The Wii's N64 emulator isn't perfect. Hell, it even misses a graphical effect in the intro for Super Smash Bros. (right after Master Hand snaps his fingers).
Ugh, I hate the "glossy casing" fad in product design nowadays. At least Apple was smart enough to ditch that for the newer iPod Classics (if only on the front side).
Is it just me, or are the graphics in the game darker overall than they were on the N64? Some of the colors are different--the Stray Fairies and fires are more colorful than glowy. I'm sure this has something to do with decreasing the risk of epileptic seizures. But there's a part in the first dungeon where you have to light braziers while fighting off Black Boes in the dark, and that room is quite a bit harder than I remember. Majora's Mask is still one of my favorite games, but I hate having to turn my TV's brightness all the way up to see things correctly.
Awesome! I got hooked on the show after finding a bunch of episodes on Veoh (although they had no subtitles). I hope they'll get around to putting it on DVD over here eventually; that little teaser on the back of the Retro Game Challenge manual is becoming sort of painful to look at.
As if Nintendo cares about "demands." I'm not saying this from a cynical point of view, but Nintendo's under no obligation to just bow down to the whims of its fanbase (and I'm sure there are little business-related reasons behind everything).
Besides, I think I'd rather that they keep the freshness of the service going as long as they can instead of just blowing through all of the available titles as quickly as possible.
And while we're at it, I know that every so often we get a real clunker like Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, but I don't see every week that we don't get a big-name first-party title like Super Smash Bros. as a failure week. I enjoy seeing the VC get some great titles that I've never played (like Ogre Battle) or even heard of (like MUSHA). To me, it isn't about just getting all of those games that I played to death as a kid.
I figured that they might do something like this. I probably won't be buying a DSi at launch, but this is good news to hear.
There are a lot of games I'd like to see, but I also hope that they put up the Gold/Silver and/or Crystal versions of Pokémon because those games are especially prone to having their save capabilities fizzle out (as mine did). Plus, the guys who missed out on the Johto generation will have something to do. Not sure how trading's going to work, though.
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Re: These Are The 10 NES Ambassador Games in Japan
WHERE'S MY MURASAME CASTLE I WANT MURASAME CASTLE
Re: Features: Games That Should Already Be on Virtual Console
Could Pilotwings 64's absence be because it contains the World Trade Center on the Little States map?
Re: Harvest Moon 64 Will Not Sprout on Virtual Console
The Wii's N64 emulator isn't perfect. Hell, it even misses a graphical effect in the intro for Super Smash Bros. (right after Master Hand snaps his fingers).
Re: Celebrate The Holidays With Cheaper Sega Virtual Console Titles
I already have the three Sonics and Gunstar Heroes, so I think I'll get Streets of Rage 2, Shining Force, Puyo Puyo, and maybe ToeJam & Earl.
Re: Miyamoto Unsure if Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Include the Super Guide
Why are so many people raising a fuss about the Super Guide? If you don't want (or don't need) to use it, then don't use it.
Re: First Impressions: Classic Controller Pro
Ugh, I hate the "glossy casing" fad in product design nowadays. At least Apple was smart enough to ditch that for the newer iPod Classics (if only on the front side).
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
Is it just me, or are the graphics in the game darker overall than they were on the N64? Some of the colors are different--the Stray Fairies and fires are more colorful than glowy. I'm sure this has something to do with decreasing the risk of epileptic seizures. But there's a part in the first dungeon where you have to light braziers while fighting off Black Boes in the dark, and that room is quite a bit harder than I remember. Majora's Mask is still one of my favorite games, but I hate having to turn my TV's brightness all the way up to see things correctly.
Re: Nobunaga's Ambition
@ Devastator:
Fan speculation does not a definite release make.
Re: Game Center CX Looks at the Virtual Console
Awesome! I got hooked on the show after finding a bunch of episodes on Veoh (although they had no subtitles). I hope they'll get around to putting it on DVD over here eventually; that little teaser on the back of the Retro Game Challenge manual is becoming sort of painful to look at.
Re: Nintendo Download: 21 April 2009 (Japan)
As if Nintendo cares about "demands." I'm not saying this from a cynical point of view, but Nintendo's under no obligation to just bow down to the whims of its fanbase (and I'm sure there are little business-related reasons behind everything).
Besides, I think I'd rather that they keep the freshness of the service going as long as they can instead of just blowing through all of the available titles as quickly as possible.
And while we're at it, I know that every so often we get a real clunker like Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, but I don't see every week that we don't get a big-name first-party title like Super Smash Bros. as a failure week. I enjoy seeing the VC get some great titles that I've never played (like Ogre Battle) or even heard of (like MUSHA). To me, it isn't about just getting all of those games that I played to death as a kid.
Re: Rejoice! The DSi Gets a Virtual Console After All
I figured that they might do something like this. I probably won't be buying a DSi at launch, but this is good news to hear.
There are a lot of games I'd like to see, but I also hope that they put up the Gold/Silver and/or Crystal versions of Pokémon because those games are especially prone to having their save capabilities fizzle out (as mine did). Plus, the guys who missed out on the Johto generation will have something to do. Not sure how trading's going to work, though.