Twinfinite Writes: With rumors of a GameCube Virtual Console on Nintendo Switch and E3 coming up, here's 50 titles we'd like to see return from the classic system.
Ben reviews Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance for Nintendo Switch 2, as available through Nintendo Classics.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available on Nintendo Switch 2 as the next Nintendo Classics title for Nintendo GameCube.
I understand it takes time.. but jesus, can Nintendo just devote an entire team who's sole responsibility is porting these games over? So many great Gamecube games, and nothing against this title, but the drip feeding is painstakingly slow.
Open the floodgates!
It's crazy how this was one of the first games announced for the service too, yet we received unannounced titles before it!
Honestly. Nintendo can get fucked. I don't participate in any of their scams anymore, they've lost their luster. They just want the money, and they're releasing slop and intentionally slowly dripping releases we actually want to see. Tired of their schemes.
The demise of gaming started with the release of the PS5 and Series X. Both released too early and the previous consoles still hanging about, we're still seeing new PS4 releases. The price of games and controllers these days, we're heading for another 1980 gaming crash. The likes of the PS6 and whatever Xbox, leave it for another 5 years, around 2030, but by then, I'd hate to think how much consoles will cost.
I still have my original GameCube copy. This is one of my favorite on my GameCube because it is my first time playing a Fire Emblem game.
Great that you still have the original. I have original games on disc, but I'm in the process of moving them on and discs start to rot.
I'm not one for going back to old games, but it makes me chuckle when games go missing. On top of that, why don't Nintendo finally change its ways and offer its online service with everything for a flat price of say £24.99 a year. Faffing on with pricing models is the dogs dinner. On top of that, we've paid for these games years ago, but you could say the games are free and you pay to play games online. I know I'm never going to see a single format and I've been gaming since around 1982, but gaming needs to start moving in the right direction with pricing, more so the price of games and controllers these days.
Does those 10-15 pounds really make that big of a difference? It's pretty cheap for a full year.
And i never paid for any of these games and never played any of them. So that might be why i find it appealing.
Though would be nice if the individual games could be purchased as well. But would probably still subscribe, i use these console apps a lot.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "With the Switch getting on in years and the prospect of a new Nintendo console growing closer, now seems like an excellent time to take a look back at one of its mascot’s two big evolutionary lines, particularly since we now find ourselves in the longest wait ever between 3D Mario games. Today marks the seven year anniversary for the release of Super Mario Odyssey, and with no full new entry in sight, it comfortably beats the roughly six year wait between Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, which should also be good news to anybody who broke a mirror that day.
3D Mario has delighted fans since 1996, maintaining an astonishing level of quality and bringing innovations not just to the 3D platformer genre, but gaming as a whole. Needless to say, it’s a hard task to rank a series where every entry is beloved, but I shall nevertheless undertake this risky venture with my head held high. Wish me luck."
One of the worst marios.. i hated the fact it was only about finding the moons and very repetitive with the same bosses. There is no exploration in this one.
Galaxy 2 is still unmatched
I played, completed, and enjoyed Mario Odyssey, but I tend to agree that I don't think it's the best 3D Mario. There was sense of sameness that prevailed after the first couple of worlds... not in the levels, environments, or aesthetics, but in the routine of each world. It just felt like each new environment was just the beginning of another checklist of moons to acquire, and the sheer number of them took away the sense of accomplishment I got from the stars in Mario 64 and the like. I can't exactly put my finger on why that is. Galaxy gets my nod as the best one.
I enjoyed it too but i won’t even place it in my top10 mario games.. as you said you are just looking for stars and that irritating music everytime you find one.
Also the bosses are pretty much the same from begging to end. I would have have like some koopalings instead of these dumb useless rabbits
I played a little of this game and freakin' LOVED it! But I forced myself to stop because I hadn't played Galaxy 2, which I've been playing every day for the past week. Cripes, Galaxy 2 is way better than I expected it to be! Even though I dislike the Wiimote and nunchuck controls, and it annoyed me a lot with Galaxy 1, part 2 just feels better and slightly less gimmicky when it comes to the controls.
Sunshine at number 7 no way. I get it's not perfect but it deserves better to date there has not been another 3d Mario that's managed to capture that same movement it's the most acrobatic feeling Mario to date.
It's by and large better than 3d land/world and I'd argue that galaxy 2 didn't offer any trie innovation it was essentially a DLC pack to 1
Personally it's
1) Mario 64
2) Mario Sunshine
3) Mario galaxy
4) Mario Odyssey
5) galaxy 2
6) Bowser fury
7) 3d land/ world.
Viewtiful joe would be sweey
Unfortunately, the Switch has digital-only shoulder buttons, while the GameCube had analog... as a result, games like Super Mario Sunshine, which utilized the analog shoulder buttons to control the intensity of the FLUDD, would need to be adjusted. (Regardless, I cannot wait to play some GC games on the Switch!)