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Both versions have a nod to the Japanese NES (Famicom) original. The dominant bike on that box has the number 26, the bike on the sequel has number 27 (harder to see on the Japanese version, but it is there as well).

@Tomo619 Exactly, and ideally it would be the team behind SoR4. I would also love a new Shinobi.

It might be a good (Rayman-esque) game, but I don't see any connection to the Illusion games.

Flicky is not much to look at, but it has that magical "just let me try one more time" gameplay hook.

Let's all hope for SotN. I already have it on the go, on my rg351m, but would instantly buy a Switch edition.

Glad about the combo counter changes! Also great to hear they are still putting so much care into it. I hope there will be some DLC down the road still, with new levels. Or maybe even a part 5!

Here is a bio page with more of the artist's work:
http://www.boxequalsart.com/katsuyateradaartistprofile.html

@Kermit1Pineapple
"Your opponent snapped!"

@boxyguy - They aren't: "When playing, the door is left open."

I would like a Sonic game where it is revealed that Robotnik is actually... Alex Kidd!

".. the company will be guided by the principle keywords of "global", "online", "community", and "IP utilization".

Maybe they should start with some actual gameplay ideas?

I just read the piece at thegamecrater - strange that nobody asked him about the movie. To get his take and feelings on why he's not voicing Mario in it.

@dew12333 That's the real reason, 100%

I would hope that Nintendo would offer him to make it official, so they can profit and the fans can have this wonderful product. But I can imagine that sends an unwanted message out: "if you use our IP without permission and it's cool enough, we'll award you". That would encourage more people and companies to go even further with this.

The subtitle "Allows Grand Theft Auto 3 to be played on Switch" had me thinking that Take-Two was allowing it

These projects are great though, they make the IP owners look like idiots, waisting the opportunity of making money and pleasing fans and showing that there is no excuse for their games not being on Switch. I hope it forces their hand to step up.

You can't go wrong with the Great Fairy Fountain: https://youtu.be/SO-FTl5fM18

So cool, this PC mod! You don't even have to play the game and earn the Mon to buy the Dark Link outfit from Kilton, you can just start the game wearing it! So you can look like a fool, being struck by lightning and simple Bokoblins, wearing mid/end-game armor.

Skyrim for me

@ThomasBW84
Hi Thomas. I hope to see an article on NL soon about the approval process of Nintendo, using this as a case. I find it so unfair that Dotemu is catching all the heat, while Nintendo is not stepping forward with any information. Are they doing their best to get this approved asap? I'm very disappointed with Nintendo right now.

If I were Nintendo I would have stepped up and helped Dotemu out in getting the DLC approved asap. This is just ridiculous and it's reflecting badly on them.

I wish Nintendo would assist Dotemu, then surely this could be solved in hours instead of days.

@GrailUK Yes, that's the Anniversary Edition.

@Flashlink99 You got a point there. I'm just a bit Sonic'ed-out I guess.

@Flashlink99 Hahaha, nice! Actually I grew up with SEGA Master System and then MegaDrive and was completely in love with Sonic. I didn't like any of the 3D ones very much, but Mania brought my love back.

So I'm not a Sonic or SEGA basher, far from it. I just like NL to stay on topic - if the article does not relate to a game on a Nintendo system I really don't understand why it has to be here.

Okay, 8 Sonic articles on the main page, of which only 1 is Switch-related. On a Nintendo site. Maybe a bit much?

I went for Firewatch (-70%) - I've been intrigued by the reviews ever since it was released and so far I'm not disappointed.

I was hoping for lots of dungeon-crawling underneath Hyrule, not this.

I'm trying to remember an example of a game that I liked, but did not return to after beating it once - I can't.

@Razer I hear you. I normally don't have that drive either. But this game clicked for me. I grew up playing parts 1 & 2 to death, so I knew what I was signing up for.

@Razer Well, I keep coming back to beat individual stages at all dificulty levels, to get an S-ranking for them. You have to chain your attacks without getting hit (and spare your star moves) to get it. A bit obsesive, but getting into that 'zone' feels great. Beating story-mode with different characters also unlocks stuff. And there's a boss-rush mode that I just today tried for the first time

@Razer I put over 100 hours into SoR4 - there's enough different things to achieve to keep you going that long, beyond just seeing the end credits. Maybe just not your type of game?

@LeonAlistair The reveal trailer showed some new areas, but it's not clear if they're true levels or rather arenas.

We also see Blaze entering a portal and a visual of Dr Zan working some controls while Blaze, Axel, Cherry & Floyd seem to be sleeping and hooked up to Zan's machines. This might suggest that the heroes are literally in a dream/nightmare, so that might also have an effect on how the levels are stitched together.

"Whaddya stealin'?"

I played HotD 2 on Dreamcast (with the regular controller!) and Overkill on Wii, but never the 1st one. Nostalgia will get me to buy #2, but I'll skip this one.

@AtlanteanMan We're also getting House of the Dead 1 & 2 remakes from developer Forever Entertainment. So there's something happening, at least, even if it's not in-house. But it's still frustrating, knowing what else is possible, with all those dormant IP's.

@EarthboundBenjy "Sonic Eraser (featuring horrible music)" hahaha!

This is just a way of interpreting data - can you patent such a method?

As far as Sonic goes, I have M2's Sonic 1 & 2 and Sonic Mania, I'm satisfied with that. 3&K is the only thing I would consider, but if the music is replaced I might skip it anyway.

@AtlanteanMan Agreed. Where's the Streets of Rage collection? I know they're on the SEGA Megadrive Classics collection, but apparently that has some input lag. I would like M2 to put some love into the trilogy and have it sit beside my SoR4 icon.

TLoZ: Seal of the Ancients
TLoZ: Spirit's Reckoning

@tonyp1987 I was thinking the same thing. But they do need to include the question of what you own: regular Switch or Lite, to get more specific data.

@rushiosan I can't find the credits for the background designer, but all the character designers seem to be Japanese (https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior/credits). I can't imagine they wouldn't know what this symbol represents.

Maybe the special news is.... that the 650 employees that they asked to 'voluntarily retire' last november are getting their jobs back!

If reviews say that the gameplay is tight I'll forgive the lack of pixels. SoR 4 won me over as well, although I love me some pixels. Otherwise I will just stick to Battle Princess Madelyn - not perfect but made with love for GnG.

This might scratch my Parodius-itch...
But I'd rather have Parodius!

Super Mario Galaxy fits the bill perfectly: joyful gameplay & beautiful, soothing music. It's the warm hug we all need.

He totally looks like Brain from Inspector Gadget.

I bought Ni No Kuni and I'm considering Mario Party (not mentioned here, but also has a temporary 33% discount).

If you told me these guys were working on a new 2D (or 2.5D) ip, I would be interested. This does not look appealing to me, at all.

I agree they should stick to the Switch concept, but instead of a dock you can stream to your tv. And backwards compatible with the current system please