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I don’t actually like any Edward McMillan games other than Super Meat Boy. (I thought forever was quite good for a touch game.) I will give this a shot. (I think the implementation is what makes Super Meatboy so good. Just looking at screenshots you would expect there would be many better indie games of this type but when it comes to actually playing them they are not quite right. So I think Tommy is the talented one.)

I didn’t mind runner 2 but there is only Super Meatboy Forever and one other Android game (It was in one of the Android Humble Bundles before they became mediocre AAA bundles.) that I actually really like in the genre.

@Alex79uk There is an explanation from them about the input lag problems they have. (Both PC (Best and Xbox (Slightly worse) are fine by me. PS5 and Switch are not good.) But Turtles really wasn’t good enough on Switch (So I had to rebuy it). Atari 50 I do have on Switch but I haven’t touched it. (I only play docked it doesn’t have the right controls like a paddle.) The problems they have are fundamental to the way they implement stuff. Mortal Kombat collection has another reputation as being very bad on Switch. (Jeff Minter I got on Xbox from the start and I am fine with that. Too many misses for me to trust them.)

This game needs tracks more than characters. (I think it would be better if that collision boost got nerfed as well. Or some good way of countering it. I know the technical drift might be an option but it feels like an exploit to me.)

I like all of the games I have tried so far from these guys especially Final Vendetta and Battle Axe. (I think Final Vendetta is significantly better than the review here would have lead me to believe.)

@DwaynesGames Thanks. I would rather play these on Switch 2 but I haven’t had great luck with digital eclipse emulators on Switch.

So what exactly is the review on about when it comes to PlayStation/ Xbox ? (Has it not been available there for ages ?)

I think this is best on iPad (Looks better I don’t think the faux retro look is that good.)

@Pillowpants It’s not brand new at all it’s quite old repurposed automotive hardware. It has to be downclocked as well (If they used a more expensive process they could have had it running at full speed with much better battery life.)

I will probably get the full trilogy on Xbox (It’s play anywhere so if I end up back on a PC eventually it’s not an issue.) I have tried the demo and am okay with how it works. (I am not okay with 30fps). Switch 2 looks like a much bigger downgrade than PS5 Pro -> Series X. (I have a Switch 2 but the situation with ports I don’t think is at the point that I consider good enough. I think I will need something else because of how poorly the indies I am playing seem to be selling on Xbox.)

I don’t enjoy the Switch version of Legends because of the Murphy levels. All I care about from the new one is the quality of the Jugusr version. The definitive version of Legends should support the Wii U Gamepad as a controller for all platforms. (Like works for Pro Controllers with Steam.) The Ubisoft DRM is close to the worst on PC. (Origins was DRM free but that was the only one. Can’t believe all the Uplay junk has been accepted by console players now.)

I am not sure this is for me. (I loved VVVVVV but I think based on the review that it would annoy me.) I don’t really like the way it looks either. For this mechanic because of my inexperience with it I think I would need a much more gentle start.

Stuff like this is a much smaller problem with a good vrr implementation. I really hope that docked mode gets it soon.

I think I prefer the talking flower. (I think I will get some amusement out of it anyway.)

@RainbowGazelle They are no worse than the advertising industry or social media and do actually have some things that are helpful. (It’s much more useful for finding obscure things than Google/Bing.) The technique of making things actively worse (To benefit usually in there case the advertiser’s) has been used by Google and Facebook for ages now but the AI companies are trying to use it to stop their models being cloned which is kinda ironic considering how they are made. (It’s not working either.) Companies have never cared about trashing other industries before. (Googles drug discovery AI system which they have committed to not patenting the results of might do enough good to offset everything else if it gets something that is a game changer for cancer etc. Something like that without the patent problem usually associated with such things would be amazing.)

@Jack_Goetz There are certain devs that games media seem to hang on their every word. (I don’t understand why one half of team meat gets all the publicity but the other half makes the beds games and didn’t sell out to Niaclis.)

@Viator_ The dos version is not good I have played it. It’s really slow. (I have been lead to believe the jaguar version is the best.)

I do want to play the Jaguar version (The differences seem much more up my alley.) I have only played the dos cdrom version previously.

I wish TTYD had a switch 2 patch. (I did have the GameCube version and have bought the remake but I don’t like 30fps for anything that involves any timing whatsoever.)

It’s been much more enjoyable playing this festival online than just the normal matches. (But there doesn’t seem to be much teamwork taking place. I can do tap boost on max level with the AI but people don’t seem to play it properly on this.)

I don’t like either Dead Cells or Rogue Prince of Persia. I will still get it though.

@Metazoxan Is that already an issue for Switch 2 games?

No option for don’t like either.

I don’t like the random nature of some of the boss attack patterns.
Too much filler content.
Boring Collectables.

So they got rid of the design your own character with different kits and stuff from the 3DS iteration? (I played online mainly with Metal Mario) but the custom characters made it far more interesting. (Blooper Racket with different kits was fun to play against.) I don’t think it is a £60 game but I will probably still get it (Digital)

I think I am only interested in the Jaguar version. (I had the ms dos cdrom version but I believe the Jaguar version is the one that fixes what I didn’t like about it and that it is unique in that respect. PlayStation or Saturn are quite similar.)

I think the best I have played so far is Bomberman ‘94 (Wii VC). I preferred that to any of the SNES ones I have tried but I don’t think I have played the later ones. How do they compare ?

I want no grinding necessary. (Enough side quests that if I get stuck I can easily find them.) Interesting themes. I guess there is a disconnect between people who want to do 100% of the content no matter what and people who hate grinding like me. It’s very difficult to balance it properly to keep both groups happy. (Chrono Trigger does but I want to just be able to play it without looking at a guide about upgrades or spending ages grinding. When they go for streamlining that is what it seems to mean.)

@Zaruboggan If both versions exist then they are usually included for Arcade Archives (There might be the odd exception where one or the other has some sort of licensing that would drastically increase the cost). They don’t do their own translation work though.

@rvcolem1 I wish that the very last level (Badge Marathon ?) had a better build up to it. Champions Road on 3D World is the same. I don’t think a difficulty spike like that is a fun way to play. (If there were levels before that required those techniques at a similar level it would be great.) I have stopped farming power ups to do those levels because I don’t enjoy that either. I think the second play through of 3D Land was quite a decent way to do it. (If that happened more often it could be good I don’t expect it to though.)

@Chlocean I would get that but I need another remote plus so I can’t decide now. (My Wii U isn’t plugged in but I think a Wii Remote is a better control method than a pad). I didn’t check Cex before £40 is okay (either Xbox One or total cost for the Wii version and a Wii Remote Plus). £15 I would have definitely just got the Wii version. I didn’t expect Amazon to be so much more.

I trust hamsters emulation more than almost anybody else’s. (There is only Rainbow Islands I have had any issue with at all. The collections done by others I have had significant trouble with. I guess you get what you pay for but when it comes to the collections I would much rather pay more per title and have their quality.) I don’t understand why Digital Eclipse can’t do a better job . (They are fine on Xbox but don’t seem to do any proper Nintendo optimisation.)

@rvcolem1 For me anyway neither the shard system or economy really affected me. The thing I don’t like about many of these games is when everywhere looks identical so it requires using the map all the time and when there is only one way in and out of places. I think you should be able to remember how to get about and have different scenery to make that easier. I did like Bloodstained (On Xbox because of the 30fps Switch version - played the prequels on switch). I like Super Metroid and really liked symphony of the night. I think Infernax deserves to be treated as Hollow Knight is in terms of how good it is and as inspiration for other games.

I still think this completely misses the point when it comes to what makes this genre interesting. (Think a proper 60fps version of Bloodstained would show that there can be half decent modern games in this genre.)

I don’t know why Hollow Knight gets so much press. (And clones). Would much prefer Bloodstained clones or Super Metroid clones. Or more experimental games that actually try to do something different.

I think the way the indie scene is at the moment isn’t that good. I know why Unity games were better in the Wii U days (The optimisation was done by Nintendo who provided a specific version to use.)
The newer indie games might look better but they fail in fundamental ways compared to their inspirations.
Too much relies on marketing as well.
The main Humble Bundles used to be a really well curated selection of only good indie games. (Now it’s complete junk no drm free / no cross platform/ tied in to the same commercial marketing machine that the rest of ign is).
I dunno what the solution is but I think Yaght Club Games is one of the good indie developers. (Supergiant is also I think Hollow Knight is just boring.) I won’t touch Unity or Unreal indies on Switch because I have been burnt too many times. (If KLM’s allow more developers to use the low level Nvidia/Nintendo API I think the end result will be much better games.)
For 3D I think I only like games made by big teams. (I will give Super Meat Boy 3D a shot).

@kal_el_07241 Yeah but making Mario Kart a pack in will have had some effect. (Although it is possible that the strategy might be to try and take a bite out of the business model of e.g Cex.)

I wish there was a functioning market for digital games because used games definitely does lose them money (I think just dropping the digital cost of new titles by £10 (Which would still be £10 over the Japanese price) I think removing nearly all the digital incentives is a mistake.

With the game vouchers at least for myself the stuff I am willing to consider is a wider variety of stuff when I have a spare one rather than choosing to get something on its own.

I wonder how much profit per user Nintendo has these days. (I know the amount they make from my has gone well down I was mostly 100% digital on Wii U/3DS.) Maybe maximising the profit made from the people who don’t buy many games at all would be better overall financially.

Makes sense the shares are down.

The telltale game I would like a rerelease of is back to the future the game. (I think I have finished about 50% of it on PC but it’s physically only on Xbox One with no mouse control and super expensive so that isn’t an option for me.

Doesn’t seem to have Logan Cunningham. (He is the only Supergiant voice actor I like enough to buy a game I am not otherwise interested in.)

I am a bit gutted it will cost £59 digitally but I will still get it. (Waste of time me getting a cart as it just won’t get played). I don’t like the way there is not a decent market for codes anymore.
I know some people are getting them from Amazon Japan and switching regions frequently but I don’t want to do that. (Sucks that European codes are country locked the way I believe they are. I have never added a fake address or anything on Xbox but I can just buy from anywhere in Europe with my credit card.)

I don’t think there is any good versions of this is there ? (Even a PC with a £4000 gpu it isn’t perfect)

The 3DS version already streamlined it quite a bit. (Especially the very beginning.) I didn’t find it problematic. (Prior I had only played IV/V/VI/IX and not really finished IX.) I think V and VI are better. I don’t see why they felt the need to rerelease this.

I am getting Mario Tennis maybe Yoshi (I haven’t enjoyed anything Yoshi other than Island. I am hoping it’s a proper game but I am not expecting it to be). Probably get the upgrade pack for Wonder and replay it. (Haven’t done the very last level - I have stopped farming power ups for the last levels on Mario games.) I can get to the final checkpoint.

I don’t enjoy playing it Online (I am still playing Super Sonic Speed time trials.) if they had a mode where it was rebalanced so I had a chance without just choosing the gadgets that stop getting hit being so punishing then it could be better.

I still prefer All Stars Racing Transformed. I think the difference in the amount of characters that actually play differently/more interesting tracks/better item balance and more varied single player are far better overall. (Don’t think I would have liked the 30fps console versions though).

I don’t think copying what they did from Mario Kart was a good strategy.

I think for the amount it costs it should be updated better

Don’t think trying to cater for people who want Mario Kart but don’t want to buy Nintendo is a good strategy. (It’s like the EA social game or Call of Duty a lot of those people won’t buy anything other than what they know no matter how much better something else might be.)

I like having the Casino in DQ games. (And stuff like that style show thing it’s part of the charm).

Still disappointed they went for this again instead of IV/V/VI (I fancy replaying that trilogy but not on a 3DS or DSi XL).

I would play the translated SFC roms but VI is a bit of a mess still.

(There again that far east of Eden game has actually had it’s translation finished so maybe I should try that.)

It’s not a niche game because it outsold every Zelda title on the 3DS. (It’s the level below Mario / Animal Crossing and Pokemon but definitely not niche.)

I will probably pick up a copy for my nephew and his cousin. (Not really interested in it for myself.)

I wouldn’t get Dispatched with the way it appears that has been done Censorship is not a huge issue for me but black bars is a joke.

Just Mario Tennis and Mario Wonder for me. (Maybe Yoshi if it is a 10/10 but other than the original and DS Yoshi s Island games I have never been that into Yoshi. I don’t think DQ VII needs another rerelease already didn’t play it that long ago if I didn’t play on 3DS I would have got it. Should have done something with IV/V/VI which I do fancy replaying but not on a DS/3ds).

Not going to get any of the old 3rd party ports. I have an Xbox now and most stuff has a 60fps mode. (Even if it isn’t perfect the VRR is so good I don’t notice).

I can see why people are bothered about the price. (If it was £40 digital I think that would be okay. There is no competition for digital and from Nintendo’s point of view they should do more to encourage it.) They could easily do it using the profit that usually goes to the retailer I don’t mind carts but I can imagine how much more Nintendo could have had at the expense of Cex. It’s sad that Cex is all that is left in my local high street. (Before that we had 3 shops that maybe sold a bit of used but were mostly new). I suppose there is an Argos but you don’t really browse there. (Not going to just buy something that looks good that I didn’t know about there.) I think used games are a bigger problem than piracy with the way Cex goes about it. (They basically sell at the same price as new without contributing anything.) It was better before 2020 I think. (Most of my Wii U games are digital and I paid a similar amount to people buying disks there was actually a proper market working the same as retail.)

@westman98 That might happen but at the moment Xbox ports tend to be far better than Nintendo ones. Until Linux gets equivalent VRR on AMD I am not interested in a Steam Box. If Xbox doesn’t get Hades 2 I won’t be pleased but I suspect Microsoft will keep paying for the big indies if necessary (And they will work better than Switch 2)