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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Not significantly, but overall less awesome. More awesome than Super R-Type, but that's not hard to do.
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SuperWes · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Hey people! Add me to your address books! I have most of you already!
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silentmatt · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I wouldn't call it very awesome at all. Really.
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dessgeega · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

oh snap.

(summary: changing your wii's region will let you buy that region's virtual console games. games in your original region are not lost.)

but japan's not there. good for australia i guess?
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

Way to steal my thunder.

I just tried it, it works for me. PC Engine games! More N64 games! This is fucking awesome. I think, if my calculations are correct, I also save money by doing this.

EDIT: Sorry yankees, looks like you're out of luck. Japan uses NTSC-J, so yeah. On the plus side, I can finally play PC Engine games! I'm pretty pumped. I'm getting some people over to play bomberman.
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JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

Oh dammit. I was about to get psyched about Super Mario Picross. Yeah, I said it.

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

The dude in that video didn't read the Terms of Service he agreed to, that's not cool!
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Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject:

silentmatt · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject:

Wait, so does this help any one with Region 1 Wii's at all? Or just people in other parts of the world?

(ie: being in Canada, can I access any other content this way, that I wouldn't have been able to normally?)[/i]
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

Unless the USA has titles that Canada doesn't, it's pretty useless to you.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

Some people said that you lose all your remaining wiipoints while changing territory, but that's a lie. I had no problems doing this, I'm back in Australia now for the local news. Apparently the only odd thing is that you only see the games downloaded from the shop you got it from - so you won't see the PC Engine games you got in the Australian shop, but I don't see how that will be a problem.

It works perfectly for me.
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GSL · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject:

ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Is anyone else searching for Wii Points cards? I have some trade-in credit at EB that would love to purchase a few, but none of the stores here or in Baton Rouge have had any for a while. I wouldn't mind having Mario Kart 64 (until the SNES version becomes available ... fingers crossed!) or Bonk's Adventure. I already purchased a classic controller, so now I just need to give it a purpose. The poor thing, it keeps trying to plug itself into the TurboGrafx 16.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

My brother-in-law and I used to play Mario Kart 64 all the time, but when we downloaded it for the VC the other day we really weren't feeling it. It was like meeting up with an old friend and finding you have nothing in common any more. I've felt like this for most of the VC games I've downloaded. I feel somehow detached from these games, now. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

No, probably because I never attached any serious feelings to most of the games on the service, and because I've been playing most of the games that I do seriously enjoy off-and-on with friends for the past 10 years. I mean, hell. The last time I played Mario Kart 64 was about 3 weeks ago. The room across from me in the dorms during my freshman year of college played angry drunk Mario Kart 64 every other night. It's a pretty good game!

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

I've been using it to get games I've never played before. I already own most of the classic games on the VC, so yeah.
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JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

If you run out of space, copy something you don't need onto an SD card or just delete it. You can redownload it later, anyway.

simplicio · . Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091

I haven't had luck in copying anything but Wii saves onto the SD card. No VC ROMs or saves or anything.

ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Yeah, I thought copying VC titles to SD cards wasn't allowed. If it was, wouldn't it be easy to copy from reader to reader via a PC? Although I own a few of the games anyway, so I can't say I'm too excited at the thought of purchasing them again or in some cases again again.
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SuperWes · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:

Holy Crap! Awesome week for VC.

Mario Kart 64, Contra III, Bonanza Bros. and Comix Zone available for download.

Contra III and Mario Kart are both very, very tempting...

-Wes
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aerisdead · . Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 254 Location: Toronto, Canada

Yes they are!

Funnily enough I'm just enjoying Contra on Xbox Live right now. It's a real shame that the VC doesnt' allow online leaderboards or multiplayer, really. A horrible shame.

I'm going to try and not buy Mario Kart, but I imagine my GF would very much enjoy some multiplayer action in it. It probably looks very crispy on the Wii, too.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Shit, Contra III was one of those I said I would download because I don't own it...
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Lestrade · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject:

Yeah, Contra III sounds pretty good. I only have 700 Wii Points left and I don't want to buy any more...

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SuperWes · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject:

david · . Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 170 Location: b, md

I haven't tried this myself, but I'm pretty sure you can re-download games you've already bought. So if you're running low on space, erase some games you don't play much and just download them again in the future. Not very convenient, but... 512 MB, dudes. Shit.

Not sure if that depends on having a MyNintendo account.

I just bought Mario Kart 64 and I'm not sure why. I owned it a long time ago. I never really liked it. Cheap looking and cheap playing. Probably the best one can say about it is it's better in a party, but I haven't had a gaming party since college.

What about the Genesis games ... can anyone speak for those?
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Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

The VC games I've purchased so far are: Gunstar Heroes, SimCity, Sonic, and SMB.

I can't bring myself to purchase any more right now, since OOT is coming. I wish they'd make it Wii-mote enabled, like the hack that's floating around on the web.

(http://gonintendo.com/?p=11982 for reference)
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Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

just by the by: i've purchased bomberman, street fighter, and gunstar.

i'm making a special point to only buy multiplayer stuff because ordinarily i use my DS (or my laptop, even; playing on a TV is oftentimes a detractor for me nowadays) for most of my emulation needs.

i wish they'd release mario party 2. it'll probably take years, is the funny thing. i'm waiting until 2008 to play mario party 2.

what i like about VC is how it encourages me to go find roms of whatever obscure genesis/TG16 games turn up from time to time, which... suggests they really ought to be offering some kind of rental service. not that i wanted to pay money for dungeon explorer after having played it, but!

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

I've bought: SMB, R-Type (PC Engine), Street Fighter, Link to the Past, Gunstar Heroes

I've become a tool like I harassed Shaper and Toups about ;_;

I am totally buying Mario Kart 64 since I think it has the best multiplayer of the series.
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SuperWes · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject:

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

I own three gamecube controllers and one classic controller!
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

I have Bomberman '93, Bonk's Adventure, Super Castlevania, Gunstar Heroes, Sonic, Soldier Blade, Zelda, Warios Woods and Street Fighter.
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GSL · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

What's stopping me from getting a bunch of the Genesis titles is that the recently released Sega collection on the PS2 is by all accounts a fantastic collection: all Phantasy Star and Golden Axe titles, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon, etc. Even though I own a TG16, I might pick up a title or two for it just so I don't have to take the system out anymore. Yeah, that's kind of lazy, but I need that shelf space!
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

That's why I got Gunstar Heroes but probably won't get Comix Zone.
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Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

gunstar heroes and comix zone are both a little boring when played alone.

comix zone has no multiplayer mode.

EDIT: speaking of which - how IS bonanza bros.? i've been discovering of late just how little affection i have for most of sega's so-called classics, and, well, in this case i'm somewhat convinced that my fiddling with kega fusion for ten minutes is going to give me a considerably worse impression than reading the testimony of somebody who's actually played it co-operatively would.

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

comix zone isn't very good.

but I love the concept and its presentation.
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Mario Kart 64 is every bit as wonderful as I remember it. I am taking my Wii with me tomorrow to work and hope to get some hardcore battle mode action in with my coworkers.

The 3D models are a little scary looking (I never realized this before) but it doesn't really bother me that much, as it's still really fun to play!

I am glad the emulation of the N64 doesn't have minor issues like some of the other VC consoles do.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

curiosity: does mario 64 map Z to L when being played with a gamecube controller?

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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

The sprite flicker is... well, you know, intended. The rainbow... that may be your TV. Which games give you rainbows?
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Mostly the pipes in Super Mario Brothers.

And I don't think this much flicker was intended but I'm guessing it's just a problem with the original game and not the emulator.
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SuperWes · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

Hmm. Live Arcade is definitely beating the virtual console in February...

-Wes
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