Nintendo Switch Game News and Releases.

CiDeRmAn · 10-03-2022 10:31am

Fair enough, any title that might the point that "war has never been so much fun" should probably be delayed, especially if they are marketed to a younger cohort

CiDeRmAn · 10-03-2022 10:34am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118760530#Comment_118760530

Oh, that sounds fantastic.

I'm not a major fan of the genre, but I do own a japanese copy of Turtle in Time for my Super Nintendo, definitely going to get this in physical.

pixelburp · 10-03-2022 10:45am

Insert obligatory, "Konami make video games???" snark 🤓

That's some serious package though, pretty impressive. Hopefully the performance and stability is OK (and the older games survive nostalgia)

UberPrinny_Baal · 10-03-2022 10:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118761390#Comment_118761390

I can tell you that as a kid my friends and I had a ton of fun playing TMNT fighter on the Megadrive

I can also tell you as an adult very into fighting games that Modern FG players figured out in that game Casey Jones tatsu (spinning move) is like 99% invincibility frames, is totally unbeatable and in no way should have made it into the final release of a game 😂

It's funny seeing old stuff taken apart by modern knowledge

The Nal · 10-03-2022 10:53am

40 dollars? FFS Nintendo.

I have most of them on ROMs. Grand to play for a couple of minutes before you realise theyre a bit sh1t and dated. Like a Streets of Rage parody.

UberPrinny_Baal · 10-03-2022 11:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118761432#Comment_118761432

My excitement is rooted in the fact that we're both getting the Streets of Rage like games, or side scrolling beat em ups, or "conveyor belt" fighters

And the actual Street Fighter 2 esque fighting games. Good retrospective on the latter here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFn9uVwdle8

The Nal · 10-03-2022 11:41am

Charginf 40 quid for 30 year old games is peak hype insanity.

Tom Mann Centuria · 10-03-2022 12:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118761432#Comment_118761432

In what way is Nintendo to blame for this price? I don't quite follow why it's their fault in this case.

Fysh · 10-03-2022 12:08pm

Ach, it's $40 for a collection of 13 games presented in a wrapper to make them playable on modern hardware with minimal faff. For folks who're into the games that's about $3 a go. Which is better pricing than we were getting on the Wii shop for old games. Plus, for those who are particularly interested, the Japanese versions are also included.

If it's not for you, that's fine. But I'd argue that this is one of the more reasonable collections of old games as things go - and the fact that the Konami of 2022 is putting it out is quite the surprise.

I mean, I'm not buying it either - nostalgia doesn't hold up for me for most collections of older games like this, and mainly what I still recall fondly of this series is the soundtrack. But I'm glad it exists for folk who do want it :)

CastorTroy · 10-03-2022 12:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118761309#Comment_118761309

Cannon Fodder is coming? 😃

mrcheez · 10-03-2022 12:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118761663#Comment_118761663

They need to start the price high so when they drop it to the "real price" of 60% off during sales it will fly off the virtual shelves

You should never buy these at launch imho

CiDeRmAn · 10-03-2022 2:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118761977#Comment_118761977

We can but hope, and recall that this was a game that came out to tremendous review scores and lots of criticism from the British press.

Now I want to play Cannon Fodder... I have it on the Megadrive, Snes and I think the Jaguar...

10-03-2022 5:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118762653#Comment_118762653

Cannon fodder with a mouse on the Amiga was the OG experience tbh

pixelburp · 10-03-2022 5:08pm

A moment of silence please for Jools and Jops.

Ahhh, the hours I ~~wasted~~ spent, back in the day, trying to keep my first few boys alive.

coffee to go · 10-03-2022 5:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118763688#Comment_118763688

Preach! I can’t see how playing Cannon Fodder with a joypad would be any craic.

That said, as an Amiga kid who only made the console transition later in life, I must now admit that holding up on the joystick for most platformers instead of having jump buttons was a traumatic experience.

CiDeRmAn · 10-03-2022 5:53pm

I played it on a host of systems, but never had an Amiga, back in the day.

I had it for my PC, back in the mid-90's, so was able to have mouse-controlled military madness as it should be.

The Nal · 10-03-2022 5:56pm

I love mouse games. Lemmings is still an absolute masterpiece.

17-03-2022 8:34pm

Mario Kart 8 DX Booster pack 1 (2 cups or 8 tracks) is downloadable. Not playable yet, think it unlocks around 23:00 or midnight Irish time.

Ol' Donie · 18-03-2022 1:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118799148#Comment_118799148

I've just played the first new cup.

I know they're mostly old tracks, but do they seem sort of...empty? I mean the stuff around the track, there seems to be noticably fewer characters watching the race and less going on than on the original MK8 tracks, which were all beautiful.

Is it just me?

Len_007 · 18-03-2022 1:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118800279#Comment_118800279

I think there's a degree of truth to that. In the fly by (with different angles of the track) at the start of the race I noticed some seriously low poly toad's and Yoshi's, thankfully on when on the starting grid they looked back to normal.

I felt the Ninja track (is it the only brand new one?) had the best design ideas, while the others were very average.

Looks like they've ditched the Anti Grav aspect too. Still, hard to complain for the value that it offers with that price point.

griffdaddy · 18-03-2022 1:46pm

I really enjoyed the new additions. The ninja track in particular is great, definitely loads of shortcuts to discover there. Pretty sure it's new, doesn't have a console next to it in the name so I'm presuming so

CastorTroy · 18-03-2022 6:55pm

Not sure how it'll play, but seems Hogwarts Legacy is coming to Switch.

18-03-2022 7:06pm

Ninja Hideaway is from Tour but strangely doesn’t have the “Tour” tag.

I’ve never played Tour, and the GBA and DS courses are so far removed from memory, they feel like net new courses.

Overall a great start to the Booster Packs imo.

18-03-2022 7:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118801569#Comment_118801569

Only a small few retro courses got anti-grav in the past so it’s not unusual.

18-03-2022 9:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118801569#Comment_118801569

It's from the android and ios freemium-model mobile game, as are the Tokyo Blur track and Paris Promenade.

Nintendo are the master recyclers!

The Golden Dash Cup is set to see the return of Paris Promenade from Mario Kart Tour, Toad Circuit from Mario Kart 3DS, Choco Mountain from Mario Kart 64, and Coconut Hall from Mario Kart Wii.

Meanwhile the Lucky Cat Cup will see Tokyo Blur from Mario Kart Tour, Shroom Ridge from Mario Kart DS, Sky Garden from Mario Kart Advance, and Ninja Hideaway from Mario Kart Tour.