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A new Fig crowdfunding campaign has opened for Obelus, which is described as an “intense arcade combat sidescroller with a thought provoking narrative”. 

Created by Springloaded, Obelus places you in the shoes of Dave an interplanetary insurance salesman who finds himself “travelling and fighting aggressive fauna across the galaxy” with only his company-approved mech AI to keep him company.

The pixel-heavy visuals looks swish, and the soundtrack is shaping up to be something pretty special, too. The game’s proposed platforms are Steam and Switch, but – depending on the success of the campaign – it could come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.

At the time of writing, Obelus has raised just over $11,000 of its $50,000 goal.

Finding every Power Moon in Super Mario Odyssey is quite the adventure; the amount of different methods needed to acquire a complete collection is staggering and you may find that you need a little bit of help along the way. One of the many tasks you’ll need to complete for a full set is finding every single Captain Toad location.

Yes, Captain Toad can be found in 14 of Super Mario Odyssey’s Kingdoms (usually after an area has already been cleared) along with that signature, shrill, shrieky, and yet oddly compelling yell that bursts out of his mouth at any given time. If you manage to find him you are rewarded with a shiny Power Moon to add to your ever-growing tally so, if you’re ready to go on an adventure, let’s track him down!

Naturally, this guide contains several spoilers including post-game content – you’ve been warned!

Cap Kingdom

We’ll start you off gently with a nice and easy one – the Cap Kingdom! Here, Captain Toad has decided to climb right to the ‘top’ (ahem) of Top-Hat Tower. Simply warp over to the tower (or return to the top by foot if you haven’t hit the checkpoint) and climb the spiral slope all the way to the top where you had your first boss encounter. Our little friend is sitting right in the middle of the raised platform and will give you a shiny Power Moon for your troubles – ‘Good Evening, Captain Toad!’

Cascade Kingdom

In the Cascade Kingdom you will need to return to this area’s boss fight arena (situated in the top-left of the map near the ‘Fossil Falls Heights’ checkpoint). Once you’ve reached the boss area, head over to the left hand side and you should see a platform with one of the game’s metal boxes (unless you’ve smashed it already, of course). Jump onto this platform and tilt your camera down so that you can see what is below it – you should notice a second platform tucked away under the cliff’s edge. Drop down onto this platform to grab ‘Good Morning, Captain Toad!’

Sand Kingdom

To find this Kingdom’s Captain Toad, you’ll first need to travel to the small body of water in the bottom-right hand corner of the map. You’ll notice a Lakitu enjoying a spot of fishing but, unfortunately for him, his playtime is over as you need to capture him. As Lakitu, slowly float yourself away from the water in a northerly direction until you reach an area with three cacti and a noticeboard. Cast your line into the sand to attract the largest silhouette you can see – once you’ve caught it, use the left stick to reel it in and you’ll find that you’ve caught yourself a nice, fresh Captain Toad. ‘You’re Quite a Catch, Captain Toad!’ is yours!

Lake Kingdom

For this Moon, warp to the ‘Water Plaza Entrance’ and turn around 180 degrees so that you are facing the opposite direction to the plaza itself. Capture one of the many available Cheep Cheeps and swim back into the main Plaza entrance, making sure to splash along the floor inside until you can get yourself safely into the circular-shaped pool. With your new-found ability to breathe underwater, you will now be able to dive all the way down to the bottom of what turns out to be an incredibly long tunnel. Once you reach your destination you’ll see Captain Toad sitting safely inside his own snow globe-like area. Talk to him to secure the ‘Let’s Go Swimming, Captain Toad!’ Power Moon.

Wooded Kingdom

In the Wooded Kingdom, Captain Toad is located on that tiny piece of land way out to the right-hand side of the map. To get there, you’ll need to head to the nearest place available to it in the main body of land (warping to the ‘Observation Deck’ is your best bet here). From that checkpoint you should be able to see Glydon – the wonderfully cute, yellow dragon who can fly you around the map. Capture him and turn around to the left to find a thin piece of the scenery sticking out with some purple coins floating innocently at the end. If you walk to end of this platform you’ll see that distant blob of land in front of you – simply glide down to it to meet Captain Toad and grab your ‘Hey Out There, Captain Toad!’ Power Moon.

Lost Kingdom

For the Lost Kingdom Captain Toad, you’ll want to start by warping to the ‘Mountainside Platform’ checkpoint. From here, turn around and jump over to the area with gold coins hovering inside a square-shaped walkway, making sure to capture the Tropical Wiggler who is wandering around nearby. As the Wiggler, move your way over the platforms in front of you, dodging the Fuzzys along the way. Right on the opposite side you’ll see a small platform with a single coin on it – head over to that platform and spin the camera around a little to reveal a small alcove on the green-coloured wall to the left. Use your Wiggler powers to wiggle into that space and find Captain Toad inside – as well as a small bank’s worth of gold coins! ‘Get Some Rest, Captain Toad!’ is now safely in your possession.

Metro Kingdom

To find Captain Toad in the Metro Kingdom, start by warping to the ‘New Donk City Hall Plaza’ (the area where you can see Pauline standing outside). Simply run around the left-hand side of this building – passing a couple of human residents as you go – until you find a pile of cardboard boxes on the right. Jump over (or smash your way through) these boxes and you’ll see Captain Toad sitting precariously on a fatally high platform to your left. Jump down onto the platform and run all the way along until you can talk to him – the appropriately named ‘How You Doin’, Captain Toad!’ will be added to your collection.

Snow Kingdom

Captain Toad has hidden himself right at the top of the map in the Snow Kingdom so start off by travelling to the ‘Corner of the Freezing Sea’ checkpoint in the top-right. From the flagpole, make sure you’re facing a north-westerly direction – immediately in front of you you’ll see a thin channel of water leading into a pond and a snowbank just behind that. If you look carefully at the top of the snow you’ll see an alcove that has been covered up. Head over there and smash away all of the snow to find Captain Toad ‘chilling’ (sorry) just behind it. Talk to him and you’ll receive the ‘Captain Toad is Chilly!’ Power Moon.

Seaside Kingdom

In the Seaside Kingdom you’ll actually want to begin your search for Captain Toad from the Odyssey itself. Start by capturing a Gushen (one of those water-dwelling creatures that you can use to boost around with). Just behind the Odyssey there are some platforms sticking out of the cliff and one of them has a small body of water in it – head up onto this platform and land in the water to replenish your supply. From there you need to boost up, and then to the left, finding another small platform with a regular Power Moon sitting in open space (you’re welcome). Using the same technique again, launch yourself skywards from this platform and continue your journey to the left. You’ll need to fly around a slight corner in the cliff face before eventually getting your first view of Captain Toad’s little platform. Land there and talk to him to get the ‘Good Job, Captain Toad!’ Power Moon. Good job, reader!

Luncheon Kingdom

As he was in the Wooded Kingdom, Captain Toad has somehow managed to find himself ridiculously far away from anything else of importance in the Luncheon Kingdom. As you can see, he is located at the very top of the Kingdom’s map but you’ll want to start by heading to the ‘Start of the Peak Climb’ checkpoint. From here, make your way up through the platforms in front of you, using the resident forks to flick yourself upwards. Keep climbing the mountain, passing the Fire Piranha Plant and the rolling fruit, until you eventually get the chance to capture a Lava Bubble. As a Lava Bubble, jump off the mountain into the pink goop below – this allows you to travel around a large chunk of the Kingdom freely. Swim all the way up to that northern point as indicated on our map above and you’ll find Captain Toad sitting alone on a tiny island – engage in conversation and ta-da! – ‘Bon Appétit, Captain Toad!’ will be yours.

Bowser’s Kingdom

In Bowser’s Kingdom, start by heading to the ‘Outer Wall’ checkpoint. Run passed the huge Thwomp-like fella’ and fall down onto the green roof tiles to the right-hand side. Climb up and over the next roof and you should see a group of three ‘?’ Blocks to your left. Continue along the roof and jump down to the next available section on the left – Captain Toad is right there! Walk on over to him to collect your ‘Good to See You, Captain Toad!’ Power Moon.

Moon Kingdom

The Moon Kingdom doesn’t really provide many places for Captain Toad to conveniently hide away so, luckily for us, he’s rather easy to find. Starting at the Odyssey, head around to the back of the ship to find a small gathering of creatures from a variety of Kingdoms. They are all standing next to a small bump in the Moon’s surface and, behind that small bump, you can just see the familiar sight of a red and white mushroom. Jump over to have a chat with the little explorer and pick up the ‘Thanks, Captain Toad!’ Power Moon.

Mushroom Kingdom

The Mushroom Kingdom is home to perhaps the easiest of the Captain Toad locations. Directly in front of the Odyssey (and to the left slightly) you’ll see a water fountain with some purple coins on top. Just beyond that you’ll see a mushroom-shaped building that is home to this region’s Crazy Cap store. Sitting on top of the store is none other than Captain Toad himself. Simply jump onto the boxes just outside and perform a backwards somersault (‘ZL’ followed by ‘B’) onto the roof. Say “hello” to receive ‘Forever Onward, Captain Toad!’.

Dark Side

One last Captain Toad to find! If you haven’t yet unlocked Dark Side and are wondering why you can’t travel to it just yet, don’t worry! Once you have collected 250 Power Moons you’ll be able to fly directly to this area and complete your Captain Toad treasure hunt. 

When you make it to Dark Side you’ll need to travel all the way to the huge, carrot-shaped tower at the furthest northern edge of the map. As you climb the tower you’ll face a series of boss challenges which will need to be completed in order to find Toad. When you have defeated the Broodal on the fourth floor of the tower, head through the exit at the back of the room to continue your tower climb. Run all the way around the narrow corridor until you see the green pipe at the end and, instead of going through the pipe, keep running directly at the wall as if you’re about to launch through Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. Captain Toad is waiting for you inside and will grant you with the final Power Moon in his collection – ‘Captain Toad on the Dark Side!’

We hope that you have found this guide on where to find Captain Toad useful. Let us know if you’ve managed to track him down in the comments below.

Over the past few years Nintendo’s been upping its game with its trailers and commercials, reaching a high point recently with a fabulous Super Mario Odyssey musical. With the lucrative Holiday shopping window now around the corner we can see the latest big pitch for the Switch – called ‘Nintendo Switch Moments Come to Life’.

It showcases various games in quite a smart way, check it out below.

One part that stands out to us is the company’s continued efforts to push EA’s FIFA 18; it’s evidently keen to try and deliver solid sales in order to convince major third-parties that investment in the Switch is worthwhile.

Let us know what you think of this commercial down in the comments.

Switch music title VOEZ is getting 14 new tracks as part of its upcoming 1.3 update.

The update is due to arrive next week – November 9th, to be exact – and publisher Flyhigh Works has showcased two of the tracks: “25 Color Twilight” and “Promise from Another World”. You can check them both out around the sixteen minute mark in the video below:

VOEZ started out as a free-to-play smartphone title with in-app purchases which unlocked more songs. The Switch version launched with all 116 tracks as standard, and subsequent updates have bolstered that figure to a whopping 146, not including the 14 songs coming in update 1.3. In anyone’s book that’s incredible value for money.

Twice a year we have Games Done Quick events, in which there’s a full week of speedrunning to raise money for charity. They’re hugely popular, and the Summer event raised an eye-watering $1,792,632, which is fantastic.

The January event is running from 7th to 14th January at The Holiday Inn Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Virginia, though the vast majority watch it all online. The charity that’ll benefit this time is Prevent Cancer Foundation.

Now the event has unveiled its full schedule, and it’s rather interesting. Of note is the fact that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been chosen as the big finale – atz will do the run which requires completion of all main quests with no amiibo. In fact the final stretch is focused on Nintendo, with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario World preceding that finale.

You should check out the full schedule, which has plenty of retro Nintendo games along with a broad range of multi-platform and modern titles. It’ll be a good watch to get us up and running in the New Year.

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Part of the pull of the Switch’s hybrid nature is that no game on the platform feels too big or too small for it, as the handheld nature can make those smaller indie experiences feel like a natural fit. Currently, there’s a bit of a dearth of shmup games in the Switch library, which is a bit disappointing for those looking for a fast paced, bite-sized action game of that sort on the go. If a recent tweet is to be believed, however, it seems that a new shmup will be due on the console at some point in the near future.

Sky Force Reloaded is a popular shmup that’s seen a release on mobile platforms, with a PC release due later this year and a console release sometime after that. In a tweet today, Infinite Dreams posted an image showing off boxes of the game for all four major platforms, with the Switch version being the new announcement. No further information is available at the time, but hopefully we won’t have to be waiting too much longer for this one.

What do you think? Have you this one before? Would you get it on the Switch? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

With all of the buzz and excitement around the recent release of Super Mario Odyssey, a question doing the rounds is whether it’s the ‘best’ Mario game. If you happen to be sharing a beverage with a group of gamers anytime soon drop that question and let the cards fall where they may.

We have some thoughts on where Odyssey stands in the great list of Mario games, but we’re curious about your thoughts on the matter. We’ve asked the community this question before, the last time out on the mascot’s 30th Anniversary in 2015. The big question is whether Odyssey has changed some minds.

To keep things interesting we’re going to have three votes below – best 2D Super Mario game, best 3D Super Mario game, and then a straight-out Best Mario Game. We’re talking about ‘main’ core Mario platformers here, based upon Nintendo’s own lists in the past – that means no spin-offs like Yoshi’s Island or Wario Land, and we’re also skipping re-releases and remasters. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is in there, though, as is Super Mario Maker.

We’re making it deliberately tough – you can only vote for one game in each poll. Have at it!

Owlboy is a game that we’ve been eagerly awaiting on the Switch; confirmed back in May, there’d been little said about it since. Now D-Pad Studio has confirmed that the title will come to Switch and other consoles on 13th February, so we’re in the home stretch.

The announcement was made as part of a video to celebrate the one year anniversary of the game’s PC release. Check it out below.

As you can see there are also plans for a retail version, but as yet no platforms have been confirmed.

It’ll be intriguing to see how this critically acclaimed game performs on the Switch – let us know if it’s going on your wishlist.

The speedrunning community is no doubt already hot on Super Mario Odyssey as we speak, but what about if you just fancy ducking, diving, and jumping like a gamer possessed without the pressure of doing things as quickly as possible?

Well if you’re looking to perform some mad jumps with equally mad skills, make sure you give the video above a look-in, as we show you how you can perform some of these insane feats in your very own copy of the game.