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I’ll probably finish OoT this weekend. I didn’t play the N64 original, but I had the disc that came with Wind Waker on Gamecube, so I’d played it once before. I find the controls on the Switch really awkward at times, particularly using the right analogue as the c buttons and the desire to use that as a way to move the camera instead. But still an enjoyable play. I had to look up a guide when I was stumped on how to progress sometimes as well.

If you zoom in to see that it’s black and white, and then zoom back out again, it stays black and white. But if you look away for a bit to forget, maybe change the angle you’re looking at it, it turns red again.

I wondered about that, but then I think expired ID is valid, and your passport doesn’t have your address, so I figured it would be fine

Can’t tell at this point if his eating preferences are a bit odd or if he actually eats foie gras and wagu steaks every day, but he knows he can’t share that with the electorate.

Last election was like a last-chance Brexit vote by proxy, which a lot of people felt very strongly about.

I wait for a good discount (because they always come eventually) and buy the flagship. I’m too embarassed to give the figure based on the other answers here, though. I’ve just always had bad experiences with the lower end that when looking over a long period, I’ve barely saved, since I’d had to upgrade it more often. I guess I haven’t given the lower end a chance for about 12 years, so things might have changed.

Over the past few weeks:

• Did the final battle(s) in LoZ OoT. Not actually that easy - for the first part, I thought I was dealing damage, but it was going on literally forever. As a recurring theme for me, I had to read how I was meant to progress.

The final final battle seemed hard, but was easy enough once I turned off z-targeting.

• Started playing LoZ ALttP, but I just couldn’t really get into it. I loved Link’s Awakening (GB version), but maybe I’m just not in the mood for 2D Zelda right now.
• I bought Need for Speed Paradise City on sale before. It’s alright for a while, but you often end up doing a race and then immediately driving the same race in reverse, so it’s a bit repetitive. Also the city environment is quite industrial, which is maybe the point, but I usually miss the turns because it’s mostly a grey blur. Unlocked the fastest motorbike. It’s fast.
• Bought Skyward Sword HD, mainly for my son. Too early to say much about it, but there’s this move where you point your sword at the sky to charge it, and it’s quite difficult to actually hold the joy con in the right position for the game to recognise it. It’s kinda annoying.

Edit: also did a run through of pokemon blue (emulated, with random battles turned off) because it’s so quick. It’s one of my all-time top games, and I still play it every now just to enjoy it again

What do people think of playing a remake/remaster of a game you’ve already played the original of? Like one of the Switch Zelda remakes when you played it on GB/Wii, or Paper Mario when you played the GC version? Personally, I just don’t feel like buying the game again, even it’s been 20 years since I last played it, because I know I’ll remember parts of it and won’t have that feeling of playing a great game for the first time. Is that just a me thing, or a more widespread attitude?

I don’t necessarily think remakes are a bad thing, since it gives people a chance to play classics that they missed.

I thought Quick Share was just WiFi Direct with a Bluetooth pairing step, so it’s surprising there’s a noticeable difference. But if you see that difference repeatedly, it must be there.

I had this one back in the day and it was fun for a bit, but like most pokemon spinoffs, I didn’t think it was great. A good addition to the GBA library for people to try it out.