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  1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    Ah nice one, thanks for the help!
  2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    I'm currently playing a bit of Smash Bros Ultimate, and I often see a blue glow around my character when battling in the World of Light, but I don't know what it is. I did Google it but didn't find any definite answers. xD Anyone got any idea? If necessary I'll upload a screeny later.
  3. Oh I thought I'd missed that! Thanks for the reminder. I shall claim that tomorrow. Man there's been a lot of event Pikachus in SwSh. I have almost half a box full of them now lol.
  4. This is either going to be a huge Breath of the WIld level world and the best Pokemon game to date. Or we've already seen the radius of the world map in the trailer and it's just going to be a not very big field with hardly anything going on in it. xD
  5. I'm a bit underwhelmed by the graphics, but I am nevertheless looking forward to playing this on Switch. I've already decided I'll be buying Diamond and picking Turtwig. xD Although nowadays getting all three starters isn't so tough with Home, online trading and the GTS so it doesn't matter so much. I suspect Home compatibility will either be day 1 or not long after release since it's being developed by the Home developers. So in theory New game, deposit starter, repeat, new game, withdraw starters and walla, all three. I hope they include the Battle Frontier. And I hope they speed up battles a lot compared to the originals, even if only when battle animations are turned off. Some extra story like the extra episode in ORAS (even though I've never played them...) would be nice. Looking forward to more news about these!
  6. What Have You Bought?

    I've got a little into chess the last couple weeks. It probably is a phase that I will get bored of lol. Anyway. I was playing against the AI on chess.com, and I considered buying their subscription to unlock all features. The price ranges between about 30 and 80 a year. 80 is just dumb and I'm just not paying that. Then it occurred to me I like gaming on my TV/Switch and there might be something on there, which brought me to Chess Ultra. It's £10, has very nice graphics, lots of very nice music, 10 AI levels ranging from beginner to grand master, a bunch of challenges/puzzles to solve, and online play should I ever want to bother with that. I don't know if there will be any players online since its a few years old, but it does have cross play with PC/PS/XB so that's a good sign. So I'm very happy with the purchase, I have the single player for life, and if I do go online it's in a sense free since I'd renew my Nintendo Online subscription regardless.
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

    YAAAAAAAAAY! I never played Skyward Sword so this is great news! And what's this? It turns out it's not necessary to force players to do a somersault IRL to make a character in a game do a somersault? You could just press a button? WHO KNEW?
  8. Your 2021 Gaming Diary

    Today I finally finished The Crown Tundra's Pokedex. I only had a few to go but one of them was the other Regi so I had to do the Regi quest again on my Shield save. But now it's done, which means I've completed all the Galar dex's on my main/Sword save, and I'm pretty much done with SwSh now. Not my fave Pokemon games, and compared to Breath of Wild (the game I was playing before I started SwSh) I think SwSh could have been better in many ways. That said, they're still excellent games that I enjoyed a lot. And I'm looking forward to whatever's next for mainline Pokemon. Unless it's another Let's Go game with no Pro Controller compatibility DUN DUN DUUUUN! 😱
  9. General TV Thread

    If anyone's looking for a good sci fi series to watch, Babylon 5 has just received a sort of remaster on Amazon Prime Video. It looks a bit sharper, and they've also used the original 4:3 view. Whereas until now you could only get it in "fake widescreen", where they simply zoomed into 4:3 image (thus losing some at the top and bottom). B5 is my fave TV show evar (i'd actually go as far as saying it's my favourite story ever told in any format), and I highly recommend it to everyone. I will say, season 1 IS considered a little slow and just seems like standard trek, but from S2 onwards it really becomes its own super awesome thing with proper story archs that last throughout the entire thing (instead of per episode).
  10. Thank you both very much for that! But it's okay, I'll have another dig through my emails just in case but if I can't find it I'll just give it a miss, since it will just end up perma boxed anyway haha! xD
  11. Are we supposed to have received our Zarude codes via email yet? 🐵
  12. My Nintendo ( Club Nintendo Successor )

    Last time I tried to exhange Platinum points for a "free" prize it tried to charge me for postage. So I didn't bother. xD
  13. General Switch Discussion

    I really like the Mario themed Switch. If I didn't already own a Switch and was buying one now, I'd get that one.
  14. Just saw a video of this game on my Switch. Looks good and I've never played it before so I think I'll get it on its Febrerere release day.
  15. General Switch Discussion

    Random Switch-related thought, but I wish they'd put the original RBY and Stadium on Switch as some kind of single purchase/collection and with working Dodrio mode. Same for GSC and Stadium 2 for that matter.
  16. Christmas 2020

    Merry Christmas everyone! ❄☃⛄🎅🦌🎄
  17. What Have You Bought?

    Bought some games for my Switch! In the last month or so I've bought... - Super Bomberman R - Bust a Move 2 (called something else on Switch but is the same game, I forgot already what it's called) - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - FF7 - FF8 Remastered - Smash Bros Ultimate I already have FF7 and FF8 (not remastered) on Steam, but I'm well overdue an FF7 play through and my Switch has really made me re-appreciate console gaming again, so I bought it for that. I'm certainly not "Mr Hate PC gaming" now but often now if a game is on both PC and Switch I go for the Switch version. The Switch has just reminded me how nice it is simply to have zero compatibility issues, driver issues, hardware issues etc. You buy a console game, you know it (usually :D) has been tested and works on your system and your controller. Simples. Local split screen and playing on a TV instead of PC monitor, while possible with PC, is just easier on the Switch. With the Switch you can also play on the go, I'm probably never going to do that but it's nice to know the option is there. In conclusion, some pretzels. 🥨🥨🥨
  18. Oh yeah! Can't believe I missed that link. xD 😵
  19. I've just gone to... h t t p s://club.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-trainer-club/edit-profile/ And ticked the "I would like to receive marketing communications" box. Am I all set for a Zarude now or is there some different newleterry thing I need to tick? xD
  20. What Have You Bought?

    The unofficial Switch Pro controllers I ordered arrived and they're very good quality, much better than I expected. A third of the price, about the same size/weight as an official one, comfortable, comes in professional packaging (I know that doesn't matter in itself but it's a good sign), came fully charged and they seem "well built", as in, they don't feel "cheap" for a better word. I haven't tried it yet but apparently they work on PC too. Oh and they worked with the Switch with zero hassle. Obviously I don't know how long they're going to actually last, but they've ticked all the boxes they can so far. Slight catch: the USB wires they come with are really short, so they're only good for charging and no good if you like playing with your controllers connected. Luckily I switched to wireless play ages ago. Anyway, if you're looking for a decent extra/replacement Switch controller, currently I'd recommend one of these: Zexrow Switch Controller Wireless Switch Pro Controller: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
  21. Your 2020 Gaming Diary

    No way, on my first try, I actually found an online game of Super Bomberman R on Switch! Took a few minutes, but considering how old the game is, and that I've never found a game on PC that's pretty good! Game's a bit slow to respond to input online tbh (although that might be cause I'm using a wireless connection for my Switch :P). But it's playable.
  22. What Have You Bought?

    Well it was Black Friday today so I bought two more Switch Pro Controllers (well, unofficial ones but they have good reviews and look decent), Super Bomberman R and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze. I already own Super Bomberman R on PC but I'm trying to get some local split screen multiplayer going as per my prev post, although I admit as a fan of the original Super Bomberman 2 it is nice playing it on a Nintendo console and a TV instead of my PC monitor. xD I played the first level of Donkey Kong Tropical freeze and I already think it has some of the nicest controls of any 2D/"2D" platformer I've ever played. I also really like the whole atmosphere of the game (so far), think they've done a brilliant job. Shame Smash Bros wasn't included in Black Friday. Although to be fair I think I'm set for games to play for a while now (still have Luigi's Mansion 3 to play, and still need to finish The Crown Tundra dex), so I'll get it later.
  23. What Have You Bought?

    Anyone member Bust a Move 2 for the PlayStation? Well... I found it on the Nintendo eShop! It's called ACA NEOGEO PUZZLE BOBBLE 2 on there. So I bought it for some local multiplayer fun. Now I just gotta buy a second controller. xD So I'll sort that tomorrow haha. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/ACA-NEOGEO-PUZZLE-BOBBLE-2-1509229.html
  24. Strangely so far, playing Sword, I haven't seen a single Shield Dyanamax Adventure exclusive, despite playing online, and I've caught 15 Legendaries in Dynamax Adventures. Not sure if the game prioritises the ones from your version or not. Or maybe you have to join someone with the other version via a Link Code or you just get paired up with your own version. I also haven't seen a single duplicate Legendary yet, despite that apparently being possible. Perhaps you only start seeing duplicates once you've already caught them all? Anyway, I think it's actually good fun using the rental Pokemon. Although the RNG can be really unlucky sometimes, it's a chance to use Pokemon you haven't yet used, gets you using different moves/strategies/etc. EDIT!!!! Okay so the very next Legendary I encountered was Kyogre, which is a Shield Exclusive and I'm playing Sword. After the first three battles going very well with no fainting it proceeded to wipe out our entire team with its Surf attack in two moves lol xD. BUT, the good thing is the game let me note it down so I can get it again. This confirms it is both possible to encounter the other version's exclusives without a Link Code, and that if you fail to catch it, you can easily have another go. SUPER EDIT!!!111 If you think you're up against Kyogre, try and catch a Pokemon with Wide Guard along the way, it's a life saver! ULTRA EDIT!!!111Oneoneone I have now seen a duplicate Legendary. I guess the game doesn't wait until you've got them all to show you duplicates after all. Guess if the RNG gets too bad I'll have to use my Shield save to get all the Shield exclusive ones and transfer 'em through Home.
  25. Are Legendaries found in Dynamax Adventures really 100% Capture Rate if you defeat them?
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