{"id":98644,"date":"2019-08-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_august_17th"},"modified":"2019-08-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-august-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/17\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-august-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 17th)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another busy week has been and gone, this time bringing with it hints at SNES games coming to Switch<\/a> and the revelation that Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma teased<\/a> the upcoming Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake years ago! Well…<\/em><\/p>\n

As we’ve finally reached the weekend, it’s time once again to sit back, relax, and chat about our gaming plans. We’ve done that below and we’d love for you to get involved via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!
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Gavin Lane, staff writer<\/h2>\n

Following our list of the Top 50 Nintendo DS games<\/a> last weekend, I ended up hitting eBay in the dead of night and landing myself a very reasonably priced cherry DSi XL to compliment my white DS Lite. It came with a few games, but I\u2019ll probably give Club Penguin<\/strong> and Dora\u2019s Cooking Club<\/strong> a miss. Instead, I plan to sit down with Elite Beat Agents<\/a><\/strong> and one of the Zeldas. I know the DS Zeldas aren\u2019t the most popular, but I\u2019ve got a real soft spot for Spirit Tracks<\/a><\/strong> and its excellent soundtrack.<\/p>\n

I also have Chrono Trigger<\/a><\/strong> sitting unplayed on the shelf, but that\u2019s a bit too ambitious for my hour or two of free time. One day, one day\u2026<\/p>\n

Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n

The other day, I dug into my old 3DS library and suddenly remembered that I had a long-forgotten backlog of semi-completed games on that system, as well… This weekend, I have resolved to go back to the wonderful world of dual-screen action and tackle them, because they came before the Switch, and I\u2019m a fan of chronology. Bear in mind, many of these games were purchased in my youth – and more nostalgic than cool now. Top of the list are Ocarina of Time 3D<\/a><\/strong>; Super Mario 3D Land<\/a><\/strong>; Luigi\u2019s Mansion: Dark Moon<\/a><\/strong>; and Pok\u00e9mon Moon<\/a><\/strong>, X<\/a><\/strong> and Alpha Sapphire<\/a><\/strong>. Should be a decent walk down memory lane before the deluge of new Switch releases begins next month!<\/p>\n