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Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (21/09/2023)

Mortal Kombat 1 Available Now Now up on the main page - - - - - Check out this excellent article put together by @Josh64 which highlights all the key points surrounding the less than favourable Switch port of the game. "Mortal Kombat 1 is available now for the Nintendo Switch, but should you buy it? Head inside to see what players, the media and the creators have been saying."

Sonic Superstars Trio of Trouble prologue video Now up on the main page. - - - - - It's a decent animated prologue, about 5 minutes long, has some fun call-backs, and a bit of game footage in the credits.

Thanks for the games. A decent amount of X2 and X3 matches this time. And I got Samus as a random pick twice... once I called it, and the second time, I just asked for a decent character... ...though, even with my favourite character to play as, it doesn't always work out, but there were some good moments. I think something cool happened in the stream at the... 1 hour, 18 minute and a half mark, but I can't remember what it was. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (16/09/2023) - - - - -

Well, let's start with the obvious ones, seeing as you mentioned Zelda CD-i... as I've played all three games, from when I used to own a Phillips CD-i and all the "Zelda" titles. Link: The Faces of Evil This is the one which probably has the most infamous cutscenes, and opens with... well, you know how it goes, if not... check the intro videos online. As for the gameplay? It's a side-scrolling adventure game, with platforming elements, often it will be unclear where you are supposed to be moving between, and the combat is... mostly functional. The inventory system isn't great, though this is similar for a lot of CD-i games, especially if you're using the infamous 'wand' controller with the console... I'd say it's best played on the conventional controller... or however else you can get to play it, with your controller of choice... or maybe not at all. But if you're curious, check this game out. Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon Much the same as the first game, instead here you are playing as Zelda instead of Link, and I seem to remember there being more spells, in addition to some light swordplay, though don't go expecting the refined combat of the mainline Zelda games, but for the novelty of playing as Zelda... you know, before she was sidely playable in anything, it's worth considering. Zelda's Adventure This is the main one, mostly because it's the rarest of the three titles, and it's definitely not worth the asking price now, I was just "fortunate?" enough to buy these titles when I got a good deal on them. This is the last title, and the one which shifted the gameplay perspective from side-scrolling to overhead, plus the animated cutscenes were replaced with live action sequences which are... yep. I seem the recall the inventory system being particualy cumbersome this time around, and the screen-scrolling... yeah... I probably stuck with all of these games longer than most would, but Zelda's Adventure certainly sticks out as being the least enjoyable, mostly down to the hardware and controls. Overall All three of the Zelda CD-i games have some interesting ideas in them, and they turned out better than anyone could have hoped for, given the hardware etc and the development circumstances, plus as aforementioned by Dean, some of the music in the games is really good. So maybe just listen to the OST's? Alternatively, there is that new game announced Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore which is touted as a spiritual successor to the Zelda CD-i games, so maybe wait for that? - - - - - Perfect Dark Zero I don't share the same thoughts on the prequel to the original Perfect Dark, as at the time, I definitely recall enjoying elements of the game, and I appreciate what was done in an attempt to flesh out some of the backstories to the characters. Some of the elements work, while others don't, and there are some legitimately decent weapons and items that you get to use in the game. Yes though, some of the objectives in the missions, and the level design as questionable, but it's really not surprising being that the game started out on the GameCube... then onto the Xbox and finally releasing when the Xbox 360 launched. What I remember from the game, is blasting through the campaign, which had some really enjoyable moments, even if the overall graphical style is overdone, the soundtrack has some great music in it, maybe not as subtle as the original, but it has its high points (as well as its lows) but yeah... after spending a reasonable amount of time in the single player, I spent many hours playing the multiplayer mode, which is really fun to play, especially at its time of release, as it's an online FPS which doesn't take itself too seriously, something of a rarity today in a sea of Call of Duty clones etc. Overall Would I give Perfect Dark Zero another go in 2023? Yes, and being that it's available as part of Rare Replay, which you can pick up for next to nothing, I'd say that it'd worth at least giving a try, especially if you've never played it. Just don't go into it with any expectations, and you might just be surprised. - - - - - There are other games, I'm sure but those seem to be the obvious ones, as for Superman 64... I've not played it for any serious length of time... and I'm fine with that.

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 37) The thirty-seventh week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... Paleo Pines Trailer Picross S+ Announced for Nintendo Switch No New Content for Mario Kart Tour Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Updated to Version 2.0.1 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk gets physical Switch release Nintendo Direct 14/09/2023 Roundup More news to drop, and a Nintendo Direct that's too hot to flop.

Decent game, played it last night for over two and a half hours. Here's a link to the stream... F-Zero 99 on the Nintendo Switch (14/09/2023)

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (14/09/2023)

Nintendo Direct to be broadcast on 14/09/2023 Up on the main page. Formatted press release and video. - - - - - (F-Zero!)

I'd sell Zelda and the Pro Controller separately, you'd almost certainly get the best price that way. Check the average selling price of Zelda, if it's £50 with lots of other copies for sale, try £48 plus postage, it'll likely sell quickly, especially if you take a good photo of the actual game, as opposed to many other listings which tend to have placeholder listings, which often means you don't really know what you're getting with those. If you are considering selling the Switch console, just sell it with the Joy Cons and any original packaging you might have. As for my copy of Zelda... it's still sealed, and if the rumours are true about the game running behind closed doors on a Switch 2 with higher framerate etc, I might just wait a bit longer, so I can play it on a newer console... it's almost tradition at this point to start/end a console life-cycle with a Zelda game.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk gets physical Switch release Now up on the main page. You can pre-order a general physical version of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk over at iam8bit.com Retail release will ship December 5th, Exclusive version is Q4 2023. - - - - -

Nintendo Direct to be broadcast on 14/09/2023 Now up on the main page. - - - - -

Thanks for the games. Plenty of X2 and X3 character matches, but it's not too surprising given the roster.. Some really great matches though. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (09/09/2023) - - - - -

I'll just-a leave-a this here... I can't be the only one who remembers this video? Worth watching if you haven't seen it before, he does some unique impressions, and as close to expletives as would be allowed at a live show.

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 36) The thirty-sixth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... Hatsune Miku Fitness Boxing Announced for Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Sports and Animal Crossing Bundles Revealed Rune Factory 3 Special Out Now New Nintendo titles added to Nintendo Switch Online September 2023 Mario Ambassador Video Featuring Charles Martinet and Shigeru Miyamoto LEGO 2K Drive Demo Available Now Fae Farm Releases Today! Another great week for news, what will next week bring? I don't know but we'll just take our time, take a day at a time. (We can do, we can do, N-E can do it!)

Going by the logic that the Wii is a GameCube and a half in terms of power... Switch 2 is as powerful as Six GameCube's (stacked in two towers of three) plus an N64... with the Expansion Pak... and a Pokémon Pikachu... colour.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (07/09/2023)

New Nintendo titles added to Nintendo Switch Online September 2023 Now up on the main page. Press quote and video embed. - - - - - It's great to see more previously Japan only releases being brought to a wider audience. Also, a title like Quest for Camelot is perfect for the service as it's a title which people might not have played, and this way it doesn't cost much to try it out. (I just checked, a boxed copy on the Game Boy is around £15 currently, so not a very costly game but the NSO price is easily justified with these games, it would seem)

Thanks for the games. Some X2 matches tonight, and plenty of decent K-O's. Fun matches. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (02/09/2023) - - - - -

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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 35) The thirty-fifth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... Phantom Spark a new Arcade Racing game announced for Switch SteamWorld Build will be released on Switch in December Excitebike 64 added to Nintendo Switch Online August 2023 Alien Hominid HD Coming to Nintendo Switch Persona 5 Tactica Trailer Fitness Boxing Removed from eShop Sea of Stars Launch Trailer Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – DLC 3 Launch Trailer Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct Roundup The news keeps a-flowin', and the main page is glowin', from all the pieces we're showin', and that's enough for now, so I'm goin'.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (31/08/2023)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct Roundup Now up on the main page. Full formatted press release, and video embed. - - - - -

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct to be shown on Thursday 31st August Now up on the main page. Video embed included. - - - - -

Thanks for the games. Some X2 matches tonight, and some generally good character match-ups. Decent matches overall. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (26/08/2023) - - - - -