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Are we getting a Mario Paint sequel on Nintendo Switch 2?

Every Nintendo console needs a new gimmick, and with a console called "Switch 2" it wasn't immediately obvious how they would move the needle this time. With the now-confirmed mouse functionality, Nintendo could offer several supporting games from its back catalog through Nintendo Switch Online, while also returning functionality to its Switch ports of Wii U games that had to be removed for want of a GamePad touch screen.

Will we see Mario Paint make a comeback, or will the gameplay be folded into other existing or new iterations of other titles such as Super Mario Maker that already feature that Mario Paint verve?

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Episode 95 - A Pair of (April) Fools

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This Big Red Button changes everything.

Nintendo has made it easier than ever to download all of the virtual consoles available for Nintendo Switch Online. Combine that with this one easy trick to change the region of the eShop, and you can download Famicom, Super Famicom, Mega Drive, and Japanese versions of Nintendo 64, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance as well as the versions that exist in your own region. We also show you how easy and painless it is to upgrade to the Expansion Pack so you don't miss out on all of the N64 and GBA games that are currently available.

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We play the downloadable "game" that many think should have been a pack-in title, and judge it accordingly.

Lots of previous Nintendo consoles have included games or game demos — digital pack-ins such as Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2 notwithstanding. Wii had Wii Sports which people played for years afterward, and Wii U had NintendoLand, which was a collection of entertaining mini games that admittedly weren't played much after launch. And, to be fair, Nintendo Switch didn't come with anything at all, but the Breath of the Wild: Special Edition almost made it feel as though it did.

Welcome Tour is much more than a digital pamphlet, but where does it fall between Wii Sports NintendoLand? Let's find out.

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Let's break out some cool tunes and flex our creative muscles!

The revelation of a Nintendo Switch 2 mouse had us reminiscing about older Nintendo games that used mouse peripherals, but chief among them is childhood favorite Mario Paint. While working on our latest video, we got to reacquaint ourselves with all the ins and outs of this game, and remembered (almost a decade later) how this user interface was lovingly revived on Super Mario Maker for Wii U.

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It's a classic, but Sean has never played it! We didn't pick up the Nintendo Switch remake, but fortunately the original was one of the 21 games included on the Super NES Classic Edition, which is how we'll play it today with special guest Reanna Reid-Lobatto — artist, anime fan, and other half of friend of the show Miles Reid-Lobatto!

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With Metroid Prime 4 on the horizon, let's take a look back at how the series all began.

Before they became decades-long franchises, games like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid excelled at showing a new generation of gamers how versatile the Nintendo Entertainment System (and the original Famicom) could be. Mario platformed, and Link adventured, but Samus did both, and created a moody atmosphere that its many sequels continue to deepen an attempt to recapture.

The password system programmed into the NES version is also an interesting strength of this variation of the game. The original Famicom version was programmed for the Famicom Disk System, and featured a save screen just like Zelda and other Famicom Disk System titles. Lacking a battery backup like the Zelda cartridge, gamers could use long passwords to save their progress, but also hack the game into scenarios that would not be possible on the disk system original. The JUSTIN BAILEY code is well known, but there are so many others.

Our focus will be on playing the game as designed, but we will explore the options that passwords can give us, as well as compare to Metroid: Zero Mission on Game Boy Advance as time allows.

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Out of This World, originally released as Another World, was a game unique among its 16-bit peers in the early 1990s: a cinematic experience with amazing graphics and music on game consoles and consumer computer platforms with a minimalist design to match, but brutal consequences for failure. If you were like us, you were hooked and wanted more. If you’re not like us, then it enraged you. And we're going to play it!