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26th of October Wii U gets rather large Halloween sales; Wii U Retail Download Just Dance 2018 (Ubisoft, €49.99 / £39.99) Wii U DLC Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Stranger Things Skin Pack (Mojang, €2.99 / £2.39) Wii U Halloween Sale Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo, €34.99 / £27.99 until 2nd November, regular price €49.99 / £39.99) Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water (Nintendo, €34.99 / £27.99 until 2nd November, regular price €49.99 / £39.99) Pandora’s Tower (Nintendo, €13.99 / £12.59 until 2nd November, regular price €19.99 / £17.99) Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom, €13.99 / £12.59 until 2nd November, regular price €19.99 / £17.99) Project Zero 2: Wii Edition (Nintendo, €13.99 / £12.59 until 2nd November, regular price €19.99 / £17.99) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo, €6.99 / £6.29 until 2nd November, regular price €9.99 / £8.99) Devil World (Nintendo, €3.49 / £2.44 until 2nd November, regular price €4.99 / £3.49) Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness (Nintendo, €3.49 / £2.44 until 2nd November, regular price €4.99 / £3.49) Ghosts ‘n Goblins (Capcom, €3.49 / £2.44 until 2nd November, regular price €4.99 / £3.49) Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (GBA) (Capcom, €4.89 / £4.40 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.29) Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) (Capcom, €5.59 / £3.84 until 2nd November, regular price €7.99 / £5.49) Super Castlevania IV (Konami, €5.59 / £3.84 until 2nd November, regular price €7.99 / £5.49) Castlevania (Konami, €3.49 / £2.44 until 2nd November, regular price €4.99 / £3.49) Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (Konami, €3.49 / £2.44 until 2nd November, regular price €4.99 / £3.49) Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (Konami, €3.49 / £2.44 until 2nd November, regular price €4.99 / £3.49) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Konami, €4.89 / £4.40 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.29) Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Konami, €4.89 / £4.40 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.29) Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Konami, €4.89 / £4.40 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.29) Castlevania: Dracula X (Konami, €5.59 / £3.84 until 2nd November, regular price €7.99 / £5.49) Darksiders II (THQ Nordic, €9.99 / £7.99 until 2nd November, regular price €49.99 / £39.99) Darksiders: Warmastered Edition (THQ Nordic, €7.99 / £5.99 until 2nd November, regular price €19.99 / £14.99) Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, €19.99 / £17.99 until 2nd November, regular price €24.99 / £22.49) The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis, €13.49 / £12.14 until 2nd November, regular price €14.99 / £13.49) Super Meat Boy (Blitworks, €12.60 / £11.70 until 2nd November, regular price €14.00 / £13.00) Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte, €8.49 / £6.99 until 16th November, regular price €16.99 / £13.99) Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte, €6.49 / £5.49 until 16th November, regular price €12.99 / £10.99) Year Walk (Simogo, €3.49 / £3.14 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.29) Don’t Starve: Giant Edition (Klei Entertainment, €4.75 / £4.28 until 2nd November, regular price €13.99 / £12.59) Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut (Curve Digital, €2.39 / £1.99 until 2nd November, regular price €11.99 / £9.99) Family Tennis SP (Shin’en Multimedia, €3.74 / £2.99 until 16th November, regular price €4.99 / £3.99) Nihilumbra (BeautiFun Games, €4.49 / £3.49 until 2nd November, regular price €8.99 / £6.99) Extreme Exorcism (Ripstone, €6.49 / £4.99 until 2nd November, regular price €12.99 / £9.99) Shadow Puppeteer (Snow Cannon, €7.49 / £6.74 until 2nd November, regular price €14.99 / £13.49) Slender: The Arrival (Blue Isle Studios, €2.24 / £1.59 until 2nd November, regular price €8.99 / £6.39) Terraria (505 Games, €14.99 / £13.49 until 9th November, regular price €19.99 / £17.99) Unepic (Unepic fran, €3.99 / £3.59 until 2nd November, regular price €9.99 / £8.99) How to Survive (505 Games, €3.49 / £3.14 until 2nd November, regular price €13.99 / £12.59) Ziggurat (Milkstone Studios, €7.50 / £6.00 until 2nd November, regular price €15.00 / £12.00) Flight of Light (Crystalline Green, €4.00 / £3.50 until 2nd November, regular price €8.00 / £7.00) Gear Gauntlet (Crystalline Green, €4.99 / £3.99 until 2nd November, regular price €9.99 / £7.99) Totem Topple (Crystalline Green, €2.50 / £2.25 until 2nd November, regular price €5.00 / £4.50) Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself (Petite Games, €1.59 / £1.43 until 2nd November, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Bird Mania Party (Teyon, €0.99 / £0.89 until 2nd November, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Zombie Defense (Teyon, €3.99 / £3.59 until 2nd November, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Rock ‘N Racing Off Road (EnjoyUp Games, €2.99 / £2.69 until 23rd November, regular price €5.99 / £5.39) Darts Up (EnjoyUp Games, €0.99 / £0.91 until 23rd November, regular price €2.49 / £2.29) 99Seconds (EnjoyUp Games, €0.99 / £0.91 until 23rd November, regular price €2.49 / £2.29) A.C.E. – Alien Cleanup Elite (Nitrolic Games, €2.75 / £2.46 until 15th November, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Candy Hoarder (Nitrolic Games, €0.81 / £0.76 until 15th November, regular price €1.49 / £1.39) Citadale (Nitrolic Games, €2.75 / £2.46 until 15th November, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Citadale: The Legends Trilogy (Nitrolic Games, €4.66 / £3.98 until 15th November, regular price €8.49 / £7.25) Gravity+ (Nitrolic Games, €3.56 / £3.23 until 15th November, regular price €6.49 / £5.89) Mortar Melon (Nitrolic Games, €2.75 / £2.46 until 15th November, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Plenty of Fishies (Nitrolic Games, €2.75 / £2.46 until 15th November, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Rorrim (Nitrolic Games, €2.75 / £2.46 until 15th November, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Aqua TV (Extra Miles Studio, €0.94 / £0.79 until 2nd November, regular price €4.70 / £3.99) Breakout Defense (nuGAME, €4.90 / £4.90 until 23rd November, regular price €7.00 / £7.00) Maze Break (nuGAME, €4.90 / £4.20 until 23rd November, regular price €7.00 / £6.00)

Downloaded Golf Story. Great game. Put about 18 hours into it and am now on the last championship match (at least I think it’s the last). The vast majority of the game has been a breeze, but now the last match requires such a precision level, luck with the direction of the wind, and general nuance that has left me pulling my hair out. I’ll take a break and come back to it in a day or two. Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

I second the death reanimating feature. It sounds so cool, like in Zombi U, but in practice it unfairly punishes you for dying in a difficult area. However, I played this on Steam and no performance issues were to be seen at all. Maybe it’s a Switch thing??? The core game is great, but I preferred Tiny Barbarian DX Over this, for retro inspired 2D action platformer a that have been recently released. Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

Try Nintendo: Review. Good game, but a little too similar to Metroid and brings little new to the table except aesthetic changes and a little more run and fun elements. Good not awesome. If you like Metroid it’s a no brainer. http://nintendoreview.co.uk/ Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

I'm playing through The Mummy Demastered on Steam beta at the moment for review, and if anyone liked the WayForward Aliens Infestation on DS or Super Metroid (SNES) then you'll love this. The 2D sprites/animation and layered backgrounds are gorgeous, the music is quintessentially 80/90s movie fare in a 16-bit chiptune style, the gameplay is slightly more run and gun than Metroid, but the exploration, map, upgrade system are near identical. A great game, that I'm thoroughly enjoying, yet not loving. But, I've said my piece about Super Metroid not clicking with me before. Too much backtracking. And, The Mummy Demastered adds more backtracking into its death routine. This game will have something extra on that Switch screen, too. Recommended for those who prefer the 2D sprites to the recently polygonal Samus Returns.

19th of October Switch eShop releases; Switch Retail Downloads Fire Emblem Warriors (Nintendo, €59.99 / £49.99) – Available from 20th October. Fire Emblem Warriors Deluxe Edition (Nintendo, €79.98 / £67.98, includes the Season Pass) – Available from Friday, 20th of October. The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game (WB Games, €59.99 / £49.99) – Available from Friday, 20th of October. Switch eShop Rogue Trooper Redux (RebellionInteract, €24.99 / £19.99) Spelunker Party! (Square Enix, €29.99 / £24.99) The Jackbox Party Pack 4 (Jackbox Games, €21.99 / £19.99) The Count Lucanor (Merge Games, €13.49 / £10.79 until 25th October, regular price €14.99 / £11.99) Elliot Quest (PlayEveryWare Games, €9.99 / £8.99) Syberia (Microïds, €29.99 / £26.99) – Available from Friday, 20th of October. Party Golf (Giant Margarita, €14.99 / £13.49) JYDGE (10tons, €14.99 / £12.99) Putty Pals (Harmonious Games, €8.50 / £7.50) Don’t Knock Twice (Wales Interactive, €9.99 / £7.99 until 14th November, regular price €12.49 / £9.99) Robo Army (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) Revenant Saga (KEMCO, €12.99 / £11.69) Super Ping Pong Trick Shot (Starsign, €4.99 / £4.49) Switch and New 3DS DLC Fire Emblem Warriors Season Pass (Nintendo, €19.99 / £17.99) – Will include three DLC packs and will unlock a Lucina Bridal Costume for immediate use. Nintendo Switch DLC Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Ultra Challenge Pack (Ubisoft, €6.99 / £5.80, or included in the season pass) Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle – Koishi Komeiji (NIS America, €0.49 / £0.40) Switch eShop Temporary Discounts Vaccine (Rainy Frog, €6.99 / £6.29 until 2nd November, regular price €9.99 / £8.99)

19th of October 3DS eShop releases; New Nintendo 3DS Retail Download Fire Emblem Warriors (Nintendo, €44.99 / £39.99) – Available from Friday, 20th of October. 3DS Retail Download Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth (SEGA, €39.99 / £34.99) 3DS DLC Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond The Myth: New Explorers 1 (Koch Media, €1.99 / £1.79) Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond The Myth: New Explorers 2 (Koch Media, €1.99 / £1.79) Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond The Myth: New Explorers 3 (Koch Media, €1.99 / £1.79) Culdcept Revolt – Avian (NIS America, free) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Gunman Clive (Hörberg Productions, €0.99 / £0.99 until 2nd November, regular price €1.99 / £1.99) Gunman Clive 2 (Hörberg Productions, €1.49 / £1.25 until 2nd November, regular price €2.99 / £2.50) Kung Fu FIGHT! (Nostatic Software, €1.68 / £1.49 until 26th October, regular price €2.25 / £1.99) Ash (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 2nd November, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Glory of Generals (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.49 / £3.04 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.09) Glory of Generals: The Pacific (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.49 / £3.44 until 2nd November, regular price €6.99 / £6.89) Karous – The Beast Of Re:Eden (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.94 until 2nd November, regular price €5.99 / £5.89) Toy Defence (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.59 until 2nd November, regular price €3.99 / £3.19) Wakedas (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.49 / £1.49 until 2nd November, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) Johnny’s Payday Panic (Office Create, €1.99 / £1.49 until 2nd November, regular price €3.99 / £2.99) Coaster Creator 3D (Big John Games, €4.99 / £4.19 until 16th November, regular price €7.25 / £6.00) Cube Creator 3D (Big John Games, €4.99 / £3.59 until 16th November, regular price €7.50 / £5.25) Fantasy Pirates (EnjoyUp Games, €1.80 / £1.80 until 16th November, regular price €4.50 / £4.50) RV-7 My Drone (EnjoyUp Games, €1.19 / £1.19 until 16th November, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) Toys vs. Monsters (EnjoyUp Games, €1.59 / £1.59 until 16th November, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Van Helsing sniper Zx100 (EnjoyUp Games, €2.66 / £2.66 until 16th November, regular price €6.66 / £6.66) 3DS eShop Permanent Discounts Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI- (Aksys Games, €24.99 / £22.49, was €34.99 / £28.00) Moco Moco Friends (Aksys Games, €24.99 / £22.49, was €36.50 / £26.98) Elliot Quest (PlayEveryWare Games, €9.99 / £8.99, was €14.99 / £13.49) 3DS eShop Demos Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 3 (Nintendo, free) Kirby Battle Royale (Nintendo, free)

19th of October Wii U eShop releases; Wii U eShop SWAP BLOCKS (Wizbyte Games, €4.99 / £3.99) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Gunman Clive HD Collection (Hörberg Productions, €1.99 / £1.79 until 2nd November, regular price €3.99 / £3.59) Stick it to the Man (Ripstone Publishing, €4.79 / £4.19 until 26th October, regular price €7.99 / £6.99) Kung Fu FIGHT! (Nostatic Software, €1.49 / £1.11 until 26th October, regular price €1.99 / £1.49) Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 2nd November, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) 99Moves (EnjoyUp Games, €0.99 / £0.91 until 16th November, regular price €2.49 / £2.29) Abyss (EnjoyUp Games, €0.99 / £0.89 until 16th November, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Hurry Up! Bird Hunter (EnjoyUp Games, €3.19 / £2.87 until 16th November, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX (EnjoyUp Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 16th November, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Drop It: Block Paradise! (ZeNfA Productions, €4.99 / £4.49 until 16th November, regular price €9.99 / £8.99)

Hold the button until it beeps and it saves the previous 30 seconds. So, if something cool happens, you can get it easily.

Just when you've given up hope, bam, they give us the goods. Nice additions for the system.

Brilliant. And, that Pilotwings Resort picture just shows me how beautiful that game was (and on 3DS!). I want to go back and play it again now (Switch version please).

I voted YES, but with caveats. Golf Story's use is by far the best I've felt so far. All the other uses have been far too subtle. And I've noticed a difference between the HD rumble in the Joy-Cons and the Pro-Controller. With the Joy-Cons it's easier to feel those subtle changes, especially when split in each hand. The pro-contoller struggles to pick up all those subtle variations and differentiations. Good, but I need more proof of its versatility.

After a lot of ummming and aaahhhing about what game to pick up next, I was torn between 4. Didn't want to play another 2D platformer so close to Tiny Barbarian and Shovel Knight, so it was either Oxenfree, Thimbleweed Park, Golf Story, or Wulverblade. I chose Golf Story, and an hour in, and I'm not disappointed, great golf mechanic, you can hit anybody with a golf ball, and great dialogue.

Having bought all that Rare produced during the N64 era, this was a no-brainer. The magazines of the time made it look a very exciting prospect to delve into, too. And, I wasn't disappointed. I can't remember any of the finer details of the game itself. I couldn't tell you the control scheme, and whether it gelled with me, but it must have, because all my memories of it are positive. I know I finished the game, but don't remember any of the bosses. I just have a sense of nostalgic enjoyment about this one. Just like @Kaepora_Gaebora I'd show a lot of trepidation about replaying this one, but with little memory of it, if ever a Rare replay came up on the Switch (go on Microsoft) I'd be up for it.

12th of October 3DS eShop releases; 3DS Retail Download Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Nintendo, €39.99 / £34.99) – Available from Friday, 13th of October. New Nintendo 3DS eShop Physical Contact: 2048 (Collavier Corporation, €3.73 / £3.29) Physical Contact: Picture Place (Collavier Corporation, €3.73 / £3.29) Physical Contact: SPEED (Collavier €3.75 / £3.29) 3DS DLC Culdcept Revolt – Double Helix (NIS America, free) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Farming Simulator 18 (Focus Home Interactive, €26.99 / £22.49 until 19th October, regular price €29.99 / £24.99) Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai (Shin’en Multimedia, €6.70 / £5.70 until 2nd November, regular price €8.99 / £7.66) Gunslugs (Engine Software, €1.00 / £0.80 until 19th October, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Gunslugs 2 (Engine Software, €1.00 / £0.80 until 19th October, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Mindfeud (Engine Software, €1.00 / £0.80 until 19th October, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Proun+ (Engine Software, €1.00 / £0.90 until 19th October, regular price €3.99 / £3.50) Sumico (Engine Software, €1.00 / £0.90 until 19th October, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB, €3.99 / £3.59 until 19th October, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Gourmet Dream (CIRCLE Entertainment, €4.00 / £3.83 until 26th October, regular price €5.00 / £4.79) Fairune 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €5.59 / £5.51 until 26th October, regular price €6.99 / £6.89) Mercenaries Saga 3 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €4.79 / £4.71 until 26th October, regular price €5.99 / £5.89) Noah’s Cradle (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.49 / £2.79 until 26th October, regular price €4.99 / £3.99) Of Mice and Sand (CIRCLE Entertainment, €6.39 / £6.31 until 26th October, regular price €7.99 / £7.89) Parascientific Escape – Gear Detective (CIRCLE Entertainment, €4.00 / £3.83 until 26th October, regular price €5.00 / £4.79) Polara (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.50 / £3.49 until 26th October, regular price €5.00 / £4.99) The Legend of Dark Witch 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €5.59 / £5.51 until 26th October, regular price €6.99 / £6.89) Carps & Dragons (Abylight, €1.99 / £1.79 until 19th October, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Darts Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €0.98 / £0.88 until 9th November, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) Football Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €1.97 / £1.55 until 9th November, regular price €2.99 / £2.36) Murder on the Titanic (Joindots, €3.99 / £2.99 until 26th October, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Pazuru (Joindots, €2.99 / £1.99 until 26th October, regular price €5.99 / £3.99) Safari Quest (Joindots, €3.49 / £2.49 until 26th October, regular price €6.99 / £4.99) New 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Hit Ninja (Petite Games, €1.59 / £1.43 until 26th October, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Pinball Breakout (nuGAME, €4.90 / £4.20 until 9th November, regular price €7.00 / £6.00) 3DS eShop Permanent Discounts Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Nintendo Selects, €19.99 / £15.99, was €44.99 / £39.99) Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Nintendo Selects, €19.99 / £15.99, was €39.99 / £34.99) Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo Selects, €19.99 / £15.99, was €44.99 / £39.99)