Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th July)

Tales of Vesperia REMASTER – completed some secret mission. Now in Zaphias Castle.
BIOHAZARD REVELATIONS – finished all stages on Trench difficulty. Beated Stage 1 on Abyss difficulty. Leveled up to 36th level. Got good at playing Rachel. Started using magnums(Python, in my case). Found a better way(Stage) for farming.
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes] – played VS Mode. Unlocked more characters' victory demos.
Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds Overdrive – completed Stage 2 on Hard difficulty. Leveled up to 65th level.
12 is Better than 6 – finished the game. Wasn't able to do this before due to health issues.
Crypt of the NecroDancer – completed 3rd Zone as Mary.
Well, for now, that's all what I've played on this week. Have a nice gaming weekend, everyone.

Some PES 6 and Shadow of the Erdtree. One’s an insanely difficult game filled with death and grotesque abominations, the other’s Shadow of the Erdtree.

Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door: Man, does it feel good to play a true RPG again! The combat is superb, with a well-crafted blend of badge usage, partner abilities, and timed button presses, and the story really serves to heighten your interest in this weird world. My personal favorite so far is Twilight Town for its almost Nightmare Before Christmas vibes, but every new area you visit oozes atmosphere and charm. Also, Vivian may best Geno for my favorite companion.

While I doubt it will topple certain of the Mario & Luigi entries, this is easily one of my favorite Mario RPGs.

@JohnnyMind «GameCenter CX (did four challenges and so finished Cosmic Gate; 4 challenges completed, 1 game finished)!»
Wow! You've already finished the 1st game in dilogy? What you can say about it? Does the 1st or 2nd(JP-only) game feature any real voice-overs?

Started on Live a Live, which I guess I’m doing in chronological order. So currently in the Stone Age, which is like playing a charming cartoon in pixel art. Great fun.

Aiming to finish Phoenix Wight Ace Attorney, currently on the last case. It's been a lot of fun revisiting, played it originally on DS at release but picked up the trilogy collection on switch a couple of years ago as I never played the sequels on DS.

So possibly a whole weekend spent in court, with the occasional Tetris 99 game.

After restarting it a couple weeks ago, I finally finished Metroid Dread this week. When I played it at launch, I never got past half-way, so I started a whole new save file and loved every minute. What an amazing game! So, with restarting backlog games that I never actually finished the first time around now being the order of the day, next up is Luigi’s Mansion 3. I’ve reached the 10th floor already and I’m having a blast.

During the week I finished my 1st playthrough of Digimon Survive. I don’t see myself to start another one soon, so I started Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. I’m still on the 1st planet, so this will be my game for this and next week(end)s. I already love it.

@JohnnyMind Ah, understood! Thanks for the info.

On PS5 i will be playing Trails Through Daybreak, Tunic and Persona 3 Reload.

On Switch its Luigis Mansion 2 HD and Spy X Anya.

And on 3DS I will be continuing with Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright.

I finished my first playthrough of Mark of the Ninja: Remastered and directly went into NG+, I'm going for all the scrolls and achievements this time. I love how well balanced this game is, and the NG+ is slightly tighter, which keeps it very interesting for a second playthrough.

I'm going to jump right back into Just Shapes and Beats to unlock the last song I'm missing, while playing the online challenge runs. There's some really good tracks in there, and I'm sometimes surprised to hear myself humming some of those melodies.

Tetris 99 and Tears of the Kingdom will be my other go-to games this weekend.

Happy gaming & weekend everybody 🧡🧡🧡

@JohnnyMind So now that it's no longer a secret ... 😅 I'm sure you'll have a great time with Metroid Prime: Remastered. I very much dislike FPS games (and I've played a lot of them, as many of my friends were really into the likes of Doom and Quake, and even Splatoon) but I found the experience in MP to be much more than that. Curious to follow your progress and notes the coming weeks 😃

If you want to collect/scan everything, better do it on your first playthrough, otherwise after the final boss it's through NG+.

I'm currently in the middle of replaying SteamWorld Heist in preparation for the sequel next month, after that I'll either start Rusted Moss or Afterimage (the latter I'll be playing on PC though, I heard the Switch version at launch had performance issues and I don't know if they patched that version so I'd rather not risk it)

Endless Ocean Luminous for the event dive and some Super Monkey Ball Rumble.
I have just picked up Warioworld for the Gamecube (It wasn't cheap)... So, hopefully, it's good. 😄

I'll be playing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Gran Turismo 7 and Zelda: The Minish Cap. And maybe Balatro if I have some extra time.

My Switch has almost never left the Nitro Deck since I got one. It's crazy the amount of hate it gets. It's the best controller I have for the Switch, and I have a few quality controllers. Best dpad and sticks.
Anyway, on Switch just lots of Quake for me, and some Prodeus. I might jump into Link to the Past (remake). I'm kind of treading water until Mahvel hits, honestly.
I might dip back in to Rise of the Ronin on my PS5 for a bit. That game is jank like Tenchu but open world, and I kind of love it, lol.

Finished Apollo Justice yesterday so juggling replaying GTA4 and checking out playing Slay the Princess. Don't expect to take long to beat the latter because I'm absolutely loving it so far.

Might end up starting another Ace Attorney game (not decided which) or Zero Mission afterward.

Super Mario 64

A bit stuck still fairly early in the game.

Has anyone pretty much completed without using walkthrough / strategy guide? (I still refuse to go such route)

@BANJO Oh boy, WarioWorld... It beats me how games like that just don't seem to be made anymore. Enjoy.

Not sure how much game time I'll find this weekend, but I've been enjoying golfing with Nintendo Switch Sports so hopefully will squeeze in a few more rounds.

Switch: The Messenger - clearing up the last few optional challenges before I face the final section - not sure I’ve liked the second half as much as the first but will try to 100%

PS5: Sifu - on to The Tower - really feel like I’m in the flow with the combat at the moment

Very lovely gaming this week and weekend. I finished the false ending of Have a Nice Death while in the hospital and I'm now gunning for the true ending. Very happy with the game, although I do have to say it could be better in terms of meta-progression. While battling Metroid Dread's Raven Beak on hard mode though, I have got to say that the fun in Have a Nice Death could do with more consistency.

In other news, I finally got Metroid Prime Remastered!! The game is fun, but not as much as I hoped it would be. I don't want to make a definite opinion of it yet, but as it is, it really could have done with more checkpoints at the very least. As things stand, I'm stuck playing it in short bursts and spurts so I don't get too irritated with the harsh rewind penalties when death comes calling. I'm actually enjoying Star Wars: The Force Unleashed more at the moment.

I also got my hands on Astral Ascent yesterday, and it's looking like it could be a lot of fun, but it has a slow learning curve (for a Rougelite) so I have no opinion as of yet... Happy gaming, everyone!! ❤︎❤︎❤︎

@gcunit @Banjo - Would love to see Wario World on Switch. I feel not enough people played it at the time, me included!

As for me....TTYD again! There is so much to do in it aside beating the main game. I am taking my time and doing the help centre tasks, badge collecting, star bit finding etc.

I haven't stopped playing Balatro since it came out. The recently added Golf on the NES to the NSO may get some time as well. That game oozes nostalgia for me.

Switch is likely to see more Xenoblades, more sim RPG goodness (be it Rune Factories, Portia, Harvestella, Potion Permit, Kitaria Fables, Deadcraft or whatnot), more non-Xeno RPG goodness like Fuga, Symphonia, P3P, Ara Fell, Tears of Avia, Minstrel Song and Metal Max (the latter's "non-Xeno" status relying on context here😅) plus other stuff like Little Inferno, Isaac, King of Seas, Dredge, Dave the Diver, Retrace, No Man's Sky and some open world driving hijinks across Retro City Rampage, SR4 and GTA Trilogy.

The latter mood may further extend to Deck's WD/GTA5/Payback playthroughs (on top of its other potential sessions like FFXIII/XV, Xillia/Zestiria/Arise and more Xeno stuff), to PS4's NFS2015 and Crew 2 (on top of some IaF, RE3R and Sakura Wars) and even to 3DS's The Chase Begins (on top of Endless Frontier, Valentia, Fantasy Life and Luigi's Mansion). A dose of God Eater/Eternia/SotN and even of Witcher 1 on the laptop isn't entirely ruled out either.

I'm mostly playing TOTK, but also enjoying the new update for Super Mario 64 coop dx (Daisy's double jump is the best!). I read Time Extension's article about Outrun 2 being updated and tried to update it, but screwed things up. So I deleted everything, reinstalled it, and got big improvements compared to what I had been playing, but it's still not all connected correctly. When I play at 90fps the gameplay is sped up. I'll figure it out eventually. Also been playing some Dimahoo and some Commodore 64 games on Miyoo Mini +
In Rocket League I had this nice experience where halfway through a match an opponent typed into chat "goalie God wtf" and I realized I'd saved every shot (my teammate hadn't done anything useful).
I've been playing the beginning of TOTK multiple times (on multiple devices), then saw a book called The Demon King while at work. So I bought and read the part about a greedy and magically powerful oppressor from Yunnan in Southwest China. Interesting stuff, even if it didn't influence the mythology of Zelda. Also reading The Once and Future Forest, which is loaded with fascinating stuff about redwood forests. Finally, a highlight for me recently was seeing a Pacific Ring Necked Snake, then about 45 seconds later seeing a California Mountain King Snake. So cool!
Happy gaming and hiking everyone!

Still Wakes the Deep on xbox.
Alttp and Live a Live on switch.

I’ve finished up the final regional phenomenon in tears of the Kingdom so resting the game for a couple of months before I return to Hyrule to finish it off.

So I’ve picked up Celeste which got in a sale not long ago. My thumbs hurt already, but liking it so far.

Really won’t have much time to play this weekend, sadly. Have to drive my girlfriend and I back home from my little brother’s wedding. That’s going to be about a six-hour trip.

This week I will be mostly playing

Blaster Master
Avenging Spirit

Beyond Good and Evil Remastered. It’s got its fair share of jank (combat isn’t great and some of the stealth sections can be especially frustrating) but it’s paced really well and it’s worth sticking with for the atmosphere and just general weirdness of the characters/story. The visual touch ups are nicely done too.

Also still inching through Paper Mario TTYD…lost interest for a minute but hopefully will see it through to the end soon. It’s a good time for GameCube remasters!

Skyrim, new playthrough.
Vigor.
Considering redownloading and doing a different playthrough of The Outer Worlds, the dialogue options were superb.

Shovel knight! Replaying all the shovel knight games since the 10th anniversary stream.

@gcunit Exactly, games like that seem to be out of fashion now, it's a shame. An HD port on Switch would go down a treat, but seems very unlikely.

I still need to pick up Nintendo Switch Sports. I will have to get it sooner or later before attention moves to the Switch successor.

@Mana_Knight Me too, so few have played it and with it releasing over 20 years ago making an HD version for Switch would be ideal. A completely new game for most people...

Undecided considering I finished LM2 a few days ago but with next weekend being Splatfest and then Nintendo World Championships the week after, I'm leaning towards starting Tomb Raider 3 and its DLC (TTYD would be a good fit for August).

Last weekend I was playing Resident Evil Remake on Switch so I might get back that. It's a long while since I played it. If I get the PS4 out, I'll also try to play some more Villiage as I think am nearing the end of the game, I'd put the game on hold for a long time. So, mostly the same as last weekend as had little time in the week.

Also might play some Ultra Street Fighter II, I still enjoy the Switch version.

I finally rolled credits on Trails of Cold Steel III and into Persona 5 Royal, which seems rather odd that I haven't played yet but I only own a single console on principle and my backlog is immense. Always have to have that 100 hour game going.

Other Persona/SMT games have really grated on me by the end, so I decided to play it more episodically with The Messenger to break up the experience and maybe a to-be-named third game. But man, Persona 5 is stylish in a way that feels like Cowboy Bebop did when it came out. Assuming the interpersonal drama doesn't wear me out, I'm going to have a tough time resisting it based on the first few hours.

Happy gaming everyone!

@JohnnyMind bruh did you play games for like the whole day 💀💀

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door gonna try to level up more, it’s slowly getting harder, but it’s really satisfying leveling up!

My hands are big enough, to control the thumbstick and face buttons. It isn't one or the other. No need for 11 minutes.

Xbox: Witcher 3 (starting Blood and Wine dlc). Been a fun ride playing this game for the third time.
Also, BG3. I made it to act 3 and feel completely overwhelmed and have no idea what to do or where to start.
PS5 and Switch. Nothing.

After the reveal of Metroid Prime 4, I got an urge to play through Prime Remastered again. Just collected the Spider Ball. What a superb game it is.

I picked up Disgaea 4 complete+ last week on sale so going to continue playing through that. In between, Dicefolk is impressing me more and more with each run. The game offers an absurd amount of build customisation and optimisation and I’m enjoying discovering the endless possibilities. I worried that the ‘Pokemon’ side of things would put me off, but the game is pure deck building which was a pleasant realisation for me.
Happy gaming all

I think I’m on the second to last battle isn’t TTYD, but I might be too busy to finish it this week, so maybe next weekend.

Had 50 bucks to burn, so I grabbed quite a few games on sale from the eshop off my wishlist. Picked up Afterimage, Pepper Grinder, Outer Wilds, Ni No Kuni 2 & Katana Zero after everything was all said and done. Can't wait to dig in this weekend!

Moonstone island for me! Finally I have some free time so I've picked it up and I'm loving it so far. Happy gaming everyone!

@Divide_and_Wander Can't say anything about the other games, but yikes.. Ni no Kuni 2? Here's hoping you didn't pay too much.. Truly one of the worst out there and most certaintly the worst sequel to a beloved JRPG of the last twenty years or so.

Now that I finally got the Switch back, I am going to go back to playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which I’d say is the best fighting game I’ve ever played. I was pretty obsessed with the game for some time a few years ago, and I am now just starting to get back into it after playing my Xbox for so long. Smash is just so polished and fun, and even a few years later I am still amazed with how big and crazy the game got over time with its content and roster, as well as all the time, effort and dedication the developers put in to make it the best and most grandest version of Smash yet. I’ll honestly never get tired of this game ever, it’s so fun and it never gets dull, and it makes me really curious what direction the next game in the series will go in and if it can top Ultimate. I played a few online matches with some people yesterday and it was so fun, so I’m probably going to do that again.

While I am playing the game, I’m also going to try and see if I can get a mostly complete spirit collection, since I think some of the final updates for the game added in spirits. I recently got three new ones, and my spirit collection is currently 1510 out of 1517, so I’m getting pretty close to finishing it. I actually really love collecting spirits in the game despite how much some people find them to be a disappointing replacement for trophies, and most of the progress I did with the spirit collection was when I was super into playing it a few years back.

Hope you all have a safe and fun weekend full of gaming! 😀

I reached the credit sequence on ACNH, so might take a break from that now. Or start the home designer DLC.not sure yet.

I also downloaded Forza Horizon 4 for an insanely discounted price on Steam. I intend to try to obtain the achievements related to the Playlists before they become unobtainable at the end of next month.

Beyond that, I've started playing The Sinking City. I've struggled to stay invested with story-driven games recently, but I'm hoping the Lovecraft angle will keep me interested.

@Zuljaras Also, somewhat unrelated, but that notebook or sketchbook looks nice! I really like the cover art. Where did you get it from?

Metroid Sam Ret

Wylde Flowers still. I've also been playing a little of Fit My Cat.

I’ve been working on The Adventures of Batman & Robin for Super Nintendo and hope to finish it later today.

And as always with MMOs I got a ton of dailies to do in ESO. I might also play some Battlefront Classic Collection.

@Maubari - That's a bummer to hear, since I really enjoyed the first one. Only paid $9.50 for it, which I felt was low enough to check it out.

For me, same as last week. Playing paper Mario ttyd of which I just completed most of the seventh chapter. Going to the finale of it now. Playing a bit of golden sun the lost age as well. About half way done with the game I think. I am at a really long and annoying dungeon 😂. As far as other systems, Have been playing a bit of drakengard 3 recently. Huge Nier fan.

Started on Red Dead Redemption this week. Enjoying the Old West/GTA feel of it so far.

I’ve been on vacation with my wife and daughter for the last seven days so I haven’t been gaming much. I think I needed a genuine break from working and gaming altogether. With that said, I did bring my Nintendo Switch to play on the off chance of downtime.

I finally beat Beyond Good and Evil. I did all of the optional content — collect all pearls, photograph all wildlife, and did the Volcanic Treasure and Map to the Past side quests. I can see why this game is hailed as a “masterpiece”, especially for 2003.

There is a minuscule part of me that hopes the sequel doesn’t come to fruition. I don’t think Ubisoft necessarily knows how to make minimalistic games any longer; granted, BG&E is large for its time, especially due to hardware limitations; but that’s what makes it special. I’m afraid they would over indulge and lose sight of what makes the first game so endearing.

I also decided to pick up The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero. I unfortunately never played Trails in the Sky. I do own a Vita and could buy the PSP versions, but I don’t feel compelled to do so. That said, I have played Trails of Cold Steel 1-4 and love those particular entries.

I’m glad I bought the game on Switch rather than PlayStation because I forgot how much banter there is. There is no way I would have been able to make significant progress on PS due to commuting to work, pausing the game during heavy dialogue moments and hoping my wife and daughter don’t turn off the light switch and ultimately the PS5. I also purchased The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak on the PlayStation.

Much to the dismay of some, I personally love the slow pacing of these game(s). There is an incredible sense of world building and character development that really keeps me invested. The long amounts of dialogue can become monotonous, but if you are patient it will pay off in the end. I’m also impressed by the fantastic voice acting and localization. And the soundtrack is top tier.

I’m not too far into the game to really give in-depth thoughts, but if it keeps up this pace then I have a feeling it’ll turn out to be a very special game. Hopefully, Trails in the Sky can get ported to modern consoles because this is a series every JRPG fan needs to experience.

All week I abandoned Unicorn Overlord and played Darkest Dungeon instead. It would be so nice to actually see the ending of that game before I play the sequel.

But this weekend with the kids around, I’ll continue Paper Mario TTYD and try some of the classic NES games that joined the NSO library this week. Solar Jetman and DK Jr Math are such treats to finally try out, and Cobra Triangle and Urban Champion are fond old memories.
It’s amusing to show the kids what games used to look like when I was their age!

Wishing everyone a fun weekend! 🕹🦧🔢

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (3DS) - Around halfway through Episode 1 so far.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - I'm starting a Hard playthrough this weekend.

Microsoft Bingo (Windows Phone) - Nearly finished with this now.

I've been mostly playing Dicefolk and Picross Namco Legendary Edition this weekend. The latter is the first game I've played in the series (originally bought it to play co-op with friends!), and I'm totally hooked!
Elsewhere, a ton of Elden Ring DLC, a Rise of Nations match with my group, and who knows, maybe I'll continue that Uncharted 4 run I just started.

I took a long enough break after beating TotK to finally go back and try Breath of the Wild. So far, I like it much better. Feels like the more traditional Zelda experience of the two with a more beautiful open world. I’m also playing Dicefolk after reading NL’s glowing review. They’re spot on, this game rocks!

I finished Chapter 3 in The Thousand Year Door last night. It took a few weeks for me to do this unlike the past few chapters, but I finally made it through! The twist at the end was also something I did not expect at all! I will start Chapter 4 properly after doing a few side quests and getting some collectibles.

I would also like to make some progress in Sea of Stars sometime this month. I haven’t opened the game since I got to Brisk and met the pirate crew a few months ago. I’ve been playing Tropical Freeze on the side as well to prep me up for Returns HD. I’m at the final world right now, but I would like to go back to previous worlds to get all of the puzzle pieces.

@Divide_and_Wander Yeah, that's a good price.. Like, I really REALLY wanted to like NNK2 as well, but.. the game just doesn't know what it wants to do, you know? It's got too much going on at once, the story and characters don't make sense and the music is mostly recycled from the first one.. However, the battle system is actually quite good. So, uh.. yeah. Maybe I just had too high expectations, but it just wasn't good.

I do hope you enjoy the other ones though!

Yonder, Yoga Master and Mario All Stars so far

civilization 6(switch)- I started playing it again and got hooked.
The first descendant- its a pretty good little game for being a new free game.
fallout 4- my fallout marathon goes on.

Feeling a bit old school this weekend. Capcom Arcade Stadium and something one the Sega Genesis Mini.

Approaching the thirty hour mark with Dragon Quest XI. Hoping the game is just about to start opening up as so far have just been ambling around small gated map areas, but playing it's making me really quite happy so that's far from being a criticism... also very tempted by Dave The Diver while it's on sale, so might just take the plunge (diving joke, eh? Eh?) on that too.

Just learned I won't be going to an event that would have taken most of Saturday, so it figures to be a weekend divided somewhat evenly between Balatro, which has completely sunken its teeth into me, and Splatoon, because ... well ... it's Splatoon.

I am playing:

Easy Come Easy Golf: so much fun. So much content.

Balatro: i cant stop playing this game

Metroid Dread: going to the second boss

EA Sports FC 24: my new game. I dont like football (real life), I prefer NFL. But this game is great!

I’d been doing a fine job clearing my backlog, and was even about halfway through the Trials of Mana remake… but then I got an itch to replay Fire Emblem: Three Houses
So I’m doing that (just got past the time skip)

But I’m not even playing a new house lol. I don’t like most of the Golden Deer and have never been able to finish that route.

I need to get back on it though! This fall is going to be full of new cool games!!

@Zuljaras have you ever tried Nightmare Creatures for the ps1 or N64? It seems right up your alley.

Im going to be playing Turok 1 and 2 some. I’m trying to determine if I want to get 3 from limited run now. I have one day until the preorders are over. I’m also considering Star Wars dark forces but these 90s shooters are a little tough for me to get into. They’re fun but I hate getting lost in them. Powerslave Exhumed was pretty cool but I got stuck in it and haven’t gone back.

I'm still waiting for the new One Piece and Dragon Quest games to come out, so in the meantime I'm playing, er, fan games. Been really enjoying Fire Emblem the Last Promise. Figured I'd play it for it's historical importance to the scene, and it's easy to see why the game is still well received by fans, cos it had a lot of innovations at the time and is a lot of fun to play.

Phantom Hourglass on my 2DS-XL. First time playing it and I'm liking it so far but it's still early - my hourglass only has 12:00.

Still playing Moonstone Island and the Summer season has flowers which bloom as popsicles. Which is the greatest thing that’s ever happened. I have been decorating and i finally bought a greenhouse. I focused on collecting talismans to streamline my decks the other day. I keep switching up my party because i keep finding increasingly adorable spirits.
I have been on the PC a bit as i picked up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order , Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle Earth: Shadow of War. All for about 5 clams. I started Fallen Order and am quitting after 6 hours of play. I was told it was like Dark Souls. It shares Dark Souls camera and the bonfire mechanic but the complete lack of challenge renders the comparison heretical. I dislike the game. And i wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m so relieved it’s awful. To have a truly stellar star wars game would mean the stars have aligned in some horrifically foreboding pattern.
Shadow of Mordor is better but so far boring. It’s not truly a Tolkien game in my eyes as it too grievously ignores the source material. It’s an open-world game and you just kind of wander around pre-WotR Mordor stabbing orcs. The combat reminds me of Batman Arkham Asylum. Which was a much better game, despite my ambivalence towards the dark knight. I do intend to finish SoM, but i’m not really enjoying it. Hopefully it will improve.
I just needed an action game to play alongside Moonstone Island.
Have a swell week all!

I'm finishing off some more series in Theathrythm Final Bar Line, and doing some hoops in stitch.. Going through the last case of Spirit of Justice and the last palace of Persona 5 Royal. Good gaming everyone!

When my weekend starts I plan on continuing my kung fu fighting adventures in Sifu (Switch). Man this game has its hooks into me good. The more I play the better I'm getting however you have to always stay on your toes regardless. If you get over-confident even a few low level thugs can surround you and it's lights out. I beat the game last weekend but now I'm motivated to go for the true ending and sparing all the bosses. I did the first one with no deaths (took a lot of tries) so hoping I can do the 2nd boss the same (if not only 1 or 2 deaths) because the 3rd boss will definitely be a monumental task. Her freaking blade combos are brutal to navigate!

I have got back into playing my Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket Taito Edition (yeah, that's its full name) the last 3 days after the announcement of the Atari and Technos editions of said hardware.

I've finally been putting some real time into the Evercade Atari Lynx Collection 2, and have had a real good time. The games on this collection were all made by Epyx (of Summer, Winter, California, World etc. Games fame) and are of a generally high standard imo.

Now I'm contemplating getting the Technos Edition when it launches this october. It will come with a pretty much full package of the Double Dragon games (all 3 arcade games, the SNES game, the NES version of the first one and a Gameboy iteration too).

It will also contain Renegade which I really liked on the ZX Spectrum. All in all 15 games games for 60 € including the hardware.

I might end up selling my Taito Edition as I've played more or less all that I want on that one (and the ones I still want to play I have on my Switch Lite also). But then again I might end up keeping it, because it's pretty cool .

I played Youtubers Life 2 PS4 on my PS5 machine all day long. 😊

I have obtained Silver rank (Have gained more than 100K subscribers) so I can accessed the Fitness Club and met with other residents.
I'm still working on getting Golden rank (Have more than 500K subscribers) so I can get into Dock54 to interview DJ Cerulean.

Fun, fun. Got a few lined up this weekend. I got Super Mario Bros. Wonder beaten last weekend, so that's done with. I dabbled this week with the "NES 7", but I may give them another more focused whirl. With that said, here's what I'm getting into for sure, along with an honorable mention.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Time to walk into Zora's Domain and get the phenomena investigation started (I swear I feel more like an archeologist, detective, and Hyrule's all around troubleshooter rather than "Hyrule's Hero" 😆 ).

F-Zero 99
Since all these new shiny updates have dropped, it's about that time to give this game some love again.

StarFox 64
I dunno why, but I have been craving to play some true to form StarFox action. Might as well fire up the series' magnum opus. This will be one of my retro plays for this weekend.

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Double Dragons
This arrived from GameFly, but I won't have access to play it until Monday. I'm not the keenest on rogue-likes and rogue-lites, but I'd follow Double Dragon to the ends of the Earth, so I'm willing to give this a go. I don't expect it to be a great time, but I think it'll at least give a good time.

Splatoon 3, gearing up for the next Splatfest. Not really touched it for several weeks, nice to be playing it again.

@Zuljaras That is very nice! Your art skills are amazing, and I have come across some of your posts on the artists thread. I was a pretty huge alcohol marker user but I swapped to oil pastels, though I would love to get back to using markers soon.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance PS5
Canon of Vengeance
Fusing high level demons for the last boss and prepping to fight Demi-fiend. Then will start a NG+.

Currently playing through Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney once more on Switch. It’s a unique entry in the series, having a very different tone from the others. Hobo Phoenix was always the highlight for me…such an unexpected direction for his character, but it works brilliantly. Just starting Episode 4: Turnabout Succession.

Switch Sports, Clubhouse Games, Hades, and making a game in RPG Maker. But also having a lot of fun playing Multiversus on PC.

Been playing KOF XIII Global Match for Switch all weekend. Man this game is fun and the 2D sprites and animation are beautiful.

@Zuljaras Oil pastels are pretty messy and they smudge around the page a lot, which is something I am not a fan of since it dirties a ton of my drawings, plus my drawing desk has a bunch of pigments from them. However, they are a dry medium, so they do not dry and become solid like paint and you can take your time with them. But again, way too messy.

@sd7232 "Super Mario 64 ... Has anyone pretty much completed without using walkthrough / strategy guide?"

I did. In 1996. In the snow. On Cool, Cool Mountain. And I had to triple-jump uphill both ways! 😄

You got this. What I wouldn't give to play my favorite Mario game again for the first time.

Focusing on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for now. Finishing off the remaining Nintendo time trial ghost races to finally unlock the gold tires after all these years of playing.

Well here we are with another stupendous WAYP. Been an odd week around here. Think I’m dealing with a bout of genuine depression but that’s not what these spaces are for so that’s all I’ll say. And a really bad cold too hahaha. Don’t be afraid to ask for help yall. In terms of good things this week? Beat Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth which is a GOTY contender it was so good. Enjoyed the demo of Kunitsu-Gami so I’m gonna secure a preorder on that and Nintendo World Championship NES Edition. Also a really nice time was WWEs PLE for July, Money in the Bank. Sad to see John Cena leaving by the end of next year but hey just means we gotta go see him eh? Definitely the standouts of last night would have to be Tiffany Stratton the new Ms Money in the Bank or should I say Tiffy in the Bank. Amd Jacob Fatu in the Bloodline match. That dude is physically an enigma like a genuine work of art. Also enjoyed some Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD alongside that and that game is so freaking cozy I love it. Great summer or fall game honest. Thinking the rest of the weekend will just be a Persona 3 Reload or FFXIV Dawntrail weekend. Depends on how I feel honest. Not gonna aggravate more depression. Otherwise I’m thinking this week is mostly gonna consist of some Trails Through Daybreak on my day off hopefully, Stellar Blade, and maybe some Paper Mario. Maybe Zenless Zone Zero too I think I found a huyoverse game I like. Anime of the week gotta go to Kaiju No.8, Demon Slayer, Delicious in Dungeon and Urusei Yatsura of course. Anime Expo happening this weekend has been quite fruitful with TRIGUN Stargaze, RWBYxVIZ, the three Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movies, NEW Panty and Stocking and so much more. Definitely think I’m gonna secure a preorder of that Delicious in Dungeon box set they announced. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast,Minnmax, Jeff Gerstmann, Kit and Krysta, Last Stand Media, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling and Remap Radio. And yet we wouldn’t be done without a incredible huge lovely massive wonderful shoutout to my dear friend over at twitch.tv/akibread and their wonderful streams please give them a look. As always yall stay safe, be wonderful to each other. Have an excellent weekend and of course Happy Gaming.

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Triangle Strategy

Horizon: Forbidden West

Starfield

Balatro?

I am playing Metroid Dread on Dread mode. Currently stuck on Kraid, this will be one of the hardest game challenges I'll ever complete.