Entries Tagged as 'Virtual Console'

Week of 11/10: Megaman 3

Mega Man 3
NES
1 player
500 Wii Points

Dude it’s Megaman 3, probably the last good NES one that didn’t get all ridiculous and old. It’s good game but go hunt down the Xbox Megaman Anniversary Collection for about $15. Why the Xbox port? Because most of the annoyances like the input lag and reversed “A” & […]

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Week of 11/03: Virtual Console/ WiiWare Space Week- Space Harrier & Alien Crush Returns

Space Harrier
Sega Master System
1 player
500 Wii Points
Ahh, Space Harrier. The classic arcade shooter that has been ported to the unloved Sega Master System. I prefer to play this port over the PC Engine port but I would have still prefer the Space Harrier 3D over this title, so tkae that! No matter […]

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Virtual Console: October Wrap Up.

I’ve been sloughing off on my Virtual Console write ups but alas I shall correct my failures. Here are the Virtual Console releases for the month of October. There a handful of really rare games and a Square RPG that I’m still trying to grasp my head around to why it wasn’t rehashed […]

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Virtual Console Week of 09/29: Super Turrican 2

Super Turrican 2
Super NES
1 player
800 Wii Points
Oh boy! A platforming shooter that I’ve never truly loved nor been a “fan” of the series in general. I always found the gameplay forgettable and the animation mediocre at best. The music to this game seems to be weaker thatn it’s predecessor. The game is jam packed with […]

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VC Week of 09/22: Bouncy Balls of Pain

One would think that Megaman 9 would have completely overshadowed the Virtual Console release but Nintendo is rubbing their balls inyour face!. Take the jump for this week’s VC downloads.

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Import Week of 09/08: Final Soldier & Cho Aniki

All right it’s import week this week and Nintendo has dished out some Turbo Grafx classics. First we have generic space shooter with lots of action and then we have another space shooter with a little too much action of the wrong type. Both are receiving the 100 point import tax but which […]

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