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Re: Talking Point: Is It Time For HD-2D To Take A Break?

ibookboyuk

There’s an interesting quote from the band Smashing Pumpkins where they won’t re-record a song. Sure technology and techniques may well have improved but a place in time has been captured and what they worked on is of its time.

Same with games. Maybe save new graphics for new games.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th December)

ibookboyuk

I’m warming up for a few minutes with Debris Infinity. (Dance music and twin stick shooting. It’s very like the excellent D.S. and Wii game Geometry Wars.) Then a bit of BUTCHER for 2D twin stick platforming excitement. (Pretty much a 2D Doom.)

If I have time for an hour or so tomorrow I’ll practice Super Mario World and in Super Mario Odyssey see if I can get to New Donk City as I’ve not seen that yet.

Re: Poll: Was The Nintendo DS Prototype Really So Ugly?

ibookboyuk

Yeah the Lite was amazing and I was so happy it still had Advance support but the ‘Phat’ was so much more comfortable to play. I really loved it. It had great shoulder button positioning. It also had amazing clicky buttons and good firm control-pad.

My DS Lite had soft buttons and mushy control pad. I definitely didn’t like it as much to play on.

But my hinge broke on the ‘Phat’ and my Lite is still going so it’s a great design.

Re: Tobla - Divine Path

ibookboyuk

This is great. I’ve just found the free demo and I’m really enjoying it. I can’t wait for it to be released.

(It says it will be released sometime in 2024.)

Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

ibookboyuk

(I’m playing this game at the moment. It’s really good. I like the pacing of the game as you play through it and I like how it keeps my interest.)

Re: Minecraft Announces Creepy New Biome And Mob Update

ibookboyuk

It’s really creepy. I love it. Will be good for playing at Halloween.

I thought that the mechanic where the tree creature doesn’t move until you look away would feel like in 2D Mario where you get the Boo and Big Boo ghosts and they only move when you look away but this Minecraft one actually looks like it feels pretty different when you play.

Re: Review: Loddlenaut (Switch) - A Stress-Free, Subaquatic Escape For PowerWash Lovers

ibookboyuk

Great game. I’m really enjoying it. It reminded me of Shape Of The World which I really like.

I have some thoughts if the developers would like to consider them for Loddlenaut 2.

Should have been called Waternaut, as people could remember this game by remembering the word astronaut. I had trouble remembering the name Loddlenaut.

Should have been press and release ZR to collect items and press and hold ZR to scan area for items.

Should be able to look up or down with the right stick and travel in that direction with the left stick rather than use A and B to float up and sink down. For a chill-out game there are too many buttons.

Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More Titles

ibookboyuk

Battletoads looks AMAZING and with comedy animations. Yes please.

This update looks interesring. I’ll have to try all four games. I like that you can pass diagonally in the dodgeball game. I don’t play puzzle games but I always check them out once. The car game looks like it runs like Out Run on the original Game Boy.

Thank you Nintendo Switch Online.