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This man knows the score.

EDIT: This post has been ruined by it going onto a new page.

Yesterday Bye-Bye BoxBoy! was released, so I now have that. There was also a decently sized sale, in which I bit the bullet and bought Weapon Shop De Omasse. Hope it's alright, that one - my current favourite rhythm game has strong RPG overtones ( ), so things are looking good.

Anyone picked up the free-to-start (*shudder*) Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, the expanded Kirbs RPG from Planet Robobobobobobot? I have (er, of course), and it's exactly what you'd expect. Still fun, though.

I have but haven't been even slightly tempted to play it, would definitely need more players.

Lovely Wii U eShop title Elliott Quest is coming to the old 3DS in a couple of weeks. I reviewed the Wii U version for Gintendo and found it to be a pleasing and thoroughly recommendable game. Bit tough, mind.

That name just makes it difficult to take seriously.

See Runbow pocket has been sneakily released

There are a few demos up. I've got Hey Pikmin on the download but there're Ever Oasis, Miitopia and Devilish Brain Training ones as well.

Downloaded all 4 of the latest demos, Pikmin seems alright, yet to try the rest. Also downloaded the RPG Maker Player, my body is ready for some maths.

I've set myself up for something here, haven't I?

ZeroJones wrote:

I've set myself up for something here, haven't I?

I hope the main character is Mathsofdas

Mathsofdas might cameo - I am literally usernamed 'Zero' [Jones], after all!

Word of advice: Pirate Pop Plus is down to £1.39, and gets you a download code for the Wii U as well as the 3DS. It plays a good game of Pang - recommended 👍

ZeroJones wrote:

Mathsofdas might cameo - I am literally usernamed 'Zero' [Jones], after all!

In that case you're opening yourself up to all sorts of forumite cameo requests! I'll take Banach-Tarski to make two Ball-adeers please. (It not being Drunka, I'm hoping there won't be any obvious testicle jokes made...)

Crumpi Andy is in.

Presumably not a recurring character.

Subtle.

Question is, Threesmurf or Treesum?

Treesmerf(x)

I didn't realise we were talking about Zero's Maths game and when I saw Smurfy's post I assumed he was being adventurously lewd.

I'm just happy we have a community where what appears to be a lewdness is actually maths jokes.

This is quite an interesting read. The guy who made Mutant Mudds and Xeodrifter is having a rough time of it with his latest 3DS download, Chicken Wiggle:

http://joolswatsham.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/breaking-eggs-making-omelettes.html?spref=tw

You can't help but feel for the guy a little bit; he's obviously worked very hard on this and his efforts have largely gone unrecognised. That muct be very disheartening. That said, releasing a game that looks like that and so (comparitively) expensively on a platform that most folk have long since moved on from was only likely to end in disappointment. I know there's development costs to recoup and all that, but £13.49 puts Chicken Wiggle in the same price bracket as Ocarina of Time 3D, Super Mario 3D Land and literally dozens of (likely much better) games. A bit steep, all things considered.

Plus, did anyone actually think much of Mutant Mudds and his other games? I appreciate that he was busy with them for years, but I wasn't that impressed - they were OK, but entirely missable.

I do think the audience has moved on, you just have to look at some of us. I know myself haven't turned on my 3DS all year (not that I can think off) and not even bothered with the likes of Fire Emblem that a indie was never going to have a look in.

Also we've seen the sells figures of indies on Switch have been excellent as well.

I didn't like Mutant Mudds at all and that's put me off all of their work since. The main reason was that the background/foreground gimmick it had going on added nothing to the game (that I remember at this stage, at least). And, yes. £13.49 on a console that's clearly on the way out is not going to go well, as you rightly say. You'd have had more of a chance on the Switch a couple of months ago.

I've turned on my 3DS, but not to look at the eShop. I'd certainly not noticed its existence. (Also I didn't like Mutant Mudds.)