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ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBOURS!

They really did...I'm worried I'm next...

Oooh...downloaded at last...along with SMW this was the reason I picked up a SNES...and they've both held up well as great games.

Great game...have to agree with Dazza...best Shinobi on MD

Ah, always forget the shmup / run'n'gun differentiation..,

Good article, but where's Ghostbusters?

Dazza...have a look at my prediction above...couldn't have been more spot on!

Well we're 96 games in, so I'm predicting a 3 game release for this week, followed something HUGE for next week (Paper Mario is where I'm putting my money...literally if I'm right!). There's a post on the forum about a missing url in the sequence of N64 releases...OoT-BLANK-F-Zero X, so it's a high possibility that if the 100 is a N64 release, that'll be the one.

Not a bad week...just a bit 'meh' after all the expectation of SoR2! Will download Blazing Lazers this weekend.

Not noticed any sprites flickering but that may be more to do with the distraction of the quality gameplay.

One other thing....this has one of the best soundtracks ever. It's rare that music in a game makes any impression on me but from the opening of the first level it really is the balls.

Drake I agree with you...FF was better than the original Streets of Rage. It's not better than Streets of Rage 2 though!

The moral of the story is that anyone who doesn't download SoR2 is...like Elmer Fudd...a dolt.

Dazza - good knowledge of Eurolidays fella!

Good stuff. Nice to know where to get a little look at any games I don't know. Move in the right direction at least.

Think that first sentence should read '...have NOT embraced' by the by...

Downloaded WB in MW last night - about the only one worth getting from what I see!

Wow...the cover to the game takes me back. Not as dusty as the last time I saw it though...

US releases like this always make it more interesting for us in the EU...theres not even a hint of what we may get on Thursday!

Gotta love the backing that Hudsonsoft are bringing to the table! Now if only we get this sort of backing from Nintendo themselves ;D

Gents...anyone having any doubts go and have a look. DivineOmega has done a fine job.

How much am I enjoying replaying this? It must be 17 years since I last played this and I still remember most of the secrets. Stuck on the level with the ninjas and samurai though! Can get to the dragon but he's TOUGH!

Another good advancement this one had over it's predecessor was the inclusion of the Sonic Spin Attack. Also...looooved that casino level. First time I played it I became ridiculously addicted to the fruit machine type game on there.

How long have you all had your Wii's? I got mine back at the end of Jan. Since then I've become a 'pro' at all of the sports on Wii Sports, finished all of the mini-games in Wii Play & Wario Ware, finished Ultimate Marvel Alliance on normal (nearly finished all of the comic book missions as well but finding Invisible Womans a bit tough!), and have just started to get used to the tricky controls on Tiger Woods (my only regret is buying this...but gawdamn I'll get my moneys worth!). I'm just about to start Zelda. This is on top of the VC games that I play alongside them.
I play for about an hour most weekdays and 2/3 weekend days. Thats plenty for me.
My point is that I don't see how anyone can have exhausted the play and REPLAY value of all of their games - but I'm happy to proved wrong.
I think of the VC the same as I do the release list for DVDs...some weeks there just isn't a thing I fancy picking up, some weeks loads. Just be grateful we get them at all.
By the by, the moaning is fine by me - Demon is right, some of us just don't read it - I respect that people are going to want different things from the VC. By the same token that could mean that a lean week for one VC punter is a stellar week for another. There is, after all, no accounting for taste.

My only regret at this stage is rushing out to buy SFII World Warrior. I knew they'd bring the rest out eventually but my own mind betrayed with some weird 'if no one buys this they'll never release SSFII Turbo Championship Hyper Fighting Fuel Injected Ultimate Edition (you know...the one where Chun Li goes commando...) and bought it. Not the worst game in the world, but the worst SFII.

I've been fairly frugal when it comes to selecting my downloads and it's paid off in spades, it seems that after a week or two of playing the nostalgia wears off for many of you guys and helpful 'not as good as I remember it' posts start coming out. This has meant that I've managed to get all the games I want and have plenty of points tucked away for when the next decent one is released.

Ash - I know SNK vs. Capcom has a pretty poor reputation - I enjoyed it the few times I played it and would download it, though it may be more to do with the buzz of using Sagat to knock Kyo about!

gaz...very unfortunate. Completed this last week in 1p mode...no problems. Has anyone else had the same problem as gaz in 2p?

Completed the og SOR last week...can't wait for this to make its appearance. Demon...love 3 as well but 2 was the pinnacle of the series...just awesome.

Hmmmm...king of fighters...fatal fury...SNK vs Capcom...

Had one friend with parents who spoiled him enough to have these and from memory these were the pick of the bunch...can't wait to see what they'll come up with.

It's a sad indictment of the way advertising messed us up as kids isn't...we want it and we want it NOW. Have some patience and go play / watch / read / do something else.

Now I've finished with the preaching....when IS SNES pilotwings coming out???

Recommend getting this even you don't use it - they're going to start charging for it eventually!

yes I know...point taken! Can't blame a brother for being excited though!

Nights sequel for Wii confirmed! This was confirmed before 1st April so it (hopefully) isn't an april fools joke!

THIS is the SFII game you should buy! I love playing as Sagat! The speed option improves the gameplay so much as well!

@Steve - exactly! they're quite handy really! I know what you mean - as I said, as soon as LttP became available I downloaded. That's the next one! Sometimes, just sometimes...you gots to treat yourself!

On a completely unrelated line of business - just read that Activision are making 8 new characters available for the X360 version of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. I'm about a quarter of the way through this and want to know if they're coming to the Wii via the shop at all before I continue? Anyone heard anything?

Well, we know we're getting Dragon's Curse which is pretty sweet in my books...anything else would be a bonus.

I have a philosophy that says although I have points I only need to spend them on games I want. Buy a game, beat the game, buy another and don't regret one single purchase (I do have a LOT less games than you however). I did buy LttP last week even though I'm still trying to find that secret level that's in the top left hand corner of the Valley of Bowser...y'know the one? Don't tell me though, I remembered the other 90-odd exits on my own and I'll damned if I'm not going to find this one!

Just think games that don't get played through are a bit of a waste of money...doesn't mean to say I'd persevere with a bad game!

You're on your own there Demon...well, on your own with your bro anyway.

Killing VC additions for a while would not benefit Wii game sales in the slightest. No one is going to pick up an average Wii game for £35 - £40 because there hasn't been a decent £5 - £8 game released for the VC.

I think you also forget that just last week LttP was finally released and this week we're getting Dragons Curse. Hardly terrible is it?

While I feel for the US this week, we've had down weeks like this. It's not the end of the world, things will pick up, etc...you have to take the rough with the smooth...trying to think of a few more cliches to wheel out in these circumstances.

Next week we have Vectorman and The Story of Thor to look forward to, and I'm sure we'll have many more great / not so great weeks in the months ahead.

Just a thought, but do you think you'd enjoy these release days as much if they just dumped only the top quality games into laps immediately? Do you think you'd miss out on some gems if they had?

Well...I've answered my own question (sort of)! Dragons Curse has just been confirmed for this week. Only one at the moment though and a nifty one at that!

Any ideas of what this release means for Europe on Thursday? We're not expecting Story of Thor / Vectorman / Sonic Spinball til April 6th...so what happens this week?

I think now is a good time to mention that I love VC Thursdays. I spend too much time for a...mature...gamer wondering what they're gonna release each week. As Jacques the suave bowling adulterer said 'even better than the event is ze...anticipation'.

or something along those lines. Simpsons geeks need not correct my paraphrasing poor memory.

That's me happy. Never played this and a pal of mine (like I really have any friends...) has been telling me that this is one to start with, not the NES Zeldas (too easy apparently).

FX chip games? Gimme Stunt Race FX! Loved that game.

enjoyed it...but...and heres where I get a bit red faced...far too hard for me when I had it on the SNES! Debating whether or not to download it...

This looks quite similar to the Wonder Boy games...worth getting this while I wait or are they vastly different experiences?

The only reason I won't regret getting this is if they release Turbo: Hyper Fighting or Super SSII. This is rubbish in comparison, you can't even play as Sagat or any of the other 'bosses'.

Yes. Yes it should. although my favourite has always been R-Type 3.

Sonic Spinball is due out of April 6th...think we can expect NES filler this week. Maybe...just maybe...Lttp? There...I said it.

Just a thought but if you want people to stop posting when is game xxx coming out, how about you introduce a wishlist section where people can add to a list of games they'd like to see on the vc? Ya never know who's watching...

@Don-Bon - if you're a fan of old school platform/adventure games with a small rpg element you're in a for a treat!

Absolutely...it's just that Damo pointed us to look at release dates on the coming soon page. Thought I was missing something. That was a very comprehensive response, Steve. Thanks.

Kim. Wow. Words fail me. Way to prove a point.

@Damo - think I'm being dense but I can't see any dates on the coming soon page?

Apart from this there is only one other run and gun I'd buy from the SNES...Alien3. But I'm guessing they'd be licencing issues...pity. I'd guess the same would go for another great schmup...Ghostbusters on the MD. Oh well, I live in hope.