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So which would you say is better: 93 or 94 Bomberman?

I kid you not: the original sequel to Mike Tyson's Punch Out is called "Power Punch II" or "Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch." You play Mike Tyson and beat up space aliens in the ring. Seriously--google it!

Wii'll be waiting for better releases.

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The "Ogre Battle" title's quite clever,
From an old Queen album it can't sever.
But a song from a band
For entertainment grand?
Well of course, who wants to live for ever?

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We are glad C64 didn't expire
So we might play again and perspire
To those old great games
Like racers with slow frames
Now give us BC's Quest For Tires!

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In this game when you want to kick left
You'll find yourself thus quite bereft.
With controls as amusing
as this game you'll be losing,
Instead give this game a good heft.

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I beat this game through as a kid
but I have no idea how I did.
I kept Donatello
the heavy-hitting fellow
But now this game pops off my lid!

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Not content with just stealing it's look
This game took each page from Zelda's book.
A sword that looks mean
A hidden cave on each screen
Must play to see all the thief took!

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I remember Glass Joe quicklly fell.
I was glad hearing thricely the bell
But I let loose a scream
When I saw Mr. Dream
Thinking, "This ain't Mike Tyson: I can tell!"

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Yes I played on this island before
but I found it to be quite a bore.
Without eating fruit
Your little guy's in death's suit.
Thus I enjoyed its return to the store!

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When I found this new Mario quest
I decided to put it to test.
After much jumping
and wandering thumping
I bequeath it: Mario Fetch Quest.

And now a Limerick:

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The Ogre who sat once with me
decided to dismantle a tree:
Ripping it from its roots
He split it in shoots
And now toothpicks do I see.

I would love to see them put up the BASIC interface from the C64 so VCers can write and execute programs.

Here's what I would like to see: multiple ratings based on multiple reviewers, the same way EGM and other magazines used to do--it provides a different perspective on the same release.

Also, consider having a post-review, another reviewer who later comes back to review a previously-reviewed title with a second look.

Good title. Also, FIRST.

MUSHA, isn't that how you answer the phone in Japan? <g>

One thing VC needs for classic games? ONLINE CO-OPERATIVE PLAY. How much fun would we have playing Secret of Mana with one player as the boy in the USA, one as the sprite in London, and another as the girl in Sidney?

Kirby's Dreamland 1 was a fun game with little challenge (Except in the expert mode!). Kirby's Adventure was a little more challenging, but felt like drudgery to get through when I came back to play it later in life. Never played Kirby's Dreamland 2 or 3.

They should just release adaptors to allow us to use old SNES, Genesis, and NES pads with the Wii.

I believe I have this on my Sega comp collection. (PS2) But thanks anyways, NOA.

It could be worse. It could be the Game Gear version. Wait a tic, the Master System version was most like the Game Gear version. Oh well.

Tony, don't be like AVGN--he's got a potty mouth. Maybe he'll outgrow it when he has kids to raise who imitate him.

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Happy birf-day!

C'mon. Are you really surprised that NOA picked this one and flicked it at us? (Sorry; couldn't resist)

Ah, Mega Man 3. Nintendo's current release strategy seems to remind me of fasting with a small snack after the sun sets. Of course, the snack is pretty decent.

I think I figured out what's happening. NOA is paying the Mega Man Naming Committee (TM) to pick the release titles.

This week's release: "Mediocre Man!"

Here's a great, free PC game called Neverball which is like this: http://icculus.org/neverball/

Here's a hint: don't forget to EQUIP YOUR ARMOR. A friend once played this game quite far without realizing this truth--not bad, actually, for a challenge!

There is no suspend state in MM9, sadly. There should be, though! I've kept my Wii up with MM9 up for about two weeks now.

I'm Mega-Happy!

The only thing that makes the current classic controller "wired" is the fact that it is connected to the Wiimote. But isn't the Wiimote "wireless"?

This game makes me want to listen to the Quickman stage remix on youtube! In fact, I think I will!

StarDust, the robot masters' weapons compensate for Rock's limited firing. Try using the different weapons you pick up in different ways.

Ah, now this is a great title. I have the compilation disc as well as a working NES copy. Nevertheless, if you have Wii-points burning a hole in your Wii-pocket, this would be a good investment. Perhaps Nintendo will release each title before number nine? That would be funny.

Wouldn't this be great to play through the Wii-network with each other multiplayer?

Nintendo should have negotiated with the third parties MUCH BEFORE it ever released the Wii.

The best way to enjoy classic gaming? Put the Wii in the rubbish and buy an old console with games on eBay.

Nintendo should be careful about building up hopes just to dash them. Nevertheless, I'm already hardened into not expecting anything great for a year or two until the service is about dead. Then, they might release the good stuff en masse in addition to the good stuff that's already on tap.

Let the puppy-beating commence.

It's kind of like a the guy who takes a day off from beating up puppies.

I thought AVGN stood for "A very grumpy nitpicker."

Very good list.

£80 for 13 issues shipped to the USA? Hmmm. It looks like a fun mag, but eighty quid?

I have an idea for Nintendo: release ALL the potential VC titles at once. Then, feature two or three games per week to hilight what's already available. Any takers?

I intend to non-politely pass. Actually, I've gotten into playing actual classic console games instead of VC--why wait for them to appear on VC when I can just get them in pawn shops and ebay?

It isn't? ::shockback::

2hip2beskware, the battle system is similar to Zelda 1, but from a 3/4 view.

::insert joke about turning Japanese::

Shining Force 1 was great: But, why wasn't Jack Nicholson an unlock-able character? But really, all you have to do is replay the first fight 100 times and you're ready to beat the game with the levels you've built up!

Twilight Princes was the best Zelda, IMO. However, it had some silly parts that took forever to get through--such as escorting the wagon through the plains, fighting off beasts while the wagon just circles round and round for no reason. There were a few places where you had to dust the cobwebs off every stone in a room in order to find out what on earth you're supposed to tug or push to get to the next room (I'm looking at you, final stage before the castle!).

But, TP had one of the most exciting fight scenes I've ever played in a game, where you have to rescue the kid from the band of orcs. I spent so much time attacking the underlings before I realized all I had to do was focus on knocking the leader's armor off. But, what fun trying to survive fighting the posse--I think I lasted 10 minutes at one point before I realized that the orcs re-appeared from nothing! What a game!