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N64/Megadrive Switch Online Expansion

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    #122
    Jafin
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭Jafin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118515977#Comment_118515977

    Why? All the games on the European app have the NTSC versions anyway. You'll only be playing the PAL versions if you want to play a game in a language other than English.



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    #123
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users Posts: 7,109 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118515977#Comment_118515977

    You don't have to. I thought NTSC was the default with PAL as an option.

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/11/22720625/nintendo-64-switch-pal-region-60hz-50hz-confirmed-ntsc




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    #124
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Fair enough, never got the upgrade because it was horrible value for money. 🙂



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    #125
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users Posts: 7,109 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118516749#Comment_118516749

    We had Switch family online for a year here. Can't see me getting it again. Prefer the traditional offline / one game / one cartridge / one release, zero patches, zero surveillance model ☺️ physical only games for me from Nintendo.


    Playing on Xbox, it can't even getting the current time without connecting to Microsoft !



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    #126
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    My online sub is due to expire soon and I doubt I'll renew. Cloud saves are nice, but I barely touched the NES/SNES app and the online, which I mainly got to enable remote multiplayer Mario Kart, doesn't get used enough to justify it.

    If the Expansion had been priced commensurate to N64 and Mega Drive games, without having the Animal Crossing DLC bolted on, I probably would've tried at least 1 month worth of the higher tier. As is, I doubt I'll bother with online at all. Amazing that the same company that did Satellaview in the early 90s is this bad at online gaming stuff in the 20s...



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    #127
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 11,009 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526486#Comment_118526486

    Not that I play much online (William-no-Mates) but I think the single bog standard Nintendo online is cheap enough, especially from cdkeys or wherever, if I was forced to pay the expansion price I wouldn't bother.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    #128
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Tbh it's not that the base offering is expensive, so much as I make almost no use of it. It's not awful but neither is it compelling.

    It'd be nice if cloud saves were decoupled from NSO and just part of the Switch platform, but I realise this is Nintendo and in a certain sense we're lucky they haven't found some way of charging players per eyeball used to view the display 😜



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    #129
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,267 ✭✭✭Red Silurian


    We have the expansion pass, less than €10 a year for the 8 of us is not expensive



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    #130
    WeleaseWoderick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭WeleaseWoderick


    Started playing Paper Mario on NSO over the weekend and really enjoying it. That and Majora's Mask are the two 1st party N64 games that I never played back in the day so will get my money's worth over the next couple of months.



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    #131
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,954 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Megadrive selection has been a pleasant surprise, wasn't expecting much since we seem to get another Megadrive compilation every other year but have been having a load of fun with Contra, Gunstar, Musha and SoR2. Contra especially has been a highlight, as the series passed me by a bit with its heyday being just a bit before my time.



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    #132
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users Posts: 7,109 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Looks like the emu is improving

    https://youtu.be/2_QWd1u2vhQ




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    #133
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,835 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118559184#Comment_118559184

    Ocarina plays great. Played it for the millionth time last week.



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    #134
    DeSelby83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    My subscription is up next week. Anyone know where the best place to get the subscription from? The expansion subscription is looking a bit better now with the MK dlc coming with it.



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    #135
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,267 ✭✭✭Red Silurian


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118608610#Comment_118608610

    Find 7 friends or family members who want it also and it's less than a tenner each



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    #136
    griffdaddy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭griffdaddy


    I've got 7 spots on the family expansion starting today if anyone is interested. Can take payment through revolut or PayPal. It's about 8.75 for the year. PM if interested. Thanks, Griff


    (Apologies if this isn't allowed Mods)



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    #137
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,835 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    When is Majoras Mask? Next week?



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    #138
    seandotcomm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭seandotcomm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118609720#Comment_118609720

    Pm'ed ya there



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    #139
    griffdaddy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭griffdaddy


    Hi all,


    These spots are gone now but 3 people pm'd after it was full so there's probably scope there for someone to set up another group. Might be an idea to set up a thread for it?



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    #140
    sok2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭sok2005


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118609725#Comment_118609725

    Also looking for an answer to this question. Can't wait to replay!



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    #141
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,610 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Damn, I have this on every format it was released on and have never more than scratched the surface of the thing...

    Must get to it...



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    #142
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,835 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118650515#Comment_118650515

    25th Feb Nintendo have just tweeted.



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    #143
    sok2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭sok2005


    Thanks a mill.


    https://youtu.be/fTv_p5hEu0A



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    #144
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,835 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Forgot how tough the game is intially when you're milling around with the clock counting down.



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    #145
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    If this is easy do, then I'll set one up...


    (edit I mean the family expansion)



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    #146
    sok2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭sok2005


    Unlimited saving helps a lot!



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    #147
    sligeach
    Registered Users Posts: 17,576 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    F-Zero X Trailer - Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=wGGFEFULaRk

    In this futuristic racer, the key to winning is speed! F-Zero X will become available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members on March 11!


    Choose from 30 different hover-car racers, including updated versions of the Blue Falcon and other vehicles from the original F-Zero™ game, and get ready to hit the acceleration! Race to the finish line on tracks that twist and turn through the air. However, you will have to avoid the other 29 cars on the track or else face the consequences! If you're in a competitive mood, try to win a Grand Prix Cup, get the fastest lap time in a Time Trial, or destroy the competition in a Death Race. You can also challenge three friends in the Versus mode. With five separate play modes, hidden vehicles and courses, and an excellent soundtrack, F-Zero X is a worthy racing title to return to!



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    #148
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,610 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Finally, F-Zero comes to the Switch!

    Jokes aside, it looks great though



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    #149
    Grassey
    Registered Users Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Grassey


    Ahhh man - Deathrace - loved that mode!



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    #150
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,835 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Finished Majoras Mask. Forgot how weird it is. And so cold. Like a load of leftover Ocarina ideas



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    #151
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,954 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Still shocked they got away with the direction they went with in Majora's Mask - I know it's had its reputation as a stone-cold classic for ages now but it is about as left-field a mainstream follow-up as you can get for what's one of the genuinely biggest and best received games of all times. I mean, even with considering the strange conditions it was made under.



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