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Re: Nintendo Download: 28th January (North America)

Bikeage

We said goodbye to little Johnny today. He had been battling a rare degenerative condition, and for years the only thing which brought him joy was playing Virtual Console games on his 3DS. The drought of releases through 2015 and now have proven too be too much. When informed that Pokemon would likely be the last VC games put out, he had the following last words: "Ugh, what a crock..."

Re: Nintendo Download: 13th August (North America)

Bikeage

Sickly child: "Father, will Nintendo ever release anymore Virtual Console games for the 3DS?, I do love them so...'cough, cough'"

Concerned Parent " I don't know little one, I just don't know...." silently cries inside.

Re: Nintendo Switching Off Wi-Fi Connection Service On Wii And DS

Bikeage

No more Bomberman Blast online? Can't think of any other Wiiware with an active online community now. Even Excitebike has been dead the last few times I tried to find other players. RIP Texas Hold 'Em, Cue Sports, Water Warfare... Heck the only reason I bought Super Street Fighter was the online play!

Re: Review: Pinocchio's Puzzle (WiiWare)

Bikeage

Want a jigsaw puzzle to play with the family? Go to a thrift store instead, every one I visit always has bunches for $1 or less. WiiWare could be so much better, don't support this dreck.

Re: Round Table: Remembering the Nintendo 64

Bikeage

When the N64 was new it was too kiddy for my lifestyle of PSX, loose women, and booze. I came around after experiencing four player Goldeneye, Mario Kart, and WCW/NWO Revenge, and the system has aged much better than the Playstation.

Re: R-Type Being Removed from Virtual Console

Bikeage

Noooooooooooo! Oh wait, i've got the original cart, and a Power Base Converter for my Genesis.... but R-Type is one of the few games that does not work with the PBC? Noooooooooooo!.... hold on, i've got a SMS around here somewhere, OK, all is good.

Re: Review: DuckTales (NES)

Bikeage

I remember my buddy calling our nearby Target every day for a month asking if Ducktales had arrived yet... I don't think games necessarily had widespread concrete release dates back then, and a licensed game that was actually good was a HUGE deal.

Re: Feature: The Making of the Nintendo Virtual Boy

Bikeage

I bought a Virtual Boy and a few games at clearance prices back in 1997, I think I paid $40 for everything. Hada blast with it, but moved on. Between a new girlfriend, a new Playstation, and my roomates N64 the VB was quickly forgotten... and several years later I literally THREW IT ALL IN THE TRASH. I had younger relatives whom I thought of giving it to, but did not want to ruin anyone's eyesight, it said so right on the box! One of my biggest videogame related regrets, I probably could have sold it for a nice profit by now.

Re: Feature: The Making of Unirally

Bikeage

Nice feature, I always wondered why Uniracers was MIA on the VC. Glad I still have the cart. I've lost, tossed, traded, and sold most games I owned from that era, and my SNES has disappeared, but if I get another i've got the one game I need.

Re: Ironclad Gets ESRB Rating, Shoots It

Bikeage

Sweet. Maybe the US will see another Neo Geo release soon. Out of all the VC consoles its the least represented... some will say no it's the N64, but c'mon, you can pick one of those up cheap at any secondhand store or Ebay. For a system out of reach to many consumers, the lack of Neo Geo VC games is contrary to what I expected from the VC.

Re: Review: Secret of Evermore (Super Nintendo)

Bikeage

There is a glitch in SoE, I don't remember the exact details but it involved using an item out of sequence near the end and the item being unavailable again, and I needed it to get to the next stage, on a rocketship I believe... I even called up Nintendo and they basically said "Yeah, your screwed." I still have the cart, one day if I get a cheap SNES maybe I will get my long overdue revenge upon this game.

Re: Nintendo Download: Art, Beasts, Cars, Paddles and Wars (US)

Bikeage

Altered Beast Arcade had two strikes against it already... the Genesis version already out, and in numerous multiconsole collections, and it being the only VC game released this week. Just getting one game sucks, but that one game having already been released on another system is beyond lame. But strike three is the $10 price tag. I would expect that for Altered Beast ReBirth, not a twenty year old arcade title.

Re: Review: Pilotwings (Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)

Bikeage

Back in the day I played Pilotwings and F-Zero at a friend's house and HATED them. Flash forward 15 years and I give F-Zero another chance on the VC. Still no two player, ehhh..... but an awesome game I mistakenly overlooked. I think i'll feel the same way about Pilotwings. Hope it lands in NA soon.

Re: What Neo Geo games do you want to see on the Virtual Console?

Bikeage

One more thing... I feel a bit ripped because I bought Samurai Shodown and Metal Slug via VC before I was aware of SNK Classics Vol. 1 available for Wii. I bought the disc off Ebay for $20, nearly the cost of those two games, which were on the comp! So if they do release any more Neo Geo VC games, buyer beware.... SNK classics 2 may be right around the corner!

Re: What Neo Geo games do you want to see on the Virtual Console?

Bikeage

I don't know enough about the specific games to suggest any particular ones, so all of the above please! I would just like to see as many release as possible. I am far more likely to check out Neo-Geo games simply because the system is so unknown to me as opposed to the wide availability in their time of the other VC consoles. I knew a couple of guys BITD who had a TG16 or C64, but the only place I ever saw Neo-Geo was an arcade cabinet.