Stardew Valley is really no different than Harvest Moon, I don't know why everyone makes a big deal of it. But I think if you find farming boring, than try one of the Rune Factory games. They streamline the farming parts so it goes faster, which gives you more time to explore dungeons and fight monsters! You can even befriend monsters and have them work on your farm!
I think since I'm not a big fan of Pikmin, it was harder for me to get into Farmagia. But it did have some Monster Rancher vibes and some of the anime character designs are cool.
Cyber Cowboy isn't really that great. You're better off just playing Smash TV.
Luckily I think the red ring only happened to me twice. If it happened to me a third time, I would've said 'three strikes and you're out' and never would've played my 360 again. Almost happened with my Switch with JoyCon drift, too.
The newest Super Monkey Ball game is all right. The mini games focus on online more and aren't as good as the GC ones.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is probably the best 2D Mario game since Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island.
I think my favorite twin stick shooters are probably Robotron, Smash TV, and Black Widow. There was a Ghostbusters twin stick shooter that came out I think at the end of the 360 life but I didin't get to play it.
Pop N Pop really plays more like a cross between Space Invaders and Puzzle Bobble.
I never had a problem with my 360 controllers. Just the red ring a couple of times.
Again, I don't really have a good reasons for liking the characters I do. I just like them.
Have you had any luck in getting into the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in LA? I didn't win the drawing for a free ticket to the Dallas one but I did get on the waitlist for the regular tickets. I may try to see if I can get a press pass, but I don't know if Nintendo will do that for this event or how I would be able to find out. Nintendo is pretty picky on who is on their press list. Last time I was on it was when I wrote for The Dallas Morning News!
Again, I'm glad you got to spend time with the NES and DS versions of Arkanoid, as they are both special games to me.
One Breakout clone I just thought of is Plump Pop. You can play it on one of the Taito Legends games.
And then there's the famous "JoyCon Drift." I hope Nintendo has better QC on the Switch 2.
