A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Tag: Nintendo
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Talking about the obscure Famicom game Metal Slader Glory, which shaped HAL Laboratory’s destiny.
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Goodwill down the drain.
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In an exclusive for Nintendo Life.
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Rather than accepting them into its back, like the Famicom did.
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The new game from the Pokemon developers is inspired by board games – the type with massive rulebooks that still remain confusing even after hours of play.
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Animal Crossing, Watch Dogs Legion and Link’s Awakening are just some of our stand-outs.
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The JoyCons, by contrast, are a bunch of arse.
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Ex-Official Nintendo Magazine editor Chris Scullion has done an amazing job cataloguing every NES game.
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This is it, old friend.
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Samus Aran’s nemesis makes for one of the best amiibo yet.
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I’ve finished Darksiders Warmastered as part of my quest to finish all of my Wii U games. It’s great! Next up: Pandora’s Tower.
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Join me as I reminisce about Nintendo’s quirky, innovative and yet much maligned console.
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This classic-style JRPG has an excellent battle system – and invites favourable comparisons with Chrono Trigger.
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Yep, it’s a duck-based, film noir Punch-Out. Holy quack!
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Imagine a game where you could print out the trophies you win in 3D…
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Don’t let its cutesy looks fool you – Bomber Crew is a hard-as-nails wartime experience.
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It’s hockey crossed with Zelda and a dash of Street Fighter II – and it’s a lot of fun with a friend.
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I need this right now. Metroid fans, rejoice!
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Cloud saves, a few NES games and some smartphone app features are the sweeteners you’ll get when Nintendo starts charging you to play Switch games online – in other words, the bare minimum.
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Jotun has arrived on Nintendo Switch – so now you can slay beautifully hand-drawn Norse gods on the bus. Praise Odin the All-father!
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It’s halfway through day one, and the coffee has stopped working.
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Who can resist the allure of becoming a gun-toting, hookshot-wielding space pirate? The Switch port of Flinthook might be the best yet, simply because you can take it with you everywhere.
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The Steam hit has crossed over to the Switch – and it’s lost none of it’s charm. Look out, the floor is lava!
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Don’t let the cutesy looks put you off – this game provides an ingenious challenge. And the Switch version has a few very welcome improvements.
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A charming storybook adventure that’s sure to set heart strings a-twanging.
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I couldn’t resist blagging a few more amiibo in a recent Argos sale. My name is Lucius, and I’m an amiibo addict.
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This week: the Nintendo Switch isn’t breaking records in the UK, Celeste helps out with mental health, Sleep Is Death deserves a reboot, a Twitter bot unearths a lost game, and why cheating was cool.
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The first SteamWorld game is finally available for Switch – could this be the best version yet?
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Hey look, you can even detach the riders and swap them around! Best. Amiibo. Ever.
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When I heard that Nintendo was making a new announcement, I never dreamt it would be interactive cardboard toys. But now I want all of them.
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The follow-up to SteamWorld Dig gets a fancy new Switch edition with all DLC included. But how does it compare to its illustrious forebear?
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 