This week on the Paranerds podcast, the Paranerds speak about Borderlands 2 , Earthbound, Lego City: The Chase Begins, Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong, Fall Out: New Vegas, Sim City Deluxe, Super Metroid, Super Mario Land and Injustice: Gods Among Us, along with new releases and News (See below). The two then speak about R.I.P.D. The Game, and then go into an in-depth conversation about the new Superman and Batman crossover.
NEWS
Activision Announces 6 Titles for Wii U
Why is Rayman Legends More Expensive on Wii U?
The Sims 4 Single Player Offline
Next Super Smash Bros. Won’t Have A Story Mode
PES 2014 Release Date
Deals of the Week
Mortal Kombat Sale On XBLA
Metal Slug Free for PlayStation Plus Users
While gamers usually take notice of the mainline missions, these 5 side quests deserve more widespread attention for how entertaining they are.
IGN writes: Mother 3 is one of the most hotly-desired RPGs ever, having never received an official translation in North America despite the cult popularity of its predecessor, Earthbound. But over all these years, series creator Shigesato Itoi has never weighed in on the discussion - at least until now."
A translated version of this game on Switch Online would be nice, and it would add a lot value to the Expansion Pak service.
I would love to see an Earthbound game just redone with 3D-ish models and characters. Just having a remaster for Switch Online would be awesome!
Did you ever see the Earthbound 64 concept/materials? That actually looked really good, but I'd also take a HD-2D remake as well.
Nintendo seems very whimsical about what they give they're fans, sometimes they'll give them a bone (e.g. Mario RPG, Thousand Year Door for the Switch), and other times, they just give them little to nothing (agh, the Zelda anniversary).
When you consider the cost of gaming back then and even now, no excuses when costs are involved.
The long-awaited documentary, which highlights the online community that's built around cult SNES RPG EarthBound over the years. It's an examination of the power of online communities and fandom, and the impact that Shigesato Itoi's series has had on its fans.
