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@PigmaskFan Cool, the manual had some cool stories, including the mythology of the three Hyrulian goddesses, and Triforce before it was mentioned in-game in "Ocarina of Time."
So it shouldn't be too surprising other things from the manual have been made canon.

Great list, and those are all good choices, especially "Super Tennis." Funny thing is, on Youtube there's an old video of critics Siskle & Ebert playing it.

And seriously, "Turtles in Time" seriously needs a rerelease. (Or a better remake then the non-Nintendo consoles got years ago.)

Even though I luckily got mine, and I understand it's not a "long term product," it upsets me, because it hasn't even been out a year, and demand is still high. I wanted to buy one for my nephew's birthday too, as he really loved mine. Poor kid...

It's times like this that make me almost dislike the Switch, as I'm sure it's partially to blame. (And I'm willing to bet Switch's VC NES games will have the terrible coloring/brightness the Wii, WiiU, and 3DS versions have, instead of improving the emulation.)

Plz include Star Fox & Yoshi's Island.

She's cute, she's already my favorite character now.

"Dragmire" does sound cool. I still have that SNES game manual actually.

I love Nintendo, but after hearing that, I lost a li'l respect for them. I've been dying for the original Star Fox to get a rerelease somehow, and a remake for 3DS, even with the original blocky graphics, but in 3D with a better framerate would be AWESOME!
I guess Star Fox isn't "popular" enough...
It would've been great as an Eshop "3D Classics" title. (A line of games Nintendo quickly abandoned, oddly dispite good sales of the line.)

New Turbo games, but still no "Bonk's Revenge?"

@AlphaJaguar "Fantasia 2000" is truly underrated, and needs more love. I recommend anyone to give it a watch on Netflix.

@Drummertist
"Also, why does Sonic have to hit "boosters" to go faster? Those weren't in the 2D games."
Play "Chemical Plant Zone" in Sonic 2. You should hate that game too then. Boy, people's hate for modern Sonic games is making them blind to the fact, even the old 2D games have some things they hate about the new games. (Same for "Freedom Planet." I see people bash Sonic for having voice acting, cinema scenes, Shadow riding a motorcycle, ect. Exactly the same things in that game too.)

Also, honestly the fan game "Sonic Utopia" doesn't look better to me. It's too much freedom in all directions, (so you have no clue where to go) and hardly any enemies, obsticles, and such.

Wasn't "Blaster Master Zero" also just released for Switch & 3DS?

@Rei Not sure, there's a DSi one on the Eshop though, but I can't remember if it is, or not.

Guess we'll never see any $19.99 Nintendo Selects games for it then, eh?

@Jcdbengals I hear it was actually better to clean NES cartridges with a Q-tip then blowing on them, as blowing on them can actually damage them. Still, I wouldn't fault the NES too much for that, as keeping cartridges clean goes for every system. Not to mention personally, my NES still works, while my old computers & such don't.

Still, I understand your disapointment in Switch as I kinda am too, it looks nice, and I might get one some day, but all the expensive accessories/controllers, and such are kinda a turn-off. Honestly, I prefer my WiiU right now.

@Rei
Hudson Soft. went out of business years ago. So Konami owns most of their franchises now.
A Bomberman game actually was planned for 3DS back in 2011, and even previewed in Nintendo Power magazine, but it was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Been waiting forever for Bomberman 64 to get a proper VC release.

I'm actually more concerned about hearing that, "The saga of the left Joy-Con and its ability to magically disconnect at inopportune times has been widely reported" part.

@Lizuka Yeah, it feels like Nintendo's copying Sony too much lately. Even the Switch box doesn't look very Nintendo-like.
I hate to be "that guy," but it feels like Nintendo's losing their quirky uniqueness, and spirit in favor of "what's trendy" or trying to be "mature" in electronic devices/business. I don't want them to become Sony, or Microsoft. (Nothing against them.)

No Neo Geo for Americans? Oh well, at least WiiU is getting Turbo games for it's swansong.

That's awesome.
And I remember the Frogger episode.

@Cosmic-K9 I would actually love that too, surprised Disney hasn't allowed it yet considering how popular retro gaming (look at the NES Classic Edition) has gotten.

Actually, the GameCube-style Pro-Classic controllers for Wii/WiiU feature the analogue preasure sensative Lz & Rz trigger buttons, but no game really used the preasure sensative part like on GameCube.
Plus pressing them all the way constantly for them to register was kinda annoying.

Considering it took years for Turbo Graf-X games to come to WiiU after Japan got them, (and we still don't have the 3DS versions) I'll be amazed if they ever come out outside Japan.

Nice to see a third-party N64 game, and a good one to boot.

@WarlockNem It wasn't easy, but Zelda 2 gets easier once you master how the shield works, and the "Punch-out" style of fighting. Not to mention once you figure out how to get through the southern Death Mountain cave maze. The life restoring spell helps too.

Honestly, I felt Zelda 1 was harder. Some dungeons were very well hidden, and the game was more vague on what to do next.

@3MonthBeef Granted some later Castlevania games have some pretty gory & gruesome enemies. (Like the "Beezlebub" boss) Though, yeah I agree it was more of an action/adventure series, then "horror," I hope they keep that in mind. If it's too gross, and scary, that'll ruin it.

@Windy Yeah, ironically that's the problem with most adult cartoons. The more "mature" they try to be, the more immature they get. (Though, of course I enjoy some like "Rick & Morty.")

I hate to say it, but they also sounded a li'l egotistical, calling it the "first good game adaptation." I actually enjoyed some of the old corny video game cartoons, and such as a kid.
Even the strange Super Mario Bros. & Street Fighter movies were enjoyable guilty pleasures for me.

@CGSasuke Not counting the spinoffs, & DS remakes, yes. Expecting a new main canon FF game on a Nintendo console would be like expecting Halo for a Nintendo system. It's just not going to happen. (Granted we thought the same about Sonic & Crash Bandicoot.)

Nintendo & Square/Enix always claim they are good supporters of each other, but I have yet to see it, aside from a few Mario sports games they collaborated on. (And didn't even regard the SMRPG characters like Geno in them...) I rarely see Square/Enix games on Nintendo systems, even the WiiU/3DS Virtual Console lacks many of them.

As for SSB Cloud & the Geno Mii costume only got in, because of fan-demand.

@allav866 I agree actually. I know some CV games had some fan-servicey characters before, but it would kinda disrespect her character, if she's just there for cleavage... (Like in "Castlevania Judgement.")

@rjejr I actually liked that movie "Van Helsing." Sure it was a li'l strange, but I liked it. It basically was "Castlevania the movie."

Nice to see a classic character return. Hope more cameo.

The shirt's a bit odd though.

I actually played Castlevania as a kid, you'd be surprised.

I think I'd prefer it being PG or TV-14 personally, (seeing as Castlevania 3 wasn't very violent, nor had anything sexual/vulgar at all.) if it's R- rated I hope that content is at least in moderation, (fantasy violence wouldn't bug me as much, seeing how violent some of the games are) or it could mess up the adaptation. I don't care to see "love scenes," or South Park levels of swearing in Castlevania.

The only good R-rated adaptation I've seen of anything is the "Deadpool" movie. Some like the adult "Ren & Stimpy" cartoon just go overboard.

When was the last time a Final Fantasy game was on a Nintendo system?

Nice, though I already got it that cheap from a previous temporary Eshop discount sale. It's a great retro game.

I only had to pay $3.50 for Bomberman '94 personally. So they fixed the discount. (50% off isn't bad, plus third-party consoles probably cost more to license for Nintendo.)

Bayou Billy might be hard to play on 3DS.

I feel "Gameboy Donkey Kong 1994" was better honestly, (Mario VS DK didn't have as much variety in it's environments, enemies, and puzzles, and relied on the red/yellow/blue switches too much) but nice to see a new GBA game on VC. Maybe the Sonic Advance trilogy does have a chance of making it outside of Japan.

I think the WiiU Game Pad gets more hate then it deserves. I feel it is quite comfortable to hold, (even more then a 3DS or tablet IMO) and the Switch's lack of handles, and such kinda turn me off honestly. It's too flat, and looks a bit easier to drop & break like other modern devices.

@GameOtaku I'm curious why they ignore the 3DS VC too. For the past 2 years, it's gotten nothing, but the DKLand trilogy, the original 3 Pokémon games, and some SNES titles for New3DS. That's it.
I heard awhile back, some third-party company wanted to put a Gameboy game of their's on VC/Eshop, and Nintendo wouldn't let them. According to said company Nintendo stated they "moved beyond Gameboy games." So apparently, Nintendo doesn't care, or want to bother with it anymore. (If it's such a hassle for them, they should outsource VC development to another company like M2, or N.E.R.D.)
Not to mention, Japan has some NES games for 3DS that still aren't on the US or Euro' VC including Bubble Bobble, Final Fantasy 1, and Shadowgate. Nintendo is really neglecting 3DS fans who like old-school games.

They might be remaking it into a whole new game for Switch, like how they remade that security camera E3 game into "Star Fox Guard."

I wouldn't mind a new 3DS successor, (even something like a "New New 3DS" though, with more exclusive games & features, and backwards compatibility, and better Virtual Console support) as long as it's not just a Mini Switch.

Get "Bomberman '94" it's one of the best Bomberman games ever made. Even the VS mode is still fun, even by yourself with computer opponents.

I can't wait to get one in 2018!

Sense the Switch is a single-screen, less portable, no 3D system I never really saw it as a replacement for the 3DS. It's bad enough it's replacing the WiiU, so I see no reason to get rid of the 3DS yet.

And for those saying it's "crazy to support 2 systems," Nintendo's been doing that for decades. Sometimes they even did 3.

@Windy Oh yeah, the PC Engine/Turbo GrafX needs more love.
I hear some more of those games are coming to VC this week finally. Wish they'd release the 3DS ones too. (Even though, there aren't many of those even in Japan. And unlike SNES games, they work on the old 3DS models too.)

I kinda wish Nintendo would hire people like this, so we can get more import Virtual Console games.

As somebody who has it on Wii, I highly recommend "Bomberman '94" it's one of the best Bomberman games.

I actually accidently discovered this music trick when I was little, believe it or not. Others discovered it too, seeing how it's on cheat code sites, and such.

@Ralizah Actually, I hear the 3DS is doing fine, (outsold every console, including PS4) and the New3DS's faster tech has actually modernized it more.

The Switch can be successful without having to destroy the 3DS, or their other products, (the "NES MINI" proves other low-tech products can still be successful, so your argument that "outdated tech should be forgotten in favor of more powerful HD systems" doesn't hold much water. It was actually this logic that killed some game systems.)

And honestly, I'm not all that impressed with the Switch. Expensive console, expensive accessories, expensive subscription services, and such aren't something I'm looking forward to, and if anything will hurt the system, it will be those factors, not the 3DS. Plus the lack of some features the 3DS & WiiU offered like backwards compatibility kinda turn me off too. This is the first upcoming Nintendo system I'm not looking forward too, but some games for it look great, so I might get one sometime when I know more about it, and it has more games & features to offer.

YES! Want both!

Only two games though? No Star Fox 64 3D or anything else Europe has?

I'm honestly more excited to finally get to play "Kung-Fu Heroes" for the first time sense I was little, then I am about the Switch. (Honestly, I'm not ready to spend another 300 bucks personally.) Forget the complainers, they're never satisfied anyways.

Also, never played the sequel "Little Ninja Brothers" anyone recommend it?

@Ralizah I'm sure they're already putting most of their resources into it already, but they can't put all of their stake in it, as they're also trying to focus on other things too, like Mobile, that upcoming amusement park thingie, merch', hidden projects, and such.
Plus in case it fails they need a backup system like the 3DS which helped their business through the WiiU era.

The Switch looks nice, but honestly it doesn't look like a replacement for the 3DS. (The 6-hour battery life, larger size, and such, also makes it less portable then a 3DS.)

@Ralizah Considering the 3DS was quite successful, and that many including myself still have one, I'd hate for it to get killed off too. Nintendo doesn't need to get rid of all their products just to make Switch a success. Besides, back when they were focusing more on WiiU games then 3DS ones, that didn't make any difference.

It's bad enough it doesn't get VC games anymore. (Besides the occasional SNES game only New3DS owners get.) I don't understand people that want Nintendo's current systems to die in favor of the Switch. Not all of us can afford to upgrade to one.