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…why? Pirating games and streaming games don’t correlate to skill in testing games.

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But there is something wrong with emailing Nintendo to say “No matter what you do, I’m going to help more people pirate your games!”

otp, 12 godzin temu

Based on what?

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Yes, they can be a personal device like a game boy, but they can also be a shared device.

The regular Nintendo Switch (and I think the OLED one) can be played handheld or docked (aka. plugged into the TV). I’d recommend this version.

The Nintendo Switch Lite cannot be plugged into the TV, and is also harder to play multiplayer with other people in the same room. So avoid the “Lite”.

The controllers on the regular Nintendo Switch are removable. This means that you can buy a console and have two controllers for some games. Some games require more buttons, so each player would need a pair, but some simpler games like Mario Kart or Mario Party can be played with just one half (aka. Joy-Con).

The games are generally sharable between consoles and within consoles.

Between consoles: The cartridges will work no matter how many consoles you swap it between. Only the console with the game inserted will be able to play the game. However, the saved games (progression in a game) are usually saved to a console, not the cartridge.

(The same holds true for digital games only if the account that bought the game is connected to a console. Accounts can be connected to multiple consoles. An account can only be logged in to one console at a time, so ALL digitally-owned games on that account are locked to one console at a time…but if they aren’t logged in, then the another console can log in and play the digital games. So no multiplayer, but taking turns playing the digital game on different consoles. Saves might be shared here, though)

Within consoles: Almost every game allows each profile on the console to have their own saved game. So you could buy one Pokemon game, and up to 8 people can have save files for that game. Depending on the game, they may not be able to play simultaneously (e.g. trading), but they can all have their own save files with their own progression.

So, what you suggested is overkill. Here’s my advice:

If you want family game time, you just need…

• One OLED Switch (connects to TV)
• Buy games physically if you foresee anyone wanting their own console in the future, or digitally if not
• Check if the games you’re buying can be played with a single Joy-Con. If so, the console comes with 2. If a player needs 2 Joy-Cons each, you have 1 controller with the console. Buy enough Joy-Cons or Pro Controllers (which are equivalent to a pair of Joy-Cons, but can’t be “split”) so that you have enough for all your players.
• This console can still be played handheld whenever someone wants solo game time or when someone else wants the TV.

This will allow everyone to play single-screen multiplayer games on your TV together. Note that most games allow up to 4 players at once. More is rare.

Or, if you’ve got older kids who want their own individual games that they’ll play independently at the same time, it gets more complicated. But here’s what I’d suggest.

• Get at least one dockable (non-Lite) Switch in the family. This Switch “gets” access to the TV, but may also have to “share” for family multiplayer time.
• Get Switch Lites for anyone who REALLY needs to be playing something else independently when the TV/“main” Switch is in use
• Get physical games: Any kid can play it in any console, and as long as they’re on the console that has their profile, they can continue their saved game. You DON’T need multiple copies of any game except in very rare scenarios.

Having extra consoles is rarely necessary to play games together. The only time they’d need It is if they’re playing games online together and the game doesn’t offer split-screen. Maybe Fortnite? But then they can take turns, unless you really want to buy separate consoles, lol

Please ask any follow up questions you have. I’d be glad to help clarify anything! Typing this up was surprisingly fun, lol

otp, 2 dni temu

Great addition! I was trying to keep budget in mind, but truthfully, I don’t know the price difference.

It’d be good for OP to know the different capabilities of what the Lite vs. the other consoles can/can’t do. But I think my comment was long enough as it is! Haha

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That makes sense! I was picturing a scenario where each kid was begging for a Switch.

If there are two kids who each want to play their own games independently (or niche cases like they really want to trade Pokemon together or play games online together that can’t be played with couch co-op), then having multiple devices would be important. Of course, it depends on where the budget is, lol

Buying two SNES consoles would be crazy. Buying two Game Boys probably happened in some households.

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I also prefer physical games. I have very few digital games on my Switch – only for massive digital-only sales, or for games that had limited physical runs that I missed. Or when I didn’t know a game had a physical release, lol

Some people prefer digital games, and I get it. Especially with kids who might break, lose, or “trade” physical games.

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I grew up poor. What drift? And what mouse?

My NES and 6 games were absolutely fantastic in 1996, thank you very much

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No, I was a child.

But should poor people not have video games? Lol

otp, 4 dni temu

That’s games that you can and do buy of Steam. Delisting changes nothing except that you won’t be able to give them money in exchange for not owning the games.

otp, 4 dni temu

Which is a bit ironic, considering all of these are in two compilation packs.

They’re probably going to have a new compilation pack that costs about the same price and has a few additional games…but they didn’t want to just sell DLC/standalone games for the Collections that already exist.

And actually, a lot of these games that are getting delisted can be purchased separately. And maybe even have ROMs that are easily extracted. So maybe they just want to lock things down into an all-or-nothing ROMs-hidden collection or 10.

otp, 4 dni temu

Someone else here mentioned that Crazy Taxi doesn’t have the licensed music, but it can be modded back in.

…maybe they’re locking down mod support, too? Lol

otp, 12 dni temu

That’s a great pick.

The game feels like it gradually got worse as the game progressed, but that was typical for JRPGs back then. Still had plenty of great moments, though!

otp, 12 dni temu

Right now, I’d really like the Gex games. Underrated 2D platformer, and a pair of goofy early 3D collectathons!

Hopefully the remake of the trilogy is still in production. I’ve got it on my wishlist from Limited Run Games, lol

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I’m skeptical whether it was really a bug or not, but I could definitely see how it could’ve been just a bug given the description in the OP. Could’ve also been a “happy accident” they were hoping nobody would complain about.

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Star Control 2

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Those are often categorized as

Legend of Zelda, The

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I’m saying that a lot of people would consider it to start with “L”. I think it’s common to say “Legend of Zelda”, and even LoZ to refer to the series.

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Do they need “buy” or “purchase”? All they need is “pay”, and nobody would notice.

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People will click whatever’s stopping them from the dopamine hit of adding a game they’re probably not going to play to their library.

It’d be even harder to stop someone who actually WANTS to play the game they’re paying for! Lol

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The music on the CD is copyrighted, but you’re free to use the Bass Boost feature or whatever on the thing you’re playing the music from

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I think that random encounters can be done well, but they’re often not done well.

I like that they can be a way to give feelings of attrition when travelling through long areas.

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“Physical copies” is a big ask, considering they would also have to be selling the hardware to run those games.

To your credit, they aren’t actually selling most of their back catalog anymore, since their e-shops that sold games for the WiiU/3DS are closed down, and with them, the Virtual Console died. Now we’ve only got a subscription-based library to play a much more limited selection of old games.

Either way, it’s not Nintendo’s fault you pirate games. You want to play old games, and you don’t want to pay too much money for them, so you pirate them. Let’s be real.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

Implying that game cases end up in the trash… especially when they’re usually used to hold games these days?

You need to see more game collections! Haha

People have been deriding digital-only games for years and years now. While a stupid F2P game isn’t the best thing to put on a disc, I can see why people might want it.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

the terrible movie ensures that a good one will never be made.

Super Mario Bros got another movie.

But generally, video games don’t usually work as movies. So it isn’t that big of a loss, lol

otp, 2 miesiące temu

A good movie for kids can be boring for adults sometimes.

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Writing for games is usually different than writing for movies.

I believe this is why games tend to do well as TV series – more overlap there.

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Yes, I know that. And I knew it before, too…

I guess people hopped on the downvote train before they got to the word “sometimes” in my comment, lol

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Yeah, I enjoyed it. It wasn’t a great movie, but it was fun for a kids’ film, and I loved all the references and stuff.

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while I think kids deserve at least the same quality as adults maybe even better

When we start buying that kids’ media enough that it’ll bring in as much money as other demographics’ media, and we choose to buy it based on its artistic merit and quality, then we’ll see more of that change.

But I think there’s always going to be a demand for “kids’ stuff” that’s lower quality, and I think that’s okay. Adults don’t need to enjoy every piece of kids’ media that exists.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

I didn’t say that it does, lol

I said in another comment that there’ll always be demand for lower quality kids’ media, and that’s okay. Adults don’t need to enjoy every piece of children’s media.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

I just disagree that kids stuff means that it should be lower quality

I don’t think you’re disagreeing with me, because I haven’t said that… lol

otp, 2 miesiące temu

I don’t follow. You’re disagreeing with the possibility than an adult would find a good children’s movie to be boring? Lol

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So there we have it. The two ends of the spectrum of movies made for children: Heroin and Shrek.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

Lol…I don’t know what to tell you. It happens.

Even if I thought good pizza is enjoyable to anybody, I’m not going to disagree with the idea that someone could possibly dislike good pizza.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

Given that Nintendo probably doesn’t develop Medabots games, wouldn’t that not be Nintendo that committed piracy in that case?

Just looked it up – not even published by Nintendo.

otp, 2 miesiące temu

I think that’s a bit of a stretch. To what extent do you think Nintendo was aware of the particular details in this situation?

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Why weren’t they playable before?

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Well, I’m glad that they’ll be finally still playable! Lol

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I believe Goemon is a pretty popular game in retro gaming circles. It comes up on many people’s “Top 10 N64” games or list of “hidden gems” on the console

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I feel like there’s a lot of overlap between the people who are interested in the recompiled ROMs and the people who are involved in N64 discussions on the internet, haha

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Do you put that on your resumé?

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How does one "almost get PTSD? Was it Acute Stress Disorder?

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Cheers. I’m very much against the “memification” of psychological disorders. Another commonly “memed” one is OCD. If you look up what those actually are all about, you’ll see a major gap between the meme version and the real version.

Which is normally fine for most things, until someone says they have PTSD or OCD and the average person thinks “Oh lol it’s no big deal, I have that sometimes too!”

otp, 3 miesiące temu

Mario Kart is nothing. Bring out the Mario Party. You may never see the people you’re with ever again.

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Donkey Kong Country, especially 2. From the original, I recommend Aquatic Ambience. But for DKC2, honestly let the OST play. There’s so many greats.

otp, 3 miesiące temu

That’s also my top pick!

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I remember reading it years and years and years ago.

The newest one seems like lazy commentary on things in nerd/gaming news, but maybe it was always like that, lol

Scrolled back a bit from the newest one, and they all seemed to follow the pattern of “Worried Nickelodeon Guy says something that bothers him, Handsome Squidward makes cynical comment about it”.