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

Originally Posted by kotaki

didn't exactly mean to start a shitstorm of emulator versus virtual console, but the games they've released thus far really don't push me toward a purchase. It isn't that it's not for me or anything like that, but let's compare some releases.

Mario Kart 64 : Many tracks already found on Mario Kart DS, also still horribly easy to whip out the old N64 since most people's aren't dead yet and play that plus other N64 games that the VC doesn't have yet. Good if you don't own a DS or an N64, but most people who stood behind Nintendo this round probably have one or the other.

Super Mario 64 : Redone on the DS, literally no point to even bother with this unless you never played it. If you haven't, and you own a Wii, you need to be shot.

Link to the Past : The favorite game of the other camp filled with those that prefer it over Ocarina of Time. However, you can put down $11 more and get Four Swords Adventure for GC with the multiplayer mini-games and quests or the GBA version.

I think some matters need argued in this post. Mario 64 DS was simply not for everybody. Frankly, I couldn't stomach the controls! I'm very glad they released it in the VC so the people who did not play it the first go around (more than you might think, considering it was the PS1 years) can have a chance to experience it correctly.

As for the rest of the arguments regarding the games being released on handhelds before the VC, all I can say is...the GBA has a small screen and shitty sound production. With the VC you can get the authentic old timey experience without the old timey hassle of breaking cartridges and cramped space.


So THAT'S why we see these re-releases. Also, Kirby's Adventure is more nostalgic when it has the old 8-bit graphics and music. If you had played Kirby's Adventure as a younger kid like me, you'd understand, and I pity you if you haven't!

Jam it back in, in the dark.