doner24 | 1,196 Moderator · Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 57 minutes ago, Kguillemette said: Starting a new 16 bit adventure. Lufia 2 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,445 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Here's a good strategy for winning the Coin Runners Battle Game in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mega_Man_52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoiFc66giqC/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 675 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I'm working my way through Gremlins 2: The New Batch as part of the backlog challenge. The game starts off easy enough but some of the later stages have seem to have some aggravatingly cheap elements that are taking time to learn. At least the game offers unlimited continues and a password system but it doesn't make the cheesy parts themselves any less annoying. In the meantime, I couldn't resist picking up the Metroid Prime Remaster and started my first return to the game since probably 2006. Reliving one of the greatest games ever made with fresh eyes has been wonderful so far. The level of attention Retro Studios gave to this remaster is just humbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Webhead123 said: At least the game offers unlimited continues and a password system but it doesn't make the cheesy parts themselves any less annoying. Quite the opposite, I think continuing on this game can seriously catch you in a state that's hard to recover from because you lose the ability to rely on upgrades in the store. It makes practicing the later stages incredibly hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 985 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 About to start king of cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 675 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sumez said: Quite the opposite, I think continuing on this game can seriously catch you in a state that's hard to recover from because you lose the ability to rely on upgrades in the store. It makes practicing the later stages incredibly hard! There's some truth there and I've begun getting into the habit of starting all the way over when I feel myself getting caught in a "Gradius loop". It's frustrating because I think the game has some excellent qualities. Not surprising, being a Sunsoft game, but the graphics, music and controls are mostly excellent. It just feels like they designed a few spots to be artificially cheap to keep players from beating it right away. Edited February 14, 2023 by Webhead123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,099 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Saw that Goldeneye was on game pass so playing through it. Omg so much better with updated controls and no damn c buttons lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 585 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Playing Loop Hero on Switch and it has me completely hypnotized. Enough typing, I gotta get back to looping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,544 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I got the hacked mini up and running. Im playing some NES I haven't played for well over a decade. Feels so good on a proper feeling controller compared the switch joy cons or pro controller. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 985 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 So it turns out that my favourite Snes game, DKC2 has never been 100% (or 102%). Trying to find everything is so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,099 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Metroid Prime Remastered. The physical version came out today. It was surprisingly hard to find for whatever reason. GameStop just happened to have a couple extra copies. None at Best Buy or Target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,533 Editorials Team · Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, a3quit4s said: Metroid Prime Remastered. The physical version came out today. It was surprisingly hard to find for whatever reason. GameStop just happened to have a couple extra copies. None at Best Buy or Target. FOMO rising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,099 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: FOMO rising GameStop guy mentioned it was because Nintendo announced it like 2 weeks before it came out so maybe that screwed something up. Or FOMO lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: FOMO rising Exactly what Nintendo wants. A small company like LRG has in essence done away with FOMO, and yet here, arguably the most powerful and rich video game company in history purposely ensures production never meets demand. Nintendo has in many ways, always been a shitty company. The Shady Side Of Nintendo https://www.svg.com/252281/the-shady-side-of-nintendo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Well, for the past ~4 hours or so, I was playing Pass The Kidney Stone! The fact that I'm coherent and able to communicate again means I won! I'll spare everyone and forego posting photos of the trophy I got for my achievement! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 52 minutes ago, darkchylde28 said: Well, for the past ~4 hours or so, I was playing Pass The Kidney Stone! The fact that I'm coherent and able to communicate again means I won! I'll spare everyone and forego posting photos of the trophy I got for my achievement! Glad you're feeling better! And, congrats on the win! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 minute ago, avatar! said: Glad you're feeling better! And, congrats on the win! Thanks! I've got an inherited genetic predisposition for them, so I've gotten fairly used to them popping up now and again. However, this one really whipped my butt like no other since the very first one I had. Just glad to be out the other side in good shape beyond being a bit sore and weak. Ended up having to sit my daughter down and explain how everything worked, as I think I scared her when she was coming to get me a pillow and I jumped up and ran off to pass it right when she showed up to help. Fingers crossed she got her mother's kidneys, as I don't know how I'll deal with the guilt if she ends up with these things like I have and my dad before me did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 hours ago, avatar! said: A small company like LRG has in essence done away with FOMO LRG's entire business model is dependent on FOMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 13 hours ago, a3quit4s said: Metroid Prime Remastered. The physical version came out today. It was surprisingly hard to find for whatever reason. GameStop just happened to have a couple extra copies. None at Best Buy or Target. Obviously we don't know the numbers, but I wouldn't sweat about getting a copy. I think we will see more coming in the future and eventually a trilogy release. Plus, I guarantee a full 50% of these will be bought by speculators and readily available on the secondhand market down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,099 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 30 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: Obviously we don't know the numbers, but I wouldn't sweat about getting a copy. I think we will see more coming in the future and eventually a trilogy release. Plus, I guarantee a full 50% of these will be bought by speculators and readily available on the secondhand market down the road. Oh yeah it’ll be a Super Mario 3D all stars or tiny troopers. I just wanted to find one because I have fuck all to do at work right now so I need a distraction during the day lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Oh yeah it’ll be a Super Mario 3D all stars or tiny troopers. I just wanted to find one because I have fuck all to do at work right now so I need a distraction during the day lol I have been seriously tempted to buy it since Metroid Prime is one of my all-time favorite games (top ten for sure), but I'm playing The Witcher 3 and Final Fantasy X and need to focus my energies. Must be disciplined! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Sumez said: LRG's entire business model is dependent on FOMO But there is no fear of missing out when it's an open pre-order period, typically about one month, and you can order as many copies as you want. Contrast that with Nintendo's limited editions, which are sold-out months before a release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,318 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I downloaded this from the Nintendo eshop for $2 and am working my way through it. This clip is from the first levels - things ramp up with more elements and complexities as you go along. Nothing super hard so far but they do make you think and restart as you go down blind alleys. I prefer physical releases but for $2 I can live with it for a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 hours ago, avatar! said: But there is no fear of missing out when it's an open pre-order period, typically about one month, and you can order as many copies as you want You'll be missing out if you *don't* preorder them though! Even though it's an open preorder, they still only print that number of copies, so it's buy it there or take the chance with marked up second hand prices. It's very much a fomo model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,533 Editorials Team · Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 You're both right. I no longer have to try and camp out at my computer at 8AM on release days, knowing I might not get a copy. Instead it's replaced with the countdown of the preorder end, where I have to make a decision. "Should I get Moonrider and Steel Assault with Powerslave? Is it worth dropping $70 on games that take 3 hours to beat? Will I regret it? Or will I regret not adding them to the collection?" I still haven't decided by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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