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I’d expect this to lead to more delays to it, although hopefully not if they’d already been absent for some time. It looks the part, I just hope the gameplay brings back some of that Rare flare.

Reading this topic recently has made me remember just how many Wii games I’ve got & am to complete (or even play in some cases!). Disaster: Day of Crisis and Metroid: Other M are two I’m yet to actually start. I really enjoyed Pandora’s Tower, but never completed it. It’s been so long now that I think I’d have to start again and I’m not sure I want to replay all those hours.

Wow that was a epic, but highly enjoyable, listen! Great work to everyone involved. As @S.C.G said, the general format of the podcast flowed really well. Keeping each section fairly short & varied didn’t make it feel anywhere near as long as it actually was. I thought everyone interviewed did really well too, considering it’s not something they /we normally do. Each was different & interesting & was great to see different thoughts, memories, & the passion for those games. Plus no idea that @Will worked for Sega, that was a surprise and enjoyed the story behind his involvement. I really enjoyed the opportunity to take part, thank you. Enjoy a well-deserved break. Even just the huge editing by itself must have been a monumental task, never mind recording the episode on top. Regardless of how many people listen, you all do a terrific job & I got one enjoy listening each week. Judging by comments I’ve received (including family mocking my voice & comments!) there should be a handful of new listeners this week 👍🏻 Shame Fawful didn’t receive more love though 😂😂😂 Well done all!

Yeh I remember playing both and certainly thinking that about the second. I enjoyed them on the Wii, but they were a bit of a Marmite-type game. Still, the boss battles were fun & inventive, although most lasted a little too long. Great to see them get a second life on Switch.

I listened to an interview with Jack Wilshere this evening. I can’t believe he’s still without a club, so he’s been training at his local park. I assume no club would be willing to pay his wages, but surely there’s a bargain to be had, even by a lower league team for a season / until January?

I completely understand the Topic of the Week this week. While there have been a lot of good smaller games, the amount of new (ie., non-port) AAA titles have been few & far between on Switch this year, and last, in my opinion. At least this time has given me more opportunity to start getting through my backlog of titles, as I have a multitude of titles across three platforms to catch up on (Switch, 3DS & PS4). I do think all three of you do a fantastic job, as does Sam when he joins in too. It’s not the easiest thing to keep things fresh each week. I enjoy hearing different, honest opinions, even when any of you don’t feel you have much to offer. As a listener I think all of your opinions are as important as each other, whether you know much about the subject or not. I know I’m just one viewpoint but just wanted to give you that positive feedback. 👍🏻

Darn I sold my copy of TriForce Heroes a few months ago. It can be good fun in multiplayer if you can play with the right people. Online with strangers can be ok, it very much depends on the ability of the others & whether any of you have completed a level before.

Wow. Like others have said, hope you continue improving & get well soon.

The demo is a good idea (I’m a big fan of putting demoes out to give players a chance to try it out). I missed the Treehouse gameplay videos today. Did anything else new come out about the game?

My thoughts exactly. It absolutely deserves to be represented due to its popularity & I do think it will draw interest from people that may not have noticed Smash before. Is it for me though? No. I could draw a huge list of characters I’d love to see. If we’re guessing characters now based on the popularity of their games, well, as Minecraft is No.1, GTA V No.2 (but hasn’t been on a Nintendo console), that brings us to No.3... Tetris. Looks like L-block may be next, @Ronnie will be happy! 😄

Here we go... *Please not Dixie Kong, please not Dixie Kong, please not Dixie Kong...* 😃

The crazy thing is they are appear to be realistic prospects too!

Yeah it’s very much just a basic freebie of a game. Our 3 year-old enjoys it though, although I don’t like that she always wants to do it in 2-player with me & likes going all the way up to 1000! 🙈

While he wouldn’t be my first choice, my money would be on Travis Touchdown. Grasshopper supposedly helped out with Smash Bros Brawl (credit to ‘Did You Know Gaming’) and surely having one of their characters in Smash would be a suitable thanks. I’m just not sure whether Nintendo would be happy with him in their family title. There are a few I’d love to see, but if not Travis then I expect it’ll be either Crash, a Monster Hunter character or Dixie Kong (now I’m just listing characters, hah!). Either way, I enjoy the anticipation of a new character reveal! 😃

I’m sorry to hear that and hope that taking a break does bring back some of your motivation & enthusiasm. I think the three of you do a great job continuing to have done the podcast on a weekly basis, and you do all work well together. The video game industry can be so hit-or-miss with weekly news & information (even more so during the pandemic) that it can’t be easy to fill that 1-2 hours of talk, yet you’ve all continually managed it. Take a break and hopefully you’ll be wanting to return to it soon.

Sad to say getting out due to the scandals is the first thing which sprang to mind, which is a shame because I should have been thinking what a great thing he’s doing in helping the world’s wildlife. I agree with @Ganepark32’s memories of him. That reannouncement of BG&E2 was touching, and I do have a fondness for many of those games he’s been involved with. There aren’t a huge number of people within the video game industry who get a lot of individual acclaim and he is one of them. I will miss his input into the industry I enjoy. Good luck to him!

The positive comments here are being echoed by the reviews I’ve read. I can’t really justify getting it right now with my backlog, but I’m incredibly tempted!

After the last one and the intention of Nintendo for these 3rd party mini-Directs I’m keeping expectation to a minimum in the hope that it will be a pleasant surprise. Besides new indie games I’m really not sure what to expect. I guess if any larger games are to be revealed I’d be looking at Doom and Monster Honster. Apart from that I’m expecting EA to show their FIFA 21 game (a game using the Fifa 20 engine, which itself was just FIFA 19...) and some more Harvest Moon footage. My wildcard guess is for some more No More Heroes footage, but with more tomfoolery from Suda51!

Great idea to get the community involved for your 50th episode, as surely listeners will have memories of Mario in some shape or form. Looking forward to listening once I return from holiday and will give the Mario memories some thought as it’ll be enjoyable to get involved.

Great topic and I agree with the suggestions made so far. Another one I’d like to raise is blind leaps of faith (especially in 2D games). I understand that with a limited viewing space, there will be times where you can’t see where to go next / the platform you next need to reach. In these instances you’re often given a choice to either drop carefully off the edge & hope there’s a lower platform, or to leap off as far as possible. When done right and you leap off and land can be exhilarating & feel like you’ve pulled off a great feat. All too often I’ve experienced games where the next platform requires a precise leap that’s some way in the distance but if you leapt as far as possible you’d overshoot (& often die). Games like the Mario platformers deal with this in clever ways, such as putting coins to indicate where to go. These indicators without explicitly telling the player is good & feels fair. Unfair is where there are no markers & you just have to memorise how far to jump following the inevitable loss of life. I haven’t found any good gifs to display my point, although if you’ve ever played the awful Tazmania games, or Sonic 2 in Game Gear you’ll no doubt have a lasting impression of how infuriating & unfair these can be.

What a cool surprise. I absolutely don’t need it & have played those games in handheld form on 3DS and GameBoy (unlike @Julius), but from a collectors standpoint it’s leaping out at me!

I love the concept and if it works correctly (like the video) then I’m sure there will be some hugely creative ideas by people. The fact that the Switch is portable surely gives the opportunity to make larger courses too as players can remain close enough to the cars? I’m just speculating though. I doubt it’ll work well on carpet so sadly I can’t see many areas of my house I could use it, but from a purely conceptual viewpoint it’s fantastic! Let’s just hope it works as advertised and that price point isn’t too outrageous....

Another enjoyable listen this week. I’m a little sad that the under-appreciated genres discussion sounds like it’s stopping as, especially the board games previously, allowed me to learn more about games I may not have considered. CrossCode is now on my radar following the praise you heaped on it. I didn’t know anything about it before. ”The water effects are not that bad” 😂 It doesn’t bode well when that’s the most positive comment about a game! I don’t think ‘Ships’ will be putting that quote on any of the advertising for it. Or maybe they will if @Londragon ends up being the only person to review it! Nice one on last week’s transition tunes. You ‘beat’ the wider audience and I certainly didn’t know it (as my wildly inaccurate guess showed!!)

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Yeh, I agree it’s very much a case of ‘this is what the new console is capable of’. With the reputation of the Ratchett & Clank series I do feel more reassured that it’s more than merely a tech demo. For me so far it’s the only game that’s really justified the next gen for me.