[Wii] Virtual Console & WiiWare Games - Doing wonders for illegal emulation since 2007

I thought it was pretty funny to see R-Type III released this week despite R-Type coming out just a few weeks ago. You'd think they would add games people are begging for before they start dipping into sequels to games that are already up for download. What's next, the entire Gradius series in order?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Damn, still no word on Super Metroid or Star Fox 64. Those are the two I've been waiting on since the beginning. Seeing the Joe & Mac games (especially Joe & Mac 2 for SNES) brought to the VC would also be pretty awesome, but I'm not sure how likely they are.

This week was a bit of a letdown for me since I still have Link to the Past on my SNES, but it was also nice to see NA finally get it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Kostaki

Super Metroid : There is no other way to play this at ALL at the present other than emulation, and playing it in HDTV + Component glory with surround sound systems would be GODLY. I would easily throw down 800 points for this.

Agreed. After several years of looking around for a used copy of this the best I could find was a beatup cartridge for $16. I might have actually bought it too if I hadn't found it just after prices for the Virtual Console were announced.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Awesome, Kid Icarus is one of the games I've been waiting for. I'd be excited about Kirby too, but they already rereleased that on the GBA.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah, that was the only problem with Nightmare in Dreamland. The original game was intact, but they changed all the mini-games to crap like Air Ride.

I was speaking idiomatically.

You have to be kidding. We get Excitebike instead of TMNT? Oh well, I'm not heartbroken since it's not TMNT2, but that's still an unfair trade-off.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Streets of Rage 2 is confirmed now? YES. I was only recently informed that sequels to that glorious game even exist, so I can't wait to try them out.

FELIPE NO

YES. OH HELL YES. I've been debating on whether or not to download Wonder Boy in Monster World for weeks, but today has made me very happy that I didn't. Streets of Rage 2. <3

I didn't even know a sequel existed until naz told me after Streets of Rage came out on the VC, so I can't wait to download and try this.

How ya doing, buddy?

I know it's only a day early, but Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is one of the planned releases tomorrow. Apparently it'll be the 100th VC game released. Kind of a lame game if Nintendo wants to mark the occassion, but I know some people like it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh well, I wasn't really expecting much after hearing that Zelda II was being released this week. They never seem to put out more than one well known game in the same week.

Originally Posted by Tip-Tup

The point is I'm addicted to gambling. (Points for naming where that's from.)

Too easy, considering Strangers With Candy has been airing on the Starz channels recently.

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Dammit Guru, for those precious few seconds between seeing that picture and reading your post I thought Little Nemo had been announced. I'd buy that one the very second it went up in the Wii Shop Channel.

How ya doing, buddy?

Why would the Mega Man games be high on Capcom's priority list for the VC? It's still not very difficult to find the Anniversary Collection and get all eight games for $30 or less, as opposed to the $38 MM 1-7 would cost on VC with 8 still being left off since it was on PSX.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by shadowlink56

Maybe because they bought the Gamecube version and the control scheme sucked. Also, it's a popular franchise and they might like to make more money off of the classics if people don't know about anniversary. Also, they're a business.

I realize the existance of the Anniversary Collection isn't going to stop Capcom from releasing them on the VC, but it certainly doesn't make them a very high priority. Now if we could get the GameBoy Mega Man games then that would be great (at least for MMV).

Originally Posted by Guru

Sorry. I think that Ducktales and Rescue Rangers are both superior games to Mega Man.

That, sir, is blasphemy. Darkwing Duck was close, but even it could not surpass the Mega Man games.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I think you can store VC games on SD cards (though they'll still only play on your Wii), but it's probably simpler to just delete them and redownload them when you feel like it.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I remember having a lot of fun with Waverace 64 back in the day, but that may have only been because it was one of the few N64 games we had for awhile. It's tempting, but I'm short on points and it doesn't seem worth the effort to get more just for Waverace.

FELIPE NO

Finally, we have a date for Super Metroid! According to the Wii Shop news for "A Month of Metroid" we're getting Metroid for the NES on the 13th and Super Metroid on the 20th.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

What technical problems are you referring to? I haven't had any issues with a single VC game I've downloaded so far, except for Metroid not allowing me to enter a password for some reason.

As for this week's games, I might download BoF2. I have the first BoF on SNES, but never gave the second one a try.

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Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

What do you mean, "what technical problems"? I told you about two of the problems I've had. In Actraiser, the first town contains a bunch of gibberish, and if I try to build further, the game freezes; using earthquake didn't solve the problem. In Kirby's Dream Course, the brightness level keeps going up and down (especially when I hit the Y button to look around the course). Neither error makes the games unplayable, but they're certainly annoying.

Well, the Actraiser issue seemed extremely minor and no one else who downloaded it seemed to have the same problem. The brightness issue is pretty terrible, but it's still a far cry from "Most VC titles suffer from a whole bunch of technical problems."

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yeah, just go buy the Megaman X Collection for $30 or less to get the first 6 games.

I don't intend to buy anything on VC that I already own or could get for that much cheaper. I almost bought Mario 2 until I remembered that it's on my SNES copy of Mario All Stars.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

But is it GOOD? I've never heard of Neutopia, so if it's a good Zelda ripoff I might buy it.

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I remember renting Yoshi's Story ages ago and thinking it was worth the $5 rental cost, but not much more. Still, it's nice to see another N64 game added to the VC.

I was speaking idiomatically.

So how does Streets of Rage 3 stack up to the previous two? I love both of those, but I've heard SoR3 isn't that great.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Okay, I've been pretty much complaint-free about the VC so far. I don't have an issue with the prices, none of the games I've bought have any real technical problems, and I don't have much of a problem with the rate at which they've been releasing good games. Arbitrarily jacking up Sin & Punishment's cost by 200 points though? That's complete bullshit and eradicates the whole purpose for maintaining this pricing structure based on console. I'll still pay it if it comes to the NA shop, but it's bullshit.

FELIPE NO

Damn, I was about to do the weekly update myself since no one else had done it. Everyone must have been too excited by DOUBLE DRIBBLE to express their unbridled glee with mere words!

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

No, you crazy fool! It isn't Double Dribble, it's DOUBLE DRIBBLE. The Wii shop was very explicit about that! Double Dribble would be a horrible name for a game.

Jam it back in, in the dark.