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Super excited to try out Heracles 4 in English. I actually translated 2 back in the day when I was in high school, and I'm always happy to see continued interest in the series.

Anyone complaining about the price probably doesn't realize what this is. 8bitdo controllers are extremely high quality Bluetooth controllers and the NES30 is already part of the lineup, hence the X/Y/L/R buttons. This controller is way more versatile than a normal Wii controller. You can use it with almost anything... Android, iOS, PC, Raspberry Pi, Retron 5, Wii, PS3, and I'm sure I'm missing things. I have a few and I use them all the time. This bundle is well worth it, trust me. You'll find use for this controller long after your NES mini has started collecting dust.

All that hot glue and epoxy to set things in place "permanently" before testing was just painful to watch...

I have a stack of old NES games on my shelf, and a retrousb AVS coming in the mail. I'm way more excited about that. If I could pick one of these systems up to give to my kid for Christmas I'd love it, but no way I'm paying scalper prices for one.

How about now that nobody is playing this and they don't have to worry about server overload anymore, they just add a usable and decent form of tracking, and the ability to submit pokestop/gym locations in areas which lack them? Oh wait, that would be giving people what they want, and Niantic would never do that.

Considering he was designed in 1981, I'd believe it

@DragonEleven Improved, fixed, either way they need to do something to make the game feel like it's worth playing again. The buddy system is too much work for very little reward, and I don't feel like paying $45 for a notification light.

Tracking definitely needs to be fixed. I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.

Baseball Simulator 1.000 would be awesome too

I wonder how many Oranguru named Harambe are going to be floating around wondertrade...

My Nintendo is really stingy when compared to Club Nintendo. Lower-priced VC titles should still provide gold coins, and there should either be a better selection, or it should rotate more frequently. I got Picross and Warioware when it launched, and have hardly touched it since. I have a few of gold coins sitting around, but there are only 5 games to redeem, and I already own all them besides Donkey Kong 3, which isn't exactly exciting. They need more VC titles, not just mediocre discounts

The huge, unaddressed with Pokemon Go is that there is no balance, especially when you get past level 20. Catching a CP 10 Pidgey is exactly the same as catching a CP 1195 Pidgeot. You get the same experience, stardust, and number of candy. Transferring either one will net you just one more candy. It's not even a money-grab by Niantic, because they don't sell stardust or candy. It's just poorly balanced game design and it hits you like a brick wall. If they want to keep an install-base, they should actually reward people for playing the game. Oh yeah, and fix tracking.

I think it's overkill when it comes to tracking. They really owe it to their players to fix tracking. People sink money into this game. Being able to find the Pokemon that the game shows you should be a given. I really don't see how in-game tracking can cause load on the servers when the Pokemon's location data obviously already exists as it shows it on the nearby. A picture of a Pokestop does no good to someone who has few Pokestops in their area. These people are more likely to use real money to purchase Pokeballs because of this, and telling them whether or not they are walking in the right direction would be nice. Give us an arrow to show that you're looking in the right direction, at least give us something.

GPS hacking is a different story, that's just dirty. I agree with banning that.

i used to have this game. i kind of miss it actually. i wonder if i can find a used copy

@Raylax Yeah, the nearby pokestop feature is pretty useless when there are no pokestops nearby. They should allow for submission of pokestops soon, but make a stipulation, such as you can't submit a pokestop if there is another within a 200m radius or something similar. That way it narrows submissions down and won't be flooded by people in cities who don't need them

@nhSnork "Or is there an officially greenlit fanmade patchtool/trainer/editor for any other game or app with issues that I have yet to know of?"

Minecraft

@invictus4000 Actually, biting the hand that feeds you is exactly what Niantic is doing by going so hard against tracking and removing in-game tracking features. They are not listening to their customers, and will lose many as a result. Niantic has much more to lose than the customers do if the game goes downhill.

@MadAdam81 Niantic killed Compass too apparently. It no longer works. That overlay feature was fun to play with this morning while it still existed though.

Pokemon Go is broken. The game needs a better in-game tracker, or people will lose interest very soon. The square in the bottom corner is beyond useless right now. If you could even just click on a Pokemon and it would show you an arrow pointing in the right direction, that would be amazing. Also, Pokemon that have expired should disappear without closing and reopening the app. Being nearly completely blind just loses its fun after a while.

Are these the ones where Mario was a jerk to Wario as a kid?

I don't see how it being restored by a qualified professional hurts it in any way. It's a one of a kind, so it might as well be functional. There's nothing to compare it to, so it only increases the value.

@Jeronan All that article means is that someone submitted his yard as an Ingress portal sometime within the last 4 years. It could have been a previous owner, or a kid walking by who thought the yard looked cool. It doesn't matter. Ingress had a much small community than Pokemon Go, so having a portal location in someone's back yard wasn't nearly as big a deal.

https://support.ingress.com/hc/en-us/articles/207343987-Candidate-Portal-criteria

These are the qualifications for have an Ingress portal location. They were user submitted. This has nothing to do with Google maps. Download Ingress and check it out. The portals match up 100% to Pokemon Go.

@Jeronan pokestop and gym locations are entirely based on user submissions, not Google maps algorithms. Google maps has data for every church, park, mall, school, etc in my area, but there are very few pokestops and gyms because ingress was not popular. If I drive an hour to the city, every painted fire hydrant and electric box in sight is a pokestop or gym. This is entirely Niantic's fault for using user submitted data for a previous game, then denying user submissions for this one. It isn't directly based on population density, Google maps, or anything else. If it was, it would be distributed more evenly. This can easily be fixed.

@Jeronan Do you even know the difference between rural areas and suburbs? You act as if I live on some dirt road in the middle of nowhere. The population here is about 45,000. Sure that isn't a city, but it is substantial enough that we have everything you have described. Obviously, Ingress wasn't very popular here. The problem is not population. If I can go for a walk and get 10 Street passes with no problem, I should also be able to take a walk and catch some Pokemon. The target audience is way more than just cities and people who played Ingress, or at least it should be. That line of thinking makes no sense. It is a failure of Niantic, and whether they like it or not people will innovate. You don't just tell potential customers to buzz off because they aren't the intended audience. You fix it. They could start accepting new applications for pokestops in areas where they are not located as densely, for example. Open things up. This type of thing should be fixable. You're just being stubborn for the sake of it when there are obviously problems that should and can be fixed.

@Jeronan So because of where I live, I'm not allowed to enjoy a popular game because a less popular game that was released 4 years ago wasn't popular here? That's just silliness. Niantic just needs to get their act together and make the game enjoyable for everybody regardless of where they live. They were ill prepared for the game's success and it lacks vital features, end of story. If a game is popular enough and lacks vital features, people will innovate.

@Jeronan it sounds to me like you are just being an apologist for Niantic with no room for open mindedness whatsoever. It's just just rural areas with few roads. There are toads where I live. There are parks. There are schools. There are trails to hike on, restaurants, landmarks, etc. I live in an area where Ingress was apparently not popular, and that is the only fault I have.
Anyway, there is nothing illegal about reverse engineering Pokemon Go. There's a difference between ToS and the law. Not my fault the original game is too sparse on features to be worth playing where I live. As of now, it doesn't deliver. End of story.

@Jeronan
I've played every Pokemon game since red and rarely touch a guide. I played Zelda 1 back in the 80s making maps on graph paper. I get what you're saying, but this is a totally different situation. Pokemon go leaves you so blind that is is hardly worth playing if you live outside of a densely populated city. If you live in a rural or suburban area like I do, some sort of radar or map is necessary to make the game playable, unless I feel like traveling for an hour to get to the city. The Pokemon are just way too sparse.

Pokevison or a working pokerader or something like that should be an in game feature. Where I live, the game is basically unplayable without it. The little box in the right hand corner is completely useless. I downloaded the compass for poke app. Something like that really should be an in game feature. It's not about cheating to find pokemon, it's about actually being able to enjoy and play the game. When you only have 5-6 Pokemon appearing within a square kilometre radius with no way of tracking them down, then what's the point?

@Yorumi 8bitdo is by far the best 3rd party controller brand in the world today. I have three of their controllers. They feel absolutely premium, are extremely well supported with firmware updates, and work on almost anything.

i figure if the $60 system does well enough then we'll see an $80 followup with eshop access or something, maybe a snes mini or something. i fully support this concept

I own 23 of those games either physically or on vc and I'm still highly tempted to buy this. I may get it anyway just to support the concept. Would make a great gift, that's for sure

Only if the trilogy goes like this:
Tetris
Tetris 2
Dr. Mario

I can't wait to be a desperado in my fight to return my good looks again!

Lego Dimensions always has so many adult-targeted nostalgia franchises. I love it hahahaha

i love this game so much!!!! this remake looks amazing

Are they trying to make this bad on purpose?

When I am rich, I will build a collection that leaves him in the dust. Mark my words.

The Chocolate Factory in Super Mario Bros. I have no idea why Jeff Rovin started that rumour, but I remember people swearing it was real. Also, if you beat SMB 10 times in a row, Mario and the princess get into a limo and drive away. I remember testing that one myself in grade 3 and debunking it.

@eboreg I was thinking the same thing!

@MrPuzzlez I was trying to be sarcastic What I really think is that Mega Man should essentially be Astro Boy in blue pj's

Mega Man needs to be gritty and dark, steeped in realism and pain and tragic suffering. This show needs to be set in a grungy, brown, post-nuclear dystopia with dying and weak mutated humans being refitted with cybernetic bodies. That's what I think. Yeah, totally. That would be an awesome idea. Just great. Everyone would be happy about that.

I'm guessing the Wii shop is still up because it's still used when the Wii U is in Wii mode. The DSi shop is only used on older hardware

wouldn't leds be easier than motors?

Should've made Pokken Gamecube compatible and released this as a Gamecube controller. I'm sure 99% of the Pokken audience has a Gamecube adapter for Smash anyway... But you know, that would have made too much sense.

kill it until it's dead

This makes me want to learn the trumpet. Thanks Nnooo

@bezerker99 Who's that character in your avatar? Looks kind of like Deadpool with big eyes.

Pokemon is the only series where I see people angry because they add new characters/enemies each generation while retaining backward compatibility for older fans. I've yet to see how either is a bad thing. I've got Pokemon in my current games that are older than my son, and he's turning 10 this year. I started with Red back in high school, and now he's grown up playing Pokemon with me. It's all good.

@FJOJR Isn't a Wii HDMI mod kind of pointless when you can buy a Wii U for what would probably be the same price?

38 new levels is actually pretty substantial. That's more than the original SMB had in it.