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December 7th, 2009 at 08:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Martial arts is the theme on the Virtual Console this week, as Sega and Capcom both offer up entries in their respective franchises. Unless you like to punch things, throw pointy things at things or kick things — or maybe some kind of mixture of all that — then you’ll probably want to skip this week’s downloads. Pacifists need not apply!
- Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES, 1 – 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Shinobi (VC Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES) and Shinobi (VC Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 30th, 2009 at 10:45pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This week’s Virtual Console update offers two delectable titles — Solomon’s Key is a very unique action/puzzler hybrid, whereas The Combatribes features a wonderfully bad story and the demon clowns of Coney Island. Life doesn’t get much better than this, folks!
- Solomon’s Key (VC Arcade, 1 – 2 players, 600 Wii Points)
- The Combatribes (SNES, 1 – 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: The Combatribes (SNES), Solomon’s Key (VC Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 10:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This week’s Virtual Console update is delicious on two different fronts. For one, it’s delicious in that we wish we could have some of those jelly beans the Blob in A Boy and His Blob is snacking on — well, except for the ketchup ones. Even we don’t like those!
Secondly, it’s delicious because … uh, we may not have thought that far ahead, But, hey, Super Mario Kart! Have you been adequately distracted from our mental lapse? Check out the video above!
- Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Super Mario Kart (SNES), A Boy and His Blob (NES) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 16th, 2009 at 08:45pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This week, the Virtual Console dumptruck has unloaded two new games onto Wii consoles. One is a fighting game with a superior version already on the service, while the other is a pretty good Factor 5 joint for the SNES. If you fancy yourself an Indy fan (not that kinda Indy), then you’ll definitely want to check out the video above.
Actually, you should probably just watch it anyway. You know, just to be safe.
- Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures (SNES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Street Fighter II’ Champion Edition (TG16, 1 – 2 players, 700 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Street Fighter II’ Champion Edition (TG16) and Indiana Jones (SNES) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 9th, 2009 at 08:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This week’s Virtual Console update is quite the doozie, giving us one obscure C64 title and one game we’ve played a billion times. We don’t mean to sound bitter, but we’re pretty sure there’s a baker’s dozen Wonder Boy games littering the lands of the Virtual Console. Check ‘em out above!
- Cybernoid (C64, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Wonder Boy III (SMS) and Cybernoid (C64) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 2nd, 2009 at 09:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This week’s Virtual Console releases kind of pale in comparison to last week’s stellar offerings; Fighting Street is a crummy game that helped spawn one of gaming’s best series, whereas R-TYPE is a great game, though the version offered this week is the lousier port. There’s been a way more competent version of the game available since 2006!
- Fighting Street (TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- R-TYPE (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Fighting Street (TG16) and R-TYPE (SMS) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 26th, 2009 at 10:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This week, the Virtual Console receives two new titles: Golden Axe on the VC Arcade and Zombies Ate My Neighbors on the SNES. Both are great times for co-op enthusiasts and, really, just great times.
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Golden Axe (Arcade, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
VC in Brief: Golden Axe (Arcade) and Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 19th, 2009 at 06:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Rygar (Arcade, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
Rygar is a pretty intense title. Luckily, the quarter-munching gameplay of the arcade classic translates to the Wii very well. For one, you don’t need to run out of quarters from dying — oh, and you will die, believe it. Second, every time you die or even continue once you’ve run out of lives, you pick up right from where you left off. So, there’s no replaying stages or sections of the game you’ve previously played as a result of dying. Have we mentioned how much you’ll die?
You will die. A lot.
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Rygar (Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 12th, 2009 at 07:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Final Fight 2 (SNES, 1 -2 players, 800 Wii Points)
This week’s offering punches the Virtual Console silly, continuing the adventures of everyone’s favorite wrestler-turned-politician (What, you think Jesse Ventura deserves that honor? Pfft …) in Final Fight 2. It doesn’t innovate or really add much more to the original experience — well, except for more dudes to punch. There are plenty more thugs to beat on, that’s for sure. But what it lacks in innovation, it makes up for in dudes to punch. Seriously, do you wanna punch dudes? Because that’s totally what’s going on here.
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Final Fight 2 (SNES) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 28th, 2009 at 04:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Altered Beast (Sega 1 – 2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
We say: Great game, but you can find it for less
It’s not that the VC Arcade version of Altered Beast is bad or anything — in fact, it’s the complete opposite, but for such an old game, there are less costly ways to enjoy it. If you have a PS2, there’s a Sega Genesis Collection that’s a more financially responsible way to play. If you’ve only got the Wii and have never played this, though, it might be worth your double sawbuck. Check out the video above and decide.
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks.
VC in Brief: Altered Beast (VC Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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