What kind of games are you looking to play, and what form factor do you want?

I bought a Miyoo Mini Plus on sale two years ago and ended up liking it so much I wish I’d bought a more expensive model with analog sticks. There are quite a lot of devices like it on the market, if you want something small for retro emulation look into all the different options.

Meanwhile, my Steam Deck largely gathers dust because it’s just too bulky to feel like a replacement for the handheld-sized handhelds I grew up on. Switch (2) is good for running Switch games, and it’s at least a bit smaller and lighter than the Deck, but mine rarely leaves the dock.

Then why comment at all?

I couldn’t believe they announced the Pokémon Legends DLC before the game is even out. “I know you haven’t given us your money yet, but… please can we have some more? 🥺”

Doesn’t every AAA do that these days?

Apparently they’re selling two versions. One is the full scale VB, and that’s clearly a collector’s item. The other is the VB-themed Labo VR.

Mother 3.

And if Nintendo thought Wario Land was so great then why did they stop making those games like 2 decades ago?

Because the last games didn’t sell so well, and because the staff that worked on them have other projects.

Just because a game didn’t get infinite sequels forever doesn’t mean no one can appreciate the originals. By that logic, Chrono Trigger must be one of the worst JRPGs of all time to you.

It’s a VB-themed redesign of the Labo VR kit. Should presumably be compatible with everything Labo VR supported (like, three titles I think?). Maybe the fact that they’re bringing it back means they might reuse it in the future?

Love the art style. In-game actually looks better than the cutscenes.

I’ve got a lot of nostalgia for DS homebrew. Tons of fun things you can do with a flashcart.

3DS too, but although modding was a lot more widespread due to how easy it was, I feel like homebrew games were kinda lacking. Custom themes were great at least.

Look at gacha games. There’s an entire industry revolving around selling anime girls, and when you realize that’s what the business model is, it’s not surprising how toxic their fanbases have become. I’ve suspected that some of these devs are even deliberately trying to filter their audience to the most desperate gooners.

Watching new trailers is fun.

People have been calling albums ‘dead’ since radio, since MTV, since iTunes, and yet the vast majority of artists still release albums.

I did finish the original. But I remained annoyed with this mechanic the whole time.

Not having the mechanic to begin with would be better than a thing that merely makes it less bad, because even then there’s still an opportunity cost.

I do not like the idea of a mechanic that punishes me if I do choose to explore somewhere else in a genre that is supposed to be about exploration.

I haven’t played Silksong yet, in part because truthfully, Hollow Knight was alright but not my favorite Metroidvania. The one thing I really disliked about the original was the runbacks. I remember getting stuck on one platforming section, and I could easily get to the halfway point where I kept dying to retrieve my money, but then drop it again because there was no turning back from this halfway point, had to keep trying to finish it. I wanted to just explore a different part of the map and come back to this section later, but sunk cost fallacy forced me to keep bashing my skull against it.

Which then felt like this mechanic conflicted with the exploration I expect from a Metroidvania. That’s the real problem IMO.

• Dr. Mario 64
• Kirby Air Ride (w/ Hack Pack mod)
• Land Maker
• Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (and Wii)
• Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary
• Panel de Pon (Gamecube and GBC)
• Rhythm Heaven series
• Twinkle Star Sprites
• any JRPG, just pick something you haven’t played yet

Glad to hear he’s doing well. I had worried maybe the worst might’ve happened.

The market is so saturated that lots of good games have a hard time even getting noticed. Just making a good game doesn’t automatically mean success.

There are definitely a lot of consumers who will gladly pay $20 for Silksong because of the hype and pedigree surrounding it, but would never take a chance spending that much on a game that hasn’t had that kind of hype train surrounding it. Which does make sense, without the hype train you don’t know if a more obscure indie may or may not be worth the $20. But then that tells us that it’s the hype train that matters here, not just whether or not the game is good.