Capcom has pumped up its Street Fighter brand with the recently released (and criticized) Street Fighter V for the Sony PlayStation 4 and PC, but the brand has also expanded into monthly comics courtesy of long-time Capcom partner UDON Entertainment.  On this episode of the Power Button podcast, we're joined by UDON publisher Matt Moylan to discuss the new comics, Street Fighter lore, and the future of Street Fighter V.  Go home and be a family man podcast fan!  Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button hotline by calling (720) 722-2781, and you can even follow us on Twitter at @PressTheButtons and @GrundyTheMan, or for just podcast updates, @ThePowerButton.

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— Matthew Green (@PressTheButtons) February 20, 2016

I've been looking for a fairly priced Ness amiibo since they were released last year as a limited GameStop exclusive.  I stood in a long, unmoving preorder line at GameStop for nearly two hours before leaving after the retailer's computer system crashed from amiibo preorder overload.  I've passed up on overpriced Nesses offered by amiibo scalpers both online and in person at conventions.  I've had zero luck getting an order submitted to GameStop's website on time in those rare moments when the amiibo was restocked.  Now, at long last, I've acquired a Ness of my own.  I had to import him from Japan through a third-party Amazon seller who was only charging $18, but he's here and I have him. I won because of brains, guts, and togetherness. Wow!  What a rush!

The Nintendo Entertainment System was home to many classic 8-bit soundtracks, but it was Konami's special VRC6 expansion chip that really made the melodies sing.  While never used in games outside of Japan, the custom mapper has found a following in the twenty-first century with fans who are eager to take their favorite NES compositions and rework them to use the VRC6.  Consider RushJet1 and his upgraded soundtracks for Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3, for instance.  Released over the past few years, I've mentioned them both on PTB before and, at the last release, wished that he'd take on Mega Man 4 as his next project.  Good news, everyone: he has!  A custom VRC6 version of Mega Man 4 music is now available over at Bandcamp as Mega Man 4 Remade.  Get equipped with your favorite headset and give it a listen.  There's some great things happening here and if the Mega Man soundtracks are the songs of your people like they are for me, you won't want to miss this.

(via Protodude's Rockman Corner)

Video games thrive on evil masterminds plotting global conquest, but what would they do if they succeeded?  On this episode of Power Button, Blake Grundman and I discuss some of our favorite would-be despots such as Dr. Wily and King Koopa, ponder why their plans were doomed from the start, and wonder what would happen if they actually succeeded in their goals.  What does Dr. Robotnik plan to do with a planet of robot animals?  Some questions just don't have answers.  Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button hotline by calling (720) 722-2781, and you can even follow us on Twitter at @PressTheButtons and @GrundyTheMan, or for just podcast updates, @ThePowerButton.

I've always preferred traditional console and handheld video games rather than the shallow experience that mobile games provide, but that hasn't stopped me from playing a few games on my iPhone in spare moments.  On this week's episode of Power Button, Blake Grundman tells me why I'm playing the wrong mobile games as I discuss my experiences with Fat Princess: Piece of Cake, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, and Star Trek: Timelines.  Join us for an hour of hearing all that I'm apparently doing wrong.  Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button hotline by calling (720) 722-2781, and you can even follow us on Twitter at @PressTheButtons and @GrundyTheMan, or for just podcast updates, @ThePowerButton.

I enthusiastically bought a Nintendo 3DS at launch back in March 2011 and have put a lot of hours into it since.  I've taken it cross-country to E3, on trips to visit family, and just with me in my pocket for StreetPassing when I'm out and around.  Unfortunately, after five years of adventures, something is going wrong with my 3DS.  More specifically, with its battery.  My 3DS battery has been showing gradually diminishing returns over time, but when playing Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam recently, I was surprised to find that my fully charged 3DS would flash its red battery warning light after just a half hour of play.  That's not right!  While the 3DS has always taken a knock for its weak battery (running with full 3D only scores a little over four hours of power), it's never been this bad.  Years of use must have tired the battery out, so it's time for a replacement.

Fortunately, several years ago I was given a high capacity battery for the 3DS manufactured by third-party accessory company Nyko.  Installing it requires replacing the entire bottom 3DS cover plate with an uncomfortable rubbery plate, so I was hesitant to use it.  Desperate times call for desperate measures, so I pulled it off the shelf, performed a little 3DS surgery, and plugged the handheld into the wall to charge up.  That's when I found that the new battery wouldn't hold a charge and the 3DS would only work when plugged in.  That's actually worse than my dying battery since at least that can hold a little charge, so I switched the old battery back into the unit.  That'll teach me not to leave a battery sitting around unused for years.

So now I'm back where I started and looking to replace the battery.  Nintendo's official online store sells new 3DS batteries for $14.99 plus shipping, but Amazon offers what is supposedly the same battery for $7.99 through a third-party seller (with free shipping!).  I've read horror stories of people ordering what they thought were new batteries for other devices and ending up with counterfeit knock-offs of questionable performance, so I'm wary of too good a deal.  Have any of you bought one of these batteries from this Amazon seller?  If so, was it an authorized Nintendo product?  Help a guy out here before I do something foolish like just declare "the hell with this" and buy a New Nintendo 3DS instead.  In the meantime, I'll be over here playing Paper Jam while tethered to the wall.