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Had a go at it and was swiftly defeated by the first boss encounter. Got sent packing when I tried one of the S-rank colosseum tournaments as well (pre-credits, there was no peril clearing them up to A rank). I was able to make one A rank monster but since I don't remember seeing a Slime Hill anywhere and there's nowhere left to explore, I can't think of a good path for getting new monsters up to speed other than just grinding the Whispwoods entryway which doesn't seem too inviting. I'm sure it wouldn't take long at all to get a newbie up to level 20, but to get them in shape for a boss would take a while I feel. So I might leave it there. Very good game. Got 40+ mini medals. I enjoyed the announcers in the colosseums and when the story intersected with DQ IV it was pretty cool to be part of. The bit where the boy—never warmed to him—used the sands of time to bring things back was cool too although I was up for pursuing the story the way it was headed before it pulled you back.

Sega does what Nintendid.

Is it worth doing the Whispwoods? Do you get anything for it? I made heavy going of it in the middle echelons until I did some synthesising. Thought I could press through to the uppers before rejigging the party but no matter how much grinding I did, those low rank monsters couldn't do it—there was a boss that would wipe them all out in one turn when it decided to. Once I stopped being loyal to those monsters, it was plain sailing and I ended up with a group of B and C ranks by the "end".

I went through a similar feeling, needing to get used to the controls again with the first few blocks. Was Mario Wonder the last one? It's been a while since then, I suppose.

What's the hurry, MURRAY? I didn't expect Origins to be on the docket this soon. Looks like I'll be playing catch-up. Don't know what the deal is with the battle system in it but I'd expect it to be refined in some way after the first. Glad to hear there's been a few battles inside the first 30 mins.

Enjoyed playing in this theme. Provides a decent backdrop and the music compliments Tetris nicely.

I got Forsaken 64 as soon as it came out and was hugely disappointed. It lacked a sense of character and wasn't very satisfying to play, imo. I could have overlooked not being into the single player if it took off in multiplayer but it just didn't didn't click the way other N64 multiplayer games did.

Indeed, by playing. Gonna cycle the carts since I only have a handful of icons across those Mario games and get off the NSO free trial since you aren't eligible for icons on it.

Additional rewards (icons) you can get by playing: - Mario Kart 8 - Mario Wonder - Mario 3D World - Mario Odyssey

Nice to have the chance to try this on game trial. Did three attempts and got done in by the screen filling with skeletons every time. I suppose you have to just take the Ls and grind it for better starting abilities/ power ups/ characters. Not what I'm looking for right now.

It's the "hit me, Mario" look.

Turns out there are ??? Mini Prixes as well as individual races. Had no idea until it did the glitch/flicker right in front of my eyes. There's a webpage with the time of the next one (have yet to test if it's accurate).

Wonder if they are building up to bigger rewards for people with longer streaks on certain games? Or the Mother 3 icons will be made available globally and only those with JP accounts will be able to actually get them.

Maybe best give it a weekend then to see how you get on with it.

Party A: We want to profit off our platform for playing the latest Nintendo Switch games. Party B: We want to profit off our platform for playing the latest Nintendo Switch games. Which is?? I hadn't factored in for another big one this Tuesday too. What is known is Peach Showtime, Endless Ocean, Luigi's Mansion 2, Paper Mario TTYD, Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Prime 4. Far as I remember, this time last year there was nothing on the slate post-TotK so I'm sure the back half of the year will take care of itself once again. Maybe Prime 4 for Christmas and with a smaller game or two in Oct/Nov and another in Jan. Maybe a Kirby. Maybe a Yoshi. Maybe give Mario 35 another run on NSO. Maybe Prime Blast Ball. Maybe got Rare checking over a DK game. As for Fire Emblem, at this rate, they'll be porting the 3DS games while mining that library for anything else to shore up the calendar with. Aside from Peach Showtime which I'm curious about as it's something new, I don't know what Nintendo themselves could wheel out that'll have me there on release day. At least there's still two or three of their games I wouldn't mind circling back for if there's a dry period.

I noticed it has been tweaked now so that you have to actually open the related games before you can redeem platinum points for icons. For example, open SNES NSO Mario World first for 50 points before you can get the newly added icons, and for the Animal Crossing icons (still on monthly rotation) you have to have been on the game three times, 24 hours apart. Interesting stipulations.

This is £40 on the eShop and can already be pre-ordered for £33.61 on Amazon.

Mario Kart: Double Ragequit!! by the host this week. Thanks for the races.

Announced at todays Pokémon Presents.

Happy Pokémon Day, trainers. Here are the Pokémon Presents 🎁 : - Scarlet and Violet Tera Raid Battle Events - Go x Horizons (cartoon) collaboration. - Sleep getting Entei and the other two legendary dogs - Masters Ex characters and photo mode - Café receiving Scarlet and Violet Pokémon - UNITE getting Miraidon, Phalinx, Ceruledge - Trading Card Game Pocket on mobile phones ("immersive") - Pokémon Legends (2025)

It'll be a bitter pill to swallow if it isn't compatible with all current your Switch games.

NIS bringing this game from the JP showcase to the west.

No worries. Couldn't keep it to myself when I saw it was legit. I'll definitely be referring to it whenever I'm going on the game from now on in case I'm close to one. Total needle-in-haystack stuff from Nintendo—stroke of luck three came up for me (one repeat) when you see the scheduling.

Couldn't let myself believe it was a goal until the match actually kicked off again. The young boys got shrugged off the ball a bit but they didn't shy away. Amazing the way the fans sung them on and then that group rendition of YNWA at the end.

https://beckabney.com/fzerosecret.html Came across a site with the times of the upcoming ??? races. Just tested it and it was accurate. Got a Mute City variant with a massive jump section (similar idea to the arrow jump zone in Red Canyon II) where I crashed out by failing to land on the ramps for a much-needed second jump. One floated jump dropped me plum in the gap between the ramps and the track. It's hard to take everything in on these races—need them in practise mode and ??? GPs in the rotation.