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How long are controllers sold out for usually? I didn't expect this to sell out so I wasn't in a hurry to buy
I don't know if this has been posted yet, but MLiG posted a Mini video regarding the SNES NSO:
In short, SNES NSO does a better job of emulation than the SNES Classic. Main complaints just seem to be the screen border + user icon, which they wish there was some way to disable it. Other than that, everything seems pretty solid: NERD also seems to be cribbing some ideas from the Analogue NT, such as blending pseudo-transparent layers (like the ones found in Kirby's Dreamland 3) for proper transparency. On top of which, it seems aren't any anti-epilepsy filters applied to the games, unlike NES NSO.
One highlight they mentioned is that SNES NSO, like SNES Classic, has properly implemented interpolation to avoid shimmering, unlike the Genesis Mini, which was handled by M2 of all things.
Oh, and that glitch in Yoshi's Island (Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy) has been fixed.
So yeah, props to NERD!
In short, SNES NSO does a better job of emulation than the SNES Classic. Main complaints just seem to be the screen border + user icon, which they wish there was some way to disable it. Other than that, everything seems pretty solid: NERD also seems to be cribbing some ideas from the Analogue NT, such as blending pseudo-transparent layers (like the ones found in Kirby's Dreamland 3) for proper transparency. On top of which, it seems aren't any anti-epilepsy filters applied to the games, unlike NES NSO.
One highlight they mentioned is that SNES NSO, like SNES Classic, has properly implemented interpolation to avoid shimmering, unlike the Genesis Mini, which was handled by M2 of all things.
Oh, and that glitch in Yoshi's Island (Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy) has been fixed.
So yeah, props to NERD!
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I have been playing E.D.F. a lot, and now I finally decided to save-scum my way to the final boss. And man... Its impossible? :'D
Anyway, E.D.F is great! Starfox is next.
Anyway, E.D.F is great! Starfox is next.
You know we talked about who is supporting NSO(both this and Nes) but the crazy thing to consider is the only major third parties not confirmed are Namco Bandai(who could in the future), Square Enix(maybe lesser stuff but definitely their main events won't come), and EA(Hahahhahah, we all know how that'll go). I mean there's Rare but that's a special case(DKC trilogy will come, you never know on the other stuff). But otherwise there's just some minor groups with single releases
Yoshi's Island is... not fun.
I like that they tried to be so different than SMW, but the rescue the baby mechanic is such a pain in the ass, and the level design isn't nearly as satisfying as other Mario platformers.
I like that they tried to be so different than SMW, but the rescue the baby mechanic is such a pain in the ass, and the level design isn't nearly as satisfying as other Mario platformers.
.... man.
Haven't heard this take before.
How far did you get?
It starts off pretty simple of course.
You should try not losing Mario so much, If having to catch Mario is a pain in the ass that's because the game is penalizing you for playing poorly
If you want to play this way, the rewind feature totally negates the baby mechanic. You can play through the entire game without losing the baby.
For what it's worth, I was able to order one just now, even though the site still said "Temporarily Out of Stock". I got an order confirmation email and everything. Here's hoping it goes through!
Page still says that it is not yet available to order here in France.
A few more impressions:
- I think I like Yoshi's Island way less than Super Mario World. The collectathon aspect of the game just stresses me out. That might be on me, and I should just play and not give a shit, but man. That fucking points screen at the end of every level. Mario World was a lot more chill about its exploration, and did not try to quantify everything. Step in the wrong direction, IMO, but I guess that was just the way platformers were going.
- Played about 10 hours of Breath of Fire. It's extremely simple, but it's nice to kind of just veg out and play while watching TV or something. And it does have some nice challenges. That Gremlin boss sure brought my party to its limits when I fought it. Also the game tries to pull some absolute dick moves on you which are kind of hilarious. Did you know that the Wolf Hat doubles the damage that Bo takes from enemies for instance? I sure didn't for pretty long stretch of the game and just thought his defense was crap, but nah. Cursed item with no indication. Thanks and fuck you. Lol.
- I think I like Yoshi's Island way less than Super Mario World. The collectathon aspect of the game just stresses me out. That might be on me, and I should just play and not give a shit, but man. That fucking points screen at the end of every level. Mario World was a lot more chill about its exploration, and did not try to quantify everything. Step in the wrong direction, IMO, but I guess that was just the way platformers were going.
- Played about 10 hours of Breath of Fire. It's extremely simple, but it's nice to kind of just veg out and play while watching TV or something. And it does have some nice challenges. That Gremlin boss sure brought my party to its limits when I fought it. Also the game tries to pull some absolute dick moves on you which are kind of hilarious. Did you know that the Wolf Hat doubles the damage that Bo takes from enemies for instance? I sure didn't for pretty long stretch of the game and just thought his defense was crap, but nah. Cursed item with no indication. Thanks and fuck you. Lol.
NERD is delivering the best commercial emulation in the industry right now. Even above M2.
Yeah, they could do more in terms of options or extras but what they are giving us is pretty flawless in terms of accuracy, imaging and response. They don't get commended enough imo.
I was greatly impressed with the SNES Classic very tight input lag. It's only a frame slower than my retroarch setup (I don't use ahead rendering). Canoe is a very solid emulator.
They need to give us more shaders though.
Yeah the Classics are well done too but it's encouraging to see the team improving further on those even (like with Kirby 3's transparency effects). Their DS emulator on Wii U was also very well done and homebrew revealed it was also fully capable of rendering in higher resolutions.
It is so easy to get sucked into both of those games.
Super Metroid especially is just such a masterpiece. The controls, graphics, presentation. Its really hard to think of any game that's as good as Super Metroid.
I don't know if I should play Super Metroid on the pro controller or try and get their super nintendo controller. I always prefer OG controllers for the best experience.
I hope we get to keep these games whenever they shut off Switch online....
Glad I didn't bother waiting for the NSO SNES controller to go on sale, had a feeling it would sell out right away. 8BitDo adapter + SNES Classic pad will keep me going a long time until NSO controller is hopefully easier to get.
You're not alone, I've never liked Yoshi's Island much at all and I've played it off and on since the year it came out. Yoshi just doesn't handle all that well to me, the level design isn't as good as SMW, and the crying/flying baby shit is just annoying. To me, it's like...Super Mario World is the equivalent of the fun, fast-paced levels from Sonic Unleashed while Yoshi's Island is the equivalent of the slow, tedious "Werehog" levels from Sonic Unleashed. Yeah, I said it.
What's "Canoe"? Is that the official name of NERD's proprietary emulation solution?
I liked Astral Chain. Does that make me hate Yoshi's Island, especially when I grew up with it?
And yes, YI >>> SMW. I know in Japan it wasn't even subtitled "Super Mario World 2", but by all intents and purposes, it pretty much feels like the next step for Miyamoto's team at the time. They just didn't want to be beholden to the conventions of typical mainline Mario titles.
It's the name of the ARM emulation solution used in the SNES classic.
I didn't know it had an official name. Is it proprietary?
Still waiting for the controller to be available to purchase in France, but now I'm paranoid cause I'm afraid it may run out of stock within a few hours...
I could've sworn it has some code from Bsnes, but I might be wrong about that.
I'm in world 4 now, but I've beaten it before on the SNES and the GBA remake.
I've been playing video games for 29 years, I'm probably as gud as I'm going to git at this point.
I totally forgot that existed. I've been using suspend states as my own checkmarks, but that would be quicker.
My hope is to get earthbound /dkc/ super Mario rpg possibly BoF2 since I am enjoying the first currently
We had many such reports in the SNES Classic thread as well when it launched. It seems to be caused by energy-saving implementations of most sound bars, which will switch off whenever they detect complete silence, and take a fraction of a second to wake up when they detect sound again. Usually sound is continuous so you don't notice it, but many games on the SNES (the Mario World world map is a particular culprit) have complete silences at times, which trigger this. The only solution would be to replace your sound bar with one what doesn't have such energy-saving "feature".
I beat Super Metroid on my New 3DS a couple weeks ago (first time since 1994) and was again amazed by how utterly loathsome the last boss is. They really nailed the "make the player HATE this thing" aspect.
lol I know a lot of people hate the fight but I love the payback. I also usually have a lot of missles and just aim diagonally and unload everything and the scene plays.
BoF2 is a sure thing - it was also on 3DS.
I hope Final Fight 3 makes it.
It really should have been limited to 2 per customer. What's even the point of 4?
The absolute praise SMW gets has always baffled me. It's easily one of the middling Mario platformer entries for me. The level design is especially weak and the graphics are fairly bland, and it's easy to beat in one quick sitting. I always do a spit take when I see people list it as the greatest SNES game of all time.
I have often wondered if it's reputation was due to it's pack in status and it being most people's first SNES game.
I have often wondered if it's reputation was due to it's pack in status and it being most people's first SNES game.
Bof2(and the legend of mystical ninja) were both in the code datamine last year so they should be coming
Personally I'm curious to see what we get next month
Nah. It's fantastic. I remember when it came out in 1992 in the UK, it was head and shoulders above anything else. Its better than SMB3 in my opinion. I think the level design is great. It encourages exploration and finding secrets and there's a good variety of ways that you can beat some levels. For its time it's an excellent game.
I mean you get the cape, yoshi, different color yoshis with different abilities, 96 exits or whatever. SECRET BASE. Star Road, the music! Charging chuck, big boo, bowser's kids, saving yoshi eggs,MF Dolphins! That game was fire!
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