Wii Online and Virtual Console Discussion

[ExtremeGamer]

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Bad week

Yoshi's Story (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points): This is the spiritual successor to Super Mario World 2, it's got theme music that makes you want to punch a crippled kitten (see above) and is generally not considered to be very good. But if you love platformers and cat violence, feel free to go crazy.

Super Thunder Blade (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): While we generally take a pass on helicopter action, we're big fans of the late-80s/early-90s tradition of tacking "Super" to the beginning of titles to denote them as sequels. It's especially entertaining on Genesis games, where it doesn't even really make sense. That said, Thunder Blade is no Airwolf.

World Class Baseball (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points): According to the Nintendo press release, World Class Baseball is "the definitive baseball game on the TurboGrafx16," which strikes as a little like being the world's least stupid pony.

I can't remember if I liked Super Thunder Blade or not.

[Bacardi151]

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Bad week



I can't remember if I liked Super Thunder Blade or not.

STB ruled back in the day.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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I don't even remember 'Yoshi's Story' from the N64 days...

[DXZeke]

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I don't even remember 'Yoshi's Story' from the N64 days...

It was a pretty cool platformer.
Eating different colored eggs that allowed Yoshi to do different things.
The game visually looked great too.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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It was a pretty cool platformer.
Eating different colored eggs that allowed Yoshi to do different things.
The game visually looked great too.

Is it worth the 10 bucks, though? That's the question.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Is it worth the 10 bucks, though? That's the question.

Not even close. Check Youtube videos of it. UGH, game was terrible IMO.

[CaptainZombie]

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Is it worth the 10 bucks, though? That's the question.

It wasn't that bad, for $5 I would say go for it but at $10 I would have to think very hard about it.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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It wasn't that bad, for $5 I would say go for it but at $10 I would have to think very hard about it.

No further persuasion necessary...1000 Wii Points saved.

Not sure actually what other games for the N64 I'll be interested in. I have 'Mario 64', Zelda, 'Paper Mario', and Starfox...other than 'Conker' (which is on Xbox and probably off limits) I can't think of another.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Donkey Kong 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Rogue Squadron and I'm hoping Banjo-Kazooie gets released somehow.

[TimmeH]

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Man I just saw Playaction Football was released for VC. I know the rosters are screwed up, but I may have to download that one. I remember when I was a kid I'd play that game for hours and have a notebook next to me keeping track of every yard my running back would gain or quarterback would throw. I had so much fun. My mom thought I was crazy

[ExtremeGamer]

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• Legend of Hero Tonma (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points): For the following analogy, mustaches are not withstanding. Imagine, if you will, if Mario was a superhero. Now imagine that his power was "somewhat more impressive fireballs". Now remove him from the Mushroom Kingdom and put him in a fantasy setting. Congratulations, you have just designed Legend of Hero Tonma. Enjoy your royalty checks.

• Kirby's Avalanche (Super NES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): One thing you've got to give Kirby: He's got his fingers into everything. He's like the P. Diddy of video games. This week, we find K. Biddy in a Puyo Puyo clone called Kirby's Avalanche.

• Streets of Rage 3 (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): Sometimes, the rage on the streets is so great that you have to come back for a second helping of beat-em-up action. But when you return for a third time, people start to get upset. They start neighborhood watches, it's bad. If you like this genre, Streets of Rage 3 might be worth your time, but we're spiritually opposed to buying any game that features a character named Skate.

[aukevin]

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I have not bought a Wii VC game since Paper Mario... Nothing this week either.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Donkey Kong 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Rogue Squadron and I'm hoping Banjo-Kazooie gets released somehow.

Another week without these games is another week of disappointment.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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Wow...talk about disappointing! I was hoping for SMB3 or 'Mario RPG'.

I loved 'Kirby's Avalanche' back in the day, but too many puzzle clones now.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I have not bought a Wii VC game since Paper Mario... Nothing this week either.

I think my last game was Streets of Rage 2, in fact, I'm sure it was. That was what? 2 months ago?