Who else is wondering if the green beret helps the guy in the arcade picture?
I know everyone wants every game they loved in the past to be released immediately, but that can't happen. It does take some work to get the games onto the VC. I'm very satisfied with Nintendo releasing 200 VC games in 16 months.
Ah, this brings back memories. This was one of the games that my brothers and I got when we first got the NES at Christmas. Even back then I didn't like this game. I did play it a bit when older because the controls were beyond me at age five. I eventually played it enough that I knew which players the game would let you control when the ball came your way, and could compete. Still, there is not much going for this ancient game. Though I do think it's funny that everyone is doing the hump dance. It's like a bizarre volleyball haka.
If I was European, I would be emailing NOE's mailbox multiple times a day. I actually might do so anyway, because this is totally ridiculous. If enough complaints get through, I bet they'll release the games again.
Demon212: "How about for your next one, you release a limited editon mandatory update, that when you download it, you either get a bricked Wii, or a Mario channel? But when you DL it, it voids your warranty."
So I downloaded it and took it for a spin yesterday, and it is retro-good. My only complaint is the Enemy AI. It has aged dreadfully. If Grunt A is standing next to Grunt B, and you attack Grunt B, A HOLDS his position and does nothing, even though your character is diagonally next to him, and Grunt B is getting thrashed. You can stand two squares from the goblins and they won't attack until you do...
Admittedly, I only played the first two battles (twice, since I left the battle when I only had one enemy left, and then got to fight it all over again--a level grinder's dream...), and I hope that it will get better as the enemies get tougher, because right now it feels cheap and easy.
This formula has been much improved upon, but this is still good classic fun.
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Re: US VC Releases - 4th February - Operation Wolf
Who else is wondering if the green beret helps the guy in the arcade picture?
I know everyone wants every game they loved in the past to be released immediately, but that can't happen. It does take some work to get the games onto the VC. I'm very satisfied with Nintendo releasing 200 VC games in 16 months.
Now if only they released Sky Kid...
Re: Volleyball
Ah, this brings back memories. This was one of the games that my brothers and I got when we first got the NES at Christmas. Even back then I didn't like this game. I did play it a bit when older because the controls were beyond me at age five. I eventually played it enough that I knew which players the game would let you control when the ball came your way, and could compete. Still, there is not much going for this ancient game. Though I do think it's funny that everyone is doing the hump dance. It's like a bizarre volleyball haka.
Re: US VC Releases - 8th October - Neo Geo Week
Nice, but I'll wait for Samurai Shodown...
Re: US VC Releases - 1st October - Two Japan-only games
If I was European, I would be emailing NOE's mailbox multiple times a day. I actually might do so anyway, because this is totally ridiculous. If enough complaints get through, I bet they'll release the games again.
Demon212: "How about for your next one, you release a limited editon mandatory update, that when you download it, you either get a bricked Wii, or a Mario channel? But when you DL it, it voids your warranty."
Sounds like the Apple iPhone...
Re: Shining Force
So I downloaded it and took it for a spin yesterday, and it is retro-good. My only complaint is the Enemy AI. It has aged dreadfully. If Grunt A is standing next to Grunt B, and you attack Grunt B, A HOLDS his position and does nothing, even though your character is diagonally next to him, and Grunt B is getting thrashed. You can stand two squares from the goblins and they won't attack until you do...
Admittedly, I only played the first two battles (twice, since I left the battle when I only had one enemy left, and then got to fight it all over again--a level grinder's dream...), and I hope that it will get better as the enemies get tougher, because right now it feels cheap and easy.
This formula has been much improved upon, but this is still good classic fun.