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VC Friday: Ninja Dragon Games

Posted Apr 25th 2008 11:15AM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

A trio of games this week on the PAL Virtual Console (all of which would be dead to us if "Ninja Dragon Games" actually existed), including one we totally want, one that will probably be undeservedly overlooked in favor of the one we totally want and, um, World Games (Commodore 64), which we're entirely unfamiliar with.

The former, obviously, is Double Dragon (NES), and although we plan to download Technos' landmark game with a quickness, we feel a bit bad for The Last Ninja (Commodore 64), which deserves some attention, if only for its amazing soundtrack. Check videos of all three out after the blue words, and marvel at how barrel jumping looks ... oddly compelling.

Double Dragon -- NES -- 500 Wii Points
World Games -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points*
The Last Ninja -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points*

* Only in Europe.

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VC Friday: 'Stay a while ... Stay FOREVER'

Posted Apr 11th 2008 12:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

"Nintendo, with this week's four Virtual Console releases you are really spoiling us!"

We feel extra special this week, because kindly old Uncle Nintendo has lavished the PAL Virtual Console (or at least the European Virtual Console) with four new titles, including another two Commodore 64 additions (both of which are cracking), and the first Master System games to reach Australia. Unusually, all four are worth a look, but Impossible Mission has a special room all of its own in this blogger's heart. As usual, there's footage of all titles past the break.

California Games -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points*
Impossible Mission -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points*
Wonder Boy -- Master System -- 500 Wii Points
Fantasy Zone -- Master System -- 500 Wii Points

* Europe only, for now -- sorry, Aussies!

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Commodore 64 games coming to European VC later this year

Posted Feb 21st 2008 9:45AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

We've known since late 2006 that Nintendo intended to add classic titles from the Commodore 64's library to its Virtual Console service, but Nintendo of Europe has been hesitant to reveal any concrete details until now.

According to NoE, the C64 games are only planned for release in Europe so far, and they will be available to purchase for 500 Wii Points (€5, approximately $7.35) later this year. 500 Wii Points?! That's as much as an NES release on the Wii Shop Channel!

Nintendo has already confirmed Uridium and International Karate as potential VC titles, both of which you can find video for after the post break. The 25-year-old console has a line-up of over 4,000 games to draw from, so it's guaranteed that we'll see regular C64 releases for years. Maybe this means that Nintendo will start putting out three to four Virtual Console games a week again.

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Rumor: Impossible Mission remake going to Wii Shop?

Posted May 3rd 2007 9:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Rumors

Oh, good, another one of those vague, confusing rumors we love so well! Infendo is reporting that the latest issue of Nintendo Power reveals a downloadable Wii Shop version of the Commodore 64 classic Impossible Mission. Infendo seemed to think that the Wii Shop version would be the same as the DS remake. However, the resulting NeoGAF thread made the situation seem a lot less clear.

Apparently, publisher System 3 also plans to release a retail disc of Impossible Mission. It would be kind of weird to release the same game on disc and the Wii Shop, right? But it would also be weird to release the exact same game for Wii and DS. After all, the DS is not the PSP. So, with no real information to go on, let's do some speculatin'! Here are all the possibilities we can think of:

The same game is coming out for both the Wii and DS. Unlikely.
The DS game will be downloadable on the Wii, and will release concurrently with a separate Wii version.
The DS and Wii remakes will be separate and accompanied by a Virtual Console release of the C64 original. This seems more plausible.
LIES!

C64 games to hit Virtual Console

Posted Sep 28th 2006 2:34PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

For those of you out there who fill your hobby hours with finding new and innovative ways to bring Commodore 64 games to new platforms (like the DS), we're sorry. Epyx is trying to trump you. On the bright side, at least we can enjoy some old school action on the Virtual Console. Epyx was responsible for a long list of titles in the eighties, and since there's no confirmation on precisely what they'll be offering on the Virtual Console ... that's right, it's speculation time. What would you shell out five bucks for?

If you need us, we'll be busy practicing our Hot Doggin' in anticipation of Winter Games.

Epyx back on DS, Wii

Posted Aug 18th 2006 9:45AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Virtual Console, Controller

Impossible missions are only accomplished by impossible men.

Development studio System 3 has scored rights to the old Epyx library of games and is already planning to bring popular titles Impossible Mission and California Games to the DS and PSP. Impossible Mission is due to grace the handhelds in January, while California Games will release in May including unlockable content in the form of older titles Winter Games and Summer Games. While these games will be remakes of their original, dust-covered cousins, System 3's founder Mark Kale said they will not be updated to 3D.

"You gotta keep the gameplay mechanics the same or else it ceases to be the original game and you're only using the game brand to sell games," Kale said. "It ceases to be Impossible Mission or California Games or what have you. ...What we're doing is we're incorporating the original gameplay and mechanics and bringing the gameplay up to date."

Kale also noted that versions of these remakes are also planned to release on the Wii, which he was quick to say had the ideal control scheme for these games. We assume the games will be sold independently via Nintendo's Virtual Console service, however the piece makes no mention of distribution plans.

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VC Friday: Ninja Dragon Games

VC Friday: 'Stay a while ... Stay FOREVER'

Commodore 64 games coming to European VC later this year

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C64 games to hit Virtual Console

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