I must be on some kind of drugs to hope Chrono Trigger shows up. Square just let me buy it for the 3rd time plz.
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Can't say I'm interested with this update, but oh well. It's to be expected, given the circumstances.
I don't care if the games are part of the app or individual purchases. The problem is they're not available on the Switch.
Only NES and SNES, with the notable, but going to disappear in a couple months, exception of 3D All Stars, when the Switch is almost 4 years old is absolutely pathetic. It would help take the edge off a bit if they were actually going for trying to release stuff for the peripherals that they normally ignore, but they're not even doing that. They've got at least 3 other platforms that could easily fit in the subscription app format, and they clearly have the ability to package up Game Cube and Wii games as emulated releases, so we really shouldn't be anywhere near the point where we're going such long periods of time without getting emulated releases of first party games yet.
Fire 'N' Ice excites me because I've been a fan since I discovered NES emulation. I'll be glad to finally play it officially on Nintendo hardware. I always wished it was on my NES Classic.
The rest I don't care about.
The rest I don't care about.
Like i don't even give a fuck about getting the most popular games that everybody asks for and I find something good out of every time there's a release but this is 100% garbage
If we're gonna get Koei Tecmo games why not Bandit Kings of Ancient China or Liberty or Death or Aerobiz or Uncharted Waters?
Can't wait for April when we get the stunning collection of:
If we're gonna get Koei Tecmo games why not Bandit Kings of Ancient China or Liberty or Death or Aerobiz or Uncharted Waters?
Can't wait for April when we get the stunning collection of:
- Secret of The Stars
- Oscar
- Packy & Marlon
- and the first time ever western import of Bokosuka Wars
But they're harder to run. By a LONG shot. And they released more on GBA VC (Even first party wise) than they did on N64 due to third party and second party stuff being wayyyy more viable better than N64. N64 emulation is better off saved for occasions like 3D All Stars, since the 20 total games on N64 VC would be better saved for individual enhanced ports than an NSO that would die in like 2-3 updates due to lack of games. GB-GBA NSO with online MP would be a quicker/safer bet
Like not only can they not emulate the controller pak, but even if they did we'd only get Konami's lineup and a few minor obscurities since most of N64's third party stuff was licensed or downgraded ports. And if Capcom didn't bother rereleasing N64 RE2 when that was viable on Wii/Wii U, I doubt they'd do it on Switch over the remake/PS1 ver
I'm hoping Zombies Ate My Neighbors makes it on here one of these days, the Switch's save states would do wonders in making it more accessible. A super fun arcade-like action-survival horror game with so much personality... but the game encourages you to play through all ~50 levels in one go since its password system tracked just the level you're on and number of surviving Victims to collect per level, not the items you picked up. That's IF you can even find a physical copy nowadays
It was originally published by Konami, developed by LucasArts who published the Wii Virtual Console version...and LucasArts has since been absorbed by Disney, so the rights are a mess. But hell, if they could somehow work something out with DIsney, get Disney's Magical Quest and the Goof Troop game on there too
It was originally published by Konami, developed by LucasArts who published the Wii Virtual Console version...and LucasArts has since been absorbed by Disney, so the rights are a mess. But hell, if they could somehow work something out with DIsney, get Disney's Magical Quest and the Goof Troop game on there too
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I think it's cool that US audiences are getting Super Famicom titles that never came over. Panel De Pon and Mario's Super Picross are two of the best additions to the NSO lineup. I'll try out Psycho Dream, a game I heard about for the first time two minutes ago.
But yeah... let's break out the GB or N64 library.
But yeah... let's break out the GB or N64 library.
Ohhhhhhh
When I saw the thumbnail I was disappointed but after watching the actual video I'm interested in 3 of them.
Fire N Ice goes for $150 cart only and is considered one of the best NES puzzle games.
People here can at least try to not be ignorant. "Enthusiast forum" my ass.
To anyone interested in playing through Psycho Dream:
Be sure to farm for health drops and put up a save-state right before the final boss. Also, make sure you have the spread laser power-up, which is obtained via the blue crystals*. The final boss is ludicrously difficult to beat with melee attacks. There are unlimited continues, but you're stuck with melee every time. Get the spread laser, have a save-state ready, else you'll be in for potentially hours of wasted time.
*Anytime a yellow crystal drops, it'll turn blue after a few seconds.
Be sure to farm for health drops and put up a save-state right before the final boss. Also, make sure you have the spread laser power-up, which is obtained via the blue crystals*. The final boss is ludicrously difficult to beat with melee attacks. There are unlimited continues, but you're stuck with melee every time. Get the spread laser, have a save-state ready, else you'll be in for potentially hours of wasted time.
*Anytime a yellow crystal drops, it'll turn blue after a few seconds.
I mean yeah, fuck if Tecmo will ever make a compilation of anything not Ninja Gaiden NES, so I'm all for their other fun obscure games getting put on ACA/NSO for people to enjoy! Meanwhile FFVI and most square (not enix) games will be ported to death through other means so I feel that obscure things like SK2 and Telenet's stuff are worth celebrating seeing a rerelease after decades.
I understand that these weirdo games are a real bad look to the majority of people, but shit like Psycho Dream is just right up my alley -- never thought the Switch Online services would go in these niche directions, but I am very cool with it. Fire N' Ice looks cute as heck, too.
that's how you know they're never doing a Ghosts 'N Goblins collection
You know, when the Wii VC was releasing all sorts of 'weird' PC Engine games I'd never heard of it was actually exciting because it felt like you were getting the 'really good games you never knew existed' type of thing that the system offered... here it feels like we're just getting weird for the sake of being weird.
Being limited to these 2 consoles is making it so much harder for them.
Why didn't Nintendo buy Hudson?? :(
Being limited to these 2 consoles is making it so much harder for them.
Why didn't Nintendo buy Hudson?? :(
come on, they have to add a new system to NSO. even just gameboy (no advance games) would be better than scraping the bottom of the barrel like this (no disrespect to these games).
also earthbound is clearly not coming because they want to do a collection release of all three games.
also earthbound is clearly not coming because they want to do a collection release of all three games.
Id straight up buy square enix entire back catalog if they released on switch. Or ps4. Or mobile.
They are doing NOTHING with most of those games since the ancient ps3 days
I'm convinced most of the people complaining about these games just want the Nintendo first-parties and Square RPGs and are too young to have actually played an SNES when they were current hardware, much less the NES.
I prefer having thoses unknown games than to replay games I played for death a couple time before
also when I saw « fire and ice » I thought it was the same « fire and ice » that was on atari st / amiga500. It would have been cool to see a port of this game on nes
also when I saw « fire and ice » I thought it was the same « fire and ice » that was on atari st / amiga500. It would have been cool to see a port of this game on nes
ERA sees it's not Super Mario RPG, Earthbound or the high profile Square RPGs
"scraping on the bottom of the barrel right now"
Never change Era. Never change.
Play Fire n Ice and Prehistorik Man everyone, they're both great!
Havnt played the others so I cant comment on those.
Some trivia, Fire n Ice is called Solomons Key 2 outside of North America for those of you who recognise that franchise.
"scraping on the bottom of the barrel right now"
Never change Era. Never change.
Play Fire n Ice and Prehistorik Man everyone, they're both great!
Havnt played the others so I cant comment on those.
Some trivia, Fire n Ice is called Solomons Key 2 outside of North America for those of you who recognise that franchise.
no chance on Batman, but the other two seem like exactly the type of deep cuts they'd go for
I don't understand why there isn't GBA games on this yet.
Nintendo doesn't seeem to give a shit about this service.
Nintendo doesn't seeem to give a shit about this service.
wow what's with all the weird crybaby whining in here
it's cool to see niche games that don't get a lot of attention
maybe I dunno try em out before you start kicking and screaming
there really aren't many well known games left, and they aren't gonna dump them all at once
ps sorry to break it to ya but you'll never get any square enix games on here, bar super mario rpg... hopefully - they sell their shit separately, as do capcom, konami, disney, and probably others I cannot think of right now
pps I would murder a man for micro machines tho
ppps just sayin
it's cool to see niche games that don't get a lot of attention
maybe I dunno try em out before you start kicking and screaming
there really aren't many well known games left, and they aren't gonna dump them all at once
ps sorry to break it to ya but you'll never get any square enix games on here, bar super mario rpg... hopefully - they sell their shit separately, as do capcom, konami, disney, and probably others I cannot think of right now
pps I would murder a man for micro machines tho
ppps just sayin
Pleased to see mostly stuff I've never heard of.
Fire and Ice looks like the pick of the bunch, I'll definitely try that. Late-era NES games are always interesting.
Psycho Dream looks the weirdest, what a deep cut.
Doomsday Warriors looks like a poor SF2 clone and I've played so many of those, will likely skip.
Prehistorik Man I've played before, kinda reminded me of "Bubsy-minus-the-sonic-influence/speed" in that it's a cutesy platformer that feels a bit floaty, but had some nice humour and more varied levels/abilities.
These kind of updates are what I enjoy seeing from the service, when almost all of my favourites likely either already exist in compilations elsewhere or the rights are in copyright hell as the developer was swallowed up ages ago.
Fire and Ice looks like the pick of the bunch, I'll definitely try that. Late-era NES games are always interesting.
Psycho Dream looks the weirdest, what a deep cut.
Doomsday Warriors looks like a poor SF2 clone and I've played so many of those, will likely skip.
Prehistorik Man I've played before, kinda reminded me of "Bubsy-minus-the-sonic-influence/speed" in that it's a cutesy platformer that feels a bit floaty, but had some nice humour and more varied levels/abilities.
These kind of updates are what I enjoy seeing from the service, when almost all of my favourites likely either already exist in compilations elsewhere or the rights are in copyright hell as the developer was swallowed up ages ago.
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