Our viewers love putting us through the ringer when it comes to “Let’s Play Classics” games, and this week will be no differing. Especially because we can’t get the Konmai code to work! Simeon and Scott will be lucky to make it to level 3 in this tough-as-nails arcade shooter. At least they have each other to count on… right?
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2 Nintendo Facts & A Lie!
Are you able to discern fact from fiction? Allow us to try and trip you up with this spin on the popular game “2 Truths and A Lie.” Today, the “truths” are Nintendo facts, and we’ve attempted to sneak one falsehood in with them. Using poker chips to keep score, Simeon and Scott will throwdown in a battle for truth.
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Seven Billion Humans Announced for Switch!
The creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine are back at it again with the newly announced Seven Billion Humans! Also, stick around for Simeon and Scott to discuss the closure of Miitomo, Nintendo’s first foray into the mobile app market. That, and more, on today’s Nintendo News episode with Two Button Crew!
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Shovel Knight – Co-Op mode!
What do you get when you have two friends, two controllers, a Switch, and Shovel Knight? You get an awesome co-op romp through an amazing 8-bit indie game! That’s right, Simeon and Scott are donning their helmets and hefting their shovels as they raid King Knight’s castle—the villain that will soon be playable in the next update from Yacht Club games.
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Nintendo Labo? Nintendo LABO!
Nintendo lifted the curtain on Labo, their new cardboard initiative. Simeon, Scott, and Producer Glen share their thoughts on Ninty’s newest innovation and take a look at the pros and cons of these first few sets being released.
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It’s a ~Secret of Mana~ to Everyone
Thank goodness for Glen, or we would have been wandering around Secret of Mana aimlessly. This is a very interesting, quirky RPG from Square, complete with funny animations for walking up stairs and opening a treasure chest. It’s pretty fun! Watch and enjoy.
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Jeopardy – Nintendo Edition!
Crew member Rachel made us an online Jeopardy game to play, and it’s all Nintendo themed! Of COURSE, we’ll showdown in a round of Nintendo Jeopardy made by one of our Patrons! This was a blast to play, and surprisingly close.
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Come at Me, Super Meat Bro
Super Meat Boy is an older indie game, but it’s brand new to Switch AND has an exclusive Vs. mode for Simeon and Scott to try out. They’ll be racing, split-screen style, to see who can reach Bandage Girl first. Also, they might discover a few bugs and glitches along the way… but no matter what, be sure to enjoy the rage that’s induced by this incredibly difficult platformer!
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THE INTERVENTION // TBC Short Film
I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of him.
#529 – This has been a long time coming. Scott has been noticing some very questionable behavior in Simeon, and there was nothing else to do but sit down and talk it out. Scott decided that it would be best to capture the confrontation on film, so that if worse came to worse, he’d have video proof. What ended up happening, he could never have expected. Watch what came of the intervention.
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Smash Through History: 64 – Wii U
It would have made FAR too much sense to play the games in chronological order! Nah!
Today is Scott’s 23rd Birthday, and to celebrate, Simeon is giving him the chance to display his skills in all 5 official Super Smash Bros. games. 64, Melee, Brawl, 3DS, and Wii U are all included in this challenge, and the player that wins the majority of rounds is declared the Ultimate Super Smash Bro. Simeon wouldn’t dare humiliate Scott on his Birthday, now would he?
Shot by Alex Campbell
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Switch Games – Remakes/Updates/Sequels?
SplaTWOn, coming to a Nintendo Switch near you, March 2017!
We saw a good handful of games during the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer, but it wasn’t exactly clear which ones were new games and which ones are making a return from the Wii U console. We look at all the clues and present compelling cases for which games are new and which ones are definitive editions!
Shot by Alex Campbell
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Pokemon Go Review (Ver. 1)
This game is slightly a big deal.
You didn’t think we would miss doing an episode on the biggest cultural phenomenon since What Does the Fox Say, did you? We are here to talk all things Pokemon, Go, Niantic, Gyms, Servers, and more.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Switch) Review
Look what gem we dug up.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is available on Nintendo Switch, including the timed-exclusive Specter of Torment campaign! Ryan has been playing the title for review, and has completed the game and assembled all of his thoughts. Watch to see what he thought of this villainous twist on Shovel Knight!
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Home of the Indies: Nintendo Switch
After an incredible Indie Showcase that Nintendo aired before the launch of their new platform, the Nintendo Switch, I’m still left thinking about that reel of stellar indie software. The lineup looks fantastic, and in an otherwise barren stretch without software between Zelda and Mario Kart, the indies are going above and beyond in filling in the gaps.
Nintendo really stepped up their game in the way that they are courting independent developers this generation. You can tell. You can feel the excitement emanating from these smaller, self-publishing game creators. Not only is a slew of great games coming to Switch, but the indies are providing exclusives and timed exclusives by the handful.
Nintendo Voice Chat Indie Special
Recently IGN’s Nintendo podcast took a week off their normal format and interviewed some fine folks. They sat down and talked with many of the creators that were featured in Nintendo’s showcase, but also interviewed the employee of Nintendo in charge of managing these releases, all in one informative episode.
While you should definitely give the full show a watch or listen, I took two very important facts away from it:
1: Expect indie games to be enhanced with unique Switch features. Nintendo is helping indies implement the latest and greatest into their titles, and helping make these games more attractive on the Nintendo platform as well.
2: More selectivity is determining what appears on the eShop. It’s not an open invitation for indie developers anymore, but only the best of the best are being let in to the new eShop. This might seem like a step backward in Nintendo’s indie relations, but they’re really just taking an active step in keeping the shovelware out and wooing the best developers in. Damon Baker is the man in charge of Nintendo’s “portfolio management,” so he’ll be making a lot of calls, taking people out to golf, and not taking no for an answer when it comes to getting Nintendo fans access to the smartest indie titles.
Technology Implementation
Nintendo isn’t the only company taking advantage of HD Rumble or the other technologies packed into the Joy-Con controllers. Indies are crazy about this technology, and have reported that Nintendo’s documentation is off-the-charts helpful…
Let me say that again:
Nintendo’s development documenation for Switch is insanely good.
I know – sounds boring to you or me, but developers are going crazy about this. And it means we get better games, faster, so there’s that!
In one example of rapid technology implementation, Tomorrow Corp’s games (World of Goo, Human Resource Machine, Little Inferno) already take advantage of the IR-free Motion Pointer technology before it’s been seen from any other developer, first-party, third-party, or otherwise.
Indie games that allow full iPad-like touch-screen only controls as an option are also on the way.
Convenient Porting
Indie developers are having extremely efficient experiences in getting their existing games running on Switch hardware, which has historically not been the case with Nintendo platforms. In the IGN interview above, devs stated times between a single hour to two weeks when discussing port timeframes.
Not to mention that development kits are actually on the cheap end of the spectrum for indies! At approximately $450 per kit, it’s hardly a barrier of entry for anyone hoping to see their game running on Nintendo hardware. Finally, the Big N seems to have created a win-win situation with their development environment.
Support Them!
Switch is the perfect console for indie games. It’s easy to develop for, fully-featured hardware, that we can take with us anywhere! Let’s show independent developers that we respect their time and appreciate their efforts by voting with our wallets.
Watch for these upcoming (and some newly released) games:
- Runner3 from Choice Provisions
- SteamWorld Dig 2 from Image & Form Games
- Yooka Laylee from Team 17 and Playtonic Games
- Blaster Master Zero from Inti Creates
- Pocket Rumble from Chucklefish Games and Cardboard Robot Games
- Flipping Death from Zoink Games
- Mr. Shifty from tinyBuild and Team Shifty
- Wargroove from Chucklefish Games
- Stardew Valley from Chucklefish Games and ConcernedApe
- Shakedown Hawaii from vBlank
- Graceful Explosion Machine from Vertex Pop
- Tumbleseed from aeiowu
- Overcooked: Special Edition from Team 17 and Ghost Town Games
- The Escapists 2 from Team 17 and Mouldy Toof
- GoNNER from Raw Fury and Art in Heart
- Kingdom: Two Crowns from Raw Fury and Noio
- Dandara from Raw Fury and Long Hat House
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove & Specter of Torment by Yacht Club Games
- World of Goo by Tomorrow Corp
- Human Resource Machine by Tomorrow Corp
- Little Inferno by Tomorrow Corp
Surprise Tumbleseed Challenge!
It’s nice to see the Illuminati branching out into video games for a change.
#523 – Simeon gives the simple-yet-challenging Tumblessed a shot! Will he be able to maneuver the potholes and Illuminati bugs to the farthest reaches of the forest?
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What is a “Rogue-Like” Game?
Nothing more frustrating than dying far into a Rogue-like.
#521 – The 1980 classic Rogue paved the way for many a perilous journey to follow. But when we say “Rogue-like”, what do we actually mean?
Footage Credit: Tumbleseed – Polygon | Has Been Heroes – SwitchForce
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Analyzing Nintendo’s 2017 E3 Plans
We’ve got all the deets on lock!
#514 – E3 silently approaches, drawing nearer every single day. Nintendo has quietly announced the outline of their plans for this year’s expo, focusing mainly on 2017 games for Switch, with some 3DS titles thrown in there too. Some fans are disappointed, hoping for a longer look at the Switch’s upcoming support after so many years of secrecy around the console. Nintendo better pull out some stops to fill in the gap between Splatoon and Mario!
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Summer of Play Q&A | TBC on Location
Thanks to all the awesome peeps that let us bug them in line!
#556 – The Chicago Summer of Play event was host to some of the coolest Nintendo fans around! We went through the line and talked to some folks and asked them some very deep, very personal questions… about Nintendo! Enjoy.
Note: We lost footage of a few awesome people :( But please check out their channels!
Clashex Games: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClashexGames
ItsMeTNC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWSIM3i9yHmRHqPMetMAzg
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TBC vs. CND | TBC on Location
Let the record show! ;)
#555 – Subscribe to CND: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainNintendoDude – what a cool guy! We got to meet CND at the Chicago Summer of Play event that Nintendo put on, and it wasn’t long before tempers flared and skills had to be proven. “Settle it in ARMS” as they say!
Note: You can’t capture gameplay in handheld mode, so placeholder footage was provided by: Swillo & BimmyQuestion | WhiteHawke
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Chicago Summer of Play Vlog | TBC on Location
This makes us professional vloggers, right?
#554 – We went to Chicago and visited Nintendo’s Summer of Play event! They had some great games on the floor, cool prizes to win, but most of all… a lot of great Nintendo fans to meet. Come along for the trip with us on this vlog! More videos of the event are to come, so stay subscribed.
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