Drake

I just got an email from Nintendo of Europe, Europe will get Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy only.

I was expecting it to be in Germany, in which case I would've gone, but I'm not going to the UK for this.

@bboy2970: I'd be more worried about the fact the Wii Virtual Console hasn't had a new game in just about 2 months now.

Much like the GBA games I think they'll keep these to Nintendo games only, so:

• Kid Icarus
• Mach Rider
• Mario Bros.
• Metroid
• Wrecking Crew

@BulbasaurusRex: Just type an asterisk and put a space next to it to make a bullet.

I think this is probably very likely:

• Advance Wars
• Fire Emblem
• F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
• Wario Land 4

I just got a reply from Mr. Samejima (One of the Nigoro guys) on Twitter saying that they have to get a "new standard regulation" for the game, basically, I think it means that the USK rating was for an old version and there is some new stuff in it now which they also have to rate.

We've notified Nigoro of the USK rating on Twitter, so they should be looking into it right now.

@zranoll: In fact, the entire game has been redesigned so as to be a lot less retro in terms of having to search around a ton, stuff is a lot more obvious now, you can get hints everywhere, you can record the writing on tablets to take it with you anywhere, etc.

On the official blog during development they specifically asked players what parts of the original game were too confusing or illogical so they could make them more understandable.

@mariofanatic: They've done it before, Another Code R and a bunch of other games were tested by NoA for Europe and never saw a US release.

Resident Evil 4 did have it's share of creepy moments like the sewers and the hedge maze, but those were few and far between. Resident Evil 5, I'm sure anybody else who's played it can agree that it doesn't have a single scary moment throughout the entire game

Also, we played this with headphones, which is clearly going to be the way to go for maximum immersion.

@Luffymcduck: Yes, all of those are still on track for Q4 2011!

It really doesn't matter to me - I'm buying the game new, and since it's almost completely highscore-based I doubt I'd ever want to wipe the data anyway. I think people are getting a bit too worked up over this.

@Bass_X0: Fun fact, guess who made those

@melechofsin: That wouldn't work for this one, it only got colour when played on a Super Game Boy, not a Game Boy Color.

@Omega: If you die, you simply appear back at the start of the island you're currently on. You can save, but there's no passwords.

@Omega: It's pretty brutal starting out, but honestly, once you get past the first one or two areas you'll be completely hooked, it's my personal favourite indie game ever. Since it doesn't give any help in regards to gameplay whatsoever (The WiiWare version will though) this might help as well.

@Link79: Nicalis didn't really have much to do with this one, they're the publishers, but Nigoro was almost entirely responsible for the development.

I don't think there's any delay at all - European Wii/DSi shop updates happen around midnight and count as being on the next day, so since it's being released in the evening for North America, it may just mean Europe will get it at the same time, which would be around midnight.

Well, just like the person he's based off of!

Bomberman just doesn't really work in 3D if you ask me - Stick to 2D gameplay!

I haven't actually played it myself, but I know there's a section in the game where you have to answer trivia questions correctly, which would obviously be complete guesswork without a language you know.

A Steam release could easily happen, but one sign that it may be for VC instead is that Steam has yet to receive a single import game, all MD games available (About 40) were released in the west.

@Banana_Jane: Although Faxanadu was actually released before Zelda II I think the comparison is completely valid, aside from the lack of an overhead overworld, the games are similar enough to be comparable. Plus, everybody knows what Zelda II is like, so that can be used to explain what this game is like more easily.

To be honest, I don't think we're going to be seeing any more Commodore 64 games. There haven't been any since the Last Ninja 3 debacle even though four of them were rated before then, so they must've given up or something.

Sega's also not showing much effort anymore either, I would expect some more arcade games from them, but they seem to be trying to throw all their Mega Drive/Genesis games on Steam (There's already a few on there not on VC).

@WarioFan63: Well, Taito owns Lufia, but SE owns Taito, so yeah.

@pixelman: Only published it, and in North America only. Neverland was the developer, and Square Enix now owns the franchise.

@bezerker99: I'm not exactly surprised about there only being two moves, I'm just stating there are. A lot of other, later shmups have a whole bunch of other stuff you can do (Aiming behind yourself, smart bombs, etc.) so of course some people may want to know that.

I for one, am disappointed in this man.

Easily within the top 5 DS games I've played, and that is saying quite a bit. I feel like some special mention should also go out to the awesome soundtrack, which is by the same person who did the music for the first Phoenix Wright (It's actually also only the third soundtrack he's ever done, the second being Viewiful Joe).

Probably because they're not zombies

There was a piece of artwork released a while ago which had outlines of a few unrevealed characters, them being Barry, Wesker and Rebecca (I believe), which pretty much confirms this will have every character from 4 and 5 (Gold)'s Mercenaries mode (+ Claire).

Strange, those demos weren't up when I checked.

@cowboy: I think you're misremembering how NES games look

The European cover disagrees!

If I remember right, 4 years ago, getting all collectibles in every stage got you wallpapers and music for Mission in Snowdriftland itself.

@Ickaser: Just extra score and stuff, from what I've played the circles seem to get them completely randomly.

I believe the Japanese release was a regular Famicom title, so I have no idea why they pulled the save feature. Perhaps to save on cartridge costs? They also removed the ability to give your character a name, and some crosses on and inside the churches.

@Retrogamer: That is technically true, but Xanadu pretty much became a series of its own. It's similar to how Wario Land was really Super Mario Land 3, would you really call the rest of the Wario Land games Super Mario Land ones?

@StarBoy91: A short game means a short review

@Ratengo: Days, of course

@Imerion: It's basically the same as 2 player, except with 2 players on each team - One handles attacks, the other draws the defensive/support lines.

Sorry, but I'm getting it on Steam either way.

All eight.

This is why they won't release the first.

@Bass: The western version removes an ending sequence with some dialogue, but all the characters are still there and they still have the same names as in the anime.

U.N. Squadron is definitely not possible, it's based on a Japanese anime called Area 88 (Which is also the game's title in Japan).

@Odnetnin: Honestly, DK64 has always been a pretty unlikely release, not only does it include a Rare game (Jetpac), but it also includes the arcade version of Donkey Kong, which I don't think Nintendo would like to release basically for free as a bonus with another title. I wouldn't be surprised if it never shows up!

@Raylax: There's only two OFLC rated games that been rated for ages but haven't come out yet (World Heroes 2 and Strider), so for the most part they're pretty reliable.

The USK almost never rates VC games (So these being on there must be an error on their part), but when they do, the games generally get released.

@Terra: Noted and fixed.

@zkaplan: I just discovered that these are in fact just the two games North America got with different names, so no entertainment for a while just yet!