VideoGame_Discussion

bonham2 wrote:


Unacceptable is a bit much imo. It has issues, but it's a demo with no patch. Emulation on the NES Classic was deemed "unacceptable", yet I was able to no death run it as easily as an OG NES. I found the demo ok, should be fine with patches. Bloodstained was much worse and that turned out great.

Have you compared it to other systems? I mean, it's definitely playable, but there is absolutely no reason for it to be performing so poorly. If the Switch can handle Tears of the Kingdom, it can handle an average looking 2D run and gun. I mean, hell, Contra 3 on SNES ran better than this. I hope it gets patched and fixed before release, but right now, it is unacceptable.

Not surprised coming from the Konami in name only we have today .

TalonJedi87 wrote:
F-Zero! Wow. that bring me back to the Gamecube one. North America got another game for the GBA in 2004, Japan got another one for the GBA, and I believe that was it.

I wonder if they'd revive it though, when Mario Kart is their bread and butter racing game.

They likely will keep F-Zero as a Tetris 99 style free to play online game I think for a long time. I did hear though on Did You Know Gaming YT channel that the creator of F-Zero is interested in making a true sequel but no development team he feels is ready to take on the challenge yet. Ah well. One day. Until then a boy can dream!

justin_credible wrote:


Way Forward is the dev, same company that did Contra 4 on the DS.

TalonJedi87 wrote:


The last I heard about F-Zero 99 was that it was getting more and more difficult to even get a full 99 players. It seems of the retro games that went the free-to-play battle royal route (F-Zero, Bomberman, Pac-man Tetris, etc.) only Tetris has the playerbase to last. Unfortunately Nintendo might view that as nobody wants a new F-Zero. For me personally I never was a fan of F-Zero on SNES, so I was not interested from the start when they announced F-Zero 99 and I saw that was the version they were basing it on. The N64 or GameCube versions would've been the way to go, imo.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:


This is such a great game. Easily one of my favorites this era.

Mario 35 was super active until the very end, I wish they still had that

It’s unfathomable why they got rid of Mario 35.

theJaw wrote:

It's simple, and one word.

Nintendo.

Super Mario Bros. turns 40 next year, maybe they revisit it?

I wish they would, that was the only one of these online things I actually liked

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
Super Mario Bros. 35 +5? I'd play it again!

Trust the Fungus showed up!

Ugh, to open or leave sealed.

MrBean wrote:

Still FRIGGIN waiting.

I’m opening mine up, I can’t wait to read the earlier version of the script. I know it’s available online but I love binding, can’t help it.

I don’t feel like this sort of thing is ever going to become a “collector’s item” - at least more than it already is. I think anyone who would ever want it probably pre-ordered this set haha.

Is the packaging nice?

@theJaw

yah, it's surprisingly heavy!

trying to find a place to even put it, I'm out of room. i'm torn on opening, my gut says keep it sealed and be a lameass.

Edit: son of a dog. While moving it, tore the plastic. Welp, guess I'm opening it!

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@MrBean gosh darn that’s beautiful. Love me a good box set. That “The Scripts” box has me frothing at the mouth.

There’s also a 1-of-1 film cel from the movie in there somewhere, if I’m not mistaken. Open it up!

A cool strategy game is finally out on the switch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeeEEdbtcuk

I supported this on Kickstarter about six years ago! I've just played the first two levels and am very happy with it so far.

Princess Peach has a demo out now, and here's the overview trailer:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rp4CGMbKQwU&ab_chann...

Demo lets you play sword fighter and patisserie Peach levels. They both went by pretty quick, but it looks like there will be multiple stages for each transformation.

Anyone getting Unicorn Overlord today?

Waiting on mine to come in from Amazon.

Yep, Amazon says it's arriving today. Already put my full 5 hours on the demo. I'm ready to go! It'll be hectic trying to juggle it and FFVIIr

Just got my Unicorn Overlord CE in the mail. It's another one of those huge boxes. I really need to stop buying them, because I'm literally running out of space for this stuff. About to start it now.

@MrBean great, now I’m conflicted on whether to open it or not. These have to just be FOMO prices folks are hoping to get and don’t reflect the actual demand for it yah? haha

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theJaw wrote:

Haha, damn! Haven't looked.... Ugh. I didn't fully open my yet but the plastic is ripped. I wonder if they'd replace, doubt they have any on hand even for replacements.

@MrBean yah, got mine today, and the plastic on the open side of the box is also ripped in like 3 places. I mean, it’s obvious that it’s still “sealed,” as in brand new/not opened, but still a bit rough. And awfully tempting to just tear it off haha

incubus421 wrote:

Tell me about it. And I'm still only half way through Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth. And still have to wrap up Star Ocean 2 Second Story R, as well as getting Persona 5 Tactica on sale.

Played the demo for the new Peach game. Easy pass. Kirby meets barbie. It has its place just not in my collection.

Prince of Persia demo was decent, but it started off with what I'm assuming was a glitch. In the first screen the character floated around left and right, couldn't do anything else.

I will for certain watch a sequel!

Had a pretty funny dream last night about the Switch's successor early this morning and wanted to jot it down before I forget most of it. My awake thoughts in (parentheses):

My family is sitting in the living room watching the TV which is awaiting a Nintendo Direct. With no fanfare, a standard looking console fades in from black. It looks a bit like a slightly smaller N64 only two tone, a thin light gray stripe on the bottom and a darker, charcoal color on the top 3/4. A controller then lifts out of the top (hilariously) revealing an N64 shaped controller. It is more streamlined however. You can easily access all the sticks and buttons without repositioning your hands, and it has all the ammenities of a modern controller. (I never question why the middle "wing/handle" is present lol) In the middle where the "Nintendo" logo was a screen turns on. It is irregularly shaped, conforming to the shape of the controller. Then from the back of the controller a second screen folds up revealing a reverse DS-like system where the screens are (stupidly) on the outside. There is a camera on the backside of this screen allowing for augmented reality. Bright modern HD graphics play on both screens. The bottom screen is a touch screen. (You are now able to play virtually every Nintendo game made on one system) The controller is the new Switch, and the console is a charging dock that wirelessly boosts the new Switch's performance from anywhere. I wonder if it is based on a cell signal? (5G, a feature of the new Nintendo Online! I wonder if Nintendo just made the world's most impractical cell phone?)

The screen zooms in to the major controller screen until the two become one. Xbox logo and sound appears. A trailer plays for a Forza motorsports game. It looks realistic with dirt flying everywhere. Then a war game. Boots are marching in a convoy. It peels back to reveal the convoy is of Halo soldiers and vehicles. A "Halo Legions" (or regions?) title fades in. Is this an MMO? A new Call of Duty trailer. Another trailer about monsters scares one of my sons who leaves the room. (DOOM or Duke Nuke Em maybe? Wasn't sure, I think I awoke momentarily)

Next the Squaresoft logo. "Fantasy Life" comes on the screen in the Final Fantasy text. It shows gameplay of an ultra customizable, online playground of gaming. The graphics are 2d (PS1 2d quality). The customization of the character leads to 1000's of options including numerous different lifeforms. You can save dozens of your creations to choose at any time.
It then shows a few of the online games you can play including an RPG. This is one of those games where you go to a small world to interact of others online, and then after forming a party you select a game by going to a room that starts whatever game you choose like the said RPG.

(I think I'm starting to wake up now) A Playstation logo appears. I realize the age of exclusivity is over, and that is this generations biggest advancement. I don't really pay much attention to the remaining trailers, but I know there are some games associated with Playstation in there. (I'm waking up now, in and out of sleep). The system's name appears. "NEXT" The "E" and "T" fade out, and the N and X come together revealing the new system logo. It's a crisp gold "NX" encirled in a rounded off square with a black background. (Think the Rare logo without the colored background and more clean, simple, like THX.) The direct is over. There were no Nintendo games. I briefly ponder if Nintendo abandoned software development before waking up. (A partner's showcase where they revealed they are now partners with Sony alongside Microsoft while announcing a new system.)


Keep in mind this was a dream, not a prediction. Pretty funny stuff. I like how it involved some rumors from the past, yet out of no where N64 design inspiration out of all systems. LOL

~$25 First party game for new customers at QVC. Details below.

https://m.gametz.com/Hot_Deals/mar10-qvc-25-1st-pa...

Is anyone getting SW Battlefront Collection for Switch? I wanna get it so I can play docked and handheld but there’s no crossplay so I’m wondering how big the user base will be for the Switch version.

I plan on it, but probably later on sale. Will check reviews on Friday.

Oh yah, definitely waiting for a sale. Don’t have the bones to throw down on it right now.

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Did yours by chance arrive damaged and smashed? For some reason Amazon thought it a good idea to ship these heavy, delicate CEs in a bubble mailer. Mine wasn't terrible, but smashed enough that I complained and had them send me another. They assured me they would do better and send it in a box. Lo and behold the second one arrived in a bubble mailer as well and was even more smashed than the first copy. So, I contacted Amazon again, and instead of giving it a third try, they offered to let me send one back, keep the other, and give me a full refund. I can live with that!

I've gotten to the point that if a game or 4k collection is important and or fragile enough. I order 3 copies at a time and return the other 2. I don't do this often, but if I'm frustrated enough I do.

ErickRPG wrote:

I just don't order anything fragile or expensive from Amazon. Last things I bought there were a tub of plastic dinosaurs, some labels, a manga, a detached finger, and switch game.

My CE was also sent in a bubble mailer, but just a little minor corner damage to the outer sleeve.

benstylus wrote:
We won't talk about the elephant in the room... the Switch game obviously... 😂

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Lucky for you, aside from the slightly damaged corners, which I can usually overlook, there was a small tear starting in the heavy duty outer box itself, the box the cards came in had a tab completely ripped off, and was smashed in hard enough of a way that the little bag containing dice had left indents on several of the cards. It was also smashed hard enough that the grooves of the Switch case were cutting into the games' coverart.

I also thought it was strange that the game itself was not shrink wrapped in both copies that were sent to me. Were they opened just to slap the code insert into the case?

nonamesleft wrote:

Don't worry it was a cheap one. Just needed it to hit the free shipping threshold because prime is for suckers.

benstylus wrote:
And the detached finger?

incubus421 wrote:

My game also wasn't shrink wrapped, and I saw others mention it on reddit. So I guess that applies to all the CEs. I don't see any issue with it since the CE itself was sealed. So collectors can still leave it unopened. I've also heard about that happening to others regarding the card game.

incubus421 wrote:
This is why (or one of the reasons why) I quit Amazon. Going on a year sober. Rather than do it right… they’re just like #shrug keep it and shut up.

nonamesleft wrote:

Oh that was for the perfectly normal everyday things you would use a detached finger for.

benstylus wrote:
Oh yeah, silly me... Should have known.

Bill even got a little $ for it.


I didn't get it to practice Nails, I got it because it's just realistic enough to be convincing at a glance.

Right now it is at work in a cup of dry erase markers.

Hopefully the cleaning lady doesn't clean those

loztdogs wrote:

As the lowly peasant in this relationship, I will take the small victory.....even though Amazon isn't even aware of the battle we waged.

I have over 30 hours into Unicorn Overlord so far. (Including the 8 hours I put in the demo.) I won a level 25 battle yesterday with most of my units level 20 or less, and that let me go to the northern snowy area. I've mostly finished Cornia and Drakenhold, and have done some battles in the elf land as well. I recently started messing with the gambit system for the first time and it's fun setting it up to get units to do what you want. For instance, one of the elves has an attack that can summon a fairy, which can affect another skill she uses. So I set up so that she always does the former first, which summons the fairy as long as her health is full. Probably going to be one of my favorite strategy games, based on how much I've been enjoying it.

I'm also considering getting Kingdom Come Deliverance tomorrow. I'm always down for a big open world RPG. Might wait for a sale though.

I don't know if anyone else has been following this, but with the Wii U online servers going offline for good in about 3 weeks, a team of players have been working together to clear every last level in Super Mario Maker before that happens and the game becomes unplayable. As of 5 hours ago there is only one level left that remains unbeaten:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siz4oB4CGKo

Speaking of Wii U, just for old times sake a couple hours ago I went and played Mario Kart 8 online. There are just barely enough people still playing that I actually got in a few races with a full lobby.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:


Can you not upload levels anymore?

KCPenguins wrote:


They stopped allowing new levels in March 2021 (same day they killed off Super Mario 35 and stopped producing Super Mario 3D All-stars). After April 8 you won't be able to play any levels unless you download them now while the servers are still up.

Wasn't there a level that took the creater well over 1000 hours to upload it? Did that get beat?

KCPenguins wrote:


He spent 7 years trying to beat that level so he could finally upload it. Unfortunately by the time he beat it, it was around a year and a half after the game stopped allowing new uploads. The only version of that level that exists is in his personal save file. He did upload a dumbed down version of it with a dev exit just so other players would be able to play the level, but because of that dev exit, it has been cleared many times, idk if anyone besides him beat it the intended hard way.

So sad...

benstylus wrote:
Ha.

Does Arceous ever just open up? I just started playing it as my kid has been asking me to and it's the first Pokémon game I kind of enjoy. Only downside is all the dialogue and 'go here do this'. I think I'd really dig it if it was Pokémon BotW, where you were free to roam an overworld and challenge anything you come across. I've given a few Pokémon games a chance, this is the only one that's held my interest for more than a few minutes.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I don't understand. In the video, it's beaten.

nonamesleft wrote:


I assume that's a video of the person who uploaded it. You are required to beat it in order to upload it.

nonamesleft wrote:


@KCPenguins is right. That video was recorded (way back in 2017) by the guy who made the level and had to beat it himself before he could upload it for others to play. But the game doesn't count the uploader's clear beyond that, so it is still listed as being unbeaten in the game itself. So far around 1100 people have played this level, and there are over 92,000 failed attempts combined between them.

Just realized I still have $16 on my Nintendo account from a gift card. What are some recommendations for Switch games under that price point?

DBZ Kakarot Deluxe Edition is only $20 so I may drop the extra $4 for that, but wanna know if there's anything I shouldn't miss.

At evillecon, have an atgames legends flashback out which has Famicom Tetris built in. This guy has been playing it for about hour

Not a single game but playing over and over.

Anyone who has played it knows it is a terrible version of the game compared to pretty much every other console version. And yet he plays. And plays.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:


90,000 of those failed attempts are by 30 players... lol

KCPenguins wrote:
Ahhhhh, didn't know that. Now it makes sense to me. 'click' - the sound of the puzzle pieces falling into place :)

benstylus wrote:

Maybe he's punishing himself. Otherwise, I just don't get it.

citizen_zane wrote:

Right? The system also has Tetris Plus 2 which is by every measure a better game. Additionally we had Tetris Effect, Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 and 2, Nintendo Tetris for NES, Tetris The Grand Master, Tetris Battle Gaiden, Gameboy Tetris for Switch Online, and if he had brought a DS or 3DS we could have fired up a wireless game of Tetris DS with him!

But instead it was Famicom Tetris.

benstylus wrote:

Maybe he's played a lot of the other versions, but he's never seen the Famicom version?

I don't know much about Tetris, but I like to play different versions of games I enjoy, including the bad ones.

Guys I’m doing it, I’m really doing it. Finally played further than the second world of Super Mario Bros 2. Up to world 5!

After like… 30 years of only ever getting past the first Birdo fight before losing interest, I’m finally plowing through. I gotta say, the first levels of SMB2 does the game no justice. It gets so much better once you get past the second world. Loving the balanced difficulty that still makes me flip out, but also satisfies me when a level is complete.

Legit felt like a kid again discovering what SMB2 actually had in store after having played only a little bit of it since I legitimately WAS a kid. Mario always does it to me, I tell ya. When Wonder came out, I felt transported back to a simpler time, and now SMB2 is having the same effect.

Otaku100 wrote:


If you have played any other version of Tetris besides maybe the earliest computer versions, even just a few minutes of Famicom Tetris would be enough to make you want to play any of those other versions instead. He played for at least an hour and a half, right up until a few minutes before the Tetris tournament started. (He did not participate in the tournament.)

benstylus wrote:

Maybe he was just mesmerized by how bad it was?

What makes the Famicom version such a bad version anyway? Does it just have poor performance, does it mess up the basics, or is it something else?

It messes up the basics pretty badly.

https://youtu.be/KpMDXUKz3XI

theJaw wrote:

yay! gratz for that feeling.

benstylus wrote:

Wow the rights situation with Tetris back then sounds bizarre.

I think I get why the Famicom version is considered so bad now.

@Otaku100 give the movie Tetris a go. Real fun and more or less accurate to the real story save for some drama added in.

Hollywood can't help but Hollywood. Was particularly evident in Oppenheimer, which was a shame as the actual story didn't need it.