All of them are solid 9-10s .... one of the few franchises in which every single game is a gem.
X is really special and there's nothing like it.
1 great story, voice acting, characters, world... everything is top notch (cant believe this game was Japan only for a time and the IP wouldn't have flourished without that fan movement to bring it to the West all those years ago)
Future Connected ... it was fun to revisit 1 and see all your favorite characters again.
2 great game, world and characters, but the story isn't the best one
Torna ... same as 2
3 amazing game, everything like 1 is top notch.
Future Redeemed .... such a great ending.
This looks great… it gave me the feelings and memories of walking into the arcades and watching intros like that before putting a quarter in. I’m interested
The only censorship related to Monolith that you guys should be screaming about is the one about not releasing Disaster: Day of Crisis in America. Such a great Wii gem that I’d love a remaster for that one.
I’ve been gaming since the NES days… but somehow this game left a really good and special mark in my gaming memories. It’s that special. Can’t wait to play it again and finally see the end to the story.
@KingMike that’s not how it works. Yeah it takes $5 to make, but you have to take into account all kinds of expenses, marketing, production, salaries, maintenance of the production hardware, transportation, etc that raises the cost. I mean, probably not up to $100… but you catch my drift and I get what you mean.
I mean… this is why they are separate apps instead of standalone games. The emulators were obvious that would move to the next generation. That was the main reason they handled it like that.
I never understood why Lords of Shadow was controversial. Having played all the games in the series they were absolutely the next step for the games and their lore, mechanics, design, story, gameplay, enemy design, Metroidvania progression and everything were top notch. It’s not a popular opinion but the first one was in the top 3 (aside from SotN and IV)
And I hope they continue down that 3D design road.
But first they should make another compilation with the 3D missing games (64, Legacy of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, Curse of Darkness … and as a bonus Adventure Rebirth)
Then just give us the LoS Trilogy. 🥺
@N00BiSH I played the Virtual Boy one just recently (hacked my 3DS to install the emulator in all its 3D glory) … it was quite good actually… not the best (maybe because I didn’t play it in its era) and the third one was a bit too much but such a great game. I think 2 stroke the balance with its simplicity. But let’s add another one to the conversation…. Shake Dimension could be the best one.
@Not_Soos yeah that’s what I guessed that people didn’t get this context, and when I saw it was in a Spanish talking country I knew the reasoning behind the name. (The owner’s name is Mario and it’s his “super”… Super Mario=Mario’s Market/grocery store)
Also, to be fair, it’s not even the same font. It looks a bit like it, but has enough differences, and it’s not even using the same colors or identity to confuse anyone. I know that it is an unwinnable case.
@FullMetalWesker what you don’t get is that here in Spanish/latin talking countries we call supermarkets “SUPERS” … so “Super Mario” is the same as saying “Market Mario” or “Mario’s Grocery store”
If I know this I’m PRETTY SURE a lawyer that earns twice or triple what I do should know this.
Also, IP and copyright protection apply to the “category” you’re infringing … a market doesn’t sell or develops videogames, nor is it using any font, color, mascot or ANYTHING resembling the videogame character.
No wonder Nintendo lost, because even a mule could see they were doomed to lose, and if they even had a bit of hope of winning this case then they were looking into bullying them because they felt comfortable with their power.
The smart lawyer who came up with this idea should be fired…. expecting to win a no-case is either from an unethical lawyer, or an unprofessional one.
I disagree with Jim 100% … it’s not about the roster. It’s about the tracks. Imagine racing through a Metroid track for example. I don’t care about racing as Samus though.
And stop trying to make everything open world, it’s the most boring transition from genres ever
@Not_Soos In a way I was thinking the same thing as you when I was writing that. So I can agree totally with you. I guess it’s the better imaginary scenario than Microsoft just sitting on the IP for another 20 years. 😪
I mean, Diddy Kong Racing was a Mario Kart rival. And we can’t have this conversation when there’s 40 Mario games out there and only 4 Banjo Kazooie games….. but quality wise… yes, the bear and the bird can rival Mario.
I like it… but I despise it because it’s just another nail in the coffin for F-Zero … a coffin that it’s already under 6 layers of cement 30 meters beneath Nintendo HQ guarded by the same ninjas who torment poor old StarFox in the Nintendo torture chambers.
@sanderev ok, then here goes my example. Xenoblade Chronicles (choose whichever entry you want), it’s just as big, it’s just as long, and its music never grows old… and has way more variety, it’s more interesting than ambient music. For me there’s no real excuse tbh. Just because BOTW has 200 tracks of chirping birds and crickets doesn’t mean that it has a more varied soundtrack. 190 of those tracks are mostly the same piano and wind chime samples. And the biomes, beasts and town songs are quite weak, not one of those is iconic but that’s my opinion.
@sanderev but as I said, the solution should have been have more variety, and instead of expanding the same “song” over a huge area, there could have been different songs over smaller areas. Hell, I’m listening to the Mario Odissey OST right now and there’s like 20 different songs in EACH world. All with different genres, instruments etc. We just needed more variety. As you said, in WW each island had some kind of different music. If you felt the ocean theme tiresome towards the end, imagine hearing dull ambient sounds for 200 hours. The OST was lazy and uninspired IMO. It will never become a classic in the grand scheme of Zelda OSTs
@sanderev @yosher and yet, somehow, Wind Waker, being the closest thing to an open world Zelda at the time, pulled it off by still having memorable music and a great soundtrack overall. For me there’s no excuse for not having decent tunes while exploring BOTW, but I get the decision behind it. If WW did it, so could BOTW and TOTK. The solution should have been to just have more music variety between areas, different genres and instruments. Most of them all sound quite the same because it’s just boring ambient music.
@Yosher I agree, but for a series that stood out for its music, BOTW is the black sheep of them all. The only notable piece was its trailer song… and wasnt even in the game to begin with LOL
@jon128 the NES set is exactly like that. It has a all the machinery and movable pieces that are such a delight to build just to see how creative the Lego engineers got to make it all work. Now imagine then putting the Mario figurine on top of the TV, which has a scannable sticker and it will play the Mario Bros music while scanning each coin, enemy and block on the scrollable brick screen to play the sound effects every time Mario passes through them. The first level scrolling through the TV is a delight.
Then add the console that also has a mechanism in which you insert the cartridge and it “sticks” to the bottom just like the real thing. Aside from a 1-2 level in miniature hidden on a secret compartment on the side.
I don’t know where did @ninchocolate got his idea from that it’s just a couple of soulless squares.
I expect the same level of creative engineering behind the Gameboy set.
The Mario Question Block, Mario & Yoshi, Pac-Man Arcade and NES set are some of the best Lego adult sets out there by their mechanics, design, engineering and interactivity alone.
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Re: Pokémon TCG Pocket Update To Remove Trade Tokens Following Player Feedback
@Franc001 thanks!
Re: Pokémon TCG Pocket Update To Remove Trade Tokens Following Player Feedback
@Crecca which app is that?
Re: Pokémon TCG Pocket Update To Remove Trade Tokens Following Player Feedback
We also need the ability to make more binders, display boards and decks. Cut off the actual caps.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Xenoblade Game? Rate Your Favourite For Our Upcoming Ranking
All of them are solid 9-10s .... one of the few franchises in which every single game is a gem.
X is really special and there's nothing like it.
1 great story, voice acting, characters, world... everything is top notch (cant believe this game was Japan only for a time and the IP wouldn't have flourished without that fan movement to bring it to the West all those years ago)
Future Connected ... it was fun to revisit 1 and see all your favorite characters again.
2 great game, world and characters, but the story isn't the best one
Torna ... same as 2
3 amazing game, everything like 1 is top notch.
Future Redeemed .... such a great ending.
Re: First 4 Figures Teases New Banjo-Kazooie Statue, Pre-Orders Open Next Week
Great character reimagining .... we need a new game or at least a remake.
Re: Poll: What Switch Game Could You Not Live Without?
Isn't it a bit of a bias putting images of games on the cover? I mean, it makes people think about those games first.
Anyways ... Smash Bros for me.
Zelda this generation was a complete let down.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Builds Hype With New Tetris 99 Crossover
Uffff! Blocks that doesn’t blend with the background and epic Xenoblade music??
This might well be the best theme to date
Re: Random: This Stunning Fan-Made Animation Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate MAR10 Day
That was amazing ….
Re: Nintendo & Pokémon Company Had An "Adversarial Relationship", Say Former NOA Staffers
Nahh it’s been well known for more than a decade that TPC isn’t exactly the best company to work with/for in the videogame market.
Re: Zelda's SNES Soundtrack 'A Link To The Past' Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included
Finally… a good Zelda OST. I miss this kind of tracks in Zelda games.
Re: A Remixed Song From Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Has Been Released
@nhSnork gotta agree, even his solo albums are great and I love Promare so much (even got it on vinyl), Seven deadly sins and kill la kill too
Re: A Remixed Song From Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Has Been Released
Hiroyuki Sawano always with the amazing music. Yeah the very same one of Attack on Titan fame.
Re: We're Losing Our Minds Over This New Retro 'Terminator 2' Game
This looks great… it gave me the feelings and memories of walking into the arcades and watching intros like that before putting a quarter in. I’m interested
Re: New Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Trailer Is Our Best Look Yet At The Upcoming Remaster
The only censorship related to Monolith that you guys should be screaming about is the one about not releasing Disaster: Day of Crisis in America. Such a great Wii gem that I’d love a remaster for that one.
Re: New Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Trailer Is Our Best Look Yet At The Upcoming Remaster
I’ve been gaming since the NES days… but somehow this game left a really good and special mark in my gaming memories. It’s that special. Can’t wait to play it again and finally see the end to the story.
Re: Nintendo "Establishing Ways To Respond" To U.S. Tariffs, Says Furukawa
@KingMike that’s not how it works. Yeah it takes $5 to make, but you have to take into account all kinds of expenses, marketing, production, salaries, maintenance of the production hardware, transportation, etc that raises the cost. I mean, probably not up to $100… but you catch my drift and I get what you mean.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Wario World (GameCube)
Powerful Warioware Game 2004 FTW
Re: Nintendo President Reiterates Switch Online Will "Continue To Be Available" For Switch 2
I mean… this is why they are separate apps instead of standalone games. The emulators were obvious that would move to the next generation. That was the main reason they handled it like that.
Re: Poll: Is It Finally Time For Castlevania To Rise Again?
I never understood why Lords of Shadow was controversial. Having played all the games in the series they were absolutely the next step for the games and their lore, mechanics, design, story, gameplay, enemy design, Metroidvania progression and everything were top notch. It’s not a popular opinion but the first one was in the top 3 (aside from SotN and IV)
And I hope they continue down that 3D design road.
But first they should make another compilation with the 3D missing games (64, Legacy of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, Curse of Darkness … and as a bonus Adventure Rebirth)
Then just give us the LoS Trilogy. 🥺
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library Next Week With Wario Land 4
@N00BiSH I played the Virtual Boy one just recently (hacked my 3DS to install the emulator in all its 3D glory) … it was quite good actually… not the best (maybe because I didn’t play it in its era) and the third one was a bit too much but such a great game. I think 2 stroke the balance with its simplicity. But let’s add another one to the conversation…. Shake Dimension could be the best one.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library Next Week With Wario Land 4
Gotta agree, Wario Land 2 is still the best one
Re: F-Zero 99 Has Been Updated To Version 1.5.6, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Can’t wait the day in which an F-Zero GX sequel receives this kind of love
Re: Capcom's Best-Selling Mega Man Game Reaches Another Sales Milestone
The X series is better … we need Megaman X9
Re: Random: Local Supermarket Wins Trademark Battle Against Nintendo
@Not_Soos yeah that’s what I guessed that people didn’t get this context, and when I saw it was in a Spanish talking country I knew the reasoning behind the name. (The owner’s name is Mario and it’s his “super”… Super Mario=Mario’s Market/grocery store)

Also, to be fair, it’s not even the same font. It looks a bit like it, but has enough differences, and it’s not even using the same colors or identity to confuse anyone. I know that it is an unwinnable case.
Re: Random: Local Supermarket Wins Trademark Battle Against Nintendo
@FullMetalWesker what you don’t get is that here in Spanish/latin talking countries we call supermarkets “SUPERS” … so “Super Mario” is the same as saying “Market Mario” or “Mario’s Grocery store”
If I know this I’m PRETTY SURE a lawyer that earns twice or triple what I do should know this.
Also, IP and copyright protection apply to the “category” you’re infringing … a market doesn’t sell or develops videogames, nor is it using any font, color, mascot or ANYTHING resembling the videogame character.
No wonder Nintendo lost, because even a mule could see they were doomed to lose, and if they even had a bit of hope of winning this case then they were looking into bullying them because they felt comfortable with their power.
The smart lawyer who came up with this idea should be fired…. expecting to win a no-case is either from an unethical lawyer, or an unprofessional one.
Re: Random: Local Supermarket Wins Trademark Battle Against Nintendo
Come on Nintendo…. Really? Against a local family supermarket? 😒😒
They dont own the name Mario and this was just a disgusting bully move by them.
Re: Advance Wars-Style Game 'Warside' Blasts Onto Switch Early Next Year
Can’t wait… if Nintendo doesn’t give us a new Advance Wars game I’ll settle with a clone just to show them there’s a market for the IP.
Re: Talking Point: What Do We Actually Want From 'Mario Kart 9'?
I disagree with Jim 100% … it’s not about the roster. It’s about the tracks. Imagine racing through a Metroid track for example. I don’t care about racing as Samus though.
And stop trying to make everything open world, it’s the most boring transition from genres ever
Re: PSA: Trading Is Finally Live In Pokémon TCG Pocket, But It's A Real Headache
@Folkloner tried it but no, there’s no update available yet … maybe it’s my region
Edit: ahhh there it is, it went live, thanks.
Re: PSA: Trading Is Finally Live In Pokémon TCG Pocket, But It's A Real Headache
Mhh weird… it’s still not available to me yet
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Super Ninja Boy
Weird and lovely selection for this weekend. We all know Japan is best
Re: Xbox Is "Really Looking Forward" To Supporting Switch 2
@Not_Soos In a way I was thinking the same thing as you when I was writing that. So I can agree totally with you.
I guess it’s the better imaginary scenario than Microsoft just sitting on the IP for another 20 years. 😪
Re: Xbox Is "Really Looking Forward" To Supporting Switch 2
If you want to support it… why not give the development of a Banjo Kazooie game to Nintendo? Let them try.
Also, if Sea of Thieves is on Switch 2 … I’ll buy it on release. That game was so much fun and one of the best gaming experiences I had last year.
Re: Astral Chain Director Seemingly Forms New Studio After Leaving PlatinumGames
Ugh… the cursed touch of Tencent’s stain I guess. Worse than Microsoft’s.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Metal Poster Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
One of the best games of its generation tbh. It’s open world made right.
Re: Banjo-Kazooie Composer Has "Zero Hope" For A New Entry
@EarthboundBenjy ouch… if you change your comment to Zelda … it is exactly the same.
Re: Random: Donkey Kong Country's Artist Reacts To Nintendo's Redesign
Donkey Country sounds like a certain nation right now 😛
Re: Multiple Resident Evil Titles Might Be Getting A Next-Generation Refresh
Resident Evil 2&3 Classic when? Ohh and Code Veronica Classic too
Re: Banjo-Kazooie Has The Potential To "Rival 3D Mario", Says Ori Dev
@N00BiSH mhhh 4 main games and 1 racing spinoff plus cameos all over the place... I'd say it counts as a franchise after a third game
Re: Banjo-Kazooie Has The Potential To "Rival 3D Mario", Says Ori Dev
I mean, Diddy Kong Racing was a Mario Kart rival. And we can’t have this conversation when there’s 40 Mario games out there and only 4 Banjo Kazooie games….. but quality wise… yes, the bear and the bird can rival Mario.
Different kind of games anyway
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Feel About 24 Racers In Mario Kart 9?
@tobsesta99 nahh F-Zero 99 is just a fun battle Royale curiosity… just like Mario 35 isn’t a real Mario game.
Also, F-Zero GX/X is where the IP shines most … not the outdated SNES F-Zero
Until they make a sequel to F-Zero GX … Captain Falcon will remain upside down floating down the Nintendo river
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Feel About 24 Racers In Mario Kart 9?
I like it… but I despise it because it’s just another nail in the coffin for F-Zero … a coffin that it’s already under 6 layers of cement 30 meters beneath Nintendo HQ guarded by the same ninjas who torment poor old StarFox in the Nintendo torture chambers.
Re: Feature: Everything You Missed In The Switch 2 Mario Kart Reveal - Characters, Features, Easter Eggs
Ugh.... just reading "open-world" made me feel nauseous.
Stop trying to convert everything to open-world.... its a genre killer.
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
@sanderev ok, then here goes my example. Xenoblade Chronicles (choose whichever entry you want), it’s just as big, it’s just as long, and its music never grows old… and has way more variety, it’s more interesting than ambient music. For me there’s no real excuse tbh. Just because BOTW has 200 tracks of chirping birds and crickets doesn’t mean that it has a more varied soundtrack. 190 of those tracks are mostly the same piano and wind chime samples. And the biomes, beasts and town songs are quite weak, not one of those is iconic but that’s my opinion.
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
@sanderev but as I said, the solution should have been have more variety, and instead of expanding the same “song” over a huge area, there could have been different songs over smaller areas. Hell, I’m listening to the Mario Odissey OST right now and there’s like 20 different songs in EACH world. All with different genres, instruments etc. We just needed more variety. As you said, in WW each island had some kind of different music. If you felt the ocean theme tiresome towards the end, imagine hearing dull ambient sounds for 200 hours. The OST was lazy and uninspired IMO. It will never become a classic in the grand scheme of Zelda OSTs
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
@sanderev @yosher and yet, somehow, Wind Waker, being the closest thing to an open world Zelda at the time, pulled it off by still having memorable music and a great soundtrack overall. For me there’s no excuse for not having decent tunes while exploring BOTW, but I get the decision behind it. If WW did it, so could BOTW and TOTK. The solution should have been to just have more music variety between areas, different genres and instruments. Most of them all sound quite the same because it’s just boring ambient music.
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
@Yosher I agree, but for a series that stood out for its music, BOTW is the black sheep of them all. The only notable piece was its trailer song… and wasnt even in the game to begin with LOL
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
@N8tiveT3ch BOTW had music? Lol
Wind Waker: What a great Zelda game and awesome OST
Re: Rumour: Ubisoft Has "More Than Half A Dozen Games" Planned For Switch 2
And I will buy none of the 11 Assassin’s Creed they have planned
Re: Nintendo and Lego Are Collaborating On A New Game Boy Set
@jon128 the NES set is exactly like that. It has a all the machinery and movable pieces that are such a delight to build just to see how creative the Lego engineers got to make it all work. Now imagine then putting the Mario figurine on top of the TV, which has a scannable sticker and it will play the Mario Bros music while scanning each coin, enemy and block on the scrollable brick screen to play the sound effects every time Mario passes through them. The first level scrolling through the TV is a delight.
Then add the console that also has a mechanism in which you insert the cartridge and it “sticks” to the bottom just like the real thing. Aside from a 1-2 level in miniature hidden on a secret compartment on the side.
Here’s how it looks: https://youtu.be/pfgFWiu3Z7U?si=3z1Vfy2_xg7bXhOS
I don’t know where did @ninchocolate got his idea from that it’s just a couple of soulless squares.
I expect the same level of creative engineering behind the Gameboy set.
The Mario Question Block, Mario & Yoshi, Pac-Man Arcade and NES set are some of the best Lego adult sets out there by their mechanics, design, engineering and interactivity alone.