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< p > The Nintendo Switch has been on active duty here for longer than I can remember myself playing on any of my previous home consoles. Of course the Wii had it’ s < strong > Virtual Console< / strong > service where Nintendo forced you to pay another 5 EUR for NES, 8 EUR for SNES and 10 EUR for N64 games that were carefully, week by week, re-released. It must have been the fourth time I’ ve bought the Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past. I’ m a sucker for retro stuff (hence this website) so naturally I started nagging as the Switch doesn’ t support this kind of retroness (yet).< / p >
< p > I’ ve never been a great fan of emulation: playing games on a system that wasn’ t the target platform. It’ s great for games that you otherwise would never be able to play like Mother 3 that never makes it’ s way to the European Union, but otherwise playing a GBA game on the Wii U doesn’ t include that pure nostalgia rush you’ d get while gripping a “ real” Gameboy (modified or not). That’ s not to say that I didn’ t take part in this: I knew my way well around < a href = "https://gbatemp.net/" > https://gbatemp.net/< / a > .< / p >
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< p > That got me thinking, what is it with these old games that make me happy when I play them? Is it purely because of the “ retroness” , the big buttons on yellowed plastic with short cables that require you to sit close to your TV? No! It’ s the difference between the words < strong > retro< / strong > and < strong > nostalgic< / strong > . “ Nostalgic” throws me back in time and make me re-appreciate the goodness of yore.< / p >
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< p > There are a lot of amazing new games, for newer consoles, that are still brimming with nostalgia! The reason I’ d pick a Switch over any other console that also runs these games is simple: < em > it’ s a handheld!< / em > TV occupied by your wife? No problem. Want to show off during a break at work? No problem. Just want to be comfortable in a chair without a big screen? No problem. It’ s such a powerful concept that’ s especially great with 2D games that don’ t have too much details. The Switch screen is simply perfect for those games.< / p >
< p > To give you an example, Inti creates’ Castlevania: Curse of the Moon that was released this month has made < a href = "http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/06/bloodstained_curse_of_the_moon_made_over_half_its_sales_on_switch" > more sales< / a > on the Nintendo Switch than other systems combined:< / p >
< ul >
< li > Switch – < / li >
< li > Steam – < / li >
< li > PlayStation 4 – < / li >
< li > 3DS – < / li >
< li > PlayStation Vita – < / li >
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Castlev-erm, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
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< p > Of course the average Playstation 4 gamer is not looking for a hardcore 8-BIT 2D platformer but for the next iteration of Call of Duty. As another example, Ron Gilbert tweets “ < a href = "https://twitter.com/grumpygamer/status/933385161407741952?lang=en" > < strong > Switch our the best selling console for Thimbleweed Park.< / strong > < / a > ” . Of course it is, it’ s a perfect match!< / p >
< p > So let’ s take a look at what kind of nostalgia the Switch brings.< / p >
< p > The following list is subjectively compiled and contains only a fraction of the games that interest me. I’ ll keep on adding stuff when playing and discovering more. Some games are indicated by 8 (NES), 16 (SNES) or 32 (N64) BIT to give you an idea on what era it’ s dedicated to. If a game does not evoke a nostalgic feeling (in me), it’ s not part of this list.< / p >
< h3 id = "platforming" > Platforming< / h3 >
< h4 id = "classicvania" > Classicvania< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Castlevania I-III< / strong > , < strong > Ghouls ‘ n Ghosts< / strong > , < strong > Mega Man< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (8)< / li >
< li > Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (8)< / li >
< li > Alwa’ s awekening (8)< / li >
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< h4 id = "metroidvania" > Metroidvania< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Super Metroid< / strong > , < strong > Castlevania: Symphony of the Night< / strong > < / p >
< p > Heavyweight metroidvania’ s:< / p >
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< li > Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (TBA) (16)< / li >
< li > Dandara (16)< / li >
< li > The Mummy Demastered (16)< / li >
< li > Cave Story+< / li >
< li > Axiom Verge (8)< / li >
< li > Hollow Knight< / li >
< li > Xeodrifter< / li >
< / ul >
< p > Light metroidvania’ s: (some form of backtracking and upgrades required. These can be open world games or more level-based)< / p >
< ul >
< li > Wonder Boy: Dragon’ s Trap (8)< / li >
< li > Fox ‘ n Forests (16) - actually inspired by MegaDrive games< / li >
< li > Shantae: Pirate’ s Curse, < sup > 1< / sup > ⁄ < sub > 2< / sub > genie< / li >
< li > Steamworld Dig (2): inspired by < strong > Spelunky< / strong > < / li >
< li > Owlboy: more puzzling and platforming< / li >
< li > Iconoclasts: more puzzling and platforming< / li >
< / ul >
< h4 id = "action-platforming" > Action platforming< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Contra< / strong > , < strong > Metal Slug< / strong > , < strong > Mega Man< / strong > < / p >
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< li > Blaster Master Zero< / li >
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< h4 id = "softcore-2d-platforming" > Softcore 2D platforming< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by < strong > Sonic< / strong > , < strong > Kirby< / strong > , < strong > Mario Bros< / strong > < / p >
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< li > Sonic Mania (16)< / li >
< li > Rayman Legends< / li >
< li > Kirby Star Allies< / li >
< li > Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (could be hard- or softcore)< / li >
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< h4 id = "hardcode-2d-platforming" > Hardcode 2D platforming< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Mario Bros< / strong > , < strong > Mega Man< / strong > < / p >
< p > A new subgenre called < strong > Masocore platformers< / strong > emerged from these games, also inspired by classicvania’ s.< / p >
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< li > Celeste< / li >
< li > Super Meat Boy< / li >
< li > Slime San< / li >
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Celeste
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< h4 id = "hardcore-3d-platforming" > Hardcore 3D platforming< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Mario 64< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Yooka Laylee (64)< / li >
< li > Spyro (TBA) (64)< / li >
< li > Crash Bandicoot Trilogy (64)< / li >
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< li > Super Mario Odyssey< / li >
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< h4 id = "rogueli-k-t-e" > Rogueli(k)(t)e< / h4 >
< p > Another new subgenre that is not quite new but gained a lot of attention the last few years and created some excellent games.< / p >
< ul >
< li > Wizard of Legend< / li >
< li > Enter the Gungeon< / li >
< li > Crypt of the Necrodancer< / li >
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< h3 id = "strategy-war-games" > Strategy “ war” games< / h3 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Worms< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Worms: WMD< / li >
< li > Steamworld: Heist< / li >
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< h3 id = "adventure-games" > Adventure games< / h3 >
< h4 id = "simulations" > Simulations< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Harvest Moon< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Stardew Valley< / li >
< / ul >
< h4 id = "point-click" > Point & Click< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Monkey Island< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Thimbleweed Park< / li >
< li > The Journey Down (this one even has Grim Fandango looks)< / li >
< li > Detective Gallo< / li >
< li > Night in the Woods< / li >
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< h3 id = "roleplaying" > Roleplaying< / h3 >
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Octopath Traveller
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< / center > < / p >
< h4 id = "strategy-rpgs" > Strategy RPGs< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Final Fantasy Tactics< / strong > , < strong > X-Com< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > The Banner Saga < sup > 1< / sup > ⁄ < sub > 2< / sub > < / li >
< li > Disgaea 5< / li >
< li > Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle< / li >
< li > Mercenaries Sage chronicles< / li >
< / ul >
< h4 id = "hack-slash" > Hack & Slash< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Diablo< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Titan Quest< / li >
< / ul >
< h4 id = "classic-western-rpgs" > Classic Western RPGs< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Might and Magic< / strong > , < strong > Baldur’ s Gate< / strong > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Darkest Dungeon< / li >
< li > Pillars of Eternity II (TBA)< / li >
< / ul >
< h4 id = "classic-jrpgs" > Classic JRPGs< / h4 >
< p > Inspired by: < strong > Final Fantasy< / strong > , < strong > Dragon Quest< / strong > < / p >
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< li > Octopath Traveller< / li >
< li > Romancing SaGa 2< / li >
< li > I am Setsuna< / li >
< li > Xenoblade Chronicles 2< / li >
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