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Aw man, I've started playing in a new band which is cool. But we rehearse on Thursday nights which is the reason why I haven't been joining the League lately. Seeing all these posts makes me miss the Thursday night shenanigans!

Luckily they will drop 22 SNES titles after tonight's Direct and then all is good.

Wasn't there already an SP version of Metroid? Strange they are putting out another one. Good to see Kirby coming to NES Online, it's my favourite game on the system. I've recently played it on the NES Mini though. I've tried to get into Zelda II but didn't really feel it, but it's a Zelda game I've never played so I should at least give it a proper go.

I was down with the flu for a couple of days this week, which meant I finally got a chance to catch up on some of my Netflix watch list! I watched Fyre as well, very interesting and bizarre what happened there. It baffles me there was no health inspection/safety inspection who called it off. I mean, don't you need a ton of permits for such an event? Good marketing from them, though... I also watched Making Fun: The Story of Funko. I don't collect them and was quite interested to find out what the appeal is in those little vinyl figures. The documentary starts with a history of Funko, but later on mostly becomes a story about how collecting Funko figures changed people's lives and how it has helped them. But no in-depth story about how the business developed unfortunately. Was expecting a bit more. And I've finally started season 5 of Bojack Horseman. God that show is great, although season 4 was a bit less than the first three. Still good though.

Ah yes, the backlog. Well: Nintendo Switch: Snake Pass (about half way) Mario + Rabbids (90% done) Sonic Mania (only completed it once with 1 character) Fire Emblem Warriors (still need to get some of the scenarios finished) Manticore (about 1/3 completed) Dark Souls South Park The Fractured But Whole Breath Of The Wild DLC Shantae: Half Genie Hero Nintendo 3DS: Rhythm Thief (somewhere around 60%?) Steamworld Dig PC: Resident Evil VI Subnautica Bioshock 1+2 Remastered The Witcher III And that is excluding some games that I've completed or are done with for now, but probably will get some more attention later. Also quite some games in my PC list that I've got for free but don't feel the direct need to play them. Edit: forgot about Bayonetta 2 and Smash Bros. World Of Light!

Axiom Verge is free until the 21st of February on the Epic Store.

So, any impressions? I haven't picked it up yet, but I'm very tempted, just want to finish 2 other games first (1 from the backlog and 1 for a review). After that I think I'm ready for this game!

For February I nominate @Dcubedto do the curation!

With February starting it's time to finish the game, which I did just now! I completed the game with 2 treasures missing, which let me to a grand total of...

Apparently THQ has announced Darksiders 1 Remastered for the Switch, but I can't find an official source.

And here I am waiting with 14€ saved for the Google Play Store. But this was to be expected, there was just too long of a radio silence.

That is fugly. It reminds me of those SMOKING KILLS YOU messages they put on cigarette packs. If this comes from Nintendo, then why do they at least take a more clean approach with it? As with Bayonetta:

Wasn't that because there were two game events happening? The Gamescom in Europe and one I forgot the name of in the US, and the Highlights tied in with these. Anyway, some nice titles there! Wargroove looks good. I only wish it wasn't in a fantasy setting but rather in a modern war setting. But I think that would make it even more of an Advance War rip-off. Double Kick Heroes, damn, that game is for me! Rhythm, zombies and heavy metal. Curious to see what the licensed tracks are going to be. Inmost also looks interesting. Another pixel game, but I like the dark setting. Unruly Heroes strongly reminded me of Rayman Legends art-wise and gameplay-wise. Won't be getting it though. Crosscode looks like too much of a chaos. Goat Simulator, I know that from PC and although fun to watch, I don't feel the need to play it.

New teaser:

So I've started Wario Land last weekend. I've located my Gameboy cartridges, but failed to find batteries for my Gameboy. I figured it would be more cost-efficient to buy the game on the 3DS than to go out to get batteries, especially with the 30% discount on My Nintendo. It feels great to play this game again. It's also funny how your brain works. Some trivial things I remembered (like a secret room in a Mt. Teapot level) but I forgot for example how the world map changes sometimes, or how most of the bosses looked like. If there is a bad thing to say about the game then it's that Wario (if not wearing the Jet) plays quite slow. It's also too bad not more is done with the power-ups gameplay wise. The fact that you can hook your Viking helmet into the ceiling could have created some fun scenarios. Other than that it is a lovely game to play. It has the typical Wario quirkiness and attitude, cool power-ups and a nice variation of worlds. I'm currently in the final world, although I do have some backtracking to do.

So how is everything feeling about the "war" between all PC gaming clients? Both GOG and Epic are trying to pilfer marketshare from Steam with better margins for the publishers and by giving away free games. In the last couple of weeks I've got Soma, Super Meat Boy, Subnautica and A Story About My Uncle for free. Destiny I've received earlier, and also Ubisoft has given away games for free before. Good news for the consumer. Or is it? I now have: GOG, Epic, uPlay, Origin, Battle.net, LoL launcher and Steam installed. Right now I don't mind installing another launcher to get a free game. But I only put money in two of them (and I got a code for an Origin game so okay let's count that as well). The positive aspect is that there is competition, which means prices should go down, and already we are getting some games for free. The downside I have now is that I have to update all these clients. They don't boot up on startup, I don't want 6 clients running in the background. But the clients need updating and the games need updating. So that means somehow figure out a cycle to keep everything updated, or run the risk of having to download a substantial update for a game I want to play. The other downside is that there will be some platform exclusives. It isn't bothering me that much as I don't buy that many games on PC, but if the franchises I like get splintered over different platforms that's not a situation I would like. To be honest I was quite happy with Steam being my only source.

So apparently datamines have found evidence of SNES games in the Switch Online strings. 22 Games are listed, as well as 2 emulators besides NES and SNES. Curious to see if this is real, and when we can actually expect them on the system.

Fixed this.

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Released: 1994 System: Game Boy Available on: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS We first encountered Wario in Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins as the antagonist and final boss. In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 he takes on the lead part though, in a quest for money to buy as big a castle as possible. The ending varies depending on the amount of cash and treasures you have, the more you've collected the bigger your castle. It would be cool if everyone can get a photo up of their ending screen and compare castles. You know, settle the old "mine is bigger than yours" debate. It's a very solid 2D platformer that sets the tone for later Wario 2D games. We already played Wario Land 4 so if you've never played this one, it's nice to see where his roots are. It was the first game I got for my Game Boy, along with Kirby's Dream Land. So there is a lot of nostalgia involved, which means this may as well end up as a new Throwback Thursday on the front page! First things first though: Where on earth did I leave my Game Boy cartridges? Ehhhrm... *wanders off searching boxes*

So the votes have been tallied, and the current result is: #1 Super Mario Land - 1 vote #2 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - 2 votes #3 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - 3 votes I haven't voted yet myself I see, which is ehm, not too smart. I wanted to vote for Wario Land anyway, so if my vote counts or not, Wario Land it is! I'll make the topic for it soon!

@Fierce_LiNk I personally really enjoy playing it. I have to say I'm not into guitar tech. I never played a bass more expensive than say €500, and I haven't played a lot of different basses. But for the price (I think I've payed around €300-350 for the Thunderbird) it is amazing. I went out to try it because of the looks, but it plays great as well. It is a bit top-heavy but that doesn't bother me. It has a decent set of elements in it for as far as I can judge, and the build quality is good. And it looks so damn rock 'n roll. The shop owner also said it is good value for money and I can only agree. If I compare it with the Dean 5-string I have, that has a warmer, more full sound. But the Epiphone plays smoother, faster so I prefer that one. I think it's a safe bet as it is a bass that quite a lot of people use, it's recognizable and Epiphone is quite good in their price range. I don't really know other guitars in that price range which I would recommend as I don't have the experience. There are some Squier Jazz Bass or Precision Bass going in that price range if you want another popular model. But I love my Thunderbird! Oh by the way the one I have is the Thunderbird IV VSB with the bolted on neck and passive elements. You also have the more luxurious Thunderbird Pro, which has a neck-through and I think active elements. If you want just a bit more.

I'm going out for dinner tonight, but may hop online afterwards. Team Friends!

I think that Big Sale has ended, it ran until January 3. There is a new sale however, mostly Nintendo-published titles like ARMS, Splatoon 2 and indeed MK8 Deluxe. Splatoon's Octo Expansion is on sale as well, may pick that up.

Oh yeah that post looks like shit by the way, but I can't properly edit it (anyone else has problems editing posts with spoiler tags?), and I can't delete it to start over so you'll just have to do with it.

Allright, time for the January games! I think it's time to bring out the: