View Full Version : Impossible Mission coming to Wii shop channel!
diskoboy
05-03-2007, 01:47 PM
For fans of the Epyx classic, Impossible Mission - more good news! It seems that Nintendo will be adding IM to the shopping channel - BUT:
It's not going to be a Virtual console game. Just a standalone game with an updated and a retro version.
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/impossible-mission-to-stay-in-wii-shop-channel-forever/
heybtbm
05-03-2007, 01:54 PM
After reading the article, I guess I still don't understand. It's a game you download on the Wii...but it's not a "virtual console" title? What's the difference?
Darren870
05-03-2007, 01:56 PM
Like an Xbox Live Arcade game I suppose...
diskoboy
05-03-2007, 01:58 PM
Like an Xbox Live Arcade game I suppose...
That's right. It will have a new version with current-gen gfx and the c-64 original.
jajaja
05-03-2007, 02:00 PM
After reading the article, I guess I still don't understand. It's a game you download on the Wii...but it's not a "virtual console" title? What's the difference?
Basicly the same thing. The game will gets it own channel just like the other VC games. Only thing different is that you dont buy it through VC.
sav127
05-03-2007, 02:11 PM
I have a Wii, but don't know anything about Xbox live so I don't understand.
It will be a free game that will appear on my channels, like the everybody votes channel? I'm confused. Will it cost money?
jajaja
05-03-2007, 02:15 PM
Pretty sure it will cost money.
mills
05-03-2007, 02:32 PM
This is cool, hopefully they continue to do more releases like this.
c0ldb33r
05-03-2007, 02:39 PM
I have a Wii, but don't know anything about Xbox live so I don't understand.
It will be a free game that will appear on my channels, like the everybody votes channel? I'm confused. Will it cost money?
You'll probably download it from the same area as the internet browser. (called Wii software) as opposed to the Virtual console area.
I'm sure it'll cost money. I think it's about time they started giving us Wii games off the wii shop.
ubersaurus
05-03-2007, 02:48 PM
They've been talking about doing this for a while-bout time they actually did!
Impossible Mission is an awesome game.
mregashu
05-03-2007, 03:11 PM
While this is awesome news no matter what, wouldn't it be cool if this wasn't just a special release but instead the introduction to the Commodore 64 as a virtual console system? I'd love to see Zak McCracken, Summer Games, and The Last Ninja on the VC. Probably a Pipe Dream...
Either way, I can tell you that this is a game that I will play a while...
plaaaaaay foooorevvver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eteric Rice
05-04-2007, 05:57 AM
This is probably the beginning of the "Wiicade" rumor. You'll probably see more announcements for original games in the near future.
j_factor
05-05-2007, 01:39 AM
While this is awesome news no matter what, wouldn't it be cool if this wasn't just a special release but instead the introduction to the Commodore 64 as a virtual console system? I'd love to see Zak McCracken, Summer Games, and The Last Ninja on the VC. Probably a Pipe Dream...
They announced a long time ago that Commodore 64 would be added to the VC and that Epyx was on-board to provide several of their classic titles. Impossible Mission was one of the games mentioned.
I wonder whatever happened to that.