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Double Dragon music is classic nostalgia.

It looked like they might have done a little River City action in there (power ups) which would be cool if so. Otherwise the genre is so stale to most people.

KCPenguins wrote:

The ironic part is a the channel Matt McMuscles had just dropped a video on the successes and many failures of the Double Dragon ip as a whole just 11 days prior: https://youtu.be/KFBgp2EZ_FQ

I’m going to punch a hole in my wall.

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EclipseLion wrote:

Looks like they did a good job with it. Especially that roundhouse kick. Will definitely add it to the collection. TMNT, Streets of Rage 4, Double Dragon, What a trio!

theJaw wrote:

He’s not that far off @theJaw. Microsoft & Nintendo have been in talks of doing a partnership for cloud gaming

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-nintendo-....

tbh I'm more upset that they needed ask what system in the first place lol

theJaw wrote:

Yesterday someone asked at work what system is the new Zelda coming out for, I thought back to this and laughed in their face. My meeting with HR is monday

Just downloaded Cadence of Hyrule. Trial ends tomorrow. Will try it this afternoon. 100 Plat coins for trying.

Where are your voucher prebuy transactions stored? I don't see them in order history.

I thought Tears of the Kingdom would show up, as my sister's does, who used a voucher. Even if I goto the TotK eshop page, it wants me to buy it, like I don't have already own it.

I have an email that says I redeemed a voucher though.

Anyone else have this issue?

MrBean wrote:


Maybe email Nintendo with the voucher confirmation? Or wait a couple days to see if they are staggering pre-loads.

Talked to Nintendo via SMS support.

Weird. They show I only purchased 2 vouchers, but redeemed 4 games. I already got Luigi Mansions 3 + Kirby Dreamland. It shows I still have Pikmin 4 pre-ordered though, but Zelda was cancelled.

I'm 100% confident I bought 4 vouchers, but I have no proof of it it as I don't have the email, nor nintendo transaction history.

So, I guess I'm a 100% idiot.

Just bought 2 new vouchers. Let me buy TotK, went to buy Pikmin again, and it still shows pre-ordered. So who knows. I'm either getting f'd, or I may make out for the better.

MrBean wrote:


Check your charge history. Should be there, no? Credit, debit orPayPal... I'd think you'd have record of payment.

KCPenguins wrote:
I wanted to enjoy that game. It seemed different, a rhythm game based in Hyrule. But I couldn't seem to get into the game. It was fun, but just wasn't doing it for me. Maybe I'll return to it sometime, give it another try.

On a different note, I think I read something about Cadence of Hyrule being the first time an Indie studio got to officially collaborate with Nintendo.

nonamesleft wrote:

It only took me around 20 minutes to realize that game isn't for me.



Is that not counting the crappy CD-i games, or Capcom's work with Minish Cap and Oracle Of Seasons/Ages?

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

20 minutes? That's pretty quick.

I was playing it 2P with a relative for a couple weeks, maybe even a few months, and I realized that I simply wasn't enjoying it and I didn't look forward to game time. Thankfully the other person was completely okay with moving on to another game.

The game wasn't bad. I just wasn't feeling it.

I miswrote. I think it was the first time an Indie studio got to collaborate with Nintendo (as you pointed out, Capcom did so. But they're not an Indie studio)

Gamestop has a trade in 2 for $50 towards Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, if ya got 2 game you want to dump worth $25 or less then worth it. 25% extra on this gen controller.

Which is your favorite Preorder Bonus for Zelda? I saw a spoon and fork set seem actually pretty slick being so different.

I don't understand. Any 2 games trade in for any system gets you $50 credit towards Zelda?

Is this the most bananas of any preorder bonus game ever? Seems like every two days there's a new wrinkle to it.

Groo wrote:
I like the spoon and fork. I think I would have actually pre-ordered it for those if it would have been with the US release of the game. And then I would have actually used the cutlery for food :D

I sincerely never care about bonuses haha. Right now, I just hope Gamestop doesn’t eff me over by canceling my preorder because I ordered it for the original $60 price the day they raised it to $70.

longhornsk57 wrote:

Have a select list of games they will take on trade to get the $50 towards Zelda, I was going to trade Mario and Sonic Switch and Last of Us 2 PS4.

https://www.gamestop.com/zelda-trade2-list

when I went to post you the link also saw 20% extra credit towards Zelda and couple other games

Try snagging a couple of used Last of Us Remastered for like $10 a piece on Offer Up or FB Marketplace. That's probably the cheapest way to go unless you have games you're already looking to unload.

SwiftJAB wrote:

nvm I see it now, ya this would work.

Man, Flicky is a great game. I remember playing it a bit as a kid but now that it's on NSO via Genesis, I can't put it down. Save states between stages are necessary for me, but it can still get pretty challenging. Super fun. I'd love more games like this.

So, F these damn hackers/leaders. First of all, it's annoying as hell that every major Nintendo release is leaked early. There are videos of TotK everywhere spoiling the entire game (some losers have already finished it). What's worse is that Nintendo has had to spend money and resources trying to take this stuff down as much as possible.

I don't pretend to know how this stuff works, but Nintendo is now going after the key code that is used for dumping roms onto the internet (I'm sure I am misleading that statement). The problem seems to be physical cartridges are easy to hack. And Nintendo is trying to stop this from happening in the future.

Anyway, I see one of two possible scenarios moving forward:

1- Nintendo starts releasing digital versions a few weeks before physical copies, so once the physical copies get to retailers the digital version is already available.

Or even worse...

2 - Nintendo completely abandons physical media

What pisses me off is that more than 99% of the people do this the right way. These selfish, entitled brats are running everything for everybody else. Hackers ruining almost every online game that was ever worth playing, and now they're ruining every damn game out there.

I've literally seen no spoilers for it. You must be going out of your way to ruin it for yourself or something

The spoilers are definitely concerning, but they can be ignored at the expense of avoiding certain sites for a couple of weeks. Honestly my opinion is they should just let it go. My guess is most people hacking it are those who either are going to buy it anyways or those who wouldn't buy it anyways. I understand the business thought behind it, but the majority of what N releases is solid and the general population will buy a good product. The number of sales lost to those pirating that would've otherwise bought it is small imo. Must be extremely infuriating (disappointing in Japanese culture) though to have something you work on for 6-7 years get out there for free 2 weeks before launch.

@bonham2 I hear you. It's often a tiny percentage that ruins things for everyone else.

I haven't seen any spoiler either tbh, but I don't take part in a ton of gaming discourse on the internet.

Let’s be real here, with the convoluted Zelda storyline(s) are they really spoiling much outside of gameplay mechanics and ppl who show up? I mean it’s not like the mainstream Zelda characters aren’t gonna show up at some point in a Zelda game. I think ppl just need to stop being so butt hurt and idk, stop reading social media until they play the game themselves for once? 🤷‍♂️ Crazed idea I know.

Kommie wrote:

For the record, I don't really care about spoilers or other people "leaking" information. I just ignore those videos. My bigger concern is how these people are pissing off Nintendo, and how that will unfortunately hurt the general gaming public in the long run. I have no doubt that these leaks and hacks will not affect sales at all. They are still going to sell millions of copies...probably 10s of millions. But...

Nintendo has already gone after and shut down THOUSANDS of live game streams on Twitch, Twitter, and even Tik Tok. They are pissed, and like I said, they are taking steps to ensure this does not happen again the future. I can very easily see them doing one of the two things I mentioned before to avoid this hacking BS.

Anyone streaming it/uploading videos is a complete moron. Exactly why would you think that's a good idea?

Now that TOTK is out, any other major releases with known release dates?

Would seem like maybe a direct will be coming I'm the next 30 days or so to go over the 2nd half of the years releases

Metroid. Prime. 4. Dammit Ninty, just do this for me.

mcorrado wrote:

I guess they don’t plan to do a June Direct this year. There’s really not a ton on the docket.

Pikmin 4 is the next big one I think, July 31.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

Wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if this becomes a launch title for whatever the next Nintendo console is, or even later than that.

mcorrado wrote:


Pikmin 4 in July is confirmed. Wouldn't be shocked for Mario Baseball in June, but it's only rumors at this point.

TalonJedi87 wrote:
Wario. Land. Switch. Ninty, just do this for me.

theJaw wrote:

At this rate, you’re probably right. I’d happily accept MP4 as a launch title for a Switch 2 though. Especially if they can make it run at a smooth 60fps.