StarTopic Nintendo General Discussion |ST20 May 2023| Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

[9-Volt]

Nvidia becomes a trillion dollar company yet they managed to port only two Portal games to Switch. Come on, second big N. Do more, you have the money.

 

[Derachi]

Nvidia becomes a trillion dollar company yet they managed to port only two Portal games to Switch. Come on, second big N. Do more, you have the money.

I mean they also like
made the Switch’s SOC

In a way they’re directly responsible for literally every Switch port

 

[Xaltmas]

Love all these Japanese devs who announce games without platforms.

 

[EvilChameleon]

The paradox of books; the less I have, the less I want to pick one up to read. Or maybe it's just because the weather is warming up and I'd rather watch Japanese soccer on tape delay than read at night. 😅

 

[Lugia667]

Conceptually, this was the weirdest thing; imagine getting the rights for, I dunno, Rambo and instantly going "Boy, oh boy! Time to grace the world with the Colonel Trautman management game it so desperately needs!". Like, yeah, there's potential there, but is that really your first option?

So the fact that it's apparently not very good at what it tries to do is just the cherry on top.

it's like making a zelda game where you play as ting-.....oh wait

 

[Barely Able]

 

[shoptroll]

makes sounds of Toad screaming

 

[zumaddy]

Sending my Switch off to be fixed... goodbye old friend. They might have to put you down after 6 strong years

 

[SammyJ9]

Sending my Switch off to be fixed... goodbye old friend. They might have to put you down after 6 strong years

Oh nooo! Godspeed, little Switch

 

[SirArthur]

Why that old Shulk pic lol. Fiora got one with the new model.

 

[SammyJ9]

Why that old Shulk pic lol. Fiora got one with the new model.

All those new icons and yet WHERE'S DUNBAN smh

 

[Barely Able]

Sending my Switch off to be fixed... goodbye old friend. They might have to put you down after 6 strong years

Hope it comes back good as new

 

[EvilChameleon]

PlutoTV gets even better.


We talk about video game preservation all the time, but PlutoTV has been fantastic for gameshow preservation.

 

[Seven]

They're basically saying "we've pitched a sequel to Nintendo and they turned us down, so the hypothetical sequel needs to be multiplatform" But they don't have faith in other platforms either lol

The SE games published by Nintendo are never mentioned in SE's PR, I doubt Nintendo would pass up the chance to publish/fund a team Asano game if given the chance.

 

[curl-6]

In our mentoring program for autistic teens we do a thing where to build kids' confidence and communication skills they give a talk about their interests, and this morning at work a kid gave a speech about Tears of the Kingdom with such enthusiasm, it was really lovely to see.

 

[Magic-Man]

 

[shoptroll]

PlutoTV gets even better.


We talk about video game preservation all the time, but PlutoTV has been fantastic for gameshow preservation.

This is perfect for the days when you don’t plan on doing shit as John Teti rightly stated years back on AV Club:

The Price Is Right: Season 43, episode 118

“Here it comes!” cries George Gray, the announcer of The Price Is Right, as America’s daily ritual of psychedelic consumerism kicks off for the 118th installment of its 43rd year. The show is so embedded in our televisual consciousness—a majority of Americans have never lived in a world without...

www.avclub.com

Price is the official show of playing hooky. Its frivolity and late-morning time slot have made it a proud symbol of irresponsibility for sick schoolkids and hungover clock-punchers alike. If you’re watching The Price Is Right, you don’t plan to get anything important done today. The frenzy of the opening minute, with newly minted contestants exploding out of their seats as the camera whips across the crowd, is designed to make you feel okay about that. “Here it comes” is the Pavlovian trigger that conjures a rainbow maelstrom of cars, cash, and bedroom furniture, a fantasy that only TV could concoct, where the victories are rapturous and the heartbreak is harmless. It’s a 60-minute refuge from the realm of truth and consequences. Who could resist?

 

[SirArthur]

Interesting its come out around the same time as Lilina and Roy (Q4 2023).

 

[thoughthaver]

Love all these Japanese devs who announce games without platforms.

classic bit never gets old

 

[Derachi]

The alphabetization of these games is a mess

Super Mario Advance
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Gets alphabetized as

Super Mario Advance
SMA4 SMB3
SMW SMA2
(WarioWare)
YI SMA 3

 

[Barely Able]

Get on it if you haven’t!

 

[Aurc]

Get on it if you haven’t!

I'm malding right now because I missed out on this incredible deal.

 

[chocolate_supra]

All those new icons and yet WHERE'S DUNBAN smh

he's over there

 

[xghost777]

I'm malding right now because I missed out on this incredible deal.

I’m baffled and annoyed Nintendo didn’t bring this collection back with the Mario Movie.

 

[Raccoon]

the thought of the most notoriously anti-consumer limited run Nintendo game rotting in a Best Buy warehouse until they cut it down below half price years later makes me laugh

 

[Mekanos]

For a limited run game they sure did ship a lot of damn copies

I'll still see it on shelves occasionally

 

[Dardan Sandiego]

The limited digital run has always been the bigger issue but it's funny that there's still physical copies out there.

 

[Chie]

The alphabetization of these games is a mess

Super Mario Advance
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Gets alphabetized as

Super Mario Advance
SMA4 SMB3
SMW SMA2
(WarioWare)
YI SMA 3

I've always just done manual sort on the nso apps to get things just how I like. I just put the advance games in their advance numerical order, so all 4 are in order on mine.

 

[YolkFolk]

Surely the MGS collection will come to Switch?

 

[famicorpse]

Surely the MGS collection will come to Switch?

Hopefully. I'm curious why other platforms weren't announced on Konami's socials because it isn't clear if it's a PS5 exclusive.

 

[Derachi]

Hopefully. I'm curious why other platforms weren't announced on Konami's socials because it isn't clear if it's a PS5 exclusive.

My hot theory: I think them being so opaque regarding platforms and release timing is because it’s gonna be a September Direct shadow drop

 

[Dardan Sandiego]

!

 

[Barely Able]

My hot theory: I think them being so opaque regarding platforms and release timing is because it’s gonna be a September Direct shadow drop

Maybe, but they did confirm a physical version. Nintendo announcement will be its own thing because this will obviously include Twin Snakes as a console exclusive….

Also, are 2/3 the substance/subsistence versions. It’s not very clear at all. And volume 2 is apparently Rising, Peace Walker, and Portable ops. 4 is never coming back out.

 

[Apopheniac]

Thinking about the discourse around Splatoon on this forum, it'd be nice to see Square Enix put a single-player mode into their knockoff. The style of game definitely lends itself well to speedrunning, and it would be interesting to see what kinds of feats could be pulled off by a top Foamstar runner.

 

[Cucufate]

Hopefully. I'm curious why other platforms weren't announced on Konami's socials because it isn't clear if it's a PS5 exclusive.

At least we know it's not exclusive. The official website says this:

The METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION allow fans to play the games as they were, as first released on the latest platforms.

Of course, one could argue that "the latest platforms" doesn't sound promising for a Switch release, but they could also mean "the latest" as in the more recent platforms from each platform holder, so who knows.

 

[famicorpse]

Fellas, guess what? I'm trying out BotW again. This is the 3rd time I've bought this game. This time, I'm going to play it slow and with a walkthrough. I think it's the only way I'll be able to enjoy it/have it click. I have ADHD so I get distracted super easily. A guide will hopefully help me complete the majority of what's available to do in the game and keep me focused.

Also upgraded my NSO to include GBA games. God, Superstar Saga is SO FUCKING GOOD!!!

 

[Derachi]

Maybe, but they did confirm a physical version. Nintendo announcement will be its own thing because this will obviously include Twin Snakes as a console exclusive….

Also, are 2/3 the substance/subsistence versions. It’s not very clear at all. And volume 2 is apparently Rising, Peace Walker, and Portable ops. 4 is never coming back out.

The wording on the website (something along the lines of “this collection allows players to play the games as they were upon initial release”) sounds like they’re not going to be Substance/Subsistence versions, but the original versions.

Yeah, I think 4 is forever stuck in limbo. Between licensed products (good luck ever getting Apple on board with having iPods and MacBooks show up in a video game ever again) and things that were of-the-time, like weird joke scenes about controller rumble that really only make sense if you were there 15 years ago, or mentions of just how “good” the cell processor was… I think the best we can hope for at this point is a ground-up remake which I think would cost a trillion dollars.

 

[9-Volt]

Not only MGS collection has a good chance on Switch, I think MGS Delta does too. Made by Virtuos, Switch miracle port masters, they might have made the game scalable. If not, sounds like a great launch title for the successor.

 

[MSnap]

Crank 1&2 might be the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy them.

 

[meatbag]

Superstar Saga is SO FUCKING GOOD!!!

My Expansion Pass sub was already worth it for that alone

Not only MGS collection has a good chance on Switch, I think MGS Delta does too. Made by Virtuos, Switch miracle port masters, they might have made the game scalable. If not, sounds like a great launch title for the successor

I might finally try out Metal Gear if it releases for Switch.

 

[chocolate_supra]

psssst

yall lookit this lil dude

 

[MSnap]

Not only MGS collection has a good chance on Switch, I think MGS Delta does too. Made by Virtuos, Switch miracle port masters, they might have made the game scalable. If not, sounds like a great launch title for the successor.

I’m pretty confident that the collection will show up on Switch. Probably announced in a direct like they did with Persona. As far as Delta goes, I don’t expect to even see it release this year so it might show up on the next Nintendo hardware.

 

[Yoshifan31]

The wording on the website (something along the lines of “this collection allows players to play the games as they were upon initial release”) sounds like they’re not going to be Substance/Subsistence versions, but the original versions.

Yeah, I think 4 is forever stuck in limbo. Between licensed products (good luck ever getting Apple on board with having iPods and MacBooks show up in a video game ever again) and things that were of-the-time, like weird joke scenes about controller rumble that really only make sense if you were there 15 years ago, or mentions of just how “good” the cell processor was… I think the best we can hope for at this point is a ground-up remake which I think would cost a trillion dollars.

The original MGS3 doesn’t even have a third person camera no? The HD versions are Substance/Subsistance, there’s no reason for the re-releases to not be. The more open areas in the game are just not adapted for the usual fixed camera, I don’t think they will just omit that in the age of patches. I think the wording is just to differentiate the original from the remake

While Konami has been rather slow in their retro collections they are still pretty consistent, we don’t really have any examples of modern games yet but at least they do everything in order. I don’t see them skipping on 4 just because some things around it are annoying, isn’t PS3 emulation fine nowadays? Just remove the Apple stuff and call it a day, if they can bring back the original cast for the remake they could just record new lines over the PS3 references and such

I played 1-4 on PS3, could have played the rest as well but I thought “I’ll just play Peace Walker on the NX because that’s a handheld game, could get V on it too”

 

[Brofield]

I want to believe that MGS4 will materialize one day in a brand new ground up remake, and so be it if it requires re-recorded lines and altered logos to stay arms length away from copyright infringement.

I've never played any MGS games (despite picking up Twin Snakes on Gamecube for $30 at a flea market years ago), but if/when the MGS collection makes its way to Switch I'll happily pick it up day one to finally cross this series off my gaming bucket list

 

[merp]

Is Autism Speaks a good organization in 2023 or should I avoid them? @curl-6

(For the reocrd, I found out recently that I'm autistic.)

What should I look for when it comes to autistic support services?

Edit: A lot of my friends say that Autism Speaks is anti-autism and anti-autistic people.

 

[Brofield]

Is Autism Speaks a good organization in 2023 or should I avoid them? @curl-6

(For the reocrd, I found out recently that I'm autistic.)

What should I look for when it comes to autistic support services?

Edit: A lot of my friends say that Autism Speaks is anti-autism and anti-autistic people.

By all means I defer to a stronger authority than myself, but from my extremely limited understanding AS is taking the position to actively "eliminate" autism as a "disease" which is why they're so reviled by the autistic community and do not speak for them.

 

[merp]

By all means I defer to a stronger authority than myself, but from my extremely limited understanding AS is taking the position to actively "eliminate" autism as a "disease" which is why they're so reviled by the autistic community.

That's not good at all.

Damn.

And my psychiatrist may have recommended me to them which I why I was wondering.

I know many autistic friends and they don't trust AS.

My psychiatrist may have been the one to recommend them off-hand or she just mentioned them.

 

[MSnap]

By all means I defer to a stronger authority than myself, but from my extremely limited understanding AS is taking the position to actively "eliminate" autism as a "disease" which is why they're so reviled by the autistic community and do not speak for them.

I’ve heard this, but this was after I went to a benefit concert from them in like 2013 hosted by Jack Black. The concert was great and it seemed like the performers genuinely wanted to help get autistic kids the help they needed. (Except Neil Young for some reason seemed to blame autism on Monsanto lol.)

Maybe they’re really good at hiding their true goals or something, but the messaging has always been confusing to me.

 

[Xaltmas]

Now that Persona 5 and Nier Automata are on Switch it's time for some new white whales I guess. MGS collection and Persona 3 remake.

 

[Derachi]

The original MGS3 doesn’t even have a third person camera no? The HD versions are Substance/Subsistance, there’s no reason for the re-releases to not be. The more open areas in the game are just not adapted for the usual fixed camera, I don’t think they will just omit that in the age of patches. I think the wording is just to differentiate the original from the remake

While Konami has been rather slow in their retro collections they are still pretty consistent, we don’t really have any examples of modern games yet but at least they do everything in order. I don’t see them skipping on 4 just because some things around it are annoying, isn’t PS3 emulation fine nowadays? Just remove the Apple stuff and call it a day, if they can bring back the original cast for the remake they could just record new lines over the PS3 references and such

I played 1-4 on PS3, could have played the rest as well but I thought “I’ll just play Peace Walker on the NX because that’s a handheld game, could get V on it too”

As a follow up: The Playstation Store text for the collection says 2 and 3 are the HD Collection versions, so it’s safe to assume those are the versions they’re using (“complete with minimal edits to copyrighted contents” according to the store text)

The things about 4 aren’t just “annoying,” they’re costly in terms of time and effort. It’s not just “remove the apple stuff” as there are a LOT of things they’d need to change: the motorcycles, magazines, food, the in-game podcasts, the in-script references to the PlayStation 3’s Cell processor/DualShock3’s rumble, and frankly they should probably take out the “shake the controller during that one codec call” thing (IYKYK)

“PS3 Emulation is fine nowadays” is a true statement when talking about emulating PS3 games on a Windows PC, sure. But every time you see games of that era ported to modern consoles, it’s a port, not emulation, for a reason. Especially PS3 exclusives, because from what I understand porting the game would be less work than emulation. But that’s not to say it’s by any means “easy.” It never is.

I don’t think it’s like, forever banished to the shadow realm or anything, but I think it’s a taller order than a lot of people give it credit for and I think Konami’s not really in a rush to take on that big of a project at the moment. Maybe if the MGS1-3 collection sells extremely well, they’ll put “Port 4” higher on their to-do list.