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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 19, 2022 15:22:34 GMT -5
In general does feel like the Mario spinoffs are getting more and more phoned in at launch and they may or may not resolve it afterward but probably not. Still kind of floored at the fact that in the Switch Mario Tennis you can't even actually play a full game of tennis.
Sidenote damn I wish they'd do DLC for Mario Party Superstars. It's the best Mario Party in ages but with five boards and no side modes it gets old pretty quickly. Even just adding in two or three more boards would give it so much more life.
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 19, 2022 16:24:36 GMT -5
Hopefully in the near future I can play local multiplayer Mario kart Ds on an English 3ds against an Australian original ds.
But Nintendo often screw up such plans with some weird compatibility issues. Anyone know if that's likely?
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 19, 2022 16:57:21 GMT -5
Just got a Nintendo Switch gifted to me because I have awesome friends who want me to play Animal Crossing with them, and I also got the ACNH Edition Console too. I'm usually not a social simulation/resource collector-style gamer, but ACNH has me hooked, especially with friends who hooked me up with enough bells to pay off every home loan, and some very interesting items as well. One friend knew me so well, they saved all the wrestling-themed outfits and items just to give to me. Of course, the things I discover I want because I'm a bit OCD, like a simple double bed (and I mean any, not an item called that if there is one), I couldn't find without a treasure island group. I'm wondering are Dream Islands still in version 2.0.5? I know the Luna Bed is, and I've tried just going to sleep in my house, but that isn't doing it. Considering this thread is 472 pages long, I'll just ask is it okay to post my SW friend code? Not sure how up to date the first page is. I only have ACNH for the moment because, one, I need an microSD card first, and two, Switch games are pretty up there in price, even for downloads. I'm looking to play the usuals, but none of the games I play on PS5 like Fortnite (yes, I could get easier lobbies, but I'm good on a PS5 controller) or Fall Guys, so I'm talking like Super Mario Odyssey, Smash, Mario Kart, Mario Strikers, Mario Maker 2, and the like, but I really want to get a hold of Mario 3D All Stars if I ever can find one. 3D All Stars actually seems pretty easy to get ahold of still. Gamestop has it on sale all the time and it's not hard to find it at a semi-reasonable price on Amazon, plus I see it in stock in stores every once in awhile. Yeah, Nintendo flooded the market with physical copies of that. Should be super easy to find. It’s not like the Wii Mario Anniversary Collection or Metroid Prime Trilogy that were very limited printings and the price skyrocketed incredibly quickly. I think both have come back down to earth now, but those were really f***ing hard to find at one point. I was able to get the Mario one on the second printing, but never did get my hands on Prime Trilogy until the Wii U VC release
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Post by Mandarin Dessert Version 0 on Jul 21, 2022 2:41:02 GMT -5
So...after much deliberation, I am on the verge on getting a second console besides my PS4 and decided that it should be the Switch (the OLED version).
Now, which games to get I thought about getting a game of each of the following three franchises that are Nintendo exclusive, those being Super Mario, Zelda and Metroid.
I have to admit that ever since I moved over to Sony in the early 2000s (after selling my N64, I went for the PS2), I have been completely out of the loop regarding any newer titles in these franchises (it was only through the NES and SNES classic that I played some of the 8-bit/16-bit era games of these franchises more recently) so the last games in each franchise was Super Mario 64, Ocarina Of Time and...well Super Metroid since there wasn't any Metroid game for the N64.
Now here are the lists of the main titles for each series:
I thought about getting the last entries in these lists, those being: -Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (I know that the former is not really the newest one since it is a re-release of sorts from 2013). -Skyward Sword HD (again a re-release albeit in HD from 2011) -Metroid Dread
Are those good choices or would you recommend getting other titles first that I should try out?
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 21, 2022 2:49:05 GMT -5
So...after much deliberation, I am on the verge on getting a second console besides my PS4 and decided that it should be the Switch (the OLED version). Now, which games to get I thought about getting a game of each of the following three franchises that are Nintendo exclusive, those being Super Mario, Zelda and Metroid. I have to admit that ever since I moved over to Sony in the early 2000s (after selling my N64, I went for the PS2), I have been completely out of the loop regarding any newer titles in these franchises (it was only through the NES and SNES classic that I played some of the 8-bit/16-bit era games of these franchises more recently) so the last games in each franchise was Super Mario 64, Ocarina Of Time and...well Super Metroid since there wasn't any Metroid game for the N64. Now here are the lists of the main titles for each series: I thought about getting the last entries in these lists, those being: -Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (I know that the former is not really the newest one since it is a re-release of sorts from 2013). -Skyward Sword HD (again a re-release albeit in HD from 2011) -Metroid Dread Are those good choices or would you recommend getting other titles first that I should try out?
Skyward Sword is not bad by any stretch but if you’re going to have one Zelda game on the Switch, it’s got to be Breath of the Wild. Five years later and people are still finding new things in that game.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 21, 2022 3:15:15 GMT -5
So...after much deliberation, I am on the verge on getting a second console besides my PS4 and decided that it should be the Switch (the OLED version). Now, which games to get I thought about getting a game of each of the following three franchises that are Nintendo exclusive, those being Super Mario, Zelda and Metroid. I have to admit that ever since I moved over to Sony in the early 2000s (after selling my N64, I went for the PS2), I have been completely out of the loop regarding any newer titles in these franchises (it was only through the NES and SNES classic that I played some of the 8-bit/16-bit era games of these franchises more recently) so the last games in each franchise was Super Mario 64, Ocarina Of Time and...well Super Metroid since there wasn't any Metroid game for the N64. Now here are the lists of the main titles for each series: I thought about getting the last entries in these lists, those being: -Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (I know that the former is not really the newest one since it is a re-release of sorts from 2013). -Skyward Sword HD (again a re-release albeit in HD from 2011) -Metroid Dread Are those good choices or would you recommend getting other titles first that I should try out?
Sorry to quote you again. I was going to add this to the above post but I’m having trouble editing for some reason. I’ve never played Super Mario 3d world in either of its versions so I can’t say if it’s a better or worse game by comparison but I have got Super Mario Odyssey and it’s an absolute masterpiece. As for Metroid, Dread is the right choice. There have been better Metroid games in the past (Super, Prime 1 & 2) but unless they announce Prime 4 is coming out in the next couple of months (which to be honest, there’s more chance of finding a Nun in a Knocking Shop) Dread makes sense.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 21, 2022 3:18:23 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd definitely go with Breath of the Wild over Skyward Sword. My opinion of Skyward Sword was elevated a lot from replaying it on the Switch, and I do generally prefer more conventional Zeldas over a lot of the new stuff BotW is doing (though I definitely prefer BotW over SS on the whole), but BotW has much more meat on it and is the much more heavily praised game.
As for Mario you could argue for Odyssey over 3D World I guess but I'd vote 3D World. I like Odyssey quite a bit but the more I play it the lower my opinion of it is, can really see the seams on going back to it where a lot of it's just fluff there to pad the length and there's very little actual platforming in most of it, with the improved speed from the Switch version 3D World is just a much tighter experience. And Bowser's Fury kind of does the idea behind Odyssey better than it does while at it.
If you think you have a taste for it I also would super recommend Three Houses.
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Post by castletonsnob on Jul 21, 2022 5:34:40 GMT -5
I don't remember having a particularly hard time against Whitney in Pokemon G/S/C as a kid.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 21, 2022 5:54:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd definitely go with Breath of the Wild over Skyward Sword. My opinion of Skyward Sword was elevated a lot from replaying it on the Switch, and I do generally prefer more conventional Zeldas over a lot of the new stuff BotW is doing (though I definitely prefer BotW over SS on the whole), but BotW has much more meat on it and is the much more heavily praised game. As for Mario you could argue for Odyssey over 3D World I guess but I'd vote 3D World. I like Odyssey quite a bit but the more I play it the lower my opinion of it is, can really see the seams on going back to it where a lot of it's just fluff there to pad the length and there's very little actual platforming in most of it, with the improved speed from the Switch version 3D World is just a much tighter experience. And Bowser's Fury kind of does the idea behind Odyssey better than it does while at it. If you think you have a taste for it I also would super recommend Three Houses. Yeah, Three Houses is tremendous, highly recommend it, and it's one of those games where you can easily do one playthrough and decide you're done, or one of the three other ones, plus DLC if you're so inclined. Also, if you never played it, Hyrule Warriors has a frankly absurd amount of content.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 21, 2022 5:57:14 GMT -5
I don't remember having a particularly hard time against Whitney in Pokemon G/S/C as a kid. She's one of those ones that really comes down to what pokemon you're using since Miltank has very good stats for that point in the game, and Rollout can become a big problem for you if you're unlucky. I think you're able to get a Machop before facing her, which can make the fight far easier, and Mud Slap can also make Rollout much less scary if you have something with that as a move. If you have a team that can't use status inflictions on her or resist Rock, Normal, or both? You're going to have a harder time, for sure.
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Post by chrom on Jul 21, 2022 6:22:27 GMT -5
I don't remember having a particularly hard time against Whitney in Pokemon G/S/C as a kid. She's one of those ones that really comes down to what pokemon you're using since Miltank has very good stats for that point in the game, and Rollout can become a big problem for you if you're unlucky. I think you're able to get a Machop before facing her, which can make the fight far easier, and Mud Slap can also make Rollout much less scary if you have something with that as a move. If you have a team that can't use status inflictions on her or resist Rock, Normal, or both? You're going to have a harder time, for sure. If you don't trade Drowzee for Machop who will be Female and thus immune to Attract and will resist Rollout, your only hope is to pray you get lucky
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 21, 2022 6:35:07 GMT -5
She's one of those ones that really comes down to what pokemon you're using since Miltank has very good stats for that point in the game, and Rollout can become a big problem for you if you're unlucky. I think you're able to get a Machop before facing her, which can make the fight far easier, and Mud Slap can also make Rollout much less scary if you have something with that as a move. If you have a team that can't use status inflictions on her or resist Rock, Normal, or both? You're going to have a harder time, for sure. If you don't trade Drowzee for Machop who will be Female and thus immune to Attract and will resist Rollout, your only hope is to pray you get lucky Yeah, luck is the name of the game with her, since Rollout can miss, Stomp can flinch you if you're unlucky, and Attraction's rough. Furthermore, luck also comes into play with Clefairy prior, since it uses Metronome and could hit you with a very strong or annoying move, or you could get lucky and it doesn't accomplish anything too annoying.
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Post by Mandarin Dessert Version 0 on Jul 21, 2022 6:50:34 GMT -5
Thank you for the suggestions so far. Will keep you updated on my eventual purchases.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 21, 2022 7:15:26 GMT -5
Thank you for the suggestions so far. Will keep you updated on my eventual purchases. Not a purchase, per se, but if you like RPGs, the Dragon Quest XI and Monster Hunter Stories 2 demos are pretty robust.
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Post by Mandarin Dessert Version 0 on Jul 21, 2022 9:19:45 GMT -5
Out of curiosity...does the Nintendo Switch offer all the Mario, Zelda and Metroid titles seen in the lists above? I can see perhaps for most of the 8-bit, 16-bit and newer 3D ones, but I doubt, the Game Boy titles are available for playing. But it never hurts to ask.
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Post by chrom on Jul 21, 2022 10:30:27 GMT -5
Out of curiosity...does the Nintendo Switch offer all the Mario, Zelda and Metroid titles seen in the lists above? I can see perhaps for most of the 8-bit, 16-bit and newer 3D ones, but I doubt, the Game Boy titles are available for playing. But it never hurts to ask. None of the Game Boy titles are there.
You can get the NES and SNES games for free on Eshop with the Membership. Regular membership costs 20 for a year and Premium costs 50 but allows you to get N64 and Sega games as well.
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Post by Von Wagner's Brownies on Jul 21, 2022 20:14:05 GMT -5
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 21, 2022 20:17:47 GMT -5
Kirby's Avalanche is a welcome surprise.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jul 21, 2022 20:30:19 GMT -5
AH Fighter's History. A SF ripoff so blatant, Capcom took them to court over it (and lost)
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Post by CMWaters on Jul 21, 2022 20:35:02 GMT -5
AH Fighter's History. A SF ripoff so blatant, Capcom took them to court over it (and lost) So this was technically the game that birthed Dan Hibiki in a way?
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