Okay, so maybe the BBC should’ve given Greg Leahy a quick call before trumpeting that you could just plop a NES game into a Super Nintendo. I mean, come on, who doesn’t love a good mix-up in the morning? Anyway, my mind’s been all over the place with this giant explosion in the Nintendo world—Donkey Kong Bananza, anyone? Yup, reviews coming next week, woohoo! But, uh, there’s more out there, right?
Now if you’re into off-the-wall stuff that’s kinda out there, there’s this Pac-Man exploration platformer (Yep, Pac-Man, exploring—I kid you not), and the news team is losing their marbles over it. Still thinking it’s something bigger than this Montreal gig in Shadow Labyrinth. Wait, did I mention if you grab it on Switch, the upgrade’s free? Ah, my memory…
Did you catch wind of The Wandering Village? Nope? Well, it’s this city builder perched on some colossal creature’s back. Right, sounds insane—but honestly kinda cool. Moving on, here’s the random stuff I stumbled upon, like a new fighter game, HunterxHunter NenxImpact, from the Dragon Ball FighterZ folks. Is it going to blow our socks off? Maybe. Just maybe.
Oh, and Neverwinter Nights 2, but, you know, just a port. And there’s this heap of Golden Tee games—who plays those without a trackball, beats me. New publisher lurking around for God Wars, so there’s that.
Now, onto the “oops, missed that” from last week—Super Dimension Fortress Macross II slipped under the radar. Plus, some Australian Rules football game fought its way out post-buzzer and shockingly lacks the proper licenses. Guess we’re not making history with a Grand Final between St. Kilda and Gold Coast anytime soon.
FIVE DIMITRIS ALERT: Pineapple: A Bittersweet Revenge—did you see the price tag on this beast? Eight bucks in the US, but eighty bucks in Canada? What kind of pineapple sorcery is that?
North America is buzzing, with prices that’ll make you do a double-take. Donkey Kong Bananza leading the charge, obviously. Not forgetting Pac-Man on Friday and a bunch of other cool stuff trickling in.
Europe’s got its stash too—Donkey Kong, Pac-Man. There’s a lunch buffet’s worth of other goodies waiting for a hungry gamer.
And Japan, never left behind, rolls in with its own haul. Donkey Kong? Check. Pac-Man? Double check. The list goes on with more of the usual suspects.
I dunno, lots to chew on? Yeah. Crumbs everywhere. Just another week in the wonderfully weird world of gaming, my friend.
