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@WaveBoy: Thanks for pointing this out. If 3 has some phantasy elements in it, I'll maybe give it a shot one day.

I bought Metal Slug 1 not long ago. I can't help but I wasn't that impressed. Games like Contra III / Super Probotector or Mega Turrican are much more my cup of tea. Don't like the World War 2ish setting.

Aww. I would have liked to see a "Microsoft Alex Kidd 2000 Professional".

^ Many devices, as they age, develop problems with the display ribbons that run from the display to the mainboard. Let's see if the 3DS is reliable and works without problems in 24 years.

I have fixed mine with the soldering-iron trick. Now it works again without the dead lines. That was pretty easy (assuming that you have a Tri-Wing screwdriver). Thanks for posting that video man.

Oh (game)boy. I can't believe it. I just put some batteries into it and checked it and voilá... it has the vertical line issue too. I'm sure it was okay when I checked it not long ago.

^ The gameboy had a monochrome display which looked poor in comparison to far superior machines like the Sega Game Gear or Atari Lynx. But unfortunately (for it's rivals) the Gameboy had much better battery life and therefore sold millions of units more.

I still have my japanese Gameboy, bought in 1989. And it works perfectly fine. No issues with vertical lines. It's indestructible.

@XyVoX: Yes, you're right. The GBA SP AGS-101 has the best display and is compatible to GB and GBC games. (The only official licensed thing that can have a better, bigger and brighter display and is also compatible to all sorts of Gameboy cartridges is the Gamecube with a Gameboy Player. - Depending on your TV.)

How many different "limited" edition models have they made?

I cannot fathom how people believe a single negative review. Babel Rising has a community of four million players. So it can't be that bad, eh? As for me, I don't believe in reviews anyways. I mean, we are all so different with our views, perspectives, likes and dislikes. The best way to find out if a game is good for you is to check it out yourself. It's only 500 points.

Looks better than "Defend your Castle".

Retro City Rampage comes on January. Yes, this is guaranteed. No doubt at all.
It would be better for them to say nothing if they do not want to loose the last of their credibility.

Is there no seperation between the Wii and the Wii U Virtual Console on this Website anymore?

Why is this in the Wii Virtual Console section?

Babel Rising exists in two differents versions: an old 2D version and a newer 3D version. The recent versions for XBLA, PSN, PC, Mac and IOs are the 3D versions.

I believe the WiiWare version is based on the older 2D technique (unfortunately).

This is how the 3D version looks like.

This is how the 2D version looks like.

Edit: This YouTube video of the WiiWare version confirms that.

I never read articles. I only look at the pictures.

For me Atari was dead by 1998 when they were only a division of Hasbro.

A new WiiWare game! Babel Rising looks like an interesting Tower Defense game. It's already available for IPhone, Mac, PC, XBox360 and PS3.

Unfortunately still no Retro City Rampage. Maybe on January 31st then?

If I had such a collection, my apartment would be filled to the brim with games.

...you only have to look at the explosion of top-notch indie coders...

That reminds me off Killer 7. That game with all the crazy and exploding people trying to hug you.

I always try to avoid games with online aspects.

I read these reviews with a mixed feeling. When my favourite game gets less than a great score, it always makes me feel unsatisfied. Fortunately, I have never heard of this game (and it has a good score anyway).

^ No hating. I just don't want them. If you have another opinion: No problem.

Unfortunately we don't have this in Europe.

More news of the day: Researchers have found out that eating alphabet soup prevents illiteracy.

They should put it up on the Virtual Console for 100000 Wii Points.

I'll take a closer look at the Vampire Crystals demo.

I have printed a special Pikachu one. I sell it for $19,98 per piece (+$20.00 shipping). I only have one in stock currently but if they sell good, I'll print some more.
Please note: They are not licensed by the post and cannot be used for postage. Also I print them on toilet paper and the resolution might be lacking.

...just because it is not licensed by Nintendo, it's not necessarily a complete judgment call on its quality.

That is quite possible. All I said in the posts above is that I wouldn't play/buy unlicensed games. And I don't want them in my collection. Why is it so difficult to accept? I don't said they're bad or not worth anything. If you're a collector of unlicensed games I have no doubt it's worth anything- for you.

It doesn't matter what I have in my collection or how good/bad unlicensed games are. I don't want them because I'm a Nintendo fan and not fan of any kind of homebrew stuff.

If you collect stamps. Would you want to add a stamp to your collection that I just printed with my inkjet printer?

Maybe they're big fans of the NES. Maybe they only want to make some cash. Maybe a bit of both. I don't know. But what I do know is that I don't want stuff like that in my collection.

I can only speak for myself: I'm questioning it because I don't collect unlicensed games. And that's all. If you still want them for any reason then go for them. I do not mind.

So the only option to make new games for an old console is to make it unlicensed.

Yes. And an option for collectors would be: Collect all the licensed titles first. I doubt that anybody already has all of them.

I agree.

@NimH: What I mean is that I wouldn't play/buy any unofficial games that are not quality-tested by Nintendo. They simply don't count in my collection.
@MadAussieBloke: That would mean that they must be licensed and approved by Nintendo. The developers and the games.

I would buy both: MDK2 and Descent if they were available in Europe.

These are not official games. I wouldn't waste my time (and money) for unlicensed cartridges that were made in a basement by back-alley third-party corporations out of Taiwan.

An excerpt from another article
...VBlank developer Brian Provinciano has confirmed the WiiWare edition is still on course for release in 2012...

I'm interested. What's the price?

The only classic thing in the article is the Gameboy. And that is broken now.

Another classic Gameboy destroyed. It's such a shame.

Why isn't this article in the Wii Virtual Console section? Because nobody wants these NeoGeo fighting games anyways?

Oh my god. A gold Nunchuk. Is it made out of real gold?

I'm only interested in the Wii. And I prefer my games on a big screen.

Yes, the Gameboy SP AGS-101 is IMO by far the best Gameboy ever made. It has a fantastic display, just the right size and is fully compatible to every Gameboy title that exists.

Okay. The Micro is nice, too. As a key fob.

Never got into the Streets of Rage series. Maybe a fingernail.

I am surprised that anyone would pay a single cent for an unofficial, possibly illegal game.

Yes. The Black Market has something for everyone. Even for Virtual Boy owners.

The first Bonk game on the PC-Engine is the best anyway.

Yes, I noticed this too. I don't know where the Nintendo Life staff thinks "across the pond" is.

^ No.