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Glen-i

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  1. General Switch Discussion

    NO! OH MY DAZE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?
  2. General Switch Discussion

    Don't let DCubed hear you say that...
  3. 3DS's Online Swan Song

    As I'm sure we're all aware, the 3DS online servers will be shutting down on the 8th of April. Yeah, yeah, so does the WiiU, but no-one cares about that because all the noteworthy games there are on the Switch in some way. Some people, like me, would like to get some gaming in while we can, so I'm making this thread to co-ordinate some of these sessions. If there are any 3DS games you want to play, post in here and see if anyone wants in on that. Anyway, lead by example. On the 7th of March, instead of the usual Mario Kart 8 theme night, I'm planning to play some Mario Kart 7 instead. 12 races there.
  4. OK, @S.C.G. 8pm. And then you'll realise why Backtrack is the worst board in Mario Party history.
  5. General Switch Discussion

    Really? Have you played Perfect Dark Zero!?
  6. 3DS's Online Swan Song

    Yes, I should iterate, that we're not limited to Mario Kart 7, I'm up for a lot of other games depending on what's available.
  7. General Switch Discussion

    DK 64 was the start of the old Rare staff leaving. Not the actual quality of games. That's what I meant. We know very little of the development of Dinosaur Planet, so we'll never quite know what kind of possible development hell the project was going under for Nintendo to make the decision to move it to Gamecube and make it a Star Fox title. But clearly, Ninty decided that investing in Rare wasn't worth it anymore. I look at Rare's output since, and a part of me, kind of agrees. I don't think they would've kept that quality up. And I don't believe for one second that Rare would've helped the Gamecube much. The PS2 was too much of a juggernaut.
  8. General Switch Discussion

    The thing is, that Rare's output had declined a lot since Donkey Kong 64. A lot of the people who made those games happen had left and moved on to other ventures at that point. Rare didn't really resemble themselves in the past. I'd argue that Nintendo made the right call in the end. It sucks, but that's what it is.
  9. N-E Mario Kart 8 DX Get Together

    Anyway, this is what my above GIF is referring to. Yeah, @lostmario totally deserved the win that time. He had the defense up, and was too far ahead for me to catch up. Mario Kart don't care sometimes. And one more happy coincidence.
  10. N-E Mario Kart 8 DX Get Together

    @lostmario
  11. N-E Mario Kart 8 DX Get Together

    OK, now we're doing a theme night. In less then 2 months, you won't be able to play Mario Kart 7 online anymore, so all the tracks here are ones that were in Mario Kart 7. For that extra authenticity, I suggest using a character that was playable in Mario Kart 7. No-one cares about Honey Queen. See you at 8.
  12. Nope, didn't own either of those games!
  13. General Switch Discussion

    Found the other guy who wants the Banjo franchise to die again!
  14. General Switch Discussion

    For once, I want TPC to go the route that costs people more. FR/LG are the still the best Gen 1 experience, so if they can't, or won't, have Transfer Pak support, then I'd rather just play the remakes. And seeing as the Golden Sun update adds the ability to have people link two different games together (Booting up The Lost Age while with a second player asks if you want Player 2 to use the first Golden Sun), it's now perfectly possible to trade in between versions. No excuses now.
  15. Uhhh... You don't actually need Lash until after you've done all you can on that continent. Once you've beaten Briggs, and completed Air's Rock, you have to go back to the first continent anyway. Then you'll need Lash. So you don't actually have to backtrack too far. For god's sake though, don't forget Tremor Psynergy! It's in the caves underneath the second town. It's very easy to miss!
  16. General Switch Discussion

    Yeahhhhh, gonna have to snuff that beacon out. The Mystery Dungeon team have only just released the latest Shiren the Wanderer game in Japan. I'd be surprised if they were working on two titles at the same time.
  17. General Switch Discussion

    27th of February, yep. That's when Pokémon Day is, so expect something then.
  18. Xbox Series S | X Console Discussion

    Found the person who wants to kill the Banjo series again!
  19. Nope, nuh-uh, I'm not standing for that. Do give your impressions! If you can't give thoughts about a playthrough of a game in a thread dedicated to said game, then what's the bloody point of this forum!? You're not declaring the game irredeemable rubbish because of some frame rate hiccups like a lot of internet discourse, so your opinion has some value. I wanna know!
  20. Is that the sound of someone confused about what The Pokémon Company is? So @Ike is the more accurate of the two, but even he's overstating how much influence Nintendo have over the development of a mainline Pokémon game. Nintendo publish and distribute the mainline games, while also providing stuff like dev kits, and some funding. But they barely participate in actual development these days. We are far away from the days of Iwata coming in and shoving an entire second region into a Game Boy cartridge. With something like Link's Awakening, Nintendo will have someone closely overseeing the project, because Zelda is an IP that is entirely under their ownership, so they have incentive to make sure it meets their guidelines. As far as Nintendo is concerned, Scarlet/Violet's atrocious performance is nothing to do with them. They published and distributed the game. People were able to buy it, so they did their job. And it sold gangbusters, so why should they care? Have you ever wondered why we got Pokémon Stadium and Puzzle League on NSO, but not a single mainline game? It's because Nintendo developed those games, so they don't have to get the go-ahead of The Pokémon Company to put them up. Long story short, Cadence of Hyrule is more of a first party game then Pokémon.
  21. Actually, he does. You just have to not move upon landing.
  22. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Thread

    Eh, it was Time. Everyone dying at the start made no difference. Well, I'd say that, if it wasn't for @S.C.G getting a very cheeky K.O!
  23. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Thread

    SLANDER! If it was anything other then the C-stick, you might have had a point, but I literally never use the C-stick in Smash!
  24. Pretty sure this is intentional, seeing as it happens on the Game Boy original.
  25. Not tried the demo yet, but going by the format of the GBA game, I'm guessing this "selection" of levels specifically chooses these ones to better showcase the game for demo purposes. In the actual game, you'll just play the levels in order. EDIT: OK, now I've tried it. Feels just like the original, which is great! They got that spot on! Although they competely got rid of the score, which I'm not keen on. The longevity of the game was helped by trying to beat the high scores on each level, now you're just judged on whether you get the presents. That's lame. Music's great! The limited remixes I've heard so far are very jazzy and nice. I do wonder if the TV announcer in the intro (It's weird seeing that cutscene actually animated now) is literally the same voice clip as the GBA game. I think it is, but it's not being mangled by the GBA speakers, so I can't be certain. I have played the original, so I'll likely wait for the eventual 30% sale, but anyone who hasn't, and has always wanted a sequel to Donkey Kong '94, should absolutely pick this up. It's a solid game.
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