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So good that PSO did a remix of mostly PSII songs but this song made it in. It's Fire Emblem, right? ...Right?

Queen League unlocked. Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow night online for some races. @Glen-i @BowserBasher - - - - - F-Zero Maximum Velocity on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack (04/04/2024)

Forsaken 64 NA release: 30th April 1998 PAL release: 1st May1998 JP release: N/A Developer: Iguana, Probe Publisher: Acclaim N64 Magazine Score: 87% When it comes to remastered versions of games, I give play around with the remaster and the N64 version a bit to compare feel and features. While Forsaken Remastered is a great version, it’s based on the PlayStation/PC version and while it contains the N64 exclusive levels, it lacks a few features and the exclusive levels are bonuses, so it felt a bit to different to play – so I stuck to the N64 version (if you just want to play the game, then definitely play the Remaster). Forsaken is a spaceship combat game that takes place in cramped maze-like arenas. Naturally, this feels very disorientating, even though the controls (once you adjust them to your liking and get used to them) do a good job at allowing you to move in so many directions and there’s a lot of weapons to find and use. The third person mode is exclusive to the N64 version and looks neat with the see-through ships, but a lack of crosshairs makes it difficult to aim. It’s still a nice novelty, though. There’s a lot of levels, but unfortunately they all feel quite samey, and while enemies look different, they don’t feel that different to blow up. That said, Forsaken 64 is a decent game, there’s a lot of levels and a good multiplayer. A bit of variety and some more open levels would be nice, though. There’s also a lot of impressive background lore and detail on the characters, none of which is really carried through to the game, which is just a case of completing the objectives and going to the next level. Remake or remaster? The remaster is probably the best way to play Forsaken, even though it’s lacking the 3rd person view (it looked nice but isn’t practical), it plays a lot nicer and looks cleaner – although an “N64 playlist” to play levels in the order of the N64 game would be nice. Official ways to get the game. The remastered version of the PC/PS1 Forsaken is available on GoG and Steam.

Thursday afternoon/evening should work. Remind me then Man, the music is just too good. Still one of my all-time favourite video game songs. Guess I gotta create a Crypt of the Necrodancer Spotify playlist again!

The correct mindset. I'm quite rusty myself, so we can get wrecked together. I'm available all day tomorrow until 7:30pm.

It’s a bit tricky to learn. Basically you want to hold down A at the start until right before the word GO appears, then quickly let go of A and quickly hold it down again. Time it right at the end and you should get the rocket start.

When you hold A at the start, you'll notice the colour of the exhaust pipes will turn white after a while. You need to make sure it turns white right before "Go!" You can still let go of A during the startup beeps to try and balance it at the sweet spot. So you can still pull it off, even if you start too early. The problem is, how long it takes for each car to get to that point is different, so it's not consistent between every car.

Go ahead, but it actually doesn't matter who hosts in F-Zero. If one person has stuff unlocked, everyone can use it.

Yep, little later than planned but... if you still want to race, I'll set up a room.

It most certainly is!

Story trailer drops Tuesday at 17:00 BST: Love that art. Got to imagine we get a date, and man, summer doesn't sound too crazy if we do get a release date on Tuesday...

The above Grand Prix is going on now. It's a decent theme. They thankfully don't use that dodgy render of Peach with the Dreamworks-esque face. Music choice is good and fitting too. Not heard the final 10 song yet, because it's a miracle whenever I last that long.

Not true. The Saturn version is available on Switch as part of City Connection’s S-Tribute series. The NeoGeo version is also available via Arcade Archives. And the enhanced Taito F3 Arcade version (Puzzle Bobble 2X) is also available via the Egret 2 Mini. Sorry Cube, but you’re triply wrong this time

Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition NA release: 30th April 1998 PAL release: June 1998 JP release: N/A Developer: Taito, Probe Publisher: Acclaim N64 Magazine Score: 80% Another colour match puzzle game, Bust-a-Move (or the much better named Puzzle Bobble in Japan) is a well renowned puzzle series, with this being a port of the popular arcade version of Bust-a-Move 2. Unfortunately, I had issues with this as quite a few colours looked similar to me. The game does use shapes as well – but they’re partly obscured by the puzzles, and the shapes spin around (and out of sync), so it takes me too long to properly check I’m aiming at the right colour. If it wasn’t for this, then Bust-A-Move 2 would be a puzzle game that I would enjoy, and on top of competing against more difficult enemies (with little animations before each “battle”), there’s also a puzzle mode – but this is also against a timer, so my issue with colours persisted in this mode. I’m sure this is a good puzzle game, but unfortunately my colourblindness gets in the way. Remake or remaster? It doesn’t really need a remake and the newest game in the series, Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! (they’ve moved to using the Japanese name worldwide) is out on Switch. Official ways to get the game. There is no official way to get Bust-a-Move 2: Arcade Edition

It probably would look cool if the Tintin brown trousers colour didn't make it look like Lukaku was running around like Donald Duck.

New trailer.

Solid! So, I guess we'll do an All-Cup Tour at 8pm then.

Black Deck cleared on Blue Stake High Card for the win So much for me waiting for the next patch before trying to clear Blue Stakes

Ryzen 5 7600x (was tempted to go with a Ryzen 7 but as this will be mostly for gaming and no CPU intensive work I decided to save some money) RTX 4070 ti Super 32gb ram Corsair iCUE H100x Elite (first time trying an aio) Fractal Design Focus 2 (this was one of the reasons I went with this pre build as it had a rear exhaust fan and the other didn't)

Ah, there is a thread for this! Rejoice, @drahkon, because I did play the crap out of it! I just never noticed the thread. The Switch version has finally got the DLC, Synchrony. As well as this, Hatsune Miku is added as a playable character on PC, with the PS4 and Switch version getting that at a later date. (XBox isn't getting it)

So, this game had turned up in the Top 40 Most Played list for Xbox in Japan... ...leading some to believe that testing for the game is underway (and not hidden, for whatever reason?). If that is the case (and I can't think of any other reason it'd be turning up on a list like this), I can't help but chuckle at it turning up in the Top 40 - certainly speaks to how Xbox is doing over there

I… did not know that! Suddenly this game makes a lot more sense now! I’ve not played this one as I’ve never really enjoyed single player Bomberman much (multiplayer is always a hoot though). But I’d definitely try it if it came to the N64 NSO service (and considering that it’s 2/2 with both the Wii and Wii U VC services? I think it’s a likely future candidate ).

Princess Peach: Showtime! Maximus Cup/Grand Prix on the way. Running from the 5th to the 8th of April