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Gotta go fast! But not too fast...

Obviously it'd be nice if they could keep it completely open to the buyer to split the payment across all three but let's be honest, the people who should be getting paid are the developers/publishers, then charities and then Humble Bundle. I wouldn't be surprised if they're doing this because of feedback they've recieved from developers.

Yep, played the demo on Steam... it was really awful. Super slow, the quick time event bonus was really really poor and it was just an absolute faff messing about with the power ups.

I so wanted this to be good.

This is a sad day indeed!

Yeah, there are many many missing games, oh well, voted on the ones I have.

Zero 3DS love!

Thank you so much for drawing attention to this!

I love the GC controllers but my original one is definitely needing replacing as the dead zone has widened up too much - which makes playing my favourite games like F-Zero GX and Killer7 impossible.

YES! Easily one of my favourite games (placed 4th in my Top 50 http://lovewithoutanger.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/top-50-games-of-all-time-50-41.html) I always thought it'd be a great fit for 3DS.

That is a stupidly ridiculous amount of day one DLC for Culdcept Revolt, was initially interested in the game but that kind of puts a bad taste in the mouth.

@Anti-Matter Hell no! He's mighty fine.

Mario is smoking hot in that picture! Now to see Wario with his top off... oh my!

On a serious note Odyssey is looking more and more like a sure 10/10, looks incredible.

@GrailUK Woah! In which case people should divert all money that way.

@GrailUK totally true but it might put people off going further, the same way KoF 94 would probably do the same. 98, 2002 and XII have always been personal favourites but none beat Garou, hopefully that'll make its way over soon.

Been wanting to upgrade from old XL to 'new' XL for a while, this could tip me over... if I had the money and wouldn't sell out almost instantly! This'll be on Nintendo's website for an hour before being completely selling out, I can see it already.

Very very happy to see Luigi's Mansion 2 and Kirby Triple Deluxe getting the Selects treatment, hopefully Smash for 3DS will go that way too (fingers crossed - aka broke!)

SmileBASIC FINALLY!!!!!!

That artwork is phenomenal, would love that style for the actual box art.

@xPH03N1Xx86 It is pretty hard to be honest but only really if you're looking to collect everything in each stage and beat the time trails.

Slime-san is great! Perfect fit for the Switch.

@MarioPhD All the music and sound effects were made using one synth, the OP-1 which is pretty cool.

@thesilverbrick Although it's difficult its actually not that off putting and it's pretty easy to jump into and have fun with. I definitely know that feeling though!

@xxAcesHighxx just out of curiosity do you own the game? I do, and I think it's great! But simply because it has randomly generated stages doesn't mean it is endlessly replayable. The gameplay falls into a very specific routine rather quickly and the only thing that ends up changing with each playthrough is how the player actually plays the game (do they take it slow and try and progress through a higher number of stages or go quickly in order to get a high score).

Everyone's perception of worth or value:money is different though, I just know that although I love these kind of games I would rather put £9 towards something with more variety or length. Pricing is a tricky thing to balance, the potential being that if its too high no-one even bothers to give your game a try. I think a lower price would be far more enticing although I know new Switch owners are willing to gobble anything up at the moment!

The game is usually £6.99 on Steam but is on sale a fair amount (you can get it there for £2.09 right now!).

GoNNER is a great game but I personally wouldn't pay £8.99 for it. Whilst a lovely game and designed perfectly there isn't tons and tons to it and it's not likely to last most players more than 3 hours. If it ever goes down to around £4 I'd say it's an absolute instant buy.

I predict a mobile game.

Too much for me but I'm a cheapskate! It's all about the gameplay though, I can be convinced to cough up the money.

The first Sengoku usually brings to my mind Altered Beast, not a classic and kind of odd in some respects but fun for a little while. There are far better games out there though.

FYI: 'Direct from the publisher' link is broken.

Does anyone own any of Bit Map's previous books? Curious how they compare to Read Only-Memories output; I think I've been spoilt by their Mega Drive book and expect books like this Neo Geo one to live up to that tome.

Two years later and I have to admit I was wrong, this is a great game! Definitely up there with the first game yet it adds a lot of different mechanics that keep it fresh. A very solid 8/10 from me.

Has anyone tried this on the 'New' 3DS? Curious as to whether this sorts out the framerate issues.

Hahaha! Was waiting for a floating baby at the end!

I love GoNNER. There is this tension of how fast you should play. If you play fast you earn points quicker but miss out on items and secrets plus you are more likely to make a mistake somewhere. Or you can be methodical and try and make it through as many stages as possible but in the end finish up with a low score. I really enjoyed the art style and the way the music and sound effects work along with your gameplay style and the game can become quite addictive. Only downside is that you are basically doing the same thing over and over, and for a long time you'll be seeing the same things again and again. It's similar to Downwell in this sense, there is always a sense that you're not seeing all the game has to offer (because it's so difficult to get far!).

Totally wish the Animal Crossing t-shirt was in adult size too, it's amazing!

Also the Mario caps and Pikmin t-shirts in women's only? Come on now.

It's in its twilight for sure. I just don't believe Nintendo when they say these kind of things. It's like when they said GBA would keep going and then...

No surprise whatsoever. The game has been on Steam Early Access for over a year, can't see in a finished form to Switch before Steam... either a simultaneous launch is planned or Steam than Switch surely.

I doubt there is anything suspicious here, just the unpredictability of development.

Last 3D Classics I had to pick up and MY GOD I HATE THIS GAME! Definitely down there with Altered Beast as the worst of the 3D Classics range. Avoid unless you're a completionist like myself.

@TossedLlama All new designs but based on SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld fighting games. The game was originally funded via Kickstarter and has been on Steam Early Access for a good long time now. They were going to put the game on a NGPC cart too at some point but not sure if that's still happening.

I personally agree with the review. I put a couple hours into it when it was released on the eShop and didn't really enjoy it then and have given it another shot on the Sega 3D Classics Collection and I still feel it's simply not that fun to play.

I feel the gameplay is frustrating as you helicopter is always blocking the view, it's the same with After Burner but that gets away with it through having clear visuals and making up for it in other areas (like the thrill of it all!). Here, I feel like I'm having to just speed through as quickly as possible, simply moving around the screen and hoping for the best. It's nice to go back to for 5 mins every now and then but when all is said and done I'd much rather be playing almost any other M2 3D Classics game; Super Hang-On and Fantasy Zone II W being personal favourites.

@adamatsu £11.20 which is decent if you don't mind not having the physical cart.

Ocarina ends up at a pretty decent £11.20 with the discount for those who haven't already picked it up.

May end of getting Zelda II for £2.50 and either Ages/Seasons for £3.80 each.

Never even watched a single episode of Drangonball Z but this has peaked my interest, a similiar thing happened with the Bleach games on the DS and I ended up loving those.

Definitely a nice move and compliments the ever growing Data Discs record collection nicely!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ouch!

Totally not out of the question but they'd have to include all three stories surely?

@Shugo We posted the same thing at the same time, freaky!

I'd probably use one of those stands anyway. The Kid Icarus stand comes in handy with my 3DS XL, just takes the weight away completely and makes the 3D way more stable through minimising potential movement.

I'll pick up a stand when I eventually pick up a Switch in a year or so!

No showing of online services such as eShop and Virtual Console was a big misstep to me personally. Plus no captivating launch games (aside from Zelda of course). However they really communicated the JoyCon well in the presentation and I'm really excited by the motion control, sensor and 'HD' rumble of the controllers.

Mario Odyssey left a bitter taste in my mouth, I'm sure it'll be great but the sight of Mario running around a city inhabited by humans just brings back memories of Sonic '06...

On a serious note that pad looks great as does that gold cover although it kind of defeats the object of the removable controllers. Also the covers suggest that the Switch won't have touch screen controls.

Switch USB butt plug? Count me in! haha

Game was fairly good. Sadly not as good as I was hoping though. I say move on to the next thing, bring that to the Switch. Keep on moving forward.

Just realised, we didn't get the stickers in the EU with this game... damn you Sega!

@Whopper744 Yeah the longer the better if it's connecting to the console itself, but if it's connected to a Wiimote...

My theory is that they don't want people tripping up on them or using them like skipping ropes when they inevitably plug one of these bad boys in to a Wiimote.