I am itching to talk about Virtual Console releases, but the official Wii thread is much too unwieldly for a sustained discussion. So I bring you...the Official Wii Virtual Console Thread (TM)!
I just thought it would be a good idea to get some discussion going on these classics so people don't go wasting their money on NES Baseball or something awful. I know SWF skews pretty young, so I'm sure a lot of people could use some help when trying to choose beyond the obvious Nintendo staples.
Here's a list of all currently available VC titles, courtesy Wikipedia. I don't think Nintendo has an up-to-date list on their site.
Sega's VC Homepage
Hudson's VC Page
Check out those links to piece together the future VC forecast since Nintendo refuses to offer a systematic method for revealing upcoming titles.
This week on the Virtual Console (1/15/07-1/22/07)
Xevious (NES, 500 points)
R-Type III (SNES, 800 points)
Moto Roader (Turbografx-16, 600 points)
Virtual Console games are released in North America every Monday at 9 AM Pacific.
*Whew* With all the prerequisites out of the way, I can talk about the games I actually own. I bought Super Mario 64 and Gunstar Heroes last week. Mario 64 is of course a known quantity; it's the same classic game it was a decade ago, though the camera is a bit more frustrating these days. The game actually cleans up pretty well on VC; it's a lot crisper than I remember. It controls like a dream with the classic controller and of course you can use the Cube controller too. If you haven't played this one in a few years (or like me, you got way too frustrated by the DS version's shoddy controls), this one's worth ten bucks. And if you've never played it at all, this is the best game available on VC right now. So uh, buy it.
Gunstar Heroes I had never played before, even though I owned a Genesis back in the day. It's a fun little shooter that's sort of like Mega Man but with less focus on avoiding obstacles and more on killing everything that ****ing moves. There's a very simple yet diverse weapon combo system where you can mix and match four different guns for maximum ownage. The game is short, but like a lot of games of the time, it begs replaying. The boss battles pretty much rock face (and there's a lot of them) and it's just really gratifying to grapple a half-******** robot dude and chuck him into five other half-******** robot dudes. If you're into action shooters, it's worth $8.
I am definitely getting Super Mario Bros. next week (I have NEVER played it, believe it or not) and maybe Castlevania. Hopefully the xmas day lineup isn't a flash in the pan in terms of quality; the lineup so far is pretty poor considering all the potential.
Anyway, post impressions, suggestions, desperate pleas to Nintendo for Earthbound, etc. I'll try to keep the first post updated with what's new for the week.
I just thought it would be a good idea to get some discussion going on these classics so people don't go wasting their money on NES Baseball or something awful. I know SWF skews pretty young, so I'm sure a lot of people could use some help when trying to choose beyond the obvious Nintendo staples.
Here's a list of all currently available VC titles, courtesy Wikipedia. I don't think Nintendo has an up-to-date list on their site.
Sega's VC Homepage
Hudson's VC Page
Check out those links to piece together the future VC forecast since Nintendo refuses to offer a systematic method for revealing upcoming titles.
This week on the Virtual Console (1/15/07-1/22/07)
Xevious (NES, 500 points)
R-Type III (SNES, 800 points)
Moto Roader (Turbografx-16, 600 points)
Virtual Console games are released in North America every Monday at 9 AM Pacific.
*Whew* With all the prerequisites out of the way, I can talk about the games I actually own. I bought Super Mario 64 and Gunstar Heroes last week. Mario 64 is of course a known quantity; it's the same classic game it was a decade ago, though the camera is a bit more frustrating these days. The game actually cleans up pretty well on VC; it's a lot crisper than I remember. It controls like a dream with the classic controller and of course you can use the Cube controller too. If you haven't played this one in a few years (or like me, you got way too frustrated by the DS version's shoddy controls), this one's worth ten bucks. And if you've never played it at all, this is the best game available on VC right now. So uh, buy it.
Gunstar Heroes I had never played before, even though I owned a Genesis back in the day. It's a fun little shooter that's sort of like Mega Man but with less focus on avoiding obstacles and more on killing everything that ****ing moves. There's a very simple yet diverse weapon combo system where you can mix and match four different guns for maximum ownage. The game is short, but like a lot of games of the time, it begs replaying. The boss battles pretty much rock face (and there's a lot of them) and it's just really gratifying to grapple a half-******** robot dude and chuck him into five other half-******** robot dudes. If you're into action shooters, it's worth $8.
I am definitely getting Super Mario Bros. next week (I have NEVER played it, believe it or not) and maybe Castlevania. Hopefully the xmas day lineup isn't a flash in the pan in terms of quality; the lineup so far is pretty poor considering all the potential.
Anyway, post impressions, suggestions, desperate pleas to Nintendo for Earthbound, etc. I'll try to keep the first post updated with what's new for the week.
And what about Earthbound? I want some old school RPGs, now! It'd be a smart idea if they had one or more teams devoted to translating games into English.
