The game has a nice artwork, especially the anime cut scenes. But I always thought the story is kinda confusing and hard to follow. Maybe I need to play it again some time.

... Viewtiful Joe is a difficult game ... demanding that players face frustration...
I agree. But it's fun despite it's difficulty. And it's more like an action-adventure-platform-puzzler and not one of those uninspired boring beat'em ups. Come on, Six Machine! (And there are 2 sequels one for the GCN/PS2 and one for the DS.)

Many of these Neo Geo games have to do with war. I wish there were more phantasy games like Magician Lord or Blue's Journey.

The most important channel for me is the Wii Shopping channel. As long as this is supported I'll be happy.

This article must be tagged with "Wii Virtual Console" because of the Neo Geo Game. It also must be tagged with "3DS eshop".

This article must be tagged with "Wii Virtual Console" because there is a Virtual Console game in it.

^ Thanks.

@Urbanhispanic: Both are worth getting. And Xenoblade Chronicles.

@Mason: How was this fixed? It's still in the Virtual Console section.

Too bad. They were once so reliable.

Why is this in the Virtual Console section of NL? I thought the "Virtual Console" section is for Virtual Console games on the Wii?!

Also worth mentioning:

• You have unlimited continues: If you loose all your lifes then you can continue as much as you want in the same stage with the amount of lifes you got when you entered the stage. (Until you reset the game or turn the Wii console off without using the suspension save.)
• There are many occasions where you have to steer in a diagonal direction. (Especially in the river, swamp sections.) This is very hard to do with a D-Pad. But you can use a Gamecube Controller and control the character with the left analog joystick. This makes moving to the diagonal directions total comfortable and pain free.
• On the Classic Controller the analog joysticks are not supported! (For whatever reason.) Thus, playing with a classic controller is as akward as playing with the Wii-Remote held sideways.
• Nunchuk is not supported. (Do Ninjas use Nunchuks after all? Or Nunchakus?)
• A Gamecube controller is highly recommended to play this game!!! It makes playing the game easier. And I mean much easier.

Either brilliant or despicable marketing, or maybe both. First he tells the press that the development impacted his health. And that he doesn't earn a cent. And the game is a $20.000 gift to the fans?
Oh, come on. We all buy the game out of pity right now.

The Wii has plenty of good games.

And the fact that the Wii has 400 Virtual Console games (with manuals unlike the games on these classic collections!) makes it a haven for old school at heart gamers like myself.

Especially because it has games from systems that never officially made it to Europe like the PC-Engine/Turbografx or NeoGeo.

I think the graphics look very detailed and high-quality. The big colourful sprites remind me of Magician Lord or Altered Beast. IMO it's not the worst game at all.

I wonder what Nintendo's legal department thinks about this thing.

Has Princess Peach ever said that she is transgendered?

Ah, come on. This is only UK and the mini was released only a few days ago! Give it some time, and we'll see how it turns out.

People are still interested in the Wii. And there are enough that don't care about online and just want a cheap but reliable console. Give the mini a few months and I guess it's cheap enough for everyone.

Face it, this console is a piece of junk which has no reason to exist.

However, this is only your opinion.

I don't understand why people think this is terrible.

• The fact that Nintendo forces you under torture to buy one is terrible?
• Playing "Xenoblade Chronicles", "The Last Story", "Pandora's Tower" or "Super Mario Galaxy" is terrible?
• Everything that is not the newest console hype is terrible?
• Not caring about online is terrible?

I would like to have one. It currently costs Euro 99 at Amazon in germany. When it gets a little cheaper, I'll probably grab one.

"Emotion Engine" is the name of the Playstation 2's main processor.
The Wii is the new PC-Engine. (Sadly, you can only have 61 games.)

Why are there three reviews for this game? A 3DS-review, a Wii Virtual Console review and a Wii U review? And also, why are there two reviews of Ghosts'n Goblins (NES)? Aren't they all the exact same emulated games?

One of the best games ever in less time than it takes to eat a burger

This is false pretenses. I need 30 seconds to eat a standard hamburger from McDonalds. So I need 8 to watch the full video.

I wonder if they'll release the complete NeoGeo library on the VC. I would like to have "Pulstar" and "Last Resort". I could buy Last Resort on the SNK Classics Collection but for some reason or another I prefer the Virtual Console.

^ True. As far as I found out, 156 NeoGeo MVS games were made and 32% of them are fighting games.

Action (34) --- Driving (4) --- Fighting (50) --- Misc (7) --- Puzzle (20) --- RPG (1) --- Shooter (15) --- Sport (25) --- 156 total

But if we count Action and Shooter together, there are almost as many as there are fighting games. And now, dear D4, can we have some Action and/or Shooter please? Just for a change?

The "Wii Virtual Console" should be renamed to "Neo Geo Fighting-Game Channel". But seriously, can we have some other games, please. At some point?

Where is the super dad that hacks this game to transform the heroine to a hero for his three years old son?

"I would actually feel comfortable licking this GBA at this point," admits Wiggins.

I can imagine that.

He held his GBA in his hand and was licking along the L button, slowly sucking it into his open mouth. His other hand held the end of a thick screwdriver that he pushed into it's open battery compartment [...]

^ Most people here are too old to remember their exact age, the years only evident by their wrinkled and parched faces, their trembling hands.

I always wanted a hacked version of Wind Waker with Arnold Schwarzenegger's face for Zelda.

Does it follow the three rules of robotics?

Why not replace Zelda with the Master Chief? And make Pikachu the new protagonist? And then transfer it to an NES cartridge and sell it as a super rare previously unreleased item for 100.000.000$ on ebay?

He built this for his daughter? It's more likely he just built it for himself.

This thing is so precious that you can't touch it with your bare hands.

Pfft. These things are ridiculous. Now you have bugs in your games and woodworms in your console.

[Picture taken from here...]

@Ristar42: Lol. Yes, that was funny when games were on cassette tapes and we loaded them into the computer with a cassette player. I miss that.

I just checked the german Wii shopping channel again and both Turrican games are still there (Super Turrican and Mega Turrican). Though, I wonder why we never got Super Turrican II. Especially since it was developed by a German company.

Aww... The poor guy. He needs a hug.

In Germany Amazon lists it for Euro 109,99. Release date is march 15nd. A normal black Wii with Mario Kart and Wii Wheel (with WiFi but without GCN compatibilty) costs Euro 139,00.

The normal Wii costs used between 70 and 100 Euro. So this one has to be under 70 Euro. To be honest, since it lacks some features and isn't really smaller I wouldn't pay more than 50 for it.

Some might say that Retro is just an excuse for not coming up with new ideas.

I surely buy this game but not now. There are many other WiiWare games that I'm interested in.

As a WiiWare game I might be interested. But I don't think I want this as a retail title.

Agreed.

Also, however, games like Metal Slug are in my opinion kinda morally questionable. I like Contra III (aka Super Probotector) better. Although Contra has a post-apocalyptic setting too, it's inspired by fantasy movies like Terminator and not making fun of WW2.

Yes, you can play all Virtual Console games without exception with the classic controller.

@WaveBoy: Thanks for pointing this out. If 3 has some phantasy elements in it, I'll maybe give it a shot one day.

I bought Metal Slug 1 not long ago. I can't help but I wasn't that impressed. Games like Contra III / Super Probotector or Mega Turrican are much more my cup of tea. Don't like the World War 2ish setting.

Aww. I would have liked to see a "Microsoft Alex Kidd 2000 Professional".