Official Weekly Nintendo Downloads Thread

[dcescott]

Cool,
Can't be Mike Tyson's, who wants to give him any royalty checks? Still great game with or without the headcase.
**Rant**
I can't get myself to buy the nes titles, just can't do it. I have over 100 titles, most of the popular and some of the rare if they are playable. I only buy TG16 titles and maybe a genesis one if the right game is available. The value of the price for the TG16 games is worth it for the high dollar ones. It urks me they sell NES games for 500 points when I can find them in the wild for 1-3 bucks a shot.
Yeah, it's been said I'm sure.
They should release Fire and Ice or Snow Bros., make it worth the 5 bucks!

[DigitalSpace]

Bonk's Revenge is the gem this week. We all knew there was no way in hell we'd see the Mike Tyson version of Punch Out. Virtua Fighter 2? Bleh.

[DigitalSpace]

Joystiq reports that Sega has announced the next wave of Genesis titles to be released on the VC:

Streets of Rage 2
Toe Jam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
Shining In The Darkness
Kid Chameleon

[DragonMaster Sam]

Joystiq reports that Sega has announced the next wave of Genesis titles to be released on the VC:

Streets of Rage 2
Toe Jam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
Shining In The Darkness
Kid Chameleon

Well, the first three games I am interested in. I wonder how they're gonna do the mini-rap things in TJ & Earl 2?

[Graham Mitchell]

Joystiq reports that Sega has announced the next wave of Genesis titles to be released on the VC:

Streets of Rage 2
Toe Jam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
Shining In The Darkness
Kid Chameleon

Wow, those are all great titles! I can't start Shining in the Darkness until I finish Sword of Vermillion, though. SitD is a fantastic game--you just need maps!

[heybtbm]

Cool,
Can't be Mike Tyson's, who wants to give him any royalty checks?

Royalty checks? His omission probably has more to do with the fact that he's a convicted rapist. Just saying.

[ubersaurus]

Royalty checks? His omission probably has more to do with the fact that he's a convicted rapist. Just saying.

Or the fact that the licensing lapsed and there's no point to re-up it when he's a footnote in boxing history at this point anyway.

[7th lutz]

Joystiq reports that Sega has announced the next wave of Genesis titles to be released on the VC:

Streets of Rage 2
Toe Jam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
Shining In The Darkness
Kid Chameleon

I own all four of the titles. At least sega announced a great line up is better then the last bunch of games they announced.

[Oobgarm]

It urks me they sell NES games for 500 points when I can find them in the wild for 1-3 bucks a shot.

I want to live where you do so I can buy those NES games on the cheap.

[DigitalSpace]

I own all four of the titles. At least sega announced a great line up is better then the last bunch of games they announced.

I own everything except Kid Chameleon, and since it's not too tough to track that down on the cheap, I won't be downloading that for VC either. But yeah, this is better than some of the stuff they've been offering lately.

[7th lutz]

If the information I read is correct, Battle Load Runner, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and Gradius 3 will be released on Monday.

Wonder Boy in Moster World is a good games and Gradius 3 is a fine shooter with slowdown. I got no clue on Battle Load Runner since it was a Japan only game for the tg-16. I heard it plays like other lode runner games.

[DigitalSpace]

EDIT: Nevermind.

[TurboGenesis]

Show support for Battle Lode Runner! It was NEVER released in the USA. This marks the first out of region game on the Virtual Console(USA). If this is working good we may see many non USA games available for download (Sin & Punishment, Summer Carnival 92: Recca, Star Ocean) the possibilities are endless...

I am not big fan of Lode Runner but I am fan of games being offered that were never realized in my region and now are available!

[DigitalSpace]

7th lutz was right:

Gradius III (SNES)
Battle Lode Runner (TG-16)
Wonder Boy In Monster World (Genesis)

[Graham Mitchell]

Show support for Battle Lode Runner! It was NEVER released in the USA. This marks the first out of region game on the Virtual Console(USA). If this is working good we may see many non USA games available for download (Sin & Punishment, Summer Carnival 92: Recca, Star Ocean) the possibilities are endless...

I am not big fan of Lode Runner but I am fan of games being offered that were never realized in my region and now are available!

Are you sure about that? I remember Battle Lode Runner being released over here. I'm pretty sure I was working at Babbage's when it happened, while the TG-16 was in its death throes. I've played it on emulators and it's all translated into English (where as the comparable Bomberman games are not).

Oh, and I nabbed Gradius III today. The SNES version is better than the arcade version in my opinion, due to the wavetable sounds vs. the shitty FM synthesis. Had to have it.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Gradius 3? Niiice.

[MarioMania]

On Saturday I played Tecmo Bowl on the VC...It's not the same..It's like playing a hacked version without the names

[TurboGenesis]

Are you sure about that? I remember Battle Lode Runner being released over here. I'm pretty sure I was working at Babbage's when it happened, while the TG-16 was in its death throes. I've played it on emulators and it's all translated into English (where as the comparable Bomberman games are not).

Oh, and I nabbed Gradius III today. The SNES version is better than the arcade version in my opinion, due to the wavetable sounds vs. the shitty FM synthesis. Had to have it.

Battle Lode Runner was slated for a USA release but it never happen. Maybe a proto or demo exist? but there is no retail release of a USA Battle Lode Runner. There is Japan version for long time before USA version was slated for release.

As for Bomberman, only Bomberman and Bomberman '93 are release in USA - Bomberman '94 is not USA only in Japan.

[DragonMaster Sam]

If Nintendo does do more non-USA releases on the Virtual Console, I would like to see Terranigma.

[MarioMania]

I hope to god Tecmo dosn't release "Tecmo Super Bowl" on the VC..That would look crap