If Bananaman is in the game, I'm sold...

MARTY FRIEDMAN!!!! A very well respected world class musician. Megadeth hasn't been the same without him. I can't remember the last time he spoke English, lol.

Fun watching him playing with the Switch. I was hoping to find out that he did the soundtrack on the game.

Favorite Beat 'em Up? 'Turtles in Time', 'X-men', 'The Simpsons'...geez those are probably the most common answers. All Konami and I guess they would be a problem with licenses.

Looks cool. The animation and backgrounds look very nice. More Metroidvania style games are welcome.

But I do have my plate full right now with Metroid: Samus Returns, Axiom Verge and The Mummy Demastered. And Bloodstained is on it's way...*gasp

Third-party exclusives would result in better quality games that are specifically designed to run at optimal performance on the system they are created for.

The third-party multiplats are hit-or-miss when it comes to performance on the Switch. Their best selling point is that they are portable, but some of them can't even do that! I was sad when I found out RiME was such a failure, and WWE2K18 was a hot mess.

I think that era of failed promised titles may be over, though. At this point, I hope developers know what can run on the Switch before they make any promises. BUT, third-party exclusives would be golden!

I wish for Super Mario Maker on Switch.

I had my nephew and niece over my house this Xmas and I wanted to show them my Switch, maybe play some Mario Kart 8, but they were suddenly disinterested when they saw that I had a SNES and almost 100 games for it. I hooked it up, fired up the old CRT, and we were having a blast. This new memory may be my finest 'SNES Christmas' memory yet.

That shooter game looks like it'll be more fun than Sine Mora EX and I payed $30 for that one. Looks like RXN: Raijin is an exclusive to the Switch as well. I made a few extra bucks this week, I'll pay the high price. It looks decent enough to me.

Pinball FX 2 on my XBox 360 looks better than 3 does on my Switch...a patch is necessary.

"Which are the best Nintendo Switch eShop games of 2017"

Here's a write-in vote for Mighty Gunvolt Burst

Here's an idea:

Developers who want to create multi-platform games should initially develop games for Switch...THEN port and upgrade to the more powerful systems. Doesn't that sound easier than playing whack-a-mole with bugs in the downgraded ports?

Really glad to see the whole Bayonetta franchise getting the Switch treatment. I would REALLY love it if PlatinumGames would release Transformers: Devastation on the Switch. That was a multiplatform release that skipped Nintendo platforms entirely. The fighting mechanics are very similar to Bayonetta and is the best 'Transformers' game in existence and was WAY better than the 'Transformers: Prime' WiiU exclusive. C'mon PlatinumGames, make it happen.

EDIT: TF: Devastation was published by Activision. Might be their call...

@mjharper

Vulgar Display of Flower?

@Gerald @AG_Awesome

"I wish I could have an inverted stick and motion aiming separated like I do with zelda."

Finally, someone else noticed this problem

Yeah, I've been playing with an inverted-y axis my whole life.

When choosing the inverted-y setting for stick control, it also inverts the motion control and there is no separation for this. Does anyone like inverted motion controls? My only choice was to shut it off...bummer

I tried the 'normal' way, but it would take me a really long time to get used to it. I hope that there'll be a fix in an update. Backwards motion controls hurts my brain, lol!

I can see this article as a nice promotion for Nintendo. But...

Imagine if all you got for Xmas was 1-2 Switch...

Not exactly a good recommendation now, is it?

@Flipbot

It wasn't that the GameCube controllers were unfitting, but they reversed the 'jump' and 'shoot' buttons on the MM Anniversary Collection which was a total mindf@&k. They got it right on the MM X collection, though.

Aww, no mention of Mega Man: The Power Battle or Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters which were included in past Mega Man Collections. And we have not yet seen Mega Man & Bass in any collection.

Anyways, Mega Man 1 through 11 and Mega Man X 1 through 8 is still a TON of Mega Man to have on one system.

River City: Rival Showdown on 3DS. I love a good beat 'em up. Got the physical copy (w/limited edition Riki keychain) from Amazon.

Still waiting for my Collecter's Edition Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to be shipped from Walmart...it's the holiday season, what can you do?

@WaxxyOne

But = be ?

Ok, I've actually turned my 50" LED TV on it's side, playing Pinball FX2, and it's freaking awesome! I can imagine that the Switch and it's versatility really goes well with PinballFX.

Oooh, a Metroid table would be super-fantastic! Metroid Prime Pinball was the game I played the most on my DS. I think the developer that made that game also made the 'Pro Pinball' series. Those guys also make great video pinball. But if Zen Studios can carry that baton, I wouldn't go against it. Their pinball games are TOP NOTCH!

I can understand the hostility towards the 'free-to-play' deal. But with this game, it's different. You should consider that each table is a full game. You could spend many hours on just one. Each table has many various missions and can be very overwhelming. The programming and work that they do on just one table is well worth the price you pay for it.

If you like pinball, at least try the free table! Sorcerer's Lair is a very awesome table and also my personal favorite.

@Jack_Goetz

I'm not sure what it's like out in the UK, but I really get the vibe that retailers in the USA don't want anything to do with the Wii U or its games. To them, it's bad enough that they have stock that still hasn't sold in years.

I really think Axiom Verge on the Wii U is the 'definitive' version of the game, due to the extra gamepad features that no other version has. I bought the digital copy.

I'm really glad to see that somewhere in the world, there's a physical version of it. Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, the Wii U is region-locked. But, at least there's some glimmer of hope that there will be a Wii U version in the USA. *crossing my fingers

@Jack_Goetz

I've been searching for a physical copy of the WiiU version. Where did you pre-order it? All I got when I searched for it was that retailers do not want to have it in stock. Please help!

I triple dipped the game (PC, WiiU, and Switch). Love the game, it almost seemed pointless for me to get it for the third time, but I HAD to have the physical copy (got the Multiverse Edition). Good to see where the profit is going. Now, if they still intend to make a physical copy for WiiU, I will buy that too.

@World
Awesome, thanks for the link. I see a lot of the Epyx games made it on the list. I was also hoping to see Pitfall II on there (A Metroidvania style game that came out before there was Metroid and Castlevania). Hopefully, it's possible to add more games.