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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Shares Short Film - Close to You
« on: October 12, 2025, 11:32:58 AM »
The other rumor is that the baby is Rosalina and this is related to the next Mario movie. Personally, the animation style looks just like Illumination to me.

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General Gaming / Re: Shocktober VI: Curse of NWR
« on: October 09, 2025, 04:47:38 PM »
A couple of days ago I kicked off Shocktober by beating the story mode in The House of the Dead: Overkill on Wii. It had been a while since I got to use the Wii zapper and honestly it was not as accurate as I remember. I think it works better with a smaller TV and with non-rechargeable batteries, both things that have changed since I last fired one of these off.
The game itself is quite short, with the story mode only having about 7 chapters and lasting less than 4 hours. The game is gratuitous in more ways than one and reminded me of the Robert Rodriguez film Planet Terror. I am now seeing that according to the the Wikipedia article for the game, the film was an inspiration for the developers. There is a nice upgrade system and during the campaign I was able to fully upgrade the default weapon as well as acquire one more. The Director's Cut is now unlocked and there are some in-game achievements/unlockables that will make this one I can revisit for a long time.

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General Gaming / Re: Shocktober VI: Curse of NWR
« on: October 09, 2025, 04:33:59 PM »
Oh wait, while I'm typing this and checking things I have ZombiU on my Wii U backlog, so I'll go with that.
I feel like that was a past Shocktober game for me...yep, last game of the month in Shocktober 4 back when I was still able to export proper screenshot from Wii U. Definitely a fun game and perfect for this forum topic.

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General Gaming / Re: Shocktober VI: Curse of NWR
« on: October 09, 2025, 04:29:58 PM »
Probably not much from me this month.I am picking up Tormented Souls 2 later this month, but that comes out on the 23rd so it's possible I might not be done with that game by the end of the month.

Might be a good time to play that port of Fear Effect that came out a month or so ago, or to do a proper replay of RE6.
I am also not going to finish many games this month so I might do a lot of first impressions instead.

One on my list is RE7!

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General Gaming / Re: Shocktober VI: Curse of NWR
« on: October 09, 2025, 04:28:02 PM »
Mina the Hollower releases on actual Halloween so if there are any arbitrary prizes, anyone who beats that game in October should win by default.

Agreed, anyone who beats Mina in Shocktober will lift the curse of NWR!

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General Gaming / Shocktober VI: Curse of NWR
« on: October 02, 2025, 12:01:03 AM »
It's Shocktober again and time for our slightly spooky version of a "what have you been playing" forum topic.

When does this start?

Shocktober begins right now, and will last the entire month of October, ending after Halloween night.

What should I play?

Anything that falls under the classification of a "scary" game. Survival horror, action horror, a horror-themed FPS, anything with zombies, etc. In the interest of having fun, this can be more of a loose definition of what defines a scary game, and constitute anything that is more-or-less "spooky themed". Here are a few games that will come out this month:
  • Little Nightmares 3
  • Bye Sweet Carole
  • Plants versus Zombies: Replanted
  • Mina the Hollower
  • Hannah

You can think of this as another Backlaugust if you want -- You've probably got horror games in your backlog, and it's time to play them. How many games you want to play is up to you, whether that's just one game or a few games. Any platform, doesn't matter. They can be new games, old games. Even horror games you've already beaten long ago and want to replay. You don't have to choose all of your games up front; you can if you want, but it's fine to just take it one-game-at-a-time.

Here are the previous years' threads:
[2024] [2023] [2022] [2021] [2020].

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - September 25, 2025
« on: September 27, 2025, 10:25:47 AM »
The Touryst is a great game, check it out if you have not already.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Music
« on: September 18, 2025, 04:53:32 PM »
Still no music from the Xenoblade series right?  ???

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As a fan of anything with stereoscopic 3D, I am super excited that this is coming out. This will be what finally gets me to sign up for the expansion pass online.

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TalkBack / Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
« on: September 10, 2025, 10:27:55 AM »
So the rumours were true  :o
I would like a release date for Metroid Prime 4 as that is my next Switch 2 game as of now.
I would also be stoked to hear about a new Fire Emblem.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: September 05, 2025, 11:24:06 AM »
As Mop it up mentioned that is a wrap on Backlaugust 2025. I am happy to report we surpassed last years total and ended up with a decent list of 30 games removed from our backlogs. That's about one game per day!

Congrats to broodwars for taking the lead spot with an impressive 8 games!

Some other highlights include:
  • 2 people playing the same game - Donkey Kong Bonanza
  • Lemonade playing two cat games - Stray and Little Kitty Big City
  • Appearances by both previous hosts - pokepal148 and Khushrenada - "What is this, a crossover episode?" ;)
  • Rabicle rallying the Discordians to find with us against Bak'laag

Thanks to everyone that participated, this was a lot of fun!

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 31, 2025, 05:10:04 PM »
I have one last game to add to the list. I just finished up Iron Man VR on Playstation VR. The game has 12 chapters and I had been doing one a day when I could with plans to finish last week. When I tried to fire it up for chapter 11, the headset was not working. It has malfunctioned before with the displays in the headset working intermittently, but this time I could not get it working with any adjustments. I went to the local video game repair shop and they "respectfully declined" citing an absence of parts. Apparently this is the typical cause for these headsets dying and so all the broken ones have the same broken part  :'(. I starting looking at buying another on from GameStop or sending it to Sony for repairs and then gave it one more try and it started working again. I was able to finish the last two chapters today just in time. The game itself is pretty solid with some fun flying and shooting. Surprisingly the flying did not make me motion sick and the game really takes advantage of the move controllers. I only got 28/42 of the trophies and while I plan to go back and get more, I am not sure if I have the patience to get all of them. Somebody should really port this to PSVR2 as I think it deserves the upgrade.

Overall a pretty solid month and with six games that might be a personal record. Feel free to post about anything completed in August throughout the next few days. I will total up the games and post the leaders.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 31, 2025, 05:01:40 PM »
Yeah, I'd like to get back to Stray at some point. Got really frustrated trying to do a challenge on that first level where you try to complete it without getting hit, and ended up just putting the game on the backburner.

I think I know the challenge you are referring to. That is one of the hardest trophies in the whole game. I recommend saving that for later. After playing the game you can revisit individual chapters to work on challenges like that.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 31, 2025, 01:47:25 PM »

I was able to win the final mission and beat Advance Wars yesterday. More specifically, I beat the campaign of Advance Wars via Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp on Switch. I played on the Classic mode and had a completion of 64% after the 22 hour run. This was my first Advance Wars game and I quite enjoyed it. While it is similar to Fire Emblem, having all the units just be vehicle or generic infantry allows you to really think of them as disposable and shift your strategy. There are some nice options to turn off the music and animations to speed things up. Way Forward also put in some nice cut scenes and tutorials to modernize the game. I am not sure if I will go back and 100% this but I am definitely looking forward to playing the second campaign.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 31, 2025, 01:39:33 PM »
Finished Stray just in time for the end of August.

Stray and Little Kitty Big City  :o You had a double header cat adventure!

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 25, 2025, 07:48:15 PM »
Nearing the end of Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business, the standalone expansion for Rogue City. So far, it's been a LOT of fun, albeit very simple fun. This is much more of a retro shooter than Rogue City was, with an emphasis on corridor shooting with big guns and monster closets.

Did you finish this game or is it unfinished business?  :D

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 25, 2025, 07:45:41 PM »
Finished Little Kitty Big City, or at least the main objective and some side stuff. The game is extremely cute. Its fun to run around as a cat and collect things. Im glad its short though, it could easily overstay its welcome. Overall as a game though, I liked it less than Stray. I will probably go back to it later this year after that update is released that was shown in the Indie World video a few weeks ago.

I just learned that there is a physical version of the game through Fangamer so I deleted it from my wishlist and plan on picking that up next month.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 21, 2025, 11:24:32 AM »
I finished the main part of Bit Trip ReRunner. It is great. As I said before, it is very similar to the original game.
The biggest change is the levels now have optional checkpoints, which makes the game significantly easier. I had checkpoints turned off except for the boss levels
Like the other Runner games, I find it very satisfying to play, even though it is difficult. There is just something about the pace/rhythm of the platforming that just really works for me.
Difficulty overall is a bit less than the original game, but higher than 2 and 3.

There is a video of the final level here https://bsky.app/profile/lvaneede.bsky.social/post/3lwvylhxhhk2e

It includes a remake of the original game, so I will play through that now. There are a bunch of other bonus levels too, but I might not bother playing all of them.

There is also a online mode for downloading levels people have made with the level creator, but I havent looked at that yet.

I picked up the Limited Run disc for this on PS5 but have not had a chance to touch it yet. I really liked the first three and was able to 100% 2 and 3 but I got stuck on that last level in 1. I'm actually stuck on the last level on every part of the BIT.TRIP 3DS compilation :'( . Maybe getting it on this remake will help me go back to that version.

We are now tied with last year's total  8) and I still need to go in to Discord and include anything listed there that is not here. Great work everyone! We still have a little over a week left and I two games that I might be able to finish before the deadline.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 16, 2025, 11:12:27 AM »
With the month half over and some welcome support from longtime backloggers we have hit double digits on our score. Just nine more games to top last year  8)

I have another straw to add to the camel's back. I made my last delivery in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach on the Playstation 5. I started the game shortly after launch but just earned the Platinum trophy last week. This was my most anticipated game of the year and it did not disappoint. Despite large differences between this and Zelda and Horizon I could not help but compare it. Breath of the Wild, Zero Dawn, and Death Stranding were all 10's for me and in my top games of all time. They each had a sequel that was similar in style and while all improved on gameplay, I think only On the Beach really stuck the landing with a better narrative than the first.
My overall play time was 176 hours and while there was a little issue at the end with completion, the experience was still one of the best ever. From laughter to tears this game moved me to every emotional extreme. The gameplay loop was even more refined and satisfying. The new characters so developed that they seem real. The game is easily a 10 and my goty, but also possible my favorite game of all time now, though that might be recency bias.

While the game is better in almost every way and there is a story recap, I still recommend playing the first game first to truly appreciate the second game. Also, if you do get stuck at the end with the last trophy feel free to message me as I might have some tips. Cannot wait for the movie(s) and anything else Kojima does next.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 10, 2025, 08:36:21 AM »
I completed Monkey Barrels on Switch a couple days ago. This was another short game, though my Switch profile still just says "First played 7 days ago", so I don't have a time estimate from the console, but I would say it took 5-10 hours. This is a twin stick shooter from the fine devs at Good-Feel. Overall the game controls well and has an interesting set with two main weapons, controlled with ZL and ZR, that have periodic cool downs *reloads* and two sub weapons, controlled with L and R, that have limited ammo. There is also a dodge button and manual reload button. For most of the game you can just get by with the basic weapons and no dodging, but the last couple boss battles get really tough and required me to experiment with different weapons and master the dodging. It would of been nice if that was a more gradual ramp up in difficulty but not a big deal.

The story and cut scenes are cute, especially if you like monkeys. I found the graphics during game play to be a little too blocky and blurry for my liking. This is where you can separate the quality of an independent Good-Feel game from a Nintendo supported Good-Feel game. In terms of completion, each regular level has four collectibles that are pretty easy to find so it was not much more work to get all those while playing the first time. There is also an online multiplayer mode but I could not get a game going due to lack of participation. If anyone does want to try this out let me know.

I am wrapping up a big game next and should have that done within the week.

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 05, 2025, 03:12:41 PM »
It is great to see some folks joining in the fun again this year!

I just rolled credits on Sonic CD for the first time. I played this on the Sega Genesis Mini 2. Normally I read through the manual before playing a retro game like this and really should have. There is a rather ambitious mechanic where you can shift to "future" and "past" versions of a level that I still don't quite understand. I think I get the bonus levels, needing 50 rings at the end of the level and then jump in the big ring, but that only happened once for me and did not lead to a chaos emerald. Hats off to anyone that can 100% complete this game.

The audio and visual quality is quite nice here, overshadowing the genesis games, but the level design still suffers from the usual issues. I think this is the first appearance of Amy and Metal Sonic in the games. Definitely recommended for fans of 2D Sonic.

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TalkBack / Re: Indie World Presentation To Air August 7
« on: August 05, 2025, 12:00:01 PM »
Why wasn't this just combined with the partner showcase?  ???

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General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: August 02, 2025, 07:02:56 AM »
I rolled credits on Half-Life 2: Episode One yesterday. I played the game on Playstation 3 as part of the Orange Box compilation. Part sequel and part DLC, the game feels like the next 5-10 hours that would follow Half-Life 2. It is interesting the approach taken by Valve in putting out these episodes to extend the story of the second game. It has been a while since playing the second game and I have yet to play the first. I would have preferred more puzzle solving with the gravity gun and less combat, but overall I would recommend this to those that enjoyed the previous entries in the series. There are no trophies or collectibles here so beaten is equivalent with completed from what I can surmise.
Side note, I peeked at Team Fortress 2 and it won't start up at all since the servers are shut down. This means I just have Half-Life 2: Episode Two and The Orange Box will be complete. Still, I think I will save that for another day.

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So did Switch 2 MSRP not change?

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General Gaming / Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
« on: July 31, 2025, 04:14:13 PM »
It's August already and time to chip away at those inexorable backlogs forum fans.

If you are new to the site, welcome, and just post about the games you are playing, beating, and completing in this month of August 2025. While we are still waiting on a final count from last year  ???, I am sure whatever it was we can top that this year. After all, the Switch 2 is out and if your like me you already have a backlog game for it  :'(

So whether you are playing a Switch 2 game, wrapping up something else to get to a switch 2 game, or still firing all cylinders on that Switch 1 backlog, this is the place to be.

Backlaugust 2025 Games
  • Half-Life 2: Episode One [M.K.Ultra]
  • Sonic CD [M.K.Ultra]
  • Monkey Barrels [M.K.Ultra]
  • Dear Me, I was [RABicle]
  • Project Highrise [RABicle]
  • Resident Evil 5 [broodwars]
  • Donkey Kong Bonanza [broodwars]
  • Donkey Kong Bonanza [Lemonade]
  • Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time [Mop it up]
  • Monster Hunter Wilds [pokepal148]
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach [M.K.Ultra]
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition [Luigi Dude]
  • Bendy & the Dark Revival [broodwars]
  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice [broodwars]
  • Pumpkin Jack [broodwars]
  • Blue Prince [broodwars]
  • Enslaved Odyssey [Lemonade]
  • BIT.TRIP.Rerunner [Lemonade]
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour [RABicle]
  • To the Moon [RABicle]
  • Little Kitty Big City [Lemonade]
  • Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business [broodwars]
  • Heretic [Mop it up]
  • Stray [Lemonade]
  • Tamarin [broodwars]
  • Advance Wars [M.K.Ultra]
  • Iron Man VR [M.K.Ultra]
  • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure [Luigi Dude]
  • Hexen [Mop it up]
  • Minami Lane [Mop it up]
Backlaugust 2025 Total: 30 games! 8)

Backlaugust 2025 Leaderboard
  • broodwars - 8 games
  • M.K.Ultra - 6 games
  • Lemonade - 5 games
  • Rabicle & Mop It Up - 4 games
  • Luigi Dude - 2 games
  • pokepal148 - 1 game

Backlaugust 2025 Leader: broodwars


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