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Those are some great additions (especially the highlighted ones, but also in general) other than the expected fixes - happy for those who already have or interested in getting Analogue 3D!

Always love to see lost (makes sense in this case since it was cancelled, but still) games getting rescued, great that there's now a recompiled version of Banjo-Kazooie and nice mod for Sonic R - will check out the Honeywood interview when I have the time for it!

Definitely not as a replacement of the original but not gonna lie, would've been cool to also have an official anime-style Lara Croft - anyway, good to hear about the new Sonic framework for fangame creators and players, potentially me included among the latter at some point (while I had already seen the Chaotix and 2DS articles since they were also on Nintendo Life)!

@smoreon Personally, I won't take part in this and most likely other Community Challenges also because I definitely don't have the time for them between all the games I'm already playing (as mentioned I'll eventually play and this time finish TMNT, but only when I can and at my own pace including using those tools without restrictions) - that said, good point about using save states to practice like you did and also thanks for the tip in your other comment!

This will be useful for whenever I replay and this time finally finish TMNT myself (had it as a kid but unsurprisingly was never able to do so back then and so far I've only played a little of it in the Cowabunga Collection), but again I'm definitely not taking part in this and other Community Challenges in general as I won't hesitate to use save states, rewind etc. - good luck to those participating!

Saw it earlier on YouTube, certainly didn't expect this but it's a cool idea so I'm all for it (and I won't say no to more Chaotix) - the narration being from the same VA as Vector was a nice touch!

Yeah, more likely than not and even more so considering what these Rare devs mentioned this was never the case (could be due to a misinterpretation/mistranslation or straight up made up, unfortunately doubt we'll ever know) - not gonna lie though, would be pretty funny and cool to see a Killer Instinct version of Panel De Pon even just made by fans!

Fingers crossed the NewZealand Story remake will be good gameplay and contentwise (which is what matters the most to me although I don't particularly mind the artstyle anyway) and that it eventually comes also to Switch 1 and/or 2!
Also, looking forward to seeing how Zelda's Adventure becomes thanks to this remaster - the previous Zelda CD-i games are now absolutely better thanks to those versions based on what I've seen and heard, in fact I'll eventually play them myself for sure!

Yet another cool idea here on Time Extension for those interested in it (not me included unlike Retro Recap, I won't hesitate to use save states etc. whenever I finally play Battletoads myself) - looking forward to seeing what Community Challenges you and readers come up with!

My first game was Animal Crossing on the GameCube - not sure why my parents eventually got it for my older sister and/or I (maybe because we saw it on Nintendo la Rivista Ufficiale, "The Official Nintendo Magazine" here in Italy? Unlike you I definitely didn't get to hear about the N64 Dōbutsu no Mori before also considering that particular magazine started in 2002 and we had completely missed the previous one, Official Nintendo Magazine), but man am I glad they did and so our love for the series started back then and continues to this day!

Pretty cool idea to have such recaps weekly, will definitely check these out regularly (and potentially also at least some of the related full articles from time to time, but I definitely don't need even more of those in addition to the ones on Nintendo Life - speaking of, glad there's a link to this there)!

Yeah no, it's beyond stupid - not a fan at all of "grading" in general personally, but even more so in this case since it's a straight up hazard (other than ironically compromising the collectible itself)...

Great list in general and even more so since it includes Pushmo/Pullblox and on top - how I wish that series came back with at the very least rereleases if not even a new game on Switch 1 and/or 2 (pretty sure I have most if not all of the games on 3DS and Wii U, but still)!

Happy 40th Anniversary NES (according to the North American release, here in Europe it came out a year later while the Famicom in Japan 2 earlier as mentioned also by the article), so glad I got to play on one even back in the day thanks to my older siblings and not just through emulation later as convenient as the latter is - will definitely watch the documentary when I have the time for it!

@Damo You're welcome!

@Damo Is "stelttos" another form for stilettos? I've never heard of it before so I'm asking you in case it's actually just a typo.

Thanks for the review, glad that there's finally a home port of this game - hope those going for it will enjoy it (I'll definitely consider getting it myself at some point)!

Pretty cool concept, definitely interested in giving this a try myself whenever it comes to Switch!

Seems more like the feedback wasn't readily available at the time (makes sense considering it was the '90s) than anything else but still, glad the music was kept - it's one of the many reasons why I'm so looking forward to eventually playing the Donkey Kong Country games myself on my channel instead of having just watched others playing the first one!

Always love to hear about games being preserved and made available to everyone and of course even more so in the case of cancelled ones - will eventually give this a try myself for sure (only watched some parts of the video here and there, but I definitely liked the little I've seen)!

Glad for those interested in this - personally, I'll stick to NSO, individual rereleases etc. on Switch 2 and emulation for everything else including hacks (one of the reasons why I'm interested in Steam Deck or even better a successor to it whenever it comes out, can't go back to non-hybrid game systems)!

I've never heard of Rebecca Heineman before but still, condolences to the family and friends!

Really unfortunate to hear and even more so since he wasn't that old, condolences to his family and friends - haven't had the pleasure of checking out any of his works yet, but I'm looking forward to doing so (especially the Mario manga obviously)!

Man I wish we got such a collection (or even better Rare Replay, but unfortunately that's way more unlikely due to both technical and licensing reasons) also on Switch 1 and/or 2 - anyway, thanks for the review and happy for those going for this!

Always happy to see older games getting officially rereleased on modern platforms and even more so in the case of games never ported to any home system like in this case - getting it myself (the Arcade Archives 2 version, especially considering the 4-player splitscreen exclusive to it) when I can for sure!

Didn't know that's a possibility in Japan, interesting and glad that's the case at least there unlike in the West - kudos to those who made this official rerelease of Little Samson possible (absolutely getting and playing it myself)!

Kudos to Bangooh for making this, it's impressive that such a thing exists and works - that said, personally I'll stick to NSO, collections and emulators (and technically I still have my old GBA SP, Game Boy Player and DS, too)!

Kudos to MrTalida for scanning and sharing these (and yes, the video is quite appreciated, too) - haven't heard of these toys before, absolutely hilarious!

Nice, added this to my Deku Deals wishlist now that I know it exists first and foremost and it's available also on Switch - looking forward to eventually giving it a try (I should finally play the original Night Striker first though, so glad that's on Switch, too)!

Would be great if included but yeah, this kollection is krazy as is - looking forward to giving these games a try for the first time (and of course checking out the extras as well) when my copy arrives and I have the time for it!

@Beyerun First and foremost, sorry about your relatives but yeah, I mentioned Koreans specifically just because they were the only ones explicited in the quote - that said, glad to see that you agree about leaving the game as is anyway (and again, I'm so glad System 3 are trying to secure a waiver before making any changes, but if they end up having to do so I hope they'll be able to simply add a trigger warning at the start and/or on the box instead of changing the actual contents)!

@Sketcz You're correct and that's why I (sadly unlike most here) only mentioned it being unfortunately associated with the Japanese domination of Korea, thanks for explaining that it's absolutely not comparable to the Nazi flag to those who didn't already know - personally, couldn't agree more with those who mentioned that this could and should be solved just with a warning at the start of the game and/or box at most... if the waiver route doesn't work, so glad they're working with Nintendo on that first and foremost!

Would've been great if the deck had been about the fact that "this issue will also impact the PS4, PS5, and Xbox versions" to hopefully at least reduce if not completely avoid people jumping to accusing exclusively Nintendo (of course they could and should read the article first and foremost, but still)...
Anyway yeah, it's because the flag is unfortunately associated with the Japanese domination of Korea and they're trying to secure a waiver from Nintendo because modifying it is easier said than done considering that I seriously doubt the original source code and/or documentation are available and so it would require game hacking, i.e. reverse engineering - fingers crossed they'll be able to do that and so then release the collection sooner rather than later!

Wonder if I've seen it in arcades at some point as it looks kind of familiar (or maybe I'm just mistaking it for a similar arcade game) - anyway, so glad to see it coming to modern consoles, will eventually get it myself for sure!

Nevermind the scans of Kojima's brain (even though not gonna lie, that's pretty funny in more than one sense), I'm glad to hear that this guide got fully scanned - immediately downloading it myself!

Yeah, I definitely prefer this kind of commercial and would've preferred it even as a kid (didn't see any Zelda commercials back then because not only I was born in the next decade, but also there weren't any at the time here in Italy even for later games, but still) - anyway, kudos to Capsyst for making it!

What a cool idea and yes, it would be lovely if you could purchase them online, too!

Haven't checked on this, will do so when I can (and I should finally mod my Wii U while I'm at it) - thanks for the warning!

As soon as I saw this here (have never even just heard of it before) I immediately got reminded of the e-Reader - anyway, pretty cool in concept even though unfortunately too limited in its first iteration to be successful outside of Japan!

Pretty cool, hope those going for it will enjoy it - fingers crossed even more Nintendo soundtracks eventually get released also on vinyl for those interested (personally, I'll just stick to way less expensive alternatives even though we still have a record player at home)!

If they ever implemented a Patreon I would definitely consider supporting them through that as it would be way more convenient for me (and I bet many others) compared to the current subscriptions although it's nice that they've already implemented small one-off donations at least - regardless, glad to hear that they're safe for now!

Great interview, I absolutely agree with the conclusion that it's creators who should make games first and foremost, not sales teams coming up with concepts that could sell and to an extent also that those who want to make games should play also really old ones - while luckily there's an incredible variety in games nowadays (it's one of the reasons why I love gaming so much) and not all are as focused on that aspect, risk and reward is still a fundamental game concept as also Sakurai-san mentioned on his channel and if I recall correctly Space Invaders is one of the games that he used to explain it exactly because such games really embody it!

So glad that there's Game Boy Studio to make Game Boy games nowadays - anyway, didn't know about this store, pretty cool for those living/visiting there and even more so that it got its own videogame (it would be great if that were made available also digitally)!

Great interview, quite appreciated getting to know more about Samba de Amigo thanks to this - it's a series that I've unfortunately never got to play until Party Central (I already knew about it before that between some crossovers in other Sega games, the internet etc.), but when I did play that game I ended up enjoying it a lot and I really hope we'll see Amigo and co. again in the future!

Aah, that's why the name rang a bell even though I wasn't sure why before, thanks for writing an article about it!

Yet another April Fools' joke that I wish were actually true - that said, kudos to Santos for making these mock-ups!

Don't have an iPhone so it doesn't matter to me personally but still, pretty cool!

Love to hear it for those with their SNES still around (personally I'll stick to other solutions to play its games nowadays, but still)!

Love to see it, fingers crossed the Week 2 data will eventually be found, too!

I've somehow never even heard of the original before, looking forward to playing this game thanks to the enhanced rerelease on "modern consoles" (so most likely also Switch and/or its successor) and even more so after reading this interview - can't wait for Shantae Advance, too!