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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:06:34
I tried Snowrunner on Switch 2.

You guys might want to test out some Switch 1 games on Switch 2 via the tv there seem to be big improvements.

So Snowrunner, has butt long load times but seemed shorter on Switch 2.

I couldn't load up the main game as the mods weren't downloaded and if I continue the game deletes the trucks I've customised. One of the mods is taking forever to download.

So I tried the trials instead, short mission based gameplay segments.

The framerate seemed completely smooth. More impressive was the resolution seems to hold high virtually all the time.

Really need to get these mods working so I can see the main maps.

Edit - managed to load the mods and open the Maine map. Mods still make loading long.

Frame rate and resolution seem max though? It looks relatively close to PS4 version  now. At least as close as its possible to.

Handheld resolution still low, needs a patch.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:29:32
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Saw the credits in Mario Kart World.


Seriously awesome Rainbow road.


Music is just amazing.

We need this soundtrack on Nintendo music asap.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:46:35
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My 7 year old Switch 1 Pro controller keeps randomly spazzing out. I don't think it's stick drift since I'm only playing Phantasy Star with the dpad. It'll be working just fine and suddenly it'll act like the dpad is stuck in one direction until I power off the system or reboot it. Weird. I played last night with my 8bitdo Pro controller instead for several hours without issue, so it must be something with the controller.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:17:24
travo said:

We need this soundtrack on Nintendo music asap.

Damn game has no settings menu or music section. I wanted to turn down sound effects to hear the music.
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My 7 year old Switch 1 Pro controller keeps randomly spazzing out. I don't think it's stick drift since I'm only playing Phantasy Star with the dpad. It'll be working just fine and suddenly it'll act like the dpad is stuck in one direction until I power off the system or reboot it. Weird. I played last night with my 8bitdo Pro controller instead for several hours without issue, so it must be something with the controller.

That's weird.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:21:34

Vintage games and their nutty near-impossible to find secret walls. Phantasy Star has a few secret passageways in caves and dungeons, but there's nothing shown in the first-person camera that there's anything there. A few hints by towns people when you talk to them and that's it. Every wall looks exactly the same, except you can walk through a rare few of them. I likely wouldn't have found any of them if it weren't for my auto map showing me a greyed out passage when I walked by.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:10:02
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Vintage games and their nutty near-impossible to find secret walls. Phantasy Star has a few secret passageways in caves and dungeons, but there's nothing shown in the first-person camera that there's anything there. A few hints by towns people when you talk to them and that's it. Every wall looks exactly the same, except you can walk through a rare few of them. I likely wouldn't have found any of them if it weren't for my auto map showing me a greyed out passage when I walked by.

Some of these games need built in guides.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:11:58
Anyone else having problems with Switch 2 download speeds.

Admittedly I'm at a relatives WiFi but it's still fibre.

Took ages to download 10gb.

Now taking ages with a similar download.

I saw a video saying you can change the MTU value in settings to increase speed? I'm worried I'll f up the Internet settings on switch 2.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:26:34

Like I said, MK took about fifteen minutes, but originally was over an hour. I changed my wifi and that helped. Honestly, fifteen seemed like a long time compared to the S1 download times.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:45:48
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Like I said, MK took about fifteen minutes, but originally was over an hour. I changed my wifi and that helped. Honestly, fifteen seemed like a long time compared to the S1 download times.

Yeah I got super long estimated download times on the menu.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:46:54

Microsoft announced a handheld. Meh

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:48:30
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Outer Wilds 2 will be Microsoft's first $80 game.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:49:20
Oh yeah in the display options of the Switch 2 menu, click the "use HDR only with compatible titles".

Games without HDR support look better without it. More colourful and brighter.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:51:00
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Microsoft announced a handheld. Meh

I like the idea of an OEM console.

It's also a good way for MS to branch out without the risk on their shoulders. That handheld, the wings look ugly.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:07:45
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This weekend has been all Phantasy Star for me. I've made some significant progress. I made it third planet (out of three) after doing a quest to build a spaceship, scored much better gear for my party, especially for my magic user, bought a landrover and an ice digger, and I've lost count how many caves and dungeons and towns I've explored so far. For a 1988 game it holds up extremely welll; the more I progress, the more complelling it becomes. Happy

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:40:42
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I'm playing Horizon: Zero Dawn. I'm a little on the fence. I love the world and the concept. I don't like the frequent crafting of items, and the whole user interface on the whole is a bit more complex than I like.

I also finished the 7th and most recent installment in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. I'm about a year away from the next one being released, so in the meantime, I'm going back and listening to the series from the beginning.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:49:18
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This weekend it’s just been Mario Kart World for me in gaming. Watched Money in the Bank yesterday. Was pretty good.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:58:23
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This weekend I played a ton of Mario Kart World and Tears of the Kingdom . Fun weekend.

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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:15:51
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Bought and played Monster Train (Slay the Spire-like rogue-lite) and Vampire Survivors (Bullet-Hell rogue-like).

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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:52:54
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Microsoft announced a handheld. Meh

Yeah but not really. They are cooperating with ASUS, but there is no evidence that MS is working on their own handheld. In fact there were rumours last week that they stopped internal development and are waiting to see how the ASUS project goes.

They are a little bit lost it seems.  They want to commit everything to GamePass, but at the same time still want a hardware presence, and the two concepts cannot co-exist successfully.  If you are releasing everything on PlayStation and PC, then what is the compelling argument for Xbox hardware?

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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:31:42
I've been testing some old switch games.

Otherwise playing FAST Fusion and Mario Kart World.

I see why Nintendo calls MKW an interconnected world rather than an open world game.

Because of the ludicrous way Mario Kart tracks are designed its not like a normal open world driving game. The world wasn't built like a big city for car navigation.

The world is so big you can't even see which direction to drive in at times as everything is so far away.

There's no map either so I often find myself driving about seeing the same stuff before realising that I've circled back on myself.

The wings need to be able to be deployed whenever you want in free roaming but also in races. It would add a tactical element and open up shortcuts.

Knockout mode is tough, I always get screwed last minute. Don't think I'll be able to complete one.

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