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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Jul 22, 2023 1:01:58 GMT -5
Pikmin 4 is fantastic
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 23, 2023 9:03:46 GMT -5
Guessing sometime in the next few days they'll be doing an NSO update. Not been one for this month (which is some serious bullshit but Nintendo) and only so many days left in the month. Doubt it'll be today since Nintendo for some reason treats weekends as this barren wasteland nothing can be done on but probably in the next couple.
Hoping they get to Mario Party 3 or Harvest Moon 64 already, though I'd also be happy to see Zero Mission. So it'll probably be Stadium 2.
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Post by chrom on Jul 23, 2023 9:41:04 GMT -5
They didn't seem to have a clear plan for The NG4 games.
Most of them you just can't play on the Switch controller like Goldeneye.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 23, 2023 10:39:33 GMT -5
They didn't seem to have a clear plan for The NG4 games. Most of them you just can't play on the Switch controller like Goldeneye. Lemme look through the N64 games and see how I'm feeling on each of them, I'm kind of curious now. Banjo-Kazooie: I guess, never been that fond of it. I have it on the Xbox so kind of more inclined to play it there. Dr. Mario: I just plain dislike Dr. Mario, just find it clunky and awkward compared to most puzzle games. F-Zero X: Don't care. Goldeneye: Tried it out on Switch once and it plays abysmally. They should've remapped the controls for it instead of using the same N64 layout everything else does, it just doesn't fit. Kirby 64: See also. Game feels awkward as hell playing it on the Switch due to the fact you can't use the stick and are stuck with its awful D-pad. Majora's Mask / Ocarina of Time: They're perfectly fine. 3DS versions have some nice benefits over them, especially OOT, but they're solid emulations of good games, nothing to complain about there. Mario Golf: Never played it, don't care. Mario Kart 64: Eh, I find it awkward to go to back to with how it handles but feel like I could have some fun with it if I got into the rhythm of it. Mario Party: Save states really expose just how thoroughly this game cheats its ass off. Exactly how each turn will play out is decided well in advance and it often just so happens to be through contrived circumstances directly designed to screw over the human. Mario Party 2: I know a lot of people consider it the best one, I like it but not in love with it. Feel like it's kind of the awkward middle child between 1 being a lot more unique and 3 doing everything it does better. Mario Tennis: It's pretty fun, not a lot to it. Paper Mario: This one's a disappointment. Love this game to pieces but the lag on the Switch version's menus makes it such a chore to play and then there's how the game's speed is throttled against Lava Piranha, makes it really damn hard to block which can bite you on the ass hard if you're doing a low HP run. No clue how they screwed it up so much when it ran fine on the Wii and Wii U. Pilotwings: Never played it, don't care. Pokemon Puzzle League: It's pretty fun though kind of pointless when they also have Panel de Pon available. Has a lot of that gen 1 anime charm I have a lot of nostalgia for though. Pokemon Snap: Not really played it on the Switch, really should do that, always kind of loved it. For that matter I just dabbled with the sequel then shelved it, should really revisit that. Pokemon Stadium: Completely pointless without the GB games. Sin & Punishment: Never played it, heard it's good. Star Fox 64: It's a decent emulation. I prefer the 3DS version, feel like it just polishes up the handling of things a good bit and makes turning and stuff less irritating to do (which granted does make the Venom Star Wolf fight waaaaay the hell easier), but if you're wanting to play Star Fox 64 it's a perfectly fine way to play it. Super Mario 64: It'd be kind of hard to screw up emulating this one. Love this game, play through it probably at least like twice a year. Wave Race: Never played it, probably should. WinBack: Kind of just barely know what this even is. Yoshi's Story: Baby game for babies but it's charming, decent way to kill a little time.
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Post by The Ichi on Jul 23, 2023 12:04:11 GMT -5
Give us DK64 you cowards.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 23, 2023 21:22:24 GMT -5
the dog from Pikmin 4 is adorable.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 24, 2023 5:50:19 GMT -5
Natsume may be teasing Harvest Moon 64 being the next NSO game. Few days ago they randomly tweeted asking people if they knew the name of the village in it and they'd previously teased the SNES game before it got put up.
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Post by chrom on Jul 24, 2023 6:42:09 GMT -5
When they make The Zelda movie, they should use the music from Conan The Barbarian like they did for Ocarina of Time trailer.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 25, 2023 4:04:42 GMT -5
Absolutely loving Pikmin 4. I like how it’s catering to existing fans but really trying hard to gain new players. If this works and we get new games more frequently than once a decade, then I’ll be very happy. My only (very minor) criticism, the load times are really excessive. Compared to a game like TOTK which is gigantic, yet the load times are actually pretty quick, it seems to take forever.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 25, 2023 4:17:09 GMT -5
I should probably dig into Pikmin 4. I picked it up since I had a voucher sitting and I did want it, but having recently played through 1 for the first time (and having only first played through 3 last year) I haven't really actually been in that much of a Pikmin mood. I've fiddled with it but not actually done much yet.
I've also had A Wonderful Life sitting on the backburner due to it and Rain Code coming out around the same time and having prioritized the latter, and I've been wanting to replay Twilight Princess and Paper Mario 64, so maybe I'll try and get into Pikmin after I knock off one or two of those.
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Post by dirtyoldman on Jul 25, 2023 8:24:36 GMT -5
Loving pikmin 4.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 25, 2023 8:57:36 GMT -5
Ugh, sucks. Was playing Paper Mario and almost at the end of Koopa Bros. Fortress, had just gotten Bombette, and the game softlocked after blowing up the wall with her so now I need to redo basically the entire thing. Know everything crashes Paper Mario but I wasn't aware of that one.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jul 25, 2023 12:02:50 GMT -5
Saw the Zelda OLED switch on the shelf at Target
I don't need it
I almost never play handheld
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but it looks so cool
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Post by Paul on Jul 25, 2023 12:18:26 GMT -5
I wish they'd add Donkey Kong to the Game Boy game offerings for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. That game is really great.
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Post by chrom on Jul 26, 2023 20:12:35 GMT -5
Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons are now available on NSO.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jul 26, 2023 20:14:21 GMT -5
Had a feeling we were getting a shadow drop for something tonight.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 26, 2023 20:15:19 GMT -5
About damn time they put up something this month, and certainly a good choice.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jul 26, 2023 20:20:02 GMT -5
The last Game Boy game that hasn't been released from the initial announcement last year is Pokemon TCG
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 26, 2023 20:24:54 GMT -5
The last Game Boy game that hasn't been released from the initial announcement last year is Pokemon TCG Still utterly baffled that Mario Land was neither in the original release nor in the announced lineup of games. Really there are a still a ton of obvious ones sitting up in the air right now even without getting into Pokemon Gen 1 / 2. That, Donkey Kong '94, the Donkey Kong Land games, Pokemon Pinball, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, Of Myths and Monsters, Game & Watch Gallery 1 and 2, Mario Picross, Mario Tennis, SMB Deluxe, Wario Land 1 and 2, Kirby's Block Ball, Balloon Kid, and those are just off the top of my head.
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Post by chrom on Jul 26, 2023 20:30:38 GMT -5
The last Game Boy game that hasn't been released from the initial announcement last year is Pokemon TCG Still utterly baffled that Mario Land was neither in the original release nor in the announced lineup of games. Really there are a still a ton of obvious ones sitting up in the air right now even without getting into Pokemon Gen 1 / 2. That, Donkey Kong '94, the Donkey Kong Land games, Pokemon Pinball, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, Of Myths and Monsters, Game & Watch Gallery 1 and 2, Mario Picross, Mario Tennis, SMB Deluxe, Wario Land 1 and 2, Kirby's Block Ball, Balloon Kid, and those are just off the top of my head. Was kinda odd that Mario Land which was one of the first games for The Game Boy wasn't put on there. They just skipped straight ahead to Six Golden Coins.
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