I’m sure everyone’s read by now that The Legend of Zelda’s arguably most-loved title in the series, Ocarina of Time, has finally made its way to the Virtual Console...
They should really start releasing games on VC that didn't get a proper release on consoles, like Terranigma or Seiken Densetsu 3, or maybe games that were released but in such limited quantity that they're impossible to find now and their Ebay prices are just ridiculous, like Ninja Five-O.
Double post weeeee! (sorry I just had to dedicate a post to calling mario a liar. There's no way he bought Rad Gravity.)
But yea, i agree. my first thought when they announced this set up was "hell yea!" and then I remembered that I have gone to great lengths to gather all my favorite NES games and N64 games.
That lead me to another thought: I'm not sure who this is really marketed to. Modern gamer types who don't really have the nostalgia factor I don't think would have much interest. (I can tell you from when I was a counselor at a tech camp those kids didn't get why I liked playing tetris and marble madness more than halo.) People who have that nostalgia or geekitude whatever you wanna call it, likely already have an NES and SNES and N64 and all (or at least most of) the games they'd want for 'em. And as mario points out, they probably already have them on 3 or 4 systems. I still love when they tuck the old school games on newer versions for free, but I don't see myself buying the same games AGAIN just cause they're on a wii.
There are a few N64 games I haven't been able to find, and 4-player just doesn't work as well with only three working controllers anyway.
Our SNES controllers are starting to go as well. Not so much the buttons as the plugs. A lot of them have gotten crushed/ripped apart somehow and no longer hook up to the system. Our only working one doesn't grip the port at all, and the slightest touch is enough to make you spend five minutes trying to hook it in again properly. So yeah, as far as maintenance is concerned, I like Virtual Console.
Even Though I own a copy of Kid Icarus, it takes me like...10 minutes to get it working. Also, I don't like using passwords, so the VC version of Kid Icarus is slighly superior for me.
Indeed, Virtual Console's ability to save your previous position in any game is quite a point in its favor. I just can't see myself paying $5+ for the convenience, unless my original cartridge was, like, damaged beyond use.
Besides, when I already own a legitimate copy of the cartridge I usually consider that to mean I can play the ROM on an emulator guilt-free. There may still be some legal entanglements there (though not as many as Nintendo would like you to think) but as I see it, once you've paid for the game you can do what you want with it.
Indeed, Virtual Console's ability to save your previous position in any game is quite a point in its favor.
Yea, if you're a cheater and lame. If you can't beat the mario games in one sitting, you don't deserve to be playing them. the same applies to almost all the games that didn't allow saving.
Nah, I liken it to leaving your system on overnight. I've done this on several NES games, but it's quite the waste of electricity, versus saving your session and picking up right where you left off.
Re: not deserving games, etc. etc.: if I buy a game, then I can do whatever the hell I please with it, which includes cheating. Whatever makes it more fun for me. I understand that the limitations are part of the game design, but I also understand that I don't care.
i recently went into a game crazy with some gift crads burning holes in my wallet. i thought i'd pick up guitar hero 2 if i could afford it, but they were out of the game packaged with a guitar and all they had were wireless guitars, which are more than i was willing to pay.
so i looked around and saw the messiah NEX, and asked the guy working there if he had heard anything about how well it worked or anything (i had read online reviews, but i was still curious).
he said, "why would you buy that? you can get all the old games on the wii now." he gave me a really weird look.
i went on to explain that i had a bunch of NES games already, had no wii, and the 65 dollars for the nex was more in my realm of possibility than the 250 for a system i wouldnt be able to find (i camped out all night to get my sister's; i'm not doing it again).
this post is sort of pointless. sorry; i'ma go play duckhunt on the nex now.
Yeah, that guy's full of nonsense. I think you already have more NES cartridges than they sell via Virtual Console, and a lot of those are more obscure titles that'll never show up on the Wii, or would be impossible to play with any degree of fun (I'm talkin' about that World Class Track Meet of yours, but of course we still need to find you a trackpad).
How's the NEX working out? I too have read online reviews, but I am still curious.
it works great. i want to get a wireless controller, but 50 bucks is a lot for a controller i have 5 of :P... but if i can find the other half of the multi-tap, then at least i could play from a bit father away.
i'm in the middle of a game of vegas dream. it isn't as fun when playing alone...
i went to a vegas show with a with a woman who was not my wife moments after getting married... they gave me 5,000 dollars for getting married, but then this pink haired hoe stole 1450 of it... i love this game
Man, I wish the Wii would get Vegas Dream. I'd buy it up right quick. We never did beat that game, did we? Never quite had the patience to gamble our way up to $1,000,000 in one sitting. The Virtual Console quick save feature would be most helpful for a game like that, and all the gambling minigames were solid enough that I think people would still enjoy it today. And there's always the show!
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...I don't pirate ROMs.
Liar.
But yea, i agree. my first thought when they announced this set up was "hell yea!" and then I remembered that I have gone to great lengths to gather all my favorite NES games and N64 games.
That lead me to another thought: I'm not sure who this is really marketed to. Modern gamer types who don't really have the nostalgia factor I don't think would have much interest. (I can tell you from when I was a counselor at a tech camp those kids didn't get why I liked playing tetris and marble madness more than halo.) People who have that nostalgia or geekitude whatever you wanna call it, likely already have an NES and SNES and N64 and all (or at least most of) the games they'd want for 'em. And as mario points out, they probably already have them on 3 or 4 systems. I still love when they tuck the old school games on newer versions for free, but I don't see myself buying the same games AGAIN just cause they're on a wii.
Our SNES controllers are starting to go as well. Not so much the buttons as the plugs. A lot of them have gotten crushed/ripped apart somehow and no longer hook up to the system. Our only working one doesn't grip the port at all, and the slightest touch is enough to make you spend five minutes trying to hook it in again properly. So yeah, as far as maintenance is concerned, I like Virtual Console.
Now I just need a Wii.
Yea, if you're a cheater and lame. If you can't beat the mario games in one sitting, you don't deserve to be playing them. the same applies to almost all the games that didn't allow saving.
Re: not deserving games, etc. etc.: if I buy a game, then I can do whatever the hell I please with it, which includes cheating. Whatever makes it more fun for me. I understand that the limitations are part of the game design, but I also understand that I don't care.
so i looked around and saw the messiah NEX, and asked the guy working there if he had heard anything about how well it worked or anything (i had read online reviews, but i was still curious).
he said, "why would you buy that? you can get all the old games on the wii now." he gave me a really weird look.
i went on to explain that i had a bunch of NES games already, had no wii, and the 65 dollars for the nex was more in my realm of possibility than the 250 for a system i wouldnt be able to find (i camped out all night to get my sister's; i'm not doing it again).
this post is sort of pointless. sorry; i'ma go play duckhunt on the nex now.
How's the NEX working out? I too have read online reviews, but I am still curious.
i'm in the middle of a game of vegas dream. it isn't as fun when playing alone...
EDIT: Damnit, now that game's song is stuck in my head. The one song. That repeats forever.
...Dream.
Also, re: the NEX, have you tried Castlevania III? It's supposed to be a problem for that system, and it's very important to me.