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As the title suggests. Is it a miracle Switch port like a Doom or Witcher, games that are considered by some as definitive versions like Need for speed most wanted U, Deus ex or Alien isolation, or something from the older generations of Nintendo. Be interesting to hear your thoughts.



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I don’t know if it’s the best but it ranks in the top, the game is: Street Fighter 2



I always liked Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, but I seem to be the only one, so I can’t say it’s the best. However, I don’t know enough about other ports to have a better answer.



Soul Calibur 2 on Nintendo Gamecube should be on the top. Namco's port catered Nintendo gamers greatly by including Link.

Last edited by wohufana - 7 hours ago

Pretty much the entire SNES third party games. Resident Evil 2 on the N64 was quite the feat.



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Probably a game like Contra on the NES. Its better than the arcade original imo.



Good question, and one I feel I'm not qualified to properly answer as there's too many key ports on say SNES and Gamecube that I haven't played.

For me personally, based on what I've played, I found the Wii version of RE4 to be the definitive version of IMO the best game ever made thanks to its incredible IR-powered pointer aiming.

On Switch, Sniper Elite 3/4 were not only some of the best ports on the platform technically but the gyro controls really took the sniping to the next level where you actually had to hold your hands steady and carefully dial in your shot.

Ace Combat 7 on Switch is not only one of the best looking games on the console, but its locked 30fps is arguably preferable to the unstable uncapped performance on PS4/XBO.

Alien Isolation likewise one-ups the "big boy" consoles in image quality due to benefitting from more modern AA, and is a graphical showpiece for the Switch.