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Post by Heart of fools gold on Aug 22, 2023 21:43:16 GMT -5
Yes. And I didn't even need to Google what that was at all... Something something adventurer like you something arrow to the knee something Let me guess someone stole your sweetroll
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Post by Paul on Aug 23, 2023 0:48:15 GMT -5
Sky Skipper is a really obscure Nintendo arcade game that they re-released on the Switch as part of their "Arcade Archives" series. You fly a plane and you have to drop bombs on gorillas (who may or may not be relatives of Donkey Kong) and rescue The King and his family. Here's some footage of the game:
Anyway, I'm having fun with it and it's totally worth the $7.99 asking price, IMO. You can get it in the eShop if you're interested.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 24, 2023 20:08:36 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Aug 24, 2023 20:19:43 GMT -5
Two N64 games in one month
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 24, 2023 20:22:46 GMT -5
Two N64 games in one month They'll probably be semi-frequently doing them from here since Mario Party 3, 1080 Snowboarding, and Harvest Moon 64 were all announced for this year and there isn't a lot of time left.
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Post by Paul on Aug 25, 2023 4:19:01 GMT -5
Someone set up a 16 player Mario Kart: Double Dash game using 8 TVs, 8 Gamecube, 16 controllers, and 8 copies of the game. This is pretty awesome.
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Post by Facetious on Aug 26, 2023 22:26:44 GMT -5
FINALLY started Xenoblade 3. Still hate the gameplay, but really digging the cast so far.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 28, 2023 0:05:11 GMT -5
FINALLY started Xenoblade 3. Still hate the gameplay, but really digging the cast so far. I feel like as it comes together Xenoblade 3 does a way better job explaining its gameplay than the others, but at the expense of having to constantly pause to go, "Hey, hey, now equip this item. Now equip this one. No, you're not allowed to do other things while the menu's open, stay on the rails," for the first half of the game. Combine that with how up until chapter 6 the party constantly jobs in cutscenes it does make Xenoblade 3 often quite frustrating but I did still love the game on the whole. Actually been wanting to replay 2 lately but I want to finish Torna before doing that and I kind of just find Torna to be a total slog.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Aug 28, 2023 7:14:40 GMT -5
I feel like I should like Xenoblade but I tried 2 and just couldn't get into it. I'm not sure I even left the initial ship area more than maybe once?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 28, 2023 7:19:36 GMT -5
I feel like I should like Xenoblade but I tried 2 and just couldn't get into it. I'm not sure I even left the initial ship area more than maybe once? Xenoblade is definitely an acquired taste. My first attempt at getting through 2 I stalled out midway through chapter 2 for ages then while I finished the chapter I never went past that. When Pyra and Mythra were announced for Smash Bros. I decided to restart it and that time while it had some growing pains for sure (like how bad the map in 2 is, with that especially being a problem in chapter 3) I developed way more of a fondness for it and finished it.
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Post by Facetious on Aug 28, 2023 9:05:40 GMT -5
FINALLY started Xenoblade 3. Still hate the gameplay, but really digging the cast so far. I feel like as it comes together Xenoblade 3 does a way better job explaining its gameplay than the others, but at the expense of having to constantly pause to go, "Hey, hey, now equip this item. Now equip this one. No, you're not allowed to do other things while the menu's open, stay on the rails," for the first half of the game. Combine that with how up until chapter 6 the party constantly jobs in cutscenes it does make Xenoblade 3 often quite frustrating but I did still love the game on the whole. Actually been wanting to replay 2 lately but I want to finish Torna before doing that and I kind of just find Torna to be a total slog. Torna broke me lol. Xenoblade's sidequest are some of the worst I've ever experienced and when I had to complete EVERY SINGLE ONE to advance Torna, I deleted the DLC. I feel like I should like Xenoblade but I tried 2 and just couldn't get into it. I'm not sure I even left the initial ship area more than maybe once? It took me a hot minute to get into them, but I feel like the story is worth the ride. When I bought X2, the guy at Best Buy told me it takes 20 hours to get into, but it was worth it. I gave up after 5 and didn't pick it up until a few years later where I found out he was 100% correct.
I think it's lame that it takes that long, but it's got its own flavor.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 29, 2023 11:51:09 GMT -5
Super Mario Wonder Direct happening on August 31st
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 29, 2023 11:55:56 GMT -5
Guessing it's going to be like ten minutes of an annoyingly chipper woman explaining what a 2D platformer is followed by five minutes of actual content but either way looking forward to learning more about the game. Hoping there are more playable characters; kind of specifically crossing my fingers for Wario and Rosalina but Birdo and Toadette would also be nice.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 29, 2023 20:00:53 GMT -5
Excitebike 64 is live
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Aug 30, 2023 14:58:47 GMT -5
Got my son Let's Go Eevee as his first Pokemon game.
And I've gotten myself sucked into playing both that, and Pokemon Go to get the Let's Go Pikachu exclusives (I have 3 pokestops and 1 gym I can reach from my desk at work!)
And of course then I learn that Mew is paywalled behind a Pokeball controller that is no longer in stock anywhere.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 31, 2023 9:12:48 GMT -5
Bit disappointed at the lack of Wario and Rosalina but I've got Daisy and Toadette, I'm happy. Internet is going to have fun with Elephant and P-Balloon Peach, Daisy, and Toadette later I'm sure.
Either way, eh, decent presentation. Pretty much just looks like a NSMB game but it's been awhile since they made one so whatever, I'm down for it.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 31, 2023 9:59:27 GMT -5
Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition was leaked apparently
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 31, 2023 10:09:50 GMT -5
I've owned Beyond Good and Evil on my Xbox for like over a decade at this point and have never touched it. Hear it's good but just never get around to it.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Aug 31, 2023 10:32:45 GMT -5
I've owned Beyond Good and Evil on my Xbox for like over a decade at this point and have never touched it. Hear it's good but just never get around to it. Same.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 31, 2023 12:08:35 GMT -5
Can't believe Pokemon has crossed over with both Minecraft and its creator.
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