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Not yet, i havnt really used the vc yet, but i know of a few games thatll probably stink (like vigilante 8 for n64)

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Yeah, pretty much most games i've downloaded!

They just don't have the same coolness about them, it's more a nostalgic feeling, desperately wishing it was as good as you remember.

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Legend of Zelda isn't as awesome as I thought it would be. Unless he can shield I can't make it through Zelda games. Super Mario Bros 1 is even better than I remember, especially since I'm better at it now.

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Final Fight

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Gradius was not as I remembered.

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Things I've already played tend to be a fun nostalgic trip, but the fun wears off quickly.

Exception to this rule: Kirby's Adventure!

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Streets of Rage 2: better than I remembered
Kirby: never played it before VC but it's pretty awesome, just sucks every enemy respawns if you move even 1 inch off screen
SMBros: This game is hard and annoying, why did I get it? Should have gotten anything else instead, like Ristar or something

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Nope, everything from NES Mario Bros to SNES Contra to N64 Starfox is just as great (gameplay-wise) as I remember it.

Of course, games seem much shorter than I remember - I guess that's what you get after years of 40+ hour games.

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I remember Ecco being great as a kid. I downloaded it and was completely dissapointed.

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Tecmo Bowl, is mine. Maybe it's because football games have come so far since this was released or maybe it's because the game doesn't include the players names anymore. I just remember this game being the best game ever and it just didn't live up to what I remembered.

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Two words. Mystical Ninja.
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The n64 one.

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Altered Beast. Man how I used to love that game. Now it just takes up space.

BTW, does anyone know how to move channels from screen to screen?

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Well so far i have only been pleased.
I used to love sonic as a kid, when i played it on my MD religiously, and I still love it on VC, it has reminded me how annoying the old style of , lose all your lives start again from the begining, was.
All i want now is sensible soccer on the VC

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"BTW, does anyone know how to move channels from screen to screen?"

'Pinch' a channel the same way you do Miis, with A+B. Then move the channel to the left or right side of the screen, over the - or + and after a second it will move you to the new screen.

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i'm just amazed at how much easier the older games seem now....i remembed spending days trying to get past certain bosses in R-Type and now i'm breezing
through them, likewise for games like Punch Out and Castlevania. weirdness.

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Ummmm...Blazing Lazers.
That game used to be so awesome....but after playing shooter games like Raiden Project, R-Type Final, it's just not very good anymore.:(

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@15 yeah I have found some games are much harder or much easier than I remember

for instance on emulation... I cannot even get past the 2nd level of afterburner, whereas I am pretty sure I could at least get to 4 or 5 back in the day!

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Golden Axe totally disappointed me on VC. I forgot it was so short... and EASY!

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yea i'll say that golden axe disapointed, as well as dungeon explorer. but i still love the classics like SMworld, Streets of rage 2, and f-zero.

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I remember spending tons of quarters at the arcade playing Legend of Kage. When it got offered up on VC, I quickly downloaded it. Within 5 minutes I was ready to scream because the music was pretty obnoxious. I haven't played it since.

However, I must say that I will still fire up Toejam and Earl. It's still one of the best meandering games around.

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15. a.j:

I agree with what A.J. said in that games from the past seem easier now than they used to. I remember it took me months to beat Castlevania. The Grim Reaper was a nightmare and I used my NES Advantage's slow motion button on the entire floor he was on. This would sometimes cause the NES to crash! He was a nightmare, but now he was simply difficult and I beat him after only a few tries. The same thing can be said about Dracula.


I have found that I no longer have patience for cheap tactics of old games. Pinpoint platform jumping, infinitely respawning enemies, poorly placed or non-existant continue points and the rest are no longer "fun" and "challenging" - they're annoying and cheap. I quickly grew tired of Ninja Gaiden's infinitely respawing eagles that knock you off platforms that are difficult to reach.

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Yup, Mario Kart 64. It's shit.

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Actually, I'm so scared of this effect I haven't bought anything yet! I'm pretty spoiled by modern conventions like save (preferably unlimited, so I can abuse the system), character development, 20+ hours per title, etc. I used to love games that were just fun for the sake of it, but now I get so little game time in that if I'm not "accomplishing" something, I have a hard time enjoying myself. There have been several VC games that have come out and I said to myself, "I used to like that, but it doesn't *go* anywhere, so why bother?" I wonder if that's what it feels like to slowly stop being a "real" gamer as I get older... scary!

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