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VC Monday Madness: Samurai Shodown 2 and Ys Book I and II

Posted Aug 25th 2008 7:24PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

We're back again, with a fresh video that's piping hot with gaming goodness. Oh, and there's some dude talking over the whole thing. We're sorry about that. He will be taken care of.

After checking out the video above, head past the break for the rest.

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VC Monday Madness: Break In and Star Parodier

Posted Aug 11th 2008 8:25PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

With the Wii bursting at the seams with content this week, we've got two new Virtual Console games, imports, to check out. Up on the block is Break In and Star Parodier, both for the Turbografx16 (Star Parodier is a CD-ROM title, though). Hit up the video above to check out some footage and commentary, then head past the break for a little more.

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Retail and download releases for the week of August 11th

Posted Aug 11th 2008 9:58AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Virtual Console, WiiWare

This week brings lots of content to the Wii. We've got a pair of new Virtual Console games, some fresh WiiWare action and even some retail game love, for good measure. If you're looking for something new to enjoy on your Wii, then you're certainly in luck.

The biggest title to release this week is undoubtedly Madden 09 All-Play. Were any of you looking forward to this one? Can't wait to go pick up your copy?

Head past the break for the full details on what's new this week on Wii.

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Hudson bravely dates two VC games

Posted Aug 8th 2008 5:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console

Last week, Hudson put a date of August 4 on their Virtual Console site's Ys Book I & II entry. And ... we know how that worked out. It's back in the "to be released" area, dated for sometime this month. Despite the troubles, they've gone ahead and put dates on two more Virtual Console games.

If Nintendo feels like going along with it, we can maybe expect Star Parodier and Break In this Monday. Break In may be a pool game, but we've been looking forward to the previously import-only, goofy Star Soldier cute-em-up for a while. Hudson used to be accurate with their release dates, so it's not ... impossible that these games will actually show up Monday.

VC Monday Madness: Pong Toss, Art of Fighting 2 and Chase H.Q.

Posted Jul 28th 2008 12:37PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

There is some variety available for those of you looking to download something new to play on Wii. For the retro fans, a pair of new Virtual Console titles should tickle the fancy. If you're looking for something more akin to the frat experience of today, then check out this week's WiiWare download. Without further ado, let's get to the games!

This week's WiiWare game is:

Pong Toss - Frat Party Games (JV Games, 1 - 4 players, 800 Wii Points)

This week's Virtual Console games are:

Chase H.Q. (TG16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Art of Fighting 2 (NEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)

Sadly, there won't be a video wrap-up for this week's releases. But, we should be back next week with our usual video coverage of the Virtual Console releases on Wii.

[Via press release]

VC Tuesday: We got a great big Comvoy

Posted Jun 10th 2008 8:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports

The only Virtual Console game going to Japan this week that isn't already available in the U.S. is Transformers: Convoy no Nazo, translated on the box as "Mystery of Comvoy." It may just supplant Urban Champion as the worst game on the VC. It's so awful that it's kind of adorable. It's so awful that Nintendo made a second Famicom game available to make up for it.

Aside from the ironic enjoyment of Transformers, Japanese gamers can for-real enjoy the excellent Lords of Thunder. And they can react to the WiiWare release of TV Show King with mild interest.

Transformers: Convoy no Nazo (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Yoshi's Cookie (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Winds of Thunder (Lords of Thunder) (PC Engine, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

The VC Advantage: Bonk's Paleobiological Adventure

Posted Jun 4th 2008 8:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: The VC Advantage

We don't expect Bonk's Adventure to be historically or biologically accurate. The very coexistence of cavemen and dinosaurs (and malevolent, animate flowers) comes to mind as a significant departure from reality, as do the talking dinosaurs who promise to be "YOUR NEW FRIEND ARF ARF ARF!!" Early man didn't live on floating, airborne fruit, nor did meat enable him to transform into an invincible, volcano-headed monster. Probably. But all those odd, fanciful uses of creative licenses are done in the name of gameplay or to create a cute setting or narrative.

But we don't know why developer Red decided that the dinosaur who comprises level 1-4 needed several uvulas. How do you even get that idea? Using the dinosaur's uvula as an obstacle is clever, but multiplying it is vaguely psychotic. Also, they have little smiley faces -- why not? Maybe someone at Red knows a lot more about dinosaur anatomy than anyone else -- or a lot less.

The VC Advantage is a weekly look at the secrets inside games -- not just cheat codes, but assorted trivia and oddities. We aim to bring back the feeling of the hint columns from game magazines, except when we do something else.

VC Tuesday: Champion by default

Posted May 13th 2008 8:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Virtual Console, Imports

Japan's Virtual Console releases today are, literally, infinitely more awesome than our domestic lineup, because they exist. This week was Nintendo of America's turn to take a break from VC games to promote WiiWare, so any Virtual Console game that came out in Japan this week looks that much better in comparison to nothing.

Even without the easy advantage, the lineup is not bad at all. Bubble Bobble is a total classic, as is Alex Kidd in Miracle World. And Martial Champion, Konami's Street Fighter II-era fighter, is the kind of previously unknown oddity we love to see on the VC.

Bubble Bobble (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Martial Champion (PC Engine CD-ROM, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)

ESRB lists a Square classic for the Virtual Console

Posted Mar 14th 2008 4:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

Right now, the North American Virtual Console has only one Square Enix game (though it's quality): Actraiser, and that was from the Enix side. According to a new listing on the ESRB's page, a Square game will finally be available for download -- an alliteratively-named classic that takes place in a swords-and-sorcery fantasy setting and allows players to play as a magic user, a warrior, and even a thief, all to the strains of composer Nobuo Uematsu's soundtrack.

That's right, it's King's Knight.

Also newly listed: Final Soldier! Yeah, it's another TG16 shooter, but you don't have to buy it. We've been waiting for this one.

Virtually Overlooked: Keith Courage in Alpha Zones

Posted Mar 13th 2008 7:00PM 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.

For every system currently represented on the Virtual Console, the launch pack-in title is available for download. Super Mario Bros. on the NES, Altered Beast (and later pack-in Sonic the Hedgehog) on Genesis, Super Mario World on SNES, and even Magician Lord on the Neo Geo, though the Neo Geo Gold system pack-in, NAM-1975, has yet to appear. The Nintendo 64, of course, lacked a pack-in title at launch, probably due to the fact that a pack-in of Super Mario 64 would literally have meant a one-game retail presence, which is ridiculous compared to the two-game choice available in stores upon the system's release. The only system whose pack-in isn't available is the Turbografx-16.

Could it be because Keith Courage in Alpha Zones isn't actually that good? We don't think so. Lots of really bad games are available. Keith Courage is Virtually Overlooked in the purest sense, an obvious addition that has, for some bizarre reason, not been made available yet.

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China Warrior is a bad game

Posted Mar 12th 2008 10:30AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console

It's hard to make any mention of the Turbografx-16 side-scrolling brawler China Warrior without its generally-accepted terribleness coming up. Yes, it's not a very good game. It's Kung Fu with big sprites and flying branches. We're sure nobody has downloaded it who wasn't reviewing it. But we forget in our laughter over its current availability that it used to be a retail game. People paid a lot of money for this game. People writing things on Wii Fanboy paid a lot of money for this game.

Vintage Computing's Benj Edwards didn't pay a lot of money for China Warrior, but his price was even higher: hype for the game drove him to trade in his beloved copy of Super Mario Bros. 3. The horror! Edwards' story paints China Warrior as a destructive influence on a happy childhood, one that he is incapable of divesting himself of. If you've bought China Warrior, you'll probably be familiar with his pain.

I still like China Warrior.

[Via GameSetWatch]

VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 2/25/08

Posted Feb 25th 2008 9:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

It's good to be back in the saddle. I've finished the video and placed it above for your viewing pleasure, checking out the duo of this week's Virtual Console releases. Hopefully, in failing to provide you guys with a video last week, I haven't lost my touch. And, by "my touch," I mean the ability to produce a video that only makes you want to vomit mildly.

Head past the break for the usual follow-up coverage.

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VC Monday Madness: Psychosis and Kirby64

Posted Feb 25th 2008 9:45AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

It's Monday, which means that the Virtual Console provides us with downloadable entertainment. It's been awhile since we've gotten a N64 game, so color us excited about that. As for the other title up for for grabs, well ... we don't really have any experience with that one. So, we're looking forward to trying that out.

This week's Virtual Console releases include:

Kirby64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64, 1 - 4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
Psychosis (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)

And, unlike last week, you can definitely expect a VC Monday Madness video wrap-up later on today.

VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 2/11/08

Posted Feb 11th 2008 10:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

This week, we've added a bit to our coverage of the Virtual Console releases. Nothing major to alter how we do things here (we hear you're fine with how it is, but always feel free to let us know how we can improve!), but rather a small thing that we feel many of you will enjoy. So, hit up the video above, then be sure to head past the break for the rest of the coverage.

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VC Monday Madness: Harvest Moon & Lords of Thunder

Posted Feb 11th 2008 9:45AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: VC Monday Madness

Today's Virtual Console offerins are in stark contrast of one another. On the one hand, you have a calm, some would say somber, title like Harvest Moon, where you'll settle for nothing less than having the best farm ever. On the other hand, there's Lords of Thunder, which tasks the player with shooting the crap out of everything on screen.

This week's Virtual Console releases are:

Harvest Moon (SNES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Lords of Thunder (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

Be sure to stop back later for our video wrap-up of this week's Virtual Console games.

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VC Monday Madness: Samurai Shodown 2 and Ys Book I and II

VC Monday Madness: Break In and Star Parodier

Retail and download releases for the week of August 11th

Hudson bravely dates two VC games

VC Monday Madness: Pong Toss, Art of Fighting 2 and Chase H.Q.

VC Tuesday: We got a great big Comvoy

The VC Advantage: Bonk's Paleobiological Adventure

VC Tuesday: Champion by default

ESRB lists a Square classic for the Virtual Console

Virtually Overlooked: Keith Courage in Alpha Zones

China Warrior is a bad game

VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 2/25/08

VC Monday Madness: Psychosis and Kirby64

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