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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    mcgruff10 said:
    It's not xbox or playstation but I did get my wife a Ms. Pac-Man for Christmas.   She is pumped.  We got street fighter last Christmas.  
    This is great! I came to this thread to say I've been playing a lot of Pac Man lately on my NES Classic. Nice set up. My wife's aunt and uncle used to have one of those old sit down Pac Man arcade's like this one:

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    The bar table with Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga was my regular table at my old local.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
    MLB The Show 21 will be available on xbox Game Pass on day one.  holy poops!  Didn't see that one coming at all, being it's a game made by Sony.  Saves me $70. 
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  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited April 2021
    Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury on the Switch arrive Monday :)
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury on the Switch arrive Monday :)
    My kids finished that in a couple of days. The Luigi’s Mansion game that came with the Switch went by pretty quickly, too. 

    I remember games taking longer to complete when I was younger. 

    I’m pretty sure that Zelda took me a solid month, at least. 

    And I still never completed Adventure Island, goddamn it!
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  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    dankind said:
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury on the Switch arrive Monday :)
    My kids finished that in a couple of days. The Luigi’s Mansion game that came with the Switch went by pretty quickly, too. 

    I remember games taking longer to complete when I was younger. 

    I’m pretty sure that Zelda took me a solid month, at least. 

    And I still never completed Adventure Island, goddamn it!
    I like Luigi's Mansion but got stuck on Zelda. I like the N64 and Cube. I've only got one game for the Switch which is Animal Crossing. I recently put the Switch online and they have all the SNES games.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    dankind said:
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury on the Switch arrive Monday :)
    My kids finished that in a couple of days. The Luigi’s Mansion game that came with the Switch went by pretty quickly, too. 

    I remember games taking longer to complete when I was younger. 

    I’m pretty sure that Zelda took me a solid month, at least. 

    And I still never completed Adventure Island, goddamn it!
    I like Luigi's Mansion but got stuck on Zelda. I like the N64 and Cube. I've only got one game for the Switch which is Animal Crossing. I recently put the Switch online and they have all the SNES games.
    I'm envious; our free trial to Switch online just ran out.
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  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited April 2021
    dankind said:
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    dankind said:
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury on the Switch arrive Monday :)
    My kids finished that in a couple of days. The Luigi’s Mansion game that came with the Switch went by pretty quickly, too. 

    I remember games taking longer to complete when I was younger. 

    I’m pretty sure that Zelda took me a solid month, at least. 

    And I still never completed Adventure Island, goddamn it!
    I like Luigi's Mansion but got stuck on Zelda. I like the N64 and Cube. I've only got one game for the Switch which is Animal Crossing. I recently put the Switch online and they have all the SNES games.
    I'm envious; our free trial to Switch online just ran out.
    Well, I got 12 months access for just £8 from ebay, so perhaps you could do something similar!
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  • Matts3221
    Matts3221 Posts: 658

    Finally got a PS5 about two weeks ago. Love Astro Bot ( Loved it for PSVR ) this version was a great demo and really a fun little game , platinumed it this weekend and just finished up Spider Man Miles Morales.

    Don't see a ton more out there , plan on replaying GOW on this bad boy.

  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Jason P said:
    MLB The Show 21 will be available on xbox Game Pass on day one.  holy poops!  Didn't see that one coming at all, being it's a game made by Sony.  Saves me $70. 
    This is crazy, great news!
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    I saw/read that they completely overhauled the Road to the Show this year in MLB The Show '21.
    I don't remember the specifics, but what we have all known and loved over the years is completely gone.  It doesn't sound like you get drafted and then grind your way through the minors with promotions and eventually the Pros.
    I saw it explained on some YouTube video and it sounds really disappointing.  I LOVED RTTS and how it worked before.  Very sad.  
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,856
    OOTP Baseball 22 is amazing.   
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
    MayDay10 said:
    OOTP Baseball 22 is amazing.   

    I downloaded OOTP 21 via game pass but wasn't sure where to start.  Any recommendations to ease into it?  Is it mainly scouting prospects and being the GM?  I take it the games are simulated.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
    mca47 said:
    I saw/read that they completely overhauled the Road to the Show this year in MLB The Show '21.
    I don't remember the specifics, but what we have all known and loved over the years is completely gone.  It doesn't sound like you get drafted and then grind your way through the minors with promotions and eventually the Pros.
    I saw it explained on some YouTube video and it sounds really disappointing.  I LOVED RTTS and how it worked before.  Very sad.  

    I think RTTS is still there.  I saw they added podcasts to the narrative, whatever that means.

    Franchise was completely overhauled ... I just watched a video on it and it was some serious nerd analytics on how proper value of a player is determined.  They stressed how important it was for the foundation of the game going forward.  It made my brain hurt.  So that is a good sign.  There is a lot more for the person that likes to sim GM this year it appears.

    Menu presentation looks fantastic.  Looks like a nice change from the maze of menus the last two years have given us.  Hopefully I don't need to solve menu puzzles anymore to figure out how to unlock a 99 Yelich card ...
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,856
    Jason P said:
    MayDay10 said:
    OOTP Baseball 22 is amazing.   

    I downloaded OOTP 21 via game pass but wasn't sure where to start.  Any recommendations to ease into it?  Is it mainly scouting prospects and being the GM?  I take it the games are simulated.
    Yes, basically it is a sim and no 'hand eye coordination' type of deal.  You can watch the game play out and manage your team (or have your manager manage the team.

    Basically OOTP is a sand box.  You can do anything you want and go from there.  Everything is customizable,  I started with Seattle at the beginning of 2021 and did a basic start.  I have seen people do an expansion team/draft presently.  In OOTP 21, I started one for the 1993 expansion if Buffalo got the expansion team instead of Florida.  You can pick up the Cubs in 1980 and go from there.  You can even start in the 1870s.  You can drill down and change the terms of the CBA, revenue sharing, playoff format, alignment, league rules, progression, you name it.

    I think it looks harder/more overwhelming than it is, at least the basics.  I would recommend starting whatever project you want to do, then go into settings and have your assistant GM/Manager do a lot of the work, and slowly take control of those things as you get more comfortable.



    I learned everything watching youtube videos.  There are a ton out there explaining the basics of the game.  
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Just got my daughter the Animal Crossing Switch console for her birthday. Wonder if it will come with a three-month free trial to Nintendo Online...?
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  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited April 2021
    dankind said:
    Just got my daughter the Animal Crossing Switch console for her birthday. Wonder if it will come with a three-month free trial to Nintendo Online...?
    Would recommend the online thing for AC content and previous Nintendo games
     
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    West Coast Dreamgirl said:
    dankind said:
    Just got my daughter the Animal Crossing Switch console for her birthday. Wonder if it will come with a three-month free trial to Nintendo Online...?
    Would recommend the online thing for AC content and previous Nintendo games
     
    I’m not going to lie, Animal Crossing looks boring as fuck, but she does the whole Roblox thing, which also looks boring as fuck, so I’m guessing it’s up her alley. 

    I got her Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as well. That’s more for the family, though. 
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  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    Lol....I like AC cos it chills me out.... fishing, weeding, catching butterflies, etc, I guess it depends what you're into. I like having downtime and escapism. There was a mario download package which is cool to decorate with but I'm not sure how to access the hello kitty and sanrio downloadables. The people on Twitter do some pretty interesting things with their world.
     
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
    PAC MAN 99 is available on nintendo switch online ... it's 'free' if you have nintendo online membership.  Haven't played it yet but it looks pretty cool.  Similar knock-out battle royale like Tetris 99 if anyone played that.
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