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@Pandy-the-Panda Ah! But the 4:3 are not ROMS! They have been Remade too!! They are based of the iPad versions which has a 4:3 screen. You should notice right away at the first Eggman encounter in Sonic 1. You won't be able to hit him right away, you will have to fight him.

@Dimey The Sega Ages versions are still relevant oddly enough. Those are the untouched, slightly enhanced, originals. The Classic mode in Sonic Origins are actually Remade as well. (They are based off the iPad versions which has a 4:3 screen.) I think the cost is okay actually 5.00 per game is (if you count Knuckles separately) $35.00. Plus another $10 for all the new animation. There is new cartoon scenes for EACH game. So that's a lot of work.

This is really cool for me personally as I recently picked up a discounted version of Splatoon 2, and didn't even know about how well received this DLC was. (Obviously some people are dumping the game in anticipation of Splatoon 3, so keep your eyes out if you haven't played it yet.)

@KayFiOS Drop Dash was added to the Sega Ages version of Sonic 1 & 2. I would say the chances are really high for this to be added. Would they add it as an unlockable? Will it be behind a hidden menu? (This was done on the mobile versions.) Will be there at the start?

@somebread Yeah, I think you might be right. The question is still up in the air then if Sonic 3 has original music or new music in it.

@Abes3 You actually picked one of the reasons that make remake/remaster debate died out. What do you call the Resident Evil version on Nintendo 64? What the Dual Shock version released on the same Playstation? What about the Windows version? How about the version on GameCube?

Remake/Remaster at one point tried to mean something different, but it just became a blurry mess. It's easier and more accurate to say that Resident Evil 4 was an enhanced port.
It's more descriptive to say emulated...which means it changed nothing. Ported which means its close to the original, but on new hardware. Enhanced Port, which is a game that is ported but with might run with a better frame rate, widescreen, higher resolution, or higher quality music. And lastly, there is remake/remaster, which is a significant change to not just graphics, but to the layout and content of the game.
You see this confusion playing in real time. SEGA is calling the Sonic Origins collection a Remaster. When really it's an enhanced port. It still plays and looks a lot like the original. A true remaster would be Link's Awakening. Which looks nothing like it's original source.

@RupeeClock It looks like "original Genesis" music" is optional DLC. This might explain why Sega finally released Sonic 3. Since copyright issues surrounding the music were an issue.

@Strictlystyles There is a Coin collecting game added to the Anniversary mode. It's then used as in-game currency.

@Pandy-the-Panda I wonder if we will get an Amiibo figure?

@Pandy-the-Panda The one BIG change I would like to see made is the debug mode. There are some very cool options hidden behind these secret codes for the game. I don't want to look up the code every time. Just give us the mode as an easy to access menu option.

@Matty1988 I disagree since this basically is being made by members of the fandom, specifically Christian Whitehead. The team behind Sonic Mania. They actually added Hidden Palace Zone back into Sonic 2. (These remakes have been stuck on mobile for awhile now.) I wouldn't be surprised if they added the two new characters from Mania to be playable across the entire series.

@Abes3 @Abes3 Remake and remaster means the same thing. That fact is that no one ever clearly defined the difference between the two terms, so they just blended together. So the the qualifiers we have are is this an emulation, an enhanced port, or a remake/remaster? It looks like all of the above. Looks like it comes with the unaltered original roms, and enhanced remasters featuring extra levels, playable characters, and move sets. I've always said there are TWO definitive versions of every game: the original and the best remaster. Looks like we get both in one package. So that's a win.

P.S. For example, Mario 64 for Switch Online would be the emulated version, Mario 64 in Mario 3D All-Stars would be the enhanced port. And Mario 64 on the DS would be the remake/remaster.

This instantly reminded me of Switch 'N Shoot which is already available on the console. You think this new game is simplistic? Switch 'N Shoot can be played with just one finger (sometimes I just use the touch screen.) Besides that, the games also share a similar art structure. I can recommend Switch N' Shoot even though it has a learning curve at the beginning to get anywhere. I wonder if this game has any relation to that one?

@DanijoEX Publishing rights aren't forever. Look at StarDew Valley. They just recently dropped their publisher and now self-publish the game.

@Bret It looks like Nintendo's Expansion Pass will be the place for future DLC going forward. It's unclear if this will successful because it's very different from Sony and Microsoft's plan. Nintendo is the only one doing DLC as a service. Anything has to be better than micro-transactions.

@Muddy_4_Ever I'm actually impressed with the motion controls in Mario Kart 8. I have my Wii still hooked up and went back and forth with it. The Mario Kart 8 motion controls are actually REALLY good. The Wii? In racing? Meh.
Motion controls have revolutionized shooters. Gyro Aiming with button controls is better than using two sticks. (Microsoft is the only one still using inadequate controls. Who cares if the next Call of Duty looks like a movie when controls like a 20 year old game.) I don't think motion control are going anywhere it's just that the different control options, touch screen, buttons, and motion will work together and not replace each other.

@Broosh Golf is being added really soon. I agree with you that Boxing should be at the top of the list to be added next. In the future, I would like to see Archery and then 3-Point Basketball. And, just thinking outside the box, for something new, how about Axe throwing?!

@Marios-love-child I'm hoping for future DLC of boxing, archery, and 3-point basketball.

@PessitheMystic LOL

I see people saying that Bandai Namco doesn't own the rights to Ms Pac-Man in a legal sense. This was the case at one point, but I don't believe this is true any longer. Ms Pac-Man is available on mobile and is published by Bandai Namco of America. So it seems they do indeed own the rights.

@FishyS Man, you are telling me. I really needed those folders. I have nearly 250 games on Switch. And before you ask, it wasn't very expensive to do. I have about 40 games that were just FREE. I have a bunch of games I paid under $1 for. And I have a bunch under $8. Only twice did I pay $60 for a game. Animal Crossing because I knew it would never go on sale. (And it really hasn't.) And also Guardians of the Galaxy. I shouldn't have waited on Guardians because it got a huge price drop later on. But I wanted to see if cloud gaming was any good. (I thought the streaming on Microsoft Game Pass was terrible, unplayable. And Stadia was decent, but not good enough to play. The Switch has it's quirks, but this cloud game is totally playable.)

@Patendo It would be cool if FX3 could get the Ninja Turtles pinball game to their Switch collection this year. That would really solidify it as the Year of the Turtle.

@mjsztainbok Probably because cartridges are more expensive to produce then optical discs.

@SwitchForce According to Nintendo, the controllers, Pro and Joy, can actually be updated wirelessly. I have the Pro, but not long, and I have never noticed it update. The stranger thing is that my Switch also says that I have a controller that cannot be updated. This must be my 8bit-Do Pro controller that I use on Switch occasionally.

@MikeHiscoe It's worse than that. The Joy-Cons can even be updated wirelessly! (According to Nintendo, I never tried it though.)

@Yosher Oh wait! I do remember one of the c ok controller updates did indeed do something! It was the update that added Bluetooth audio to the Nintendo Switch. I started playing Super Mario Galaxy, in tabletop mode, using Bluetooth earbuds BEFORE updating the controllers and the audio sounded like a garbled mess. Apparently there was interference from the controllers themselves because the wireless audio sounded much better after I updated the Joy-Cons.

@protocol_penguin The emulation on Genesis games is perfect. And the N64 emulator has been patched fixing all of the previous issues (lack of fog, water temple, game crashed, input lag, etc.).

@Linnybhoy That may be the case in hindsight, but during the console war that's a completely different story. The Sega Genesis was out 2 years before the SNES, so it had a big library before the SNES was even out.Also, the Genesis was knows as the "sports console." This was solidified when John Madden came out for Sega but not SNES. It didn't get Madden until the second on one released. Generally these sports don't hold up as much overtime. But if you wanted to play Madden, the best version of NBA Jam,and Mortal Kombat with blood, in those early days, SEGA was where you were at. Today the SNES has more classic games that people still want to play.

@PessitheMystic There is a free demo. Not sure what the name has to do with anything. Anyways, the soundtrack is killer. I recommend the demo for that alone.

@Nintendo_Thumb It's not an endless runner. It has an ending. That's why they are adding an endless mode. So you have something to do after you beat the game.

@GrailUK And then they came out wity the Wiimote controller which required you to use the D-pad all the time. Then with the Joy-Con they removed the D-Pad all together. Nintendo is always trying something different. I wonder if they thought about releasing the opposite of the Switch Lite: A Switch home console without a screen. And then those with it can have an option to use a regular Switch as controller. With some bonus, ala Wii U, second screen action.

Okay I'm gonna be THAT guy. Why didn't Konami include the two Gameboy Advance games and the DS game?? It could have been the complete collection! Why the strict "only 80s" based collection? It's a good collection , but you might as well have finished it off.

@ModdedInkling The Tegra chip in their new Shield models is the exact same as their old one. I remember this because the first time I can recall that a newer consumer product DIDN'T come out with a better chip set.

Just for some perspective. Buying a real pinball machine of this would cost about $9,000. Playing one in the wild, will cost you $1 per game. So for $15 dollars, you could play the game 15 times. I'm not saying that they should be charging more, but if some tables don't get published at all because of licensing costs then that's the REAL loss. If some tables cost less and others cost more...that's fine. As long as it means MORE tables become available for purchase in the future. $15 for a video game I will put 20 hours into??

@FineLerv They actually have a newer Indian Jones pinball game (2017?) that features all 4 films. (This one only feature the first 3.) Everyone agrees that the new pinball game doesn't hold a candle to the old one.

@durrdevil To be fair, I have played a TON of digital pinball and real life pinball. The new digital pinball games always make it harder to play older collections because they get closer and closer to duplicated the real machine.

@Nambit The Indiana Jones game is considered a top 10 pinball game. It really is a great game.

@Rambler Yeah, I think the discussion should have been weather or not he should lose custody rights. Losing his job doesn't even address the problem. As long as he is fit for the job, and isn't absent because of jail time, I don't think he should be fired. He is going to need the money for a good family therapist.

I'm calling it here. Nintendo's next DLC as a service will be for Nintendo Switch Sports.

@ItalianBaptist These are the games that get my vote for most coveted. That's only because I never played them.

@Magician Yeah, Nintendo has the numbers. They know how many were purchased and how much time people engaged with them. That being said Nintendo is offering you a chance to buy the new DLC or get it for free with the service. So they prove you can do both.

@huyi I see this alot but he has to work somewhere right? So if he gets fired from Microsoft but start working at Apple thats fine? You do see the dilemma with this kind of thinking? Because he is going to work somewhere.

@Rambler It's linked to gaming though. I think the success of the article is more dependent on how many people read it and how many people engage with it. Judging by the amount of comments, why should Nintendo Life stay away from stories like this? The user base is active on this. I'm sure you didn't even read of the more obvious gaming articles but you did read this one, right?

@Not_Soos I don't think I agree with this sentiment. A place shouldn't cover topics because they are controversial? I think controversial topics are the ones we need to talk about the most. One thing I learned in life is that no issue or problem ever became better by ignoring it really really hard.

@Not_Soos You do understand that if this person doesn't work at Microsoft he is going to be working some place else? Is the solution he should never have a job anywhere? What's the difference if he works at Microsoft or some other company you never heard of? There is this knee jerk cancel culture that people should be fired from their job for doing something stupid or wrong. Guess what? Sometime in your life you are going to do something stupid and wrong. Because you are human being.

@Spider-Kev That's kinda interesting if companies should be allowed to fire someone over an incident that happens outside of work when they are representing the company. Politicians won't pass a law like that though because they want to work at those companies when they leave office and the companies given their political party money.

@Stocksy First off, no one is in jail for an ounce. They actually just give fines for that. Yes, there are lots of people locked up who shouldn't be. A better example is should people be locked up for not paying child support? Because there are people in jail for that.

@Rambler The judge has probably seen alot lot worse. It sounds like it was a one time incident, and not something that was happening continuously.

@Jeff2sayshi There probably going on the 3DS eShop and buying the Pokemon games not available on Switch.