November 13th, 2007 by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports
The biggest surprise for us this week is right there in the title.
Balloon Fight is one of the canonical first-generation NES games. It's already out in the
U.S. and
Europe, and it was even
remade for the DS in Japan in a Club Nintendo-exclusive
Tingle version. So why has it taken so long to show up on the Virtual Console in Japan? In the time that Japanese Wii owners have been waiting for
Balloon Fight, they've gotten
two versions of
Wonder Boy in Monster World. Similarly, today brings the
second version of
Gradius II. Speaking of repeat performances, we'd like to point out how awesomely Treasure is represented on the VC.
Light Crusader is the fourth Treasure game to appear on the VC so far, and we appreciate every one.
Even Light Crusader.
- Balloon Fight (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Light Crusader (Mega Drive, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
- Dragon Spirit (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
- Gradius II GOFER no Yabou (PC Engine, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Baseball Stars 2 (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
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October 28th, 2007 by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports
... and also Milk. November's Virtual Console outlook for Japan looks pretty excellent, with a lot of delightfully niche stuff. That includes
King's Knight, the medieval-themed vertical shooter (!) from Square(!) that nobody likes but us ( ....) It will also bring Sega's
Eternal Champions, the goofy
Mortal Kombat-influenced fighting game that we poured hundreds of hours into. But it also includes stuff that
non-us people will enjoy, like
Panel de Pon, which, released in the U.S. as
Tetris Attack, is the most popular version of the
Puzzle League puzzle games.
Light Crusader is notable for being an RPG from Treasure, and not much else.
Of course, the big news for a lot of us is that SNK has turned the
King of Fighters faucet on, ensuring a constant stream of fighting games with overdone storylines and ridiculous outfits for at least a year.
Here's the full lineup for November, assuming some of them don't get bumped or pushed back into December (they will):
Famicom:
Ganbare Goemon, Balloon Fight, Makaimura (Ghosts 'n Goblins), Nuts and Milk, King's Knight
Super Famicom:
Panel de PonMega Drive:
Ecco Jr., Light Crusader, Eternal Champions
PC Engine:
Dynastic Hero (Wonder Boy in Monster World), Dragon Spirit, Take the A-Train 3, Kawa no Nushi Tsuri (Legend of the River King), Gradius II GOFER no Yabou
Neo Geo:
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January 1st, 1970 by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Virtual Console
Though the official European Nintendo site still seems to be
down, the Virtual Console is working overtime to bring you games you may not have heard of at high prices. Ain't life grand? It is if you happen to be into more obscure games, and even the "pricey" ones really
aren't.
- Baseball Stars 2 -- Neo Geo -- 900 Wii points
- The Dynastic Hero -- Turbografx -- 800 Wii points
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