Unboxed the Switch Finally

On 04/02/2022 at 10:13 PM by KnightDriver

I finally set up my new OLED Switch. Boy this thing is small. It's even a third of the size of my Xbox Series S, which seemed small to me for an Xbox console. The Switch has such a minimalist design. Those joycons are so small. I couldn't figure out how everything plugged into the holder until I popped the little piece of plastic off the side to expose the jacks for the HDMI and power cord. This is such a Japanese design. There is no waste of space. It all fits together like a work of origami.

Well, I got the thing working pretty quickly. There wasn't a quick start guide inside the box but it was written on the side. I got a year of online for $20. I didn't get the expansion yet but I'm tempted with the offering of N64 and Genesis games. I'll explore the NES and SNES offerings first, I think.

I downloaded a bunch of free games and demos. I played some of the Pac-Man free game. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to play it. Then I played some Tetris 99. Neat idea. I played it for a little while. Then I played the demo for the recent Kirby game I forget the name of. Very cool. Loved absorbing a traffic cone and stomping on heads with it. Also becoming a vending machine and shooting cans all over the place.

Then I played the demo for Triangle Tactics (Strategy? I forget which now). Man, there is a lot of dialog after the first battle. It just went on and on. I finally got to a second battle but time was up for the day and I had to suspend it. Like the game though. Will return to it I think.

I have more demos, a library borrowed copy of Zelda Skyward Sword, and my only owned game, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle to play next time.

I have to say, despite the tiny size of the joycons, they work incredibly well, and I had no problem with them at all. Xbox's controllers seem like for giants by comparison.

Oh, where the heck do I insert the game cartridge in this thing? Ha ha.

Cary Woodham

04/03/2022 at 07:09 PM

You have to play Pac-Man 99 a little differently than other Pac-Man games. Concentrate on eating the bonus fruit that causes the ghost icons to appear on the sides of the maze. then eat those to make ghost chains, then eat a power pellet and try to eat all the ghost chains you've made to send them to other players. Only eat dots if you have to make more power pellets and fruit appear.

The Kirby game is called Kirby and the Forgotten Land. I have the full game and just beat the main story and am doing the extra stuff now. It has a good amount of replay value.

I got the first Mario vs. Rabbids game but didn't like it, so I'll skip out on the sequel.

Here's my Switch friend code: 1395 7159 9988

KnightDriver

04/04/2022 at 06:01 PM

I couldn't get the Pac-Man to move in the maze. Weird, huh?

Friend codes, eh? I'll have to find where those are at on Switch. Thanks. I'll friend you when I find out how to do that. haha.

04/05/2022 at 08:11 AM

If you can't get Pac-Man to move than you may want to check your JoyCon settings. Those JoyCons kind of suck, by the way.

04/06/2022 at 05:51 PM

They worked fine in other games. Not sure what I did wrong. I expected the analog sticks to kove Pac-man but they didn't. Worked fine in Kirby forgotten land though.

daftman

04/04/2022 at 08:43 PM

I love a good OLED screen but I didn't go for the new model. We have an original Switch and Lite (that's the one I usually use). I bet that screen looks real nice for handheld gaming though. I'm glad you finally got it out!

04/06/2022 at 05:42 PM

I haven't tried it handheld yet. I may bring it to Comicon with me this weekend. I need to figure out a case for it though.

SanAndreas

04/04/2022 at 09:00 PM

I love my Switch. I have my launch year model. I own more games for Switch than any other platform I've ever had.

04/06/2022 at 05:49 PM

Wow. That's saying something. I'm going to have to start building a collection.

The Last Ninja

04/06/2022 at 09:12 AM

So glad you finally got a Switch! There are TONS of great games for it. I would recommend Breath of the Wild, Smash Ultimate, and be sure to check out all the cool indie games (although the eShop isn't organized well, so you might have to look up a list).

04/06/2022 at 09:15 AM

Also, here's my Friend Code: 6403 2464 3523

04/06/2022 at 05:55 PM

I have a bunch of indie games I've been wanting for a while now. The shop does seem to hide them so I'll have to do a search.

Thanks for the friend code. I'll figure out what mine is tomorrow when I get to game finally this week.

PixlBit