BerzerkPixel
Smash Cadet
I grew up with the NES, the DS and the Wii. Yeah that's huge time gap there. Most of my conscious life, I have been playing on my Wii (don't take that out of context, ). So what games have I been playing on the Wii. Uh... Gamecube games and using the Virtual Console service.
Of course, the Wii has had some absolutely marvelous games, a lot of which do not get as much attention as it should have gotten. Like Boom Blox! That game is weird but real cool. Or Muramasa: The Demon Blade. One of the arguably most beautiful looking games of the 7th generation. Or No More Heroes or MadWorld, which by the way are a couple of the most violent games I have ever seen.
But that is not the subject here. The Wii defined the term backwards compatibility. THIS IS A GODSEND. This is what made me the person that I am today. I have seen many comments over at Youtube about how the VC is just a cheap cash-grab for Nintendo, but what they don't understand is the impact it has on the newer generation of gamers. I got to play classics like:
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Super Mario Bros. 2 The Lost Levels (Hooh my god is that game maddening)
Paper Mario (can you tell that I like Mario a lot? )
Contra III (beat that game on Hard, 3 Lives, with a Gamecube Controller, Get on my level )
Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Cookie (this is an interesting puzzle game)
F-Zero X (YEEEHHSZ )
Super Smash Bros. 64 (Aww hell yeah )
Donkey Kong Country
SUPER Metroid
SUPER Castlevania IV
There's probably some more I'm missing there.
AND THEN there's the ability to play Gamecube games. The Gamecube... is probably the best Nintendo system I have ever heard of. It probably has done more things different with its franchises than what Nintendo wishes to do today. AND it had wonderful 3rd party support. Maybe not like PS2 or Xbox, but it was still strong in that department. Most importantly, it introduced me to some of the best games I have ever played hands down. Here's what I have played:
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Best game ever. Shiggy plz, don't interfere with the next one. )
Metroid Prime (THIS introduced me into the Metroid series. Wow. I must have played it through 14 times by now)
Soul Calibur II
Ikaruga (a very interesting Shoot-em-up. High octane shooting with puzzles. Ain't that a wonderful combination).
Super Mario Sunshine (****ing Blue Coins of Corona Mountain )
F-Zero GX (HOLY **** DIS GAME RIGHT HERE ).
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (interesting idea Nintendo.)
Super Smash Bros. MELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (the announcer must have taken like a mountain of crack).
Luigi's Friggin' Mansion
Metroid Prime 2 (played through the Trilogy package)
There's probably more games I am missing here as well.
I actually bought a Gamecube simply for the novelty of having one.
My point is, backwards compatibilty has made a huge impact on me as a gamer. I am the minority of most people in my school when it comes to what games I play. You just don't hear 16 year-olds say that their favorite game is Metroid Prime or Super Smash Bros. Melee. Are you part of the newer generation? How as Backwards Compatibility affected you? I am very interested to hear your responses.
Now Nintendo plz, bring N64 and GCN games to Wii U VC.
Of course, the Wii has had some absolutely marvelous games, a lot of which do not get as much attention as it should have gotten. Like Boom Blox! That game is weird but real cool. Or Muramasa: The Demon Blade. One of the arguably most beautiful looking games of the 7th generation. Or No More Heroes or MadWorld, which by the way are a couple of the most violent games I have ever seen.
But that is not the subject here. The Wii defined the term backwards compatibility. THIS IS A GODSEND. This is what made me the person that I am today. I have seen many comments over at Youtube about how the VC is just a cheap cash-grab for Nintendo, but what they don't understand is the impact it has on the newer generation of gamers. I got to play classics like:
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Super Mario Bros. 2 The Lost Levels (Hooh my god is that game maddening)
Paper Mario (can you tell that I like Mario a lot? )
Contra III (beat that game on Hard, 3 Lives, with a Gamecube Controller, Get on my level )
Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Cookie (this is an interesting puzzle game)
F-Zero X (YEEEHHSZ )
Super Smash Bros. 64 (Aww hell yeah )
Donkey Kong Country
SUPER Metroid
SUPER Castlevania IV
There's probably some more I'm missing there.
AND THEN there's the ability to play Gamecube games. The Gamecube... is probably the best Nintendo system I have ever heard of. It probably has done more things different with its franchises than what Nintendo wishes to do today. AND it had wonderful 3rd party support. Maybe not like PS2 or Xbox, but it was still strong in that department. Most importantly, it introduced me to some of the best games I have ever played hands down. Here's what I have played:
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Best game ever. Shiggy plz, don't interfere with the next one. )
Metroid Prime (THIS introduced me into the Metroid series. Wow. I must have played it through 14 times by now)
Soul Calibur II
Ikaruga (a very interesting Shoot-em-up. High octane shooting with puzzles. Ain't that a wonderful combination).
Super Mario Sunshine (****ing Blue Coins of Corona Mountain )
F-Zero GX (HOLY **** DIS GAME RIGHT HERE ).
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (interesting idea Nintendo.)
Super Smash Bros. MELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (the announcer must have taken like a mountain of crack).
Luigi's Friggin' Mansion
Metroid Prime 2 (played through the Trilogy package)
There's probably more games I am missing here as well.
I actually bought a Gamecube simply for the novelty of having one.
My point is, backwards compatibilty has made a huge impact on me as a gamer. I am the minority of most people in my school when it comes to what games I play. You just don't hear 16 year-olds say that their favorite game is Metroid Prime or Super Smash Bros. Melee. Are you part of the newer generation? How as Backwards Compatibility affected you? I am very interested to hear your responses.
Now Nintendo plz, bring N64 and GCN games to Wii U VC.