Mr-DNA

The box looks like the NES console while the 3DS itself just has a controller slapped on the front. WHY. They should have designed it just like the NES-styled GBA SP. I dig the red buttons though.

As I was typing this, IxC posted essentially the same thing, but I think it's worth stating twice in a row.

"ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY!!"
(Cut to generic rocker chick [red] repeating a single swing)

I'm all for arcade brawlers, but this looks awful. Those jerky walk cycles, the samey characters, no co-op, and worst of all, the band has no drummer!

I'm surprised the review didn't mention my biggest complaint with this game. Nearly every enemy has some type of shield. I don't expect to mow through every single enemy in the game completely mindlessly, but the books -when they're actually there- are a chore to fight through.

The hell? I thought SF2010 was coming to the Wii U VC. Aw, man. If they're not gonna implement cross-buy, they could at least just have the courtesy to do a dual release.

@Kasplat
So you're saying that Jumpman is a whole different mustachioed man in a cap and overalls? If we're going to split hairs, then DK shouldn't show up until 1994, since he's the current DK from DKC.

Sweet! SF2010 will complete the Capcom page on my Wii U menu!

MM1-6, MMX1-3, FF2-3, SF2T, Duck Tales, and D&D, in case anyone was wondering. Once Gargoyle's Quest II and Demon's Crest are available, I'll have to kick the two non-VC games out.

@SphericalCrusher
Sorry, man. Too many comments here tonight.

@SphericalCrusher
Retro Cups started in Mario Kart DS, son!

(And all the SMK courses were in Super Circuit if you want to get technical.)

That's "reins."

I can't wait for Yves' inevitable "SEE? We told you Wii U owners don't buy mature games!" when W_D tanks. It'll have nothing to do with the fact that everybody bought it for every other system imaginable and found out that it was all hype. I don't know anyone who's played it who didn't find it to be a huge letdown. Which is a shame, since I wanted to try it, but I already bought a ticket to the Ubi hype train before. (Zombi U)

If Ubisoft crafted games half as well as they concoct their self-fulfilling prophecies on Wii U owners' buying habits, they wouldn't have to release these statements.

@ThomasBW84
This design is in full violation of 'less is more.' It doesn't need the character lineup and the title; they should have just picked one. Honestly, I would have preferred a big Smash logo. I was waiting until a Smash edition XL was announced before upgrading, but now I think I'm going to hunt down a Zelda edition.

I imported Last Window. It's the only video game I ever gave my girlfriend as a gift. (Its the only one she'd want as a gift.) I'm still bummed that I'll never see a release of Another Code R in the States, though.

Without the E-tank tin, what's the point? I can list men to the tracks on YouTube, or better yet just play the games.

@Mega719
Apparently the Saturn is notoriously difficult to emulate, hence the appearance of the PS1 version of MM8 on the Anniversary Collection. It's a shame, too, as the Saturn version has more content, like the optional Cut Man and Wood Man fights (no weapons though), and the fan design galleries.

Man, I was psyched for Mega Man 5 & 6 on the Wii U all week after seeing Europe get it. Oh well. Maybe the week after next.

This video made me realize how useful the Chaos Orb actually is. That thing tears through bosses! Also, I like how the VO never calls the Phase Locket by its proper name.

Rayman joins the fight! You unlock him by waiting for six months.

@Kaze_Memaryu
It's an entirely different ROM, though. It's not an emulation, like of Virtual Console. It's an enhanced (or at least altered) port.

FLOWER TOWN LEGENDS CONFIRMED

@MadAdam81
"unless virtually each game has a different Link and Zelda."

Good God man, where have you been? The series has been pulling out different generations/incarnations of Link and Zelda since 1991.

Oh, man! This is some good news! Looking forward to rounding out my MM collection, as well as GQII, DC, SF2010, and MFF. Geez, I'll have a whole page on my Wii U menu devoted to classic Capcom before the year is over!

@damainman69 Dang man, is Insanity's Blade an edutainment game? Because you just took that kid to school. You also just cemented my purchase.

That was beautiful, but I feel like I just saw the whole game.

Nice Smiths reference!

I was hoping the patch would be to put Stickerbush Symphony in the Bramble Blast stage.

I never played the sequels, but the original DKL always seemed to me like a case of "coulda" over "shoulda." The pre-rendered graphics lose quite a bit when your reduce them to four colors from the SNES' 256. Combine that with a tiny screen, and you've got a formula for running into Kremlings. The 8-bit renditions of the tunes were great, though.

I watched about 30 seconds before my fremdschämen went critical. This is the kind of stuff people point to when making fun of Nintendo fans.

Let's hope he pulls an Inafune and crowdfunds a "Not-Castlevania."

I'm glad they want to release a finished product, but I gotta admit this stings a little. Especially with Shantae's delay. Oh, well.

I'm still hoping they'll release a port of Bayonetta 1, even if it's just an eShop-only title. Why do I have to buy a PS3/360 just to play Bayonetta?

@Tasuki Fair enough, but no one was talking about Sega CD.

@Spoony_Tech The Earthworm Jim music is pretty subjective. I prefer the music in the SNES version. The backgrounds looked nicer too because of the larger color palette. Of course, the Gen/MD version has better animation and an extra stage.

People who are clamoring for another "Year of ___" have completely missed the point. Luigi was almost always in the background, whether he was relegated to Player 2 in Super Mario Bros or off having (possibly more interesting) adventures in Thousand Year Door. Hell, even when he was brought to the forefront, he was either shown as a coward (Luigi's Mansion), a coward (Superstar Saga), or a coward (partners in Time). If anyone deserved some spotlight time after 30 years, it was Luigi.

Other Nintendo characters don't need their own year; they just need more games.

During that reel, I think I was yelling "Dates, I need DATES, Reggie!" at my computer.

@unrandomsam
It's just like the Super Guide; you don't have to use it.

@ungibbed
Yeah, man! The NA SNES was so bulky. Thing looks like a Buick. Even the redesign that come out at the end of the SNES' life didn't look like the Japanese and PAL consoles.

I'm glad they made their goal. This has been a painful Mickstarter to watch, mostly because I just don't have the spare cash to donate to this kind of thing. If I did, I'd throw that $350 at them to put my art in the game. But there's just one little detail, WayForward: artists don't have money. That said, who'd like to donate $350 to put MY art in 1/2 Genie Hero?

I'm kidding, of course.

No I'm not.

I want to say Pikmin 3 on the poll, but I'm getting the disc version.

"Let's cut features because there's no 3rd party support!"

"Why won't people buy our 3rd party games with cut features? Curse you Nintendo!!"

Corporate Logic, ladies and gentlemen.

I managed to do the first Coin Rush DLC course in NSMB2 without picking up a single coin. Don't think I have the patience to go through an entire game like that.

@Warruz The 25th anniversary is the "silver" anniversary. Riddle solved.

@SteveW I'm actually with you on this, Steve. I think there's nothing more immersion-breaking than the whizz-whizz of a motor over the sounds in a game. (Yes, some of us have to have the volume low enough to be able to hear a rumble pak once in awhile.)

I always thought Super C was shortened because of the Iran-Contra scandal.

I remember getting the promotional VHS in the mail telling me all about the Rumble Pak. It had some embarrassing skits featuring a pair of witless spies from Sony and Sega trying to get the dirt on Starfox 64.

I also got a promo VHS for Banjo-Kazooie, narrated by Jon Lovitz. I wish I still had those stupid things. Some collector would love to have them, I'm sure.

@Damo
If that's true, I'm going to eBay right now to sell!

Also, I'd like some news on the new Shantae game. Hopefully, it'll be sometime this year, now that more people will get a chance to play the original.

@snoox It's pretty much a traditional JRPG. All of the M&L games have had turn-based battles, leveling, stats, items, towns with shops and NPCs, etc. Of course, all of that is mixed with platform ing elements because it's the Mario Bros.

The character design in the M&L series has so much personality! It's touches like this that are sadly missing from the main series. The platform games are still fun, but aesthetically they're just so safe and sterile. Alpha Dream really understands that Mario, Luigi, et al are essentially cartoon characters and treats them as such.

@SyntheticPerson

I enjoyed NSLU, but I think it works better as a companion piece to NSMBU. NSLU is like a Hard Mode/Rush version of the original game, and it's better appreciated when you've played the other levels. By itself it would just seem like a bunch of really short (but challenging) stages.

@kimaster That's only a sampling, though. A full-length release with all the songs the orchestra performs would be amazing. Live, in-studio, doesn't matter. The disc with Skyward Sword left me craving more.

Translate the Super Famicom version of Rockman & Forte.