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My reaction to this... "Oh nice, they put all of the games on all of the system variants, where do I pre-ord... ... ...only available on Amazon? Oh well... I didn't need it that much anyway." In all seriousness though, I have most of the games on the Wii VC so, I don't have to get this but I might pick one up one day if it becomes more widely available. Or second-hand "as good as new" off eBay once the price calms down if the unit sells out and gets snapped up by scalpers. I would have hoped that won't happen though, not with the TurboGrafx-16 mini, it's a cool thing but I can't see it going mad price-wise like the NES classic did. Then again, hopefully more than enough will be manufactured of this unit as I'm sure that had something to do with it. But if there's anyone who is only interested in only five of those games, the titles are so good that I'd say it's a worthwhile purchase.

The main site seems to be running slow, no errors, it's just taking around 3-4 minues to fully load the main page. Edit - all seems to be fine now, must have just been a blip. Edit - or not, it's running slow again.

Last Gamer - The Return! Yep, after four months, Joel is back and making videos again (or soon enough anyway) I've really enjoyed his videos in the past so this is excellent news. The new Games Room looks amazing, even though it's just a whistle-stop tour, really nice to see all of those games with the box-arts on display.

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Obviously I want this but we're getting closer and closer to release and I can only see physical versions up for pre-order of the Master Edition? There's supposed to be a version of just the Iceborne expansion available as well but I can't find it for pre-order anywhere.

I'm hoping Pro Controller usage is supported without question as it's the only way I'll consider playing the game. Has it really not been confirmed yet? I was hoping that Let's Go would get patched so that a Pro Controller could be used when playing on the big screen. I haven't touched it since I started playing it briefly a little while back, same for Super Mario Party... I'm aware of the reasons behind the joy-con only control scheme but I just hate being effectively forced to use them if I want to play the games. So I really hope that these latest games support the Pro Controller on day one, otherwise it's a no sale from me.

An insightful and well-made video there @dan-likes-trees I liked the way in which it was all presented and the examples used resonated rather well I thought. It must have taken you a while to put together, did you use many programs to edit it? I'm interested as I'd like to do some video editing myself one day. In any case, I hope you do make more in the future, I'll sign in and subscribe to make sure I can keep updated.

Nintendo Switch Lite has been announced, launches in September Up on the front page. I'm glad that I don't want one and have no reason to buy one, OG Switch for life... ...until they release the Pro version. Fantastic news for anyone who has been waiting for this announcement though.

Up on the front page. I'll probably make use of this Rewind Feature. As much as I enjoy playing certain NES titles, some of them benefit from a few modern shortcuts.

Sega Lord X with a video about EA on the Saturn but don't worry, there are no "surprise mechanics" in any of these titles.

Incineroar is available to pre-order on the Nintendo Store UK now. Go... go.. go? Or get it whenever, I think there's enough amiibo to go around now.

I mean, I'm sure really large warning labels slapped across the cover of every Fifa game warning potential purchasers of gambling mechanics contained within the game could be arranged, if that's what EA really, really wants... I usually hate large warnings or notices on boxes because it usually ruins the box art but in this case with Fifa... is there really anything left to ruin?

Hmm, this is why I want to do a sound comparison myself as I can't quite believe it either, also I'm wondering if I might get different results with the GC hdmi adapter I have due to the audio being processed slightly differently... probably not as the source audio presumably is still the same, I don't know really... I'm just clutching at straws. It's just a damn shame, as otherwise the GC version is without a doubt the definitive version but I still don't understand why we haven't had a HD remaster by now.

Well, I consider Skies of Arcadia to be more of a Dreamcast game, so if we were doing a top ten Dreamcast games then definitely. It seems the DC version is still regarded as the best version overall as well due to the horribly compressed sound of the GC version. Now, I have to say that while I own both versions, it was the Dreamcast version I played originally so I haven't played the GC version for myself but just listen to this... The difference is clear to me and while I'm curious to compare both versions for myself as I still can't quite believe it, if this comparison is an accurate one then I can see why people would prefer to play the DC version as the difference in sound is definitely enough to detract from the overall enjoyment of the game. This is why there really, really needs to be a Skies of Arcade HD remaster, using the DC version as the base, but taking the extras from the GC version. If any company could do it, I'd bet that it would be M2 and if they did do it then they could charge nearly full whack for a retail release and it would be worth every penny.

I just finished watching both parts of A Dream Cast which @Hero-of-Time posted recently. Wow, such a well produced video and set of interviews in general, I had no idea the channel making these videos existed but Archipel now has another subscriber for certain. That was really insightful, getting to hear from some of the industry greats who worked on all of those amazing games. Also, shamefully I had no idea about Isao Okawa and what he did for the company (his company) at the time, I mean this was in 2001 so I suppose I might not have been that aware at the time but I certainly am now... he basically saved Sega from going bankrupt by selling off most of his personal assets and gave it to the company, it was only months later that he passed away. If it wasn't for him, then there might not even be a Sega around today if I'm understanding this correctly, so I just wanted to say that I'm grateful for everything he did for the company and for everyone who has worked at Sega to bring us all of these amazing games, as sometimes I feel like I probably haven't expressed it enough so it feels right to say it now. I've got to get that Dreamcast set up and play a load of games on it soon.

I mean, that's really neat! Probably one of the best things to come out of Miiverse, making good use of the service and the established system present in the original games. It's a shame that we probably won't have that again, even if it came back in a limited capacity, attached to each game start-up menu, that would be something. Perhaps something similar to the News section could be introduced, but you'd have a page for each game and things could go from there... Yeah, I know... it probably won't happen but if it's something which people who are subscribing to Nintendo Switch Online want, then who knows?

OutRun 2 was the game which made me purchase an Xbox. I would read about it in game magazines, see footage of it playing in Game and when I finally saw that unbelievable deal in Woolworths which was for that Crystal Xbox with Outrun 2, Halo 2... possibly another game and an extra controller (I think) for around £100 or so, that's when I knew that there was no excuse not to buy one anymore. Then I started buying up all the Sega games I would see cheap and all the exclusives that I missed out on, good times.

Great to see the return of the "Surprise Mechanic" at the start of the video.

Now that it's basically confirmed that we won't be getting any more backwards comaptible Xbox original games on the Xbox One, I might as well look at digging out my original Crystal Xbox from back in the day and hooking it up with an RGB Scart cable I got for it, so that I can play every other game on it that isn't Panzer Dragoon Orta which looks amazing on the Xbox One.

My Life in Gaming video about ROM hacks which improve certain games, some interesting ones in there.

I get the feeling that these titles are being rushed out to meet the demand for them, it would explain why they've made so many concessions. If not... then if they actually took time to come up with those boxarts and they aren't as a result of being rushed then, that's not really great. Anyway, I suppose it doesn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things, plenty of iconic titles have bad box art. As for all of this Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing... it's OK I suppose, the only thing I like about it is that it gives a more Pokémon Stadium feel when used in the arenas.

Run the Fan releasing on July 23 on the eShop for around £4. It's a game which was made with the Switch in mind and it gives you a circuit to complete by moving a metal ball to a certain point. Check the article for the PR info and a trailer.

I read the thread title and I thought it was a statement for a minute... "Goafer broke" from spending lots at the gaming market. (so it's a doubly clever title) Anyway, Happy Birthday @Goafer I'm glad to hear that you had a good time and it's nice to see that you added more games to your collection.

Thanks for the games, some great matches there.

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