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3 votes
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The story of Tetris
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Kunai | Release trailer
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Nintendo was permanently banning users who buy fraudulent Switch game codes, but will now allow a second chance if they show proof of refunding
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Dad builds custom Xbox adaptive controller so daughter can play Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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The polygons of Another World: Super Nintendo
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Inside TASBot’s semi-secret, probably legal effort to control the Nintendo Switch
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Pokémon Direct - January 9, 2020
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Frappe Snowland: The history of Mario Kart 64's most broken track
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The lie that helped build Nintendo
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Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase - December 10, 2019
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Alien Isolation Switch review: Image quality is better than PS4
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Super Mario Maker 2 - A Legendary Update, coming Dec 5
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Nintendo's Corey Olcsvary plays a selection of user-generated Super Mario Maker 2 levels and offers his thoughts on their designs
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Pokémon Sword/Shield: Graphics analysis and comparison
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Pokémon Sword & Shield sound settings have to be unlocked by a key item obtainable from an optional NPC
@thatdude433: also something that was totally baffling to me was that the sound control settings were locked behind a key item. This key item is obtained from a random totally optional NPC. So if you want sound control, find this guy in Motostoke. #SWSHLeak
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The best game controller buttons of all time
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Six ways Mario Kart Tour triggers you into gambling your money
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How a horrible goose topped the gaming chart
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Zelda: Link's Awakening tech analysis: A simply stunning Switch remake
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AI: The Somnium Files | Release trailer
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Nintendo Switch - A closer look at the Ring-Con, Leg Strap, and Ring Fit Adventure, coming October 18th
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Astral Chain discussion thread
Let's talk about recently released Neon Genesis Evangelion Astral Chain game. Developed by Platinum this Nintendo Switch exclusive had been a highlight for recent Nintendo Directs and gotten...
Let's talk about recently released
Neon Genesis EvangelionAstral Chain game. Developed by Platinum this Nintendo Switch exclusive had been a highlight for recent Nintendo Directs and gotten favorable reviews by critics and by the public.Have you played it?
How do like it?
What do you think about the Legion gameplay?Let's dive into it and try keeping spoilersto a minimum!
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How scrolling textures gave Super Mario Galaxy 2 its charm
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Nintendo Direct - September 4, 2019
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First look at a new Wii Fit-like "exercise ring" for Nintendo Switch, more info coming September 12
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Mario Kart Tour (iOS, Android)
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How Link's climbing animation works in Breath of the Wild
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Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase - August 19, 2019
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The new Nintendo Switch review: The updated Tegra X1 tested in depth
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SNES emulator bsnes now supports a new method of overclocking that removes slowdown without any framerate or pitch distortion
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Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo team up to force loot box odds disclosures
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The world of Wii Sports speedrunners: A duel to become the fastest motion-control golfer
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Smash Bros Ultimate has set the record for the highest peak viewership in EVO history for any game, at over 279,000 viewers
@slasher: Smash Bros Ultimate has set the record for the highest peak viewership in EVO history for any game at over 279,000 Smash 4 lyfe #EVO19
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Digital Foundry Direct Retro - Nintendo's Famicom Disk System, a 1986 Japan-only mass-storage upgrade for the console
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1993’s Doom requires a Bethesda account to play on Switch, quickly becomes an internet joke
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Internal Nintendo memo instructs customer service to fix "Joy-Con drift" for free, even outside warranty period
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Automachef | Launch trailer
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The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con drift problem, explained
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Mario Maker 2 level sharing
Share codes for your own levels and the best levels you've played so far! I'm excited to see what we've put together, and I need some people to follow anyway :)
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New standard Switch model coming in August/September will improve battery life forty to eighty percent
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Turok Dinosaur Hunter - How an N64 classic evolved the console FPS
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Nintendo Switch Lite announced - $199 on September 20th
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Interesting fast-paced space-themed racing games on Switch
After our discussion about Tempest-like games, I looked at what else could at least scratch a similar fast-paced space-theme racing, with optional shooting itch on Switch. To kick off the...
After our discussion about Tempest-like games, I looked at what else could at least scratch a similar fast-paced space-theme racing, with optional shooting itch on Switch.
To kick off the discussion, these are the games I already tried that I kinda like. I‘ll update this list, once people suggest other entries. I realise it’s a bit of a mish-mash, but it’s more about the feel than a specific genre.
Fast RMX is a very fast-paced pod-racer, with a similar feel to Wipeout, if you take away the weapons, and add a boost mechanic where you need to switch your booster’s code with the speed lane. I prefer playing it with motion/gyro controls, which admittedly makes it harder to play, but with that actually feels a lot more like you’re travelling at massive speed where every unintentional jerk of the steering wheel can cause you to wipe out.
Velocity 2X is a very successful mix of a vertical shooter where time matters with added platforming levels in between. Boosting for speed and warping/teleporting to solve puzzles is a huge part of the game.
The Next Penelope is a top-down 2D (pod?) racing game with weapons, where the acceleration happens automatically, but is influenced by boost, boost markers on the track and bumping into stuff. I haven’t played it for a long time yet, but once you learn the controls it seems to be a very good game.
VSR is a pure zero-gravity, zero-friction 3D space racer. Which makes mastering the controls very hard for anyone who is not used to it. To be honest, I haven’t mastered them yet either, but haven’t given up, as I really liked RPGs and shooters with such a mechanic. It just gives a specific type of zennish “in the zone” feeling, once you get into it.
Fast RMX
price:20 €14 € until 2019-07-25
reviews: 81 % on MetaCritic
length: 3½ h main game (57 h completionist) on HowLongToBeartVelocity 2X
price:20 €8 € until 2019-07-18
reviews: 87 % on MetaCritic
length: 5 h main game (26 h completionist) on HowLongToBeatThe Next Penelope: Race to Odysseus
price:13 €2 € until 2019-07-11
reviews: 79 % on MetaCritic
length: 2½ h main game (5½ h completionist) on HowLongToBeatVSR: Void Space Racing
price: 5 €
reviews: 66 % on MetaCritic
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Buy Nintendo Switch now or wait for new release?
I'm in no rush to buy but I am considering getting a Switch. From my brief bit of duckduckgo-ing, it appears that a new Switch is on the horizon, either a newer version (Switch 2) or a mini-Switch...
I'm in no rush to buy but I am considering getting a Switch. From my brief bit of duckduckgo-ing, it appears that a new Switch is on the horizon, either a newer version (Switch 2) or a mini-Switch and the current release may drop in price.
Any thoughts? What would you do at this point? Most of the shops around here that sell them are out of stock anyway so unless I was to buy online, it's not necessarily an option.
Thanks all!
Update: I bought a Switch. With Mario Kart and Zelda. It's brilliant!
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Pokémon Sword and Shield - Four new pokemon, Gigantamaxing, and more
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Three years and 2600 hours later, 'Mario Maker' player still can't beat his own level
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Looking for game recommendations to tickle my Tempest itch
For those who do not know it, Tempest is a classic arcade vector-based game, and I urge you to check it out. It is highly addictive and nowadays should fall well within the fast-paced retro...
For those who do not know it, Tempest is a classic arcade vector-based game, and I urge you to check it out. It is highly addictive and nowadays should fall well within the fast-paced retro fashion.
The problem is that for quite some years, I had nothing to scratch that itch. The last proper Tempest-like game that I played was Typhoon 2001 on Linux, which was a free/gratis clone of Tempest 2000.
Now it seems that in 2018 Tempest 4000 came out, but only for PC (a.k.a. Windows), PlayStation 4 and XBox One. As a Linux and Nintendo Switch gamer, that doesn’t help me one bit.
There are two FOSS versions: Arashi, which works only on old Macs, and Arashi-js, which is a JavaScript re-implementation of the former. Unfortunately, none of the two seem to work on my laptop.
So, here I am, itching for that Tempest fix, yet without a clue how to get something on either Switch on Linux (apart from perhaps Typhoon if it still works). Any suggestions would be more then welcome.
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How does Shantae ½ Genie Hero: Officer Mode compare to Mighty Switch Force
Has anyone here played both Shantae ½ Genie Hero in its Officer costume and Mighty Switch Force of any classical version? If so, I would love to hear how the two compare. I have the former and and...
Has anyone here played both Shantae ½ Genie Hero in its Officer costume and Mighty Switch Force of any classical version?
If so, I would love to hear how the two compare. I have the former and and trying to figure out if I want to later order the latter’s recently announced collection.
I adored Shantae’s main game, but left the DLC/costume modes for a later time, which might be coming ;)
(… but first, finishing Velocity 2X and Wonderboy 3)
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Can someone explain the hype around Super Mario Maker 2?
I don't understand what makes the game appealing. It looks like it takes forever to make a level, and why would I want to play levels from random people on the internet? I like games that you...
I don't understand what makes the game appealing. It looks like it takes forever to make a level, and why would I want to play levels from random people on the internet?
I like games that you build stuff like KSP but just wondering what the appeal of SMM2 is.
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