Lost Vikings on SNES? No way...it's gotta be the Genesis version. More levels and 3 players make it the clear cut superior version. I play that sucker just about every week with 2 of my friends, and it's an incredible experience. I don't see how anyone could play Lost Vikings by themselves or with only one other person.
Really? Space Invaders? I didn't even know they bothered with this on the SNES. The Atari 2600 version of this was good enough for me, and you could probably pick up the Taito collection for the same price as this unnecessary port.
What an awesome couple of releases for Europe. Kinda stinks that after getting nothing last week yall get only two this week, though. At least both releases are awesome.
A multitap is needed just for 2 players? No wonder nobody I knew owned this thing back in the day. I never looked all that closely at the system when it was still alive, but that would have been a good enough reason not to buy it alone at the time.
Am I the only one who would like this game 10x more if the whip animation was better or at least glowing like in other Castlevanias? I know it's petty and silly, but I don't enjoy this game as much as I should due to the whipping being so stiff looking for 16-bit
This is going to suck without the Genesis 6-button controller. If they would release one of those for the Wii, then we'd have a winner. Otherwise, I would stick to the SNES versions if you insist on buying SF2 games on VC, just because the control scheme works better (but definitely not as well as on a real Genesis 6-button).
Man I wish they had tried harder on this game. A Golden Axe game with the quality of Streets of Rage 2 would have been incredible. Unfortunately, the game is sadly crappy when you consider it was released in 1993. Maybe that's why it didn't get a US release...since things like Streets of Rage 2, Final Fight 2, TMNT, and all those great beat-em-ups were out by that time and made GA3 look awful.
Clu Clu Land drives me nuts. Maybe I just suck at it, but I really don't have much fun playing this game. I can see the appeal of it, but it's not on my list of games I like playing. Besides, I wouldn't pay $5 for it even if I did enjoy it considering I have it on Animal Crossing and e-Reader.
@Mr. Cheez - Clu Clu Land D I have on Animal Crossing as well, and it isn't really different at all as far as I can tell. They appear to be pretty much the same game. But, like I said, I suck at Clu Clu Land and don't like it much so I haven't spent all that much time with Clu Clu Land D either. Just use an AC code generator and find out yourself for the best results
With Cho Aniki, at least when the 13 year olds start saying "this game is gay" it will be fairly accurate for once XD
I too am looking for Rondo of Blood...I would guess it's coming at some point if they're bothering to release something like Cho Aniki here. I'm hoping they release all of the Turbo CD games we don't have yet at some point.
One of the best parts of Earthbound is avoiding unnecessary battles and instantly whipping weaker enemies. It's pretty satisfying to chase enemies you once feared when they start running from you, and then proceeding to promptly punish them in less than 2 seconds when you catch up to them.
It IS one of the greatest games of all time. I actually spent a few hours last night on the Genesis playing it. I won't be buying it when it comes out on VC, since I actually have it in my Genesis console right now and have the GBA version too...but when this comes out I would highly recommend it to anyone even remotely curious.
Saying Splatterhouse is a beat-em-up is like saying Castlevania is a beat-em-up. It's a side-scrolling action game. Don't get this game expecting a beat-em-up.
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Re: Ten Games We'd Like To See On The Virtual Console In 2009
Lost Vikings on SNES? No way...it's gotta be the Genesis version. More levels and 3 players make it the clear cut superior version. I play that sucker just about every week with 2 of my friends, and it's an incredible experience. I don't see how anyone could play Lost Vikings by themselves or with only one other person.
Re: SnakeByte Christmas Compo - Win Yourself Some Wii Goodies
Get the power! Nintendo Power! This IS the power!
Re: Space Invaders: The Original Game
Really? Space Invaders? I didn't even know they bothered with this on the SNES. The Atari 2600 version of this was good enough for me, and you could probably pick up the Taito collection for the same price as this unnecessary port.
Re: USA VC Releases: Mario Golf and Shining Force II
Oh no! I was really looking forward to Digital Champ: Battle Boxing! ¬_¬
Pretty darn solid week.
Re: EU VC Releases: Earthworm Jim and Shining Force II
What an awesome couple of releases for Europe. Kinda stinks that after getting nothing last week yall get only two this week, though. At least both releases are awesome.
Re: Digital Champ: Battle Boxing
This looks like a really crappy version of Teleroboxer.
Re: Hardware Focus - TurboGrafx-16
A multitap is needed just for 2 players? No wonder nobody I knew owned this thing back in the day. I never looked all that closely at the system when it was still alive, but that would have been a good enough reason not to buy it alone at the time.
Re: J.J. & Jeff
I SHOULD like this game judging by the premise, but after actually playing, I discovered it really is devoid of fun.
Re: Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie "Exclusively" on XBLA
Meh, whatever...I'm not big on 3d plaftforming anyway. I'm still struggling with Mario 64.
Re: Super Castlevania IV
Am I the only one who would like this game 10x more if the whip animation was better or at least glowing like in other Castlevanias? I know it's petty and silly, but I don't enjoy this game as much as I should due to the whipping being so stiff looking for 16-bit
Re: Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
This is going to suck without the Genesis 6-button controller. If they would release one of those for the Wii, then we'd have a winner. Otherwise, I would stick to the SNES versions if you insist on buying SF2 games on VC, just because the control scheme works better (but definitely not as well as on a real Genesis 6-button).
Re: Golden Axe III
Man I wish they had tried harder on this game. A Golden Axe game with the quality of Streets of Rage 2 would have been incredible. Unfortunately, the game is sadly crappy when you consider it was released in 1993. Maybe that's why it didn't get a US release...since things like Streets of Rage 2, Final Fight 2, TMNT, and all those great beat-em-ups were out by that time and made GA3 look awful.
Re: Clu Clu Land
Clu Clu Land drives me nuts. Maybe I just suck at it, but I really don't have much fun playing this game. I can see the appeal of it, but it's not on my list of games I like playing. Besides, I wouldn't pay $5 for it even if I did enjoy it considering I have it on Animal Crossing and e-Reader.
@Mr. Cheez - Clu Clu Land D I have on Animal Crossing as well, and it isn't really different at all as far as I can tell. They appear to be pretty much the same game. But, like I said, I suck at Clu Clu Land and don't like it much so I haven't spent all that much time with Clu Clu Land D either. Just use an AC code generator and find out yourself for the best results
Re: TurboGrafx-16 Releases - September
With Cho Aniki, at least when the 13 year olds start saying "this game is gay" it will be fairly accurate for once XD
I too am looking for Rondo of Blood...I would guess it's coming at some point if they're bothering to release something like Cho Aniki here. I'm hoping they release all of the Turbo CD games we don't have yet at some point.
Re: Hanabi Festival 3 Kicks Off
Are they seriously going to export Spelunker? Of all games...geez.
ATTN PAL region: Do yourself a favor and do not even think of downloading Spelunker.
Re: EarthBound
One of the best parts of Earthbound is avoiding unnecessary battles and instantly whipping weaker enemies. It's pretty satisfying to chase enemies you once feared when they start running from you, and then proceeding to promptly punish them in less than 2 seconds when you catch up to them.
Re: Earthworm Jim
It IS one of the greatest games of all time. I actually spent a few hours last night on the Genesis playing it. I won't be buying it when it comes out on VC, since I actually have it in my Genesis console right now and have the GBA version too...but when this comes out I would highly recommend it to anyone even remotely curious.
Re: Splatterhouse
Saying Splatterhouse is a beat-em-up is like saying Castlevania is a beat-em-up. It's a side-scrolling action game. Don't get this game expecting a beat-em-up.