My fav right now is Knuckles. I have to get Crossworlds. I really want to play that.

Got it! Thanks!

no Switch 2 as of yet.

It's a shoot em up. Still hard though.

$3. Good enough?

Great! Pixlcasts is loaded and ready to go.

Only game on your list that I've played was the Sonic racing one. Those Sonic racing games are very good. My favorite characters to race as are Tails and Ulala. In the newest racing game, they have DLC where you can play as Pac-Man, Mega Man, and others. I need to get on trying those!

About Zelda, it took me 45 hours to beat Breath of the Wild and 60 hours to beat Tears of the Kingdom. So I must've liked them somewhat (and I did). But they're not my favorite Zelda games and I have no desire to replay them anytime soon. But then, I do have weird tastes in Zelda games. Keep in mind I was more excited for the Link's Awakening remake than I am for the Ocarina of Time remake. And I know you read my GOTY SO FAR blog, but if you like 2D Zelda games like I do, then you'll really want to try Adventures of Elliot.

Yeah, that's true. Nintendo is quite happy to be a little behind the curve and benefit from the tech being abundant and cheap. But I'd say I'm very happy with the Switch 2, in terms of performance/visuals. It's kind of in the perfect spot for the moment, imo.

And yeah, I've been playing a lot of kaizo over the last few years. Given how much variety there is out there, it's easy to keep playing hacks as they release.

Very cool - I am looking forward to finishing up the short form publication stuff soon.

No worries! I am going to be putting together a tutorial series to show how to use everything in the site - hopefully after that, it's really clear and easy for everyone.

I will definitely be checking out your podcast, 30 years is a huge achievement - congrats!

Here's a link to the Spotify listing - hope you enjoy it!

If you had a Switch 2, I think you would REALLY like Pokopia.

Why TaleSpin? For me, it's one of my least favorite of the Disney Afternoon games.

I guess it depends on how good the sale is for R-Type Dimensions.

Pokemon Pokopia could be interesting. I've been looking for the original TaleSpin from Afternoon Collection in its original form. Cyberblocker I will get at some point. I was debating with myself about getting R-Type Dimensions since it's on sale on Xbox right now.

Pricey like all Pokemon games these days, but wow, Pokemon Conquest is going for some nice change. When I finally dig into it soon, I'll have to decide if it's good enough to keep.

PS1 jank! Love it.

Nice. Totally GoldenEye with that look and everything. I'm into it.

Oh, I forgot Tank Tank Tank was an arcade game. I remember seeing it at Round 1 last time I was there.

Oh great! Thanks so much.

Yeah Rhythm Heaven Fever was the last new game in the series. There was Rhythm Heaven Megamix on the 3DS, but it was more of a 'best of' compilation like WarioWare Gold. Groove feels like an extension of Fever, just more of the same from that game.

I have been eyeing Rhythm Heaven. I've enjoyed the series, so I'll eventually grab it for sure. I think the last one I played was Fever, and that was a long time ago!

Hey man, great to see you and glad you made the transition over!

Lookin better than ever

Wow, it really nails that PS1 look!

My wife bought Pokemon Conquest when it was relatively new. I don’t remember if she ever actually played it but she eventually traded it in for something else and I wish she hadn’t. It’s expensive now 😞

Sounds like an awesome trip! My job makes me unfortunately unable to visit China (along with several others, but China’s the only one of them I’d want to go to). Sounds like a great trip, glad you had a good time!

I have been watching this one for a while - I played the demo years(?) ago at this point. It's been a while, that's for sure. Anyway, it totally nailed both the GoldenEye feel and the mission structure that I especially love from that game and the spiritual successors, Perfect Dark and Timesplitters. I'm really looking forward to this one and I'm hoping it's as good as its inspiration.

Pokemon Conquest is one of the craziest crossovers I've ever seen.

Tank! Tank! Tank! was such a silly arcade game. I'm glad it made it to home consoles. Go Namco!