Nintendo Switch...

[TDMVPDPOY]

I'm going to have to start playing Smash because this Joker DLC looks pretty fucking killer.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmuTGcbu4Kc

would u say smash bros is like mugen? with the dlc skins

[SpursforSix]

Yeah but it's harder than Avant (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=54054) at a Jr High cheerleaders competition.

Damn. This game IS hard af. Although it doesn’t seem unfair. Just a lot of pattern recognition that you can at least get further along a level each time before dying. It sure feels like an accomplishment just to get through one level.

Don’t like not having a boss meter though.

[baseline bum]

Turns out P5S is not Persona 5 Switch. It's a Dynasty Warriors style game called Persona 5 Scramble, but it is coming to Switch (and PS4).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyaRQnfQ9Dg

[redzero]

I might get P5R, but the original is so fucking long that I don't know if I want to go through it again. I am wondering what the appeal of P5S is on the Switch for somebody who has a PS4. I'd like to get another Switch game, but it seems like a downgrade.

[SpursforSix]

Cuphead is coming to Switch on April 18th. One of the best indie games of the decade IMO.


Fuck me. Did you finish this thing?

[baseline bum]

Fuck me. Did you finish this thing?

Bend over. And no.

[baseline bum]

Nintendo Direct tomorrow at 5PM CST for Super Mario Maker 2

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[SpursforSix]

I guess if spend enough, I'll eventually find a great game.

Aggelos - 16 bit (I know) Metroid style game. But one of the funner games I've played this year. Nice progression of power ups and difficulty level so far. Controls are great and character feels responsive during attacks and jumps.
Plenty of checkpoints which put you back to full health as well as give you an opportunity to save.

8/10

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aggelos-switch/

[baseline bum]

I wonder what we'll see at E3. Hopefully lots about Astral Chain since it's supposed to release in August. Nintendo is doing another Direct for Pokemon Sword and Shield I think the day before their E3 video goes live, I guess to keep their E3 from being dominated by Pokemon the way their presentation last year was by Smash. Fire Emblem Three Houses will probably factor largely into it since that comes out in July and hasn't had a Direct dedicated to it yet like Mario Maker 2 and Pokemon have. I'm hoping to see release dates for Rune Factory 4 Special and Dragon Quest XI and maybe some Link's Awakening footage too.

[SpursforSix]

I wonder what we'll see at E3. Hopefully lots about Astral Chain since it's supposed to release in August. Nintendo is doing another Direct for Pokemon Sword and Shield I think the day before their E3 video goes live, I guess to keep their E3 from being dominated by Pokemon the way their presentation last year was by Smash. Fire Emblem Three Houses will probably factor largely into it since that comes out in July and hasn't had a Direct dedicated to it yet like Mario Maker 2 and Pokemon have. I'm hoping to see release dates for Rune Factory 4 Special and Dragon Quest XI and maybe some Link's Awakening footage too.

I'm hoping they say "Surprise, here's Metroid Prime motherfuckers."

Would definitely like to get some info on Link's Awakening.

[SpursforSix]

Rumor of Witcher 3 for Switch. How is that going to work?

[SpursforSix]

I'll be pissed though if they're coming out with a more powerful console this year.

[chunticakes]

I guess if spend enough, I'll eventually find a great game.

Aggelos - 16 bit (I know) Metroid style game. But one of the funner games I've played this year. Nice progression of power ups and difficulty level so far. Controls are great and character feels responsive during attacks and jumps.
Plenty of checkpoints which put you back to full health as well as give you an opportunity to save.

8/10

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aggelos-switch/

Any games out currently that you recommend? I just got the Switch so I'm late to the party.

[baseline bum]

Rumor of Witcher 3 for Switch. How is that going to work?

Probably like shit.

[baseline bum]

Any games out currently that you recommend? I just got the Switch so I'm late to the party.

Super Mario Odyssey is the best game on the system IMO. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is probably my #2. Yoshi's Crafted World is surprisingly fun.

[SpursforSix]

Any games out currently that you recommend? I just got the Switch so I'm late to the party.

As BB said, Super Mario Odyssey. Zelda Breath is the Wild is great also.

[SpursforSix]

Any games out currently that you recommend? I just got the Switch so I'm late to the party.

Also, what kind of game do you like?

[chunticakes]

Also, what kind of game do you like?

Action/adventure, open world, RPG.

I mainly play PS4.

[baseline bum]

Action/adventure, open world, RPG.

I mainly play PS4.

Breath of the Wild and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are going to be your best bets. If you like old school turn based RPG too then check out Octopath Traveler. Though the RPG I'm really waiting for on Switch is Shin Megami Tensei V. Been brushing up on Japanese and learning some kanji in the hope I could play it immediately in 2020 or 2021 when I'm expecting it to launch (especially since 真・女神転生 is kind of light on story and heavy on combat).

[SpursforSix]

Action/adventure, open world, RPG.

I mainly play PS4.

Crash Bandicoot.

But there aren’t just a ton of choices. Probably whatever BB says. I can sure give you a list of games not to play. I’m the worst about buying a game and playing for about 20 minutes and then downloading something else. There are some decent platformers though.

[SpursforSix]

I'm surprised there's no update from bb.

Anyway, personally, I'm excited to get No More Heroes Three. Although it's not until next year.

Also the Contra series. Older versions out today. I'll probably check that out. Hopefully, they hold up.

[baseline bum]

FFFFFUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKK, no Shin Megami Tensei V trailer in today's Nintendo Direct. :pctoss

[JamesSmith]

Who can confidently pick the best product among those listed on this site?


https://buylatestwatch.com/best-sports-watches-for-men/ (https://buylatestwatch.com/best-sports-watches-for-men/)

[baseline bum]

Damn Astral Chain just got a trailer dropped on Nintendo's Japanese youtube channel. Can't wait for this release.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRgolbpH6Qg

[SpursforSix]

Damn...this shit looks cool...My Friend Pedro

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Bought this the other day. It's aight. I hate that one of the key actions involves pressing down the left stick. And there isn't really a convenient remap as everything else is used and in a logical place.

[baseline bum]

Nintendo announced they'll repair drifting joycons free even out of warranty now. That class action lawsuit scared the shit out of them.

[SpursforSix]

Nintendo announced they'll repair drifting joycons free even out of warranty now. That class action lawsuit scared the shit out of them.

I can't use those fuckers anyway. I bought the Swtich thinking I would play a lot of mobile. But I've probably only done it a couple of times.

On another note, I just started playing Dead Cells a couple of days ago. Great game.

[UZER]

Nintendo announced they'll repair drifting joycons free even out of warranty now. That class action lawsuit scared the shit out of them.

This great news. My kids haven’t touched it in about 6 months because both left joy cons are drifting, and I refuse to pay $150 for another 2 pairs, since you can’t buy just the left one. You have to buy the left right set.

[SpursforSix]

This great news. My kids haven’t touched it in about 6 months because both left joy cons are drifting, and I refuse to pay $150 for another 2 pairs, since you can’t buy just the left one. You have to buy the left right set.

Buy 2 sets, then take out the two left joy cons. Repackage the other two and return them.

[baseline bum]

This great news. My kids haven’t touched it in about 6 months because both left joy cons are drifting, and I refuse to pay $150 for another 2 pairs, since you can’t buy just the left one. You have to buy the left right set.

How long did they last? I use the fake D-pad buttons when playing 2D games (which is mostly what I play in handheld) and use a Pro Controller for everything other than Super Mario Odyssey when docked because I know these joycon sticks are fucking ticking time bombs.

[baseline bum]

Buy 2 sets, then take out the two left joy cons. Repackage the other two and return them.

If he has the Switch with the neon blue & red joycons the joycons sold separately in stores have their colors flipped from the ones that come with the system. So he'd be trying to return two sets of all red joycons. It would be pretty obvious he was trying to defraud them tbh.

[SpursforSix]

If he has the Switch with the neon blue & red joycons the joycons sold separately in stores have their colors flipped from the ones that come with the system. So he'd be trying to return two sets of all red joycons. It would be pretty obvious he was trying to defraud them tbh.

So what he has to do is make a big deal of it.
"hey...I just bought these and there's two fucking right red joy cons in here. What the fuck!??! No...I don't want a replacement. Just my money back. I'm done with your store!"

[baseline bum]

So what he has to do is make a big deal of it.
"hey...I just bought these and there's two fucking right red joy cons in here. What the fuck!??! No...I don't want a replacement. Just my money back. I'm done with your store!"

And he can steal lobsters and return them too while he's at it tbh.

[SpursforSix]

And he can steal lobsters and return them too while he's at it tbh.

ridiculous

[UZER]

How long did they last? I use the fake D-pad buttons when playing 2D games (which is mostly what I play in handheld) and use a Pro Controller for everything other than Super Mario Odyssey when docked because I know these joycon sticks are fucking ticking time bombs.

They lasted about a year, but it was casual gaming. The kids play Mario Kart, Odyssey, Smash.

[baseline bum]

Oh shit, Untitled Goose Game on September 20th. One of my most anticipated games for 2019.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrVNwqbH0kA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGuRBdob1kw

[SpursforSix]

Oh shit, Untitled Goose Game on September 20th. One of my most anticipated games for 2019.



Fill me in (no bendover)...why are you excited about this one?

Edit...ok...it actually looks like a puzzle game I'd like.

[SpursforSix]

Oh shit, Untitled Goose Game on September 20th. One of my most anticipated games for 2019.

BTW...have you looked at Human Fall Flat?

[baseline bum]

Fill me in (no bendover)...why are you excited about this one?

Edit...ok...it actually looks like a puzzle game I'd like.

It looks like a hilarious game in the mold of Goat Simulator or Donut County.

[SpursforSix]

I'm thinking about getting this one...

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[Spurtacular]

I'm thinking about getting this one...

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I would if I played video games regularly.

[Reck]

I would if I played video games regularly.

Why?

[Spurtacular]

Why?

It looks like it could be pretty good. Unique too.

[Reck]

It looks like it could be pretty good. Unique too.

Why dont you play? Are you like ancient?

You're awkward for a young dude. Doesn't go out, doesn't play, no girfriend to speak of. :lol derp's life consisting of posting here on the daily.

[SpursforSix]

I'm thinking about getting this one...

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Great concept and execution but way too short. Took about 2.5 hours and never really got very challenging. They could have made this so much better.

[Reck]

Great concept and execution but way too short. Took about 2.5 hours and never really got very challenging. They could have made this so much better.

Do you have a VR set? Get you one of those and play it that way. Also I think they have DLCs for it.

[SpursforSix]

Do you have a VR set? Get you one of those and play it that way. Also I think they have DLCs for it.

No...I don’t. But it would be a pretty badass game for that.
No DLC for Switch that I’m aware of

[SpursforSix]

Just got Rayman Legends at 60% off. Forgot how good this game is.

[SpursforSix]

Oh shit, Untitled Goose Game on September 20th. One of my most anticipated games for 2019.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrVNwqbH0kA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGuRBdob1kw

Good call on this. It’s pretty entertaining. Well worth the $15.

Also bought Link’s Awakwning this weekend. Only about an hour in but it’s fun as hell.

[baseline bum]

Good call on this. It’s pretty entertaining. Well worth the $15.

Also bought Link’s Awakwning this weekend. Only about an hour in but it’s fun as hell.

Link's Awakening is pretty fucking good, but the framerate issues are annoying as hell. Supposedly it runs a lot better if you install to NAND instead of SD, but I already have BOTW installed to NAND leaving no room for any game larger than about 4.5GB.

Cracked me up locking the gardner out of his garden in Untitled Goose Game. And then making the dumb kid buy his toy plane back from the lady with the outdoors shop. :lol

[SpursforSix]

Link's Awakening is pretty fucking good, but the framerate issues are annoying as hell. Supposedly it runs a lot better if you install to NAND instead of SD, but I already have BOTW installed to NAND leaving no room for any game larger than about 4.5GB.

Cracked me up locking the gardner out of his garden in Untitled Goose Game. And then making the dumb kid buy his toy plane back from the lady with the outdoors shop. :lol

No idea about NAND vs. SD. I ended up just buying the physical copy. It would have taken at least 3 days for me to download it with my shitty internet. UGG took 6 hours with me having to check it and tell it to resume the download.

LOL at that kid. Locking him in the garage gave me some satisfaction. Although it took a while for me to figure out the shopkeeper was the lady and not the electronics guy.

[SpursforSix]

I’ve never played a Luigi’s Mansion game before but the one that just came out is pretty great.
Maybe it’s a little easy. But I’m only halfway in.
8.5/10 for me

[baseline bum]

I’ve never played a Luigi’s Mansion game before but the one that just came out is pretty great.
Maybe it’s a little easy. But I’m only halfway in.
8.5/10 for me

Bend over. I'll show you halfway in.

[lefty]

I don’t need all the Switch features so I guess I should be fine with the Lite?

[baseline bum]

I don’t need all the Switch features so I guess I should be fine with the Lite?

Full Switch is a little bulky to use as a portable IMO. Doesn't slip into the pocket like Vita or New 3DS XL does for me. Plus it just doesn't feel that solid since it's so thin and the joycons detach. I bought a big bulky case for carrying it because it feels a little fragile IMO. If you only want to use Switch handheld I would think the Lite would be better. I haven't used one myself, but all the reviews I have seen say it feels more solid in the hand. But losing docking is a big tradeoff. Super Mario Odyssey is way better on the bigscreen with one joycon in each hand since it implements motion controls really well. Much harder to control handheld IMO. Plus the big open world looks amazing on a large screen. Zelda BOTW has a lot of wide open views since you're constantly climbing shit, so being able to dock the Switch for it is great too. Then for instance Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is worlds better docked than handheld. Docked it looks like a really good PS3 game graphically while handheld it looks like a really good Gamecube game graphically (the resolution drops to like 480p handheld). With that said, most Switch games I have played work really well handheld and I play my full Switch handheld vs docked maybe 60/40.

I'd probably still just buy the full Switch unless you have no interest whatsoever in playing it on your TV.

[SpursforSix]

Bend over. I'll show you halfway in.

Lmao

[lefty]

Full Switch is a little bulky to use as a portable IMO. Doesn't slip into the pocket like Vita or New 3DS XL does for me. Plus it just doesn't feel that solid since it's so thin and the joycons detach. I bought a big bulky case for carrying it because it feels a little fragile IMO. If you only want to use Switch handheld I would think the Lite would be better. I haven't used one myself, but all the reviews I have seen say it feels more solid in the hand. But losing docking is a big tradeoff. Super Mario Odyssey is way better on the bigscreen with one joycon in each hand since it implements motion controls really well. Much harder to control handheld IMO. Plus the big open world looks amazing on a large screen. Zelda BOTW has a lot of wide open views since you're constantly climbing shit, so being able to dock the Switch for it is great too. Then for instance Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is worlds better docked than handheld. Docked it looks like a really good PS3 game graphically while handheld it looks like a really good Gamecube game graphically (the resolution drops to like 480p handheld). With that said, most Switch games I have played work really well handheld and I play my full Switch handheld vs docked maybe 60/40.

I'd probably still just buy the full Switch unless you have no interest whatsoever in playing it on your TV.
Thanks :tu

Lite it is

[baseline bum]

Thanks :tu

Lite it is

Post what you think of it when you get it man. Seems like a great deal at $200.

[lefty]

Post what you think of it when you get it man. Seems like a great deal at $200.
Great deal
But gonna wait and see if I can get an ever better deal during the holidays

[SpursforSix]

I’ve never played a Luigi’s Mansion game before but the one that just came out is pretty great.
Maybe it’s a little easy. But I’m only halfway in.
8.5/10 for me

I’m revising this rating. Finished the game and for me, it’s as fun as anything I’ve played on the Switch.
10/10.

[baseline bum]

For anyone looking to buy right now, do not get the Black Friday Mario Kart 8 bundle. It's Nintendo trying to clear stocks of old hardware while the newer Switch for sale in the red box has something like twice the battery life between charges (it's not so much having a better battery, but having much better hardware that consumes a lot less power so lasts a lot longer). I don't think it makes sense to pay $300 for inferior Switch + Mario Kart 8 when you could pay $300 for the good Switch any time (the one in the red box) and then go pick Mario Kart 8 up for $30 from Target for BF.

[baseline bum]

Wow, MLB The Show is coming to Switch.

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[ElNono]

I bought the Zelda remake, Yoshis World and Spyro trilogy to take with me for the holiday down time. Some of them were on sale in Amazon too. We’ll see what they look like

[baseline bum]

I bought the Zelda remake, Yoshis World and Spyro trilogy to take with me for the holiday down time. Some of them were on sale in Amazon too. We’ll see what they look like

Link's Awakening is pretty great if you like the old school top down Zelda games like the NES original or Link to the Past on SNES. The performance is pretty bad thanks to a terrible implementation of dynamic resolution, but the game is still a very solid 8.5/10 IMO. Yoshi's Crafted World is much cooler in action than it looks in reviews. I never beat it, but I thought it was a fun game in short spurts; e.g., beat a quick level, go back to your day. Don't know shit about Spyro though. You should check out Super Mario Maker 2 if you don't have it. That game is just built for handheld as even counting only the campaign, it is easily the best 2D Mario game since New Super Mario Bros back on the DS. Probably even the best 2D Mario since Super Mario World on SNES. I'd rate that shit a 9/10, I mean a must play. I wasn't very impressed by New Super Mario Bros U though, that's probably a 5/10 IMO. Yoshi's Crafted World I'd probably give a solid 7/10.

[ElNono]

Link's Awakening is pretty great if you like the old school top down Zelda games like the NES original or Link to the Past on SNES. The performance is pretty bad thanks to a terrible implementation of dynamic resolution, but the game is still a very solid 8.5/10 IMO. Yoshi's Crafted World is much cooler in action than it looks in reviews. I never beat it, but I thought it was a fun game in short spurts; e.g., beat a quick level, go back to your day. Don't know shit about Spyro though. You should check out Super Mario Maker 2 if you don't have it. That game is just built for handheld as even counting only the campaign, it is easily the best 2D Mario game since New Super Mario Bros back on the DS. Probably even the best 2D Mario since Super Mario World on SNES. I'd rate that shit a 9/10, I mean a must play. I wasn't very impressed by New Super Mario Bros U though, that's probably a 5/10 IMO. Yoshi's Crafted World I'd probably give a solid 7/10.

I was on the fence on Mario Maker 2, but it wasn't on sale, and:
1) Tough enough to get discounts on Switch games
2) Only play the switch pretty much during the holiday break every year
3) I'm actually more partial to the 3D mario games (loved oddysey, SMW, etc)

Maybe next time.

[SpursforSix]

Just finished a game called The Touryst.

Kind of a Link's Awakening lite. But pretty fun. Very smooth.
7.5/10

[chunticakes]

Just finished a game called The Touryst.

Kind of a Link's Awakening lite. But pretty fun. Very smooth.
7.5/10

Bend over, I'll fuckin give ya a smooth 7.5

[SpursforSix]

Bend over, I'll fuckin give ya a smooth 7.5

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[SpursforSix]

It looks like a hilarious game in the mold of Goat Simulator or Donut County.

Based on your comparison, I went back and played Donut Country. Pretty good game although pretty easy. Although the game play and writing made it worthwhile.
Just started GS but it seems pretty glitchy on the Switch. Did you play it on something different?

Also, you might like Good Job. Similar to UGG although it's quite a bit easier to figure out the solutions.

[baseline bum]

Based on your comparison, I went back and played Donut Country. Pretty good game although pretty easy. Although the game play and writing made it worthwhile.
Just started GS but it seems pretty glitchy on the Switch. Did you play it on something different?

Also, you might like Good Job. Similar to UGG although it's quite a bit easier to figure out the solutions.

Goat simulator is glitchy by design :lol

[SpursforSix]

Goat simulator is glitchy by design :lol

To what extent? For instance, I'm in the cooking show and on the right side of the stage but the camera angle switches to the complete other side where I can't even see the goat.

[SpursforSix]

Multiple Bioshock and Borderlands games coming for Switch by end of May.

[SpursforSix]

If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. I'm to the point where getting a different console might make more sense than me spending $ trying out crappy games.

[baseline bum]

If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. I'm to the point where getting a different console might make more sense than me spending $ trying out crappy games.

Super Mario Maker 2 is really cool if you haven't played it. It's easily the best 2D Mario game since New Super Mario Bros on the DS fifteen years ago. Astral Chain is pretty good too. At some point I'm definitely going to have to play Dragon Quest XI since I love JRPG and the Switch has the definitive version of the game.

[baseline bum]

I might get P5R, but the original is so fucking long that I don't know if I want to go through it again. I am wondering what the appeal of P5S is on the Switch for somebody who has a PS4. I'd like to get another Switch game, but it seems like a downgrade.

I'm pretty late into P5R and the new storyline after Christmas is pretty awesome. Best quality of life upgrade though is not having Morgana force you to sleep all the time.

I played the Japanese version of Persona 5 Scramble's demo and it was surprisingly good. I wasn't expecting much from yet another Musou game but the art style, music, and and elemental attacks actually work pretty decently. Also Morgana is a much funnier character in the Japanese version of the games since some of his character is based on this famous old Japanese book called "wagahai ha neko de aru" (I am a Cat) about a super arrogant cat who thinks his middle class owners are royalty so he is too. It's pretty funny the way Morgana talks in the Japanese game but it's a little touch that they couldn't translate into English since that book is only famous in Japan.

[spurraider21]

If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. I'm to the point where getting a different console might make more sense than me spending $ trying out crappy games.
get a ps4

[baseline bum]

If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. I'm to the point where getting a different console might make more sense than me spending $ trying out crappy games.

Shit if you're bored with Switch, they're selling online for decent money since they're pretty much impossible to get new thanks to the supply chain disruption. Especially if your Switch in unpatched, which you can check here:

https://ismyswitchpatched.com/

Of course if your Switch is unpatched you can put custom firmware on it and play all games for free, though you can never go online with it again in that case.

If you're looking at a new console the PS4 is the way to go. It's absolutely loaded with great games in all kinds of genres and most of the big blockbusters that aren't new are $20 by now. The exceptions are Sekiro which still only goes on sale around $40 and Red Dead Redemption 2 who sale price is usually around $30. IMO PS4 is the no-brainer best console to come out since the PS2 twenty years ago. And it's also the cheapest console I ever bought (in inflation adjusted dollars) with the cheapest games.

[DMC]

Shit if you're bored with Switch, they're selling online for decent money since they're pretty much impossible to get new thanks to the supply chain disruption. Especially if your Switch in unpatched, which you can check here:

https://ismyswitchpatched.com/

Of course if your Switch is unpatched you can put custom firmware on it and play all games for free, though you can never go online with it again in that case.

If you're looking at a new console the PS4 is the way to go. It's absolutely loaded with great games in all kinds of genres and most of the big blockbusters that aren't new are $20 by now. The exceptions are Sekiro which still only goes on sale around $40 and Red Dead Redemption 2 who sale price is usually around $30. IMO PS4 is the no-brainer best console to come out since the PS2 twenty years ago. And it's also the cheapest console I ever bought (in inflation adjusted dollars) with the cheapest games.

Do you put skins on your consoles? I'm looking to wall mount my PS4 but I want to put a skin on it first because it's black and hard to see otherwise.

[baseline bum]

Do you put skins on your consoles? I'm looking to wall mount my PS4 but I want to put a skin on it first because it's black and hard to see otherwise.

Nah, I have no real interest in skins. I think they all look tacky as hell.

[SpursforSix]

Shit if you're bored with Switch, they're selling online for decent money since they're pretty much impossible to get new thanks to the supply chain disruption. Especially if your Switch in unpatched, which you can check here:

https://ismyswitchpatched.com/

Of course if your Switch is unpatched you can put custom firmware on it and play all games for free, though you can never go online with it again in that case.

If you're looking at a new console the PS4 is the way to go. It's absolutely loaded with great games in all kinds of genres and most of the big blockbusters that aren't new are $20 by now. The exceptions are Sekiro which still only goes on sale around $40 and Red Dead Redemption 2 who sale price is usually around $30. IMO PS4 is the no-brainer best console to come out since the PS2 twenty years ago. And it's also the cheapest console I ever bought (in inflation adjusted dollars) with the cheapest games.

I'm not so bored that I want to sell it. And I'm looking forward to some of the games coming up : Outer Words, new Mario Odyssey, new Zelda, and a new Metroid at some point. Also, my daughter uses it quite a bit. I did end up buying Mario Maker 2 which is more fun than I was expecting.

But the PS4 is sounding like a good idea. Plus I can put it on a different TV so I'm not waiting for my kid to get off the Switch.

[SpursforSix]

Man...I have to say I've been pretty happy with Mario Maker 2. I kind of blew this game off thinking it was just another 2D platformer. But didn't realize that it was bringing in mechanics from all the various Mario games so there's a decent variation between one stage and the next. I'm about 50% done with story mode and while it is starting to get redundant, it's pretty great for a game where I can sit down and play for either 30 minutes or a couple of hours. So story mode alone is worth the price. I'll probably move on to play shared courses but not try to make any of my own.

[slick'81]

Just got a switch for my daughter but have actually been enjoying splatoon 2

[baseline bum]

Just got a switch for my daughter but have actually been enjoying splatoon 2

I shit all over the Switch when it first came out but it has been surprisingly awesome despite the underpowered hardware. Definitely the best Nintendo system since the legendary SNES.

[SpursforSix]

I shit all over the Switch when it first came out but it has been surprisingly awesome despite the underpowered hardware. Definitely the best Nintendo system since the legendary SNES.

That's a pretty bold statement.

[Spurminator]

Any recommendations for how to get a Switch without going through scalpers?

[baseline bum]

Any recommendations for how to get a Switch without going through scalpers?

If you want the full fat dockable Switch with detachable joycons you're pretty much stuck paying scalper prices if you want it now. With hard to find systems Gamestop usually does bundles. Early last month they had a $430 pre-order bundle of Switch + Pro Controller + Game (I think it was Smash Bros) to be delivered by late April but that sold out in a few days. But that's MSRP system + MSRP Pro Controller (which is a must on a dockable Switch IMO) + MSRP Game, so you're not paying scalper prices for nothing extra in that case. So might be worth watching out for more full Switch bundles from them. If they get any new full fat Switches that's how Gamestop is going to sell them.

If you want Switch Lites all three colors are supringly available new at MSRP online from Gamestop without having to buy a game bundle, but they're not dockable. Probably the better system if you're absolutely sure you only want to play handheld, because the full fat Switch is kind of bulky and needs a case. But there are a few games much better on the bigscreen than handheld, such as Super Mario Odyssey which really uses motion controls well with split joycons or Xenoblade Chronicles 2 that takes a hatchet to resolution when handheld, which makes it look more like a Gamecube game than a Switch one.

It's a pretty cool system though and I like it both handheld and on the bigscreen. Really strong game library for a lot of different tastes too.

[Spurminator]

Thanks yeah I want the full dockable system so I can play it on the TV. Talked to the GameStop guys today and they said they supply the website first, so that's how they're all getting to scalpers so fast. Would be nice if they reserved some for in-person purchase only but I guess there's no real incentive to do that.

[baseline bum]

Thanks yeah I want the full dockable system so I can play it on the TV. Talked to the GameStop guys today and they said they supply the website first, so that's how they're all getting to scalpers so fast. Would be nice if they reserved some for in-person purchase only but I guess there's no real incentive to do that.

Scalpers have bots checking Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Gamestop, Newegg, etc to snatch them up the second they're available to purchase online. They don't usually buy the expensive Gamestop bundles though, so that's where you'll have a chance. The fact that Gamestop hasn't made any of these bundles available for a month probably means they're not getting shit from Nintendo.

[TimDunkem]

Bought mine back in March just as everything was shutting down. By then, they were sold out online and at every store I went to. Tried my luck at the most obvious spot - my local Gamestop - as a last ditch attempt to find one. Lady said they were out, but there were some boxes behind her and I asked what they were. No lie they were a box of 5 Switches. :lol

[baseline bum]

Bought mine back in March just as everything was shutting down. By then, they were sold out online and at every store I went to. Tried my luck at the most obvious spot - my local Gamestop - as a last ditch attempt to find one. Lady said they were out, but there were some boxes behind her and I asked what they were. No lie they were a box of 5 Switches. :lol

When in March did you get it? Just curious since I think Nintendo warned everyone in February that their supply chain was completely fucked by COVID in China and that shortages were 100% coming. I feel kind of guilty having one and not even playing it much since I have been playing Persona 5 Royal and various Yakuza games all year on PS4 instead (especially since I have a holy grail hackable Switch with Atmosphere on it :lol). Though Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers is next in my backlog and I'll play that on Switch.

[TimDunkem]

When in March did you get it? Just curious since I think Nintendo warned everyone in February that their supply chain was completely fucked by COVID in China and that shortages were 100% coming. I feel kind of guilty having one and not even playing it much since I have been playing Persona 5 Royal and various Yakuza games all year on PS4 instead (especially since I have a holy grail hackable Switch with Atmosphere on it :lol). Though Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers is next in my backlog and I'll play that on Switch.
Around Mid-March. I'm lucky as hell because I haven't seen anything other than those ugly yellow Switch Lites since, and now those are hard to find. :lol

[baseline bum]

Around Mid-March. I'm lucky as hell because I haven't seen anything other than those ugly yellow Switch Lites since, and now those are hard to find. :lol

Damn I would think the aqua Swith Lite would be the easy one to find, that thing looks horrible. I kind of like the yellow one. :lol

[baseline bum]

Around Mid-March. I'm lucky as hell because I haven't seen anything other than those ugly yellow Switch Lites since, and now those are hard to find. :lol

So what are you playing on it? Man if you haven't checked Super Mario Odyssey, that game is unbelievably good. Best Mario game I have played since Super Mario World way back in like 1991.

[ElNono]

What's good on this thing? I have mine sitting here, haven't played anything since Zelda and Spyro trilogy.

I heard about Animal Crossings, but I don't feel like online shit. Give me a good story or a solid platformer.

[baseline bum]

What's good on this thing? I have mine sitting here, haven't played anything since Zelda and Spyro trilogy.

I heard about Animal Crossings, but I don't feel like online shit. Give me a good story or a solid platformer.

Have you played Super Mario Odyssey? Best platformer since Super Mario World IMO. Then Super Mario Maker 2 is probably the second best platformer since, judging only from the single player levels that came with it since my Switch isn't exactly online capable. :lol

Yoshi's Crafted World is a surprisingly good platformer with a hilarious art style. It's not Super Mario Maker 2 quality or anything, but still a lot of fun to play handheld. Ni No Kuni is supposed to have an awesome story if you're in the mood for an RPG, but it's also on PS3, PS4, XLOL1, and PC. I really gotta play that and Dragon Quest XI in the next few months. Persona 5 Scramble looks to have a really interesting story in an action game / RPG hybrid, though you have to be able to read Japanese. :lol The demo's story was pretty cool though when I played it back in early February.

[ElNono]

I played both Yoshi and SMO..

[baseline bum]

I played both Yoshi and SMO..

Bend over, I'll give you something to play with.

Don't sleep on Super Mario Maker 2 though, it has some great levels in the main SP mode if you like 2D platformers.

One other really cool platformer / beat'em up is Guacamelee, if you never played it. I know I have probably recommended it to you before.

[ElNono]

Bend over, I'll give you something to play with.

Don't sleep on Super Mario Maker 2 though, it has some great levels in the main SP mode if you like 2D platformers.

One other really cool platformer / beat'em up is Guacamelee, if you never played it. I know I have probably recommended it to you before.

I'll pick those up... danke

[SpursforSix]

I ended up getting an older game, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, yesterday. It's a 2D platformer with a semi-explorable overhead map screen to get to the different 2D chapters.
So far it's pretty great. It's not as good as Mario Maker 2 but it's at least as good as DK Tropical Freeze. Great graphics and control. And the overhead map portion has various puzzles which breaks up
the 2D stuff. Also, unlike DKTF, you don't have limited lives so you're always started at your last checkpoint no matter how many times you die. And each 2D chapter seems fairly long with plenty to do.

Also, it gives you the option to go to the final chapter and beat the game whenever you want. But it does seem impossible without the extra stuff you earn from getting through a lot of the chapters.

Anyway, if you like 2D platforming, this one is excellent (so far).

[baseline bum]

Any recommendations for how to get a Switch without going through scalpers?

Nintendo says their production is finally getting back to near 100%, so you might have a shot in the near future if you haven't landed one yet.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/nintendo_switch_production_is_returning_to_normal_ after_months_of_supply_issues

[Spurminator]

Nintendo says their production is finally getting back to near 100%, so you might have a shot in the near future if you haven't landed one yet.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/nintendo_switch_production_is_returning_to_normal_ after_months_of_supply_issues

Awesome. I haven't looked in a while.

[redzero]

Half the compet.itive Smash Ultimate players have been outted as pedos. I should dust off my Switch and get good at the game, since there is no competition.

[jeebus]

Nintendo says their production is finally getting back to near 100%, so you might have a shot in the near future if you haven't landed one yet.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/nintendo_switch_production_is_returning_to_normal_ after_months_of_supply_issues

Mr. Baseline, you seem to be in the know. Are they really gonna remake/remaster/rerelease some of the older Mario games on Switch? Like 64 and Sunshine?

[baseline bum]

Mr. Baseline, you seem to be in the know. Are they really gonna remake/remaster/rerelease some of the older Mario games on Switch? Like 64 and Sunshine?

Yeah, lots of leaks about a big pack of old Mario games coming out for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros coming out on NES. Though if you want Mario64, there is actually a really nice PC port of it now. The ones I really want are Galaxy 1 & 2 since they look amazing upscaled to 1080p in Dolphin, but Dolphin kind of sucks for the motion controls so I'd still rather play them at 480p on my Wii when I do.

[jeebus]

Yeah, lots of leaks about a big pack of old Mario games coming out for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros coming out on NES. Though if you want Mario64, there is actually a really nice PC port of it now. The ones I really want are Galaxy 1 & 2 since they look amazing upscaled to 1080p in Dolphin, but Dolphin kind of sucks for the motion controls so I'd still rather play them at 480p on my Wii when I do.

Good good. I really need to get a smaller screen for older games cuz they look like absolute shit on a bigger tv. Still, looking forward to any sort of release on the Switch for old mario games. Like I'm still waiting for the HD version of wind waker to be released. Ridiculous.

[baseline bum]

Good good. I really need to get a smaller screen for older games cuz they look like absolute shit on a bigger tv. Still, looking forward to any sort of release on the Switch for old mario games. Like I'm still waiting for the HD version of wind waker to be released. Ridiculous.

Honestly, I think Wind Waker still looks brilliant on Gamecube. Probably wouldn't buy a Wii U just for Wind Waker HD though when Super Mario 3D World is also rumored to be part of this year's big Mario Switch release and you already have Bayonnetta 1 & 2, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Mario Kart 8, and just about every other top Wii U game other than Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch now. God, other than these Mario games 2020 looks like a fucking wasteland for Nintendo. They didn't even show shit off last month when everyone else was doing their E3 equivalent presentations.

[jeebus]

Honestly, I think Wind Waker still looks brilliant on Gamecube. Probably wouldn't buy a Wii U just for Wind Waker HD though when Super Mario 3D World is also rumored to be part of this year's big Mario Switch release and you already have Bayonnetta 1 & 2, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Mario Kart 8, and just about every other top Wii U game other than Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch now. God, other than these Mario games 2020 looks like a fucking wasteland for Nintendo. They didn't even show shit off last month when everyone else was doing their E3 equivalent presentations.

Yeah there's no way I'd buy a Wii U for just one game. I'll continue to wait. And I hear you about 2020. It's been super slow for the switch, which is funny because you still can't really find one of them for sale. I hope BOTW 2 is given a release date later this year. I mean, you'd think they would. They did the teaser video over a year ago and the game engine is already there...

Anyways, 35th anniversary of Mario is in a few months so hopefully something gets announced then

[baseline bum]

Yeah there's no way I'd buy a Wii U for just one game. I'll continue to wait. And I hear you about 2020. It's been super slow for the switch, which is funny because you still can't really find one of them for sale. I hope BOTW 2 is given a release date later this year. I mean, you'd think they would. They did the teaser video over a year ago and the game engine is already there...

Anyways, 35th anniversary of Mario is in a few months so hopefully something gets announced then

I'm hoping Bravely Default II is awesome... forgot about that one and really enjoyed the first on 3DS (highly underrated handheld btw, especially if you like jrpg). But man if you don't GAF about Animal Crossing or don't know Japanese (Persona 5 Scramble is awesome but not localized yet for the west), then 2020 has been nothing but old game remasters (Bioshock, Catherine) and cut down 3rd party games (The Outer Worlds, Doom Eternal). If it wasn't for Shin Megami Tensei V I'd probably have been looking at selling the thing to put towards a PS5.

Speaking of not being able to find Switch for sale, you can't find XBox One nor PS4 either. Best Buy is sold out of XBones and there isn't a Gamestop within 100 miles that has one. Who would have ever seen XBox One having no supply to meet demand?

[jeebus]

I'm hoping Bravely Default II is awesome... forgot about that one and really enjoyed the first on 3DS (highly underrated handheld btw, especially if you like jrpg). But man if you don't GAF about Animal Crossing or don't know Japanese (Persona 5 Scramble is awesome but not localized yet for the west), then 2020 has been nothing but old game remasters (Bioshock, Catherine) and cut down 3rd party games (The Outer Worlds, Doom Eternal). If it wasn't for Shin Megami Tensei V I'd probably have been looking at selling the thing to put towards a PS5.

Speaking of not being able to find Switch for sale, you can't find XBox One nor PS4 either. Best Buy is sold out of XBones and there isn't a Gamestop within 100 miles that has one. Who would have ever seen XBox One having no supply to meet demand?

Oh man, I don't sell consoles. That's a golden rule for me. There have been too many times over the decades where I get an itch to play an old game and break out the console. Last year I had a craving to play the Ace Combat games and binged all of them on my PS2 for a month.

The PS4/X boxes are out as well? That's crazy. The only time those are out of stock is upon release, not 5 years after the fact. There's a great little store near me(Utah) that sells an absolute shit ton of movies/games/everything; I should check it out and see if they have any used ones for sale.

[baseline bum]

Oh man, I don't sell consoles. That's a golden rule for me. There have been too many times over the decades where I get an itch to play an old game and break out the console. Last year I had a craving to play the Ace Combat games and binged all of them on my PS2 for a month.

The PS4/X boxes are out as well? That's crazy. The only time those are out of stock is upon release, not 5 years after the fact. There's a great little store near me(Utah) that sells an absolute shit ton of movies/games/everything; I should check it out and see if they have any used ones for sale.

Yeah I probably shouldn't since my Switch is one of the holy grail Switches: ie, one of the hackable models from before Nintendo patched the fusee gelee exploit in hardware. There is nothing they can do to stop custom firmware on those models. And then CFW Switch makes the ultimate retro gaming handheld as it can run NES, PC Engine, SNES, Genesis, Master System, Sega CD, PS1, and most N64 pretty well, as well as oldschool arcade games. I swear my most played Switch game is the 1987 Shinobi arcade game through Retroarch. :lol

Speaking of PS2, have you heard of Free McBoot? If you buy a Free McBoot memory card (they're like $10 on ebay/amazon last time I checked) then you can run games off a hard drive (on a PS2 fat) or shared from your PC over ethernet (both PS2 fat and slim). It allows me to play a lot of Japanese games that I would be region locked out of if using discs. Plus PS2 lasers and lenses are so fragile.

[ElNono]

Yeah I probably shouldn't since my Switch is one of the holy grail Switches: ie, one of the hackable models from before Nintendo patched the fusee gelee exploit in hardware. There is nothing they can do to stop custom firmware on those models. And then CFW Switch makes the ultimate retro gaming handheld as it can run NES, PC Engine, SNES, Genesis, Master System, Sega CD, PS1, and most N64 pretty well, as well as oldschool arcade games. I swear my most played Switch game is the 1987 Shinobi arcade game through Retroarch. :lol

Speaking of PS2, have you heard of Free McBoot? If you buy a Free McBoot memory card (they're like $10 on ebay/amazon last time I checked) then you can run games off a hard drive (on a PS2 fat) or shared from your PC over ethernet (both PS2 fat and slim). It allows me to play a lot of Japanese games that I would be region locked out of if using discs. Plus PS2 lasers and lenses are so fragile.

There's a new PS2 hack that doesn't involve modding the console at all or purchasing anything, just burning a boot DVD:

https://screenrant.com/ps2-playstation-2-hack-mod-dvd-burn/

[baseline bum]

There's a new PS2 hack that doesn't involve modding the console at all or purchasing anything, just burning a boot DVD:

https://screenrant.com/ps2-playstation-2-hack-mod-dvd-burn/

AFAIK it's only for one specific firmware on some PS2 Slim models. Just easier to buy the Free McBoot memory card IMO.

[ElNono]

AFAIK it's only for one specific firmware on some PS2 Slim models. Just easier to buy the Free McBoot memory card IMO.

:tu

[jeebus]

Speaking of PS2, have you heard of Free McBoot? If you buy a Free McBoot memory card (they're like $10 on ebay/amazon last time I checked) then you can run games off a hard drive (on a PS2 fat) or shared from your PC over ethernet (both PS2 fat and slim). It allows me to play a lot of Japanese games that I would be region locked out of if using discs. Plus PS2 lasers and lenses are so fragile.
No shit? That sounds pretty sweet; might have to look that up. Is there a speed difference when using the ethernet? Faster or slower than disc?

[baseline bum]

No shit? That sounds pretty sweet; might have to look that up. Is there a speed difference when using the ethernet? Faster or slower than disc?

Can't tell you which is faster. I have probably played about 50 different games and the only two that gave me any problems were Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (had stutter during full motion video cutscenes, otherwise was flawless) and Gran Turismo 4, which I could not get working period over ethernet. Oh well, I just bought a new copy of Nocturne and I don't really GAF about GT4. Could just be a bad rom too. But if you get a game that has trouble with FMV over ethernet or doesn't work right you could always just burn it to DVD and play it off that then. There is a program called ESR typically installed with a Free McBoot memory card that will let you play burned DVDs.

Look up Free McBoot, OPL, and ESR on MrMario2011's youtube channel if you're interested. I wouldn't recommend the method he uses for making a Free McBoot memory card though unless you want to use a hard drive. The hard drive though is a big can of worms, because

(1) the official adapter only supports IDE drives, those old ass motherfuckers with the fat ribbon cables, and not all work

(2) the Chinese knockoff adapter that supports SATA drives sucks. Mine fit so bad I literally had to press and hold steady into the back of my PS2 for a few minutes while making a Free McBoot memory card from the Free HDBoot I had installed to the hard drive. Others have had better luck with it though.

(3) there are adapters you can buy to use a microSD card for storage on a fat PS2 through the IDE port on the network adapter, but its a real rabbit hole to jump into.

I forgot there is one other way to do it over ethernet: if you have say a Raspberry Pi, you can just connect it to the PS2 via an ethernet cable and share the games off there. I actually have a Pi but haven't tried it to see how well it works.

[SpursforSix]

Honestly, I think Wind Waker still looks brilliant on Gamecube. Probably wouldn't buy a Wii U just for Wind Waker HD though when Super Mario 3D World is also rumored to be part of this year's big Mario Switch release and you already have Bayonnetta 1 & 2, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Mario Kart 8, and just about every other top Wii U game other than Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch now. God, other than these Mario games 2020 looks like a fucking wasteland for Nintendo. They didn't even show shit off last month when everyone else was doing their E3 equivalent presentations.

Yeah...it looks pretty barren. I think the only thing I'm super excited about it No More Heroes 3. Hopefully there will be some good indy games as well.

[baseline bum]

Wow was today's Nintendo Direct a shitshow. Unless you like shitty rhythm games?

[SpursforSix]

Wow was today's Nintendo Direct a shitshow. Unless you like shitty rhythm games?

That sucks. This has been a pretty long dead period for the most part. But yeah...if you like rhythm games, point and click adventures, 8 bit retro games, or soft port teenage anime, then you're set with the Switch.

[baseline bum]

That sucks. This has been a pretty long dead period for the most part. But yeah...if you like rhythm games, point and click adventures, 8 bit retro games, or soft port teenage anime, then you're set with the Switch.

I'm going to be mas as fuck if this rumored 35th Anniversary Mario Collection with Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Switch turns out to be bullshit just like the Metroid Prime collection was. Even before the pandemic 2020 has been such a dogshit year for Switch, at least in the US. Tokyo Mirage Sessions is about the only good game to come out in the West this year. In Japan it's a little better with Persona 5 Scramble and then in October Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, but what a shitshow outside of Japan for the system this year.

[jeebus]

I'm going to be mad as fuck if this rumored 35th Anniversary Mario Collection with Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Switch turns out to be bullshit just like the Metroid Prime collection was.

Same. I've been massively looking forward to Mario remakes, more Zelda titles on the switch, etc. The last all new mario kart was released in 2014 for fucks sake. They need to get on the ball.

[baseline bum]

Same. I've been massively looking forward to Mario remakes, more Zelda titles on the switch, etc. The last all new mario kart was released in 2014 for fucks sake. They need to get on the ball.

I have been putting off playing Galaxy 1 & 2 precisely because of how amazing the games look at 1080p on Dolphin but how shitty they control on Dolphin vs on a real Wii. So fuck man I have been excited about getting 1080p versions I could play with the joycons' motion controls.

I hope if they do they don't take the motion controls out though. There is actually an official port of Super Mario Galaxy 1 to the Nvidia Shield (China only though) but it got rid of motion controls.

[SpursforSix]

I'm going to be mas as fuck if this rumored 35th Anniversary Mario Collection with Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Switch turns out to be bullshit just like the Metroid Prime collection was. Even before the pandemic 2020 has been such a dogshit year for Switch, at least in the US. Tokyo Mirage Sessions is about the only good game to come out in the West this year. In Japan it's a little better with Persona 5 Scramble and then in October Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, but what a shitshow outside of Japan for the system this year.

Hmm...maybe I'll give that a shot. Tokyo Mirage that is.

[baseline bum]

Hmm...maybe I'll give that a shot. Tokyo Mirage that is.

You gotta like JRPG, man. I don't know if you'd be into it honestly.

[SpursforSix]

You gotta like JRPG, man. I don't know if you'd be into it honestly.

Yeah...I might watch some YouTube to see.
I'm the worst about reading good reviews and then downloading a game even if it's out of my wheelhouse.
I like the idea of liking them. But end up not usually playing them through.
Is there a lot of dialog between action?

[baseline bum]

Get in here SpursforSix, jeebus, Spurminator, finally the Nintendo Direct we have been waiting for.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_UcjEq2Dgk

[baseline bum]

Fuck man I can't wait for Super Mario Galaxy on the 18th. I have purposely been putting off playing it, waiting for a way to play at 1080p with motion controls once I first started hearing the rumors about it coming to Switch.

[RD2191]

Limited run though? That's fucking bullshit. Can't wait to see them for 1,000 a piece on EBay. Man, fuck Nintendo tbh.

[baseline bum]

Limited run though? That's fucking bullshit. Can't wait to see them for 1,000 a piece on EBay. Man, fuck Nintendo tbh.

I think the limited run means they'll only sell it through March 31st, after that you'll probably have to buy the games separately.

[RD2191]

Hopefully you're right. I'm hoping there's a Zelda collection next year. Never really got into Mario games. Hiw do you rank these 3?

[baseline bum]

Hopefully you're right. I'm hoping there's a Zelda collection next year. Never really got into Mario games. Hiw do you rank these 3?

Never played through any of them. I have a few hours of Galaxy and it's amazing, but stopped once I heard it was coming the Switch since the game looks so great at 1080p vs the 480p the original Wii runs.

[jeebus]

Get in here SpursforSix (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=49684), jeebus (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=22786), Spurminator (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=45), finally the Nintendo Direct we have been waiting for.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_UcjEq2Dgk
Well I'll be buying the living fuck out of some of that stuff, namely the classics/3d releases.

[SpursforSix]

Fuck man I can't wait for Super Mario Galaxy on the 18th. I have purposely been putting off playing it, waiting for a way to play at 1080p with motion controls once I first started hearing the rumors about it coming to Switch.

Man...finally some good news.

[TimDunkem]

Got mine preordered, and even snagged the Mario shoes. :lmao

[baseline bum]

Got mine preordered, and even snagged the Mario shoes. :lmao

I got it preordered too, by which I mean the rom site bookmarked since my Switch is hacked tbh. Thank you again fusee gelee! The gift that keeps giving.

[NASpurs]

$60 for three Mario roms? Don’t know about that.

Nintendo is so fucking lazy.

[jeebus]

Got mine preordered, and even snagged the Mario shoes. :lmao
Ditto, minus the shoes. I'll be playing the fuck out of them for years to come, so good investment for me. Hopefully Nintendo gives Zelda some of the same type of love for its 35th next year.

[ElNono]

https://images2.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED17/5152f057221a6.png

[TimDunkem]

Ditto, minus the shoes. I'll be playing the fuck out of them for years to come, so good investment for me. Hopefully Nintendo gives Zelda some of the same type of love for its 35th next year.
I hope so too, but it is Nintendo we're talking about. Seems they're allergic to money and never do the obvious. Even this new All-Stars game was in doubt until they finally announced it officially. :lol

[baseline bum]

Ditto, minus the shoes. I'll be playing the fuck out of them for years to come, so good investment for me. Hopefully Nintendo gives Zelda some of the same type of love for its 35th next year.

Ocarina at 60 fps would be awesome. When I go try to replay it now it's horrible at 20 fps on a modern TV, though probably a lot better on an old CRT. 3DS version ain't bad though, but I'd still rather replay it on a bigscreen. I'm guessing the three Zelda All-Stars games in a similar package would be Ocarina, Twilight Princess, and hopefully Wind Waker instead of Skyward Sword. As much as I love A Link Between Worlds, that game wouldn't feel the same without the 3D effect (it was really well implemented if you had a New 3DS).

[jeebus]

Ocarina at 60 fps would be awesome. When I go try to replay it now it's horrible at 20 fps on a modern TV, though probably a lot better on an old CRT. 3DS version ain't bad though, but I'd still rather replay it on a bigscreen. I'm guessing the three Zelda All-Stars games in a similar package would be Ocarina, Twilight Princess, and hopefully Wind Waker instead of Skyward Sword. As much as I love A Link Between Worlds, that game wouldn't feel the same without the 3D effect (it was really well implemented if you had a New 3DS).
I'm with you. I don't mind the 3DS version but it wasn't the remake I wanted. It just feels wrong playing it on a handheld. I need that shit on the big screen. I don't think they'll add TP and WW to it, as they were already released on the Wii U. They've been dragging their feet on releasing it on the Switch...if they do release those 3 as a bundle, I'd be supremely irritated. I don't think they'd do a similar package for that reason, but if they do, I think Skyward Sword will be tossed in.

I do have A Link Between Worlds, but I only have the new 2ds. It was cheaper and I didn't feel the need to get the new 3ds. A shame, but it's all good to me. I still enjoyed the game. If I see a used new 3ds on sale for cheap somewhere, I'll probably pick it up.

[baseline bum]

I'm with you. I don't mind the 3DS version but it wasn't the remake I wanted. It just feels wrong playing it on a handheld. I need that shit on the big screen. I don't think they'll add TP and WW to it, as they were already released on the Wii U. They've been dragging their feet on releasing it on the Switch...if they do release those 3 as a bundle, I'd be supremely irritated. I don't think they'd do a similar package for that reason, but if they do, I think Skyward Sword will be tossed in.

I do have A Link Between Worlds, but I only have the new 2ds. It was cheaper and I didn't feel the need to get the new 3ds. A shame, but it's all good to me. I still enjoyed the game. If I see a used new 3ds on sale for cheap somewhere, I'll probably pick it up.

Nah don't bother with New 3DS then if you have already played A Link Between Worlds. I have only found 3 games where the 3D effect is really impressive. Namely, Mario Kart 7, A Link Between Worlds, and Mario Golf: World Tour. Only game I have found where the 3D is bad and I turn it off is one of the Senran Kagura games because the effect looked like shit, and I guess I turn it off in Bravely Default if I'm playing outside and exploring a dark dungeon, though I leave the 3D on if I'm indoors.

[ElNono]

fuckers really spread all these remasters in a few products so you get to buy them all

[baseline bum]

fuckers really spread all these remasters in a few products so you get to buy them all


Thank you again fusee gelee! The gift that keeps giving.

[TDMVPDPOY]

any of u chumps recommend any sporting titles on the switch??

[baseline bum]

jeebus man, you getting the new Hyrule Warriors coming in a couple of months? Graphically it looks pretty good and I was impressed by how well Koei-Tecmo adapter Persona 5 to its dynasty warriors combat in ペルソナ５スクランブル・ザファントムストライカーズ so this will probably be worth playing too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYKGF93X4I

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol bricks and mortar stores are competing with the used market to get rid of existing rtx 20xx stock, u can get a brand new 2080ti same prices as a used 2080ti card...then again if it drops more then its tempting, since teh specs of the 3060 has been released

[jeebus]

jeebus (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=22786) man, you getting the new Hyrule Warriors coming in a couple of months? Graphically it looks pretty good and I was impressed by how well Koei-Tecmo adapter Persona 5 to its dynasty warriors combat in ペルソナ５スクランブル・ザファントムストライカーズ so this will probably be worth playing too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYKGF93X4I
I got lucky and saw this trailer like 10 mins after it debuted. You better your ass I'm gonna get it. I never played the first Hyrule Warriors but this one looks less like a sequel to that game and more like a prequel to BOTW. Looks like the exact same game engine as well. I always wanted to see more of what happened the first time around and was quite disappointed when the DLC didn't deliver. But I never dreamed that they'd make a full blown game of it. So yeah, gonna buy it. I'm gonna look for a cheap used copy of the first one too just to get a feel for things.

[SpursforSix]

any of u chumps recommend any sporting titles on the switch??

I haven't played any sports on mine yet. But I'm hoping they'll release an upgrade of Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball (from Super NES).

[lefty]

haven’t bought a switch yet, growing tired of those long ass games on modern consoles tbh....

[jeebus]

haven’t bought a switch yet, growing tired of those long ass games on modern consoles tbh....

:cry lefty pls :cry

[lefty]

:cry lefty pls :cry
:lol what?
I thought you preferred old school gaming

[jeebus]

:lol what?
I thought you preferred old school gaming

I do. I just like saying :cry lefty pls. :lol

[lefty]

I do. I just like saying :cry lefty pls. :lol

no, jebes

[baseline bum]

Super Mario 3D Allstars just got leaked and apparently it was found all three games are emulated, so should be interesting to see if the game can be used to inject other N64, Gamecube, and Wii games into the emulator.

[baseline bum]

Got mine preordered, and even snagged the Mario shoes. :lmao


Ditto, minus the shoes. I'll be playing the fuck out of them for years to come, so good investment for me. Hopefully Nintendo gives Zelda some of the same type of love for its 35th next year.

Got my pre-order in

https://i.ibb.co/fSYjWqt/supjeebus.png

[TimDunkem]

Nice. Got mine through Amazon. They're usually pretty quick in bringing me games quickly on release day. Hopefully that continues because I haven't played 64 and Sunshine in an eternity. :tu

[baseline bum]

Galaxy is pretty awesome so far. Looks much much cleaner on Switch than Wii.

[jeebus]

Got my pre-order in

https://i.ibb.co/fSYjWqt/supjeebus.png

Mein negger. I'm hoping amazon delivers my shit before noon on friday so I turn into a lazy fuck after morning whatnots and play all day.

[RD2191]

Just got a Switch but man, this shit is kind of expensive. Bu the time I get a game and pro controller I'm gonna be about 420 bucks in just to get going.

[SpursforSix]

Just got a Switch but man, this shit is kind of expensive. Bu the time I get a game and pro controller I'm gonna be about 420 bucks in just to get going.

Hmmm. I guess you've validated the saying, "Bitches get Switches".

[RD2191]

Hmmm. I guess you've validated the saying, "Bitches get Switches".

Bend over, I'll show you a Switch....wait nvm.

[baseline bum]

Just got a Switch but man, this shit is kind of expensive. Bu the time I get a game and pro controller I'm gonna be about 420 bucks in just to get going.

Get it modchipped and your game price drops to zero

[SpursforSix]

Bend over, I'll show you a Switch....wait nvm.

*Bending over and looking backwards with confused look.

[lefty]

Mein negger. I'm hoping amazon delivers my shit before noon on friday so I turn into a lazy fuck after morning whatnots and play all day.

his ID is Supjeebus? :lol

[RD2191]

*Bending over and looking backwards with confused look.
:lmao

[RD2191]

Get it modchipped and your game price drops to zero
I ain't tryna get deported, Bum. :lol

[SpursforSix]

I ain't tryna get deported, Bum. :lol

:rollin

I like that headline. "Mexican gets deported for pirating games".

[baseline bum]

I ain't tryna get deported, Bum. :lol

Get deported anyways, might as well do it

[baseline bum]

I ain't tryna get deported, Bum. :lol

Also you miss out on cool shit like emulators and the fan made Super Mario 64 with modern dual stick controls, widescreen support, and better textures that is a huge upgrade over not only the original, but also the one releasing Friday in the Super Mario 3D Allstars pack.

[SpursforSix]

Also you miss out on cool shit like emulators and the fan made Super Mario 64 with modern dual stick controls, widescreen support, and better textures that is a huge upgrade over not only the original, but also the one releasing Friday in the Super Mario 3D Allstars pack.

Nigga...I totally respect and appreciate your knowledge. But when I hear "emulator" or "mod" or even, "jailbreak", it's quickly over my head. I could probably successfully do something with step by step instructions but then it seems like there's always some kind of maintenance or redownload or something. I guess I'm content accepting that I'll die with a couple thousand dollars less than I could have had.

[jeebus]

his ID is Supjeebus? :lol
I saw that. It's a good, solid, Christian username.

[baseline bum]

his ID is Supjeebus? :lol

Better, mother?

https://i.ibb.co/BzWCTt9/covidnig.png

[lefty]

Better, mother?

https://i.ibb.co/BzWCTt9/covidnig.png
:lol

[jeebus]

Better, mother?

https://i.ibb.co/BzWCTt9/covidnig.png

Shame on you.

[baseline bum]

Shame on you.

The new update supposedly won't let you use the word COVID or anything like it, just testing that shit tbh.

[jeebus]

The new update supposedly won't let you use the word COVID or anything like it, just testing that shit tbh.

:cheer

[baseline bum]

I keep trying to give Mario 64 a chance, but this game blows. Mario is such a pain in the ass to control from all the weird camera angles unlike in say Odyssey.

[TimDunkem]

I keep trying to give Mario 64 a chance, but this game blows. Mario is such a pain in the ass to control from all the weird camera angles unlike in say Odyssey.
I played this game so many times when I was a kid that I can beat it with my eyes closed. I do agree on some levels that it's unbearable. Fuck Rainbow Ride.

Maybe I'm just biased and overwhelmed with nostalgia, but I have more fun with this shit than Odyssey. :lol I already have 90 stars since late launch day. Can't wait to reach 120 and move on to Sunshine.

[SpursforSix]

I keep trying to give Mario 64 a chance, but this game blows. Mario is such a pain in the ass to control from all the weird camera angles unlike in say Odyssey.

Yeah...exactly. Until I started playing, I guess I didn't realize how big that gap was really going to be. I never played Galaxy so I'll probably start that at some point this week.

[baseline bum]

I played this game so many times when I was a kid that I can beat it with my eyes closed. I do agree on some levels that it's unbearable. Fuck Rainbow Ride.

Maybe I'm just biased and overwhelmed with nostalgia, but I have more fun with this shit than Odyssey. :lol I already have 90 stars since late launch day. Can't wait to reach 120 and move on to Sunshine.

IDK, when I play Mario 64 if I have to make a hard jump or a sequence of jumps I feel like I'm fucking around the camera until I get it into a half decent state, slowly make the jump, fuck with the camera again for the next jump, and so on. It has the makings of a great game but the control scheme just totally fucks it up. Thankfully I have a hacked Switch so I can play the better version derived from the PC port that has widescreen, 60 fps, mod support, and modern dual stick control.

[RD2191]

I keep trying to give Mario 64 a chance, but this game blows. Mario is such a pain in the ass to control from all the weird camera angles unlike in say Odyssey.
Which controller are you using? Any recommendations on a screen protector?

[baseline bum]

Which controller are you using? Any recommendations on a screen protector?

I mostly play handheld when I play Mario 64, so the joycons. Though not any easier with the pro controller when I play on the screen. I just bought a cheap screen protector from Gamestop to keep the dock from scuffing the screen. I don't remember the brand honestly.

[SpursforSix]

Which controller are you using? Any recommendations on a screen protector?

I'm using a modded severed thumb I took off of some border jumper.

[jeebus]

I keep trying to give Mario 64 a chance, but this game blows. Mario is such a pain in the ass to control from all the weird camera angles unlike in say Odyssey.
It took me a solid 20 mins to remember all the controls and god awful camera angles, but after that bit, it's like slipping on some well worn jeans. I'm doing all the trick maneuvers I learned 20+ years ago and having a ball with 50+ stars. Sunshine is also coming back easily. Blasted through the first three levels like they were nothing. I've still never played galaxy and I'll get to it, but I have a feeling I'm going to hate it.

[spurraider21]

I keep trying to give Mario 64 a chance, but this game blows. Mario is such a pain in the ass to control from all the weird camera angles unlike in say Odyssey.
imagine having not finished sekiro and instead playing mario 64

[baseline bum]

imagine having not finished sekiro and instead playing mario 64

imagine having a nagging Armenian wife show up out of nowhere

[spurraider21]

imagine having a nagging Armenian wife show up out of nowhere
:lol

[TimDunkem]

Got all 120 stars this morning. Playing Sunshine now. Forgot how fun this game was.

[baseline bum]

Gotta confess I'm actually starting to get into Mario 64 now that I have gotten more used to the lol 90s controls.

[baseline bum]

Damn GTA 3 got reverse engineered and ported to the Switch


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XPaUg_bCfI

[baseline bum]

Two members of Team Xecutioner who make SXOS and the Mariko Switch modchip just got arrested. Pouring out my 40 for SXOS.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-members-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-team-xecuter-custody

[SpursforSix]

Two members of Team Xecutioner who make SXOS and the Mariko Switch modchip just got arrested. Pouring out my 40 for SXOS.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-members-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-team-xecuter-custody

I saw that and immediately thought of you. :lol

[baseline bum]

I saw that and immediately thought of you. :lol

I don't use SXOS. Figured Nintendo would find some way to take them down.

[SpursforSix]

Anyway....a couple of very good platform/puzzle games for the Switch...
Last Campfire - almost all puzzle solving but it's pretty great, aside from the gay storyline
Evergate - about halfway in and hasn't gotten stale at all. Each new chapter adds a somewhat different mechanic.

Both of these are 8/10s.

[SpursforSix]

I don't use SXOS. Figured Nintendo would find some way to take them down.

All that's above my head. I just figured you'd be in the know about it.

[baseline bum]

Been playing Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu since playing it in Japanese is right about at the level for me where I can enjoyably play it without constantly looking shit up but still offers a decent challenge reading.

[ElNono]

So, what good games came out this year? I gotta restock my Switch for the yearly holiday trip, tbh.

[baseline bum]

So, what good games came out this year? I gotta restock my Switch for the yearly holiday trip, tbh.

真・女神転生IIIノクターン

[baseline bum]

So, what good games came out this year? I gotta restock my Switch for the yearly holiday trip, tbh.

There is a Dynasty Warriors style Zelda game coming out in the next month or so which looks really good. Koei Tecmo did a great job making a Persona universe Dynasty Warriors inspired game early this year in Persona 5 Scramble (Japan-only though), so I'm expecting their Zelda spinoff to be pretty impressive too. Bravely Default II sounds like it might not make 2020 though. And outside of Persona 5 Scramble (which is Japan only), not a lot interesting on Switch this year other than remasters. Super Mario 64 is nice as a handheld game and Super Mario Galaxy really looks great at 1080p. Unless you're into Animal Crossing, 2020 has been a horrendous year for Switch gaming. Nothing like the epic year of 2019.

[ElNono]

There is a Dynasty Warriors style Zelda game coming out in the next month or so which looks really good. Koei Tecmo did a great job making a Persona universe Dynasty Warriors inspired game early this year in Persona 5 Scramble (Japan-only though), so I'm expecting their Zelda spinoff to be pretty impressive too. Bravely Default II sounds like it might not make 2020 though. And outside of Persona 5 Scramble (which is Japan only), not a lot interesting on Switch this year other than remasters. Super Mario 64 is nice as a handheld game and Super Mario Galaxy really looks great at 1080p. Unless you're into Animal Crossing, 2020 has been a horrendous year for Switch gaming. Nothing like the epic year of 2019.

Not a Persona fan, tbh.... guess I'll check out the Mario games... I might also pick up Luigi's Mansion...

[baseline bum]

Not a Persona fan, tbh.... guess I'll check out the Mario games... I might also pick up Luigi's Mansion...

I know... was just using Persona as an example of how well Koei Tecmo was able to adapt their Warriors series another gaming universe recently and thus why there might be good reason to be excited over the upcoming Hyrule Warriors game:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYKGF93X4I

[SpursforSix]

Not a Persona fan, tbh.... guess I'll check out the Mario games... I might also pick up Luigi's Mansion...

Luigi's Mansion is in my top handful of Switch games. It' got great reviews but it seems like it's overlooked at times.

[jeebus]

I know... was just using Persona as an example of how well Koei Tecmo was able to adapt their Warriors series another gaming universe recently and thus why there might be good reason to be excited over the upcoming Hyrule Warriors game:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYKGF93X4I
Less than a month away bro. It's been a hot minute since they released new zelda content(Link's awakening was just a remaster) so I'm all about this right now.

[ElNono]

I just got me Luigi Mansion's 3, Mario All Stars 3D and the new Paper Mario for the vacays...

[baseline bum]

Less than a month away bro. It's been a hot minute since they released new zelda content(Link's awakening was just a remaster) so I'm all about this right now.

Sounds good but I just started RDR2 and no way I finish that by the end of the year even. :lol

[SpursforSix]

I just got me Luigi Mansion's 3, Mario All Stars 3D and the new Paper Mario for the vacays...

Also check out Super Mario Maker 2 if you haven't already.

[baseline bum]

Less than a month away bro. It's been a hot minute since they released new zelda content(Link's awakening was just a remaster) so I'm all about this right now.

Looked good in today's Direct Mini, and you can play the first chapter right now in the demo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ccn9cIITQ

[jeebus]

Looked good in today's Direct Mini, and you can play the first chapter right now in the demo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ccn9cIITQ
Ohhhhhh shit. Looks like I'll be playing that this weekend.

[SpursforSix]

I just saw where they released No More Heroes on Switch. It's been about 10 years since I played it on the Wii but it's fantastic. Especially when playing with the separate controllers and using the motion controls.

[SpursforSix]

Just bought this one...Fenyx Rising. BOW knockoff sort of and has decent reviews. With the lack of games for the Switch, I'm looking forward to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZmS8eaTZU

[Spirit Cooked Reck]

http://archive-media-2.nyafuu.org/bant/image/1517/22/1517228294316.gif

[Reck]

Derp, keep your shittiness outside of this section. This is off limits for you retard.

[baseline bum]

Damn, SciresM, the guy responsible for hacking the Switch, says he found in a firmware dump indications there will be an upcoming Switch with an OLED screen and a 4k media encoder. God the OLED in the original Vitas looks glorious so an OLED of the size of the full-size Switch's screen, especially if they can really shrink the bezels, will be glorious. Of course this New Switch will probably be the new performance target for new games just like the New 3DS was for 3DS games so old-school Switch will probably play new games even shittier than it has the last year. :pctoss

Damn if Shin Megami Tensei V needs the new Switch to perform well guess I'll just sell my hacked Switch for as much as I can and buy the new one and live with high Nintendo game prices from here on out.

[ElNono]

Wonder if they're going to drop a pascal GPU in there too

[baseline bum]

Wonder if they're going to drop a pascal GPU in there too

Switch is definitely having a hard time keeping up. God the last Hyrule Warriors performed like shit. I heard even Animal Crossing was a mess. Link's Awakening is a great game but damn does it ever drop frames too.

[ElNono]

Switch is definitely having a hard time keeping up. God the last Hyrule Warriors performed like shit. I heard even Animal Crossing was a mess. Link's Awakening is a great game but damn does it ever drop frames too.

It's just underclocked to save battery and prevent heat problems. Maxwell should totally be able to do 720p at good perf. The tegra used there is clocked at 1 GHz, and NVidia uses the same tegra SOC in other products at 2GHz.

That'll get better with both hardware design iterations and shrinking process. IIRC, the hardware already went through one revision.

Also, unlike Apple that designs their own Arm cores, NVidia is using stock cores, so that's another area where they could improve.

[baseline bum]

It's just underclocked to save battery and prevent heat problems. Maxwell should totally be able to do 720p at good perf. The tegra used there is clocked at 1 GHz, and NVidia uses the same tegra SOC in other products at 2GHz.

That'll get better with both hardware design iterations and shrinking process. IIRC, the hardware already went through one revision.

Also, unlike Apple that designs their own Arm cores, NVidia is using stock cores, so that's another area where they could improve.

Wasn't the original chip in the Switch the same thing as in the Nvidia Shield but at half the clockspeed? I gotta look up how far you can push clocks on the OG Switch after hacking it. See if that gets me anywhere in Hyrule Warriors for example.

[ElNono]

Wasn't the original chip in the Switch the same thing as in the Nvidia Shield but at half the clockspeed? I gotta look up how far you can push clocks on the OG Switch after hacking it. See if that gets me anywhere in Hyrule Warriors for example.

yep, that's what I'm saying. Switch is 1 GHz, Shield is 2 GHz. There was a revision on the Tegra X1 later down the road (X1+) that gave the Switch some extra battery life. That switched the process from 20nm to 16nm.

Past that, you really need to switch to a smaller process. Tegra X2 is Pascal, but still a 16nm process. Xavier, the one after that, uses 12nm and Volta.

There's also an Ampere version in the works, but I don't know what process that uses. If they can get down to 7nm, they can really push the envelope, but then price becomes an issue.

[baseline bum]

yep, that's what I'm saying. Switch is 1 GHz, Shield is 2 GHz. There was a revision on the Tegra X1 later down the road (X1+) that gave the Switch some extra battery life. That switched the process from 20nm to 16nm.

Past that, you really need to switch to a smaller process. Tegra X2 is Pascal, but still a 16nm process. Xavier, the one after that, uses 12nm and Volta.

There's also an Ampere version in the works, but I don't know what process that uses. If they can get down to 7nm, they can really push the envelope, but then price becomes an issue.

Though Nvidia was doing Ampere on 8nm, but read it's kind of a shitty process compared to the TSMC 7nm that AMD uses. Way beyond my pay grade though. :lol

[ElNono]

Both NVidia and Intel have been poor when it comes to process size reduction. To the point I think Intel is going to start outsourcing to TSMC.

That's really the name of the game in the power/performance game. Not that important for desktop, but for something like a portable console it's certainly a thing.

[baseline bum]

Both NVidia and Intel have been poor when it comes to process size reduction. To the point I think Intel is going to start outsourcing to TSMC.

That's really the name of the game in the power/performance game. Not that important for desktop, but for something like a portable console it's certainly a thing.

I thought Nvidia just couldn't get anything produced on TSMC 7nm because AMD and Apple had bought up all the capacity. Only Nvidia's really high-end high margin shit like GA100 got done on TSMC 7nm. Hard to believe how much Intel is struggling with 10nm when they used to be the gold standard of fabs. But haven't really done shit to improve IPC since Skylake.

[ElNono]

I thought Nvidia just couldn't get anything produced on TSMC 7nm because AMD and Apple had bought up all the capacity. Only Nvidia's really high-end high margin shit like GA100 got done on TSMC 7nm. Hard to believe how much Intel is struggling with 10nm when they used to be the gold standard of fabs. But haven't really done shit to improve IPC since Skylake.

It costs a lot of money to improve the process. I can't talk much about Intel since we just had a presentation with them and I know some things I can't share, but we all know they fell behind quite a bit, not just on process, but also never figured out a true mobile strategy, and it's clear Arm's growth has been hurting them. Funnily enough, laptops is probably their best consumer market right now.

[baseline bum]

Get in here jeebus


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27t1VEU4d0

[jeebus]

Get in here jeebus (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=22786)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27t1VEU4d0

I know. I had a stupid meeting during the announcement but once I was out, I checked it out. Will fucking buy day one. I want to play this game back in the day, but the motion controls were so bad, I couldn't do it. Sure as fuck wasn't going to break out the Wii and try to play it again on 15 year old motion control tech.

The 35th anniversary of Zelda is this weekend too; kinda hoping they drop a few more things then, like they did with Mario. I enjoy Mario, but the Zelda franchise is always number one in my heart.

[SpursforSix]

Excited about No More Heroes 3. The first one was one of my favorite Wii games. Anyone play that besides me?

[baseline bum]

Man I was playing the shit out of Super Mario 3D World when we had all the blackouts. Haven't touched it since though. :lol

[baseline bum]

I know. I had a stupid meeting during the announcement but once I was out, I checked it out. Will fucking buy day one. I want to play this game back in the day, but the motion controls were so bad, I couldn't do it. Sure as fuck wasn't going to break out the Wii and try to play it again on 15 year old motion control tech.

The 35th anniversary of Zelda is this weekend too; kinda hoping they drop a few more things then, like they did with Mario. I enjoy Mario, but the Zelda franchise is always number one in my heart.

You been playing Super Mario 3D World? Pretty cool game. Not Odyssey by any stretch, but a solid 8/10. Boswer's Fury really looks awesome but I want to beat the base game first.

[SpursforSix]

You been playing Super Mario 3D World? Pretty cool game. Not Odyssey by any stretch, but a solid 8/10. Boswer's Fury really looks awesome but I want to beat the base game first.

Way better than I was expecting. I’m doing the same thing...playing World first.

[baseline bum]

Way better than I was expecting. I’m doing the same thing...playing World first.

You play it on Wii U? Most of the stars are pretty easy to find (in World 6 right now) but the stamps can be tough.

[SpursforSix]

You play it on Wii U? Most of the stars are pretty easy to find (in World 6 right now) but the stamps can be tough.

No...I never played it on Wii U. So it’s all new to me. Holds up great. I’m at the final castle boss fight. I didn’t spend a lot of time looking for stars but ended up with enough for all the extra levels. Not sure if I’ll go back and get the rest or just move on to Bowser’s Fury.

Are you actually switching characters? I ended up just using Mario all the way.

Also, do you know if collecting all the stars and/or stamps give you extra levels?

Edit: Thought the castle stage was the end but now I’m at the Bowser World.

[jeebus]

You been playing Super Mario 3D World? Pretty cool game. Not Odyssey by any stretch, but a solid 8/10. Boswer's Fury really looks awesome but I want to beat the base game first.

Not yet. :cry How much does it cost? Knowing Nintendo, it probably costs $60

[baseline bum]

Not yet. :cry How much does it cost? Knowing Nintendo, it probably costs $60

Don't know, use Atmosphere :lol

[SpursforSix]

Finished Super Mario 3D. With maybe 3/4 of the stars and about 1/3 of the stamps.
Moved on to Bowser's Fury which is fun as hell. Kind of a mini Mario Odyssey. 9/10

[jeebus]

30 mins until Nintendo's E3 shit...

[SpursforSix]

30 mins until Nintendo's E3 shit...

All right...let's hear it. Metroid Prime out next month?

[baseline bum]

30 mins until Nintendo's E3 shit...

Best E3 presentation by a mile this year. Just hook SMT V right into my vein. Then BOTW2 looked pretty killer and Im def getting that Zelda Game and Watch, Zelda 1 is so awesome handheld.

[jeebus]

All right...let's hear it. Metroid Prime out next month?

lol when I saw metroid pop up, I was kinda shocked. Then I wasn't. Dread still looks pretty good tbh

[jeebus]

Best E3 presentation by a mile this year. Just hook SMT V right into my vein. Then BOTW2 looked pretty killer and Im def getting that Zelda Game and Watch, Zelda 1 is so awesome handheld.

I already got Skyward Sword on pre order, pretty much the weekend it was announced. BOTW 2 looks good and they finally got a date for it; I don't mind them taking 5 years to make it. They added an extra couple years to the OG and it was well worth the wait to be sure. I might get the game and watch as well; shit would serve me well at work

[SpursforSix]

lol when I saw metroid pop up, I was kinda shocked. Then I wasn't. Dread still looks pretty good tbh

Agree...it does look good. I'm looking forward to it.

[baseline bum]

Nintendo just announced an OLED Switch. Screen goes up in size from 6.2 inches to 7 inches (sounds small, but it's a 27% increase in screen area), internal storage increased from 32GB to 64GB, will finally have a decent stand for tabletop mode, and price is $350 for the new system. Comes out October 8th.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mHq6Y7JSmg

[jeebus]

Easy pass. I haven't taken mine out of the dock in almost 2 years. If it had better internals? Maybe. But a newer screen and better speakers? lol no.

[SpursforSix]

Easy pass. I haven't taken mine out of the dock in almost 2 years. If it had better internals? Maybe. But a newer screen and better speakers? lol no.

I haven't taken it out of the dock since the first couple of months I had it. Mostly due to the controls.

[baseline bum]

Easy pass. I haven't taken mine out of the dock in almost 2 years. If it had better internals? Maybe. But a newer screen and better speakers? lol no.

Damn man, you don't like 2D games handheld? Fucking Super Mario 3D World handheld got me through the February blackouts. Even early 3D shit like Mario 64 is awesome handheld. Super Mario Maker 2 even moreso. Then y'all might laugh, but Mario Tennis Aces handheld is a whole lot of fun when you have 5-10 minutes to kill. Or playing retro Genesis, NES, SNES, and arcade games on it. You never got into the Game Boy, GBA, DS, or 3DS libraries? Nintendo and handheld gaming go together Trump voters' daughters and black men.

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Damn man, you don't like 2D games handheld? Fucking Super Mario 3D World handheld got me through the February blackouts. Even early 3D shit like Mario 64 is awesome handheld. Super Mario Maker 2 even moreso. Then y'all might laugh, but Mario Tennis Aces handheld is a whole lot of fun when you have 5-10 minutes to kill. Or playing retro Genesis, NES, SNES, and arcade games on it. You never got into the Game Boy, GBA, DS, or 3DS libraries? Nintendo and handheld gaming go together Trump voters' daughters and black men.

I got my 2DS XL for games like that; everything on the switch is stuff that I play docked. I don't take my switch anywhere and I don't gotta sit in the hall to play it, like the switch trailer shows. Since Nintendo is going away from a dedicated handheld like the DS family and into hybrids like the switch, I can't rule out I'd get a switch lite or something down the road. They need to up their virtual console game to Wii U levels for that to happen. Too many good games that still aren't on the switch.

I'm thinking they're balls deep in making their next console so if that one is coming on the horizon and the switch lite/oled falls in price AND gets a kick ass library? I'd buy the fuck out of that.

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I haven't taken it out of the dock since the first couple of months I had it. Mostly due to the controls.

Yup, same. I got the pro controller, which I love. I heard too much shit about joycon drift on the default controllers so meh.

[SpursforSix]

Yup, same. I got the pro controller, which I love. I heard too much shit about joycon drift on the default controllers so meh.

I went out and bought 2 pro controllers the next day after opening up the Switch. I hated the feel of the joycons as soon as I started playing. And for me, they were even worse in hand held mode. They just seemed flimsy and I'd been used to playing Vita which had great controls. Putting the right joystick below the buttons really frustrated me.

[baseline bum]

I went out and bought 2 pro controllers the next day after opening up the Switch. I hated the feel of the joycons as soon as I started playing. And for me, they were even worse in hand held mode. They just seemed flimsy and I'd been used to playing Vita which had great controls. Putting the right joystick below the buttons really frustrated me.

I loved the split joycons playing Super Mario Odyssey docked. The motion controls for Cappy were awesome with split joycons. I bought a Pro Controller almost immediately too and it's usually my go-to for playing docked, but SMO was so much better with joycons.

[SpursforSix]

I loved the split joycons playing Super Mario Odyssey docked. The motion controls for Cappy were awesome with split joycons. I bought a Pro Controller almost immediately too and it's usually my go-to for playing docked, but SMO was so much better with joycons.

I suppose I can see that. My problem is that I broke two fingers on my right hand a long time ago and the older I get, the harder it is to bend them. But also, after playing games for so long, the pro controller just feels natural.

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SS HD is out for delivery. Heard nothing but good things so far and it'll be my first time playing the game. I remember getting the game back in 2011, played it for an hour, then never touched it again lol

[baseline bum]

SS HD is out for delivery. Heard nothing but good things so far and it'll be my first time playing the game. I remember getting the game back in 2011, played it for an hour, then never touched it again lol

I'm still kind of shocked you got this (and at $60) given how much you used to talk shit about this game. :lol

Interested in what you think after playing it for a few hours.