The Nintendo Wii "Virtual Console" game discussion thread

[Mockery]

I figured it'd be a good idea to have a thread where we can discuss the games that come out on the Virtual Console each week so people know which games are worth getting and which ones should be skipped.

As for today, the original Splatterhouse from the TG-16, Beyond Oasis (a game I know nothing about) from the Genesis, and Excitebike from the NES are coming out.

[Schimid]

I'm amazed they aren't bringing out any more big guns now. Super Paper Mario and Mario Party 8 are hitting in a little less than a month, but it still wouldn't do them bad to keep on churning out the hits.

I don't remember who developed or published Zombies Ate My Neighbors!, but it'd be absolutely perfect for something like this. So far, due to my router not being compatible with the Wii, I've got Gunstar Heroes, Sonic, Super Mario World and Street Fighter II. Nothing else has really given me that extra push.

[Mockery]

Actually, Zombies Ate My Neighbors is on the list of future releases, there's just no date for it yet. You can see the rest of the list if you scroll down here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_(North_America) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_%28North_America%29)

I know it won't work with the Wiimote like regular Wii games do, but "Punch-Out!!" would be so fuckin' good if you could play it by just swinging your arms.

[Fathom Zero]

Nevermind, Mockery answered already.

Wait, I distinctly remember Zombies Ate My Neighbors to be a Konami game.

I knew it. Developed by Lucasarts, Published by Konami.

[DuFresne]

I just looked up Beyond Oasis. It's an Arabian/Persian/whateverthosepeoplearecalled themed adventure RPG. It looks fun and probably worth a look if you're fine with spending the dinero.

[Immortal Goat]

Beyond Oasis was a great game. You had this enchanted gauntlet on your arm, and you could summon elemental spirits to help you reach your goals. By now, it's pretty standard fare. Fire, Water, Plant, and Shadow (I think, it's been a while since I have played), but it was awesome at the time, and is still pretty damned fun. Otherwise, it is similar to any adventure game of it's ilk at the time. Top-down perspective, sword combat, all very similar to Zelda. Still, as far as "similar to Zelda" games go, this is one of the better ones out there. I definitely reccomend it.

[Fathom Zero]

Dammit, now I have to play it.

[Black Flag]

So far, due to my router not being compatible with the Wii, I've got Gunstar Heroes, Sonic, Super Mario World and Street Fighter II. Nothing else has really given me that extra push.

dude what router do you have? mine didn't work at first and people said it wasn't compatible but it turned out being really easy to fix it.

[noob3]

At Cliff Steele's house we were playing some INTENSE game where you jump around on trees & stuff and take down Ninjas who are throwing fire balls at you :o

[Schimid]

dude what router do you have? mine didn't work at first and people said it wasn't compatible but it turned out being really easy to fix it.

I don't know. It's a Netgear WG or C or something I don't know, it's the stock that comes with Comcast service. I tried everything, even got Chojin to take a look at it and nothing has helped. It's apparently a huge problem for a lot of people and no-one knows a way around it.

Is yours the same :(

[Chojin]

Noob, that's legend of kage and i used to play that all the time :<

I just bought excitebike because I love me the nes games that you can just pick up and play :< my front page always has super mario bros on it for just that reason ;<

[Black Flag]

Is yours the same :(

nah dude i have a shitty belkin that the nintendo site used to say isn't compatible but now it just says it has "issues", so maybe you are fucked!

[Zomboid]

I really don't see how zombies ate my neighbors would work on the wii. I wouldn't be opposed to a wiimake though LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Girl Drink Drunk]

My younger brother just downloaded Splatterhouse and Elevator Action yesterday.

[Mockery]

Today's releases:

-Starfox 64 (N64)

-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES - the Ultra Games version, not the arcade one)

-Dragon's Curse (TurboGrafx-16 - never played this one, any good?)

[Sacks]

Hahahaha, Elevator Action! I actually have the cartridge for that. It's the best game to play if you want to piss off all of your friends with gameplay far too amazing for them to ever understand.

[Sacks]

Seriously though guys that game is garbage.

[Ant10708]

Today's releases:

-Starfox 64 (N64)

-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES - the Ultra Games version, not the arcade one)

-Dragon's Curse (TurboGrafx-16 - never played this one, any good?)

do you know how the nes version differs from the arcade? is it still good?

[the_dudefather]

the nes game is a platform game, which I quite like, but some people don't http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg

[Mockery]

That guy tries way too hard to be angry/funny. :/ It'd be much better if it came off naturally (ie: somebody other than him did it).

But anyway, the game is entertaining if you ask me, but if you're expecting something like the easy beat 'em up arcade game, you're in for a surprise.

[Sacks]

For real, I hate that guy.

[executioneer]

tmnt on nes is rad but it takes a lot of strategy :x

[Sacks]

I never got to beat it when I was young because our maid stole it. I was pissed.

[Mockery]

Today's releases:

-Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Genesis - I only played the original game, never tried this one out.)

-BRAVOMAN (TurboGrafx-16 - supposedly a fairly entertaining beat 'em up game. Anybody played this one?)

-Galaga (NES - meh.)

[Sacks]

Today's releases:
-Galaga (NES - meh.)

For serious. :\

[Sacks]

I heard Punch-Out!! just came out on VC! WOOOOOOOO! Don't know if it's true though. WOOOOOOO!

[Mockery]

Yep, today's releases are as follows:

Punch-Out!! (NES - Featuring Mr. Dream, NOT Mike Tyson)

Virtua Fighter 2 (Sega Genesis)

Bonk's Revenge (TurboGrafx-16)

Pretty good day release-wise, though I must once again say that Punch-Out would be 1000 times more awesome if they made it actually work with the Wii-mote and nunchuck.

[Cliff Steele]

what the hell? didn't they just announce they will be releasing saturn games? why would they do the genesis version of vf2

[Sacks]

Because they kickin' it oldschool.

[Fathom Zero]

There'll definately be Saturn games. It makes too much sense.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

Dude Punch-Out is pissing me off. That Tiger asshole guy keeps whipping the hell out of me. Help plz because my controller is not happy with me tapping trying to get up.

Oh and whats up with the cord being on the bottom of the controller and not on top? Ive held it upside down about 10 jillion times now and I cant get used to it.

Oh and R-Type 3 Makes me smile BIG TIME. :D

[Mockery]

The releases for this week are:

Gradius III (SNES)

Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis)

Battle Lode Runner (TurboGrafx 16)


Hrm, I'm not sure if I've played any of these ones before or not. I've played Gradius games before, just not sure which ones.

[Sacks]

Dude Punch-Out is pissing me off. That Tiger asshole guy keeps whipping the hell out of me. Help plz because my controller is not happy with me tapping trying to get up.

Oh and whats up with the cord being on the bottom of the controller and not on top? Ive held it upside down about 10 jillion times now and I cant get used to it.

Oh and R-Type 3 Makes me smile BIG TIME. :D

Fucking amateurs. The jewel on his turban blinks before every punch, and when he does the magic punch hold down and then hit and hold down every time he comes around. If you did this correctly when he's finished he'll be dazed and you can punch his face and he'll fall down.

[Mockery]

The releases for this week are:

Castlevania (NES)

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)

Shockman (TurboGrafx 16)

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I managed to beat Death in the first game once, but then one of his flying scythe's came back and killed me before I could get the orb :\ Also, the graphics would screw up, and instead of those skeletons would throw moving bats instead of bones.

[Mockery]

The releases for this week are:

Final Fight (SNES)

Mighty Bomb Jack (NES)

Ordyne (TurboGrafx 16)


I'd be all over Final Fight if it wasn't the 1-player SNES version. :\

[Protoclown]

I got Castlevania last week and I can't beat Frankenstein to save my life. That fucking monkey on his back keeps fucking me up :(