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Yes please! Thank you very much! Looks to be 30FPS on Switch? In which case? PC it is.

Well that's unexpected! Nice to see the OG MHS get a new lease of life TBH though there isn't much that this game does that its sequel doesn't do as well. The second game was kind of more of the same, so there isn't a massive amount to separate the two games now. Edit: Ahh. Just realised that since it's a multiplatform release, it's probably not gonna have the cross-over Zelda DLC that the original game got. That'd be a real shame... ... also, I wonder if it'll retain the original game's Amiibo functionality? (The original MHS Amiibo were only ever released in Japan)

I get the feeling that's exactly what it is... Looks like the environments are randomly generated and you're supposed to explore as an online party. Disappointing if true, but hey! At least Endless Ocean is back in some form I suppose!

Not overly impressed with the level design that we've seen so far; it all looks very wide and seems to lack the intricacy seen in the original two GCN games. But I'm still cautiously optimistic about this one, I'd hope that SEGA would've learnt a thing or two after remaking the GCN Monkey Ball titles. At least it seems to be bereft of the incessent barriers that ruined the previous post-GCN Monkey Ball titles; that's a good start With the new spin dash, I bet that jumping is going to be a big element of the gameplay... that sucked in Banana Blitz, so we'll see if it's done better here...

As the stone tablets predicted... Not the most exciting of releases, and ironically overshadowed by Rare's games coming to NSO (including some games that are actually not even available on Xbox!), but still. If this leads to seeing Halo on Switch? It'll be worth it

They really couldn't spring for a same-day release? Feels weird to announce a shadow drop for tomorrow (yeah, I know that tomorrow is the normal eShop update day, but still, really?)

Perfect Dark, Diddy Kong Racing and Banjo Tooie are just a matter of time now So the march begins for Earthbound Endings outside Japan...

Hell yeah!!! So glad that we're now seeing Rare's pre-N64 catalogue get added to the NSO service Battletoads, Wizards & Warriors and Cobra Triangle are just a matter of time now...

Hey buddy, you're gonna have to update this post now

Rare comes to NSO! We’re finally getting their pre-N64 games too!

Epic Mickey HD and Monster Hunter Stories HD are some nice surprises

Perfect example of how much of a difference a publisher can make to the quality of the end product. Paradigm Simulation clearly showed an ability to make a quality flying game with Pilotwings 64. But when you take away their development time & budget and you're working with a publisher more interested in short deadlines and making a quick buck than putting out a quality game? You get Aero Fighters Assault. Nintendo really did (and still do) have a knack for wringing out gold from just about anyone they work with.

Oh I'm not getting the deluxe version, I just want the physical cartridge really. The box art is utter crap, not worth the extra money for the other physical tat (will buy the OST from Bandcamp when it gets officially released; assuming that the music is on par with Jake Kaufman's previous works - have loved all the OSTs save for Seven Sirens, which isn't all that memorable).

Shouldn't this thread be on the Nintendo Gaming side, since it's also available on Switch? But yes, I do plan on getting this game when I get paid on Friday. Looks fun, could do with a new bedtime just-one-more-run game

I've never played the N64 version, but I have played the Xbox version in Midway Arcade Treasures Vol 3 (Which is a port of the Dreamcast version, which is a port of the arcade version); so it's basically a Brother's Uncle's Sister's Former Roommate situation going on here. From what I hear, the N64 port of this game and its sequel are pretty solid, though not as good as the Dreamcast release (duh). I... don't really rate either game TBH. They've always come across as fairly middling arcade racers in a sea of much better arcade racers. Typical Atari Games stuff (who would later be acquired by Midway, who would be later acquired by Warner Bros... which is another Brother's Uncle's Sister's Former Roommate situation; except the uncle has been estranged for his drinking and gambling addiction, while the sister is a crack addict who is scamming children with microtransactions in order to feed their habit while forgetting that the brother even exists).

Pre-orders for the physical GBA release open on the 23rd of February! https://limitedrungames.com/collections/shantae-advance-risky-revolution The price though... OOF! Me thinks that I'm gonna be the only one here buying a physical GBA copy... Not saying no to getting a brand new retail release GBA game in 2024, especially when it's an actual honest-to-goodness long-lost Shantae game. Price be damned. Edit: They have an estimated ship date listed for October 1st-31st. Guess that gives us a rough release date then.

Are we sure that those screenshots weren’t taken from the easy mode? Because I thought the point of having the two different modes was to offer the original levels untouched while also including easier dumbed down versions?

It’s very good, and FE7 (released as “Fire Emblem” on the GBA) is not only specifically designed for newcomers, but it also happens to be one of the best entries in the series to boot. It’s always my recommended starting point if you’re new to the series, so if you have NSO + Expansion Pack (and I know you do), defo give it a go

If they do a B/W remake, I’d imagine that B2/W2 would be included as a DLC expansion. Easily doable since it reuses 95% of the original game’s map.

TBH, I don’t think we’ll be getting a new PKMD announced here, since Chunsoft only just released Shiren The Wanderer 6 around a month ago in Japan; so it’s too early for the mystery dungeon team to pump out another HD game. Pokemon B/W remakes here are quite possible though, as are seeing Gens 1-3 arrive on NSO.

Whelp! Guess that confirms that the rumours about the Nintendo Partner Direct getting pushed back to make room for the Xbox Obituary were true Ain’t no way that they originally planned to have two separate Direct events within a week of each other. Dare I hope for a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon? Or is it time for the Black & White remake perhaps?

Yes please! Have been begging for a re-release for donkey’s years! The single most valuable and expensive GBA game on the second hand market being made available for a reasonable price? Don't mind if I do!

Ahh, just as the ancient scrolls predicted… Looking forward to Sea of Thieves, HiFi Rush, Penny’s Big Breakaway, The Plucky Squire and Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! No Silksong though… sorry guys.

Leave me alone, not asking a lot... Just don't wanna be GAAS... That's all I want... That's all I want...

The Sun mechanic in this game is completely unique to this third entry in the Puyo Puyo series (outside of Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary, which allows you to mix & match rules from multiple series entries); as it proved somewhat divisive amongst series fans. The name “Puyo Puyo Sun” is also a stupid Japanese pun, since “san” is the Japanese word for the number “three”. Also there is a modern re-release of this game… kinda… as a cut-down multiplayer only port of this game was included as part of the Mega Drive Mini 2. Finally, this game was originally made for the SEGA Titan Video Arcade board (which is essentially a SEGA Saturn that runs games off of cartridges rather than CDs) and got its first console release for, unsurprisingly, the SEGA Saturn; making this one of the only former SEGA Saturn exclusive games to ever get ported to the N64. BTW @Cube, I'm pretty certain that none of that swearing was in the original game; since you're playing the fan translated version (the cutscenes did not have voice acting originally, not even in Japanese). A fine example of why I tend to avoid unofficial translations, even when they're reportedly well done. They never manage to properly capture the original developer's intent.