gingerbeardman

So... Mario Kart World is a disappointing 7/10 for me. I can't even be bothered to play it, that's how much "meh" I feel for it. Hopefully updates will change that. Can't believe I'm typing this. A rare misstep from Nintendo, I feel.

I can put up with missing sound effects (boom) but the slowdown in Rod•Land on Switch 2 is insane. Watch the flashing 2P text. It's there on Switch/PS5, though less noticeable. This is the first Arcade Archives game I've bought. Not a great first impression. Requested a refund.aI can put up with missing sound effects (boom) but the slowdown in Rod•Land on Switch 2 is insane. Watch the flashing 2P text. It's there on Switch/PS5/etc, though slightly less noticeable. This is the first Arcade Archives game I've bought, so not a great first impression. Requested a refund.

I can put up with missing sound effects (boom) but the slowdown in Rod•Land on Switch 2 is insane. Watch the flashing 2P text. It's there on Switch/PS5/etc, though slightly less noticeable. This is the first Arcade Archives game I've bought, so not a great first impression. Requested a refund.

Seems like a cool guy. Maybe they don't know whether they've solved stick drift or not? I guess we'll find out in the first teardown when we see what part is used.

Imagine if they integrated Nintendo Music, and allowed each user to set their own choice of music for each part of the system.

I would make my Switch 2 sound like a Wii using music for menu, eshop, etc.

@thiswaynow small world, I was there too 😎

Ah, Unity engine strikes again.

Nintendo had much better performance with their own engine. Everybody seems to struggle to get decent performance out of Unity, and Nintendo are no exception.

New ways to play like this are why I'm a gamer. I'm in love.

Interestingly not on the UK/EU eShop. It's on USA and Japan.

I was reading that the physical version shipped with the buggy version. I guess now that patches have landed it might be time for a review? It's Limited Run, so I won't buy it. But I'm interested in how the port/remake/whatever is.

@Roger_Brazil no, the owner made some bad decisions - to take more control and steer the company the wrong way in the process - so a lot of the staff resigned, but I expect they've just hired new staff.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/annapurna-interactive-split-reportedly-caused-by-staff-concerns-over-company-direction

Here's a video of it in action, huge improvement. Obviously we can't quite tell how the rumble is but from the reaction of the person trying it seems to be very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oEUF1Py5-4

@DaniPooo @FX29 @Apogee90 @iconmaster @RupeeClock @RetroGames @nukatha @G_and_Thomas

Had no idea there was one in London, and I have 3 kids of the right age. So I guess they could have marketed that better. Very cool

Still playing and loving my launch Wii. So many great timeless games.

Also thinking that in some bargain bin or car boot sale there's a real gold nunchuk waiting to be noticed.

I played the PC version of this back in the day. I have been following the remasters of 1&2 since they were announced a few years ago, at the same time that a reboot was announced (which looked awful, went nowhere, and was cancelled before or even began).

The lack of focus and tumultuous journey so far on these games leaves me uncertain what is or isn't being released, and in what form. Here's the blog post where they acknowledge the problem and try to explain what they're making: https://www.littlebigadventure.com/en/reboot-remaster-or-remake-the-answer/

Consider me cautiously interested.

cc @Reprise @Kruegerino

I can definitely see the Chu Chu Rocket influence. And the visual inspiration of Captain Toad.

@nessisonett exactly, judges caught sleeping

It's disappointing to see such misinformation in the article the "collect 2000 fish" goal, and bogus fish names. I guess it's trying to poke fun at the game? As @Sraosha says this is a pretty important point to make clear and not cause confusion. You know, the sort of thing a review should excel at.

It's also surprising that there's such clamour for realistic games, and then as soon as a realistic games comes along it's panned ...for not being unreal enough.

Same 8/10 as Wii Music. Hmm?

@piecez great remix, thanks for posting

There's no way any of the GBA games are better than the original. Sure they add more content, but they feel so horrible to control I simply can't bring myself to play them.

This game was originally a Playdate launch title but is now multi-platform. It's a really great arcade-style high score chaser.

@RootsGenoa I read on Twitter that reviewers need to buy it and the keys will be given to people in unfortunate circumstances

Developer is Team 6 Game Studio, not GameMill

@Vyacheslav333 yeah, true. no other computer versions it seems. Such as the Atari ST version which looks as good as their 2023 remake.

Any word on whether this is 60fps on Switch?

@darthstuey hmm, I'm not so sure. I know his visualisers were used in Space Invaders Extreme for Xbox 360 Live Arcade. But I wasn't aware he'd released a game on a Nintendo console prior to T4K on Switch?

Great review and history lesson. Cheers!

I've been watching this game since 2018 when I saw a tweet about it from even earlier: 2016. https://twitter.com/cedric_babouche/status/782687182700023812

That's around 7 years to make it a reality!

Total respect for Cedric for securing funding, building a team, and seeing his vision through to the end.

It's one thing to look at a game and make a snap decision about it, or play it for a bit and do the same, but it's another thing completely to understand the sheer amount of time and effort that goes into creating a game like this (or any game really). Bravo.

(had to get some French in there)

Much of the carefully chosen language in the video has been lost in the writing of this article. Anyway, it's a great video of a great community achievement.

How can you not mention Plok in a bio of Ste Pickford?!

@Grumble which game did Minter make for Nintendo DS? And how exactly was he involved in Phear/Teteisphere? As a lifelong gamer both of these claims ...raised my eyebrows.

bitGenerations: Orbient.
Polarium Advance.
Guru Logi Champ.
Kururin Paradise.

Just unlocked the bonus circuit. First time playing this. Yes, in 2023. It really is very good.

@JimNorman Controversial spelling of the game name using two words: Pilot Wings as opposed to the official single word Pilotwings.

"How to tell me you've never been to an arcade without telling me you've never been to an arcade."

@Nitwit13 I don't think it's mentioned in that book as it only includes games that were released in English. So it's an incomplete history in that regard.

@farrgazer it is indeed made using HyperCard! It's also moddable using HyperCard (so you can kick the game into construction mode and create a new course). See my blog post for details.

@Meteoroid I should have stated in the blog post (I'll edit it) that it was the author of the game that referred to it as a clone. Who am I to argue with that or change their words?

The source of this info should really be cited. It comes from a spreadsheet created by members of the Mario Kart community.

Seven seems awfully generous! Review reads like a bonafide avoid to me. Deserves a five or even less.

What an appallingly misguided effort from the developer. Why didn't they just go with emulation?

@Chocobo_Shepherd Playdate can also display to a monitor

@Amsterdamsters curious if any scalped units will sell when it's still possible to buy one directly from the source

@Spiders @dimi already has GB emulator https://twitter.com/dmierau/status/1280953878091952128?s=21

@Spider it has a software option to flip the screen for left handed players. Not ideal but a concession at least.

@KateGray misleading to say this is sold out.

@Magician it's possible to play in dim light, and in fact direct sunlight is the best scenario for the screen it uses.

Disclaimer: I have a developer Playdate unit.

@ATaco many of the worst performing games on Switch are built using Unity. It's such a shame that developers choosing that instantly cripples a game for Switch. Capcomade a good choice making their own engine.

Unreasonably excited about this. Can't wait!

I've been playing VB Golf this week, one round every night and it's great! So yes, I would.

I'm playing this at the moment and it's very good.

I see that Skully patch 1.0.2 dropped on 14 April 2021. Does anybody know what it addressed?

@Noid there's a partial patch https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1170/ but the game is manageable in Japanese with a Google Translate app photo import mode. I played it back in the day with zero Japanese translation help.

@Yanina if you do also play the second Japan-only Kururin GBA game! It's even better.

@Jayenkai Eighting's Kururin was the reason I bought a GBA and Mitchell's Polarium was the reason I bought a DS (though Polarium GBA, released later, is a better game IMHO).

I played through Polarium GBA a handful of years ago. And I played through both GG BA Kururin games on a Greek beach half a lifetime ago. The 2nd Kururin is even better, of you can deal with the Japanese text.