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Episode 200 Spectacular - General Chaos Revisited and Summer Mailbag!

Retrovaniacs · June 28, 2024

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that has all the other games. And then you have to download a separate app, assuming you don't have the parental control set up on that account to download the N64 mature app

In Context

... But I'm very excited about a new Metroid Prime. And I was very, very happy that they put more out on that. There was a few things in there. I was excited to see they're going to have, although this is kind of ridiculous, the new N64 app that is mature only. that has all the other games. And then you have to download a separate app, assuming you don't have the parental control set up on that account to download the N64 mature app which I don't think Perfect Dark is mature. I mean, it's rated M, but it's not like, I don't know. They're both ridiculous. Also Turok plays like complete garbage on the N64. The control scheme doesn't make any sense. I'm sure if I had the N64 and Switch controller, ...

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... I think this is gonna have to be a pro controller thing 'cause I find that any first person game using the Joy-Con in handheld mode is difficult. Difficult at best. ...

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... Also Turok plays like complete garbage on the N64. The control scheme doesn't make any sense. I'm sure if I had the N64 and Switch controller, maybe it would play well. ...

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... It's, there's a lot to, there's just a lot to put up with, you know, the constant slowdown, the bad AI, the weird randomness of the, the damage that you do. You know, you can be perfectly lined up with a missile launcher guy and it just, you know, doesn't do anything. ...

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... But looking at the manual, there's actually two or three pages for the control. So even though the tutorial on here is a pretty damn good tutorial for that time, I think the time first time I was initially playing through this, I I was kind of short myself on what I could do as far as the placement. ...

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... And then, you know, you have to move a bunch of characters. It's very the control to switch between characters is not as smooth as it needs to be hitting the C button to constantly see which characters there because you're not holding down a means you're not firing at that time. ...

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... But game refuge is known for other games that have a very similar art style. So they did Rampage, Arch Rivals, Xenophobe, Arcade and a lot of the console ports. They all have that same kind of art you'll see in General Chaos. ...

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... As it stands, the two things, what you need to accomplish and what the game, you know, kind of demands you to do to win and the controls you're saddled with are not in each other's best interest. ...

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