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Contra is awesome even when it's not quite Contra

Posted Mar 30th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Fan stuff, Video

If playing Contra III on the Virtual Console is too inauthentic an experience for you, then these versions of Contra would no doubt make you backflip to death. Youtube user iniche has compiled videos of Contra variants, from the official (Ocean Software's ports of Gryzor, a.k.a. Contra, for various underpowered European computers, like the Spectrum 128 version seen here) to the spectacularly unofficial (a Famicom remake of Contra III).

Especially notable is a (sort of) original fake Contra game called Super Contra 8. That's, like, four more Contra than the last official Konami Contra game -- and it's super.

[Via SelectButton]

Do complex games face an uncertain future on the Wii?

Posted Nov 15th 2007 9:45AM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Features

During its first four days on sale in the US, Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure sold approximately 30,000 copies. A week later, it had added 15,000 to that total. Hardly breathtaking figures in a nation with over 3.7 million Wiis in its bedrooms and living rooms, and the game also struggled to leave a mark in its homeland, where it is known as Takarajima Z: Barbaros no Hihou. There's no doubt about it: Capcom's splendid piratey adventure has, as much as it saddens us, flopped.

On the face of it, the game's commercial failure might seem odd. After all, Zack & Wiki earned eye-catching scores from a number of reviewers, while IGN's Matt Casamassina loved it so much, he frothed and raved about it non-stop for four months, before slapping a 90% on it come review time. Its bright, attractive visuals, cute character design, and puzzley action were seemingly the perfect ingredients for massmarket appeal. Ultimately however, it sank faster than a holed galleon.

Gallery: Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

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VC Friday: Nintendo chooses their horse

Posted Sep 21st 2007 12:44PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Video

Hmm. In the age-old debate regarding pirates v. ninja, it seems Nintendo clearly prefers the latter. What possible other reason could they have for following up International Talk Like a Pirate Day with ninja games? The two must be linked!

Now that we've had our daily conspiracy theory moment, let's get to the subject of what European gamers have a shot at this week, as the Hanabi Festival continues.

Ninja Gaiden -- NES -- 600 Wii points
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun -- NES -- 600 Wii points
World Class Baseball -- Turbografx -- 600 Wii points

Wii Warm Up: Zack & Wiki

Posted Aug 10th 2007 9:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

So, are you on the hype train for Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure? We know there are a lot of pirate fans out there -- and we like YARRRring as much as anyone else -- but we just aren't Matt C.-ing ourselves for this one. Not to say that we won't be puzzling it up come October, but it's hard to put it on top of our wishlists for the fall with everything else that's coming out for our favored systems. We love to hear what you think, though!

Capcom reveals Zack & Wiki story in press release

Posted Jun 22nd 2007 1:55PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

We didn't know much about the story for Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure except for the obvious ("Hey, treasure! Dude, let's quest for it!") Thankfully, Capcom detailed some of the plot in a press release about the game.

Zack & Wiki involves a young pirate named Zack who happens upon the talking skull of the legendary pirate Barbaros. And, like anyone who finds a magically animated skull, Zack decides to do what it tells him. Luckily, it tells him to go on an adventure leading to treasure, which is courteous for a hallucination/undead pirate.

The full press release is after the break. The skull says READ IT! And the animated skull of Matt Casamassina says BUY THE GAME!

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Pirates rule the Philippine seas

Posted May 14th 2007 8:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News, Imports

After a tour of the country last year, Indian President Abdul Kalam described the Philippines as a "smiling republic." Wherever he went, Kalam was met with smiling faces. Well, you'd be grinning too if you saw how cheap their games are. Thanks to the black market, popular Nintendo Wii titles are priced as low as $5 in some shops. Piracy has become so widespread in the Southeast Asian country, even Sony admits that most of its Playstation software sold in the Philippines are bootlegged copies.

Filipino site GameOPS found that many stores also offer modchip installations. For about $51, you can have your system hacked to play these counterfeit games at the local mall or market. Furthermore, some shops advertise console bundles, selling imported and modded US Wiis with five copied games of your choice for around $450. Similar deals for chipped Xbox 360 systems with 10 pirated titles are actually cheaper at $388.

With such a high level of piracy already in place, Nintendo will have a lot to work against when -- or if -- it decides to finally launch the Wii in the Philippines.

One Piece Unlimited Adventure gets stretchy, swingy

Posted Apr 5th 2007 9:47AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, Screens

We'll admit to being somewhat negligent in our anime viewing. To put a fine point on it, we don't know the first thing about One Piece. But we know brawlers, and any such game where you can play as a stretchy-arm guy is okay with us.

One Piece Unlimited Adventure uses limited "swing attacks" that are activated by waggling-- specifically, shaking the Wiimote. The high-speed pummeling shown above is such an attack. Check the link for pictures of all the other (significantly less stretchy) characters and their swing actions, and click the post break for a couple of screens.

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Pirates of the Caribbean 3 screens exist

Posted Apr 3rd 2007 10:30AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Screens

We don't want to make any value judgments, so we'll stick to the facts. A Wii game based on Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End exists in some unreleased stage, and Jeux-France posted two screenshots of it, which we have posted here for you.

The screens depict characters from the movie in what appear to be situations from the whole series. Sometimes the characters engage in combat against enemy characters. There is a display on the screen of the appropriate Wii controller motions for the situation.

We don't want to speculate too much, but we're guessing that this game will be pressed onto discs and released to retailers near the time of the movie's release (late May). Should people want one of these discs containing the game, they will be able to obtain one in exchange for currency.

[Via NeoGAF]

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Avast! More Treasure Island Z scans spotted

Posted Mar 15th 2007 6:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

A NeoGAFfer and frequent Wii Fanboy tipster named creamsugar posted these new, higher-quality scans of Capcom's Treasure Island Z, and later in the thread Xboxyde's Blimblim cleaned up the images, which we have provided for you. After a careful inspection, we must say, that if we were excited about the game yesterday, today we are in full hype hype hype mode! We're ready to start freaking out about this game without really knowing anything about it!

The graphics look so great (and we aren't going to assume that it's because of Blimblim's filter)-- finally, next-generation cel shading is here! And the art style and general piracy motif reminds us of one of the best Capcom games ever, the Mega Man Legends spinoff The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Please, Capcom, let it be like Tron Bonne.

Click the post break to see the scans, and then click those to see them in their original resolution.

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Treasure Island Z: new pirate adventure from Capcom

Posted Mar 14th 2007 6:55PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports

This week's Famitsu unearths a new game that appears to be basically like treasure: a new Wii adventure game from Capcom, called Treasure Island Z, that is about pirates. Players use the Wiimote to solve riddles and puzzles as they search for riches and improve their standing among pirates. The scan reveals a cartoony graphic style and what look like animated cutscenes.

This thing is like a nexus of good news. We don't know how anything could actually turn out as cool as the sum of these parts (pirate adventure games have a lot to live up to, as do Capcom adventure games) but we're hoping that Capcom and director Eiichirou Sasaki (who previously worked on the Resident Evil Outbreak games) are up to the task. Check out the scan after the plank break!

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Contra is awesome even when it's not quite Contra

Do complex games face an uncertain future on the Wii?

VC Friday: Nintendo chooses their horse

Wii Warm Up: Zack & Wiki

Capcom reveals Zack & Wiki story in press release

Pirates rule the Philippine seas

One Piece Unlimited Adventure gets stretchy, swingy

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 screens exist

Avast! More Treasure Island Z scans spotted

Treasure Island Z: new pirate adventure from Capcom

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