The Situation Room 3.0

[Snowy]

ME was saying that no sigs was an advantage of mobile... but I'm saying that I want to see the sigs, so that's not really an option

(Also worth noting that I set my iPhone to desktop mode anyway...)

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

Sigs are good. I like my current sig banner.
I like my previous sig banner, too.

 

[Snowy]

I want a remake of generation 5.

 

[SoaringDylan]

I want a remake of generation 5.

Agreed. But gen 4 is next

 

[jdthebud]

I want a remake of generation 5.

What's the point of that?

 

[MegaPod]

Audino...maybe AE thinks it’ll Krokorok to play in Unova with Serperior graphics? I agree it’s a bit early for GameFreak to Dewott he suggested, but maybe later on down the line it would be worth giving a Whirlipede.

 

[Snowy]

Agreed. But gen 4 is next

I knooooooooooooooooow... but I still want it

What's the point of that?

Because Gen 5 was an amazing generation.

Audino...maybe AE thinks it’ll Krokorok to play in Unova with Serperior graphics? I agree it’s a bit early for GameFreak to Dewott he suggested, but maybe later on down the line it would be worth giving a Whirlipede.

Megapod used Puns. It was super effective. Eevee fainted.

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

Eventually, everything will be available on the Switch, but, at that point, Nintendo will be migrating over to a new system, thus requiring people to pay more for re-remakes on the newer system...probably.

 

[Snowy]

IIRC, not everything was available on the Wii U or the 3DS though.

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

Well that’s because “Wii” and “U” are inferior pronouns.
And, while not all Pokémon games were available on the 3DS, you had Gens IV-VII as actual cartridges, and I think Gens I and II on virtual console, and Gens III-V are available on the DS with the GBA slot.

So the 3DS has everything but Gen III, but Gen VI includes ORAS.
Even without virtual console, the only thing you’re “missing” is a Kanto primary game, since Gen IV included HGSS.
So that’s Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola all readily available as games on the 3DS, due to the forward compatibility of DS cartridges.

 

[Snowy]

Gen 4 is a bit of a weird one, because you do need the GBA slot with a Gen 3 cart in it to get certain pokemon.

But I was actually meaning natively on those consoles, and not thanks to backwards compatibility.

 

[TheCapsFan]

So that’s Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola all readily available as games on the 3DS, due to the forward compatibility of DS cartridges.

Technically Kanto was also available through HGSS, but I know what you mean. :U

 

[Snowy]

Technically Kanto was also available through HGSS,

And Red and blue via the virtual console...

(But I still meant natively... only gen 6 and 7 - the meh generations - are native to the 3DS)

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

And Red and blue via the virtual console...

(But I still meant natively... only gen 6 and 7 - the meh generations - are native to the 3DS)

Yes, natively it’s just Gen VI and VII, but the beauty of the 3DS is it’s backwards compatibility with DS games. The Switch doesn’t have that.

 

[Snowy]

Biggest problem with the switch is that they changed media types... meaning that even if they wanted backwards compatibility, they can’t.

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

Biggest problem with the switch is that it exists in the first place.

But yeah, just like the DS could no longer support Game Boy era cartridges and like the 3DS couldn’t even support GBA cartridges anymore, there comes a point where backwards compatibility stops. It’s a shame, but it’s to be expected. Nintendo has moved on to bigger, and sometimes better, things.

 

[TheCapsFan]

I'm actually a big fan of my Switch's portability and selection of indie games. As someone who's not a PC gamer by virtue of hardware choice, it definitely lets me catch up on excellent games that I've missed over the last couple of years.

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

Capsplz. All the “good” video games were released at least 5 years ago.

 

[Snowy]

Biggest problem with the switch is that it exists in the first place.

True... true.

But yeah, just like the DS could no longer support Game Boy era cartridges and like the 3DS couldn’t even support GBA cartridges anymore, there comes a point where backwards compatibility stops. It’s a shame, but it’s to be expected. Nintendo has moved on to bigger, and sometimes better, things.

Which is not a problem for pc or microsoft or sonys consoles. If wanted to develop software support, they could because the hardware still supports it.

Capsplz. All the “good” video games were released at least 5 years ago.

With a couple of exceptions, 9 years.

 

[Max1996]

Biggest problem with the switch is that it exists in the first place.

Why?