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Cody/Gordy went from a punk rock Rufio, to a Ring Fit Adventure trainer. At least all of that fitness seems to be doing his hairline some good.

Ah cool! Yar's Revenge used the same technique for the static in the Neutral Zone. The 2600 wasn't big enough to fit something like that in, so the programmer, Howard Scott Warshaw, rendered the game's code.

He had a confrontation with Atari over it because they felt it was a copyright violation for showing the code on the screen. He essentially said it was obscured enough, and if someone could get code from that then they deserved it!

http://www.digitpress.com/library/interviews/interview_howard_scott_warshaw.html

I want it!! But, $60 is about the max I'd pay for this. And even then, I'd feel guilty.

Also, just a personal preference but I'm not digging the arm band. From far away it looks like camo.

$25,600 is MSRP. I wonder what scalpers will charge...

No expiration date. I wonder if I could still use this coupon...

It looks fantastic! One of the few movies I'm looking forward to watching in 3D!

Also, pumped Dry Bones is in it!

Mario reminds me of the '90s TV show, both the voice and face

He reminds me of the '90s TV Show, both visually and the voice

The Japanese version ran better because it didn't have to do all of that Japanese to English translation, of course.

(joke)

@BabyYoda71 Yeah, it is the 60th Anniversary of the first movie, Dr. No. You'd think it would be tomorrow, 10-07 😅

One of the few mobile games I genuinely enjoyed! I'm curious to see how it'll play without a touchscreen though.

There's a book called: "Things I Learned from Mario's Butt" which dives into character design in a whimsical but insightful way. I wonder what their take is on this.

There's a book called: "Things I Learned from Mario's Butt" which dives into character design in a whimsical but insightful way. I wonder what their take is on this.

I'm getting strong vibes from the 1994 PC game Theme Park here. I love it!

So, if I evolve a Diglett in the new region, it'll evolve into the adapted Wigtrio?

@Slowdive No joke, that looks really fun! lol

These guys are one of the few that get the retro look just right. Accurate, but fix the flaws (like flickering sprites).

I'm really curious as to how that'll translate to 3D!

@sanderev I see where you're coming from but my spouse and I have a really tough time finding co-op games to play. This game was a godsend and honestly so much fun! I couldn't even imagine playing it alone, honestly.

@john_lennon999 According to the official blog, the remastered version is coming to the Switch too... but it's confusing because they say updated 4k visuals, yet the Switch doesn't do 4k.... or will it!?

(From the official 007 blog)
>As first announced during the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast, a 4K resolution remaster of the Nintendo 64 classic is coming soon to the console’s Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online service. Microsoft also confirmed the news of GoldenEye 007’s port to the Xbox’s Game Pass today (September 13).

Open map TMNT — similar to GTA/Lego City Undercover.

You patrol The Big Apple and go on various missions to fight crime. Your home base is in the sewers, accessible from any manhole, which also lets you jump between locations. Co-op with up to 4 players, one for each turtle. You can learn new skills at various points from Master Splinter which allow you to explore the map even further. Side missions include collectable scavenger hunts and pizza deliveries — much to their chagrin, but turtles still need money to buy their own pizza and upgrade the Party Wagon (Turtle Van)!

An overarching storyline emerges in an early mission when you get word that Shredder and Krang have plans to open an interdimensional portal. It's the job of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to make sure that doesn't happen.

Hmm. No Missing No. on the coast of Cinnabar island?

Really though, this is pretty rad!

#13, about the realism in the levels and empty rooms. This was especially important back in the day. Games generally weren't open ended like this so being able to explore even more than intended was HUGE and insanely fun back then.

I remember the secret island at the dam being such a find back then. And all the rumors surrounding it. Honestly, that place could have made it to the list as well.

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My (almost) complete Amiibo collection, or maybe my Game and Watch collection. The G&W hit a special place in my heart being able to see the origins of game design from such a humble beginning, but the Amiibo collection comes from all of the "amiibo hunting" memories me and my now wife share.

@Anti-Matter hey I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to offend anyone or even diss the Harvest Moon games. I grew up playing Harvest Moon for SNES and N64 until it started to go that route and it just felt very out of place for me as a long-time fan — it felt to me more like they were trying to cash grab on being "cute" than focusing on being a solid game.

FWIW, as a teenager I was pretty upset about Wind Waker being "kiddy" as well, even though it's one of my favorites looking back at it.

The appeal of Stardew Valley over Harvest Moon comes from it being indie. No Chibi nonsense. No microtransactions. Just simple mechanics focused on solid gameplay.

I think Disney missed the memo on that one. It might as well be "Disney's Dreamlight Moon"

I enjoyed the theme and the mechanics, but the physics killed it for me. It all felt like it needed some more time in development. Even Yoshi's animations felt underdeveloped.

Playing it on 3D All Stars gave me some appreciation for the evolution of the 3D Mario games. Mario 64 was rough but it was their first attempt at 3D platforming. Sunshine just felt frustrating not knowing when something would bug out. Galaxy was a breath of fresh air and everything just felt so fluid.

As a Nintendo fan, I like the Nintendo Directs format. It keeps me connected to the company itself. And since their announcements have the potential to be massive drops, it's easier to digest one day of news than sporadic announcements via various news feeds where it's hard to weed out the rumors and things.

(Also, you have a typo. nintendonife .com)

Yeah but can we finally obtain the Triforce by swimming to the bottom of Zora's domain and into the hole as adult Link, then spinning around the tree in Kakariko Village 64 times, then waiting until nightfall to talk to Rauru where he opens the beta levels? I saw a photo of the Triforce in beta screenshots in a Japanese magazine so I know it's there...

@kupocake Quit Horsin' Around

AIM? AOL Instant Messenger? I didn't realize they were on there. I'll have to add them to my Buddy List!

Those bugs worry me, but I'm still really excited to play this!

I love the retro-3D aesthetics! Hit's me right in the nostalgia.

@Serpenterror In fairness, the Fast RMX devs, Shin'en Multimedia, are masters of their craft. They were building 3D game engines on the GBA(!) back in 2001 with Iridion, and even their game The Touryst on the Switch runs at 60FPS with no loading times.

Nintendo: Releases a flawed system.

Hacker: Finds flaw and releases the info publicly.

Nintendo: Ugh! This guy made us change everything!

... I'm sure if Bowser didn't find the flaw, someone else would have. This is how the internet works. You can't just throw the law at something that requires engineering. They're lucky someone didn't use it for something worse, like a worm virus.

@Esquire That's exactly what I do. It's sort of difficult to explain, but you did so succinctly.

We did something similar back in the day.

Cable splitter + cardboard taped to the screen. Cable splitters were usually in junk drawers and cardboard was basically free. To top it off, we found the TVs on the side of the road during spring cleaning.

@BiscuitCrumbsInMyBed I'm still thinking Pokémon Arceus was meant to be running on a Switch Pro, as a system seller. But once the chip shortage hit, they put Pro model on hold, still moved forward with the OLED screens because of business agreements, and Pokémon was dialed back to fit.

So yeah, I agree that by next year, if things get back to normal, it would fit we'll get some sort of new model.

I recently dove into the Dragon Quest series for the first time and decided to play the SNES remakes. Honestly, it wasn't that much of a grindfest. I'd heard they tweaked some things to make them more palatable (even the SNES era folks thought the original was too grindy). Also, I beat the first game in about 8 hours so it wasn't that much of a commitment.

For Zelda, I recently started from the beginning, Zelda 1, on Master Quest. Honestly, I don't remember ever beating the MQ so I wanted to relive the experience of playing Zelda 1 for the first time. It was pretty brutal for difficulty but it really only took a few nights and I actually really enjoyed that I had to explore the game without a guide. But maybe I'm a weirdo on this one.

Next up is Metroid. I'll probably start with the NES Classic and work my way to the SNES Classic, then to the Wii Trilogy.

I wonder if the damaged sword represents them addressing one of the issues a lot of people have: equipment breaking. Instead of things breaking and getting tossed, they break down but you can forge them into better equipment.

Yessssssss. I loved this game as a kid. I used to play it on the family PC as a kid with my siblings. I have played the new one on Steam and it holds up to my memories. To be totally honest here, don't expect anything other than a basic shooter with loads of secrets, but I still love it.

Definitely grabbing this on the Switch!

That's so messed up. I'm glad someone else was out there looking out for him. Poor kid... All just for using a Nintendo product?

Can I attach Sonic 1 to it and watch the movie using Knuckles instead?

It convinced me. If Nintendo wants to keep outputting DLC like this with the pass then I'm all for it and want to encourage them to do so. Also, it gave the tracks to everyone in the "family" without having to cost us $25/ea. But I still feel like I want to eventually buy it separately for ownership purposes.

At first I thought this was just an LCD panel with the backlight removed. Hell, for $700 (+3090 GPU) you could probably just do 2 LCD panels, one with the backlight removed and only foreground layer, and the other to display the background layer.

During all that decompiling... Did they find the Triforce?

Why use blockchain when a database would work? I understand it's supposed to be decentralized but... the games themselves are not. And NFTs are essentially just a receipt for the asset.

Even moreso, your NFT wallet is integrated with your account in 99% of these cases.

This makes me want KFC, not going to lie.

I tried ordering mashed potatoes from a KFC in Croatia once. They had literally no idea what I was asking for. They were like, "we can... mash some french fries for you?"

I don't know why, but this reminds me of Bomberman64. I'm really excited!

Yes, the QA was terrible on this release but the bugs I've seen didn't seem game breaking, to be honest. It kinda added some fun to the sandbox.

@anoyonmus Thanks! Yeah, it's a mobile game using your location. A lot like POGO.

It looks like anyone can sign up for the free tier at lightship.dev. They have a Unity SDK so you could probably get some low-code games done if you're not a developer.