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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 16, 2023 9:53:10 GMT -5
So, one of my favorite Twitch streamers I like to watch is LordBBH ( YouTube channel). He's basically an expert on arcade games, and has gotten 1CCs in almost 600 different games on stream (if he hasn't already passed that). Anyway, he recently started a new series called "Push to Reject" in which he highlights obscure, less talked about arcade games, discussing them and showing some gameplay. As part of the series, he's covered a few early Nintendo arcade games, including Sheriff, Helifire, and of course, Radar Scope. I thought it was interesting, so I wanted to share them. (Mild language warning.)
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 14, 2023 14:23:17 GMT -5
Interestingly, Nintendo has a short developer interview with some of the original staff. It doesn't reveal anything surprising, although it's interesting that Yasuyuki Honne says he really wanted to remake them from the ground up.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 14, 2023 11:24:41 GMT -5
So, I wouldn’t say there were any huge megaton announcements this time, but there were still some fun surprises. And Mario. Lots of Mario.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Nice to see a new Mario vs. Donkey Kong that takes its inspiration from Donkey Kong ‘94. Is this being developed by NST? I’m somewhat interested. EDIT: Ah, this is a remake of the GBA game. I never played that one.
Another Code: Recollection I never played Trace Memory, but I always heard good things about it. Not sure if I’m interested in these, but it’s cool to see Nintendo bring back more obscure stuff. And unlike the Famicom Detective Club remakes, these are in full 3D. (Not that I have issues with 2D, obviously. The FDC remakes looked quite nice. It’s just interesting that they put the effort into remaking these in 3D.)
Princess Peach: Showtime! This looks really cute. It does seem like a minigame collection, but I like all of her different outfits. It’s nice to see Peach as more of a heroine lately.
SaGa Emerald Beyond Was definitely not expecting a new SaGa announcement in a Direct. Gameplay-wise, it seems most similar to Scarlet Grace – Ambitions. From what I’ve seen so far, SaGa fans are quite excited for this.
The SaGa series is on sale right now on the eShop. I know Baten Kaitos HD is out today, and Nayuta is next week, but since I’ll likely get each of those digitally, there’s less incentive for me to get them at launch. I'm still undecided, but I may wait for a sale. (Bandai Namco and NISA have sales fairly regularly.) In the mean time, I’m considering a SaGa game.
Contra: Operation Galuga A new Contra, and it’s developed by WayForward?! Heck yeah, I’m in! This is considered a “re-imagining” of the original game, which is kind of what Contra 4 was. So basically, this is “Contra 4-2.” (If it had online multiplayer, it’d be perfect.) After the disaster of Contra: Rogue Corps, I think it’s fair to say that WayForward understands Contra far better than Nobuya Nakazato.
Unicorn Overlord As soon as I saw this, I recognized Vanillaware’s art style. Don’t know if I’ll play this, but it looks gorgeous, and I like the character designs.
Noah and Mio amiibo Coming January 19, which I admit, is sooner than I expected. We also now know what they do: they unlock more costumes. Noah and Mio will get Consul N and M skins (this has long been requested by fans), and all six characters can take their jackets off. This isn’t super substantial (they'll likely be unlockable without the amiibo), and I don’t know if I’ll get the amiibo, but I do kinda want them anyway.
F-Zero 99 I was going to predict an F-Zero reveal one last time due to it being rumored earlier this year, but it was spoiled by the leak. But finally, F-Zero is back! It might not be exactly what I would’ve hoped for, but an F-Zero 99 was definitely something I would’ve wanted to see as part of the, uh, “99” series(?). I think it’ll lend itself well to this, and I’m looking forward to trying it! It’s strange that only the original four vehicles are available for a 99-payer battle royale game, but I guess it makes sense considering this is based on the original F-Zero. (Maybe they’ll add others later?)
Overall, there was quite a lot of Mario in this Direct, just as there was in the June Direct. Yeah, it makes sense because of the movie and all, but I am feeling a little bit of Mario fatigue already. (And all these games aren’t even out yet.) But there was also some representation for more obscure series’, too. I’m definitely not disappointed. I’ll grade the Direct a solid B.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 13, 2023 9:17:32 GMT -5
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 11, 2023 8:58:30 GMT -5
I think it's cool that Gimmick finally got an official re-release, but I think the game would be too hard for me.
I like that Sunsoft has formally re-entered the game industry, though. I wonder if they'll do their own new Blaster Master games now that Inti Creates is probably done with the Blaster Master Zero series. (Interestingly, Sunsoft's English localization and PR guy, Matt Papa, used to work at Inti Creates.)
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 11, 2023 8:51:07 GMT -5
In general, when I buy a next generation system, I move on to it, and I don't go back to the older systems much except when I specifically want to play a certain game.
My Wii U has pretty much been my "Breath of the Wild" console since the Switch came out.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 11, 2023 8:46:23 GMT -5
It's unfortunate that ACA stopped releasing Nintendo games, and never added things like Arm Wrestling or Radar Scope.
Even if Hamster did add earlier games, though, they probably wouldn't have included something like Monkey Magic. I assume that it probably used a knob controller, and Hamster shies away from games that don't use a standard joystick and buttons. (Although, they did release Pole Position over the summer.)
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 11, 2023 8:39:04 GMT -5
Single videos with the full soundtrack are good if I want to hear the whole soundtrack of a game, and as you say, it can be time-stamped for finding individual tracks.
However, I think I prefer single track videos because I usually search for individual tracks, and it's easier to find those when they are their own video.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 7, 2023 10:19:43 GMT -5
So, here's the video message from Shigeru Miyamoto and Charles Martinet.
It doesn't shed any new light on why they're changing voice actors, and the role of "Mario Ambassador" isn't really any different than what he already does.
So, yeah, still a curious situation.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 6, 2023 8:56:13 GMT -5
Nintendo has released Joy Mech Fight and Kirby's Star Stacker on NSO. This is the first time they've been officially released outside Japan.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 6, 2023 8:51:35 GMT -5
So, in a Famitsu interview, Eiji Aonuma seems to confirm that there are actually no plans for DLC. ( Source) Surprising. I guess that means no Master Mode (which was only available with the DLC for Breath of the Wild).
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 3, 2023 10:50:21 GMT -5
So, I guess that means there were no alterations made to the Japanese script since it still includes the Japanese dub, and I haven't heard anything about it being rerecorded. They must've only changed the English script. Interesting.
Now I wonder what's been changed. I'm sure fans will scrutinize it once it's out.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 3, 2023 8:50:31 GMT -5
Nintendo Everything has an article where the producer of the remasters, Koji Nakajima, has explained why they left out the English dub for this new release. So, the English dub no longer matches certain expressions. I'm not sure I understand what he's saying here. By "expressions", does he mean facial expressions, verbal expressions, or something else? It's not a deal breaker for me, personally, but I've seen a lot of people who are upset enough about the omission that they refuse to buy the game.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 1, 2023 14:41:13 GMT -5
Nintendo Live is happening this weekend. You can see Nintendo's own live streams, coverage, and events at the official site.
EDIT: Here's a live gameplay demo of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Aug 31, 2023 15:11:59 GMT -5
Eurogamer has a good interview with producer Takashi Tezuka and director Shiro Mouri. Basically, they wanted to modernize the sense of mystery felt when players discovered secrets (like warp pipes) in the old games. One funny anecdote is that Mouri wanted to add Daisy to the game because he has two daughters, and they would fight over who got to play as Peach. So this would settle those fights in his own household.
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