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Also: the insane thing is the 2014 PC version of this collection DOES include Ms PAC-man as paid DLC. No PAC-in-time or 256 though…

Is the Arcade version of PAC-Land much better than the NES game? I hated every minute of that…

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Fire Emblem Awakening
Lego Skywalker Saga

Impressive, but I’d rather see a finished pre-Fox N64 Dinosaur Planet…

I bought this game in the airport Duty Free at the start of a holiday where I’d foolishly not actually packed my GB, so I had to wait a whole extra week to play it. Cracked it open at 2:00 am when we finally got home, much to mum’s despair, and loved every second of it.

This week I will be mostly playing

Fire Emblem Awakening

Just 11 tracks is disappointing, but also a very odd number. So just the 1 GP to race through?

@Yosher fair enough

But where’s ma boi Petey Pirahna?!? Or Bowser Jr?

More seriously, Nintendo’s tweet only showed 4 characters. We know there’s at least 6 more who didn’t get that character art treatment. Until the game ships, we don’t know for certain that she’s not in the base game (though yeah her absence from any promo clips does make it seem increasingly unlikely).

But let’s not let that stand in the way of jumping to conclusions, yeah?

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Fire Emblem Awakening

What’s in the “and other” group?

EarthBound With A Vengeance

Skate was announced in 2024, was it? How time flies…

Switch year 5 sales: 23,000,000

GameCube lifetime sales: 21,750,000

Just sayin’…

@Serpenterror that doesn’t fill me with hope…

Who developed Sonic 4?

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Fire Emblem Awakening

@Shiryu yeah, they’re pretty annoying too. I’m so glad they adopted a more global standard with the Wii.

You’re all mad. Those silver GC games are an abomination that make an otherwise tidy shelf of games look a mess.

@Shiryu gotta say, I find the pink triangles on certain games almost as distracting and annoying as the silver boxes…. Never could work out the reason - is it EU-PAL vs UK-PAL?

Rings… coins… same diff…

@AndyC_MK111 hit that “ignore” button on one of his posts, and you’ll never see his posts again.

But you will still see a lot of people reacting to his posts, which can be frustratingly intriguing…

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Fire Emblem Awakening

Maybe a daft question, but… does the SNES original run better on an actual SNES than on Switch online? Because I found it almost unplayable…

@Stubborn_Monkey @Joriss @BobLong-RickTangle @Clyde_Radcliffe @blindsquarel @Rhaoulos I never said it was a bad game! Just that it’s ARGUABLY the weakest of the 3D Marios. Personally I’d argue it’s the weakest (and it’s not a completely unpopular opinion, this site ranks it 6th out of 7 on user votes) but as @Silly_G said: “Even the "worst" 3D Mario game would wipe the floor with the majority of the 3D platforming genre.”

Pros: great theme, awesome music, and FLUDD seriously changes up the gameplay.

Cons: too few levels, leading to much padding (LOTS of repeated missions), everything to do with blue coins, some overly frustrating missions.

Still a good game overall. But I think more people would rank it as “weakest 3D Mario” than “best 3D Mario”.

Looks cool, but you misspelled “arguably one of the worst 3D Mario games”

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Fire Emblem Awakening

@Indielink that’s interesting. Though I imagine the Venn diagram of “people that buy DLC” and “people that buy the NSO Expansion sub” has a lot of crossover

@Fizza ah ok, that’s interesting, cheers

@Bret different situation though. Other than GamePass, those are all post-release price drops to draw in new customers.

In this case, there are people who paid for the DLC, and then also paid for the NSO Expansion, so in effect they’re paying an additional premium for content they already own (albeit in addition to other software, and ending the NSO sub won’t take the expansion away).

Yeah, it’s not that big of a deal. I’m not really that fussed. Mainly just wondering how many people own Spla2n but not the DLC to take advantage of this.

What a lovely kick in the teeth to the people who paid for it years ago.

Hmmm. I’m still struggling to see anything to justify this being a sequel and not an expansion of #2.

Yes, new levels, and yes, new weapons. But mechanically, what’s stopping them from being DLC to the existing game?

That grappling line move looks very cool, but that’s just the 1 weapon, right? Would be so much more interesting if that was a standard new feature for everyone. It’s a game-changer, but it’s been limited in scope. Same with the ball-tank - don’t make it a preset weapon, make it a feature of certain levels or modes that players will fight for control of.

I had similar misgivings about Spla2n adding the dodge roll but only for the dual guns. But at least that added Salmon Run (and eventually Octolings).

I just feel like the original was a charming and quirky explosion of inventive ideas, but the sequels are relatively minor iterations that don’t have the same level of unique identity.

Also I massively miss the mini-games in the waiting room.

Also, how shameless is Galagi Shooter?

Is “ Princess and Fairytales Jigsaw Puzzles - Princesses Fairy Tales Intelligence Trainer Kids Games Learning Game for Girls & Boys” the longest game title yet?

“ unlocking news characters”

I look forward to unlocking Sir Trevor McDonald and John Simpson.

(Apologies for the very UK-centric punchline)

As others have said, the art book alone would be awesome. But not $100 awesome (assuming $40 for the game itself). The rest is just clutter to me.

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Kirby
Fire Emblem Awakening

With the huge number of games releasing each week, I can’t help but wonder how many of them actually sell enough units to cover their production costs…. Are there that many people buying “Air Hockey Puzzles”…?

In my head the GB should be paired with the SNES (especially with the Super Game Boy), and they’re an unbeatable pair.

@nocdaes the listing says “HD remastering of 3D background”. SF Zero (or any Wii U title) is already HD, so wouldn’t really need HD “remastering”.

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Kirby

No Queen subtitle, no purchase

But what exactly is Cars Puzzles Game - Funny Car & Trucks Preschool Jigsaw Education Learning Puzzle Games for Babies, Kids & Toddlers?

Last night I reached a level where a couple of Awoofies were just minding their own business, playing with a ball.

I killed them and their ball. Because Kirby is an Unstoppable Demon God Of Death.

@Ventilator yeah but how many of them are on handhelds? It doesn’t look like the iOS ports are still available, I don’t fancy paying for a Steam Deck…

@Not_Soos I read Iwata’s book a couple of months ago, and completely agree with you. His warmth and passion for both video games and his co-workers really shone through, and his tips for being an ethical and compassionate leader should be in any Management 101 course.

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Kirby
ActRaiser

@nocdaes “December doesn't get big game releases.”

Wind Waker says “hi”, as do Spirit Tracks, Mario Karts 64 and 7, and Smash Bros Ultimate.

Though yeah, they’re the minority. November was the most likely target, especially for Zelda (6 of the core titles, 11 counting remakes and spin-offs, all launched in November).

Need to know the units shifted for this to be comparable data at all

LoZ: Breath of the Wild 2: Breathe Wilder
LoZ: 2 Breath 2 Wild
LoZ: Electric Breathaloo
LoZ: Breath of the Wild 2 (Tentative Title) (Final Title)
Super LoZ: Breath of the Wild 2 Turbo X & Knuckles (featuring Dante from Devil May Cry 2)

Or, because the “back to basics” approach worked well when applied to gameplay…

The Legend of Zelda