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@LunaticPandora Hahaha talk about missing the point.

Playing Mother 3 was my first "video games as art" moment and I've read lots of Itoi's comments about his games over the years, but it's always nice to read his new reflections on it. It's a real shame the man isn't interested in making games anymore.

@Mahe Then I don't think Pikmin 3 is going to do much to change yours, or anyone's, view of the series. You're acting like everyone is only excited for Pikmin NOW. That's not the case.

@Nobodys_Angel I stand by that cover being amazing. Even though it's all hyper-real and silly, everything still looks like it should. Mega Man has an arm cannon instead of a gun, the bosses look exactly like they do in-game, and they even got the blue bomber's helmet right.

@Mahe You're kidding right?

@deKay: Unless they have just taken the PAL ROM and "un-converted" it back to 60Hz. Since Balloon Fight seems to have received zero optimisation in its original release, it should be identical to the US version now, just with European copyright info.

But I haven't checked it out myself yet.

Given how bad the PAL versions of the NES Mega Man games are, I was quite happy when I found out today that 1-4 are on the Wii U's Virtual Console. GET EQUIPPED WITH 60Hz!

I've waited forever to say that.

@n0body: I think this was brought up in the last podcast of 1Up's Retronauts. It's probably a matter of both the instruction manual and the added Wii U functionality, as well as any modifications Nintendo made in order to assure the emulation runs perfectly.

Wow, has it been four years already? I still have very fond memories of VC Reviews, checking the site in the middle of class every Friday to see what classic games I might be playing that weekend (always with that glimmer of hope that it'll be EarthBound).

Also, the one time Seanbaby posted (on the Urban Champion review). In my opinion that was when VC Reviews went from small Nintendo fan-site to a force to be reckoned with.

Thanks guys.

Wait, there was a NintendoLife before the merge? I forgot about that!

It's a new Pokémon. The Japanese dialogue from the presenters goes along the lines of "What Pokémon is that?!".

NintendoLife always has the lamest April Fools jokes.

And that's why I love them.

@Gavin_Rozee I sent an e-mail thanking them and asking them about future VC titles. Will be interesting to see how they respond.

@StarDust: Not exactly appropriate use of the word "spoiled". I mean, sure people born later than you are certainly luckier in terms of this, but it's not like letting kids use the internet is going to ruin them. Standard have changed. You can't compare your life then to someone's life now. By your logic everyone on planet earth is "spoiled" because they have greater opportunity than people born a century ago.

@Collinhall: He can, he just needs to enter his cousin's or whoever's Nintendo Network ID into his friend roster, and vice versa.

@BJQ1972: The difference for movies is only 4% and hardly noticeable. NTSC DVDs aren't perfect either and can show jagged movement due to the telecine process necessary to get 24fps to 30fps. Besides, it's a non-issue now that Blu-Ray has made 24Hz the standard for movies on home video.

But 17% in a video game plus boarders plus washed-out colours plus the fact it's 2013 is inexcusable. I think some people have taken their anger to MiiVerse, where it'll be right under Nintendo's nose. I might do the same

@Jazzem: Balloon Fight's running in 1080p@60Hz, according to my TV, but it is the slowed down version. WHAT IS THIS?

I'm figuring it's because Nintendo of America wants people to pay more than 30 cents for what is probably the most wanted VC game of all time. This isn't the nail in the coffin people are making it out to be.

@madgear: I'm sure it cost money on Nintendo's part to update the emulation or whatever else they did so it outputs to 1080p and plays on the GamePad and all that nice stuff. Otherwise they wouldn't be charging anything. If it gives PAL owners the 60Hz version then it's WELL worth the extra quid/buck.

"By the way. I think this is the worst NES game evver made."

Hahaha. Good one kid.

I used to dislike the game because it was different but now that I’m older and can put gaming prejudices aside I think it's really cool. It's a lot of fun and very addicting, with very creative level and enemy design. Plus, given that the source material was from most of the same team that made SMB1, it doesn’t feel like a drop in quality or too out of place compared to the other Mario NES games. It was a great idea to release this in the west instead of Lost Levels, which, difficulty aside, was far too similar to its predecessor.

@StarDust: B+A is annoying because you can't lie your finger across both buttons like you can with Y+B, or on the original NES controller. This way you can easily hold down the run button and then push the rest of your finger down when you want to jump. With B+A, instead you have to stick your finger in between both buttons and rock it back and forth when running and jumping. I find it uncomfortable.

@TheDreamingHawk, Y as jump? Are you crazy? No Mario game has the jump button on the left.

Woah, how long was I asleep, is it April 1st already?

One thing I forgot to mention; interestingly, Mother 2 is on the Japanese Brawl under "Masterpieces". Apparantly with some hacking you can actually play the whole game on the JAP Brawl's disc.

Eh, this is old news to me. It was clear after the failure of PK Callin' back on 2009 and the posts on EB Central about the issues with getting it on Virtual Console.

The new art style is so terrible that I don't really care.

Bye James. I don't think the site will ever be the same without you. Not to mention, reading this article reminded me of how far this place as come in a short 5 or so years.

Don't stop being awesome James.

@mieu-fire: It will. WIth IX and all the DS remakes, DQ has been more popular in the west than ever.

I never really thought about this before; if this is the kind of crap NintendoLife is getting then I wonder what crazy stuff Nintendo themselves receive.

@pixelman: No they don't. Look at some of the shots of the overworld in comparison to Pikmin 2.

I don't think the series needs a major change, I do want to see more Zeldas like Majora's Mask that tries something very different while still keeping what makes the series great.

Anyway, Miyamoto can do no wrong so I wouldn't worry about Zelda being "ruined".

3 years and still no Super Dodge Ball. ;(

Wait, why are we all happy about buying the same game again with one new feature? This should be DLC that costs 100 points, not 800.

Sonic and me have had a weird relationship. My little brother used to rent your 3D games on GameCube and PS2 from Blockbuster all the time, and they were okay, and I had fun with them. We never bought one though. Sonic seemed strange. He was such an iconic pop cultural figure but his games were mediocre.
Then when the Wii came I downloaded the first Sonic Mega Drive and it was okay, worth owning, but nowhere near the brilliance of any of Mario's NES or SNES games. Then I got Sonic 2 and finally I could see why Sonic was liked. Once I got the chance to play Sonic 2 in 60hz, well, it pretty much became one of my favourite games ever.

Yeah, well, my 3DS is a US one, so whatever.

Well this is kinda cool.

I love ALttP, but for god's sake, an original Zelda 3DS games plz.

@69.XyVoX: The closer the console's resolution to the TV's resolution, the less input lag.

@Tech101: Almost every 360 and PS3 game is 720p, not 1080p. So there's still room for improvement, I guess, in terms of resolution.

@150.DrDaisy: You could argue that it's been like that since the N64's days.

Hey, here's a crazy idea, how about you just play on an old CRT?!! Yeah, then you don't have to worry about input lag and you can have all the scanlines you want!

FINALLY! I've been waiting years for a pelvic floor training game!

My second favourite game of all time. Between the DS and original SNES versions, I don't think I need another copy, especially a digital one.

OH YEAH? I'M 80 YEARS OLD AND HAVE 26 NINTENDO DSes!!!!! AND I PLAY THEM ON THE TRAIN ALL AT THE SAME TIME! SEE HOW WRONG YOU ARE JACK TRETTON!

You're a funny guy Jack Tretton, I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last.

@167.wedgeredleader: I remember that video. Dr. Ashens had a field day with that one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z29dYUXoloI

Ta-da. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNSdQ-LQO7g

@1.MasterGraveheart: I agree. Some upscalers add more input lag, which can totally destroy games.

@16.DrKarl: The console can't just "adjust" to input lag. It's not that simple. How is the console and TV supposed to know exactly when you’re going to press a button? It works in Rock Band and Guitar Hero because the game is based on buttons that have to pressed at a certain time, so they can hold back the actual processing in the game's engine so it all syncs up, but for any other kind of game, it just won't happen at all.

@25.NintendoPurist3DS: That's is why I'm not getting an Australian 3DS.

@1.y2josh: Remeber, it'll be your last time doing that for new games....

Wait, is The Sun the left-wing one or the right-wing one?

This is just bad. "Put on the new 3DS VISION LENS™ and prepare for fun!"?

I mean, Mother 4 would've at least have been interesting.

GOOD. 3D is annoying.

It's like almost The Empire Strikes Back of video gaming movie trailer parodies.

HAHAHAHAHA NO FFIII FO U!