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So while I think The Simpsons crossover has been pretty good fun and visually very well realised, I’m concerned that Epic may be making shorter, 1 month seasons a more regular thing. This means paying for the Battle Pass more regularly, where my wife and I have both been able to pay for each Battle Pass using previously earned Vbucks without forking out any cash…

While I can see how Epic may not like this, we do buy in game content when it grabs us (skins, music, etc) and if it comes to the point where we have to buy the Battle Pass for money due to the frequency of new seasons we’re more likely to lose interest.

Also, changing the seasons more often will make it harder to reach level 100 without paying to skip levels, something which I’m not willing to do, and I can’t give up more time to the game than I already do. I know it’s not essential to reach 100, but it’s a good goal to aim for.

As soon as I saw the title of this article I hoped it was going to be by @alanahagues I agree with everything said here. My wife and I played Banjo and Tooie together quite recently (after having played both on original release) and it’s noticeable how much harder Tooie makes things! Jiggies are out in the open so often in Banjo but in Tooie right from the start they’re much trickier to acquire. Fantastic game, and just makes me wish that Nuts & Bolts had been a more traditional 3D platformer (even though. I did like its ingenuity).

@mattitudemf so I’m not being argumentative here, I’m genuinely wondering what sort of tasks you do get AI to help you with to be more productive? Like, can you give an example of a prompt you use often which saves you a lot of time in your work? Without including anything company-specific obviously, which could get you into trouble.

Still hoping for Conker and Donkey Kong 64 soon!

But this is a great addition…never played it back in the day but I did love Descent on the PC and this seemed to be a 64 version of it, so looking forward to finally giving it a try

Great review, and after spending a few hours with the game today, it feels like an excellent addition Jeff Minter’s catalogue.

My only disagreement with the review is that I don’t think this is Minter’s most psychedelic game…Space Giraffe is possible even more mind-melting!

@BTB20 @AlanaHagues and you’ve called the dev Radical Front in the first paragraph really interesting article!

Weirdly the N64 and Megadrive pad pages are both missing now…does that mean they won’t be restocked at all, or are they about to reappear?

https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/nintendo-64-controller-for-nintendo-switch-000000000010006981

@AlienigenX and Tempest 4000 on Switch is even better than the PS4/5 version, such a great port by Giles.

@PALversusNTSC 60+ ! Young whippersnapper, I’m only 51…

@Gavintendo yeah I spotted that a few weeks ago, it’s not been a secret! Can’t wait for it!

@jon128 wooo! I’ve just found a Nintendo tweet from 19th that says 21st, so fair enough they changed it though from what I’m now reading about the controls it might be disappointing!

It’s a bit crap that Nintendo said it was releasing on the 20th when it hasn’t. Have played this so many times on N64 and Xbox, still looking forward to playing it on a Ninty console again

This looks great, but I’d love a remake of David Crane’s brilliant HERO from the Atari VCS…

@cmdrmarc I do agree with that, it could be a lot worse

@cmdrmarc I know, and that’s a shame as it’s not best for its readership.

@Axelay71 if you try the demo on itch.io, it did look like Power Drift’s scaling technology originally, but the dev has updated it to smooth out the roads. They’ve said it may still be an option to switch back to the old look though.

Initial thought is it looks too floaty, maybe down to the shadows not being distinct enough. Cute characters though!

ShopTo are doing it for £42.85 in the UK 😊

https://www.shopto.net/en/swma62-mario-party-superstars-p1145050/

@TryToBeHopeful Gwynbleidd is what elves call Gerald in The Witcher, I think. The poster’s location says they’re in Italy, so I’m guessing this game hasn’t got an Italian option

Played this in an arcade in Ibiza in the late 80s and loved it, but never saw it in the UK. This might have to be a purchase

@Dogtanian yeah, I think they meant vertically scrolling

@Damo That was a far more polite reply than I would have given after being told I was lying, when it was an honest mistake!

As someone who doesn’t time skip, I don’t mind the regular updates to add events, since I won’t be trying to play them early anyway.

The downside is that, years down the line, when Nintendo turn off their Switch servers, anyone playing this as a retro game with no updates installed is going to get a very slim experience compared to anyone who sticks on, for example, GameCube AC even now.

Have downloaded the Mr Driller demo as loved the GameCube version.

Also, I think the Night Call description may be wrong 🤔

@Ralizah There’s a demo on the Japanese eshop, and although it’s not very helpful from a story point of view (as there’s no English option), it gives you a decent chunk of gameplay to see if you like how it plays.

I used to have the arcade board of this, totally missed that it was on the UK eShop! Will be buying this when I have some spare cash...

@YANDMAN Fair enough, I’ve looked up the image in the game and I can see that you’re absolutely right. Which makes it a weird name to give the in-game car!

@YANDMAN if there’s a car called a Testosterando in this, I’d guess it was based on the Testarossa...

£240 for the board game? Insane!

“ slimey, manipulative, deceptive, un-Nintendo-like” I feel like we’re playing different games here. Yes, it has micro transactions that are insanely expensive if you’re daft enough to buy them, but frankly it’s not hard to ignore them. I’ve been enjoying it as a pick up and play game, not taking it seriously but just having quite a decent amount of fun.

I think it’s a shame at IAPs have taken over mobile gaming but it’s happened and as long as games like this come out which don’t force you to buy stuff to progress then I’m not totally unhappy.

@jarvismp Or maybe just a decent game that’s quite good fun 🤔

@Dang69 In what way? A perfectly honest and well written review that’s Chris’s opinion of the game.

@OreoJoe This, definitely. I don’t care if it makes me seem like a noob or whatever. I can drift fine in the console versions but I this version the manual drifting is annoying and detracts from the fun.

If you go sharp enough round a corner without manual drifting you do get a small speed boost anyway.

I used to have the arcade board of this, it was a really good shmup

@Cotillion the first part of that sentence is important though... “If, however, you’re the sort who likes hour-long stints on your phone while the telly’s on or what have you...”

Hmm let’s hope it’s better than Island then...

And there’s a wee typo in the final para

“We weren't overly impressed with Radiation City when it came to Switch last year...”

I remember his came out on 8bit computers in the late 80s as Psycho Pigs UXB, along with a fairly gratuitous advert.

Never tried it back in the day, might give it a try now.

Virtua Racer? 🤔🤔🤔

Has someone been going through his thread downvoting every comment? That’s kinda sad 😄

I think this looks great, can’t wait for it.

Really interesting article, thank you! I’d never heard of this at all, be interesting to hear from the other devs involved as to whether or not a working demo still exists.

@Snakesglowcaps I don’t agree that the ads are affecting their judgement on the preview, but I do agree that the Xbox One version had some dodgy frame rate issues (only played the first hour or two when I had a trial of Xbox Games Pass) which means it’s worth waiting for a more technical preview or review before putting any cash down for this.

I do love the premise of the game though.

@BenAV As will being a decent game that doesn’t scalp players

@LetsGoSwitch This Reddit thread might help you out, it’ll stop all future “foreign” news items:

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/6my2eq/solved_how_to_remove_japanese_news_items_from/

I really enjoyed this on iOS and it sounds like it’s translated well to Switch as it wasn’t burdened with in-app purchases/timers.

@Randomlight According to this article, an early version of haggis is mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey: https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/the-history-of-haggis-is-scotlands-national-dish-really-scottish/

But I’m still claiming it as Scottish

It’s cool another service is coming to Switch, but I’d prefer Netflix as, although I can use my iPad when away from home, I’d prefer to just have one device with me for gaming and films.

It’s a dreadful idea overall, as it means in future that generation of games won’t be available as retro games, unless people work on offline solutions (ie somehow pirate them).

@peanutbuttercup Yes, “hotting up” is a British phrase: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/384556/hotting-up-vs-heating-up

@Shiryu Hate to argue with you, but the Amstrad versionnwas even better tan the Speccy version (and I say that as an owner of both computers at the time:

http://www.deadgoodcomics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Renegade-in-game-Amstrad.gif

Think there may be a typo here

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