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Gray Shy Guy, cut from Super Mario Bros. 2, put back into the game

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments

Before Nintendo shipped Super Mario Bros. 2, the game was originally going to include a gray Shy Guy. Its description in the manual notes that the enemy “moves slowly but he’ll persistently chase after the player if he sees them.” We don’t know why the gray Shy Guy was removed, though it was seemingly done at the last minute.

This same enemy is now being rediscovered with the help of Game Genie. Twitter user bmf54123 came up with the codes XTXPLIKO XTXPGIYK AANPEXAA ZEVNIGPA to have the gray Shy Guy appear in Super Mario Bros. 2. Destructoid apparently had issues, but was able to get things working with the alternate codes XTXOAIYK XTXPYIKO AANPKXAA ZEVNIGPA.

Here’s a look at the gray Shy Guy in action:

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More: Super Mario Bros. 2

Monster Hunter Stories demo footage

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

A demo for Monster Hunter Stories landed on the 3DS eShop in North American and Europe today. We’ve included some footage below.

More: Capcom, demo, Monster Hunter Stories

Penny-Punching Princess Limited Edition up for pre-order in Europe

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

NIS America has opened pre-orders in Europe for yet another limited edition on Switch. The special package for Penny-Punching Princess is up here.

Inside, you’ll find the following:

Penny-Punching Princess for Nintendo Switch
OST on “Credit Card” 2GB USB drive
Key chain
Lapel pin
Collector’s box

Thanks to axel for the tip.

More: Europe, pre-order

ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters 2000 footage

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

The King of Fighters 2000 made its way to the eShop today as the newest NeoGeo title for Switch. Have a look at some footage below.

More: Arcade Archives, Hamster

Game Freak on making Pokemon – designs rarely canned, approach to evolutions, why eyes have changed, more

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 24 Comments

Game Informer published the next piece of its Pokemon-related coverage after taking a trip to Game Freak’s offices in Japan. The latest entry focuses on the actual creation of Pokemon.

Game Freak co-founder and Pokemon director / producer Junichi Masuda had plenty to say about this subject. He noted that designs are rarely scrapped, how the team thinks about evolution, why the eyes for Pokemon have changed over the years, and more.

You can read up on Masuda’s words below. Find the full article from Game Informer here.

More: Game Freak, interview, Junichi Masuda, top

DrinkBox says Severed on Switch “was one of the easiest releases we’ve ever done”

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments

DrinkBox surprised us this week by stealthily putting Severed on Switch. Fortunately, the process of porting the game over was very smooth.

DrinkBox co-founder and Severed producer Graham Smith told 4colorrebellion:

“Bringing the game to the Switch was an extremely smooth process, in fact, it was one of the easiest releases we’ve ever done as a studio. The only major difference between the Wii U and Switch versions of Severed is that now you can take it with you on the go!”

DrinkBox isn’t talking about future Switch games at this time. Smith did note though, “I can say that now that our game engine is running on the Switch, it should make it easier for us to bring games to the platform in the future.”

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More: DrinkBox Studios, Graham Smith, interview, Severed

Nintendo shows an impressive speedrun of a Splatoon 2 level, new wallpaper

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 2 Comments

Nintendo posted a video yesterday showing a speedrun of the “Octozeppelin Invasion” level in Splatoon 2’s single-player campaign. The stage was completed in just over a minute using a variety of techniques. It’s pretty impressive, to say the least.