The Virtual Console (Wii) Thread! (Pt. 3) [Archive]

Andrew T. Hingson

12-20-2007, 03:17 PM

Well I just got a Classic Controller and I only have NES games besides Sin and Punishment (N64) but I know there are plenty of good SNES games on the VC to play with my new (all too like the SNES) Classic Controller.

I was thinking of getting DKC2 because I only have DKC for SNES (the actual console) and I remember enjoying it back in the day. I know Super Metroid is an excellent choice but I'm not feeling compelled to buy it for myself (I bought it for a friend a while back though, too bad I can't copy that file). Super Mario World is always a great choice but I'm working through SMB3 right now and I'd honestly rather play SMW on my Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World SNES catridge because Luigi has a different sprite than Mario in that version (and the GBA version, which I don't have but probably should get). I also don't care to buy Zelda Link to the Past because I'm playing through that on GBA.

Really what I'm looking for is an SNES game that will make good use of the Classic Controller.

So... any suggestions?

Dark Fact

12-20-2007, 03:21 PM

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Ys: Book I & II this X-mas. :anime:

Tanooki

12-20-2007, 03:22 PM

So... any suggestions?
other than what you mentioned, i guess i'd recommend kirby's avalanche if you want a fun puzzler. the dpad on the classic controller works a lot better than the gamecube dpad

KuwabaraTheMan

12-20-2007, 03:28 PM

Donkey Kong Country 2 is the second best game ever made. Get it, Sketch. I command you!!

Hell, I own the game on my SNES, which I still use regularly, and if I had a Wii already, I'd still pay $50 to get DKC2 on the Virtual Console.

It's that worth it.

Andrew T. Hingson

12-20-2007, 04:34 PM

DKC2 is the second best game ever?

Then what's the best game ever?

Eddy

12-20-2007, 04:37 PM

I wouldn't say DKC2 is the second best game ever but it's easily the best of the DKC series. I highly recommend it.

Andrew T. Hingson

12-20-2007, 05:06 PM

It's a steal at 8 bucks for sure. But if anyone else has a different idea I'd like to hear it.

And I'm still wondering what KuwabaratheMan thinks is the best video game ever.

KuwabaraTheMan

12-20-2007, 05:33 PM

My Top 5:

1. Earthbound
2. Donkey Kong Country 2
3. Donkey Kong Country
4. Donkey Kong Country 3
5. Final Fantasy IX

Let's work on getting the best game ever out again, Nintendo.

Storm Eagle

12-20-2007, 05:47 PM

I wouldn't say DKC2 is the second best game ever but it's easily the best of the DKC series. I highly recommend it.

DKC3 came afterwards though. What might you say keeps it from being better than DKC2?

Rocketboy

12-20-2007, 05:54 PM

In my opinion, it just seemed too different.

SNS

12-20-2007, 05:58 PM

If I recall correctly, it was created by a different development team of Rare then the first two.

Eddy

12-20-2007, 06:03 PM

DKC3 came afterwards though. What might you say keeps it from being better than DKC2?
The level design wasn't nearly as fun, the music was nearly as memorable, the new animals weren't memorable, Kiddy Kong, and was overall a forgettable game. Easily my least favorite of the DKC series. Unless you count DK64, which I consider DKC3 to be better than.

DKC2 >>>>>> DKC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DKC3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DK64

Storm Eagle

12-20-2007, 06:15 PM

The level design wasn't nearly as fun, the music was nearly as memorable, the new animals weren't memorable, Kiddy Kong, and was overall a forgettable game. Easily my least favorite of the DKC series. Unless you count DK64, which I consider DKC3 to be better than.

DKC2 >>>>>> DKC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DKC3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DK64

I like DKC2 the best out of all four of them myself. I think the thing with DKC3 though, was how things were getting repetitive. In DKC, You can play as Donkey and Diddy. In DKC2, you have to save Donkey, and you can play as Diddy and Dixie. In DKC3, you now have to save Donkey and Diddy, and you can play as Dixie, and Kiddy, who's introduced in this game. So yeah, you can see the pattern there. I'd have to think of how a DKC4 would have gone. Anyway there was just something about the look of DKC2 that made it look so cool.

Mynd Hed

12-20-2007, 06:34 PM

Really what I'm looking for is an SNES game that will make good use of the Classic Controller.

So... any suggestions?

Besides the ones you mentioned, the only really top-notch SNES titles currently available IMO are Sim City and Street Fighter II Turbo, although there are better ways to play Sim City (i.e. anything with a mouse), and if you're like me, you already have about five or six different versions of SFII hanging around anyway. If you don't, though, it's killer fun to go back and play the original six-button 1-on-1 fighter in all its 16-bit glory, and playing it with the Classic Controller is almost certainly as close as you can get to playing the SNES version short of actually hunting it up on that system. 'Course, if you're a joystick purist, that probably won't matter much to you in any case....

jph139

12-20-2007, 07:45 PM

Really what I'm looking for is an SNES game that will make good use of the Classic Controller.

So... any suggestions?

Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a fun game, though somewhat short, and ActRaiser is great, not to mention unique - it's both a God Game and a Sidescroller. Good music, too.

JTurner954

12-20-2007, 08:48 PM

A while back someone mentioned TMNT 2 will not be on the Virtual Console.

Was there any mention of other games that won't appear on Virtual Console?

Mynd Hed

12-20-2007, 10:02 PM

A while back someone mentioned TMNT 2 will not be on the Virtual Console.

Was there any mention of other games that won't appear on Virtual Console?

They haven't come right out and said it, but it's become pretty well apparent that none of Squeenix' catalog will be coming to the VC any time soon-- they're making way too much money porting and remaking their classic games to portables.

DarthGonzo

12-20-2007, 10:32 PM

Eddy

12-20-2007, 10:36 PM

I haven't downloaded a new game since Mario 3. The only gave I'm realistically looking forward to is Yoshi's Island, because I know it will show up sooner or later. What I'm really (unrealistically) waiting for are the 8 bit Capcom Mega Man and Disney games. A man can dream though. A man can dream.
Europe has already gotten Mega Man 1 and 2, so I'm sure we'll get them eventually. As for DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, Chip n Dale, etc... well, yes, we can dream. Who knows? They might show up someday.

Desensitized

12-20-2007, 10:41 PM

My Top 5:

1. Earthbound
2. Donkey Kong Country 2
3. Donkey Kong Country
4. Donkey Kong Country 3
5. Final Fantasy IX

Let's work on getting the best game ever out again, Nintendo.
Wow, I almost 100% agree. I would only swap DKC 3 with Megaman X1. I really didn't care for DKC 3.

But, DKC 2 is definitely the best in the series. Other great choices include Super Metroid, Contra 3, Cybernator, ActRaiser, Street Fighter 2: Turbo, and Legend Of The Mystical Ninja. The Classic controller is really awesome. I love using it.

DarthGonzo

12-20-2007, 10:54 PM

Europe has already gotten Mega Man 1 and 2, so I'm sure we'll get them eventually. As for DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, Chip n Dale, etc... well, yes, we can dream.

While we're dreaming...Mickey Mousecapade...Mickey's Castle of Illusion (Genesis)...Aladdin...Tiny Toons (NES & SNES)...before all licensed titles became crappy

Andrew T. Hingson

12-21-2007, 04:00 AM

Ah right... you are an Earthbound fanboy. How could I forget that crucial clue? Eh.. whatever.

DKC3 the 4th best game ever? I'd have to heavily dissagree. It's not even worthy of the top 50 perhaps not even the top 100. DKC1 and 2 though they're top 50 but not top 10.

G1Ravage

12-21-2007, 05:51 AM

Just want to bring over this Kotaku link from the previous thread, so we can continue to speculate on which two systems will be coming out next.

http://kotaku.com/335527/two-more-consoles-for-virtual-console

Frank Castle

12-21-2007, 09:40 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing the Gameboy get one of those mystery boxes.

Andrew T. Hingson

12-22-2007, 07:54 AM

I wonder if they're considering including games pre-NES days.

Well after reading various comments, I settled on DKC2 for my SNES game from the VC. Good times shall be had.

sdp

12-22-2007, 09:50 PM

Yeah, the MSX was announced at the same time as the Neo Geo near a year ago. Too bad any notable MSX games I can think of were eventually ported to the NES like Metal Gear, Dragon Quest/Warrior. Second system will hopefully be the Master System it has quite a few gems. Sega CD could happen eventually with compression methods and all we do have TurboDuo CD games especially if we get a larger space capacity solution. An Atari or other console from that era would be nice. Also Genesis 32 X games would be nice to be integrated, it wouldn't have to be a new console just integrated with Genesis games like the TG16 CD games. And of course a GB VC would be great but that would only work if they were downloadable to the DS, like the Super GameBoy proved, these games were meant to be played on the go.

Dreamcast? Probably never, in fact most Dreamcast games were ported over to last gen consoles and the Gamecube has most of them.

Europe has already gotten Mega Man 1 and 2, so I'm sure we'll get them eventually. As for DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, Chip n Dale, etc... well, yes, we can dream. Who knows? They might show up someday.

Well the GBA did get re-releases of all those capcom Disney games from the SNES, and TMNT was released even though Ubisoft had the license and the game had been developed by Konami. So there is a chance.

G1Ravage

12-24-2007, 04:43 AM

OMG!! OMG!!!

It's Monday.

The Monday...of CHRISTMAS EVE.

KURISUMISU IIVU.

I can smell something EPIC cooking.

Dogbert

12-24-2007, 08:02 AM

Easy there, G1. No need to hyperventilate...

WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

If you hear a rumbling on the roof tonight, don't assume that it's reindeer when there are gorillas on the loose. Yes, this week's merry Wii™ Shop Channel lineup includes a classic adventure title to entertain every reveler in your household, from the nicest to the naughtiest. Plus, you'll find a wicked-cool dose of ice hockey action and a thrilling secret-agent sequel to help keep spirits bright all winter long. You were expecting lumps of coal? Sorry-maybe next year.

Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

BLADES OF STEEL™ (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points): With stick in hand and confidence brimming, you are looking to bring home the cup, win the MVP award, get on the covers of major sports magazines and date a beautiful model (not necessarily in that order). But soon you will learn that, in this league, nothing is ever given to you, and before you can reach your goals, you'll have to put the puck in the net and score some. You'll need both the artful skills of a finesse player and the bone-crushing brutality of an enforcer. Defend your own goal against unrelenting power plays, or put the pressure on your opponent's goalie and try a slap shot of your own. Don't forget to defend yourself when anger flares because the gloves come off and fists start flying. So strap on blades of steel and prepare to either make a name for yourself or be put on ice.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Revisit Donkey Kong Island and join the Kong family for their latest adventure. The Kremlings have a mysterious new leader named KAOS and are up to their usual mischief, even capturing Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Now it's up to Dixie Kong and the newest Kong, a giant infant named Kiddy, to rescue the two missing apes. They'll travel across previously unseen parts of the island in their search, and even take to the skies in a rocket at one point. Lucky for them, Dixie and Kiddy's powers complement each other (including Kiddy's talent for rolling like a barrel), so they form a powerful team capable of major Kremling damage. They're not completely on their own, either, since returning favorites like Funky Kong and Enguarde the swordfish provide help along the way. And in a series known for its abundance of secrets and high replay value, this entry doesn't disappoint, with enough hours of game play to satisfy Donkey Kong himself. Anyone else have a sudden urge for some bananas?

Rolling Thunder™ 2 (Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Violence, 800 Wii Points): In this follow-up to the original classic, you are once again a member of Interpol's Rolling Thunder task force, and it's up to you to stop the return of the evil Geldra organization. Now known as Neo-Geldra and led by a newcomer named Gimdo, the bad guys are bent on destroying several valuable outer-space satellites. In this one- or two-player game, you can play as Leila or Albatross-both characters from the original-as you venture through several different levels, trying to put a stop to the nefarious efforts of Gimdo and the rest of Neo-Geldra. Use your bullets wisely and make Rolling Thunder proud.

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/).Not quite as huge as some *cough*G1*cough* were hoping, but a great week nonetheless. DKC3 FTW!

danreyes1

12-24-2007, 08:38 AM

I was waiting for DKC3. I missed it on both the SNES and the GBA. Now that it's on the Virtual Console, I can finally get it at anytime without worrying about the game disappearing from the store.

Tanooki

12-24-2007, 09:14 AM

hahaha! blades of steel... many, MANY hours of enjoyment had when i was a kid playing with my brother. we'd say "screw the hockey" and we'd just try to get in fights all the time

i'll purchase DKC3 after i beat the first 2

Eddy

12-24-2007, 10:20 AM

Looks like I'll be passing up the VC's Christmas offerings. Too bad. I already own DKC3 and I consider it to be the weakest of the DKC series anyway.

PC!

12-24-2007, 10:26 AM

Yay, the third DKC! I figured it'd be out a lot sooner, considering how short of a gap there was between the release of the first and second games.

DKC3 is easily the weakest in the series, but is still a spectacular game, IMHO.

G1Ravage

12-24-2007, 01:33 PM

Bah...humbug.

Dogasu

12-24-2007, 08:01 PM

DKC 3 is a good enough present for me. No complaints here.

TKnHappyNess

12-26-2007, 02:53 PM

Is it possible to gift region-specific games to people in another region? Say if you want a Japan-only game and you live in North America? Can a Japanese player gift you one of their exclusives?

Swordfish_II

12-26-2007, 03:24 PM

Is it possible to gift region-specific games to people in another region? Say if you want a Japan-only game and you live in North America? Can a Japanese player gift you one of their exclusives?Nope. The games are region locked.

Actually, I think I heard it was even country specific, too.

Dogbert

12-26-2007, 06:02 PM

Nope. The games are region locked.

Actually, I think I heard it was even country specific, too.Really? I find the country-specific part hard to believe. The programming it would take to get it to work like that (likely by using IP address region) would be far more effort than it would be worth considering it would prevent people from spending more money on Nintendo's services. I suppose it's possible tax and tariff laws could have made it necessary, but few countries would say anything about a $10 or less gift. So, while the region (NA, JAP, EUR) part makes sense, I'm treating the country specific part as a rumor until someone actually experiences being blocked from gifting for that reason.

GWOtaku

12-26-2007, 07:34 PM

Blades of Steel was actually a good hockey game, certainly the best one of the 8-bit era. Small tip: as Minnesota, shots are extra hard for some reason.

Mynd Hed

12-26-2007, 09:21 PM

Yeah, it's pretty interesting to go back and play it-- the graphics and sound are as primitive as you'd expect, but the gameplay is substantially similar to something you might play today. Not that that's always a good thing-- I could swear they've been using the same retarded goalie AI routines unaltered for the last twenty years. (-:

sdp

12-29-2007, 10:10 AM

Monday:
NES - Bubble Bobble
Genesis
- Light Crusader
NeoGeo
- Top Hunter

Not familiar with any of those, is Bubble Bobble NES different than the arcade? I recall reading that they were different, I'm a big fan of the arcade one.$

Eddy

12-29-2007, 11:20 AM

I've never played the arcade version, but I loved the game on the NES to death. I think I remember hearing that the NES port is pretty faithful to the arcade original. The stages were made smaller so they would fit on the TV screen, but I think that's about it.

Desensitized

12-29-2007, 11:35 AM

Nice, I want both Bubble Bobble and Top Hunter.

Dogbert

12-29-2007, 12:09 PM

Bubble Bobble is great. I've never played the arcade original, but Bubble Bobble for NES was very close from what I've heard. Now if they would just release BB Part 2, which currently goes for $100 to $400 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-NES-BUBBLE-BOBBLE-PART-2-Game-Complete-BOX_W0QQitemZ130171181813QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) depending on its condition.

In other news on the virtual console, Nintendo Co Ltd released the January schedule for Japan:

NES:
- Adventure Island
- Devil World
- Mappy
- Yie Air Kung Fu

SNES:
- Super R-Type

N64:
- 1080 Snowboarding

Genesis:
- Monster World IV
- Phantasy Star II

TG16:
- Neo Nectaris / Military Madness CD
- Samurai Ghost
- Super Air Zonk

(Neo Geo has no games scheduled for January.)Before anyone starts rambling about how much that list sucks, keep in mind that the North American schedule is always different. We get many VC games before Japan does.

This is the shortest monthly list for Japan's VC so far, which makes me wonder what's up. There are five Tuesdays in January, which means this list averages only 2.2 games per week. Three possibilities come to mind:

1) They are slowing down releases to prevent the market from flooding.
2) They are working on something big and don't have the time to make more.
3) There are more games planned for January and they don't want us to know about them yet. Maybe one or both of the mystery systems will be revealed.

danreyes1

12-29-2007, 11:41 PM

Definately looking forward to Phantasy Star II

TKnHappyNess

12-30-2007, 06:30 PM

Let's see what they have tomorrow. BTW, what were the VC games for the first Monday back in January so we can compare?

Dogbert

12-30-2007, 07:08 PM

Let's see what they have tomorrow.Well, according to sdp...

Monday:
NES - Bubble Bobble
Genesis
- Light Crusader
NeoGeo
- Top HunterI'll confirm with the official press release tomorrow morning.
BTW, what were the VC games for the first Monday back in January so we can compare?Not really sure why that really matters, but... it was Baseball and Urban Champion, which are easy to beat.

Dogbert

12-31-2007, 08:02 AM

WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

December 31, 2007 - What are you doing New Year's Eve? Thanks to the Wii™ Shop Channel, you've got some outrageous new options. This week's classic game additions offer brilliant fantasy and crackling action to help you ring in '08. So if you haven't made any New Year's resolutions yet, allow us to suggest a few: pop more bubbles, battle more medieval beasts and try to save the universe a little more often.

Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

BUBBLE BOBBLE® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): BUBBLE BOBBLE's release in 1986 introduced the two bubble dragons, Bub and Bob, and brand new play mechanics, with players defeating enemies by trapping them in bubbles and then popping them. Although the puzzle-action game can be beaten by clearing all 100 rounds, it also contains secret elements such as not being able to get the "true ending" in single-player mode; hidden commands that lead to secret rounds; and a ton of different items. These elements are some of the game's most memorable and important features. Each round even has different air currents that are not visible, so bubbles rise in unpredictable patterns. Aspects like forcing players to understand and utilize these different patterns while playing help make this a revolutionary game that is fun to play anytime.

Light Crusader™ (Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points): Each day, more good townspeople of Green Row have been mysteriously disappearing, and beleaguered King Weeden summons the knight Sir David to investigate. Armed with his wits and his sword, Sir David must find the cause of this strange evil and save the citizens of Green Row before things get any worse. Take the role of the brave knight in this action RPG and get to the bottom of the mysteries of Green Row as you fight enemies, solve puzzles and use your best combination of brains and brawn to save the kingdom.

TOP HUNTER (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older-Cartoon Violence, 900 Wii Points): Take on the role of either Roddy or Cathy, bounty hunters in this side-scrolling action game set far in the future when humans have colonized space. But all is not well: Space pirates called the Klaptons are making their way through the galaxies, wiping out peaceful settlements along their path. This disgraceful behavior leads to them having a price on their heads, so now Roddy and Cathy must travel through four distinct worlds on a mission to defeat their leader, Captain Klapton. Both characters have retractable arms-used to grab enemies or other objects in the scenery-that can then be thrown at others to destroy them. Also, be on the lookout for rings or levers to pull, as this might reveal special bonuses. Further adding to the mix, the game uses a unique system where the action happens on two planes, with the player switching between them at will. Can you prove yourself worthy of the Top Hunter name and help save the universe?

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/).In for Bubble Bobble...

danreyes1

12-31-2007, 10:33 AM

An interesting week. None are at the top of my list, but they all look downloadable. I might get Top Hunter, b/c it keeps getting compared to Metal Slug, which I like (which is odd b/c I usually hate those type of games) SO I might like it as well.

Eddy

12-31-2007, 12:18 PM

Everyone should download Bubble Bobble.

I probably won't because I still have the NES cart, but anyone who doesn't needs to.

Tanooki

12-31-2007, 12:23 PM

Everyone should download Bubble Bobble.

I probably won't because I still have the NES cart, but anyone who doesn't needs to.
i was questioning getting it, but since you say i have to own it, i'll get it

if i don't like it, though, you owe me $5

Jave

12-31-2007, 12:37 PM

i was questioning getting it, but since you say i have to own it, i'll get it

if i don't like it, though, you owe me $5That's what the gift option is for! :D

I'll download Bubble Bobble as soon as it becomes available in Latin America (which should be by the end of the day).

For fun, here's what I've downloaded from the VC so far:

Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Punch Out! (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Adventure Island (NES)
Donkey Kong (NES)

Eddy

12-31-2007, 12:44 PM

i was questioning getting it, but since you say i have to own it, i'll get it

if i don't like it, though, you owe me $5
If you don't like it, I will buy you an NES game.

sdp

12-31-2007, 01:47 PM

I think I will indeed have to buy the NES version to check it out even though I own the arcade version various times already, got this from wiki:

The various Nintendo NES and Game Boy ports and sequels are very different, often featuring scrolling screens, different enemies, and the ability for the dinosaurs to fly.

I know for a fact the GB BB's are very different and still great fun, so hopefully so is the NES version and not just a tone down arcade.

I also want BB pt.2 and Rainbow Islands and Parasol Stars on the TG16. which are the real sequels to Bubble Bobble.

yup, if you are not familiar with BB it can get very confusing, if anyone is interested these should help you out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XjdiFM2_JSQ

Andrew T. Hingson

12-31-2007, 03:24 PM

Bubble Bobble is good times. I guess I should add it to my collection. And since I'll add 1,000 points in order to get it I suppose I'll also get another NES game I haven't gotten around to adding yet. Possibly Ice Climber as it's my favorite of the OG arcade style NES games.

Dogbert

12-31-2007, 08:50 PM

Here's an interesting little side note about this week's releases. With these three titles, we now have 190 games on the North American Virtual Console. Reggie promised us back in December that there would be 200 by the year's end. :sad:

The good news is that we might get a surprise come January 28th. Assuming the regular three per week style, VC game #200 will hit that day. We got Zelda II for the 100th game, so maybe Nintendo will give us something big for the 200th one as well...

Swordfish_II

12-31-2007, 09:54 PM

We got Zelda II for the 100th game, so maybe Nintendo will give us something big for the 200th one as well...

I'd like to see the original Smash Bros. Just in time for Brawl, as well.

Desensitized

12-31-2007, 10:40 PM

What a great week. Both Top Hunter and Bubble Bobble are highly awesome games AND great for two-player.

That doesn't happen every week.

Draft

01-01-2008, 12:01 PM

So im kinda new with the whole Wii thing

-Can i buy 500 Points, or do i have to buy a 2000 point card?
-are there any upcoming channels announced for the U.S.?

ty for any help

Tanooki

01-01-2008, 12:10 PM

So im kinda new with the whole Wii thing

-Can i buy 500 Points, or do i have to buy a 2000 point card?
-are there any upcoming channels announced for the U.S.?

ty for any helpif you have a credit card, you can just buy them off the wii itself. i haven't bought points in a long time (thanks to there being no titles i'm interested in), but if i remember correctly, you can buy them in 1000, 2000, and 3000 point installments

Dogbert

01-01-2008, 12:11 PM

-Can i buy 500 Points, or do i have to buy a 2000 point card?If you're buying at a store, 2,000 point cards are the only option. If you are buying directly from Nintendo via the Wii Shop, then I believe 1,000 is the lowest denomination.

-are there any upcoming channels announced for the U.S.?Not to my knowledge. Certainly nothing exciting anyway...

Edit: Beat to the punch by The Falcon. Must be a Peregrine Falcon...

danreyes1

01-01-2008, 02:59 PM

BlackCat

01-01-2008, 03:45 PM

I haven't picked up too many VC games, but Bubble Bobble is very tempting. I've played much BB, Rainbow Islands, and Bust a Move, so this would be some good nostalgia.

Draft

01-01-2008, 04:30 PM

if you have a credit card, you can just buy them off the wii itself. i haven't bought points in a long time (thanks to there being no titles i'm interested in), but if i remember correctly, you can buy them in 1000, 2000, and 3000 point installments
Ah, thank you (and Dogbert and danreyes1)

1000 would be perfect, since Kirby's Adventure and Internet Channel cost 1000Pts.

I did check Wiki a little, but I wasn't sure if there were real or fake like you pointed out

DarthGonzo

01-01-2008, 06:10 PM

We have the "Everybody's Nintendo Channel", which is a demo channel. announced for the US and already out in Japan. There's also apparently a Wii Fit Channel and a TV Guide Channel coming out, if Wikipedia is to be believed. There's also a slew of WiiWare channels in the future too.

Yay, more stuff to kill the system's memory.

Still, it's nice to see so much coming out in the future...again, if Wikipedia is to be believed.

Beat

01-02-2008, 05:52 PM

Now if only they'd make a Wii hard drive to store all this stuff. I mean, seriously, it's starting to be ridiculous. You can make a gun-shaped shell and a workout pad, but no HD?

Dark Fact

01-02-2008, 11:40 PM

As someone who has played both the NES Bubble Bobble and the arcade version, I can say with certainty that the NES version is a very faithful port only with a few new additions. The only noticeable removal in the NES version is Bib and Bub moving through a black background with an opening narration whereas in the arcade version, they're moving through space.

Oh yeah, and you NEED a second controller for this game. Otherwise, you will have no way of getting the real ending.

Draft

01-03-2008, 10:28 PM

Courtesy of G4

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/681888/Daily_WrapUp_010308.html

Virtual Console to sell full DS games? Apparently so, along with being able to wirelessly send to the DS, and download demos. Not only that, but there will be a device that will integrate the DS and Wii close together

Looks like i'll have to find my DS!

Eddy

01-03-2008, 11:03 PM

DS demos, I can see that. But full games? I just don't see that happening.

Draft

01-03-2008, 11:14 PM

DS demos, I can see that. But full games? I just don't see that happening.

Look at the link

Some Nintendo higher up named Reggie said it to The New York Somethin (Times or Daily News)

G1Ravage

01-04-2008, 05:38 AM

Look at the link

Some Nintendo higher up named Reggie said it to The New York Somethin (Times or Daily News)

That's Mr. Nintendo of America President Reggie to you.

Well then, perhaps the DS is one of the "mystery" consoles revealed for the VC on Nintendo's Japanese site.

Dogbert

01-04-2008, 07:57 AM

Looks like Europe is getting Harvest Moon for Super Nintendo today. In fact, that's the only game they're getting this week. We can probably expect that title to hit the NA VC sometime in the next month, though nothing for certain of course.

Spider-Man

01-04-2008, 10:00 AM

Does anyone know if Nintendo plans to add Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to the Virtual Console soon?

Dogbert

01-04-2008, 11:36 AM

Does anyone know if Nintendo plans to add Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to the Virtual Console soon?There's been no indication that they will or that they won't. Given that it will surely sell quite well, I'd say it's only a matter of time. Seeing as they've already released the other traditional Mario platformers, it'll probably be sooner rather than later.

Conan-san

01-04-2008, 02:09 PM

Got myself 4000 points (I had bought absolutely nothing for myself the past month and a bit and I was going stircrazy as a result)

Got Paper Mario and Super Metroid.

Good times, good times.

Draft

01-04-2008, 09:31 PM

Looks like G4 got it wrong :(

It makes the wii work like a DS download station, that's it..

Bought a 2000 point card, and got The Internet channel (deciding if i should get Super Mario, Super Mario 3, or Kirby's Adventure)

Andrew T. Hingson

01-06-2008, 03:02 AM

Mario 3 is the most bang for your buck... In other words. It will probably take the longest to complete.

Tash

01-06-2008, 05:21 AM

Desensitized

01-06-2008, 12:25 PM

I heard Startropics is coming out on Monday.

Now that's a great choice for the VC.

Andrew T. Hingson

01-06-2008, 04:03 PM

I heard Startropics is coming out on Monday.

Now that's a great choice for the VC.

Wow, Nintendo didn't forget about Star Tropics? That's awesome. I'll buy that for sure.

Dark Fact

01-06-2008, 08:17 PM

That's great to hear that Startropics is coming out! It's also kind of sad that there were only two games of it made. I was hoping that the big N would make a new Startropics game for the SNES or the N64.

Dogbert

01-07-2008, 08:03 AM

WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Jan. 7, 2008
Can't believe it's already 2008? Soothe that sense of future shock with a visit to the Wii Shop Channel, where we've just added a pair of awesome vintage games from way back in the 20th century. This week's new offerings include an unpredictable island-hopping adventure and a legendary fighting title, each guaranteed to deliver classic gaming excitement throughout the new year and beyond.

Two new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

Star Tropics™ (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): Find out just how resourceful you can be in this classic game, with its mixture of adventure and RPG elements. Step into the shoes of Mike Jones, a teenage star pitcher from Seattle who has come to the tropics to visit his famous archeologist uncle, Dr. Jones. After being told that his uncle has been abducted, Mike begins a perilous quest in order to rescue him and figure out the mysterious plot behind his disappearance. Luckily for Mike, he meets helpful villagers and finds more powerful weapons as he explores numerous locations and island-hops using his uncle's submarine. You'll never know what to expect next as the cosmic story unfolds over the course of eight action-packed chapters, ranging from Dr. Jones's lab on C-Island to an alien spacecraft. Who knew a tropical vacation could turn into a mission to save the world?

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen-Animated Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Alcohol & Tobacco Reference, Violence, 900 Wii Points): As the first game in the long-running KING OF FIGHTERS series, THE KING OF FIGHTERS '94 brought together popular characters from other well-known franchises and pitted them against each other. Match warriors from Fatal Fury against favorites from its sister series, Art of Fighting. Or see if the casts of the Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier series better suit your fighting style. Plus, there's a set of brand new characters, exclusive to the KOF series, who are willing to join the fray. But there's a twist: Instead of the standard best-two- out-of-three-rounds fight setup, players choose one of eight teams, each made up of three teammates. To win, all members of the other team must be eliminated before your fighters are knocked out. Use the game's power gauge to inflict maximum damage and end the round with a devastating finishing move. It's a battle royal unlike anything else-a game whose inspiration is easily seen in the fighting games that followed it. Can your team be the last one standing?

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/).Just two this week. Something odd is going on...

I'm thinking about getting Star Tropics, but I'm not sure. I remember playing it for NES long ago and not liking it, but my tastes today aren't always the same.

Tash

01-07-2008, 08:07 AM

Startropics is one of my favorites, but I'm not even gonna touch KoF until they get to the plot games.

sdp

01-07-2008, 09:26 AM

Just two this week. Something odd is going on...

Indeed it is, I really can't think of any reason why they'd do it though.

Eddy

01-07-2008, 10:00 AM

Oh poo, no Harvest Moon. I'll wait for later versions of KoF before I buy one. As for StarTropics, I'm not sure. I've never played it before but I hear good things but the game footage I saw didn't exactly wow me.

Conan-san

01-07-2008, 10:25 AM

uh, any word on how they cercumvented the Anti-piracy paper-in-the-watter code from Star Tropics?

Dogbert

01-07-2008, 11:01 AM

uh, any word on how they cercumvented the Anti-piracy paper-in-the-watter code from Star Tropics?We'll find out in an hour when it is released. They'll probably just say in the download instructions and the e-manual to just enter 747 when you're asked for a password.

Andrew T. Hingson

01-07-2008, 03:28 PM

Only two? They ought to be adding about 5 a week at this point not giving us less than the usual 3.

I'm very surprised Nintendo is rereleasing Star Tropics as it never made it to Japan and has been largely forgotten. Maybe Mike Jones has a shot at being in Smash Bros. afterall... Well I guess I shouldn't hold my breathe on that one. Maybe the regions that previously did not have it will be able to get it on the VC.

Batmex

01-07-2008, 03:44 PM

Startropics is one of my favorites, but I'm not even gonna touch KoF until they get to the plot games.

KOF 94 will be the only VC tittle of the franchise, KOF: The Orochi Saga(95-97) will be relaeased in a single disc.:cool:

Desensitized

01-07-2008, 03:55 PM

So for the letter in Startropics, it's in the operations menu. It simulates putting the cloth in the water. Very cool.

I love this game.

Dark Fact

01-08-2008, 12:19 AM

So for the letter in Startropics, it's in the operations menu. It simulates putting the cloth in the water. Very cool.
When you mean by "simulates", do you mean that it shows an animation of the letter going underwater to reveal the code? :confused:

I'm very surprised Nintendo is rereleasing Star Tropics as it never made it to Japan and has been largely forgotten. Maybe Mike Jones has a shot at being in Smash Bros. afterall... Well I guess I shouldn't hold my breathe on that one. Maybe the regions that previously did not have it will be able to get it on the VC.
I'm just hoping for a new Startropics game myself. Mike in a full 3D adventure would be awesome and the usage of the Wiimote to simulate different yo-yo tricks would be fantastic! :D

FireStarterLE

01-08-2008, 12:55 AM

anyone have an ETA of when VC game #200 should arrive?

I'm expecting big things from that one

Conan-san

01-08-2008, 02:02 AM

When you mean by "simulates", do you mean that it shows an animation of the letter going underwater to reveal the code? :confused: Given that they chould of just as easily just left players to google it...

Tash

01-08-2008, 03:06 AM

When you mean by "simulates", do you mean that it shows an animation of the letter going underwater to reveal the code?
In the instructions, there's an icon that you click that dips the letter underwater.

Speaking of which, I have a funny story about said letter:
I got Startropics for christmas one year, and we always had the big family gatherings for christmas. It just so happens that I have an Uncle Steve and a cousin named Mike who were both over. I had to throw out the letter because my grandmother couldn't comprehend that the letter came from the game and wasn't from my uncle to my cousin, and thought that it had been left behind at the house every time she found it.

I guessed the code, even without the letter. Many years later, a kid I played Pokemon cards with happened to own Startropics and still had all of the original packaging. Needless to say, I jumped on the opportunity to finally see the letter in action. Unfortunately, I added too much water, and ended up ruining it. (I still got to see the hidden text, though)

So many memories.

sdp

01-09-2008, 07:47 PM

KOF 94 will be the only VC tittle of the franchise, KOF: The Orochi Saga(95-97) will be relaeased in a single disc.:cool:

I thought the Wii versions of that and the AoF and FF compilation games were scrapped.

Mikintosh

01-10-2008, 02:41 PM

I thought the Wii versions of that and the AoF and FF compilation games were scrapped.

What does that have to do with King of Fighters? And I didn't even know Wii was supposed to get AoD and FF compilations; I thought it was just Samurai Shodown.

sdp

01-11-2008, 10:40 PM

I bought KoF 94, never really played any SNK fighter for too long my main exposure to them is from Capcom VS SNK series. So far I am really enjoying it, not a bad fighting game at all, I think I'd recommend it to fighting game fans.

monday:

TG16
- Riot Zzone
SNES
- Pac-Attack

I knwo nothing of Riot Zone and Pac-Attack is not a bad puzzle game but I already have it on Pacman WOrld 2 for gamecube and pacman collection on the gba. Two games though? WTF..

What does that have to do with King of Fighters? And I didn't even know Wii was supposed to get AoD and FF compilations; I thought it was just Samurai Shodown.

Your right I think it was only SS and KoF compilations that were announced for Wii, still I wonder what is going on with those titles. They were announced after Neo Geo had been announced for the VC so its not like they didn't know of the VC. But we haven't heard anything from them since then.

Desensitized

01-11-2008, 11:10 PM

Two games? This is ridiculous considering the amount of systems we have and are getting.

Both games are pretty average, by the way. Riot Zone is an average Beat 'Em Up (but the soundtrack is fantastic). I'd rather have the TG-16 Double Dragon 2. Or ANY Double Dragon, for that matter.

G1Ravage

01-13-2008, 03:45 AM

Was listening to Zelda music on YouTube, and came across the three (THREE!) different versions of the Fire Temple theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I'm posting them here for comparison, since apparrently, a completely different version of the theme was created specifically for the Virtual Console version of the game.

Version 1: Original N64 cartridges. Contains a Muslim chant in the background.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcQVzu_kc8

Version 2: Later N64 cartridges and GCN disc. After apparent complaints from the Muslim community, the chanting was removed from the music, leaving just...the background beat of the original. Not much of a theme anymore. :shrug:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE2gs_DYvkE

Version 3: VC. In an apparent effort to spruce up the Fire Temple theme for the Virtual Console release of the game, some kind of chanting is returned to the music, but it's...synthetic and weird. Not real people, but...well, listen for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GvxjTFRTc8

Juu-kuchi

01-13-2008, 04:12 AM

Man, that old Fire Temple theme was pretty awesome. Shame that if religions were like wet blankets, Islam would be the wettest blanket of them all.

*wishes he could find his old gold Zelda OoT cartridge*

For all its touting of playing your old favorite video games, Nintendo continues to release such a small number of games on the VC per week. it's rather annoying.

G1Ravage

01-14-2008, 05:00 AM

monday:

TG16
- Riot Zzone
SNES
- Pac-Attack

Will this be true? Find out soon....

Dogbert

01-14-2008, 08:02 AM

WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Jan. 14, 2008
This week you can spend your time carefully planning puzzle strategies or rescuing a damsel in distress. Help one of the most iconic characters in all of video gamedom eat some troublesome ghosts or set off to defeat an evil organization using only your furious fists. The choice is yours. What are you in the mood for?

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

Pac-Attack (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Pac-Man makes a rare appearance outside of a maze environment in Pac-Attack, a fun and quirky puzzle game. This unique entry in the genre puts its own twist on established conventions and adds one of gaming's most iconic characters to the mix. The goal is simple: Keep your screen clear of falling blocks and ghosts by lining up blocks horizontally, causing them to disappear. Clearing the ghosts, though, requires the help of a hungry Pac-Man (who just happens to swing by every so often for a snack). It's up to you to get all of the ghosts lined up for him, because Pac-Man will keep eating them until he is stopped by a block or he runs out of ghosts. In addition, his range of movement on the playing field is limited to horizontal or downward—thus adding further strategy. There are three game modes to choose from: 1 Player Normal, 2 Player VS., and the challenging 1 Player Puzzle. Feel like gobbling up some ghosts?

Riot Zone (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Tobacco Reference, Violence, 800 Wii Points): Riot Zone is a side-scrolling fighting game that follows two heroes as they fight to take down an evil organization. The crime syndicate Dragon Zone has kidnapped Hawk's girlfriend and it's up to him and his partner detective, Tony, to get her back. Join them as they jump "fists first" into the grim Kowloon district. Play as Hawk or Tony and fight through all five stages in the deadly Kowloon district. Smash down the Dragon Zone goons in areas like the Harbor, Abandoned Warehouse and the Ghetto. Both characters have unique skills and attacks. Hawk is a master of karate, while Tony is a hard-hitter. That being said, both guys are massive and possess killer techniques. The hard-boiled action is enhanced by the game's realistic sound effects.

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/).And the leak is once again right on the nose.

Eddy

01-14-2008, 12:15 PM

Wow, two games again? At this rate we'll never get everything we should in the Wii's lifespan.

sdp

01-14-2008, 12:53 PM

You'd think with 6 systems they have a large enough library to easily release 5 games per week. They are adding more systems like the msx with the possibility of many others, Master System, 32x Sega CD(proven by TG16 CD games), and even go more retro with the Atari and even others of the many consoles from the pre-NES era. Not tomention GB/GBC and even GBA support, even better "arcade" support so we can get arcade ports. Its not like they are going to run out of games. Its probable we will keep getting 2 for the rest of the month since Riot Zone is the only game being released in January by Hudson.

Riot Zone (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Tobacco Reference, Violence, 800 Wii Points): Riot Zone is a side-scrolling fighting game that follows two heroes as they fight to take down an evil organization. The crime syndicate Dragon Zone has kidnapped Hawk's girlfriend and it's up to him and his partner detective, Tony, to get her back. Join them as they jump "fists first" into the grim Kowloon district. Play as Hawk or Tony and fight through all five stages in the deadly Kowloon district. Smash down the Dragon Zone goons in areas like the Harbor, Abandoned Warehouse and the Ghetto. Both characters have unique skills and attacks. Hawk is a master of karate, while Tony is a hard-hitter. That being said, both guys are massive and possess killer techniques. The hard-boiled action is enhanced by the game's realistic sound effects.

wow, all beat-em ups had the same storyline back then :anime:

Dogbert

01-14-2008, 01:59 PM

You'd think with 6 systems they have a large enough library to easily release 5 games per week.They are probably assuming, likely correctly so, that people won't buy more than one game per week. At some point, releasing a certain number of games each week results in cannibalizing sales. Two seems a little small, especially considering the low quality games that sometimes get released, but I could see why they might think five is too many.

wow, all beat-em ups had the same storyline back then :anime:"Back then?" ;)

G1Ravage

01-14-2008, 02:36 PM

Meh. With Brawl coming out soon, we may not see anything really good on VC for months. :(

Juu-kuchi

01-14-2008, 04:59 PM

Meh. With Brawl coming out soon, we may not see anything really good on VC for months. :( Makes me wonder why they even bothered with it. It sometimes feels like as if the "ZOMG play your favorite games over again" was something they just thought up to make sure the masses remained placated enough until Brawl came out.

Eddy

01-14-2008, 05:12 PM

Who knows? We got Paper Mario around the time Super Paper Mario was released. Maybe the original Super Smash Bros. will be heading to the VC soon to celebrate the release of Brawl.

GWOtaku

01-14-2008, 05:13 PM

Meh, I'm pretty happy with the games on the VC so far. Heck, there are at least ten I'd like to try that I'm too busy and/or cheap to go for at the moment.

As for Smash Brawl impacting things, I don't see it--how many gamers really play one game and only one at a time? And wouldn't Brawl's release be the perfect time to release the original Smash for the VC in terms of publicity?

Juu-kuchi

01-14-2008, 05:24 PM

For all we care that may actually be the 200th Wii title.

James Bester

01-14-2008, 08:21 PM

Man, to tell the truth, these updates have pretty lame lately. How about something like Majora's Mask or even the original Smash Bros.? I just can't help but to think that the virtual console's losing it's steam.

Captain Zechs

01-14-2008, 09:26 PM

I was just thinking that :)! I hate using a GC controller for Melee.

Draven

01-15-2008, 05:57 AM

I know this is from last week's selection, but...

StarTropics! STAR...TROPICS!

FRIGGEN DOWNLOADED!

I played this game WAY back, when Nintendo Power had a guide for it. Since that time, the only real things I remember, are Mike, who is the main character, the yo-yo wepon, and the tile jumping.

I don't recall ANYTHING else! HOWEVER, I'm glad I got this game. I LOVE the town sections, their whole presentation REALLY reminds me of the old NES Dragon Warrior games. I like the cave sections, too. Though, they can get HARD, it's still fun to work out how to get past some rooms, and how to beat the bosses.

I've been playing this pretty hard, and currently in Chapter 3.

GO TEAM VENTURE!

Gatomon41

01-16-2008, 03:18 AM

Currently, I'm playing Military Madness for the Wii VC. Basically, its Advanced Wars on the moon. Yet, the game is as addicting and fun as AW. I was surprised by the features of the game that was ahead of the time.
Also' I'm thinking about purchasing Metal Marines, but still researching wither or not to get the game.

Conan-san

01-16-2008, 12:43 PM

I've been playing this pretty hard, and currently in Chapter 3.

Oh, chapter three is such a pain in the ass, if the Chocobos and Bare assed apes (not kidding) don't get you, then the darkened water torture room will.

Dark Fact

01-16-2008, 01:33 PM

Oh, chapter three is such a pain in the ass, if the Chocobos and Bare assed apes (not kidding) don't get you, then the darkened water torture room will.
They're dodos! ;) And yeah, Chapter 3 is looooong! Hope you got medicine for Magma!

I don't recall ANYTHING else! HOWEVER, I'm glad I got this game. I LOVE the town sections, their whole presentation REALLY reminds me of the old NES Dragon Warrior games. I like the cave sections, too. Though, they can get HARD, it's still fun to work out how to get past some rooms, and how to beat the bosses.
Which reminds me. Square-Enix should really get moving and put up the old Dragon Warrior games on VC already.

"Art thou the descendant of Erdrick? Hast thou any proof?" :)

As for Smash Brawl impacting things, I don't see it--how many gamers really play one game and only one at a time? And wouldn't Brawl's release be the perfect time to release the original Smash for the VC in terms of publicity?
I dunno. Wouldn't releasing the original Smash Brothers in time for Brawl create a conflict of interest between the two games?

Mynd Hed

01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

I dunno. Wouldn't releasing the original Smash Brothers in time for Brawl create a conflict of interest between the two games?

Releasing them at the same time does seem like it would cut into the original's sales-- a lot of people wouldn't bother with the original when there's a brand new one out to try.

Releasing the original NOW (or soon), on the other hand, would be a great way to capitalize on all the Smash Bros. hype leading up to Brawl's release, as well as sooth the pain of the delay. (-:

Juu-kuchi

01-19-2008, 12:42 AM

You know I didn't realise this until now, but you know what would be an awesome game for the VC to have?

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.

Mikintosh

01-19-2008, 04:13 AM

Releasing them at the same time does seem like it would cut into the original's sales-- a lot of people wouldn't bother with the original when there's a brand new one out to try.

Releasing the original NOW (or soon), on the other hand, would be a great way to capitalize on all the Smash Bros. hype leading up to Brawl's release, as well as sooth the pain of the delay. (-:

Or they could just hold it back in order to whet peoples' appetite for Wii Smash action. I doubt we see it until the end of the year.

sdp

01-19-2008, 10:12 AM

This week we're getting Lolo 2 and Super Street Fighter II: TNC

Another lame 2 game week but at least a good one. I've heard a lot of good things about Lolo though I've never played it. And the best version of SFII on the SNES comes out as well. Glad to see some Capcom love again..
I'm actually going to download the first SFII though, its the one I grew up with/owned and the games do play a bit different, I'll download SSFII at a later date.

Douglas E.

01-19-2008, 06:23 PM

Well today I got a classic controller, and downloaded five games:
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Diddy's Kong Quest (Donkey Kong Country 2)
Gunstar Heroes
Streets Of Rage 2

-Doug

Eddy

01-19-2008, 06:36 PM

My friend sent me Pokemon Snap for my birthday yesterday and I've actually been having a lot of fun with it. Posting pictures to the Wii message board is a nice touch, but only being able to post one per day is kind of lame.

Dogbert

01-21-2008, 08:08 AM

WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Jan. 21, 2008
Let's take a quick personality test. Are you the type of person who likes to solve problems by analyzing clues, collecting information and methodically reaching your goal? Or are you more the type to thrust a double-footed kick into someone's face and follow it with a few body blows? Your answers to those questions should help you decide which popular game to choose this week.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Lolo and Lala are back in this sequel to the popular puzzle game THE ADVENTURES OF LOLO. On their return from the Haunted Castle, the Great Devil kidnaps Lala and challenges Lolo to rescue her again. Now he must take on the challenge of the Great Devil's Tower and Castle mazes. Fortunately, Lala was able to analyze each of the mazes as she was taken to the tower and left clues in the Jewel Boxes in each room. Each Jewel that Lolo collects contains information that will help him in the next room. In order to succeed, he'll also have to push tiles, pick up Heart Framers, temporarily turn enemies into Eggs with his Magic Shots and ward off enemy attacks by moving Emerald Framers. With your help, Lolo and Lala will work together to escape the Great Devil's clutches and defeat him.

SUPER STREET FIGHTER™ II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS(Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen - Violence, 800 Wii Points): When SUPER STREET FIGHTER II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS debuted, the fighting-game genre was forever changed. Along with a revolutionary combo system, the game introduced a new set of challengers to fight alongside the original Street Fighter II cast. In addition to the classic characters of Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Blanka, E. Honda, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, Sagat and M. Bison, take control of four brand-new characters in exciting head-to-head fighting game play. Choose T. Hawk and his unmatched strength to crush your opponents, use Deejay's unrivaled kickboxing ability to defeat your opponents, unleash your inner dragon with the furious kung fu of Fei Long and drill your rivals with the deadly beauty of Cammy. Get ready for the Street Fighter tournament and the fight of your life.

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/).Another week with only two... I'll probably pick up Lolo.

Eddy

01-21-2008, 11:06 AM

Dammit, Nintendo. Enough with the two games per week.

Dark Fact

01-21-2008, 01:05 PM

ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Lolo and Lala are back in this sequel to the popular puzzle game THE ADVENTURES OF LOLO. On their return from the Haunted Castle, the Great Devil kidnaps Lala and challenges Lolo to rescue her again. Now he must take on the challenge of the Great Devil's Tower and Castle mazes. Fortunately, Lala was able to analyze each of the mazes as she was taken to the tower and left clues in the Jewel Boxes in each room. Each Jewel that Lolo collects contains information that will help him in the next room. In order to succeed, he'll also have to push tiles, pick up Heart Framers, temporarily turn enemies into Eggs with his Magic Shots and ward off enemy attacks by moving Emerald Framers. With your help, Lolo and Lala will work together to escape the Great Devil's clutches and defeat him.
Didn't they start calling him "The King of Eggerland" in this game? :confused:

At least in this sequel, you actually get to fight the Great Devil instead of watching Lolo automatically egg him and blow him away like he did in the first game.

G1Ravage

01-21-2008, 02:18 PM

Is this the best version of Street Fighter II to download?

sdp

01-21-2008, 02:39 PM

Didn't they start calling him "The King of Eggerland" in this game? :confused:

Well adventures of lolo 2 is adventures of lolo 1 in Japan and the third one here is the second one for Japan. Our first adventures of lolo was never released in Japan since it was mostly a compilation of the earlier japan only titles. The series was always called eggerland in Japan. Maybe thats not what you were referring too but I've only played lolo 1 not lolo 2.

Is this the best version of Street Fighter II to download?

It really depends all versions of SFII actually play a tiny bit different which can be a big deal to players. This is the last version of SFII you'll see in the VC since it didn't sell as well as they hoped they canceled Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Some people prefer regular Turbo over other SFII games.

I'm actually going to download SFII World Warriors first since its the one I grew up with and know its glithches but I'll end up downloading them all. For a casual fan I would indeed recommend Super Street Fighter II since it was the last "updgrade" released on the SNES.

They skipped over Champions Edition though, that should have came before Turbo, it'd be nice for it to still be released. It'd also be nice to have the original Street Fighter since it came out on the TG-16. Street Fighter Alpha 2 also came out on the SNES but thats a different series.

Storm Eagle

01-21-2008, 04:33 PM

It really depends all versions of SFII actually play a tiny bit different which can be a big deal to players. This is the last version of SFII you'll see in the VC since it didn't sell as well as they hoped they canceled Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Some people prefer regular Turbo over other SFII games.

I'm actually going to download SFII World Warriors first since its the one I grew up with and know its glithches but I'll end up downloading them all. For a casual fan I would indeed recommend Super Street Fighter II since it was the last "updgrade" released on the SNES.

They skipped over Champions Edition though, that should have came before Turbo, it'd be nice for it to still be released. It'd also be nice to have the original Street Fighter since it came out on the TG-16. Street Fighter Alpha 2 also came out on the SNES but thats a different series.

Nintendo didn't skip Champion Edition. It was included on the Street Fighter II Turbo cartridge just like on the Genesis cartridge. The only difference is that both were released under different names.

sdp

01-21-2008, 04:41 PM

Nintendo didn't skip Champion Edition. It was included on the Street Fighter II Turbo cartridge just like on the Genesis cartridge. The only difference is that both were released under different names.

I read that on Wikipedia too but I don't understand it, do you get to chose which version to play?
Champions Edition is different than Turbo, the bosses while selectable have very limited move sets and their endings are all the same to name a few. Just because Turbo also has the bosses playable doesn't mean its the same game.

edit: also anyone know the differences between the Genesis and SNES SF releases in terms of which console had the superior version? I'm guessing the SNES did since it was a more powerful machine Mortal Kombat was always better on the SNES. I am only familiar with arcade differences of SFII.

Storm Eagle

01-21-2008, 07:17 PM

I read that on Wikipedia too but I don't understand it, do you get to chose which version to play?
Champions Edition is different than Turbo, the bosses while selectable have very limited move sets and their endings are all the same to name a few. Just because Turbo also has the bosses playable doesn't mean its the same game.

edit: also anyone know the differences between the Genesis and SNES SF releases in terms of which console had the superior version? I'm guessing the SNES did since it was a more powerful machine Mortal Kombat was always better on the SNES. I am only familiar with arcade differences of SFII.

Well, in both versions, you could play the version called "Turbo", which was, of course, Street Fighter II Turbo. Then there was "Normal", which was the Champion Edition. That's where they don't have the extra moves that you can use in Turbo, and the color schemes of the characters are just like the ones in the arcade version of Champion Edition.

One thing the Genesis version had that the SNES version didn't have was a Group Battle mode, like the one that was in both versions of Super Street Fighter II. The SNES version normally had a maximum of four speed settings, but you could get ten speed settings total by inputting a code. The Genesis version, however, already had ten speed settings without needing a code. The SNES version may have had the better graphics and sound, but the music in the Genesis version sounded just like in the arcade version. Now if the voices in the Genesis version were clearer, and the backgrounds had all the colors that the arcade version did, it would have been PERFECT. There was also a glitch in the SNES version in Ryu's ending, where not all the words came out.

Dark Fact

01-21-2008, 09:29 PM

One thing the Genesis version had that the SNES version didn't have was a Group Battle mode, like the one that was in both versions of Super Street Fighter II. The SNES version normally had a maximum of four speed settings, but you could get ten speed settings total by inputting a code. The Genesis version, however, already had ten speed settings without needing a code. The SNES version may have had the better graphics and sound, but the music in the Genesis version sounded just like in the arcade version. Now if the voices in the Genesis version were clearer, and the backgrounds had all the colors that the arcade version did, it would have been PERFECT. There was also a glitch in the SNES version in Ryu's ending, where not all the words came out.
You mean Ry's ending got "Golgo 13ed"? :confused: :)

Storm Eagle

01-21-2008, 11:33 PM

You mean Ry's ending got "Golgo 13ed"? :confused: :)

Say what?

Dark Fact

01-21-2008, 11:38 PM

Storm Eagle

01-21-2008, 11:45 PM

In the NES Golgo 13 english translation, there was apparently a bug that occurred in the game where Golgo's only lines are nothing but a series of dots which makes it look like he doesn't talk at all. Since PRDude made mention of not all words coming out in Ryu's ending, I was wondering if it just consisted of a bunch of dots instead?

It wasn't anything like that. Anyway, here's the text you're supposed to see in Ryu's ending:

Scene 1: Sagat and M. Bison standing on a podium. Sagat in third place, M. Bison in second, and the first place podium in the middle (where Ryu would supposedly be standing) is vacant.
"As the award ceremony begins

the crowd can be heard whispering...

Where is the champion?

Where is Ryu?"

Scene 2: Ryu's head going forward in front of a background
(no text)

Scene 3: Full back shot of Ryu walking down a pathway between two rows of trees.
"Already seeking the next challenge, ceremony means nothing to him.

The fight is everything".

Now, whatever is in bold doesn't show up for some reason or the other.

Oh yeah, in the SNES version of Super Street Fighter II, it kind of bothered me that there was no voice saying "Round [insert number here], Fight!"

sdp

01-25-2008, 10:50 AM

Finally the Master System will be added to the VC
http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0801/25/news075.html

From February, Sega will be putting Master System games on the Wii Virtual Console.
Starting off with Fist of the North Star for 600pts and Fantasy Zone for 500pts.

Sega Mk III and GameGear games will also be distributed underneath the Master System VC. The games are also planned to be distributed in US and Europe.

Sega's 8 bit console is not as well known here in the states but back then Sega decided to especially market the system in places were the NES had little to no presence like various countries in South America and Europe with great success.

ShadowGUN

01-25-2008, 04:27 PM

So are any of Master System games good?

sdp

01-25-2008, 07:43 PM

The Master System has quite a few good games on it, also the hardware is a lot more advanced than the NES. Since it was so popular on other markets it has a pretty big library including many 16 bit game ports that weren't bad at all,

some stand out titles include:
Alex Kidd series
Sonic series (different from genesis)
Phantasy star 1
Power Strike
Golden Axe Warrior (zelda clone)
wonder boy
power strike
Fantasy Zone
Shinobi
Golvellious

The GameGear also has a few exclusive games that are good. Since they were so similar they actually share many games in their library, especially later when the Master System was still very popular in other areas in order to have "new" games they would port GameGear games to the Master System. The MK III is basically the japanese counterpart of the Master System for the most part.

SNS

01-25-2008, 10:27 PM

Since they were so similar they actually share many games in their library,

Yeah I was about to point out that the Sonic games were ported to Game Gear, however the Game Gear versions are zoomed in so they were made much harder (this is why so many people have difficulty beating the first boss in the Game Gear version of Sonic 2).

Desensitized

01-26-2008, 01:04 AM

And apparently this week it's only one game. 1080 Snowboarding for the N64.

Normally everyone on the internet would be up in arms, but because it's an N64 game it's perfectly fine. :shrug:

danreyes1

01-26-2008, 02:23 AM

Glad to see another system added. I have yet to break into the Neo Geo games, though...

Andrew T. Hingson

01-26-2008, 04:41 AM

And apparently this week it's only one game. 1080 Snowboarding for the N64.

Normally everyone on the internet would be up in arms, but because it's an N64 game it's perfectly fine. :shrug:

You know... I actually do enjoy that game quite a bit. I suppose it's worth 10 bucks but I could probably still find the cartridge for less than that.

Dogbert

01-26-2008, 08:09 AM

Here's what's on the agenda for VC in Japan next month:

NES:
Super C
Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Yokohama Minato Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
Wrecking Crew

SNES:
Cosmo Gang the Puzzle (Pac-Attack)
Do Re Mi Fantasty: Milon no DokiDoki Daibouken

N64:
Custom Robo V2

Sega Master System:
Black Belt

Sega Genesis:
Gleylancer
Powerball

TG16:
Atlas
Dungeon Explorer II
Power Eleven
Neo Nectaris

What I see on that list is mostly games that were Japan-only titles or games we already have on North America's VC. This gives us very little information about what's coming here.

Edit: Forgot to mention that SSBB will apparently come with "trial versions" of Ice Climber, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Adventure, Super Metroid, and Star Fox 64. The SSBB web site mentions a possible time limit on game play, so it's really just an advertisement for VC...

Tanooki

01-26-2008, 11:13 AM

if nintendo drops to one game a week, as long as they have one big title each month, i guess i'd be fine with it

though i doubt they will

Dark Fact

01-26-2008, 05:46 PM

Zero Kagayaki

01-27-2008, 02:59 PM

I want see custom robo in USA

Dogbert

01-28-2008, 08:02 AM

WII-KLY UPDATE: NEW CLASSIC GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Jan. 28, 2008
Traverse the half-pipe from the comfort of your living room. With this classic game, it's Winter Break all the time. Freestyle through white powder, and school your best pal with your new trick! Did you get air?

This new classic game goes live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new game is:

1080°® SNOWBOARDING (N64®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Hit the slopes for some serious shredding in one of the first truly realistic snowboarding games ever created! Start in the lodge and select from five characters, each with his/her own particular attributes and special tricks. Then take a look at the wide assortment of available boards and choose one that best suits your rider and style. Once you've got the gear, six different modes of play, including Match Race, Trick Attack, and 2-Player Versus, await. Pick a course and get ready to experience a sensation of speed that'll make you forget all about the cold—but it might just send a shiver down your spine. Throw in hidden characters and boards, varying weather and snow conditions, multiple paths through each course, and a variety of tricks to master—topped off with rock-solid play control—and you've got a recipe for winter fun that you can enjoy any time of the year. It's all the fun and excitement of the sport, without the bruises and frostbite!

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/).Before anyone starts speculating that they're dropping to just one release per week, let me remind you that they have done this in the past and immediately resumed multiple releases. It's most likely just because it's an N64 game. Wish I could say a reason for the two per week thing though...

Joe

01-28-2008, 08:19 AM

Before anyone starts speculating that they're dropping to just one release per week, let me remind you that they have done this in the past and immediately resumed multiple releases. It's most likely just because it's an N64 game. Wish I could say a reason for the two per week thing though...

At least this is one of the better N64 releases out there.

danreyes1

01-28-2008, 08:29 AM

This is the first release for the Nintendo 64 that I neevr picked up originally (the Japanese-only Sin & Punishment notwithstanding). I might download it, but then again, I never picked it up originally because I've never been too keen on sports video games.

TKnHappyNess

01-28-2008, 01:31 PM

It's probably not listed, but I'm calling Super Smash Bros. on Brawl's original release date. They screwed up with the delay, so they owe us the original in it's place.

sdp

01-29-2008, 10:10 AM

1080 is a great game but heavily disappointed at 1 game, unlike dogbert I do think they can make 1 game per week a tradition or at least something common, they keep adding consoles so why only 1 or 2 game per week now? Hudson only announced 2 games to be released on february on the VC so hopes for more than 2 a week is slim for Feb. at least.
I have a few theories:

-Nintendo is getting ready for the WiiWare to launch in March and put their priorities there.
-We are two releases away from the 200th VC game(this weeks release was 198), they're planning something special.
-Nintendo realized they were running out of games if they planned on having the VC for the next few years, aka NO third parties...

Sadly I think its my third theory that might be true, just look at the third party list on on the VC, its pathetic, only real support are from Sega and Hudson but they are mainly doing the same thing as Nintendo giving their own systems their first party games. Nintendo has a huge library but without third parties they can't crank out more than 1-2 games per week.

Why the lack of third party support? it makes little sense, all these games have already been made making them for the VC shouldn't cost much money it'd be almost all profit. Since its available digitally they don't have to bother with stuff like stores carrying their product I thought it was a win/win situations for third parties.

Burdette25159

01-29-2008, 02:37 PM

Here are My top ten games that are not on the Virtural Console... Yet

#1: Super Mario RPG (SNES): This is a classic that needs to be on the VC, Nintendo, Square Hello!

#2: Shinobi (Sega Master System): We might MOST Likely see a SMS game on the VC this year and this is I think the game that should be the first SMS game on the VC, a faithful (For a 8-bit system) port of the arcade game includes the bonus levels, you can not go wrong with this port

3: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES): We already got Yoshi's story on the VC but what about the game that REALLY STARTED THE YOSHI SPINOFF SERIES?

#4: Super Smash Bros (N64): I think Nintendo should compensate for SSBB's delay to March by releasing the original SSB on the VC

#5: Mortal Kombat (SNES/Genesis): I think there should be two versions of the original MK ports on SNES and Genesis as the SNES version edits the game for content

#6: Duck Hunt (NES): The Wii Zapper is out and yet there is no Super Scope 6 or Zapper game on the VC and Duck Hunt should make a good use of the Wii Zapper in the Virtural Console

#7: Goldeneye 007 (N64): Hey Eon productions/Activision/Rare, Allow the game to be released on the Wii

#8: Mario Party 1/2/3 (N64): It's only fitting that I put all three N64 Mario Party games in #8 because I think that the Virtural Console needs a good party game!

#9: Yoshi's Safari (SNES): this is a superscope 6 game that needs a virtural console release as it was the first Mario game in America to call the princess Peach!

#10: Akumajō Dracula X Chi no Rondo (PC engine Super CD): I think that this Castlevania installment should be released for the VC

Dogbert

01-29-2008, 03:52 PM

#6: Duck Hunt (NES): The Wii Zapper is out and yet there is no Super Scope 6 or Zapper game on the VC and Duck Hunt should make a good use of the Wii Zapper in the Virtural Console

#9: Yoshi's Safari (SNES): this is a superscope 6 game that needs a virtural console release as it was the first Mario game in America to call the princess Peach!Sorry, but it can't be done. The Zapper and Super Scope both used technology far different from the Wii Remote. They relied on people actually doing a line-of-sight shot, while the Wii Remote requires the use of a pointer on screen that moves. The Wii Remote is really more like a mouse than a light gun. Could it be used? Sure, but Nintendo would have to radically alter the original games. Plus, knowing exactly where your shot will land would radically alter the difficulty (i.e. Duck Hunt would be super easy).

Desensitized

01-30-2008, 01:18 AM

Well, I guess this trashes the old annoying theory that Hudson was "stealing" spots from Nintendo for the TG-16.

Juu-kuchi

01-31-2008, 11:47 PM

http://wii.ign.com/articles/849/849007p1.html - Here's an interesting read on how much a VC game costs in comparison to the current average price or something of a regular cartridge.

DarthGonzo

02-01-2008, 08:33 AM

What's all this talk about having to be compensated for Brawl's delay? I know it sucks to have to wait a few extra weeks but to feel that one is owed something because of a delay is just silly. Delays happen in the industry all the time. Companies shouldn't have to make up for them.

That said I'm looking forward to the day Yoshi's Island is added to the VC. It's only a matter of time.

SNS

02-01-2008, 09:01 AM

You make it sound like they want Nintendo to do something complicated and/or for free. All they are asking is that Nintendo offers Super Smash Bros. (an easy task) for the usual Nintendo 64 game price. It's a win/win situation. What's wrong with that?

Mynd Hed

02-01-2008, 03:52 PM

What's all this talk about having to be compensated for Brawl's delay? I know it sucks to have to wait a few extra weeks but to feel that one is owed something because of a delay is just silly. Delays happen in the industry all the time. Companies shouldn't have to make up for them.

I don't think they "owe" us anything, but I do think releasing the original for the VC would be a nice gesture and also help keep up the anticipation for Brawl. That doesn't mean they HAVE to do it, just that it would be a good thing if they did.

Eddy

02-01-2008, 03:59 PM

I don't expect Square to be releasing Super Mario RPG on the VC anytime soon. There's been rumors all over the place of how Square has been planning on a SMRPG remake for the DS.

Conan-san

02-01-2008, 07:02 PM

The same rummors about how Squenix were being jerks about Geno in Brawl?

TKnHappyNess

02-01-2008, 07:21 PM

They could've had a Super Metroid remake on the GBA, but they already had one in the form of Zero Mission.

Desensitized

02-01-2008, 11:11 PM

Operation Wolf & Columns 3 on Monday?

Two games again?

Dogbert

02-04-2008, 08:04 AM

Operation Wolf & Columns 3 on Monday?Yep

Nintendo's press release is having technical difficulties at the moment. Due to that, I'm going to post a copy of the leaked press release. Since this was from before the official announcement, there's always a chance it has since changed.

Feb. 4, 2008

Wii-kly Update: Two New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel

Step into two very different types of action this week. Either battle the bad guys to save hostages and preserve freedom or bury your opponents with magical jewels. Whatever you fancy, you'll need to be ready for a challenge: strategize as a fearless hero or manipulate special jewels to raise the crush bar. How do you plan to win today?

Two new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

OPERATION WOLF™ (NES®, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Use of Tobacco and Violence, 500 points): A group of desperate terrorists is keeping hostages in their jungle fortress. As a member of the elite tactical squad Operation Wolf, you must invade their hideout, destroy their operations, and get the hostages out alive! Maneuver through a series of missions and fight off soldiers, patrol boats, helicopters, and more. The further you progress, the more enemies you’ll have to defeat and the harder they’ll try to stop you in your tracks (going so far as tossing knives and grenades at you or wearing armor). Each area along your path ends with a boss battle where you’ll have to find and exploit each boss’s particular weakness. To top it all off, your weapon options are also limited, so you’ll need to conserve ammunition and grenades. Operation Wolf is said to be the most valiant and capable unit in the military—can you save the hostages and win the day?

Columns III™: Revenge of Columns (Genesis, 1-5 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 points): This single-player or multiplayer experience expands upon the game play of the original two Columns titles giving players some extra attacks to spring on opponents. As in the original Columns, jewels fall into a bin, and you have to twist and manipulate them to form matches of three or more in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line to keep the jewels from stacking up and reaching the top. In Columns III, special magical jewels do things like raise your opponent’s crush bar or lower your own, adding an extra element of strategy to the game. This is a great game to play with friends, so download it today and jump into the action!So there you have it...

Two games again?Sadly, yes...

Eddy

02-04-2008, 10:37 AM

When was the last time they actually released three games? I honestly can't remember.

GWOtaku

02-04-2008, 10:44 AM

Operation Wolf? I remember seeing that seemingly everywhere when I was a kid. If there was any arcade game someplace had, it seemed to be Operation Wolf. Is the NES version any good?

Dark Fact

02-04-2008, 04:17 PM

Hold the phone! Isn't Operation Wolf a light gun game? :eek: Does this mean Nintendo reworked the code for infrared targeting?

Dogbert

02-04-2008, 06:34 PM

Hold the phone! Isn't Operation Wolf a light gun game? :eek: Does this mean Nintendo reworked the code for infrared targeting?My understanding is that the NES Zapper was optional (i.e., it worked with a regular controller too) back in the day. So, the VC version has simply removed zapper support due to technological impossibilities.

TKnHappyNess

02-04-2008, 07:59 PM

I guess that eliminates any possibility of Yoshi's Safari on the VC.

Andrew T. Hingson

02-05-2008, 07:34 AM

Ah man... there's no reason to get rid of light gun elements in games the Wii have a freak'n wireless pointer remote which can be used as a gun in numerous new games. They should adapt it to work on Duck Hunt, Yoshi's Safari, etc.

And unrelated... I have 1,000 Wii points to spend and I'm trying to decide between 1080 Snowboarding and Star Fox 64. I have SF64 for N64 but I don't have 1080. However... though I enjoy 1080 and would like to own it I'm not sure if I really want to spend 10 bucks on it. It doesn't seem that worth it and I'm sure Star Fox is more bang for my buck (but once again if I just hooked up my N64 I'd be able to play it).

So what do you think folks SF64 which I already own or 1080 Snowboarding which I do not own. Which is more worth my 1,000 Wii points?

SNS

02-05-2008, 09:47 AM

. So, the VC version has simply removed zapper support due to technological impossibilities.

Did they remove it from the coding or you simply can't access it? I'm sure someone with the NES controller adapter can find out...

Dogbert

02-05-2008, 12:32 PM

Ah man... there's no reason to get rid of light gun elements in games the Wii have a freak'n wireless pointer remote which can be used as a gun in numerous new games. They should adapt it to work on Duck Hunt, Yoshi's Safari, etc.The Wii Remote does not have the same functionality as the NES Zapper. It works more like a mouse than a light gun. Because you can't aim without a pointer on the screen, they would need to radically alter the games' codes. Moreover, since the challenge in those games was from the aiming process, they would be quite easy with a pointer on screen.

Did they remove it from the coding or you simply can't access it? I'm sure someone with the NES controller adapter can find out...As long as they don't have an HDTV that is. Newer TV technology apparently operates radically differently and the NES Zapper is not compatible.

Dark Fact

02-05-2008, 02:46 PM

The Wii Remote does not have the same functionality as the NES Zapper. It works more like a mouse than a light gun. Because you can't aim without a pointer on the screen, they would need to radically alter the games' codes. Moreover, since the challenge in those games was from the aiming process, they would be quite easy with a pointer on screen.
Maybe Nintendo can just make a pointer that is nothing but a tiny square pixel on the screen. Tiny enough that the average player wouldn't be able to see it and therefore resort to aiming. Would that work?

Dogbert

02-05-2008, 03:11 PM

Maybe Nintendo can just make a pointer that is nothing but a tiny square pixel on the screen. Tiny enough that the average player wouldn't be able to see it and therefore resort to aiming. Would that work?No, you must use the pointer to be able to aim. That is the only way to aim with the Wii Remote. Without it, your aim would be about as good as it is with your eyes closed. The Remote is technologically unable to "see" the TV or the light and colors it generates, unlike the NES zapper, which is how light gun games work.

sdp

02-05-2008, 04:51 PM

http://retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=80

http://retrousb.com/products_pictures/wiiretroport1_med.jpg

I actually have it and it works wonderful with all NES games and even some gamecube games, I too wonder if lightgun games would work, wish retrousb also made a N64 controller adapter and see if rumble worked, it could since people are calling them just "rom dumps". I won't be buying operation wolf though..

If you already own Star Fox get 1080, its a great game, plays similar to WaveRace 64 but thats not a bad thing, its worth the $10 if not I am sure there are many other gems on the VC that are definitely worth your money.

Br26

02-05-2008, 05:00 PM

G1Ravage

02-05-2008, 10:29 PM

Now from what I have seen in the "masterpeices" menu of Brawl, which is all over Youtube, I can clearly see a picture from Earthbound, around the comet landing area very early in the game. Could this mean a possible Earthbound/Mother VC release in Japan/US?

At least it would be some sort of compensation for those people who got together that petition to release Mother 3 in the US...which didnt happen..:(

That's in the Japanese version only. There's no confirmed word yet as to whether the English version will feature Earthbound in the Masterpieces section, but it seems highly unlikely. Reason being, the Japanese Dojo site shows pictures from Mother, but the English Dojo site doesn't.

Br26

02-05-2008, 10:48 PM

Oh well, it has to be released eventually here..right? :/

TKnHappyNess

02-06-2008, 05:58 PM

Dogbert

02-06-2008, 08:22 PM

Is it the NES or SNES game, because if it's the NES version, won't happen.Why not? Mother, or Earthbound as it was intended to be known for the NA release, was fully translated and localized by NOA. They never published it because NES was dead and they felt it wouldn't sell, but the game was finished or near finished nonetheless. While I fully expect they'll release the SNES sequel, Earthbound: Giygas Strikes Back, first, I am still hopeful that the original will see the light of day seeing as the localization work is already done.

Br26

02-07-2008, 03:20 PM

It was Mother 2, so yeah. I didnt play EBZ that much, but yeah id like for it to come out on the VC as well.

sdp

02-07-2008, 07:58 PM

yeah Earthbound Zero was fully translated, Nintendo would be dumb to not release it as a "never before released" game...

Same thing with Star Fox 2 game was completed but not released to not draw attention away from the N64. Nintendo would be stupid not to do it, but then again the big N has proven their stupidity before.

Desensitized

02-07-2008, 09:25 PM

They could have also released Mother 1+2 over here too, after all both games were translated already. But they didn't.

As much as I love the first two games and want to play the third, it doesn't seem like Nintendo is interested in giving the series a real chance.

Eddy

02-07-2008, 09:56 PM

There's no reason Nintendo shouldn't release both Mother and Star Fox 2 on the Virtual Console. I don't expect them to though.

Andrew T. Hingson

02-08-2008, 03:35 PM

Those certainly would be interesting to see.

Br26

02-08-2008, 04:35 PM

I think there's a chance..I mean, we did get to see Sin and Punishment finally have a US release, it's possible Earthbound Zero and Starfox 2 could get the same release.

sdp

02-08-2008, 07:03 PM

Lords of Thunder and Harvest Moon for this Monday,

nothing extra special for the 200th release but at least we get two great games.

Eddy

02-08-2008, 07:06 PM

Harvest Moon? Sweet. I love the HM series but never did own the original on the SNES. I'll get that for sure.

Too bad it's only two games. Again.

Dogbert

02-08-2008, 09:34 PM

For those looking for the official descriptions...
Wii-kly Update: Two New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel

Feb. 11, 2008

The two games joining the lineup this week are considered cult classics, yet they deal with topics as varied as farm management and shooting enemies to the strains of heavy-metal tunes. Just don’t get the two mixed up, since most livestock don’t like heavy metal and it takes more than turnips to defeat fire-spewing sea serpents.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

Harvest Moon® (Super NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): You bought the farm, so now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and try living off the fat of the land. Fresh air and the beauty of the outdoors will be fulfilling, but a successful farm needs a lot of working capital as well. There are buildings on your property, but they are in need of livestock. You have a modest house, but if things get lonely in the field, it’s going to take a remodel to woo a female farming companion. Your challenge is to dig in and build your life as a farmer from the ground up. How you manage will determine the outcome, but remember: You always reap what you sow.

Lords of Thunder (TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): Lords of Thunder is a side-scrolling shooter that has you take on the role of a legendary warrior, blasting enemies to heavy-metal tunes. Your enemies are plotting to revive Zaggart, “The Dark One,” who was sealed beneath the six continents of Mistral. It’s up to Landis, descendant of the heroic Dyu, to stop them. Choose the order in which to attack the six stages. Before each stage, select one of four magic armors and use crystals you’ve collected during your battles to buy items. Selecting the right armor for each stage is the key to your ultimate victory. Then get ready to face awesome enemies like a fire-spewing sea serpent or a giant insect. Whether it’s the fast-paced shooting or breaking into the fortress of a stage boss, you’ll be blown away by the intensity of Lords of Thunder.Congrats to the Harvest Moon fans out there. I'm not one of you, but I know this release had been on your minds for quite some time.

Looks like the two releases per week thing is here to stay. I suppose as long as we continue to get one Nintendo-system game per week, it won't be too bad. Sega was running out of steam anyway.

Andrew T. Hingson

02-09-2008, 07:30 AM

Oh boy Harvest Moon for the SNES. I might have to pick that up.

But seriously now Nintendo... do you NOT want my money? Give me more than 2 a week and I'll buy more than a few VC games a month.

Dark Fact

02-09-2008, 04:22 PM

Lords...of...THUNDER!!!

Freaking sweet! :cool:

Zero Kagayaki

02-10-2008, 02:33 PM

don't Nintendo own all of SMRPG expect for Geno and Mellow? That what my friend told me

GWOtaku

02-11-2008, 02:40 PM

Interesting...I may grab both of these. I enjoy Civilization, so perhaps Harvest Moon will appeal to me also.

Beat

02-11-2008, 02:43 PM

Lords of Thunder- The only game Johnny Turbo was able to pimp out for his TurboDuo CD.

I'm not sure if I want to play it for that reason.

Mikintosh

02-11-2008, 03:18 PM

There's no reason Nintendo shouldn't release both Mother and Star Fox 2 on the Virtual Console. I don't expect them to though.

I don't see why not; they've already shown a willingness to put a minor amount of work into VC titles that need it (Sin & Punishment). I'd imagine they wouldn't release Mother until Earthbound was out (maybe not tho), and they certainly wouldn't release Star Fox 2 until the SNES original was as well (and I wish they'd hurry up with that since I've never played it).

sdp

02-12-2008, 07:40 PM

Harvest Moon is such a great game, I am unsure if I want to download it. I'm trying to save money and I'd rather not spend the points I already have for some WiiWare stuff.

Harvest Moon goes for a lot for the cartridge so its a great deal but I also don't feel like playing a HM game at the moment...

DarkGojira

02-13-2008, 12:53 AM

EDIT: Forget what I said!

Mikintosh

02-13-2008, 02:57 AM

Wow, talk about a breakthrough. It looks like we're really going to enjoy playing Wii games with WIRELESS NUNCHUCKS, which are heading our way this March!

http://www.nyko.com/nyko/products/?i=133#

Cool, but since you can't use nunchucks with VC games anyway, this doesn't seem like the right thread! Also, I kind of like having the tether; makes it feel like it's still one controller...

Andrew T. Hingson

02-13-2008, 02:59 AM

Wow, talk about a breakthrough. It looks like we're really going to enjoy playing Wii games with WIRELESS NUNCHUCKS, which are heading our way this March!

http://www.nyko.com/nyko/products/?i=133#

The nunchuck is fine as is IMO. What I want is a wireless VC controller. I heard someone makes that but looking at Nyko's site... it doesn't seem to be them.

Darn VC controller... it feels pretty great but having the wire hang from it to the Wiimote is lame. First of all it makes a lovely visual... yeah the Wiimote dangling from a peanut shaped controller... seriously? Must every Wii ad-on only further the body humor jokes? I think Japan is screw'n with us guys. And then when you have the VC controller in hand... what do you do with the Wiimote attached to it. Either leave it dangling (which looks disturbing) or stick it in your pocket... and with that I coin the phrase (at least on this forum) "is that a Wiimote in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

DarkGojira

02-13-2008, 09:44 AM

Cool, but since you can't use nunchucks with VC games anyway, this doesn't seem like the right thread!

:sweat: Oops, you're right!

Tell you what, I'll just make a new thread about this.

Dogbert

02-15-2008, 08:22 PM

Feb. 18, 2008

Wii-kly Update: Two New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel

Some gamers get skeptical when Roman numerals populate the title of a game. But make no mistake – this week’s offerings are no mere sequels. They are some of the most highly regarded classic games around. So stock up on some Wii Points™ to battle the Dark Force or complete an action-packed trilogy.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

Ninja Gaiden™ III: The Ancient Ship of Doom: (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points): Join master ninja Ryu Hayabusa, last member of the famous Dragon Clan, in the third and final chapter of the legendary Ninja Gaiden saga. Ryu is framed for FBI agent Irene Lew’s murder, and it’s up to him to clear his name. Defeating superior life-forms created out of “life energy” called BIO-NOIDs and avoiding enemy ambushes are among the many obstacles which Ryu faces in this unpredictable adventure of mystery, deceit and destruction. Noticeable changes to the game-play mechanics include Ryu’s ability to grab on to horizontal surfaces, his reduced falling speed and altered jumping maneuvers, and visible power-ups. Help Ryu defeat the forces of evil once more and discover the real culprit behind Irene’s death as one of the most loved trilogies in video-game history comes to a close.

Phantasy Star™ II: (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points): Hailed as one of the greatest games of all time by fans and media alike, Phantasy Star II is an RPG that features an epic story line and turn-based battles. Play as Rolf, Nei, Rudo or several other characters as you navigate through the Algol star system battling the evil Dark Force. Build your characters, select the right weapons and armor, and take on the forces of evil through various missions as you find the right combination of characters to complete each objective. Experience the magic once again in this great sequel.Another week with only two games, but I suspect most will be pleased this week nonetheless.

Swordfish_II

02-15-2008, 09:01 PM

I've the Phantasy Star Collection from GBA for years and have barely progressed through any of the games...

I want Smash Bros. already!

sdp

02-15-2008, 09:16 PM

Good choices indeed. Phantasy Star is a great series that needs to be revived, and with the Master System being added we should see Phantasy Star 1 in the near future. I also have the GBA collection (great btw) so I'm mostly looking forward to playing IV which is absent when its eventually released on the VC.

I wonder if we will ever get Ninja Gaiden Trilogy on the VC, I'm not talking in the near future but maybe a year or two from now. That way anyone who wanted the games already bought them and would only be double dipping, that way both Tecmo and the fans win. I also hope for something like that to happen with Mario All-stars near the end of the Wii's life. I am sure companies like Tecmo and Nintendo rather sell you each game separately, but fans also want the upgraded versions, if the other titles have been available for a while maybe they'd decide to do it.

PC!

02-15-2008, 10:56 PM

Why are they sending out press releases so early? Usually they don't come out until the day the games are available.

Still, two very good games this week. A shame they're cutting back to 2, especially since their selections usually leave a lot to be desired.

Eddy

02-15-2008, 10:59 PM

I still have yet to play a Ninja Gaiden game. I've been meaning to try out Ninja Gaiden 1, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

I downloaded Harvest Moon this week and have been loving it.

Dogbert

02-16-2008, 09:16 AM

Why are they sending out press releases so early? Usually they don't come out until the day the games are available.Their standard policy has been to make them publicly available at 5am (Pacific time) on the day of release. However, they recently started posting them to the press-only section early, presumably to give web sites a chance to prepare for posting articles on the following Monday. People keep leaking it right away. Once it's leaked at one site, the genie is out of the bottle...

Dark Fact

02-18-2008, 04:11 PM

Good selection this week. Ninja Gaiden III is a great game with a smooth engine (which is more than I can say for its storyline) and Phantasy Star II is sure to please the classic Phantasy Star fans. :)

danreyes1

02-21-2008, 12:23 AM

Beat

02-21-2008, 08:30 AM

Draft

02-21-2008, 11:18 PM

And with one game (http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14227359.html), almost the entire NeoGeo library on the Virtual Console has been rendered useless. I knew there was a reason I wasn't buying those games.

ROFL

Ah, good thing I don't even know what a NeoGeo is..

Bought Kirby's Adventure, and got 500Pts left and haven't decided what to buy

danreyes1

02-22-2008, 12:08 AM

Assuming a regular $50 price point for SNK Arcade Classics, each game comes to about $3.13. Apparently SNK is waiting until Q4 to see how well the VC titles sell before releasing it in America. I'd say the compilation would sell better.

Mikintosh

02-22-2008, 02:07 PM

And with one game (http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14227359.html), almost the entire NeoGeo library on the Virtual Console has been rendered useless. I knew there was a reason I wasn't buying those games.

Goddamit, I already bought Baseball Stars 2 and King of Fighters '94. Eh well, at this point the rest of the games will be cheaper to get on Virtual Console then through that, tho if it's a budget title, maybe not.

Oh, and did anyone mention Europe's now gonna have Commodore 64 games?

sdp

02-22-2008, 03:36 PM

well various SNK compilations were announced before the system launched, and we've known about these for a while. And I am very happy, I like having a disc format and I like knowing that I'm not spending $9 on something I can get for $20 with 20 other games on the PS2.

In other news the Commodore 64 will be added to the VC for Europe. I bet this is a "testing" the market like they did with the import titles to see if they launch it elsewhere. Hopefully it comes, the 500 pts seems a bit much but I'd love to have the choice at least.

Swordfish_II

02-22-2008, 06:48 PM

Oh, and did anyone mention Europe's now gonna have Commodore 64 games?

ME WANT SPACE TAXI!

PC!

02-22-2008, 09:01 PM

So, word has it that Kirby 64 is coming to the VC next. Great to see another N64 platformer coming. Wonder what's keeping Kirby Superstar, though.

Dark Fact

02-22-2008, 09:09 PM

Ah, good thing I don't even know what a NeoGeo is..
You fail it.

Oh, and did anyone mention Europe's now gonna have Commodore 64 games?
Boo-urns! :mad:

Andrew T. Hingson

02-22-2008, 09:18 PM

So, word has it that Kirby 64 is coming to the VC next. Great to see another N64 platformer coming. Wonder what's keeping Kirby Superstar, though.

Kirby Superstar like Earthbound and SMRPG are clearly too awesome for their server to hold.

Eddy

02-22-2008, 09:29 PM

Kirby 64 wasn't bad. In fact, it features one of the coolest Kirby music tracks ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3z7ciNHG4) and had a great idea with whole combining powers thing, but it just wasn't as good as Kirby Superstar. But it's still worth checking out to Kirby fans that may have missed it the first time around.

I heard Kirby's Dreamland 3 recently appeared on the ESRB's site again. Let's hope it shows up on the Virtual Console soon, as well as other previously rated by the ESRB only to disappear from the site games like SMRPG and Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

Desensitized

02-22-2008, 10:00 PM

Wonder what's keeping Kirby Superstar, though.
The DS remake is what's keeping it. I won't be expecting Kirby Superstar for awhile.

Douglas E.

02-22-2008, 10:07 PM

It figures that just when I get ten dollars, to spend on Brawl, (I have $45) they put up one of my favorite games. (Kirby 64) That game means alot to me, because it was my first Kirby game. Still, I suppose that I'll have to wait untill after Brawl before I download it.

-Doug

Nel

02-23-2008, 12:52 AM

In fact, it features one of the coolest Kirby music tracks ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3z7ciNHG4) ...

That couldn't be more true. I remember how unexpected the epicness of that final battle was when I first played it. The music's just PERFECT.

I still have the N64 cartridge, so no buying the VC version for me.

danreyes1

02-25-2008, 02:26 AM

You know, these SNK anthologies gave me an idea. I would love to see Sega Saturn and Dreamcast games on the VC. However, I am well painfully aware that the virtual console has no hope unless they decide to expand the memory capacity (here's hoping). Instead of VC releases, maybe Sega could release a Saturn Collection and Dreamcast Collection, like the PS2's Genesis Collection. Just a neat thought.

River26

02-25-2008, 02:29 AM

Yeah, I've been wanting to play Virtua Cops 1 & 2. But had no luck at the time due to Saturn's high price. And it'd be cool to play that arcade fighter that was on the Dreamcast; Project Justice.

Desensitized

02-25-2008, 02:38 AM

Yeah, I've been wanting to play Virtua Cops 1 & 2. But had no luck at the time due to Saturn's high price. And it'd be cool to play that arcade fighter that was on the Dreamcast; Project Justice.
The sequel to Rival Schools? Hell yeah, that game was awesome. It's just too bad Capcom hasn't touched the series since.

G1Ravage

02-25-2008, 03:50 AM

So...no early leak this week?

Or are we only getting Kirby 64?

sdp

02-25-2008, 06:39 AM

there was, I was just leaving it so dogbert could post it. The other game was a TG16 game I had never played though, can't remember the name at the moment.

PC!

02-25-2008, 09:03 AM

Kirby 64 and Psychosis this week.

Dogbert

02-25-2008, 10:20 AM

};2791891']there was, I was just leaving it so dogbert could post it. The other game was a TG16 game I had never played though, can't remember the name at the moment.Sorry about the delay... I was out of town for a conference (I expected to have Internet access, but didn't) and just got back...

WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Feb. 25, 2008

This week's additions take players on a psychedelic trip down memory lane. Kirby® is back and armed with a bunch of new talents, including the option to combine abilities. Curious to find out what mixing the Burn and Cutter powers gives Kirby? We won't spoil that for you here. If the colorful landscapes in the pink sphere's world are too much for you and you're looking for straight firepower instead, then try plunging your soul into the mind of a twisted demon. We'll just see how you fare against wave after wave of bizarre enemy creatures in that kind of environment.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards: (Nintendo 64®, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal. Along the way, you'll use Kirby's trademark copying ability to use enemies' strengths against them. Not only that, but try combining any two abilities to create a brand-new one that is usually stronger than the original. Throw in three exciting multiplayer minigames, and you've got a package of which even King Dedede would be proud. Fans of Kirby and action games with bright, colorful graphics should vacuum this one up.

Psychosis: (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This is a side-scrolling shooter played in a world created from the mind of a twisted demon. Your soul has suddenly wandered into that evil world that exists in every person's heart. The only way out is to blast your way past the grotesque creatures that block your path in five "causes" (stages). You must face the dangers of this psychedelic world by making full use of three shot types and the satellite option. With power-ups, you can change your shots to a wide-coverage beam, a satellite-generated laser and more. Each shot type can be powered up to three levels. You can also block enemy fire by rotating the satellites to a desired position. How you use these features will be the key to successfully escaping this strange and surreal world.

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http:///).Not sure if I'll pick up Kirby yet.

Dark Fact

02-25-2008, 11:56 AM

Never heard of Psychosis. Sounds interesting enough to be worth a shot.

TKnHappyNess

02-25-2008, 01:30 PM

They screwed up the part about Dark Matter. He was in 2 other Kirby games before 64, so he's not really "new". He was in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Eddy

02-25-2008, 09:38 PM

It also wasn't his Nintendo 64 debut. That was Super Smash Bros.

Dogbert

02-29-2008, 01:11 PM

Here's the list of what's coming in March 2008 for Japan:

NES:
Metroid
Star Luster
City Connection
Joy Mecha Fight
Renegade

SNES:
Super Gussun Oyoyo

Sega Master System:
Fantasy Zone

TG16:
Psycho Chaser
Bomberman: Panic Bomber
Mr. Heli

N64, Sega Genesis and the Neo Geo are all absent for the month.

Nintendo of America can and has in the past given us better releases than Nintendo Co Ltd, so this is nothing but a blurry glimpse at what might be coming. However, the releases have been so pathetic over the last month that my optimism is at an all time low. What's the deal? Did they decide releasing three only slightly increased sales over two? Is it to space things out to allow for hit games farther into Wii's life cycle (presently with at least three and a half years left if it follows the trend from N64 and GCN) or even into the 8th generation of video game consoles? Maybe to get us starving by the time WiiWare games start coming out...

GWOtaku

02-29-2008, 01:35 PM

Here's the list of what's coming in March 2008 for Japan:

Nintendo of America can and has in the past given us better releases than Nintendo Co Ltd, so this is nothing but a blurry glimpse at what might be coming. However, the releases have been so pathetic over the last month that my optimism is at an all time low. What's the deal? Did they decide releasing three only slightly increased sales over two? Is it to space things out to allow for hit games farther into Wii's life cycle (presently with at least three and a half years left if it follows the trend from N64 and GCN) or even into the 8th generation of video game consoles? Maybe to get us starving by the time WiiWare games start coming out...

Now wait a minute, this month featured Harvest Moon, Phantasy Star II, Kirby 64, and Lords of Thunder. I wouldn't call that pathetic. Still, three games was much better than two.

Spider-Man

02-29-2008, 02:03 PM

So there's no chance of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island coming in March? That is the last game I've been waiting to download off the Virtual Console!

Dogbert

02-29-2008, 03:37 PM

Now wait a minute, this month featured Harvest Moon, Phantasy Star II, Kirby 64, and Lords of Thunder. I wouldn't call that pathetic. Still, three games was much better than two.Fair enough. I'll admit pathetic was too strong a word. February '08 was one of the weakest months for VC in my opinion, but I'll recognize it could have been much worse.

So there's no chance of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island coming in March? That is the last game I've been waiting to download off the Virtual Console!Very little chance in Japan. We have no idea what North American releases are in the works.

PC!

02-29-2008, 05:34 PM

Glad to see we finally get a Bomberman game on the VC. Hopefully this opens the way for the N64 Bomberman games in the future.

Dogbert

02-29-2008, 06:10 PM

Glad to see we finally get a Bomberman game on the VC.Two minor corrections. 1. We already have a Bomberman game on VC (Bomberman '93 for TG16). 2. Bomberman: Panic Bomber is not really a Bomberman game; it's a puzzle game (i.e. Tetris-like) with Bomberman characters pasted in as the gimmick.

Zero Kagayaki

02-29-2008, 10:48 PM

I want Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island so bad too

G1Ravage

03-01-2008, 01:07 AM

We already got Metroid. That's surprising.

Desensitized

03-01-2008, 02:07 AM

Europe AND Japan both have River City Ransom, but we don't.

I really hope this isn't a repeat of the Megaman 1 situation.

Dogbert

03-03-2008, 08:45 AM

Not only have we not had an early leak this week, but Nintendo didn't even put out the press release on time. We may just have to wait until noon to find out what's coming this week.

Dark Fact

03-03-2008, 12:02 PM

Bah! I want to know what the new releases are gonna be! I can't take the suspense! >_<

Jave

03-03-2008, 12:19 PM

It's already on the VC. Super Turrican for the SNES.

And... that's it.

Dark Fact

03-03-2008, 12:35 PM

Just Super Turrican this week? I guess this means they're just gonna lay low with the VC for awhile since Smash Bros. Brawl is gonna be out on the 10th.

That's okay though. Super Turrican is an awesome game with an amazing soundtrack...and Ridley Scott Aliens! :)

Dogbert

03-03-2008, 12:54 PM

Many people on other forums have speculated that they cut back to just one due to SSBB. My theory is that they may have had technical difficulties this week. No press release has come out yet, which makes me wonder if they maybe had two games planned, but changed course for some reason. Either way, Nintendo gets no cash from me this week (though technically, they already have it since I've already bought the points, but you get my meaning...).

TKnHappyNess

03-03-2008, 03:44 PM

They could've had the original SSB on the VC before Brawl like they did with Metroid and Super Metroid before Prime 3, and Mario 3 before Galaxy.

Dogbert

03-03-2008, 04:47 PM

WII-KLY UPDATE: ONE NEW CLASSIC GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

March 3, 2008

March is roaring in like a lion on the Virtual Console™. This might be a good time to look back at the massive catalog of classic games and ask yourself if you've played them all. Well, have you? You know there are some unplayed gems in there that your friends keep raving about, like this week's release, Super Turrican. Not to mention the games you haven't played since you were 10. Go ahead and fire them up – you'll feel like a kid again. Just think of the Virtual Console as your own personal fountain of youth.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new game is:

Super Turrican: (Super NES®, 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): You are Bren McGuire, on a United Planets Freedom Forces mission to save the peaceful planet Katakis from the Machine, source of all that is cruel and evil in the universe. The only weapon on your side is the state-of-the-art Turrican Assault Suit. Equipped with multiple weapons, including the incredible Freeze-Beam that temporarily immobilizes almost any enemy, the Turrican Assault Suit gives one man the power of an entire army. Use the myriad weapons and powers at your disposal to fight through 12 increasingly insane levels, free the innocent residents of the planet Katakis and crush the oppressive Machine.

For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com (http://wii.com/)."This might be a good time to look back at the massive catalog of classic games and ask yourself if you've played them all. Well, have you?"

Yeah guys. If you haven't played all the VC games yet, then you have no right to complain about the one-game release today... :shrug:

What an incredibly transparent way of saying this week sucks (no offense to any Super Turrican fans)...