Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
#1476
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
So I was walking through Walmart last night and spotted the Splatoon switch controller in the clearance section. Wasn't much of a clearance ($65) but after I saw that they were going for almost $100 on Amazon, I picked it up just in case. I don't think I'm ready to drop $380 on that Splatoon bundle, but I'll at least hold on to the controller for a bit in case I change my mind
I'm going to buy a few accessories before taking it out of the box and the kids get their hands on it. What kind of case and screen protector would you guys recommend?
#1477
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
I have this case by RDS Industries. It's pretty basic as far as colors go but is officially licensed. It's also quite sturdy and form fits the tablet plus Joy Cons and has a protective pad for the screen. It also comes with a couple storage cases for games/memory cards. Seems pretty standard at Walmart and Target and is only around $20.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY9JB2U..._ZVWVzbK4E2VHY
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY9JB2U..._ZVWVzbK4E2VHY
#1478
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
For those (like me) who wanted a physical release of Wonder Boy....IT'S HAPPENING!!!
pre-order here
http://www.play-asia.com/wonder-boy-...uage/13/70bi83
pre-order here
http://www.play-asia.com/wonder-boy-...uage/13/70bi83
#1479
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Love this game. I play it pretty much daily, usually for just one or two battles. Just started world 3 today. The game is surprisingly difficult sometimes but its still an ton of fun.
#1480
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
I originally wanted this...
https://www.play-asia.com/armed-blue...tion/13/70b74n
but it's getting a physical release on Halloween!
http://gematsu.com/2017/08/azure-str...america-europe
Also if you are a fan of River City Ransom (like me) check this out!
https://www.play-asia.com/armed-blue...tion/13/70b74n
but it's getting a physical release on Halloween!
http://gematsu.com/2017/08/azure-str...america-europe
Also if you are a fan of River City Ransom (like me) check this out!
#1481
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
A couple days old but kind of a cool tribute by Nintendo to Iwata.
https://kotaku.com/hackers-say-ninte...-on-1818587767
Hackers Say Nintendo Switch Contains A Game That Unlocks On The Date Of Satoru Iwata's Death
Cecilia D'Anastasio
Wednesday 1:30pm
When a Switch owner named Setery told a gaming forum about how NES Golf randomly appeared on her Switch’s screen, commenters accused her console of being haunted. Switch hackers’ subsequent race to unearth NES Golf now indicates that there’s a hidden game on the console and, actually, it appears to be a heartwarming tribute to the deceased Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.
Iwata was a Nintendo icon, a demigod in the gaming world after his face accompanied online Nintendo Direct press conferences for years. Prior to heading Nintendo, Iwata was a programmer, working on games like EarthBound, Pokemon and Super Smash Bros. The story goes that, after several developers turned down the task of developing the NES’s Golf, Iwata found a way to fit the game’s 18-hole course onto a cartridge’s modest memory.
On July 11th, 2015, Iwata succumbed to cancer at age 55. As Nintendo CEO, Iwata was known for his “Iwata Asks” column on Nintendo’s website and his appearances at major Nintendo events. Thanks to Nintendo Directs, he also became associated with a very specific gesture:
Fast forward to early summer, 2017, when hackers discovered a hidden NES emulator on the Switch referred to as “Flog,” Ars Technica reports. “We thought they had included it during manufacturing by mistake,” Plutoo, one of the Switch hackers who coordinated similar stunts over a private IRC, told me over Twitter direct messages. “But when we [dug] deeper, we found there was some suspicious code in the ‘Home Menu.’” Last weekend, bored, Plutoo decided to look into it. He says he discovered two intriguing details: “The code looked for the date July 11th, and the code right before seemed to enable the ‘Joycon sixaxis’ motion sensors.”
Apparently, the code was telling Pluuto that a Joy-Con-enabled “secret handshake,” in his words, unlocked something on July 11th on the Switch’s home screen. And the motion laid out in the code’s numbers, he said, appeared to match Iwata’s famous Nintendo Direct gesture. Pluuto and his co-conspirators knew that July 11th was the day Iwata passed away, and also that he programmed NES Golf back in the ‘80s. Also, obviously, that “Flog” is “golf” spelled backwards.
Here’s the problem: The Switch knows what day it is. As long as the Switch has been connected to the internet and updated, users can’t seem to fool the system into thinking it’s the day that will trigger Golf to appear. An internet user going by Fiskerdin, who follows the Switch hacking scene and was familiar with the Golf rumors, happened to have an unboxed Switch lying around his house (he preferred his Blue/Red Joy-Cons to the Grey ones he pre-ordered). “I booted the unopened Switch up, did the setup procedure, and decided to try it out the gesture which was posted,” he explained over e-mail. “I simply put both Joy-cons parallel to each other and pointed towards the ground, then raised them in a vertical position and waited, the screen turned blank, an audible cue was played, and then I was greeted with the Golf menu.”
Several other Switch users have posted pictures of Golf’s home screen on their console. But while there are about half a dozen published images of this hidden tribute to Iwata, Nintendo has yet to confirm it and has not responded to multiple requests for comment. We also don’t know whether Golf will be available on July 11th, 2018.
That said, there is a very convincing video of someone getting Golf to work on a Switch:
Hearing about the memorial, Kotaku East reporter Brian Ashcraft pointed me to the the Japanese tradition of Omamori, which refers to “guide or protect.” Traditionally, they are talismans made of silk and paper left at shrines. Now, they’re made out of all sorts of things, like toys or memory cards, which could help protect digital security. They channel spirits who will help guide the Omomori-owner. It’s possible that somebody at Nintendo coded an NES emulator and Golf into the Switch—and every Switch—so Iwata’s spirit could shepherd the console to success. So, maybe Setery was right—it was a ghost.
Cecilia D'Anastasio
Wednesday 1:30pm
When a Switch owner named Setery told a gaming forum about how NES Golf randomly appeared on her Switch’s screen, commenters accused her console of being haunted. Switch hackers’ subsequent race to unearth NES Golf now indicates that there’s a hidden game on the console and, actually, it appears to be a heartwarming tribute to the deceased Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.
Iwata was a Nintendo icon, a demigod in the gaming world after his face accompanied online Nintendo Direct press conferences for years. Prior to heading Nintendo, Iwata was a programmer, working on games like EarthBound, Pokemon and Super Smash Bros. The story goes that, after several developers turned down the task of developing the NES’s Golf, Iwata found a way to fit the game’s 18-hole course onto a cartridge’s modest memory.
On July 11th, 2015, Iwata succumbed to cancer at age 55. As Nintendo CEO, Iwata was known for his “Iwata Asks” column on Nintendo’s website and his appearances at major Nintendo events. Thanks to Nintendo Directs, he also became associated with a very specific gesture:
Fast forward to early summer, 2017, when hackers discovered a hidden NES emulator on the Switch referred to as “Flog,” Ars Technica reports. “We thought they had included it during manufacturing by mistake,” Plutoo, one of the Switch hackers who coordinated similar stunts over a private IRC, told me over Twitter direct messages. “But when we [dug] deeper, we found there was some suspicious code in the ‘Home Menu.’” Last weekend, bored, Plutoo decided to look into it. He says he discovered two intriguing details: “The code looked for the date July 11th, and the code right before seemed to enable the ‘Joycon sixaxis’ motion sensors.”
Apparently, the code was telling Pluuto that a Joy-Con-enabled “secret handshake,” in his words, unlocked something on July 11th on the Switch’s home screen. And the motion laid out in the code’s numbers, he said, appeared to match Iwata’s famous Nintendo Direct gesture. Pluuto and his co-conspirators knew that July 11th was the day Iwata passed away, and also that he programmed NES Golf back in the ‘80s. Also, obviously, that “Flog” is “golf” spelled backwards.
Here’s the problem: The Switch knows what day it is. As long as the Switch has been connected to the internet and updated, users can’t seem to fool the system into thinking it’s the day that will trigger Golf to appear. An internet user going by Fiskerdin, who follows the Switch hacking scene and was familiar with the Golf rumors, happened to have an unboxed Switch lying around his house (he preferred his Blue/Red Joy-Cons to the Grey ones he pre-ordered). “I booted the unopened Switch up, did the setup procedure, and decided to try it out the gesture which was posted,” he explained over e-mail. “I simply put both Joy-cons parallel to each other and pointed towards the ground, then raised them in a vertical position and waited, the screen turned blank, an audible cue was played, and then I was greeted with the Golf menu.”
Several other Switch users have posted pictures of Golf’s home screen on their console. But while there are about half a dozen published images of this hidden tribute to Iwata, Nintendo has yet to confirm it and has not responded to multiple requests for comment. We also don’t know whether Golf will be available on July 11th, 2018.
That said, there is a very convincing video of someone getting Golf to work on a Switch:
Hearing about the memorial, Kotaku East reporter Brian Ashcraft pointed me to the the Japanese tradition of Omamori, which refers to “guide or protect.” Traditionally, they are talismans made of silk and paper left at shrines. Now, they’re made out of all sorts of things, like toys or memory cards, which could help protect digital security. They channel spirits who will help guide the Omomori-owner. It’s possible that somebody at Nintendo coded an NES emulator and Golf into the Switch—and every Switch—so Iwata’s spirit could shepherd the console to success. So, maybe Setery was right—it was a ghost.
#1482
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
I picked up my first Switch game today, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Looking forward to checking it out this weekend.
For a split second I was thinking about Zelda and Mario Kart, but since I have both of those on Wii U, I guess I'll pass unless they become a Nintendo Select title or something in the future.
Is there enough single player stuff to do in Splatoon 2? I'm not planning on joining the online service when it launches early next year, so I don't want to drop $60 for a game I can only play online for the next couple months for free.
For a split second I was thinking about Zelda and Mario Kart, but since I have both of those on Wii U, I guess I'll pass unless they become a Nintendo Select title or something in the future.
Is there enough single player stuff to do in Splatoon 2? I'm not planning on joining the online service when it launches early next year, so I don't want to drop $60 for a game I can only play online for the next couple months for free.
#1483
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Picked up Rabbids after hearing a few compliments. The game really is a little gem. Plus the gameplay style works well with the portability of the device.
Last edited by RichC2; 09-25-17 at 08:10 AM.
#1485
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
$7.99 is a joke.
#1486
DVD Talk Limited Edition
#1487
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
So, aside from Mario Bros. and Punch Out, these Hamster releases are just NES games that were altered so they would eat more quarters in the arcade?
#1488
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
#1489
Political Exile
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
are these ports of the arcade version though? If they can port the (vertical) arcade versions of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr, that would be amazing.
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Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Yup.
Because the legal wranglings with Ikegami Tsushinki, arcade ports of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. aren't on the table. VC releases of other versions (like the NES) are okay since they don't use Ikegami Tsushinki's code, but the arcade versions have some legal red tape that Nintendo doesn't seem to want to cut through.
Because the legal wranglings with Ikegami Tsushinki, arcade ports of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. aren't on the table. VC releases of other versions (like the NES) are okay since they don't use Ikegami Tsushinki's code, but the arcade versions have some legal red tape that Nintendo doesn't seem to want to cut through.
#1491
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
I'd be more likely to buy these if they were bundled together for a larger price rather than paying $7.99 a piece.
#1492
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Hamster has been doing these Arcade releases for years now on PS4, XB1 and now Switch and they've been doing well for them at that price point so I doubt they're going to change it up. They're the same company releasing all the Neo Geo ports.
#1493
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Downloaded the Arcade Archives version of Mario Bros. last night for the hell of it. I'm not sure if I've ever played the game other than the mini game in Super Mario Bros. 3 but have to say it's pretty addicting for being so simplistic. I played quite a while last night.
#1494
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
I think i'd buy a few if they were $3 or something. $7.99 is way too much for me.
#1495
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Yeah, I think even if it was like $5 the price would seem better. Still though I've gotten some enjoyment out of it and can see myself playing it as a quick time killer now and again.
#1496
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Does anyone remember if the Best Buy B2G1 that they usually have in October include Nintendo games or not?
#1497
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Doesn't Target usually do a buy two get one free sale around October or November too? I'm not near a Best Buy so not as familiar with their sales.
#1498
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Yeah, but I'm almost positive that the Target sale excludes Nintendo products. Just like they have a sale going on now. Pre-order any game for a dollar and you get 30% off a new game, except it's only limited to PS4 & XB1.
#1499
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
Has anyone gotten the NES Golf trick to work? Just purchased a Switch yesterday and wasn't sure if I should bother trying it or not.
#1500
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Nintendo Switch: Building a New Generation of Hardware from Scratch
It sounds like the only way it works is if the system is never connected to Internet and is set to the date of Iwata's death. From there you do the motion he was known for but I've heard it has to be done just right.