Zadaris

I have such fond memories of Super Mario World that I cannot divorce from a great time in my life. It's hard to choose anything else as a result.

In the same way that I didn't want Galaxy 3 or 3D World 2 I would much prefer that Nintendo surprise us once again with the direction of their next Mario games, not just iterate on the titles that succeed (though that's less likely).

Bought all the SteamWorld games Day 1 except for this; it's not a genre I'm very fond of.

I just hope that Thundeful doesn't take this as a sign of dislike towards the 'SteamWorld' franchise. You cannot make games that do persistent genre hops and then have reservations that a few particular genres don't do as well fiscally.

Were there a SteamWorld Football Manager I wouldn't play that either.

Saturday wait, Sunday always comes too late but Friday never hesitate.

I would enjoy a dose of HD-2D FFVI with a little QoL.

I could happily live with a smaller roster for future iterations as long as there was a story mode where said roster interact with one another in dramatic and comedic ways.

Eastward is such a fun adventure with some charming characters and more amazing music; Twisted Justice and Heretic Frying Pan being just a couple of my favourites.

"Soundtrack isn't particularly memorable"

All those really fantastic boss themes and, of course, Venus Lighthouse would care to differ.

Can't wait for the Nintando Swetch.

Gravity Circuit is the kind of Megaman-esque game I've dreamed about for years. I'd recommend anyone who likes them, particularly the Zero games, to give it a shot.

The family that ink together, splat together!

Would love to see a return for Billy Hatcher. The original game is quite fun and has some nuanced mechanics that if refined could make another truly spectacular platformer.

Obligatory 'Give me Skies of Arcadia!' also.

Harkens back to the time when I'd trade my SNES for my friends Megadrive for a week or two and play each others games; this is how Shinobi and Golden Axe became staples of my youth, so it is a great thrill to potentially have more.

But Crazy Taxi is definitely tempting as well.

Yesterday Microsoft: 'Didn't you learn anything from love day?

Today Microsoft: 'That was yesterday moron!'

Shame about Layton and Decapolice being 2025, I have no choice but to wait patiently for them.

Musashi looks interesting but I'll wait to see a bit more before determining if it is spend-worthy.

'I'm gonna Shrek it!' - The Developers probably?

Keith David as Ganondorf.

Obviously Rhys Darby will be Link, there can be no doubt.

Amiibo always felt like a missed opportunity to me.

Unlike 3rd party toy-to-life models, where the released figures are tied to one singular franchise, Amiibo belongs to a platform holder. As that platform holder Nintendo had the capacity to release these figures and have them react, at least to all their own IP, in some sort of way, rather than only being used on a per-franchise basis.

But that's sadly what they did.
It was interesting prospect that if you bought a Mario Amiibo that it's functionality would apply across not only Mario games but also other games with varied functions and all for just the price of that singular figure. But instead we got new Amiibo for every barely thing that was done in whatever game they featured in.

People should've had the option to buy a single figure and have it work across 20 games, not the other way around.

Ooh a plague mask. Sold!

Eastward is such a charming game with vibrant locales and even more vibrant characters. I'd say its only flaw is that the combat is occasionally clunky, but not unfun. If anyone was on the fence about this game it's definitely worth picking up at that price.

Disturbing lack of Creatures 1 & 2, Flimbo's Quest, Klax, Cyberdyne Warrior and Freddy's Circus.

Nothing says 'Happy Birthday Darling!' better than a copy of Crawlco Block Knockers.

Would've played as Yoshi except for the fact that he was made easy mode for no reason. So with that in mind I'll probably play as Toadette.

Once I attained 'Actual Clock Puncher' there was no going back.

Nice to see Golden Sun hit that 10% in the poll.

The Sun Will Rise Again!

That extra coat of paint on Super Mario Bros. is really nice and I love the addition of a boss theme for Bowser too.

The problem with the success of any iteration of any franchise is that the developers settle into doing more of what's successful rather than throw everything away and start fresh. But, that starting fresh is part of why I fell in love with Nintendo franchises.

Eventually people clamour for a new aesthetic even if the core gameplay remains the same. This is why people got burnt out on the New Super Mario Bros design because, despite how competent the core gameplay was, the visuals started to feel homogenous. It would be the same if every Zelda going forward simply looked like more BOTW and TOTK.

I for one can't wait to play Hands of the Kingdom this Friday.

'You finally found me, I've been eating nothing but sand for three days!'

'You've only been lost for 1 day.....'

'Yeah I was eating sand when I was at home too.'

Dadish is worth it just for those end of level interactions alone.

8 was a fair score. I knew the important ones, I promise.

There's a scary thought. Save those rumours for Halloween.

Everybody was obviously playing Superman 64!

Obviously he's referring to our ability to attach fans to a Molduga and make it a deadly machine to fight with from the sky. No hope for Ganondorf to stand up to that.

If you play this one folks play it in the dead of night with a pair of headphones plugged into the gamepad. Truly it is a haunting experience and one not easily forgotten and is amazing for it.

No, not my invincible Flying Kick! RIP Shiva....

Joking aside I have to have a go at some custom survival. Need to beat my paltry Level 37 score. How do people get to 90+ with all the ridiculous red enemies hahaha.

Dare I hope those Golden Sun rumours were true....

SNES all the way.... if I was forced to pick. Really couldn't give any of them up. I'm a greedy sod that way.

Missed some of the Xenoblade ones as my siblings and I were re-modeling our Mam's sitting room at the time and had no time to play anything. Would like some Ouroborous goodness.

'Open world lacks stand-out locales'

A pitfall that many games fall into when transitioning to an open world format.

Despite a number of farming-sims I did not receive a Zelda themed farm-sim. Literally unwatchable. 0/10.

@BenAV I bought a copy at launch but still need to find a time to play it due to the awkward timing with Xenoblade coming out a week later.

Nice to be sharing this boat with you.

Cromulent Gascoigne.

Yep, checks out.

Remains my favourite Mario game to date.

My first game was Creatures 2 on the Commodore 64. Followed closely by Flimbo's Quest!

Don't you dare, don't you dare give me hope!

It's pronounced Another One Bites The Dust: The RPG.

I never got to play the original XIII back in the day so I'd welcome it's return if it's with improvements.

Although to be fair I'd give my right nut for anything Timesplitters related, be that a remake of 2 or just something outright new. Never been a big shooter guy but TS2 ate up tons of my time back on the GC.

Really can't wait for that Golden Sun game by Camelot & Monolith Soft.