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Anything 720p looks horrible on my OLED so portable only. I was gutted when I realised Pikmin 3 was 720p, such a beautiful game otherwise.

@stinky_t Yuck!

Mostly hopscotch with my friends

@Oberzilla Love it - I’m a collector as well, just about reigned it in before it took over my whole life.

@Oberzilla Conker! Such a classic & well worth going back to. Are you playing on N64?

Colin McCrae rally PS1. I have Codemasters rally games for PS2, Xbox 360 and PS4 (Dirt) - for pure fun this PS1 classic beats them all hands down.

@1UP_MARIO Nice clean looking controller, I keep mine like that too.

@DaniPooo Ahh sorry, misunderstood 👍

@RetroOutcast @DaniPooo For some. It is indeed awesome - but for many others the definitive way to play is original hardware on CRT.

How on earth can NL not know the difference between upscaling and increasing resolution? This is really basic stuff.

£10 a year is acceptable, especially with the online multiplayer.

@F_Destroyer Letterboxing was prolific but not ubiquitous on the PAL N64.

@VexingInsanity I just got mine back from Nintendo about three weeks back, free in the UK.

@EarthboundBenjy Agreed, this was a huge mistake from Nintendo, bless them. Just send it in to them, they’ll have it back to you in a few days. Hopefully they’ve learned their lesson for the next console. At leat they provide us with some of the greatest games ever made. In fact I believe they’re the greatest developer the world has seen so far.

Just as an alternative opinion: Nintendo fixes this for free and has an incredibly fast turnaround - and much better than a home fix. I know it shouldn’t be a problem in the first place but they’re doing their due diligence, at least to a degree.

Exciting to think they’re balls deep in developing their new console - only they know what it is. I reckon it’s a new much more powerful handheld hybrid.

Just as an alternative opinion: Nintendo fixes this for free and has an incredibly fast turnaround - and much better than a home fix. I know it shouldn’t be a problem in the first place but they’re doing their due diligence, at least to a degree.

Do they have a code to make the physics as good as the originals?

Incredible work, congrats to the modders.

@Migoshuro you’re absolutely right, the sequel is 100% a better game in my opinion. The addition of the boost mechanic made the racing that much more thrilling. A lot of people dismissed the game, saying the handling was too difficult, when in fact if you mastered the combination and interaction of the stick and shoulder buttons for steering it made for a fantastically finely balanced control system that gave the game wonderful playability. Personally I think it’s one of the best racers of all time, even now, and I love it to bits.

The worst thing they could possibly do with this is change the original physics. Hopefully they've kept Toshihiro's gameplay 100% intact. That's the sauce that's eluded developers again and again which elevates the first two games above any marble/ball type game in existence. And crucially the very thing that would be difficult to translate perfectly to a different engine.

@ObeseChihuahua2 cool

@Darknilious Yes it’ll probably just be a MD sales push plus a few indies. Maybe a short tease of one of the upcoming big guns to tide us over. Fairly boring.

@ObeseChihuahua2 I think @NintendoByNature is being tongue-in-cheek.

@Piritiup Can I ask why you think @Clarice ‘s profile pic is disgusting? Just curious.

@electrolite77 Love it!

Some great, entirely realistic predictions here. Additionally we’ll get the real 4K switch pro (finally!). DLSS, roughly the base power of a series S, but in real world terms able to just about match an RTX3090 due to Nintendo’s new bespoke ultra efficient compiler. All games on mask roms to easily exceed the PS5 load times and all games will be required to run at a rock solid 120fps.A VR headset to come before Xmas with twin 4K screens at 120hz, finally giving us a decent FOV. BOTW2 and many more upcoming games will run on the headset, which will be roughly the size of a bulky pair of glasses. Complete GameCube & N64 libraries, all reprogrammed or de-restricted to run at 120fps.

@electrolite77 you a fan of blue storm? I love that game - one of the most misunderstood and fantastic racers in existence.

@YusseiWarrior3000 just my silly joke. I doubt we’ll see any of them.

For those speculating, it’s fairly obvious. BOTW 2, Metroid prime 4, Pikmin 4, Waverace next & F-zero next will all be releasing before Christmas for a knock-down priced bundle of £60 for the complete set. Can’t wait!

Everyone here’s falling for it too. It’s nonsensical so say BOTW is better than Mario 3 or to even try & compare SOTN to RE4. There seems to be a madness here - compare Metroid prime to Mario 3. Which is the best? If you answer with either game you’re a moron

@OldManHermit Love this! As a retro gamer it’s very cool to think that someone’s still using one like this.

@Tasuki Ahh thanks. Shame.

@Tasuki Exactly. It makes me a bit uncomfortable to know that a property associated with Nintendo is in partnership with a Tencent subsidiary.

Tweaked physics?? Blasphemy. Give me Toshihiro Nagoshi’s pure vision any day. The GameCube analogue stick’s so perfectly tuned to the game - for this particular title I can’t imagine another stick matching it. Thank god I recollected for the cube & became a CRT collector.

EDIT: I’m a purist, I’m sure it’ll be awesome for 99% of players

@Bomberman64 Not to me. People do collect PAL though.

@DropDash You're into the platinum? That's always been my colour for the cube and I rebought in platinum as well. I don't see much love for it.

@Nintendo_Alski definitely agree, the GC controller is sublime. Best analogue stick ever made imo

@sketchturner Same, I bought it a few years ago as it’s a cult classic but found it a bit clunky. Maybe I should give it another try

@Nintendo_Alski I never understood why people think the wavebird is better than the original, would love to hear peoples opinions. All they did is remove rumble and add wireless. I’d prefer rumble over wireless any day.

Still got mine hooked up to my CRT. Love this console.

@rushiosan Wow - Banko Kazooie has one of the most listenable soundtracks I can think of. And I had classical violin training from the age of four.

FPGA consoles - the next step towards retro gaming perfection! Minimal latency, more accurate than software emulation, HDMI out, great physical looks, designed by seriously talented engineers. As good as original hardware plus CRT? Never has been, never will be.

With the exception of handheld devices - this looks beautiful.

I think the consoles would look better spinning in the ball.

@Einherjar Agreed. If everyone reviews based on initial code, it’ll discourage developers from releasing broken games.

@HolyGeez03 I agree. I’m annoyed that so many developers are releasing broken games. Very annoying for us physical collectors who value retro games. One day the servers that provide these patches will be shut down & then if your hardware breaks you’re stuck with a broken game.

@Axelay71 Same, '71.

@Ooyah So good to see another oldie here - 49.75!

I love my SNES so much. Although I was in the middle of the birth of rave when it came out. Summer of love - the best train of parties ever known to man, only those who were there know what I'm talking about. So yes, I'm very happy that I had to forgo the experience of the SNES for a few extra years.

They nominated Just Dance 2022? Just lost every ounce of credibility with me.

@Ooyah Another fellow oldie - can I ask how old?