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@technotreegrass As I understand it, it's just for Sun/Moon.

@apowes Or put another way it's a Dual mode Game Boy game pak, with confusion due to Nintendo not labelling it as GBC on the box. In any case they certainly consider it a GBC title on 3DS as it's listed as such on the eShop.

@Shiryu It came out this past Thursday.

Strangely it started working for me. All installed and I'm now fumbling through.

@Tate24 According to the eShop the 50% offer is on until 21st April.

G'ah can't use it. Gets to a large download phase, loading reaches 100% and then... nothing. Just cycles through some "Miitomo Tips" before it realises its not working and the not responding dialogue pops up.

@teoulas D'oh. I'm a plank.

The fact that it's listed as "Star Fox 64" makes me think that it IS the 60Hz release. Also, as much as people moan (and I am definitely "people"), Nintendo do tend to release the 60Hz versions these days. In fact to date there has been 240 Virtual Console releases on Wii U, of which just 14 are the 50Hz edition. Some of those 14 have been big names though.

@Simbabbad Not sure how we ended up with Japanese screenshots, but like the original DS release the game HAS been translated.

@Espurr Probably, yes. On Wii U it was $9.99 rather than the usual $7.99.

@amiiboacid @AlexSora89 It's OK I survived... even if I am typing this from hospital. Still, I've got a Darth Vader-style reconstruction booked in for later so I shall be up and about soon!

Ha. I was only thinking yesterday the site needs @Shiryu Super Butoden 2 review, so it was a surprise to come on today and find one up for reading.
I got the 3DS bonus freebie, but I've not played it much yet. Will have a proper go at some point.

@PigmaskFan In my defence, they were still called Goombas in Mario World.

@Just10 Not that I've heard of. I'd expect it to turn up at some point, but wouldn't want to guess when. Just keep an eye on the download updates I guess...

@Meowpheel It uses wireless communication to send it across, so here you can get the egg, but no Manaphy.

@liveswired Fair point. Back in the day it blew other games out of the water...erm... powder.

@andywitmyer Heh. I have a few Dave-isms, but I was previously unaware of my love of the whilst. Interesting.

Whilst.

Obviously the big news is the levels that were only released in Japan, but I see 'Airship's Revenge' there too - a Wal-Mart exclusive that I'm guessing a lot of people missed out on. I know I did.

I'm offended by the lack of Horace Goes Skiing, but was pleased to see TIE Fighter listed.

Timeline makes sense. Hasbro would have been getting ready for Generation 2 when a Transformers game was talked about. Then they probably changed their mind when it became apparent G2 hadn't provided the franchise the shot in the arm they were hopping for.

@antonvaltaz I'd be extremely surprised if Nintendo haven't figured out how to emulate the Super FX chip. There's something else going on there.

I'll definitely give this a play. Actually this is something I was thinking of doing myself at some point.

@StraTTtheRipper There is. On the play online page there's a download link for the ROM at the bottom as well as boxart and cart label images.

As linked to from the new Wonderland Dizzy site, other Dizzy games are available to play at:
http://yolkfolk.com/playdizzy/

Surprising but brilliant news. I know what I'll be doing this morning.

@James_mussell98 Try one of these:

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I think the worst I felt was with the Gamecube game as I went a couple of years without anything to play it on. When I went back there was a few "eh, who are you?" comments, and then there was Tangy who...

...thought I'd been involved in a fatal accident!

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I have once again consulted with my Awesome Inside Sources and can reveal that the first Nintendo/DeNA release will be Super Mario 65.

Yeah that would be great. Originally I had a sample from that Ambassadors of Funk SuperMarioLand single at various places in the level... and then I read that recordings default to the bird chirping when uploaded, so took it out.

As mentioned by @dariusq, "The History of Nintendo vol. 2" is very good. The only problem is that it doesn't appear to be available anywhere now aside from Pix'n Love themselves. And that's just not worth the risk:
http://lostinrehearsal.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/pixn-love-publishing-frustrations.html

Tomorrow's headline:

eBay Confirms Six and a Half Million amiibo Sales in the US

Played this a lot at the time and whilst I preferred the different caps of the original compared to the different characters of the DS version, it was still a great game.
Actually the thumb-strap was the only one of the control options I liked and I'm annoyed there's no strap with the various 3DS models.

@Mario_maniac Thanks for the info. I'll definitely keep that in mind for future eShop purchases.

Surprised by the price hike on Sin & Punishment as they seem to have stopped doing that for Europe.
The two never-before-released-Earthbounds cost more but the likes of The Lost Levels and Super Picross are priced the same as all the other NES/SNES games.

They might still increase the price for the Europe/Oceania release but I've noticed (in the UK at least - someone previous mentioned € prices are the same) eShop N64 already costs more than the Wii Shopping channel with games increasing from £7.00 (imports £8.40) to £8.99.

I can't take part (being in Europe) but... DECEPTICONS FOREVER!

I'd played SMB quite a bit, but SML was the first Mario platformer I owned and I liked it a lot. It's still fun to blast through and I loved the music - I even picked up the 7" that was released.

According to my Awesome Inside Sources, the Resi 2 remake will be on PC, Xbone and PS4. It's not coming to Wii U but will arrive on NX eight months after the other versions. It'll be the same as the Xbone/PS4 release but with added mini-games that make use of the NX's groinal attachment.

@brandonbwii Refresh the page and the edit option should appear on your comment.

It was a bit strange to have more wins than the other team... and then lose, but it was still a lot of fun.

Only 39% for Streets of Rage 2? What's wrong with you people?

Bundle is £185

Link if it's not showing:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FS23T26?ref_=gb1h_tit_m-6_3807_816f2264&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

But is it canon?

Another difference between the Wii and Wii U version for people to consider if they are buying the game for the first time is the price. On the Wii Shop channel N64 games (barring imports) are £7.00, whereas on the Wii U eShop they are £8.99 . You gain rumble, Miiverse posting and proper off-TV play, but is that worth the extra £1.99?

March 2016 launch at £350. Launch games include 'Origami Simulator NX' and Retro Studios' eagerly anticipated 'Donkey Kong in Space'.

Surprised by this what with the customisation options, but like a few people my main thought after reading this was 'Wait. Triforce Heroes is non-canon?'. I missed that bit of news.

Whilst I suspect we will hear a lot about NX next year I'd be surprised if it's released then. I'm going for March, 2017.

Hmm... I need to eat, but Animal Crossing Amiibo!

amiibo Touch & Play:
"The games assigned are US versions."
So they'll give us free samples at the correct speed, but if we pay them money we have to make do with 50Hz*? Thanks Nintendo!

*for some games

Wait we actually ARE getting the Star Wars tables? I never doubted them for a second! Wonderful!

@alandd Mario 64 is 60Hz but DK64 is 50Hz. Like with NES/SNES games it appears they will mostly give us the 60Hz versions but occasionally chuck in a 50Hz release.

Just realised the price of N64 games has gone up for Wii U. They were £7.00 (apart from imports) on the Wii Shop. That's annoying when NES/SNES games were slightly cheaper (admittedly just a penny in the case of NES games).

I have a hard time believing this will ever show up when (as mentioned in the article) we're still waiting for the previous pack.