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Konami jumped the shark when they released the Otomedius games. They were obviously a shell of their previous selves.

Rockman and Forte/Megaman and Bass seems very low. I’d have used the SFC version ahead of the GBA one as it’s far superior.

It also uses many assets from the Saturn/PS1 Rockman 8.

Konami.......just hand over the reigns to the likes of M2 or Treasure and allow them to make some Sequels to your classic franchises. Goemon, Gradius, Sparkster, Contra, Castlevania, Axelay etc etc.

And in the meantime, can’t we have a port of Gradius V for the Switch?

@stinky_t it’s called the Switch Lite.

At least they have donated nearly $200,000,000 to good causes over the last decade. I’ve supported them for years and have had more than good value out of my return. F1 2020 and Shenmue III are included this month.

As for 15% not being adequate, overheads must have become problematic for them. If everyone slides the charity slider as far over as they can how could they survive?

Check out the small print for some of the charities who send clothing bags to your home and see how much of the proceeds make it back. It’s often as little as 2.5%.

Really don’t understand how there can be too much of a good thing? If I lacked adequate knowledge of the genre I certainly would withhold From making uneducated comments.

There are literally hundreds of shooting titles which would be welcome on the platform but will be unlikely to see a release, so every one which does get a release is a real treat. It’s not as if it robs us of releases in other genres.

@NotoriousWhiz they're all in English. They are shoot em ups so it's all action and no text. Even the option menus are English on these 3 games.

I see Deathsmiles 1&2 is coming to Switch as well. Really excited to see more 32/64 bit games making their way onto Switch.

3 of my favourite Saturn shooters. I'll definitely pre order an import copy.

Because the magic of early 90's konami/capcom/nintendo/treasure/sega games has never been replicated consistently since then.

When I saw the headline, I was hoping for the much anticipated Roger Mellie Odyssey.

It’s a sad thing day when you realise Naka-San is washed up and bereft of good ideas.

Just hope they can capture that Magic early 90’s Konami feel.

My only gripe is that it looks a little too pixelated. Still a day one purchase regardless.

@HamatoYoshi @Ooyah have you played Horace? For me, it's the best recreation of a UK bedroom coded game I've ever played.

'Member Jet Set Willy?' Yeah, I member!

@HamatoYoshi screw MS, lets get a Gremlin X Nintendo colab in the works.

A great Nintendo system launch title was Wave Race, I would love to see it make a comeback on a revised Switch.

In the meantime, try the GameCube version on Dolphin and upscale as far as your setup will allow. It looks amazing.

Not sure how shooters like the original pop ‘n twin bee can be on the list but there are no sign of almost SNES quality titles such as Crisis Force.

I’ve played it on xbox series x and despite having the same shortcomings, the smoother Frame rate, more detailed graphics and higher res improve things enough to make it a little more palatable.

I’d mark it a 6 on Xbox and 4 on Switch.

"It looks just like a switch"..........no it doesn't. The Switch looks like dozens of android based gaming tablets with controls that have been churned out of China for the last decade.

@NorseGamerTommy probably because the PS3 was in its day graphically far more capable than the Switch.

Switch needs its own games, not poorly programmed ports of games made for more powerful systems first (PS4/5, Xbone etc)

I'd love to see a new Chinatown Wars too. It was a great mix of the old and new style GTA's

@Mountain_Man never mind that, we still need GTA V. I find it hard to believe Rockstar haven’t managed to expand their online user base on Switch.

Hopefully they may announce something alongside the PS5 and Series S/X ports.

Hope it's better than the microwave burgers they make

@Muh-ario Backwards compatibility has absolutely nothing to do with sharing the same media format from one console to another.

It is achieved by system architecture similarities (hardware BC) from one generation to the next or is written into the system kernel (software BC).

The ports were bare bones and half arsed.

A years old Shield TV Galaxy port and SM64 which was bettered by the Switch Homebrew Comminity left me cold.

Here’s to the re-release/remasters in 2025.

Yes it was disappointing, but I still enjoyed myself despite the lack of challenge. Will go for the Series X port to see it in its ‘best’ light.

@Thoughts only LG make panels for the home tv market, Samsung make them in smaller sizes for phone, laptop and tablet brands etc.

@sixrings not as high as the screenshots in this article

Only 1 golf game is needed on Switch and we already have it.....Neo Turf Masters.

Such a shame that M2 didn’t handle these ports.

Forever Entrainment leave me with little to no confidence.

@Anti-Matter GMD/Bemani ‘games’ have always had limited appeal outside of Asia and cannot be classed as part of Konami’s Glory Days as far home releases are concerned. Many people will argue they had a rapid decline in ‘overall’ quality after their transition from 16 to 32 bit systems. They struggled to get to grips with polygon based games when they excelled in the unfashionable 2D sprite based titles. In the early days of Ps1/N64 and Saturn their best titles were still 2D and they were few and far between.

I’m their heyday Konami were a major force with masses of dev teams across multiple home computer, console and arcade platforms but that is sadly a distant memory.

@abdias or sounded angry in the Japanese DC games

@sanderev let’s hope NVIDIA power management on these new chipsets continues the trend seen in the revised X1 switch.

I forgot to add we need a borderless display when we’re at it too.

Definitely love the sound of a 4K docked, 1080p Handheld upgrade.

Let’s call it the Nintendo Super Switch and launch it with BOTW2

@DjinnFighter in the 80's it was Konami and the MSX, the 90's were all about Konami and the Super Famicom.

For me, they were every bit as good a developer as Nintendo.

@Anti-Matter I'm sure the 90's were Konami's glory days. By 2000 they had already started to strip down the home console dev teams.

I doubt they could make a game these days without outsourcing.

This is better than ANY announcement from the direct.

Day 1 for me and it should be for anyone who loves 1 on 1 fighters.

@Snatcher I’d say it does.

They have stripped the characters of their defining features and gave them a more neutral western look.

Chun-Li no longer looks Chinese nor does Ryu look Japanese.

@Clyde_Radcliffe not so much in colour but in their facial features.

They look far less Asian and more like Westerners.

The most interesting part of the Miitopia reveal for me was seeing a 3DS port on Switch.

Surely this opens up the library for more releases.

They both look whitewashed.

Why??

@Friendly they must be a trump supporter

Friendly is breaching the trade descriptions act

Let’s get this back on topic...........PJ mentioned over 50 love arrows, but I’m sure it was 15.

Get it right PJ!!!

@electrolite77 that's a shame, would love to hear them.

@nimnio shonky online, performance problems and the issues mentioned with the new additional game (his words not mine) would suggest there is plenty of room for improvement with this release.
That being the case, surely a 10 doesn't correlate with his review.

Chris cannot seem to grasp the reason for the negative overall reaction to his review score.

So many small and some larger issues must surely equate to something below a maximum score.

It obviously doesn't sit well compared to the overall tone of the review.

Who’s this Bob Hopkins character?

The PS5 stock situation is the same in Japan as in the west so the figures are more indicative of huge supply issues.

Japanese auction site prices are achieving double the retail price.

@SilentHunter382 you’ll be waiting a long time. BOTW (a wii u game) still cannot achieve a stable 30fps on switch after nearly 4 years.