Eurogamer reviews the latest virtual console updates:
"...there are two new games on the VC, and for all my moaning they're both damn fine entertainment. Lets fondle them to pieces."
"Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble is an extremely fun and underrated Donkey Kong game and it's also the final game in the SNES Donkey Kong Country trilogy that was developed by Rare." - Alex Legard from Video Chums
Personally was my fav of the 3, wasn't a big fan of 2 because it always felt like a fangame with it's level design etc. Glad to see this getting love. Outside Baby Kong I didn't have any issues with the game
Yes, it is much harder to start a retro collection in 2022 than it was in 2017, but it’s still possible! You’ll see there are still quite a few SNES games that are fun and affordable.
I really enjoyed Commando as a kid and it’s not listed . I bet it’s cheap maybe? Beat all 99 levels just to find out you start all over again .
You must be talking about Captain Commando and no it's not cheap...going for about $130.
Any retro console is still worth buying in 2022 whether a Genesis, NES, SMS, TG16. Some systems command a higher price then others but a SNES is still reasonably priced and worth grabbing you can mod the NA SNES to play Japanese games throw in an Everdrive and you're set. I feel sorry for some of the consoles I see on Ebay that have holes in them, yellowed to death, modified with shitty mods that barely work. The SNES might need a little work great way to learn if yellowed just use peroxide and UV light and it will turn white again. If you have a hobby of repairing older consoles that are listed as untested broken for parts some of the repairs are basic you can save money that way when buying a retro console. I just bought a $20 NES listed as broken on Ebay disable the lock out chip and new 72pin connector and it works.
I imagine restoration work on retro consoles is going to become much more important as the years wear on. Sure, hundreds of thousands of certain consoles were made, but fewer exist every year.
Depends on the console a SNES for sure needs retrobrite the plastic grows brittle and literally falls apart same with the NES. A White Dreamcast also needs retrobrite if I remember right the TG16 needs new capacitors it suffers the same issue as the Game Gear. Most of the old handhelds need new screens since they fail with age my Game Gear had new capacitors put in and a McWill mod done to it. The NES needs the lock out chip disabled when the power light turns on and off maybe throw in a new 72pin as well. Sega Master System has an issue blowing out the 7805 voltage regulator. OG Xbox depending on the board revision needs a clock capacitor removed or it leaks and fries the board. N64 controller needs a new thumbstick Sega Genesis model 2 suffers from the solder around the power supply is prone to cracking hence the system will not power up. Sega CD model 1 the laser dies fast model 2 the rubber feet supporting the drive fail and the model is know to throw the pico fuse so it dies fast as well.
It also depends how you treat the system also I baby my shit. I don't throw it around like a football the systems I see that might need the most help going through the years are the ones that use lasers and discs. I know some systems have problems due to how they were built as well like again certain board revisions of an OG Xbox and the Game Gear. I have bought broken systems and picked them for parts. I actually enjoy fixing older systems it's relaxing and a great way to teach yourself new skills.
Turning 64 this year.....my days playing video games are Now over.... time to move on to Jesus Christ .....I wish all of you Happy New Year . Game on Dudes!!!
It was fun while it lasted.
Donkey Kong Country 3 is a game held in high regard and with good reason but 25 years later, it feels like a chore to play.
A lot of older games feel like a "chore" to play now. It is because many are 'Souls' like. Miss a step, dead, an enemy hits you more than once or twice, dead. There is no get hit, and get/move/run away, and regain life or shields.
Literally logged in after I don't know how Long, maybe a year. Lol just to say yes to your comment. Get this guy outta here. Smh. Learning how to play a game properly is now a chore 🤣. Lol.( Dkc 3 is the best one.👀👀 Don't flame me bro/ gal.) Lol
Oh yeah, let's remake the entire series but make DK Gay and Diddy his boyfriend but also toss them to the side because Dixie has always been the bravest and smartest and has been held back but the masculine gators that want to control everything! Just make her question herself at some point and then show us Dixies true inner prowless and strength to over come any challenge this bonkers island has go offer her. Also change the Grandpa to Grandma just too keep up, many felt he was a creep in the original anyways! Just sayin...
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I didn't mean to imply I feel Dixy Kong is a "chore" to me. I have been gaming since Pong, Atari days. I bought a SNES controller for my Switch just to play the Donkey Kong games, and Link to the Past properly.
A lot of younger gamers are used to games being far more forgiving than games were, in the past. Asassins Creed, if you are overwhelmed in a battle, most times you can just runaway, and regain all of your health. You couldn't do that in DK. You had to find health.
Looking for an N64 controller for my Switch too. They are being sold for crazy money, on Ebay and Amazon. Over $200! They have been sold out on Nintendo's Website.
