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@GOmar only speaking for myself, but I’ve been a Nintendo handheld gamer all my life and missed out on all of the consoles since the Nintendo 64. Ports are my first opportunity to play games like Pikmin, Portal 2, Metroid Prime, etc on a handheld device. So I get really happy when these are announced. Niche I know but this is what I care about

The Hotel Dusk games are no-brainers. The originals were great but I hated holding the DS sideways with one hand. The Switch interface would be much more comfortable I feel.

Quest for Camelot is literally outside of the top 100 gb/GBC games I’ve played. Mediocre Zelda clone.

In my case it is a couple games from the 80s on my Dad’s Apple 2E computer where it’s hopeless.

Thankfully nothing on a Nintendo system is still eluding me

not only am I at 100%, I created a completion guide on gamefaqs! https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/switch/266202-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/faqs/80705. You're welcome world!

I'm surprised this didn't rate higher - one of the best games available on NSO, regardless of system

@OreoTheSprigatito Donkey Kong is a lock. For GBA probably Mario vs. Donkey Kong too. Super Mario Land, Warioland, Wario Land 2, and WariobLand 4 also very likely

Ugh Switch Lite owners left out to dry again

@Arawn93 and the Layton vs Phoenix Wright mashup

Buy this people! We want Camcom to eventually create a brand new game - or at least finally bring over the amazing AAI2

@JakedaArbok ahh that makes sense! I couldn’t believe my luck when I randomly found Hestu (sp?) early on. I so easily could have missed him.

@JakedaArbok just look for those “I need to find my friend” Koroks. You get 2 seeds for delivering them each time. 100 total on the map, mostly quite visible.

Oh my goodness it makes such a difference to upgrade armor 3x. 70+ hours to realize I didn’t have to keep taking crazy damage all the time

Oh man they left off a banger: A Hat In Time’s Nyakuza Metro DLC. No joke one of the best 3D platforming levels I have ever experienced

This game is legit

@TobiasAmaranth agree am curious about this as well

These are the exact kinds of spoilers I’m looking for in these final weeks. So hyped!

I get psyched every time I see one of these announcements…because this means we are one game closer to the 3rd wave of N64 releases which will likely have more games I care about (Perfect Dark, Diddy Kong Racing, and 3D platformers).

If you are going to watch it regardless then you should ignore reviews (a general rule!).

If you are like me and have a young toddler at home then reviews are incredibly valuable for helping me prioritize what to watch. In this case, it’s obvious it’s not worth my time.

Never played them but curious about them since the first 2 are on NSO. Can someone give me 1-2 reasons to play them if I have played dozens of other RPGs? Do they do anything unique?

you forgot the new materials/food!

WILL WE LEARN IF WEAPONS BREAK????

@PLATINUM7 I recommend changing the settings to make the screen smaller. This makes the visuals much better imo

@Chlocean there are at least 2 of us 🙂

Excellent soundtrack - one of the gameboy’s best

This is an underrated masterpiece - 10 out of 10!

I agree with this article 100%. Just played thru this literally last night and I found it quite entertaining. Strongly suggest changing the settings to make it a smaller screen to fully enjoy the impressive (for GBC) visuals.

The game is also pleasantly short so it didn’t wear out its welcome before the novelty wore off.

I thought there was some gambling-related reason that red/blue/yellow wouldn't ever be released on NSO. I think 2nd and 3rd gen makes a lot of sense (or I guess the already announced pokemon trading card game as a consolation)

@Bobb this is because this article was originally from 2021 and most comments are really old

@MikeJones I can attest it’s a true gem. One of the best soundtracks ever

@Sinton I believe it’s currently on the e-shop already (so it’s better since you don’t need a subscription!)

My wishlist:
Mario’s Picross
Trip World
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Land
Kirby’s Dream Land 2
Monster Max
Mole Mania
Ninja Taro
Roland’s Curse 2
ZAS
James Bond 007
For the Frog the Bell Tolls
Chalvo 55
Krusty’s Fun House
Gargoyle’s Quest 2
Great Greed
Pokémon Crystal
Survival Kids
Wario Land
Wario Land 2
Alice in Wonderland
Little Magic
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Metal Gear Solid
Warlocked
Wendy: Every Witch Way

If the SP had a sleep function like the Switch it would be the best handheld ever made

Why not Tetris DX?

Metroid Prime on the go? Yes please!

I'm just annoyed I could have pre-ordered this for $60. If pre-orders were $70 from the beginning I wouldn't be annoyed at all. Given the global inflation over the last 2 years, it makes sense they would make new releases $70 moving forward.

It was always going to be "1st half of the year" but I can't help but notice the lack of announced games for 2H 2023. Without a doubt there are more 1st party games that will pop up between July and the Fall direct - will those just be announced as press releases?

The entire series is brilliant. Bring it back!

Would love to see the system completely reimagined. I don’t think simply getting rid of durability or tweaking it will be anything but a worse experience. The whole point of weapons breaking is to encourage exploration and disincentivizing that would take away from the gameplay.

I will only buy a console with portability but all the power to Nintendo if they do something completely out of left field. Probably good for the future of gaming if they continue experimenting

Hard to argue with this list! Agree 100% with the top choices

@Aurumonado she won’t but I will! AA-2, JFA-1, JFA-3, AJ-2, AJ-3, DD-2, SOJ-DLC, GAA-2, GAA-4, AAI-5

AAI-5 wins the award for worst case of all time

Here are the real top 10 and it’s not even close! In no particular order: AA-4, AA-5, JFA-4, TT-4, TT-5, AJ-1, DD-4/5, DD-DLC, GAA-3, GAA2-2

I’m sorry to say as soon as I saw the first 2 cases this list lost all credibility with me

Yes! I was hoping this would go to NSO but this is better since I don’t plan on keeping my subscription forever

Jungle Hijinx is perfect

@HeeHo that’s a great choice. I’ll throw this out there for myself too. I even ended up liking the ring system by the end

These comments basically perfectly capture how I feel about Kentucky Route Zero. No matter how much I try to get into it I just can’t and have given up trying to force it. I absolutely love Earthbound, but can’t fault these folks given my own parallel experience.

@GX_64 agree! As soon as you get past Fourside the pace really picks up

Ace attorney! I consider this dormant since no truly new game has been released since 2016