Playing the game here, It's offering me to purchase a 'New York Set' for €22! It includes 45 Rubies, Mario and 5 Star tickets. This game is WAY worse than Mario Run, I didn't mind purchasing Mario Run for €10, it was a one-off fee. But people moaned a lot about that and Nintendo admitted it was a mistake.... and now they bring out this? Baffling to say the least.
Just had a few races, yes I agree the controls are awful. I consider myself a Mario Kart veteran but I struggled to stay on the track half the time at the start. Slowly got the hang of it but my Kart is still all over the place.
This would be great in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It's a shame they never took the mission mode from Mario Kart DS any further, it was great fun, especially the boss fights. As much as I love Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it was a lazy port, they could have added so much more.
I love top down racers, being an Amiga kid. But this game didn't hold my attention for long, it was overly difficult in parts and the car upgrade system was annoying. Maybe I should give it a 2nd chance.
Very skewed list, seems to be mainly made up of Pokemon games, followed by Castlevania and Ace Attorney games, topped up with Japanese RPGs. A serious lack of famous DS classics in there.
Not a great 2nd half of 2019 for the Switch compared to the first (if you're not a Pokemon fan). Luigis Mansion is a must buy, but little else (Zelda is a remake, but a pretty one at that).
Coming from a designers perspective, these are pretty awful colour combinations. After seeing these, and the colours of the Nintendo Switch Lite, I think the design department in Nintendo is loosing the plot....
@electrolite77 Yes it would have to be made from the ground up to get it working decently on Switch, and Rockstar obviously don't see the point in investing in it's development, they're still making a fortune from it. But i would love it on Switch, I've played it to death on XBOX360 and PS4.
The official colours do nothing for me (except the Pokemon edition Lite) but all these are great! I got excited when I heard about the Lite announcement but that dissappeared when I saw the colours, available.
@nintendoknife I also have mega drive, master system, pc engine & arcade games running on my N3DS. It is indeed a retro gaming powerhouse.
I own a Bittboy V3, same internals as the pocket go. Lovely little machine but yes the screen tearing on a lot of the emulators is terrible, I do not recommend it at all (get an LDK).
Another week, another Metrovania cheap pixel art game! Waiting for this 'genre' to die, quick. Why not some old skool platform games, left-to-right? Or make some retro virtua racing-stlye racing games, anything but more Metrovania'sszzZZZZZZ
Greatest Handheld ever and I'll play it for years to come. Great 3DS library, DS compatibility and an amazing retro game machine emulating many systems. It still comes with me when I travel (maybe a Switch Mini will replace that). I have stock-piled 4 3DS systems incase of future breakages.
If I'm not mistaken you don't even accelerate or steer in this game, it's an auto runner. So don't get your hopes up, great graphics, burnout feel, but such a waste of a game....
Snapped this up as I loved the Turrican games on the Amiga. It did not disappoint, great game! I prefer the more action and linear style over metroids exploration. 9/10 from me.
@Sveakungen I didn’t notice rumble unfortunately, yes it was great on the arcade machine. I did notice my car randomly drifting to the right a few times, but I don’t know if that’s the game or my joy-con (it’s never happened before playing this). Time to buy those lovely red Japanese only joy-cons anyway.
Downloaded it, plays beautiful. Menus in English if you sign in with your EU account. Well worth setting up a Japanese account to playing this arcade beaut.
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Re: Super Street: Racer Speeds Onto Switch This November
Actually could be good, will keep an eye out.
Re: Nintendo Goes Discount Crazy With Up To 80% Off 150 Switch Games (Europe)
I'll be picking up Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice for sure!
Re: Video: Nintendo Switch Lite Treated To The Flashiest Of New Trailers
Have a grey one, absolutely love it. Its so light and fits my hands perfectly. My original Switch will be staying docked from now on.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Has A Paid Subscription Service For Bonus In-Game Rewards
Playing the game here, It's offering me to purchase a 'New York Set' for €22! It includes 45 Rubies, Mario and 5 Star tickets. This game is WAY worse than Mario Run, I didn't mind purchasing Mario Run for €10, it was a one-off fee. But people moaned a lot about that and Nintendo admitted it was a mistake.... and now they bring out this? Baffling to say the least.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Is Now Live On Smartphones, But Good Luck Getting To Play It
Just had a few races, yes I agree the controls are awful. I consider myself a Mario Kart veteran but I struggled to stay on the track half the time at the start. Slowly got the hang of it but my Kart is still all over the place.
Re: Poll: Nintendo Switch Lite Is Out Today, Are You Getting One?
Bought the grey one, I love it already! It'll go everywhere with me.
Re: Trademark Discovery Suggests Klonoa, Mr Driller And Splatterhouse Might Be Making A Comeback
Both great games, would love to see either on the Switch
Re: Mario Kart Tour Will Have Special Bonus Challenges Not Seen In Main Series Games
This would be great in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It's a shame they never took the mission mode from Mario Kart DS any further, it was great fun, especially the boss fights. As much as I love Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it was a lazy port, they could have added so much more.
Re: Review: Daemon X Machina - Solid Mech Mayhem That Gets A Tad Repetitive
Repetitive? I lost count of how many of the same campfires I attacked in Breath of the Wild.... zzzZZZ
Re: GRID Autosport Speeds Onto Switch On September 19th
Just in time for the Switch Lite! Both will be day one purchases for me (my original Switch will be left in it's dock from then on).
Re: HAL Laboratory Seeking Staff For New Project Based On The Kirby Series
Planet Robobot is the greatest one
Re: '90s Super GP Is Still Alive, And Will Now Include Online Play
I'd love to see this actually finished, but I've given up hope. A random tweet isn't going to change my mind.
Re: Authentic Racer GRID Autosport Speeds Onto The Switch Next Month
@nintendolie me too
Re: Mantis Burn Racing Gets A Physical Release In North America On 12th December
I love top down racers, being an Amiga kid. But this game didn't hold my attention for long, it was overly difficult in parts and the car upgrade system was annoying. Maybe I should give it a 2nd chance.
Re: New Switch RPG Silk Promises The "Biggest Handcrafted Open World Of All Time"
Triple A graphics there
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo DS Games
@BlueOcean Haha so true, I gave up after the first page. I don't think there was any need to list every single DS game.
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo DS Games
Very skewed list, seems to be mainly made up of Pokemon games, followed by Castlevania and Ace Attorney games, topped up with Japanese RPGs. A serious lack of famous DS classics in there.
Re: Pre-Orders Go Live For Metal Slug: The Ultimate History, A Book Documenting The Series' Evolution
Beautiful, can't wait for this. Love the pixel art in these games, it's one of my favorite art styles. Will be buying this for sure.
Re: New Switch Models To Reportedly Benefit From Sharp's Energy Efficient IGZO Displays
@CreepyNoodles Nintendo always cheaps on Batteries, the battery in the New 2DS XL was the worst of the 3DS line, and it was the latest model!
Re: Review: Redeemer: Enhanced Edition - Bloody And Brutal Action That's Been Poorly Ported To Switch
"Poor Port" seems to be a recurring theme with reviews.
Re: Sega To Reveal Mystery AAA Game At Gamescom This Month
Virtua Racing 2
Re: Guide: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For August And September
Not a great 2nd half of 2019 for the Switch compared to the first (if you're not a Pokemon fan). Luigis Mansion is a must buy, but little else (Zelda is a remake, but a pretty one at that).
Re: Bandai Namco Reveals Tori, A Nintendo Labo-Like Set Of Interactive Toys
Can we 'teach' Namco how to make a new Ridge Racer?
Re: Video: WRC 8's Redesigned Career Mode Detailed In Brand New Trailer
@redd214 Really looking forward to Grid!
Re: Nintendo Announces New Joy-Con Colours Coming In October
Coming from a designers perspective, these are pretty awful colour combinations. After seeing these, and the colours of the Nintendo Switch Lite, I think the design department in Nintendo is loosing the plot....
Re: UK Charts: Super Mario Maker 2 Holds Off Crash Team Racing To Stay In First Place
@electrolite77 Yes it would have to be made from the ground up to get it working decently on Switch, and Rockstar obviously don't see the point in investing in it's development, they're still making a fortune from it. But i would love it on Switch, I've played it to death on XBOX360 and PS4.
Re: UK Charts: Super Mario Maker 2 Holds Off Crash Team Racing To Stay In First Place
@SwitchplayerJohn from what we've seen so far on Switch, I don't think it would run well. GTA5 pushed the PS3 & XBOX360 to their limits.
Re: Random: These Colourful And Retro-Themed Switch Lite Concepts Look Amazing
The official colours do nothing for me (except the Pokemon edition Lite) but all these are great! I got excited when I heard about the Lite announcement but that dissappeared when I saw the colours, available.
Re: Nintendo Switch Lite Is Getting A Special Pokémon Sword And Shield Edition
This one I will buy
Re: Gallery: Here's What The Nintendo Switch Lite Looks Like
@Heavyarms55 I agree the colour choices are dreadful. The only one I'll get is the Pokemon edition if I can get my hands on it.
Re: Hands On: This $50 Handheld Plays Pretty Much Every Game From Your Misspent Youth
@nintendoknife I also have mega drive, master system, pc engine & arcade games running on my N3DS. It is indeed a retro gaming powerhouse.
I own a Bittboy V3, same internals as the pocket go. Lovely little machine but yes the screen tearing on a lot of the emulators is terrible, I do not recommend it at all (get an LDK).
Re: Paradox Soul Is A Retro-Inspired Metroidvania Heading To Switch This Week
Another week, another Metrovania cheap pixel art game! Waiting for this 'genre' to die, quick. Why not some old skool platform games, left-to-right? Or make some retro virtua racing-stlye racing games, anything but more Metrovania'sszzZZZZZZ
Re: Weekly Famitsu Drops The 3DS From Its Release Schedule Section
Greatest Handheld ever and I'll play it for years to come. Great 3DS library, DS compatibility and an amazing retro game machine emulating many systems. It still comes with me when I travel (maybe a Switch Mini will replace that). I have stock-piled 4 3DS systems incase of future breakages.
Re: Arena Battles Await In Attack Of The Toy Tanks, Firing Onto Switch This Week
Yeah it looks like Atari's Combat, I played that for many hours with my childhood friend.
Re: Review: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - A Karting Treat For Fans And Newcomers Alike
@electrolite77 I have the PS4 version and it has the same problem, it uses L1 and R1 as the slide buttons. Utterly baffling controller choices.
Re: Table Top Racing: World Tour Gets Permanent Switch Price Cut, Refunds Issued To Early Buyers
I really like this game and bought it day 1, have spent many hours playing it. Yes it was a bit expensive
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Finally Shown Off For Nintendo Switch, Delayed To 2020
I hope they release Super Mario 3D World to fill that Christmas gap....
Re: Review: Super Skelemania - A Metroidvania That Doesn't Hang About
@tendonerd true, but a standard left to right platformer would cost the same. Everyone seems obsessed with MetrovaniasszzzZZZZ
Re: Review: Super Skelemania - A Metroidvania That Doesn't Hang About
Enough with the cheap looking pixel-art metrovania's. Do indie developers knows they are other genre options out there?
Re: Asphalt 9: Legends Speeds Onto Switch This Summer For Free
@SakuraHaruka Ah ok that's good news! It went straight to 'autodrive' controls when I played it on my android phone and I haven't played it since.
Re: Asphalt 9: Legends Speeds Onto Switch This Summer For Free
If I'm not mistaken you don't even accelerate or steer in this game, it's an auto runner. So don't get your hopes up, great graphics, burnout feel, but such a waste of a game....
Re: Review: Gunlord X - Top-Notch Old-School Blasting Action
Snapped this up as I loved the Turrican games on the Amiga. It did not disappoint, great game! I prefer the more action and linear style over metroids exploration. 9/10 from me.
Re: Winter-Themed Update Adds A Frosty New Location And Team To Xenon Racer
@Jayofmaya I'd pay €100 for a port of Burnout 3
Re: 3DS Sales Might Be Lower, But The Demand Is Still Stable
The 3DS is one of the greatest little consoles ever.
Re: New Book Aims To Chronicle The Unseen History Of SNK's Metal Slug Series
Day 1 purchase for me, I love the Metal Slug games! Such beautiful pixel art.
Re: Xenon Racer Returns For Another Lap With Version 1.04 Now Available
This game looks perfect for me, but with the (still there) performance issues it's still a no-no.
Re: Review: Table Top Racing: World Tour - Nitro Edition - A Likeable Racer, But Beware The Switch Tax
Harsh score imo. Loving this game, I have the 1st version on the vita and I love that too. But It is a bit over-priced.
Re: Reminder: You Can Download Sega Ages Virtua Racing Right Now From The Japanese eShop
@Sveakungen I didn’t notice rumble unfortunately, yes it was great on the arcade machine. I did notice my car randomly drifting to the right a few times, but I don’t know if that’s the game or my joy-con (it’s never happened before playing this). Time to buy those lovely red Japanese only joy-cons anyway.
Re: Reminder: You Can Download Sega Ages Virtua Racing Right Now From The Japanese eShop
Downloaded it, plays beautiful. Menus in English if you sign in with your EU account. Well worth setting up a Japanese account to playing this arcade beaut.
Re: Sega Ages Virtua Racing Speeds Onto The Japanese eShop Next Week
I Set up a Japanese account just for this, can't wait!