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@Sinton I’d love an arcade collection on par with the Street Fighter release with similar museum content. MK retro collection is an obvious anniversary release. It could be what the image is hinting at.

I’ll be pre-ordering this. In UK the GAME preorder bonus is a mouse mat.

It was frustratingly difficult in places but I still think it worthy of the 10/10 score. I got to the point where I can activate the ending but I wanted to finish collecting all the rubbish first. I won’t be double dipping with the physical copy but I recommend for first time buyers.

Of all the gems I played on the N64, I never played Banjo Kazooie so will be giving this a go. I’m on waiting for the N64 controllers to come back in stock. Hopefully this means other Rare games will become available.

I completed this on the N64 and strongly recommend it to fans of action adventure games. It’s worth persisting to see it through to the end.

I don’t think they could go wrong either way. Mario Kart is such a diverse world, between real world and mushroom kingdom, there’s no doubt still plenty of room for new and interesting course ideas.
However, ‘Nintendo Kart’ would push the envelope even further with amazing results. Courses from worlds like Kirby and Pikmin. Zelda death mountain would make a great course.

Hopefully this collection will make it to consoles. Plenty of other Arcade1Up releases can already be bought on Switch. Just the MK games would do, but the others would be nice additions.

Happy New Year!
I got Stardew Valley for Christmas so I’ll be spending time with that today. Plus Ys Origin.
Blasphemous is still £4.99 for 5 more days. I’ve played a bit of the demo so far.
Ace Attorney Turnabout collection is 25% off so will pick this up at some point.

I’ve begun Ys IX and Bioshock( got all 3 on sale for £16). I’ll play some Mario party superstars as well.

I’ve completed Skyward Sword with all side quests this time. I’ll be spending some time on DLC content of Two Point Hospital. Needed a break after finishing the base game. I’ll begin with the hospitals in the snow region.

I’ve completed Doom Eternal dlc part 2. Continuing with Skyward Sword, doing the side quests this time. I have Ys IX and Darksiders 3 so will make a start on one of these if I have time.

I like the details shown on those battle scenes. Very impressive. Another game for the wish list.

Tales of Symphonia, Free Radical Designs Time Splitters, RE 4, Killer 7, RE 0 + 1 remake, Smash bros Melee… and many more. Lots of hits. Soul Caliber 2.
Not sure how the Soul Caliber series has progressed. Would be nice to see another entry on the Switch.

Having launched in October I think it’s likely there will be another batch of games for MD and N64 before the end of the year.

Don’t we normally get a Direct presentation early to mid December? With some dates / info for Q1 releases. New NSO games maybe revealed immediately afterwards.
We’ll see if anything gets announced this week.

Doom Eternal ancient gods DLC part 2. I took a break after part 1. Skyward Sword. I picked up Urban Flow on sale. It’s a good puzzle game for short sessions. I like the gameplay, something different.

There were some amazing new gameplay experiences but the Virtual Console was a big surprise. I was just as excited to re-visit NES / SNES and Mega Drive games for the first time in years. As well as playing the many I missed and only rented. The Hanabi festival was the icing on the cake.

Tony Hawk 1 + 2 are £21.99. Never played a Tony Hawk game before but have read the NL 9/10 review. I like to try something different if it’s well done. I may get these later today.

@Paraka I’ve mainly owned Nintendo platforms, but would watch / play GTA at friends, and I didn’t think much of them either.
What this article mentions of the gunplay and environment falls in line with how they came across to me.

I do love third person action games such as Resident Evil 4. It’s interesting the GTA V improves the combat.

I did enjoy GTA 2. Maybe as a top down game it would benefit more from a graphical / sound remaster.

I’m up to the final boss on Metroid Dread. What I hope is the final form is proving difficult. Once this is done I will finally start Axiom Verge 2. Will spend some time with Zelda Skyward Sword and Game & Watch.

That looks amazing. I think the visor is the most impressive part. I wonder how well Metroid is known on the surface compared to Mario and Zelda.

DC fighter Injustice 2 and Batman Arkham Knight. I’d love to see these on Switch. Both series have previous entries on the Wii U. Quite recent examples that maybe could still appear?
Hard to think of anything from past generations as there’s been quite a few that have made it onto the Switch. FF 7, RE 5 among plenty of others.

It makes sense. Getting much more heavy with 3rd party content. It could mean there are a lot more rarer games on the way. That would definitely justify the price more, with games that are newly available on a more accessible platform like the recently released Gley Lancer. People may be reluctant to jump on board with the initial selection of games.

I’d love a physical release of the arcade games to go with the Street Fighter collection.

Metroid Dread should be arriving today from Nintendo UK store. Normally arrives on launch date, but not this time. I’ve started Zelda Skyward Sword using the improved motion controls. Read the review of the new Tetris game so I’ll give that a go a well.

@Pod I wonder as well, what percentage of joy-cons sold, have had the drift problem. Even it it is a small number, of course it’s still unacceptable. It’s a curious issue where it doesn’t happen to all of them.
With other analogue stick controllers with no drift issue, shouldn’t it be easy to fix?
Really could do with more information.

Even if not under the Sega Ages banner, it’s good to see another Mega Drive game for a similar price. Keep em coming. Games from any Sega console are welcome.

I got Sonic Colours on cart so will be playing that. Never played the original. There’s Doom Eternal DLC and I’ve heard lot’s of good things about Eastward so will purchase that.

The N64 had first party controllers of various colours. I remember blue, black, yellow, red and green. I don’t suppose they would release this new Switch controller in these colours. Not likely, but would be nice to see.

That’s credible enough for me. I am hoping for news on Bayonetta 3 what with it being a long time coming. Tonight’s Direct could be what Nintendo have been holding out for. I think it’s a likely showing.

I bought Cruise n Blast digitally as it was only around 4 gb and I need to cut down on physical games. It is an excellent game and I’d like to see it higher up on that list.

Games of certain IP do stand out as missing amongst all other retro titles made available. It would be nice to have a Turtles collection on par with Konami’s Castlevania collection which could also feature games from the same consoles. Gameboy, NES, SNES etc.

Some of the classics are based on Disney IP or other TV / films. It would be good to see more of these games available to buy. Surely it would only benefit the companies associated with them.

I’ll wait for the review but looks very promising. I read the recent interview. Hot wheels unleashed is the other racing game out next month, at the end. Will be interesting to see how they measure up.

@Ooyah @Clyde_Radcliffe
The YouTube video isn’t available but you can probably stream it somewhere. There was also a Tetris type A single done in similar fashion. I do have that cassette tape packed away somewhere.

The Mario Land 1-1 theme was released as a single. I think it was like a dance track remix. My cousin got it on cassette tape. I think it made the charts here in the UK. Too long ago. Anyway, a good selection in the article.

I’ve completed the second Ori game so will make a start on the Doom Eternal DLC. I have both parts.
Hit quite the difficulty spike with the warm climate hospitals in Two Point Hospital. I managed to get 1 star on all of them in the end. Will continue with the big city sites before trying the DLC content.

When you look back, early games / consoles do have more meaningful value. When you consider the impact they had on the industry. Also looking at what the industry has become, where it all started. The history is just as interesting as film for example, especially when you consider the progression of technology. I think it’s a good idea to have preservations and exhibitions people can visit.

I got the physical copy with the reverse Mega Drive cover. An excellent return to form for 2D Sonic. I’ve never tried the 3D games but will give Sonic Colours a try if it reviews well. The Wii version got a good review, so I guess it’s likely. Bring on the origins collection.

@victordamazio yeah that’s right. Kids are given the devices but no education or rules on how to use them.

The author of that book needs to realise that as a parent it’s their responsibility to make sure their son isn’t spending too much time playing Fortnite. They provided their son with the device with which they access it.

My brother and I got a Game Boy each for Christmas, then the NES followed. The GB was bundled with Tetris but we were allowed an additional game. They were Turtles Fall of the foot clan and Super Mario Land.

I did pronounce it as fee but in Hyrule Warriors the narrator pronounces it figh

I think certain software will still lead to sales increases like Animal Crossing did. We should still see a balance of rises and falls rather than just a downwards trend from here.

I think standard rereleases of the three games would be more than enough. I never knew about Illusion of Gaia and Soul Blazer at the time. Maybe include them on a cartridge with bonus material. However, if they just rerelease Terranigma, that will do.

@EriXz I see what you mean when you look at it as another game that was cancelled. It’s that this was a planned sequel to a popular RPG on the SNES. The fascination is with what could have been, given the brilliance of its predecessor, and what were the factors that led to it being cancelled.
Likewise, if say, a previously unreleased Batman game was found by a veteran like Capcom. With 3D combat similar to the Arkham games.

I’ll be continuing Ori Will of the whisps and Two point hospital. Also have some short sessions on the Mega Drive mini. I did pick up Skyward Sword. I originally played on Wii with the gold remote plus. I’ll wait to finish some other games before starting this.

@HollowSpectre surely it would be easier if all entries were sent to an email address. To make it more accessible.

I have Robocop 2 on the NES. I think Ocean were the developers. It’s a run n’ gun platformer. It was too difficult for me at the time. Not sure how I’d fare now. The physics made things difficult especially in those sewer sections. Very slippery terrain.
But I kept going back to it because I liked playing as Robocop and shooting the villains. I was too young for the films but I loved the character. If it appeared on the Switch online service I would definitely try and best it.

I have Ys IX but may put that on hold. I have Two point hospital jumbo edition so tempted to start and play through this first.

It’s worth bearing in mind that the Switch is still a powerful HD console in it’s own right. It’s not purely about next-gen PS / Xbox games being ported.
There are plenty of stunning titles on the way. Also, games designed specifically for the switch can have good graphics and performance like Astral Chain.
I think it’s hard to be disappointed at the lack of upgraded power.

Mario Golf, Hyrule Warriors DLC, Doom Eternal DLC. I may hold off on Doom while continuing Ori.