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Another game to add to the wishlist and wait for a good sale!

I'm struggling to see how this is like Golden Axe. Looks more like a Rastan clone.

I'm on the fences for this one. I liked the first game, despite the issues with the camera and controls, but i never finished it because it just seemed to drag on for too long, expecially since the format of every world was basically the same — 2-3 normal levels, a race level and the boss level. Just felt so repetitve after a while.

@OldManHermit
I have it on Switch, and you are not wrong. Painfully hard.

I'll wait for the Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman DLC.

I didn't realize that "looks like a moving stained glass window" was a synonym for "looks like polished-up Flash animation".

@Astral-Grain
Exactly what i was thinking. Not sure why people think this is anything larger than re-used assets. But whatever.

Holy Sh*t. I've stayed in touch with Phil since he's left NL, and i honestly have no idea how to react to this.

So basically, Nintendo was considering doing something similar to what Atari had done a couple years prior — they had re-released the 2600 as the "Atari 2600 Jr", which was redesigned to resemble the newly released Atari 7800, and released it at a lesser/budget price point.

Although in Atari's case, the 7800 was already backward compatible with (most) 2600 games, and the Junior was being put out primarily to try and squeeze whatever money was still left in the marketplace for the classic system from those who may have been reluctant to buy a new unfamiliar console.

@KateGray
Gotcha, makes sense.
And when i think about it, Nathan Prescott works as like an alternate universe version of early 1st-season Bobby Briggs, if Bobby Briggs was horribly evil, and not just a dumb misguided jock jerk.

I love LiS and all, but very disappointed your didn't pair Twin Peaks and Deadly Premonition. Aside from the dead beauty queen and Northwest US setting, LiS doesn't match up all that well. Whereas virtually every aspect of Deadly Premonition is Twin Peaks based/inspired/ripped-off.

Also, Alan Wake pairs perfectly with like half of Stephen King's oeuvre, particularly The Dark Half or Secret Window, Secret Garden (which are basically just alternate takes on the same premise and were both inspired by King's being "outed" as Richard Bachman).

Yeah, no.

I see Grubb went to the Dave Meltzer School of "Journalism" - make some random speculation based on nothing, and then present it as if it were some sort of verified information.

@wonderclassic
"If there's no copyrighted code or assets, there is zero Nintendo can do about it."
This is 100% incorrect.
Have a nice day.

This is a good game, i just recently completed it on PC. A lot of fun and good humor throughout.

And it's not a "naughty" game; at worst there's perhaps some PG (maybe PG-13) level innuendo in the dialogue. However, for those who are familiar with action-platformer/metroidvania style H-games (for example, the Succubus series of games by LibraHeart), a lot of the gameplay mechanics and style are similar.

Certainly recommended for those who like fun action-platformers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoA3k4-iOPA

Fukura for Smash comfirmed.

That is insanely awesome. I've managed to make it to a 2nd place finish but it was nowhere near as crazy.

There's only one person with the surname "Khalifa" whose videos i want to watch, and it's certainly not Wiz.

Like lipstick on a pig, etc.

Played the demo and was genuinely shocked at how horrible it was in every way.

As a small nitpick, is calling this a "twin stick shooter" really accurate? Twin stick shooters typically refer to games where one stick is used to move, one used to shoot (e.g. Robotron, SmashTV, etc.). That's not what this game does — it's one stick to move, one stick to aim independently, and then the trigger button is used to shoot (not unlike the general control scheme for an FPS). You could conceivably not use the "aim-stick" at all and just shoot the direction you're moving.

I mean, i guess it's not wrong per se to call it a twin stick shooter, but it's not entirely accurate either.

Of course, i constantly see reviews on this site refer to 1 on 1 fighting games as "brawlers" which isn't accurate either, so ...
shrug

@talgore
"Got a light?"

Any score that is less than 37 out of 10 is wrong.

Isn't that right, Zach?

I have this on Steam and have played through it probably a half dozen times at least. There's 8 different endings, multiple paths, different cutscenes depending on what character you're playing as... it's totally worth playing multiple times. If you are a brawler/beat 'em up fan, you must own this game, I am Super Cereal.

Jeez, it's 2019, and still people don't know not to post criminal activity online (the california_king dude is in receipt of stolen property; a misdemeanor in California given the value of the property, but still).

I want to get this at some point, but although the price-point is good considering the amount of content, i personally have a hard time dropping $30 for video-pinball. If/when there's a sale i'll probably pick it up.

While Billy has always come across as a bit of an arrogant jerk (at least half of which is due to a combination of how he's been portrayed along with him leaning into the "wrestling heel" thing at times), i'm kinda on his side here.

It's good that Twin Galaxies has taken steps to clean up their record-keeping (the Todd Rogers thing was a huge deal in the community), TG has never been the same since Walter Day sold the site off, and will never really be what it once was again.

I was genuinely surprised at how rough the graphics are and how boring the gameplay is. I can't understand how they think this is the Contra game people want.

I anticipate the game is going to be savaged in reviews once it's released.

@EvilRegal
+1 for The Man in Black reference.

@Darlinfan
Given how the events of the first game play out (no spoilers for those who haven't played it!), having Francis York Morgan go the Dougie Jones route could be awesome.

@NintendoByNature
It's Twin Peaks: The Video Game.

Ok. So i'm pretty sure that Ninty has conspired to ensure that i double (or triple) dip on games that i love.

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In That Scene From Troll 2 Voice
OH
MY
GOD!!!!!!!!!

Time to triple dip and buy this game yet again, and I HAD NO IDEA A SEQUEL WAS COMING!!!

Gorram. I was having a pretty crappy day, but this has made everything better.

Isn't that right, Zach?

I have it on Steam, but i would certainly double-dip if it came to Switch. Awesome game.

Cool. This review answered my one question, whether the Switch version was based on the BFG Version and included the "flashlight fix".

I played this on 360, and it is a good game, though i will echo the review's mention of how it doesn't feel so much like a "Doom" game, and more like just a good, action-horror FPS with a Doom-flavored coat of paint. Definitely worth picking up.

@KingMike
Luigi is in Wrecking Crew if you are Player 2 (taking alternating turns), although he doesn't look any different - actually the only way you know is it's even Luigi is the "LUIGI START!" instead of "MARIO START!" at the beginning of each level.

(And yes, you are right that Spike the Foreman is the antagonist in the game.)

Yup. Definitely getting this.

TIL that you can post something on Twitter that is glaringly obvious and that most everyone already realized, and you will somehow be credited with some profound discovery.

If it has Return of the Invaders, i am sold. That's my favorite Invaders game and i dumped a ridiculous amount of quarters into that game back in the summer of '86.

Damn i'm old. XD

@BenAV
Funny, i was about to post the exact same thing — that i need to get back to playing this. I've actually made it pretty far through the game, but just when i thought the game was reaching the end ... well, no spoilers. Suffice it to say that i reached the second time in the game where it seems like the end is near, only to have it pull a 180.

It really is an amazing game; i'll probably try and get back to it once i finally finish up Yooka-Laylee (another game that i just recently got back to after only playing a bit quite some time ago), especially with the DLC coming out so soon.

@Moroboshi876
I have the arcade version of Solomon on Wii; i'll probably still double-dip and grab this one (as i did with Rygar).

The NES version is one of my favorites, and the version i prefer, but the arcade version is very good (it feels a bit harder than the NES port, but that may just be me being used to the NES version). If you like the game in general, it's definitely worth getting.

NL's review of the Virtual Console Arcade release: https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/09/solomons_key_virtual_console

(Also recommended is Solomon's Club for the OG Game Boy; it's not quite a port, but not quite a sequel — there's levels in common, but also different levels and some different play mechanics like a Shop where you can buy temporary power-up items.)

Cool. I played through their short Game Jam version that they released a while back (you can still download it), and it was a lot of fun (great music too). Definitely on my radar, so long as the price is right.

@RupeeClock
My thoughts exactly. There are tons of homebrew games that have been developed for (or been released on) original carts complete with box, manual, etc.; not sure why this article is acting like this is a new, novel thing.

@ogo79
My exact thought when seeing this article.

I'm pretty sure that NL these days considers any game in which you attack enemies to be a beat 'em up.

Except for Golf Story, which we all know is a golf 'em up.

Wow. Pretty sure i'm gonna need to get this game.

Great article, kids.

And a great song. Roy was a national treasure, and it's a shame that the younger generations are less and less likely to encounter his stuff these days.

Wilburys forever!

@HatosBlack
Completely agreed. They are exceptionally irritating.