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Whoa! I think they might've gone a bit over the top with the Castlevania DLC. Definitely going to take a while to unlock everything and explore the entire map. There doesn't appear to be an adventure for this one though, which is probably for the best.

Oof! Game is ridiculously heavy/badly optimised on PC! There's no way I'd be able to play this on my current setup without it looking like a PS1 game (not an exaggeration ) and running at 30fps to boot. So yeah, unless there's some miracle optimisation done by Capcom between now and February, the only realistic chance of me still checking this out at launch would have to be via GeForce Now. Shame, but at least I know in advance. On the plus side, the character creator in this is amazing! Best there's ever been in a MH game for sure.

Got the Beta test version downloaded, it has a crazy long shader compilation process! Oh well, I'm ready to roll once the servers are live. I recommend anyone that'll be playing on PC to run the game and get the shader comp done ahead of time.

Actually, Nintendo and Apple are. Turns out my phone is too old to download this. WTF? Why would something as basic as a music player app require iOS 16?

Bloody hell! My heart skipped a beat when I started reading the thread title, I thought it was a sequel to Wii Music. And now I'm disappointed. Nah, this is actually quite cool. Took 'em long enough though, jeez.

Based on last week I reckon high is overkill. So we should go for normal or even low, but I’m cool with whatever everyone decides. BTW, just to let you know, I’m going to have be on Wi-Fi tonight *shudder* and playing in portable mode (with Joy-Con that drift) *shudder x2* So yeah, not sure how well that’s going to go. Anyway, see you at 7:30, hopefully. 🤞

Looks/sounds really cool. I see most people aren't too fussed about missing out on the test now that it's been revealed, but I'm actually slightly more annoyed that I didn't get in now.

Finally we get crossover DLC that actually makes sense! Excellent.

Tonight's Smash games... Yeah... items on high + custom stages might be a bit crazier than I thought. Also, I need to play as King Dedede more. Cheers everyone.

Cheers for the games everyone, I've missed the insanity of N-E Smash Bros.! That one is still a WIP, as I cobbled it together this afternoon. Think the motion of the arm might be perfect already though. Oh yeah, despite blowing the dust of my GameCube controller earlier (it really was quite dusty ) it didn't bloody work when I connected it to my WiiU/GCN adapter. So I ended up using an old Wii U Pro Controller instead. It's so weird playing Smash on a controller that doesn't have an octagonal gate.

Well, just because I wasn't subbed to NSO for a while, doesn't mean I wasn't tinkering with Stage Builder... It was a contributing factor (not sure why as I own both games already ) along with the new F-Zero 99 content, plus the fact I was in the mood for Saturday Smash Bros. again!

💨 *blows dust off GameCube controller* Any chance you could make it 7:30? No worries if it's too short notice, in which case, see you at 8.

A new documentary series from NHK. The first episode is available now: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/3025132/

That's because: I'm glad more people will get the chance to play these games (especially F-Zero Climax for the track editor) and experience the overly enthusiastic race announcer. Need to find a GBA so I can get my custom track passwords. Actually, it'd probably be quicker to just recreate them in the editor!

Ever since the emergence of cloud gaming I've always thought to myself that Nintendo of all companies would be very keen to incorporate it. Not only does it fit perfectly with their preference for lower-end hardware, but if they were to (eventually) use it exclusively to distribute their games, wouldn't that finally solve the ongoing problem they have with piracy/emulation? Not to mention the added bonus (for them, anyway ) of ending recommerce of their games. If so, I wouldn't really be surprised to see Nintendo fully utilise cloud-based gaming at some point. Probably not with Switch 2, but they could certainly get the ball rolling with it. So yeah, the theories you mentioned don't actually seem that crazy to me, in fact, the second one (original Switch streaming Switch 2 games) is straight up genius!

I see weird Nintendo is suddenly back for some reason. Had they not ludicrously overpriced this I may have got one for the novelty value (and the potential to perhaps customise it... Baby Face alarm? ) but as it stands, no way! Would love to know what the actual cost to produce these things is, feels like Nintendo will be making a repugnant amount of profit at that price though.

I'm far from an expert on the topic so don't take this at face value, but I reckon you'd struggle with recent stuff (other than simpler/less demanding indie titles, perhaps ) on that setup. From what I can tell it should be ok for the Tekno Parrot thing though. Never actually heard of that until now, looks like it's possible to play Mario Kart Arcade via it though!

Don't give them ideas like that.

Nice! What's the deal with all this F-Zero stuff though? Is there anything else you want to announce soon, Nintendo? ...Please.

So now Dragon Quest is getting mixed up with this nonsense too? Great. Feel bad for the elderly creator having his work pissed about with for no good reason. Don't believe these modern alterations have ever been shown to improve sales, in fact, they tend to do more harm than good to a game's success or even put studios out of business, so it's irritating how this kind of stuff keeps getting relentlessly recommended to developers, not to mention baffling that most of them just give in and accept it. Weapon Shop de Omasse predicted this:

Smart move. The only reason I played it already is because it was available as a freebie on PC via the Epic Games store. Anyway, I recommend switching to the 8-Bit graphics when you do play it, as while the HD graphics look like the cartoon, the pixel art is a much better fit for the gameplay style. I had fun with it for what it is, but I certainly wouldn't want to replay the game. Especially not it's final level, which let's just say has some very authentic NES era enemy placement. Might be different for others though.

Well, I definitely won't be playing this at launch now. These guys are to blame:

Very quick update to my list seeing as I probably won't be playing anything else but Dondoko Island- I mean... Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for a while now. New Denpa Men Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Call of the Wild: The Angler Bakeru Tinykin Pac-Man Museum+ Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland Thanks again @Hero-of-Time for the recommendation of Tinykin. Great little game that, I enjoyed it immensely. BTW, not sure if you've played it or not, but Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland would be a super easy platinum trophy for you to add to your collection. I say this with confidence because even I managed to get all the achievements in a couple of hours: I don't recommend the game at full price as it's very light on content, and nothing special either, but one to keep an eye out for on sale maybe. 2024 list:

I finally started playing this last week. At first it wasn't grabbing me quite like previous games in the series, the pace is unbelievably slow (even by Yakuza standards) and the writing seemed a bit off too. Fast forward a few hours though and I'm loving it of course. The part with Ichiban getting dating advice from the boys was the turning point, absolutely hilarious! Then the main story stuff really started getting good. Then I got hooked on the Sujimon aspect. I'm currently on Chapter 6, but I've hit such a massive brick wall that it might actually prevent me from being able to ever finish the game! And that brick wall is... Dondoko Island! 🏝️ Now I always knew from the initial reveal trailer this would be something that I'd really love and get way too invested in, but even so, my expectations have been well and truly surpassed. I mean it's literally an entire game, a glorious Yakuza infused version of Animal Crossing. Absolutely loving it! I haven't had the slightest urge to return to the main story since arriving at Dondoko Island, and I don't think I will for a very long time. Seriously, the dolphin they got waiting to take Ichiban back to the main island is probably going to die of old age at this rate. Send help! BTW, it's interesting how many little cues there are to the upcoming Majima Pirate game in this.