I don't know if the GameCube-less Wii will be popular. There's still people who like to play on the VC and Super Smash Bros. Brawl with their GC controllers.
I owned a Super Game Boy once, but I sold it and got a Game Boy Player for the GameCube. "Who needs a Super Game Boy when you got a Game Boy Player?" I thought to myself. "After all, the GBP can play all 3 GB families; the SGB can only play 1 1/2!" The Japanese SGB and SGB 2 sure is sleek-looking, though.
My biggest complaint is the controller; the analog stick has a bad habit of wearing out after hard use. I wish somebody, somewhere, invented an adapter that lets you use controllers from other systems (i.e. the GameCube controller) into the 64-bit powerhouse, but to no avail. The closest thing I've seen is a controller from Hori, but it's only for Japan.
I remember getting a purple GBA original for my birthday, along with Super Mario Advance. A few years later I nabbed a GBA SP NES Edition, which I still have to this day. IMO the best part of the GBA is it can play GB and GBC games. That's 3 systems in one!!
I have a TON of favorites I can't decide: Super Mario All-Stars, EarthBound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III/VI, Live-A-Live (do imports count?), Ardy Lightfoot, to name a few.
I have tons of memories with the system, such as watching my dad play Final Fantasy II and III on there, and playing a ton of games that are absolute classics. The SNES is my favorite system, better than the Genesis!
I don't think Nintendo should become a third-party at all. They are the INVENTORS of video games, not followers. I think all the third-parties that are supposed to support Nintendo should clean up their act and do something about these garbage games that keeps flooding Nintendo's online shops!
I thought the movie was pure trash. It followed very little to the original story and it was so stupid it was unwatchable! Blame Hollywood and its ilk.
I grew up with the Super Nintendo back when the great console wars broke out, so in Christmas of 1995, my family finally got ourselves a Model 2 Sega Genesis with Sonic 2 packed in. It was a good thing too, because my dad was staioned in South Korea and had to borrow our SNES to keep his sanity. Sonic 2 was the very first Sonic game I ever played, then we rented Sonic 3, and then Sonic & Knuckles (my personal favorite!) from Blockbuster. I never played Sonic 1 until we rented Sonic Classics. I still have my Sega Genesis, and it STILL WORKS!!
So Pachter doesn't like the name, huh? Well, everyone thought "Wii" was crazy at first, but we got used to it. Besides, at least Nintendo didn't name their new system the "Pii U"!
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Re: Super Famicom Reaches 21 Years Old Today
The cool thing is that I got a Super Famicom along with my SNES as well.
Re: Reconfigured Black Wii Heads to North America
I don't know if the GameCube-less Wii will be popular. There's still people who like to play on the VC and Super Smash Bros. Brawl with their GC controllers.
Re: Feature: Remembering the Super Game Boy
I owned a Super Game Boy once, but I sold it and got a Game Boy Player for the GameCube. "Who needs a Super Game Boy when you got a Game Boy Player?" I thought to myself. "After all, the GBP can play all 3 GB families; the SGB can only play 1 1/2!" The Japanese SGB and SGB 2 sure is sleek-looking, though.
Re: Review: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube)
6/10? Aren't you being a little too harsh, Mark? I'd give it an 8/10. Then again, I never played the Dreamcast version.
Re: Nintendo Download: 6th October 2011 (North America)
Side Pockets my butt! I'd rather play Catrap.
Re: Disney Registers Castle of Illusion Trademark
Neither. I'd rather see the Magical Quest trilogy.
Re: Feature: Nintendo 64 Let-Downs, Head Scratchers and Conundrums
My biggest complaint is the controller; the analog stick has a bad habit of wearing out after hard use. I wish somebody, somewhere, invented an adapter that lets you use controllers from other systems (i.e. the GameCube controller) into the 64-bit powerhouse, but to no avail. The closest thing I've seen is a controller from Hori, but it's only for Japan.
Re: R-Type Being Removed from Virtual Console
If Sega's gonna pull that game out, I'd better get all the games I want/like on the VC before other companies get any hair-brained ideas 0_o'
Re: Review: 3D Classics: TwinBee (3DSWare)
I think I'll get it once I get the money; You think maybe it'll come out on the Virtual Console?
Re: Feature: Staff Memories of the Game Boy Advance
I remember getting a purple GBA original for my birthday, along with Super Mario Advance. A few years later I nabbed a GBA SP NES Edition, which I still have to this day. IMO the best part of the GBA is it can play GB and GBC games. That's 3 systems in one!!
Re: Nintendo Download: 22nd September 2011 (North America)
Well I'll be! TwinBee! And the game's an import, too!
Re: Rumour: Next Smash Bros. Could Be Called 'Universe'
Sakurai's just mad because somebody blabbed out that a new Smash Bros. game is coming out and he has to make it.
Re: Point Your Finger at This Layton vs. Phoenix Wright Trailer
The music is enough to convince me to buy this game.
Re: Review: Kirby Mass Attack (DS)
I wonder how good is the sound quality? The GBA and first two DS games' music kinda sucked compared to his SNES days.
Re: Iwata Resists Calls for Smartphone Games
I think Iwata-san was very wise in his decision. It just wouldn't be Nintendo if they gave in to the smartphone craze.
Re: Nintendo Download: 8th September 2011 (North America)
Another mixed bag? More like a double bogey to me.
Re: You're Not Alone in Finding the First Zelda So Hard
It is hard, but I've beaten it. Ditto with Adventures of Link. I haven't played them all, but IMO Ocarina of Time's the most difficult.
Re: Feature: BIT.TRIP SAGA vs. BIT.TRIP COMPLETE
I'm gonna get BOTH! Ha! >
Re: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Limited Edition Details
Sounds like it'll fetch some good money when they quit shipping the gold Wii Remotes. $_$
Re: Talking Point: What Was the Best Super NES Game Ever?
I have a TON of favorites I can't decide: Super Mario All-Stars, EarthBound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III/VI, Live-A-Live (do imports count?), Ardy Lightfoot, to name a few.
Re: Feature: 20 Years of the Super NES
I have tons of memories with the system, such as watching my dad play Final Fantasy II and III on there, and playing a ton of games that are absolute classics. The SNES is my favorite system, better than the Genesis!
Re: Talking Point: What If Nintendo Became a Third Party?
I don't think Nintendo should become a third-party at all. They are the INVENTORS of video games, not followers. I think all the third-parties that are supposed to support Nintendo should clean up their act and do something about these garbage games that keeps flooding Nintendo's online shops!
Re: Nintendo Download: 11th August 2011 (North America)
Hey cool! Super Adventure Island II! I always wanted to get that!
Re: Review: Pac-Man (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy)
Come to be honest, I thought the Game Boy version of Pac-Man was better than the NES version.
Re: Flare Red 3DS Reaches North America on 9th September
Aw phooey! I already bought the blue one, and red is mt favorite color! Oh well...
Re: Capcom Talks Street Fighter X Tekken, SSFIV3D:AE on 3DS
I'd rather buy a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on the 3DS than a SSFIV upgrade. Seriously! Has Capcom hit a new low?
Re: Amazon Suspends 3DS Sales
Odd. My 3DS never gave me any problems so far. Then again, I bought it brand new and it's Aqua Blue.
Re: If Fans Speak Up, Majora's Mask 3DS Might Happen
DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
Re: Review: Game & Watch Gallery (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy)
This and Kirby's Pinball Land were the very first Game Boy game I ever owned. Great review!
Re: Uncharted Studio: "Wii U is Full of Holes, Nothing Sony Can't Do"
Oh please. Naughty Dog's part of Sony. Have been for years. Naturally they would poopoo any of Sony's competitors.
Re: Angry Birds Could Be Flocking to Wii U and 3DS
@2 Tasuki
It's hilarious! You toss defferent birds into makeshift buildings and destroy all the pigs! http://youtu.be/nK7G4fAIbMg
Re: Nintendo Download: 14th July 2011 (North America)
I used to have Game & Watch Gallery. It was pretty decent, but its sequels blew it away!
Re: The Super Mario Bros Movie Could Have Turned Out Very Differently
I thought the movie was pure trash. It followed very little to the original story and it was so stupid it was unwatchable! Blame Hollywood and its ilk.
Re: Naka and Iizuka Drop Hints at Third NiGHTS Game
What we need is the original game for the 3DS. Imagine flying around in 3D!
Re: Nintendo Download: 30th June 2011 (North America)
BOOYAA! Final Fantasy III final-ly hit our shores!
Re: Talking Point: Your Sonic the Hedgehog Memories
I grew up with the Super Nintendo back when the great console wars broke out, so in Christmas of 1995, my family finally got ourselves a Model 2 Sega Genesis with Sonic 2 packed in. It was a good thing too, because my dad was staioned in South Korea and had to borrow our SNES to keep his sanity. Sonic 2 was the very first Sonic game I ever played, then we rented Sonic 3, and then Sonic & Knuckles (my personal favorite!) from Blockbuster. I never played Sonic 1 until we rented Sonic Classics. I still have my Sega Genesis, and it STILL WORKS!!
Re: Review: Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo 64)
I remember playing this game. Heck, I own it! Nothing funner than riding in the lava with hoverboats in Hot Top Volcano. >
Re: Looks Like There's No Sale on Sonic Games This Week
Maybe it's because everyone's losing faith in the hedgehog. Sega kept bungling with his adventures so much that everyone got sick of it.
Re: SEGA Unveils 20th Anniversary Sonic Figurine
$_$'
Re: Nintendo Nearly Dropped MotionPlus from Skyward Sword
A gold Wii Remote, huh?
(starts preordering Skyward Sword)
Re: Pachter: Wii U is Too Late, 'Dumbest Name Ever'
So Pachter doesn't like the name, huh? Well, everyone thought "Wii" was crazy at first, but we got used to it. Besides, at least Nintendo didn't name their new system the "Pii U"!
Re: Nintendo Download: 10th June 2011 (Europe)
Better than some crappy WiiWare game, IMO. I thought SAI 2 was pretty good.
Re: Here's Your List of DS Games Due Out This Year
Right now, Professor Layton 4 and Kirby Mass Attack interests me. Heck, I don't even have PL 3 yet!
(writes it on the birthday list)
Re: These DSiWare Games Cannot Be Moved to 3DS
Tch. Big deal. I hardly have any DSiWare game to begin with.
Re: DS Lite Drops to $99 in US, Mario DS Games Go Red
I believe the question is "Will the said games go down on the price?"
Re: Professor Layton and the Last Specter Coming to America
If they get the game here, will they get the Eternal Diva, too?
Re: 16-Shot Legend Takahashi Meijin Leaves Hudson
Holy potato shpit! That's some fast tapping right there! o_0
Re: Listen Up, Capcom's 3D Sound Adventure Launches in August
ROFL M.Bison! That's crazy!
Re: Nintendo Download: 16th May 2011 (North America)
I'm definitely getting Chrono Trigger. $8 via VC vs. $50 for the cart? You can't go wrong with that!
Re: A Dragon Quest Collection for Wii Draws Near!
My dad will love this! He still likes to play Dragon Warrior every once in a while.