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Phate · 28 Mar 2017 at 16:13

McBain said:
Haha, it can be infuriating at times but it's definitely a nod to the old school 8 bit side scrollers that were also irritating (I'm looking at you Castlevania).

On a friends raspberry Pi this weekend we were playing Mario 64. Were definitely a few moments where the controller nearly got launched across the room as Mario fell to his doom more than once!

McBain · 28 Mar 2017 at 16:15

Phate said:
On a friends raspberry Pi this weekend we were playing Mario 64. Were definitely a few moments where the controller nearly got launched across the room as Mario fell to his doom more than once!

Great game though, I can remember getting every star! The cannon that unlocked outside the castle for doing it that shot you to the top of the spire was very :cool:

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KraniX · 28 Mar 2017 at 16:19

mohawk said:
Hmmm so i have a preorder with Amazon...do i cancel it and order directly from Nintendo? Is there anyway of telling if its in stock?

Nintendo have both colours in stock now, ordered a neon for my Ma this morning which is awaiting dispatch today.

Leave the Amazon one in place, order from Nintendo and cancel when it gets dispatched. If you end up with 2 either will take them back no questions asked.

Kreeeee · 28 Mar 2017 at 16:28

Phate said:
On a friends raspberry Pi this weekend we were playing Mario 64. Were definitely a few moments where the controller nearly got launched across the room as Mario fell to his doom more than once!

I find Mario 64 is always crap without the original controller. The input lag on all of the Pi emulators also make it much harder than it used to be on the N64.

Phate · 28 Mar 2017 at 16:49

Kreeeee said:
I find Mario 64 is always crap without the original controller. The input lag on all of the Pi emulators also make it much harder than it used to be on the N64.

It was the camera! The camera was the biggest noticeable difference when running it emulated.

Got those bloomin 8 red coins though!

Phate · 28 Mar 2017 at 19:28

Snake pass does look like a lot of fun for those who enjoy puzzles.

Kreeeee · 28 Mar 2017 at 19:30

I'm very interested in it.

Edit: That guy is an imbecile though

kinger8938 · 28 Mar 2017 at 19:52

My pal that ordered his Switch had to stay on at work to wait for it to get delivered! Arrived at 6.30pm via yodel!

Phate · 28 Mar 2017 at 20:08

Kreeeee said:
I'm very interested in it.

Edit: That guy is an imbecile though

I agree with this entire post!

chrismscotland · 28 Mar 2017 at 22:42

Plainsong said:
Those are the same 3 games I have. Zelda is getting all of my attention though. I think I'll still be playing it when MK8 comes out!

I've mainly been using my Switch in small bursts of time, kinda been keeping Zelda for when I go on holiday later in the year as I doubt there will be much bigger to play by then, have MK8 pre-ordered though!
I've actually not really touched my PS4 or PC (aside from Football Manager) since picking up the Switch.....

Plainsong · 29 Mar 2017 at 05:02

Apart from a couple of rounds of the new Battlefield 1 DLC it has been all Switch since the day it released.

mahius · 29 Mar 2017 at 06:51

Jay794 said:
once it's hacked

Fair enough, but I don't even know if the 3DS and WiiU can play movies on those and I've followed the 3DS hacking scene a good while. I do know that hacked new 3DS can stream (record game footage) without additional hardware and that sort of thing. Also, in which case you probably want to buy a Switch now, and not use it/update it, since Nintendo likes to patch stuff out later on with their handhelds (they don't like people customising, even to the point where they charge for 3DS wallpapers/themes). And even so... existing platforms have had the support for that sort of stuff for a while. 3DS already does that with most ROMs, officially supporting a good many games on Virtual Console and emulating the ones that aren't officially supported (of course up to a certain point, no GameCube roms on 3DS).

The one thing that Switch users may struggle with is getting DS/3DS games to run on them since they are both dual screen/bottom touchscreen too.

Though some say... the Switch is already 'hackable'...

Kreeeee · 29 Mar 2017 at 08:14

Snake pass is excellent, but does feel a little nostalgic/dated in some ways. Mostly the checkpoint system.

jesus2nd · 29 Mar 2017 at 08:41

...So yeah, I fell down and got the Zelda Machine yesterday (£5 off first order on Amazon Prime now)

No regrets, Link, it's good to have you back.

mohawk · 29 Mar 2017 at 08:55

So i ordered the Grey one yesterday from the Nintendo site around 3ish and its going to be delivered today! Woop woop!

Plainsong · 29 Mar 2017 at 09:39

After reading the Your Gaming TV thread explaining the rights and wrongs of full vs limited RGB settings on TV's I changed my Switch settings from full to limited and the game is so much more colorful and less washed out.

Wilko_Dog · 29 Mar 2017 at 09:46

Kreeeee said:
Snake pass is excellent, but does feel a little nostalgic/dated in some ways. Mostly the checkpoint system.

What other ways is it dated ?

agnes · 29 Mar 2017 at 09:57

I watched the little vid on indie titles on the Switch news last night, one that stood out to me was Flipping Death:

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/flipping-death-switch

It looks awesome! But it got me thinking, when will we start hearing of more triple A titles coming? Monster Hunter? Pokemon? etc.

kinger8938 · 29 Mar 2017 at 10:11

agnes said:
I watched the little vid on indie titles on the Switch news last night, one that stood out to me was Flipping Death:

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/flipping-death-switch

It looks awesome! But it got me thinking, when will we start hearing of more triple A titles coming? Monster Hunter? Pokemon? etc.

Rumour has it a iteration of the latest Pokemon game is coming to the switch, a version of sun and moon but I date etc

These names have got to be coming, monster hunter would move systems

lakitu · 29 Mar 2017 at 10:11

agnes said:
I watched the little vid on indie titles on the Switch news last night, one that stood out to me was Flipping Death:

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/flipping-death-switch

It looks awesome! But it got me thinking, when will we start hearing of more triple A titles coming? Monster Hunter? Pokemon? etc.

E3 is supposed to bring a lot more interesting news. Nintendo have a lot of floor space this year.

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