RiffTrax: The Game (Switch): Software updates (latest: Ver. 1.3.1.0)
On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various Software updates for RiffTrax: The Game on Nintendo Switch (originally released on May 5th 2022 in Europe and North America)!
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RiffTrax: The Game – Ver. 1.3.1.0
- Release date: June 28th 2022 (North America) / June 29th 2022 (Europe)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:
- fixes an issue impacting a Talking Cat clip, causing the game to softlock
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Wide Right Interactive (Twitter)
RiffTrax: The Game – Ver. 1.3
- Release date: June 22nd 2022 (North America, Europe)
- Patch notes:
New Content
- New SFX, Pick-a-Riffs, and Riff-for-Me audio!
- 30 new clips from films such as Samurai Cop, A Talking Cat, Guy from Harlem, Setting Up A Room, It’s Your Accident, Life in a Medieval Town, Norman Gives a Speech, Rhythmic Ball Skills, What is Nothing, and more!
Streaming
- Twitch Picks a Clip – While players are entering their riffs, Twitch chat can vote on the next clip to riff.
- Twitch Plays Pick a Riff – Chat can act as a player in PaR mode. Chat will automatically be dealt new Pick a Riffs each round.
Pick A Riff
- Riff Refresh Every Round – You can now enable auto-refresh riffs each round for all players. This option is found on the the game setup screen.
- Moderation – Moderation is now enabled in Pick a Riff mode.
Riff Bot
- Options – Moved all Riff Bot options to it’s own sub-menu.
- Riff Bot IQ – Player can now adjust Riff Bot’s IQ for each game mode. Each setting (Hi, Med, Low) adjusts the frequency of random responses by Riff Bot.
Audio
- Disabled “Hurry up!” audio prompts in games where Twitch Chat voting is enabled.
Bugs
- TTS – Fixed a bug where non-English TTS would not play for remote players
- Winner Audio – “And the winner is…” audio is now synced across all remote players.
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Wide Right Interactive (Steam)
RiffTrax: The Game – Ver. 1.1
- Release date: May 25th 2022 (North America, Europe)
- Patch notes:
Content
- 50 New Clips! – Brand new clips and riffs! Featuring clips from RiffTrax classics such as “Planet of Dinosaurs”, “Beaks!”, “Giant from the Unknown”, and “The Wonderful Land of Oz”!
Film List
- Beaks
- Bloody Pit Of Horror
- Giant From The Unknown
- Honor and Glory
- How to Keep A Job
- In Between
- Magical Disappearing Money
- Wonderful Land of Oz
- Velvet Smooth
New Options
- Disable Riff For Me (Options > Gameplay)
- Mute clip audio during Riff (Options > Audio/Music)
Streaming
- Mod Approval Time – Mods now have 20 seconds to approve clips.
- General – Fixed minor moderation bugs.
UI
- Custom Clip Error – Remote players now receive an error if a custom clip is used. NOTE: If playing a remote game with custom clips, make sure all players have a copy of the custom clips.
- Voice Chat Icon – Voice chat will now display your mic icon/user id when you’re speaking.
- Reminder to mute voice chat and disable remote games while streaming
- Twitch chat voting prompts – displays on-screen cue during voting
Bug Fixes
- Pause Spamming – Fixed a bug where pause spamming would softlock the game.
- Player Kick – Fixed a bug where the host could not kick players from the join screen lobby.
- Write a Riff Sync – Fixed a bug where a last second WAR submission would play for the host but not remote players.
- Fixed game mode selection bug
- Fixed accidental round skipping bug
- Fixed moderation bug. Last second submission will no longer bypass moderation.
- Fixed host/remote riff sync error. Last second submission will no longer playback on host.
- Fixed a winner’s screen softlock bug. Pausing the game during the winner reveal will no longer softlock the game.
- Improved reconnection to the game from RiffTrax.Games website after disconnect.
- Fixed an issue with female TTS not playing for remote players.
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Wide Right Interactive (Steam) / Wide Right Interactive (Steam) / Wide Right Interactive (Steam)
How to download updates for RiffTrax: The Game for the Nintendo Switch?
To download the updates for RiffTrax: The Game, you have three options:
- let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off
If not…
- try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;
OR
- select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.
To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.


