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20-Oct-16 10:16am
#1 citizen_zane
Originally created to share Nintendo friend codes and talk about the Nintendo Switch, this topic has now been broadened to the discussion of all things Nintendo. I'm still keeping the list updated here, so if you want to be added or make any changes, please PM me and I'll adjust the list.
Updated 10/27/21
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#1 citizen_zane
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Originally created to share Nintendo friend codes and talk about the Nintendo Switch, this topic has now been broadened to the discussion of all things Nintendo. I'm still keeping the list updated here, so if you want to be added or make any changes, please PM me and I'll adjust the list.
Updated 10/27/21
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10-May-24 9:36pm
#161 PizzaTheHutt
citizen_zane wrote:
In addition to changing out the sticks on my WaveBirds, I was able to have a little fun customizing some Wii Nunchucks. I was able to do this because I bought a lot of five untested Nunchucks of various colors on Ebay for $15.00. Luckily, they all worked! Since I already had two white ones of my own, I took them all apart and mixed the colors. This is what I came up with:
I used to do that mix and match colors with Nintendo64 controllers back in the day.
#161 PizzaTheHutt
citizen_zane wrote:
In addition to changing out the sticks on my WaveBirds, I was able to have a little fun customizing some Wii Nunchucks. I was able to do this because I bought a lot of five untested Nunchucks of various colors on Ebay for $15.00. Luckily, they all worked! Since I already had two white ones of my own, I took them all apart and mixed the colors. This is what I came up with:
I used to do that mix and match colors with Nintendo64 controllers back in the day.
11-May-24 1:26am
#162 citizen_zane
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
citizen_zane wrote:> In addition to changing out the sticks on my WaveBirds, I was able to have a little> fun customizing some Wii Nunchucks. I was able to do this because I bought a lot> of five untested Nunchucks of various colors on Ebay for $15.00. Luckily, they all> worked! Since I already had two white ones of my own, I took them all apart and> mixed the colors. This is what I came up with: I used to do that mix and match colors with Nintendo64 controllers back in the day.
I did as well. I think I still have them!
#162 citizen_zane
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
citizen_zane wrote:> In addition to changing out the sticks on my WaveBirds, I was able to have a little> fun customizing some Wii Nunchucks. I was able to do this because I bought a lot> of five untested Nunchucks of various colors on Ebay for $15.00. Luckily, they all> worked! Since I already had two white ones of my own, I took them all apart and> mixed the colors. This is what I came up with: I used to do that mix and match colors with Nintendo64 controllers back in the day.
I did as well. I think I still have them!
11-May-24 10:37pm
#163 benstylus
I got a streetpass in the wild today.
No convention or other Nintendo related event, just a random Streetpass. In 2024.
I was in St. Louis today and it happened somewhere there.
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#163 benstylus
I got a streetpass in the wild today.
No convention or other Nintendo related event, just a random Streetpass. In 2024.
I was in St. Louis today and it happened somewhere there.
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12-May-24 3:23pm
#165 nonamesleft
benstylus wrote:
I got a streetpass in the wild today. No convention or other Nintendo related event, just a random Streetpass. In 2024. I was in St. Louis today and it happened somewhere there. [imgt w=640 h=480]https://i.ibb.co/mvm...[/imgt]Awesome. I'm surprised that you had kept street pass communications on in the first place at the point where there aren't nearly as many 3DS consoles roaming about in the wild as there used to be.
#165 nonamesleft
benstylus wrote:
I got a streetpass in the wild today. No convention or other Nintendo related event, just a random Streetpass. In 2024. I was in St. Louis today and it happened somewhere there. [imgt w=640 h=480]https://i.ibb.co/mvm...[/imgt]Awesome. I'm surprised that you had kept street pass communications on in the first place at the point where there aren't nearly as many 3DS consoles roaming about in the wild as there used to be.
14-May-24 9:16pm
#166 BloodPuppetX
They finally added Super Mario Land 1 to NSO:
https://m.youtube.co...
#166 BloodPuppetX
They finally added Super Mario Land 1 to NSO:
https://m.youtube.co...
14-May-24 9:54pm
#167 KCPenguins
And nothing of value was gained.
Seriously though, wtf is Donkey Kong ('94)?
#167 KCPenguins
And nothing of value was gained.
Seriously though, wtf is Donkey Kong ('94)?
14-May-24 11:19pm
#168 TalonJedi87
Word on that DK ‘94 absence. Seems like that one should have been a no brainer for when the app launched and yay for Super Mario Land 1! That was one of my first Game Boy games.
#168 TalonJedi87
Word on that DK ‘94 absence. Seems like that one should have been a no brainer for when the app launched and yay for Super Mario Land 1! That was one of my first Game Boy games.
15-May-24 12:07am
#169 theJaw
KCPenguins wrote:
And nothing of value was gained. Seriously though, wtf is Donkey Kong ('94)?
^
#169 theJaw
KCPenguins wrote:
And nothing of value was gained. Seriously though, wtf is Donkey Kong ('94)?
^
15-May-24 12:21am
#170 BloodPuppetX
Japan also gets Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls:
https://m.youtube.co...
I'll try that one out later.
#170 BloodPuppetX
Japan also gets Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls:
https://m.youtube.co...
I'll try that one out later.
16-May-24 5:36pm
#171 PizzaTheHutt
Per Wario64 on Twitter (I'll never call it X, other than calling it X right now to let you know I'll never call it X again):
#171 PizzaTheHutt
Per Wario64 on Twitter (I'll never call it X, other than calling it X right now to let you know I'll never call it X again):
| Not sure if this is widespread but it looks like Walmart will only sell Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in-stores (seemingly a Nintendo directive). Online orders are getting cancelled and looks like they are offering $25 off a future order as an apology. |
17-May-24 3:14pm
#172 nonamesleft
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
Per Wario64 on Twitter (I'll never call it X, other than calling it X right now to let you know I'll never call it X again):
#172 nonamesleft
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
Per Wario64 on Twitter (I'll never call it X, other than calling it X right now to let you know I'll never call it X again):
17-May-24 3:20pm
#173 nonamesleft
BloodPuppetX wrote:
Japan also gets Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls: https://m.youtube.co... I'll try that one out later.That game looks and sounds great. Don't think I've heard of it. Was it a Japan only game? Looks like a Legend of Zelda style game.
.....wait a minute, was reminded of something while thinking about 2D older Zelda games. There was a Kickstarter awhile back for an awesome looking game that kinda had a 2D Zelda vibe. How am I going to find this game? I think I remember there was a pumpkin... That's about it.
#173 nonamesleft
BloodPuppetX wrote:
Japan also gets Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls: https://m.youtube.co... I'll try that one out later.That game looks and sounds great. Don't think I've heard of it. Was it a Japan only game? Looks like a Legend of Zelda style game.
.....wait a minute, was reminded of something while thinking about 2D older Zelda games. There was a Kickstarter awhile back for an awesome looking game that kinda had a 2D Zelda vibe. How am I going to find this game? I think I remember there was a pumpkin... That's about it.
17-May-24 4:51pm
#174 BloodPuppetX
Yeah, that was Japan only. The main character actually has a cameo in Link's Awakening. Despite not knowing any Japanese, I've made some decent progress in the game. Would definitely be cool if it got a remake in English.
#174 BloodPuppetX
Yeah, that was Japan only. The main character actually has a cameo in Link's Awakening. Despite not knowing any Japanese, I've made some decent progress in the game. Would definitely be cool if it got a remake in English.
17-May-24 4:56pm
#175 KCPenguins
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives?
Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this.
#175 KCPenguins
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives?
Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this.
17-May-24 6:03pm
#176 PizzaTheHutt
KCPenguins wrote:
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives? Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this.
That sucks. The Portal games are so good, but idk if I'd have the patience to sit through frequent load times like that. I replayed it in 2022, maybe it's because I played it off my SSD that I don't recall the load times being an issue.
#176 PizzaTheHutt
KCPenguins wrote:
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives? Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this.
That sucks. The Portal games are so good, but idk if I'd have the patience to sit through frequent load times like that. I replayed it in 2022, maybe it's because I played it off my SSD that I don't recall the load times being an issue.
17-May-24 7:15pm
#177 nonamesleft
KCPenguins wrote:
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives? Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this. My thoughts, without having not played it, is it might not be worth ruining what might be a great gaming experience by playing it like that. Do you have potential access to it on another platform?
#177 nonamesleft
KCPenguins wrote:
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives? Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this. My thoughts, without having not played it, is it might not be worth ruining what might be a great gaming experience by playing it like that. Do you have potential access to it on another platform?
18-May-24 2:26pm
#178 Frank
KCPenguins wrote:
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives? Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this.
I picked up the Portal Companion Collection sometime last year. I probably own Portal on every device it's available on. I love both games with a passion and want Valve to know the (mine at least) demand for a new game.
I played all through Portal 1 on Switch last year and it ran great. I'll have to give 2 a try to see about these loading times. It'll be quite jarring, since last I played Portal 2 was 4K ultra-wide on PC with little to no loading times.,
#178 Frank
KCPenguins wrote:
Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than PS1. Wtf gives? Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know if I'm going to be able to play this.
I picked up the Portal Companion Collection sometime last year. I probably own Portal on every device it's available on. I love both games with a passion and want Valve to know the (mine at least) demand for a new game.
I played all through Portal 1 on Switch last year and it ran great. I'll have to give 2 a try to see about these loading times. It'll be quite jarring, since last I played Portal 2 was 4K ultra-wide on PC with little to no loading times.,
18-May-24 6:55pm
#179 KCPenguins
Frank wrote:
KCPenguins wrote:> Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it> up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than> PS1. Wtf gives?> > Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near> 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know> if I'm going to be able to play this. I picked up the Portal Companion Collection sometime last year. I probably own Portal on every device it's available on. I love both games with a passion and want Valve to know the (mine at least) demand for a new game. I played all through Portal 1 on Switch last year and it ran great. I'll have to give 2 a try to see about these loading times. It'll be quite jarring, since last I played Portal 2 was 4K ultra-wide on PC with little to no loading times.,
Let me know. Initially I thought it was hung up on the load screen and that I had a bad download. I'm running it off the SD card obviously due to Switch storage constraints, but no other games on SD are anywhere near this bad.
I've learned to live with it, so I'll finish it, but man they should be embarrassed by this release.
#179 KCPenguins
Frank wrote:
KCPenguins wrote:> Omg. I've never played Portal 2, bought it on Switch awhile ago, just booting it> up now. The fudging load times are insane! No exaggerating they are worse than> PS1. Wtf gives?> > Edit: initial load screen has to be close to 5 minutes. Each area is damn near> 1 minute. Play 1-3 minutes, 1 minute load screen. Rinse and repeat. Don't know> if I'm going to be able to play this. I picked up the Portal Companion Collection sometime last year. I probably own Portal on every device it's available on. I love both games with a passion and want Valve to know the (mine at least) demand for a new game. I played all through Portal 1 on Switch last year and it ran great. I'll have to give 2 a try to see about these loading times. It'll be quite jarring, since last I played Portal 2 was 4K ultra-wide on PC with little to no loading times.,
Let me know. Initially I thought it was hung up on the load screen and that I had a bad download. I'm running it off the SD card obviously due to Switch storage constraints, but no other games on SD are anywhere near this bad.
I've learned to live with it, so I'll finish it, but man they should be embarrassed by this release.
19-May-24 12:34pm
#180 KCPenguins
So the game froze on the pause screen... ugh. I decided to time it.
50 seconds to get to the load screen
Another 4:15 just to get to THE MAIN MENU (static load screen the whole time)! Over 5 minutes to load the main menu!
Another 33 seconds to get to the resume campaign load menu, and another 30+ seconds to load. It's well over 6 minutes of wait time from the time you boot the game to when you actually start playing. Even Playstation 1 games weren't that bad.
Each stage beat is around 1 minute of wait time while it generates the load screen then loads the next stage.
This can't be right, but I've seen multiple posts online saying load times were nuts on other platforms. Yet I've seen reviews saying the game plays flawlessly on Switch. I wouldn't call this flawless.
#180 KCPenguins
So the game froze on the pause screen... ugh. I decided to time it.
50 seconds to get to the load screen
Another 4:15 just to get to THE MAIN MENU (static load screen the whole time)! Over 5 minutes to load the main menu!
Another 33 seconds to get to the resume campaign load menu, and another 30+ seconds to load. It's well over 6 minutes of wait time from the time you boot the game to when you actually start playing. Even Playstation 1 games weren't that bad.
Each stage beat is around 1 minute of wait time while it generates the load screen then loads the next stage.
This can't be right, but I've seen multiple posts online saying load times were nuts on other platforms. Yet I've seen reviews saying the game plays flawlessly on Switch. I wouldn't call this flawless.
21-May-24 12:50am
#181 citizen_zane
I've just spent an hour or so with a racing game called Mantis Burn Racing. Holy crap, talk about a hidden gem! This arrived today for me all the way from Japan (it didn't get a physical release here in the states). The case was completely in Japanese, save for the actual title of the game. Fortunately, the entire game is in English, which I am very grateful for, yet very confused by. Anyway, if you are even remotely a fan of racing games, I urge to to give this one a go. It's about $20 on the e-shop, but I got mine for about $25 after taxes. I'm very happy with this purchase. I love the classic Super Sprint style of controls and the way that you level up your vehicle. Actually, it's more like Micro Machines when I think about it, but that's a good thing. It looks like there's a lot more for me to unlock. As much as I can tell, there are three goals that you may try to achieve in order to earn the game currency in order to upgrade different vehicles. My only complaints are the longer than I would like load times and the stupid messages at the bottom of the screen about their Discord or whatever garbage it says. Outside of that, I'm lovin' this game.
#181 citizen_zane
I've just spent an hour or so with a racing game called Mantis Burn Racing. Holy crap, talk about a hidden gem! This arrived today for me all the way from Japan (it didn't get a physical release here in the states). The case was completely in Japanese, save for the actual title of the game. Fortunately, the entire game is in English, which I am very grateful for, yet very confused by. Anyway, if you are even remotely a fan of racing games, I urge to to give this one a go. It's about $20 on the e-shop, but I got mine for about $25 after taxes. I'm very happy with this purchase. I love the classic Super Sprint style of controls and the way that you level up your vehicle. Actually, it's more like Micro Machines when I think about it, but that's a good thing. It looks like there's a lot more for me to unlock. As much as I can tell, there are three goals that you may try to achieve in order to earn the game currency in order to upgrade different vehicles. My only complaints are the longer than I would like load times and the stupid messages at the bottom of the screen about their Discord or whatever garbage it says. Outside of that, I'm lovin' this game.
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