Alexlotl

Aren’t they the same thing?

From the trailer it looks like they might have finally redrawn the art instead of just slathering filters on GBA assets. I could be wrong, though.

Pokemon Red/Blue, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Metroid 2, Avenging Spirit, Hammering Harry, Tetris, James Bond 007, Mole Mania, Bubble Ghost, Golf, Motocross Maniacs, Gargoyle’s Quest, Final Fantasy Adventure, Kirby’s Dream Land 1 & 2, Mario Land 2, Wario Land, Wario Land 2, Cyriad, Lock & Chase, Qix, Batman (Sunsoft), Balloon Kid, Ghostbusters 2, Revenge of the Gator, Kwirk, Mercenary Force. Or anything else you have that’s interesting.

Interesting interview with Takahashi: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/09/feature_xenoblade_chronicles_2_team_talk_torna_female_blades_and_the_ending_that_never_made_it Highlights: Apparently the original plan was to have the story content of the Torna DLC sandwiched between Chapters 7 & 8 of the main game. He recommends new players play the main game to the end of Chapter 7, then play Torna, then play Chapter 8 to the end. He discusses how the end of XC2 was originally a bit more subtle. I think I prefer the alternative ending he outlines here. Apparently they got so many female blades because they used heaps of guest designers and didn't specify a gender, just attributes (e.g. fire), and female characters were just what people turned in. Not sure I buy it! He sounds thoroughly sick of answering this question. He also says that "at present, we have no firm plans for continuing the series".

Original/Pocket. Looking at getting some 1990s Switch action going between the Super Gameboy and portable hardware.

Got a list anywhere? Or even just a photo of a heap. Mostly interested in controllers, although I'd also be interested in Gameboy stuff in general.

Had some rare playtime tonight, so had another session. Unfortunately, I think I’ve broken the game. Remember that support spritnite I mentioned that gives you 20mp for each enemy kill? It didn’t take me long to work out that this means the best way to deal with any non-boss battles is to get a sneak-start, then use an attack-all combo with momentum. Nine times out of ten this kills all enemies on the screen in one shot, you get all your MP back and it’s battle over. I just cleared a whole area doing this, and it got a bit dull. Figure I have three options here: a) Don’t use the optimal strategy b) Use it to plough through the game quickly and see what happens in the plot. c) Just pack it in and play Octopath instead. I’ll sleep on it.

This is M2 though, right? While the Mega Drive Collection is probably less good emulation.

I swear by 99% IPA for cleaning, acetone can be nasty.

I think the GameCube’s startup jingles are my favourite ever, but I do love that little click, and the way that side of the screen lights up in the colour of the joycon.

I think the album's in rude health - the vinyl revival has dragged playtimes back from the indulgent 70 minute CD-era to a more manageable 70s-esque 40 minutes, and the resulting killer/filler ratio has gone up too. People talk a lot about the big "Taste Freeze" which kicks in at about age 33 (I like to imagine Steve Lamacq is an ice golem composed of entirely of Frozen Taste and beermats). But I'm still listening to a lot of new-to-me stuff, even if a lot of it isn't new by any stretch of the imagination (e.g. Yellow Magic Orchestra, Scott Walker, Talking Heads, Boards of Canada), usually as a result of a chance recommendation or discovery of a CD at a car boot. It is harder to stay on top of new-new stuff, but I'd recommend listening to 6Music a bit until you find a DJ whose tastes you get on with (Marc Riley for me, mostly - his Christmas annual best-ofs are great) and start there. Spotify's make-a-radio-station-based-on-this-track can also be good, too, although it can also be kind of insulting. Taking your points of reference there (REM, Pixies, Beatles), I'd recommend giving the following a try - some of my favourites of the last few years. St Vincent - she changes a lot from album to album, but I'll recommend starting with Actor, as that's where I got on. Probably best described as Art Rock? Has a completely unique guitar tone, to the point where you might think it's a synth. One of my few day-one-purchase artists. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit. Wonderful aussie narrative lyrics and some decent grunge-influenced chops too. The one-two punch of Elevator Operator and Pedestrian At Best that opens the album is :chefkissingfingers: I need to pick up her new one. Alvvays - Antisocialites. Superior jangle/dreampop. The debut was very good but arguably not that original (kind of like a C86 Sonic Mania), but the second album is just fried gold - they're the real deal. Generally, try to fight the temptation to be an old man yelling at a cloud, or presenting the drivetime slot on 6Music.

I thought SMS Sonic 1 had great music. Yuzo Koshiro arrangements, from memory. There's a romhack out there which adds a Mark III FM soundtrack, which I'd like to try one day.

I've long said I'll have the Sean Connery one played at my funeral. It'll give everyone a good laugh as my coffin goes through the curtain. If you need someone to kill you on that hill, I'm free.

Not sure if you’re being sarcastic. If they don’t upscale them they’ll take up less than 1/4 of a 1080p screen. Upscaling doesn’t necessarily mean having godawful filters applied.

Need some decent joysticks? I have a pair of Powerplay Cruisers (one fruit salad, one black/red autofire) which I got to go with the ZX Spectrum Next, but I sold on my pledge for that one as I didn't like the project direction. Trying to clear stuff out, so should be able to do you a good price. No-one should have to use those awful Quickshots.