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VC Tuesday: Capcom rocks

Posted Nov 4th 2008 8:59AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports

Capcom traditionally lends lots of support to every system, no matter how well or poorly they are doing. Games like Marvel vs. Capcom, Mars Matrix, and Power Stone helped make the Dreamcast worth owning, for example. So it's no surprise that the Wii, which is actually very popular and enables companies to easily lend support in the form of direct ports of old games, is the recipient of some of Capcom's favor. It's an especially good week in Japan for Capcom fans, with both Rockman 3 and Mercs, the sequel to the classic Commando.

We're very curious about this CD version of Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu. It looks pretty much like a PC Engine version of Nintendo World Cup, but ... maybe it's got good music?

Rockman 3 (Famicom, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Senjou no Okami II (Mega Drive, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu CD Soccer Hen (PC Engine CD-ROM, 1-4 players, 800 Wii Points)

This week's WiiWare releases include a board game sort of like Pente and a WiiWare version of a Japan-developed entry in Gameloft's mobile Nights simulation series:

Tokyo City Nights (1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
Saikyou Ginsei Gomoku Narabe (1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)

VC Tuesday: Kunio and Koinu

Posted Oct 7th 2008 9:55AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports, WiiWare

Okay, so there are more WiiWare games in Japan this week than Virtual Console games, but the WiiWare games are boring. How boring? The most interesting games on the list are both puzzle games, and one of those is only noteworthy because it's super cute awwwww puppies.

But the Virtual Console games are better. Sure, one of them is a shooter, an imperfect port of an arcade game, but the other is a Kunio game and a one-time NES pack-in!

Virtual Console releases:

Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Super Darius (PC Engine, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

WiiWare releases:

Minna de Asobou: Koinu de Kururin (1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
Saikyou Ginsei Mahjong (1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Kappa-kun to Asobou: Kappa-kun no O-tanoshimikai (1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Katachi no Game Maruboushi Kaku (1-3 players, 800 Wii Points)

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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Abobo headed to the VC, thanks to Aksys

Posted Apr 15th 2008 11:15AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console

When they made the deal for Super Dodgeball Brawlers, Arc System Works apparently got the rights to Technos Japan's back catalog. Their name shows up as the publisher of all the Technos games available in Japan on the Virtual Console, including Nekketsu Kouha Kunio. Aksys Games has been the American publisher for every recent Arc game. That would seem to imply that Aksys could publish Technos's games on the American Virtual Console. The fact that it is actually happening strengthens our theory.

The aforementioned Nekketsu Kouha Kunio, known over here as Renegade, has now been rated by the ESRB for U.S. release, published by Aksys, along with a Technos game that is more relevant to people who like good games: Double Dragon. Even more relevant: this opens the door for an American release of River City Ransom!

VC Tuesday: Things of Thunder

Posted Dec 4th 2007 4:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports

Two games this week involve things being thundery, at least in terms of title. Of course, neither Gate of Thunder nor Rolling Thunder 2 has much to do with actual thunder -- Rolling Thunder 2 is about dudes shooting guns at each other, and Gate of Thunder is about spaceships shooting space guns at each other. Pokémon Snap we've already discussed. It's really easy, but surprisingly fun for a ~~Nintendo 64 game~~ Pokémon spinoff game, and with added functionality that will let you bug the hell out of your Wii friends with annoying spam.

What should have been the biggest news on the list -- a Kunio game -- is instead not. When Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari came out, we feared we were mistaken and that it was actually Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Daiundokai, a street-Olympics game that predated the game known as Crash 'n the Boys Street Challenge. Well, this week, it actually is Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Daiundokai. So, uh, yeah.

Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Daiundokai (Famicom, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
Pokemon Snap (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1000 Wii Points)
Rolling Thunder 2 (Mega Drive, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
Gate of Thunder (PC Engine Super CD-ROM, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

Virtually Overlooked: River City Ransom EX

Posted Jul 5th 2007 6:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtually Overlooked

Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

Talking about the execrable Renegade last week put us in a Technos kind of mood. It's not really fair to Technos or to you to focus only on their one terrible NES game. Let's cleanse our palates together with a good Kunio game.

River City Ransom EX is a Game Boy Advance remake of the NES River City Ransom, which is significantly improved in almost every respect-- except boxart, unfortunately.

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Virtually Overlooked: Renegade

Posted Jun 28th 2007 5:20PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtually Overlooked

Welcome to our weekly feature, Virtually Overlooked, wherein we talk about games that aren't on the Virtual Console yet, but should be. Call it a retro-speculative.

We often feature bad games on Virtually Overlooked. A lot of bad games are historically notable or weird enough to enjoy. Sometimes they're just funny.

Today's bad game, Renegade, is one of the historically important ones. It's also kind of funny, if you don't have to play it for long. It's the first beat-em-up from Technos, who we'd say we'd follow to the grave if they weren't already there. And, yeah, it's got some tuff boxart.

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VC Tuesday: Capcom rocks

VC Tuesday: Kunio and Koinu

VC Friday: Ninja Dragon Games

Abobo headed to the VC, thanks to Aksys

VC Tuesday: Things of Thunder

Virtually Overlooked: River City Ransom EX

Virtually Overlooked: Renegade

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