Not a game!?

This is more of a virtual course for video game consoles tech than a game. I've collected over 70 medals, completed all the quizzes and "played" the tech demos and "mini-games" available thru my gameplay thus far. Though, I've enjoyed the demos and mini-games, none of them are memorable or a must have experience.  There are some cool tidbits about the console's smaller details that are interesting, but nothing really surprising.

I'm a techie and enjoy reading and learning about technology in general, but the quizzes are a little too much. It stops being fun and becomes a tedious tasks. At some point they start repeating some of the same info with a bit of extra detail that makes it feel they ran out of material to cover 🙃. The way new areas are unlocked forcing you to walk around over the entire play area finding stamps is not fun.

I don't recommend this as a "game". But if you're curious about the tech found in the Switch 2 and smaller details of the console's design, this is good.

A banger on Switch 2

Showcase graphics, fun gameplay, and a better price.

Good but not epic.

This iteration of Mario Kart brings many welcome changes to the core Mario Kart recipe. Races support up to 24 players at the same time. Building up a boost on straight stretches of tracks, grinding, and wall driving is now possible. These are fun to use and give the game a new way to strategize.

Each character has many costumes that can be collected while racing or on free-roam. Right, there is a new free-roam mode that is a bit underwhelming. Characters are unlockable as usual, but also, there is an item that unlocks NPC characters from other Mario games.

The main attraction is the new Knock-out Tour mode. On this mode you race against 23 opponents. The 4 racers in the back of the pack are knocked-out of the race every so often until the last four remain. This game mode can feel chaotic at times, but it is one of the best multiplayer experiences in gaming to date.

The graphics are the best in MK history, the music is good.

Is it worth $80? Depends how much juice you can squeeze from it. 🤷‍♂️

Rush Rally 3 is a solid rally game with satisfying driving mechanics and a well-tuned handling model. The ability to fine-tune graphics settings adds flexibility, and the game packs plenty of content, including car decal customization and a story mode. While Switch rally titles often suffer from the lack of analog triggers, this one strikes a smart balance, making it accessible yet engaging for casual rally fans. Simple but effective.

The vistas and scenery in this game are sooo good. Better than most open world games out there. The combat is really good. The story is really good. It is a long game, it starts slow, but when it opens up, it really gets going. Exploring the world is fun. Completing side quests doesn't feel like shores. Overall my second favorite Xenoblade game.

I am a huge fan of the first 2 Turok games. The exploration, the character animations, the gun play, them bosses... almost perfect. Many of these aspects are not even as good in most shooters this days. I remember playing this game and having to uncover the full wire-frame map on each level to feel like I can exit the level without missing anything. Most frustrating is getting to the end-level portal without collected all keys. This game is in my top 10 favorite games of all time.

This remaster add many quality of life features that are most welcome. My favorite being gyro aim. Its easy to get lost exploring maps in this game and this version adds marks to points of interests making it easy to find your way around. You can also save at any time. These and many more options can be enabled or disabled from the options menu.

Now, there is one thing that took some time getting used to while playing the remasters... and that is the faster frame-rate. I know... hear me out. To me, the slower movement on the N64 really gave this games a sense of heaviness or weight to the whole thing. And playing this game in what feels like turbo-mode changes that. I've really, really enjoyed playing this version but always prefer going back and experience them on the N64.