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@10-zx We really do

I would agree that motion controls sucked for a large majority of Wii games but the Mario Galaxy games were among the rare exceptions.

This tablet solution won't be nearly as intuitive or fun as the Wii controls unfortunately. The pointer system for collecting stars was so natural and perfectly integrated that you could do it without even thinking or inhibiting the other controls.

A switch port won't be able to replicate pointer controls either as it's motion control, as good as it it, is only a relative (gyroscope) pointer, so will lose accuracy over a time.

So for the future, the only way you will ever be able to play the Galaxy games in high res with perfect intuitive controls will be on Dolphin. Such a shame as I'd love an updated version on Switch if it weren't for this problem.

It's true that Damo has a tendency to come across as rather arrogant in the comments and perhaps could deal with his interactions here more professionally - but in this case he's absolutely right. It takes a lot of skill and experience to produce videos of this quality.

I have to say that I think Alex's videos and their presentation are fantastic. I've been watching them for a while and they never get old - well done Alex!

@Damo Excellent article!

A lot of us were running RGB modded (with an amp) N64's back in the day when the console was first out - myself with a Sony Trinitron. I have collected some of the finest and most rare & coveted CRTs ever made (including the Sony BVM 20E1E, NEC XV29+, Loewe E3001 chassis among others), own the UltraHDMI, and the modern RGB mod with deblur as well as a 'funtastic' console with the superior s-video mentioned by Bluedogrulez.

After all that as well as investigating the now well known antialiasing hack, I can say that for me, the absolute best image from the N64 is achieved exactly as we did it back in the day - an RGB modded console with a THS-7314 or similar amp chip with no deblur enabled connected to a standard consumer Sony Trinitron TV. Funny how things come full circle!

@cleveland124 You can avoid scanlines by using a 21" consumer CRT for NTSC and a 25" for PAL.

I really hope they don't have the 'big Mario' mechanic in this one

@G-Boy No offence taken whatsoever and I also apologise if I caused offence - I appreciate your comments

I think the wider and perhaps a more obvious issue here is that irrespective of what problems this girl does or doesn't have, we have an article about a young lady of just 20 and a comment section where people have been making sexually degrading comments about her - one of which has been applauded by a member of the Nintendo life staff for doing so!

How can this possibly be acceptable?

@Darlinfan From my point of view in this case it depends how open minded you are. I think we're never going to agree so perhaps best to leave it there - no hard feelings.

@Darlinfan You carry on judging away mate - doesn't make it true.

@Darlinfan That's a big assumption you're making there mate. I'm not necessarily saying she's like my daughter or anyone else - I'm merely saying that all may not be as it seems and there might be a more serious underlying issue that would not warrant ridicule.

So to simplify I'm not saying she's one thing or another - but that it might be a good idea not to judge prematurely. That's not too hard to grasp right?

On the other hand your statement is:

"This article is about a silly person doing something silly"

Now you've done exactly that - you've made a judgement on her and assumed she's just 'being silly', based on no actual information. You might be right, you might not be - but you certainly don't have enough information to make that snap judgement do you? This is one of the reasons that there's so much misunderstanding in the world.

@tanookisuit I'm sorry but you don't know me - I can say that I'm in no way tying to protect my daughter - just standing up for what I believe in and in the interest of preventing bigotry.

Either way, if you read the comments, you will notice that I never actually labeled her as being autistic or anything else, just to caution that there is a possibility she is, so to take care.

On the other hand your comment is very odd and extremely questionable when it comes down to the understanding of mental health issues:

"As it stands right now, with what is there, it falls more into the other mental health problem of not autism, but straight up inbred or trained confusion"

Inbred or trained confusion?

@tanookisuit Why do people here not read and think before they post?

Once more: I did not at any point say that she has autism - I said that she may have autistic tendencies or other tendencies that relate to other spectrums. It has nothing to do with some 'shield' that you're imagining regarding my daughter - this is just an idea that you are projecting - I was merely cautioning against automatically ridiculing someone when things may not be as they seem.

@G-Boy Of course this type behavior is not always going to indicate a connection with autism. But I can tell you that I probably know a lot more than you about this, having lived with my autistic daughter for the past 16 years. I have done a huge amount of fundraising and research on this - and we are taking part in a number of leading genetic studies on the subject.

As I mentioned, the autistic spectrum is very wide. This kind of obsessive behaviour is certainly an indicator that may possibly be on it - but if you read my comment properly, you would see that I did not definitively say that she was autistic, but that she may well be, or under a similar recognised spectrum that encompases unusual behaviour like this.

When we are talking about things like this, please read comments carefully before posting inane replies.

Agreed. And I can't so far find any evidence that it's a joke/prank - the story is spread over a range of some of the larger mainstream media outlets.

@AlexOlney Hey Alex, hope you don't mind a friendly suggestion? You're one of my favourite 'Nintendo' people on the internet. I have an autistic daughter & from my experience, Noorul might be on the spectrum too.

I would just say - with the greatest respect - that if this story is true and the girl is within the autistic spectrum, promoting jokes that infer a sexual connotation in regards to her may not live up to your usual excellent standards on this site. I'm not wanting to have a go at you in the slightest but I thought I should mention it.

Cheers, Andy

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It's sad to see so many childish comments here - inferring that she is 'mental', sad or in some way an idiot. As to your comment inferring that she needs an "I" tetris piece in her 'slot', this is an example of the depths of how childish and inane this can get. I like this website and it's disappointing to see this kind of ignorance in it's readership.

As a father of a severely autistic 16 year old, I can tell you that although the girl in this article may or may not be autistic, she may possibly be so, or under another similar spectrum that tend to cover a range of unusual human behaviour. The autism spectrum is a very wide - and obsessive behaviour like this is certainly not atypical.

To me, she's not mental, or an idiot - but just needs a more understanding, accepting and caring attitude from society.

@SimplyCinnamon53 Good on you 👍 Visuals aren't necessarily everybody's top priority.

For purists, the other advantages are latency and accuracy which are extremely good. Amazing array of scaling and scanline options also. It's actually incredibly cheap for what it is.

@SimplyCinnamon53 A real SNES looks rough on an HDTV unfortunately. The SNES classic is better but this machine absolutely beats everything hands down for use with an HDTV.

@nab1 This is far above the glut of SNES emulation machines and you can just use a ROM cart to have every game on the system. Amazing for those who don't want a CRT - but yes I wholeheartedly agree, for me it's not going to come close to the authentic feel of my 1-chip SNES on a decent CRT 👍

@AlexOlney Oh lord, I hope you're right Alex!

This is great! And just what I was hoping for - Nintendo has gained a corner of the market that the other players aren't interested in. That means they can hopefully go forward from console to console in in their own niche without being threatened by the other companies. I think the main home console market is now just too competitive for Nintendo to survive in and now they don't have to!

@Mega_Yarn_Poochy Sure - although the Melee pro crowd are so picky about lag - even a few ms puts them off. I wonder if the GC games in general will be lag free? I really hope so.

@Damo
They've migrated to 4K OLED now, but still under the BVM name - 30 inch is £24,000

http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/product/broadcast-products-professional-monitors-oled-monitors/bvm-x300/overview/

The good thing is that because the industry doesn't generally use CRTs any more, you can pick up a top of the range 15khz BVM CRT for around £200.

@Damo
I'm sure your knowledge on scalers is good, but be assured that to a CRT enthusiast, the fact that you've cited the Commodore as a support to your argument shows that you still have some way to go in understanding the world of high end professional CRT broadcast monitors.
While the Commodore 1084 is a good monitor, it's not even remotely in the same league as a Sony BVM. The former is just a consumer monitor originally developed for the Amiga and produced at a price that was affordable to the general public. The BVM 20F1U/20E1U was used by companies such as the BBC and Sky as their top reference monitor. Their specification was such that they cost $12,000 in 1998! I noticed you mentioned CRT TVs in your post above. Note that I'm not talking about CRT TVs here but professional CRT broadcast monitors - something quite different.
I don't want to argue on this as I'm sure you are a good guy - I will say, though that if you really want to have a rounded knowledge on professional CRTs, here is a good place to start:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewforum.php?f=6
These monitors have increased in popularity for retro gaming in recent years and it's an interesting area to look into I think...
P.S. you spent insane money on a Commodore 1084? They can be picked up quite cheaply..

@Damo It's still just 240p linedoubled and scaled to 1080p, it's not fundamentally running a higher resolution in any way. All it's doing is making low res (240p) look good on your HDTV, it can't actually raise the base resolution. Have you tried running RGB on a 1000 line Sony BVM, i.e. the 20E1E? From your answer I am hazarding a guess that you may not have. These are the very best 15Khz CRTs ever produced (cost today's equivalent of around $20,000). The image is spectacular - stunningly sharp and vibrant - and has a very high reputation among the most knowledgable retro game enthusiasts. I understand your enthusiasm for this mod which looks fantastic, but as a game site editor, if you are going to make sweeping statements like "It's plain to anyone with eyes that the HDMI image is better than anything you'd get on a CRT, RGB or no", then you will need to know this stuff inside out or you will get called out. There are also other 15/31Khz CRTs used for retro gaming that are close to the BVMs in quality and I think you really need to experience the very best available alternatives in person and make a clear comparison to be able to make these kind of statements. If you really want to discover more on this, I would do some further research over at the Shmups forums. There are people over there with extremely in-depth knowledge who can set you straight on this.

@Damo Check out the Shmups forum - the most authoritative place to go re. scalers, CRTs etc. You'll find that a BVM image will outclass this (or any scaler) by a good margin. Nothing beats a really high class CRT.