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Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

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One of the best RPGS I've ever played is on sale over at Good Old Games. Space Rangers HD: A War Apart is the remaster of Space Rangers 2. Space Rangers is a Space trader, RPG with some roguelike elements, packed with super sweet text based adventures, arcade style battles, and RTS battles (that are widely considered pretty lame, but are completely optional, and not the worst thing ever).

For anyone who isn't aware, Space Rangers offers hours and hours of gameplay. The galaxy has come under attack by The Dominators, a group of powerful AI that threatened the galaxy once before. The space rangers are a group of soldiers who operate under almost complete autonomy to do... Read All

A Warning for 3DS Owners About Hyrule Warriors Legends

I was at my local Gamestop recently and I noticed that Hyrule Warriors Legends has already been released for the 3DS. Since I absolutely love Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U, I thought about picking up this game. However, the associate gave me a warning that I thought I'd share. She said people who have bought the game have stated issues with playing it on their older 3DS models. The game is more suited for the "New 3DS." While I found that to be disappointing, it always wasn't incredibly unexpected.

When I found out that Terraria was coming to the 3DS, I decided to look into it. I read some things on the web and I watched some videos about it. One of the main points I... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/04/2016 at 09:02pm

This __REALLY__ stinks for 3DS owners as if a game lists 3DS as supported, you expect it to work pretty well.

With that, I might get a new 3DS this year. There are a couple modern Nintendo handheld games I want to get and it seems like a good time. The New 3DS or 2DS but that wouldn't play some games well according to what you've said here.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 04/04/2016 at 11:50pm

Yeah well, because of this, and what I read about Terraria, I'm very tempted to get a "New 3DSXL", maybe even this year. There's a few things about it, though. They cost about $200 and I think I'd like to get two of them, one for me and one for Vinny. Another thing is that I don't play it that often. Yeah, when Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby came out, I played one of them and so did Vinny. When I got my 3DSXL, I got the Zelda one that came with a download code for A Link Between Worlds, which I played when I got it. I also played and got Luigi's Mansion for the 3DS, which I finished. I also got Animal Crossing, which I haven't played that much. I've played a few different versions of Animal Crossing, though. So, I mean, I can upgrade for this game, but other than that, I'm not sure what else I'd want it for. However, there are new Pokemon games coming out at the end of the year, which I assume now will likely be better on the New 3DS.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/05/2016 at 01:39am

This is an odd choice on their part, to release an upgraded handheld with higher specs that games can target, basically making a poor experience for the old version.

It seems better for everyone to call it something else and have backwards compatibility.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/05/2016 at 04:30am

> It seems better for everyone to call it something else and have backwards compatibility.

Nintendo has kept the DS moniker for sometime and like you i'd have expected something different. Maybe with the NX we will see that? So many DS revisions!

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 04/06/2016 at 08:11pm

Even the review from Game Informer addresses the performance issue on the game and states that it does work much better on the "New 3DS."
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/hyrule_warriors_legends/b/3ds/archive/2016/03/22/hyrule-warriors-legends-3ds-game-informer-review.aspx

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Just Be Sure To Add A Crack In A Wall

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You heard it here first folks, Gannon isn't too bright. Apparently there is a reason Link always wins.

Innocent Until Proven Guilty - Is Superman 64 One Of the Worst Games Of All Time?

YouTube super-star CygnusDestroyer is at it again in this latest episode of Innocent Until Proven Guilty covering the retro title Superman 64. I like this series as he gives each game a fair shake and explains why games are not as bad as we thought or in some cases, why they are just as bad as they get credit for. By the end I found his verdict fair but I was hoping it would turn out a bit differently.

Does anyone have experience playing this game? If so i'd love to hear what you think of it.

Moira Is A New Retro Indie Platformer On Kickstarter - My Let's Play Of This Zelda/Kirby Inspired Title

"Möira is an action platformer inspired by the early days of Nintendo’s iconic handheld. Influenced by games such as Kirby’s Dream Land, Kid Dracula, Megaman and Wonder Boy, Möira takes the good, memorable things from these titles and brings them to the XXI century in a new way — as it draws insights from recent games too."

After seeing Moira on Kickstarter and that it included a demo I decided to do a Let's Play of it. The above video is me playing the game for the first time and i'd say it went really well. The intro text scrolled by a bit fast for me to read it well and I didn't get how to do some stuff on the first try but Moria makes up for any of that being a fun... Read All

"Fight Like Hell" Doom Cinematic Trailer Launches The Eve Of The Closed Beta

The open beta is a couple minutes away and I wanted to show you the new Doom cinematic trailer. It's a fully CG rendered trailer using a song that sounds like it came from 90's alt radio. Seriously, this song sounds like a newer version of Saliva's Click, Click Boom with double barreled shotgun blasts to demon face visuals.

Check Out The Cards I Opened In My Last 4 Hearthstone Packs!

In a bid to push Cheerful Ghost to new heights of video game reporting... or that I simply had an idea that I wanted to try... I give you my four recent Hearthstone Pack opens! As with most things I'll provide a card by card commentary and encourage you all to join the conversation. I'd love to hear what you've been collecting and how that's effected your decks and gameplay.

For quite some time now for each Hearthstone pack i've opened I take a screenshot of it and date it and put it in a folder. I'm a collector of my own gaming history over time(large part why I built Cheerful Ghost) and love to go back and see what i've opened. It helps me understand my overall game... Read All

Star Fox Zero Brings The Franchise To A Shiny New Galaxy

Star Fox Zero will do a flyby for all Wii U owners this April 22nd and a new trailer just hit that shows gameplay and the new look. Fox and friends can battle foes in the standard Arwing flight mode and can optionally things to the ground as a Mech or Tank. I like how Star Fox Zero's new look is influenced by the original SNES title and pulls design elements from Metroid and Zelda. One of the big boss-like battles shown at 0:18 looks like it could come straight from Twilight Princess.

"Something's up ahead. Looks different!"

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Watch Eli Roth's Crazy Violent Dark Souls III Animated Short & Read My Minute by Minute Commentary

Many people are anticipating Dark Souls III coming out this April 12th on PS4, XBox One and PC. Today Bandai Namco released this absolutely crazy violent Dark Souls III animated short by the great shock horror director Eli Roth. Roth directed Cabin Fever, Hostel I & II, the Grindhouse trailer for Thanksgiving, Nation's Pride film within Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds(as well as starring in it), The Green Inferno and Knock, Knock. This Dark Souls short titled The Witches is pure eye popping Roth and it was so hilariously grotesque I offer a commentary for all of the major beats.

Strong Warning: This Video Is Very Dark But My Commentary Isn't

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Miitomo Launches In the United States This Thursday

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After a successful launch in Japan, Miitomo will be headed stateside this Thursday March 31st. Miitomo is a smartphone app that allows you to build your Nintendo/Mii profile and connect with your friends. The power of the app is in your ability to customize your online persona and Nintendo lets you do a bit of it for free and a lot more if you pay. I hope this is part of a big Nintendo push to harmonize all our devices together, but for now it's just a new way to create Mii's.

I'll be grabbing the app on Thursday and if there is a way we can friend each other let's discuss digits in the comments.

https://miitomo.com/en/

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 03/30/2016 at 01:57am

I'm looking forward to seeing what this really will be. I downloaded the Japanese version (in English), but couldn't connnect my account to it, so I was very limited to what I could do. Basically I created a new Mii, then shopped for some clothes. The game will ask you random questions like "What's your favorite food?" and when you answer them, you get some coins that you can buy various outfits with.

There was something called "Quests," but I couldn't go into that menu without a Nintendo account, and I couldn't friend anybody, so it was a pretty boring game as you can imagine.

But, I look forward to seeing how it is when it's actually released here this week :)

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 03/30/2016 at 05:31am

I keep reading the title as "Miyamoto". :)

Do I need this?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 03/30/2016 at 05:30pm

Probably not, but it couldn't hurt to check out when it's available, since it's free :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/31/2016 at 12:09am

@Will_Ball: I think Miitomo was intentionally similar to Myamoto.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 03/31/2016 at 08:09pm

Just set it up on my phone. Waiting for friends. Looks like the only way to add people is through Face-to-Face, Facebook or Twitter. So if any of you have Miitomo set up, my twitter is https://twitter.com/AdamPFarnsworth :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/01/2016 at 01:01am

I just associated Miitomo with Facebook and Twitter so hook that up and add me.

Adam: I have a friend request pending for you

Timogorgon Member wrote on 04/04/2016 at 05:52pm

Fun fact: 友だち(Tomodachi) means friend or companion in Japanese. So Miitomo is a mashup between "Mii" and "Friend". The kanji 友 (tomo*) is suppose to look like two hands meeting in friendship.

*tomo is just one of the ways to pronounce it. Kanji are hard.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/04/2016 at 06:13pm

I think "Miitomo" must also translates to "text addict" in some alien language.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/04/2016 at 06:20pm

#AlienRacismTriggerWarning

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 04/05/2016 at 06:43pm

The voices in the game are creepy. That and the fact that my Mii keeps dreaming about jdodson.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/06/2016 at 03:47am

I agree. Many people have oddly chosen voices that make the game odd at times.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/06/2016 at 03:47am

That said, I don't find it strange at all people dream about me. Makes absolutely perfect sense...

*cough*

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