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dyne · 05-16-2025, 01:58 AM

KI Gold available 5-15 (N64)

ps3bd_owner · 05-16-2025, 02:09 AM

Nintendo sure can hype up an N64 rom. lol

dyne · 05-23-2025, 01:26 AM

Games added to Game Boy Switch Online:

• Survival Kids (GBC)
• Gradius The Interstellar Assault
• Kirby's Star Stacker
• The Sword of Hope

ps3bd_owner · 05-23-2025, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by dyne

Game Boy â€“ May 2025 Game Updates â€“ Nintendo Classics - YouTube

Games added to Game Boy Switch Online:

• Survival Kids (GBC)
• Gradius The Interstellar Assault
• Kirby's Star Stacker
• The Sword of Hope

The original Survival Kids looks a lot better than the new one for Switch 2.

SirAxel · 05-24-2025, 07:11 PM

Just give me Pokemon Fire Red and i'll die a Happy man, and Armageddon on 4K

Donl1282 · 05-24-2025, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SirAxel

Just give me Pokemon Fire Red and i'll die a Happy man, and Armageddon on 4K

I have doubts they will ever re-release it. The fact they didn’t add transfer features in the Stadium games is implying they won’t be adding the main classic Pokemon games.

Kid Ryan · 05-25-2025, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by dyne

Game Boy â€“ May 2025 Game Updates â€“ Nintendo Classics - YouTube

Games added to Game Boy Switch Online:

• Survival Kids (GBC)
• Gradius The Interstellar Assault
• Kirby's Star Stacker
• The Sword of Hope

Nice selection, I'm mostly interested in Survival Kids and Kirby!

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Originally Posted by Donl1282

I have doubts they will ever re-release it. The fact they didn’t add transfer features in the Stadium games is implying they won’t be adding the main classic Pokemon games.

Why would Nintendo not want to add the older games?

Donl1282 · 05-26-2025, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid Ryan

Nice selection, I'm mostly interested in Survival Kids and Kirby!

Why would Nintendo not want to add the older games?

Logic would say they would add them. But as many people have said in the past, Nintendo hates money. They already missed out on a lot of money by not giving us the option to buy classic Nintendo games on NSO.

heyadol · 05-26-2025, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Donl1282

Logic would say they would add them. But as many people have said in the past, Nintendo hates money. They already missed out on a lot of money by not giving us the option to buy classic Nintendo games on NSO.

I bet Nintendo makes a lot more money with NSO than they ever did with Virtual Console. Obviously most of the users on this forum would rather buy than subscribe, but I wonder what percentage we are in that ~150 million Nintendo Switch user base, vs the user base that will just continue subscribing. The prefer-purchase group must be pretty small or else Nintendo would have kept Virtual Console active instead of replacing it with NSO.

heyadol · 05-28-2025, 09:52 PM

New ad for NSO. I think the rewind feature looks odd, like a series of snapshots, but it might be a good change.

Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack — Overview Trailer

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Play online with friends, enjoy classic games from different systems, listen to some of your favorite Nintendo soundtracks on smart-devices, and more! Plus, get more out of your membership with benefits exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 system, such as GameChat, access to select upgrade packs for Nintendo Switch 2 games, and access to a curated library of Nintendo GameCube games.

Chris J · 05-28-2025, 10:05 PM

I actually like the concept of NSO, there are a lot of games that I probably never would have tried out if it hadn't been out there (as someone who wasn't even alive yet when the NES-SNES were at their prime and was born right as the N64 was being phased out, that's a pretty big plus), but I will say I do wish the option to purchase them was still available, so if you really liked a game, you could pay an extra fee and get to own it.

heyadol · 05-28-2025, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris J

I actually like the concept of NSO, there are a lot of games that I probably never would have tried out if it hadn't been out there (as someone who wasn't even alive yet when the NES-SNES were at their prime and was born right as the N64 was being phased out, that's a pretty big plus), but I will say I do wish the option to purchase them was still available, so if you really liked a game, you could pay an extra fee and get to own it.

Yeah, NSO is pretty affordable so I'm sure anyone using will get value out of it, but I would also prefer an option to buy. I really don't like how Nintendo and Sony paywall games behind their subscription services.

dyne · 05-29-2025, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by heyadol

New ad for NSO. I think the rewind feature looks odd, like a series of snapshots, but it might be a good change.

It just looks like snapshots so you can see where you’re rewinding back too. Think of it like a couple second timeline presented like a film reel. You don’t have to automatically go back whatever the maximum amount of time is. You can go back to any point you want within that time frame.

Chris J · 05-29-2025, 02:22 AM

I would imagine the only real benefit the rewind feature has is in case you don't use the built-in save states, or don't save often.

Talal86 · 05-29-2025, 10:19 PM

the ui is still bad. they should add a 'favorites' or 'currently playing' tab

bradnoyes · 06-01-2025, 02:20 AM

I hate how you can’t purchase NSO games, but I hope the one silver lining is that it will lead to Animal Crossing on GCN complete with the NES roms.

mysticwaterfall · 06-03-2025, 03:01 AM

I got shipping confirmation for my NSO Gamecube controller. Should go well with my N64 and SNES ones.

Kid Ryan · 06-03-2025, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by heyadol

New ad for NSO. I think the rewind feature looks odd, like a series of snapshots, but it might be a good change.

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Originally Posted by Chris J

I would imagine the only real benefit the rewind feature has is in case you don't use the built-in save states, or don't save often.

PS1, PS2, and PSP Classics have the rewind feature, it's very useful if you just died or screwed up something towards a trophy etc.

dyne · 06-05-2025, 02:56 PM

Seeing footage that confirms the GCN controller has a gyroscope in it. Was this mentioned before launch?

heyadol · 06-17-2025, 06:30 AM

Played a bit of Soul Calibur II today. After a few rounds I paused and redownloaded the HD version on Xbox, the GCN version holds up pretty well! The HD version is basically the PS2 version zoomed to 16x9 and it’s got some performance improvements, but Link is a better character than Heihachi so a plus for the 4x3 GCN version.

05-16-2025, 02:09 AM	#2
ps3bd_owner Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011	Nintendo sure can hype up an N64 rom. lol

05-24-2025, 07:11 PM	#5
SirAxel Active Member Member since:Jun 2021 Location:ireland 4K collection:118 Blu-ray collection:257 DVD collection:5 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Just give me Pokemon Fire Red and i'll die a Happy man, and Armageddon on 4K

05-28-2025, 10:05 PM	#11
Chris J Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2021 Location:Sterlington 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:669 DVD collection:1254	I actually like the concept of NSO, there are a lot of games that I probably never would have tried out if it hadn't been out there (as someone who wasn't even alive yet when the NES-SNES were at their prime and was born right as the N64 was being phased out, that's a pretty big plus), but I will say I do wish the option to purchase them was still available, so if you really liked a game, you could pay an extra fee and get to own it.

05-29-2025, 02:22 AM	#14
Chris J Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2021 Location:Sterlington 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:669 DVD collection:1254	I would imagine the only real benefit the rewind feature has is in case you don't use the built-in save states, or don't save often.

05-29-2025, 10:19 PM	#15
Talal86 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:228 Blu-ray collection:375 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:74	the ui is still bad. they should add a 'favorites' or 'currently playing' tab

06-01-2025, 02:20 AM	#16
bradnoyes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:775 Blu-ray collection:816 Trading Score:255	I hate how you can’t purchase NSO games, but I hope the one silver lining is that it will lead to Animal Crossing on GCN complete with the NES roms.

06-03-2025, 03:01 AM	#17
mysticwaterfall Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Right Behind You 4K collection:768 Blu-ray collection:2443 DVD collection:267 Trading Score:164	I got shipping confirmation for my NSO Gamecube controller. Should go well with my N64 and SNES ones.

06-05-2025, 02:56 PM	#19
dyne Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:508 Trading Score:7	Seeing footage that confirms the GCN controller has a gyroscope in it. Was this mentioned before launch?

06-17-2025, 06:30 AM	#20
heyadol Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2014 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:75 DVD collection:3 MA collection:37 Digital collection:77 iTunes collection:1473 Prime collection:2 Trading Score:11	Played a bit of Soul Calibur II today. After a few rounds I paused and redownloaded the HD version on Xbox, the GCN version holds up pretty well! The HD version is basically the PS2 version zoomed to 16x9 and it’s got some performance improvements, but Link is a better character than Heihachi so a plus for the 4x3 GCN version.

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