Official Weekly Nintendo Downloads Thread

[ubersaurus]

Didn't square declare they had no intention of putting their games on VC when they could just sell them as remakes for like 4 times the money?

It makes the possibility of a Mario RPG release a nebulous one, but I can't see any reason why Nintendo wouldn't want it out there.

[badinsults]

SquareEnix released Actraiser on the Virtual Console. I would say that Mario RPG is definitely a possibility.

[7th lutz]

This weeks games are:
Super Metriod
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Neutopia

The source is http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13206

I own all 3 games, and all 3 of them are great games. Neutopia is a Legend of Zelda clone. This might be the greatest vc week ever or one of the top 5 weeks ever for the vc. Shinobi III was suprise this week. The chances are then that Donkey Knong Jr Math will be released next week.

I am not to sure if the press release is correct from Nintendo's site.

According to http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/index.htm l, Neutopia wasn't supposed released today. Hudson is the matainer of the site and they annouce the release date of the game on 3 days prior to the game being released on monday on the vc.

Someone else will have to post the new vc games next Monday, since I will not have internet access from Thursday to 10 days later at least.

[heybtbm]

This weeks games are:
Super Metriod
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Neutopia

What is with Sega's reluctance with releasing Revenge of Shinobi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_Of_Shinobi)(i.e. Super Shinobi) in the US? They left it off the Sega Genesis Collection and now release one of its sequels before the original on the VC. I don't think it's been available since the shitty Dreamcast port back in '99. Am I missing something? Please don't tell me it's a legal issue (Godzilla, Spiderman, Batman all making appearances), but something tells me it is.

[diskoboy]

*dances around room*

Super Metroid.

:)

[segagamer4life]

*dances around room*

Super Metroid.

:)



AMEN...... FINALLY....... WOOOOO F$%#$%#$IN HOOOOO

[MrRoboto19XX]

What is with Sega's reluctance with releasing Revenge of Shinobi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_Of_Shinobi)(i.e. Super Shinobi) in the US? They left it off the Sega Genesis Collection and now release one of its sequels before the original on the VC. I don't think it's been available since the shitty Dreamcast port back in '99. Am I missing something? Please don't tell me it's a legal issue (Godzilla, Spiderman, Batman all making appearances), but something tells me it is.

I can't say anything for sure about Spiderman or Godzilla, but if memory serves me right, Batman got the axe early on. Apparently, Sega never actually got the rights to Batman, but included him in the game anyway. DC threw a fit, and by the 2nd production run of the game, he was replaced by some generic bat-creature.

[Neil Koch]

It's probably because of Spider-Man. Sega got the rights for the character on the 2nd version of RoS (hence the new copyright screen at the beginning) whereas for Batman and Godzilla, they redesigned the characters.

Activision owns the video game rights now, and given Spidey's big popularity with the movies, getting permission to use him even for a small appearance would probably cost too much for a VC game, as would going back and changing the character art.

[Neo Rasa]

How times have changed, the shitty Dreamcast iteration was the last in a long line of Revenge of Shinobi getting whored out over and over again. Sonic the Hedgehog is the new Revenge of Shinobi. :D

The important thing is that Neutopia is out. :D

[MarioMania]

Can Sega just release Revenge of Shinobi with differnt people

[Neil Koch]

Like I said, it would probably just be too cost prohibitive for Sega to re-do RoS.

Not only would they have to change the character art for the Spiderman boss, they'd probably have to totally reprogram the character so none of his attacks would be the same as Spidey's.

There's also the issue of the Terminator boss as well.

Hell, even the title screen is a digitized picture from the Sonny Chiba series "Shadow Warriors"...

And the DC version of RoS was horrible - they mangled the soundtrack.

[Neil Koch]

sorry for the double

[heybtbm]

And the DC version of RoS was horrible - they mangled the soundtrack.

It's a shame too. RoS has the best Sega Genesis soundtrack of all time. Actually...since I'm on the subject...Revenge of Shinobi is one of the greatest games of all time.

Worth it's weight in gold: Super Shinobi and Works Soundtrack (http://www.en.game-ost.ru/info.php?id=705)

I still have the original Genesis game I bought back on January 28th, 1990 (the day of Superbowl 24). It has Spiderman, Godzilla, Batman...the whole works. I rarely hook up the old Genesis anymore and would gladly pay $8 to have it on the Wii VC. It looks like this isn't going to happen.

[DigitalSpace]

Excellent week, especially because of Super Metroid. Neutopia and Shinobi III are great additions too.

[diskoboy]

8/27/07's games:

Super C (NES)
Breath of Fire 2 (SNES)
Ghouls N' Ghosts (Genesis)

[mregashu]

I understand the Super C thing since they released Contra III first and they may as well continue to go backwards til the first. But why BoF II and not I?

[7th lutz]

This weeks games are:
Adventure Island
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
LandStalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure

The source is http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13311 .

This is a rare week of 4 games being released on the vc.

If you played Wonderboy for the sms, you already played Adventure island or vice versa.

As bad people look at Donkey Kong Jr Math, they should pleased that Nintendo didn't released Mario is missing or Mario's Time Machine in the same week.

Landstalker is a very good game. Some parts of the game the controls are a problem due to the view. It plays like an action rpg, but in an isometric view.

At least people don't have to go to ebay to get Bonk 3 now. The price of Bonk 3 is a bargin on the vc.

[FantasiaWHT]

Landstalker is a great game! Can get a little frustrating because of that angled view (where "up" is really up-left, "right" is really up-right, etc.) especially when there are moving platforms (vertically as well as horizontally) to deal with. Lot of fun and quite funny, though.

[diskoboy]

I see DKJr. Math selling better than any other VC game before it. [/sarcasm]

[MegaDrive20XX]

Landstalker & Bonk 3 ftw :)

[heybtbm]

Sin & Punishment is hitting the Japanese VC in September! Could a US release be far behind?

http://wii.ign.com/articles/817/817486p1.html

[7th lutz]

Sin & Punishment is hitting the Japanese VC in September! Could a US release be far behind?

http://wii.ign.com/articles/817/817486p1.html

It think a US release of the game could happen this month or next month depending on how much translation is needed to be done.

There will be more Japan only games hitting the vc soon in the US. While lode Runner battle was the only Japan only vc game hitting the states, everything points to there being more Japan only games hitting the vc in the states like the tg-16 running out of good to great games that were released in the states.

The n64 is perfect example of a Japan only game is needed. More then half of the games on the system can't be released on the vc for one reason or another.

[7th lutz]

This weeks games are:

Nes Play Action Football
Sonic 3
Neutopia 2

The source is http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13382 .

I rented Sonic 3 in the first year it came out. It was a great game. I am curious how Sega will make Sonic 3 work with Sonic & Knuckles. Sonic 3 was even better with Sonic & Knuckles.

Neutopia 2 is supposely a better game then Neutopia 1. I feel sorry for anyone that bought Neutopia 1 on the vc due to the game being released less then a month when it sequal came out today. I don't know what Hudson was thinking.

[neogamer]

This weeks games are:

Nes Play Action Football
Sonic 3
Neutopia 2

The source is http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13382 .

I rented Sonic 3 in the first year it came out. It was a great game. I am curious how Sega will make Sonic 3 work with Sonic & Knuckles. Sonic 3 was even better with Sonic & Knuckles.

Neutopia 2 is supposely a better game then Neutopia 1. I feel sorry for anyone that bought Neutopia 1 on the vc due to the game being released less then a month when it sequal came out today. I don't know what Hudson was thinking.


Oh, both Neutopia and the sequel are both worth owning! For $6 each? Its a no brainer. Buy them both and you will see what I mean!

[diskoboy]

Sonic 3 is my favorite of all the original Sonic games. I'd buy it, if I wasn't 100pts short.

[TurboGenesis]

YES!

for Neutopia 2!
This is one of the very few Turbo Grafx 16 games I do not own and I am lie in wait for long time for this! I need to get Wii points card now! I don't get a vc game since Contra III.

My rule is if I am not own it then it is considered for download!

My next Turbo Grafx game I am wait for now is Order of the Griffion ;)

[shoes23]

I'm getting impatient for another N64 release. It was the one console in the VC lineup that I was really excited to see and so far only 9 games have been released for it. Konami seems to support the VC so hopefully we will see the two Castlevania games for it as well as some more Nintendo developed/published software.

[c0ldb33r]

I am curious how Sega will make Sonic 3 work with Sonic & Knuckles.
I doubt it will :(

[DragonMaster Sam]

Speaking of the VC, the other day on Wikipedia I saw Super Mario Bros. 3 listed under the NES section. Next day, it was gone.

[7th lutz]

The first Neogeo games that will be for North America Virtual game console releases is Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Art of Fighting.

The source is http://www.gamespot.com/news/6178618.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;2

Snk Playmore confirmed these 3 games and said should by on the vc by the end of the year.

[DigitalSpace]

Regarding the Sonic games, just get the Gamecube Sonic Mega Collection. It's only $20 new and runs between $12-$18 used, and you can unlock Knuckles in Sonic 2 and 3.

[Slate]

So has Zombies ate my neighbors been released on the VC yet? (I haven't been keeping track)

[Atari 5200]

Speaking of the VC, the other day on Wikipedia I saw Super Mario Bros. 3 listed under the NES section. Next day, it was gone.

What part of wiki do you look at to find this info? Thanks!

[heybtbm]

What part of wiki do you look at to find this info? Thanks!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_%28North_America%29

[7th lutz]

Europe got 2 import games that were Japan only. They got them on Sept. 14th in their time zone.
The games are:

Mario's Super Picross and it is for 900 wii points.
Super Mario Brothers 2: Japan -There is a warning though this version of Super Mario 2 is only able to downloaded till the end of September with it costing 600 wii points.

I got this info from: http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/162/eu-vc-releases-14th-september-double-japan-only-games.php .

When Super Mario Brothers 2: Japan gets released in North America, I expect it to be a limited time also. Do not be shocked as a result of the limited time for Super Brothers 2: Japan to downloaded in Europe.

Those 2 games means Battle Load Runner was not a fluke for Japan only games being released other places in the world.

[joedick]

Mario's Super Picross and it is for 900 wii points because it was translated.



The web site you linked to says picross was not translated.

[7th lutz]

The web site you linked to says picross was not translated.

My bad and I that part of the post.

[Mayhem]

Nice to see VCreviews get listed here, as it's run by a couple of mates of mine :)

But yeah it's probably the best place on the net for all the up-to-date VC stuff around the world... have to see if SMB2J comes to the US.

[DigitalSpace]

Kotaku reports (http://kotaku.com/gaming/death-of-the-collector.s-market/turbografx-cd--turboduo-games-to-be-released-on-virtual-console-299828.php) that TurboGrafx CD and TurboDuo games are coming to VC, starting next month. Games from both systems will cost 800 points each.

[FantasiaWHT]

They're doing LIMITED-RUN releases now?

Oh Lord... Get it now! OMG! Rarezzzors! L@@K!

[heybtbm]

They're doing LIMITED-RUN releases now?

Oh Lord... Get it now! OMG! Rarezzzors! L@@K!

That's what I'm thinking too. If true, this is very lame. What happens if you delete a downloaded game from your Wii hard drive and want to download it later? I think the "limited run" rumor is BS.

[MrRoboto19XX]

Kotaku reports (http://kotaku.com/gaming/death-of-the-collector.s-market/turbografx-cd--turboduo-games-to-be-released-on-virtual-console-299828.php) that TurboGrafx CD and TurboDuo games are coming to VC, starting next month. Games from both systems will cost 800 points each.


Awesome.

[7th lutz]

Nintendo of Europe of announced Ninja Jajamaru-kun and Sin & Punishment: Successor to the Earth will be on the virtual game console in their region.

vc-reviews.com reported it. It is found here: http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/164/september-is-hanabi-festival-in-europe.php .

It is almost official that those 2 games will be released in North America for the vc.

I expect them to be making it to the states sometime soon.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Nintendo of Europe of announced Ninja Jajamaru-kun and Sin & Punishment: Successor to the Earth will be on the virtual game console in their region.

vc-reviews.com reported it. It is found here: http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/164/september-is-hanabi-festival-in-europe.php .

It is almost official that those 2 games will be released in North America for the vc.

I expect them to be making it to the states sometime soon.

Oh dear god...Sin & Punishment?!? *head explodes*

Just...damn dude...damn..

[agbulls]

Kotaku reports (http://kotaku.com/gaming/death-of-the-collector.s-market/turbografx-cd--turboduo-games-to-be-released-on-virtual-console-299828.php) that TurboGrafx CD and TurboDuo games are coming to VC, starting next month. Games from both systems will cost 800 points each.

Hold on one second, I'm going to clear my throat first. EHHH heeeem. Ok, that's better. Ready?

Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD
DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD
DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD!!!!!

[heybtbm]

Hold on one second, I'm going to clear my throat first. EHHH heeeem. Ok, that's better. Ready?

Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD
DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD
DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD!!!!!

Yeah, after the PSP version has been out for a year or two. Konami isn't going to have an $8 VC version competing with their $29.99 PSP version.

[agbulls]

Yeah, after the PSP version has been out for a year or two. Konami isn't going to have an $8 VC version competing with their $29.99 PSP version.

I'd rather wait and play it with sprites on my actual TV instead of an updated polygonal version on the glaring PSP screen.

Oh shit, who am kidding, I'm going to buy the PSP one. But it sure looks like Rondo will eventually hit the VC now. Pretty damn cool.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I'd rather wait and play it with sprites on my actual TV instead of an updated polygonal version on the glaring PSP screen.

Oh shit, who am kidding, I'm going to buy the PSP one. But it sure looks like Rondo will eventually hit the VC now. Pretty damn cool.

Yeah, but it's gonna be interesting to see how well the original PC-E Dracula X on the Dracula X Chronicles game plays when the PSP is hooked up to a TV via component.....

Off hand, has anyone seen ANY pics of the original PC-E version or Symphony from the PSP collection?! I wonder what they are gonna do with the cool German voiceover for the beginning of Rondo. I know they'll most likely change it, although they SHOULD keep it. Watch the German trailer on Gametrailers...redone German, but still fits it perfectly :)

[FantasiaWHT]

Turbo CD games? Aren't those a little big for the 512 Mb internal memory of the Wii?

[7th lutz]

Turbo CD games? Aren't those a little big for the 512 Mb internal memory of the Wii?

No, if you have enough space. The chances are the games will be compressed. The games being compressed will help out the memory.

[Wolfrider31]

No, if you have enough space. The chances are the games will be compressed. The games being compressed will help out the memory.

Not to mention the use of elves. I can't wait for more to come down the pipe. I missed out on the TG16 and its various spawn the first time around.

[7th lutz]

This weeks games are:
Yoshi's Story
Super Thunder Blade
World Class Baseball

The source is http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13451

I am surprised that Yoshi's Story got released this week. I didn't see Yoshi's Story coming for this month after Japan and Europe getting Sin & Punishment this month.

[heybtbm]

Where's SMB2 Lost Levels and Sin & Punishment?

Triple fail for this week.

[agbulls]

Where's SMB2 Lost Levels and Sin & Punishment?

Triple fail for this week.

I woulda liked S&P as much as the next guy, but Yoshi's Island is great. I continue to ask myself...

How long until they announce a separate storage device for this thing? It's getting a little crazy...especially with the Neo Geo & Duo games coming.

[heybtbm]

I woulda liked S&P as much as the next guy, but Yoshi's Island is great.

Yeah, but it's Yoshi's Story...i.e. N64 blur-tastic crap game.

I agree on the storage thing. Nintendo could fix the issue by letting us play VC games directly off the SD cards. One system update and the problem would be gone.

[diskoboy]

What a blah week...

At least I've still got Super Metroid to keep me busy...

[7th lutz]

I woulda liked S&P as much as the next guy, but Yoshi's Island is great. I continue to ask myself...

How long until they announce a separate storage device for this thing? It's getting a little crazy...especially with the Neo Geo & Duo games coming.

If I remember right there is sometype of a show for video game companies in America next month with the show being announced as a replacement last year. That show is supposed to start this year in October or Nov.

If that show happens, Nintendo should have an announment for storage.

Yoshi's Story was released in a tough situation. It didn't matter what game was released for the n64 after Sin & Punishment was announced for Europe for this month with the game also being released in Japan. That game would be a disappointment for video game players who own a wii except for Super Smash Bros with it being a maybe for gamers being happy with it instead of having Sin &Punishment.

[YoshiM]

Yeah, but it's Yoshi's Story...i.e. N64 blur-tastic crap game.

Blur tastic? What you get some petroleum jelly in your eyes? It's a great lookin' game. Fun too. If I didn't already have it on N64 and have the system hooked up it'd be a definite buy.

I do have to agree: S&P *must* be released in the States.

I too have to wonder about a storage expansion. Maybe Nintendo will release a special thumb drive that can have the storage extended to it?

[GrandAmChandler]

Yoshi's Story is one of the few N64 games I can say I have played start to finish and found everything. Once you play a few levels, you are hooked!

[TurboGenesis]

Is it truth that Sin & Punishment will make its way to the USA virtual console?

I own the game but would like to put the classic controller to the ultimate test with Sin & Punishment as well as Bangai-O.

[Wolfrider31]

I downloaded Yoshi's Story simply because I never played it the first time around. I heard the game was mediocre, but I thought that meant "Nintendo mediocre", which usually means "It won't quite give you an orgasm, but you'll have a good time."

My thoughts after beating it in one sitting? What the fuck was that?

I didn't think it was possible for Nintendo games to be THAT bad. Level design terrible, no real "direction", zero challenge, and the whole "collect the fruit to beat the level" thing is just monotonous. I just wasted 10 bucks. Someone hold me.

[MrSmiley381]

This weeks games are:
Yoshi's Story
Super Thunder Blade
World Class Baseball

The source is http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13451

I am surprised that Yoshi's Story got released this week. I didn't see Yoshi's Story coming for this month after Japan and Europe getting Sin & Punishment this month.

Europe got Sin & Punishment!? WTF DO WANT.

If Europe got it, Americans have gotta get it. Seriously. I will download that game the day it's announced. I must have it.

Or I could import the actual cart. But Virtual Console is good too. If I nab it there, I assume at least a penny will trickle down to Treasure so they can make Bangai-O Spirits rock even harder.

[heybtbm]

My thoughts after beating it in one sitting? What the fuck was that?

I didn't think it was possible for Nintendo games to be THAT bad. Level design terrible, no real "direction", zero challenge, and the whole "collect the fruit to beat the level" thing is just monotonous. I just wasted 10 bucks. Someone hold me.

It's a kids game. Nothing more. I tried to tell people this yesterday.

[Wolfrider31]

It's a kids game. Nothing more. I tried to tell people this yesterday.

I understand that, and there's plenty of kids games I absolutely love. But this was a BAD kids game. :P

[Daniel Thomas]

Yeah, this is a pretty bad week. There's usually one game worth playing every week, but not this time. Sin and Punishment, however, I would expect to see that in the States, and I expect it to do pretty well. If you like the Panzer Dragoon shooters, you'll be at home with that one.

The N64 lineup on VC still seems pretty thin. Was the console's library really that weak? What's there to look forward to, after Rare's titles and Smash Brothers? I wonder how long they'll continue to hold out on Goldeneye?

One N64 game I'd like to see is Beetle Adventure Racing, which was really great fun. Oh, and maybe Space Station Silicon Valley.

[Nesboy43]

i have given up on vc for most part, now that i have every system

[7th lutz]

Yeah, this is a pretty bad week. There's usually one game worth playing every week, but not this time. Sin and Punishment, however, I would expect to see that in the States, and I expect it to do pretty well. If you like the Panzer Dragoon shooters, you'll be at home with that one.

The N64 lineup on VC still seems pretty thin. Was the console's library really that weak? What's there to look forward to, after Rare's titles and Smash Brothers? I wonder how long they'll continue to hold out on Goldeneye?

One N64 game I'd like to see is Beetle Adventure Racing, which was really great fun. Oh, and maybe Space Station Silicon Valley.

The game library was on the weakside outside of the 1st party games. The n64 was not well rounded system compared to the snes or the nes. The other games I could think of the could be on the vc is Diddy Kong Racing, Excitebike 64, Geomon's Great Adventure, Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask, Kirby 64: The cystal Shards, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mischief Makers, Mystical Ninja starring Geoman, Orgre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber, Pilotwings 64, Castlevania 64, and Castlevania: legacy of Darkness.

[Daniel Thomas]

I've got the reviews for this week's games up on Videogames of the Damned. I really didn't like any of 'em. I thought the baseball game would have been fun after a couple tries, but no dice. Took some nice screenshots, though, which I'm sure will end up in a future issue of Edge Magazine...

Just click on the link in my signature to go to the blog...thanks for reading and visiting, as always...

[7th lutz]

This weeks games are:

Kirby's Avalanche
Streets of Rage 3
Legend of Hero Tonma

Streets of rage 3 is a fine brawler.

[segagamer4life]

This weeks games are:

Kirby's Avalanche
Streets of Rage 3
Legend of Hero Tonma

Streets of rage 3 is a fine brawler.


yes it is, complete with a boxing kangaroo :-)

[heybtbm]

yes it is, complete with a boxing kangaroo :-)

Don't forget this guy...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8212/imagesfm5.jpg

[Neil Koch]

If they went through and removed the pentagrams in Devil's Crush, I'm pretty sure it's the US version that has that guy changed :b

And as for Goldeneye, don't hold your breath. The James Bond license would probably be too much to pay for, especially since EA has the video game rights now.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Don't forget this guy...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8212/imagesfm5.jpg

Sadly no, this is the US edition on Wii :( Would be sweet to have the real JP version.

[Daniel Thomas]

Ah, but which SOR was the best? The second or the third? I really hated the music and fouled-up colors in SOR3, but it probably played the fastest and most varied. But SOR2 had a bigger impact on everyone at the time.

So was SOR3 a victim of the brawler overload? Did we give it the proper credit? All three games in the series were released on VC fairly quickly...so which would you recommend?

[Icarus Moonsight]

So the prancing guy is in the US Wii version? That's worth a dl.

@Daniel: IMO 2 > 3 but all the streets games are good.