Of this week's Virtual Console releases, there's really only one game I came out caring about. Which one is it? Well, you're just going to have to watch the video above, silly pants! Or, you know, head past the break for the other half of our VC Monday Madness coverage.
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VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 4/7/08
Of this week's Virtual Console releases, there's really only one game I came out caring about. Which one is it? Well, you're just going to have to watch the video above, silly pants! Or, you know, head past the break for the other half of our VC Monday Madness coverage.
VC Monday Madness: Yoshi's Cookie and Bases Loaded
This week's Virtual Console releases are:
- Yoshi's Cookie (NES, 1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Bases Loaded (NES, 1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)
VC Friday: We can has Cookie?
Confection Craziness! Baked-goods battiness! Cookie Kooky-ness!
Usually, we'll spend an entire morning grumbling and tutting when we only receive one new game for the PAL Virtual Console. Not this week, however, because the appearance of Yoshi's Cookie has given us a good enough reason to post one of our favorite NES-era commercials, complete with zombie children, desperate for
Hide your cookies! Hide ALL your cookies! (And then head past the break for gameplay footage).
- Yoshi's Cookie -- NES -- 500 Wii Points
Dojo update: The fine art of throwing eggs
More Brawl taunts than you can shake a mocking stick at
Spoiler alert: Video shows every playable Brawl character
Serving the fans out there who're determined to watch every bit of Super Smash Bros. Brawl code executed before the game ever hits the US, Youtuber Zero9teen has posted a video collection of nearly every jeer from all the characters in the game. We say "nearly" because there are a few secret taunts, like the Japanese-heavy Lylat Cruise chats, that still need to be found and added to this compilation. Luigi pretty much steals the show (08:15), but the rest of the video is worth watching for Zero Suit Samus's plasma whip tricks (01:45) and Yoshi's cute antics (04:35)!
[Via NeoGAF]
Yoshi to Mario: 'I thought we were friends'
It was a heartbreaking moment, the first time we were ever forced to jump off Yoshi's back to save our own selfish skin in Super Mario World. We reached for him over the edge of the platform, watching as he fell further and further away until he was nothing more than a tiny green dot in the distance. In hysterics, we yelled out to him, Last-of-the-Mohicans style, "I will find you!"After the thousandth time we nonchalantly discarded Yoshi, though, leaving an imprint of our boot on his dinosaur nose as we leaped to higher ground, we'd been too desensitized by his many sacrifices to regret any one particular death. Sometimes, we even celebrated it: "That's what you get, you little jerk. That's what you get for making us chase you around and lose our feather."
But this faux motivational poster, spotted at Aeropause, calls our attention back to the cruelty and sadness of the technique. Seeing those teary eyes and outstretched arms is killing us inside. It's all made worse by Mario's refusal to even turn around and acknowledge his friend's ill-fated demise. The Koopa Paratroopa flying away in the background is clearly upset with the whole scene. We wouldn't be surprised if the event haunted him for the rest of his life, eventually leading him to alcohol and drug abuse.
[Via Aeropause]
VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 9/17/07 [update 1]
Sadly, we don't have video for you at the moment (yours truly has a sporting event to attend and I ran into some video editing problems), but when I get back, you can bet I'll be uploading the video (however late that may be). So, you have something to look forward to if you are going to be up that late (or something to look forward to when you get up in the morning). Or, whatever. You just have something to look forward to.
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VC Monday Madness: Yoshi's Story, Super Thunder Blade and World Class Baseball
This week's Virtual Console releases are:
- Yoshi's Story (N64, 1 player, 1000 Wii Points)
- Super Thunder Blade (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- World Class Baseball (Turbografx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
Dojo update: Yoshi's Final Smash
Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The best Yoshi-emblazoned Wii we've seen today
If so, you're probably already cracking open your Emergency Yoshi Gear Fund to bid on this custom-painted Wii. The only thing that would make this better would be the release of Kart Fighter for Virtual Console. An unofficial mod demands an unofficial game!
[Via Kotaku]
Dojo update: Footstool Jump technique
You can see some more images of the maneuver being demonstrated in our gallery below.
Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Dojo update: Yoshi
Check out some images of Yoshi in-game in the gallery below.
Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
VC Monday Madness wrap-up 7/9/07 [update 1]
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eBay alert: Nintendo bobblehead figurines
If you know of any cool eBay auctions, be sure to send us a tip!
[Via GameSniped]
Wii Fanboy wishes everyone a happy Easter
Whether you believe in the lore associated with Easter or not is irrelevant; most of the country comes to a stop today, with shops closed and everyone home preparing for a nice ham dinner. We here at Wii Fanboy just wanted to take the time to wish those of you celebrating the holiday a happy one. For the rest of you, enjoy the time off and get some game time in. Maybe go see a movie? We heard that Grindhouse picture is supposed to be swell ...
So, what will you be doing today? Will you, like the fine folks over at The Tanooki, be crafting some Yoshi egg cookies of your own? Have your own holiday culinary concoction planned?
From all of us here at Wii Fanboy, have a safe and happy holiday. Thanks for reading!
