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I've finally received my Switch after much frustration with Nintendo (actually The Hut Group, it turns out), who finally read my support messages and admitted my Switch should have been sent weeks ago. First up was Trials of Mana (AKA Seiken Densetsu 3) with my brother, which we've been waiting to p...

What's going on is that there's massive demand for games consoles now that nearly everyone's got to stay at home because of COVID-19. Meanwhile, with China having pretty much shut down for a couple of months in order to slow the spread of it, production schedules are also out of whack so in any cas...

My games awaiting the console, which is coming up to a month late, with no word from Nintendo. :( https://i.imgur.com/eZiiy8n.jpg I'm a massive Studio Ghibli fan (probably thanks to the Japanese SNES-era RPGs), so I'm looking forward to Ni No Kuni. I'll probably play multiplayer Smash & Seiken Dense...

My Switch, ordered from the Nintendo store in February, was due to arrive on 11th March. I understand there may be delays due to coronavirus, but there has been no communication from Nintendo at all. I've had issues with them since December, and their customer support is shocking. It's sad given I'v...

I was just listening to Moments by Coldbones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bXNpiZ_F0 - paused it to watch the 198x trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywK4frAoPnc - and thought I hadn't paused the Coldbones track. They're not identical, but the similarities caught me out! Coldbones are t...

Nintendo. The only Sega exclusives I loved were Sonic 2 and Streets of Rage 2. The latter seems a bit clunky and dated now, whereas many SNES games feel timeless. Super Mario World, DKC2, Tetris Attack, Yoshi's Island, Contra III, Killer Instinct... The SNES also had the best RPGs - Terranigma and S...

I play games I loved while growing up and like discovering enjoyable games I haven't played on those systems. As for new games, nostalgia wouldn't be worth anything if the games (such as Breath of the Wild) weren't great. As I don't play games that often, one thing about picking up an old game I'm f...

Any interesting/funny/controversial lines that never made it to the game?

I like these: https://twitter.com/RetroGamer_Mag/stat ... 4214925315

I'm going to be buying a load of stuff via post in the hope I receive a package with a Dizzy stamp on it. I know you can buy them separately, but it'd be cooler to receive a franked one in the post!

Every moment spent on Battle Mode in Super Mario 3 because it's great fun.

Hyrule Field, Ocarina of Time. It seemed massive back then as the link between locations. It was a relaxing place to be - possibly the first time I thought that about a game? I loved the sunsets and sunrises, the music and how it became eerie at dusk. I loved galloping across it with Epona.

I've never been a big Tetris fan, but Tetris Attack is one of my favourite all-time games. How does Tetris 99 compare?

It's the first time I've spent 20 minutes looking at a magazine cover...then more when I realised the image was the poster too.

I'm enjoying the issue so far, and it looks like one I'll read from cover to cover. I'm looking forward to the bedroom coders and gaming magazine issues.

Is this something Retro Gamer could do an article about? Pressure and all that.

I bought a DVD from CEX recently, and on closer inspection, the cover is poor quality so maybe they printed that themselves. That's rather scammy if so.

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Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:37 am

Game of Thrones title music sounds uncannily similar to the original Settlers game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r385tMuVwjg

I hear that. It reminded me of Song of Storms from Ocarina of Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KhEMcJoNiA - but Settlers may be even closer.