Official bitching about Hudson abandoning VC support. [VC/WiiWare = lost cause]
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PepsimanVsJoe
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Yeah I guess I'll buy RCR.
That game never gets old.
That game never gets old.
Psychosis for US, EU and AU next week (As expected - It's the last week of the month).
Japan gets:
Master System: Fist of the North Star
MD: Gley Lancer
PCE: Neo Nectaris, Power Eleven
That leaves Do Re Mi Fantasy without a date, so either they'll update twice next week or it'll be delayed.
And yeah, TJ, Harvest Moon was out in Europe/Australia before the US.
Japan gets:
Master System: Fist of the North Star
MD: Gley Lancer
PCE: Neo Nectaris, Power Eleven
That leaves Do Re Mi Fantasy without a date, so either they'll update twice next week or it'll be delayed.
And yeah, TJ, Harvest Moon was out in Europe/Australia before the US.
And so Gleylancer joins Final Soldier, Monster World IV, Pulseman, and Warsong on the list of VC games I want that have been released in Japan. (And Langrisser II and Treasure Hunter G, but the odds of those ever coming over are nil.)Capndrake said:
Separate note: I thought Master System was supposed to launch for the Japanese VC in February?
Crazymoogle
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Capndrake said:
Isn't Neo Nectaris a PC-Engine+CD game though? I mean, I guess it could work, they must be converting the music CD track into MP3 or something, right?
FFantasyFX
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Jiggy37 said:
Errr . . . it did. It is February right now and among the games listed in the post you quote above is a Master System title (Fist of the North Star). There's either a typo in your note, or I'm missing something.
Nuclear Muffin
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borghe said:
Eh? what Super CD game is already on Wii?
Nuclear Muffin
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No6 said:
Ahh no wonder why it looks so much better than any other TG16 game I've seen
Wasn't there only like 5 Super CD games in total?
SonicMegaDrive
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Capndrake said:
Awesome.
I still want Flicky, tho'.
EphemeralDream
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Pong.Ranger X said:
Oh. Yes, of course; I'll be in the corner looking stupid now. >_>Capndrake said:Next week is still February
Anyway, yay Super Fantasy Zone, will buy. CreatureX3 should be happy when he finds out; he seems to be really big on the Fantasy Zone games. Edit: I just hope SFZ doesn't get sucked into the nebulous abyss currently occupied by Dragon Slayer, Ys Book I & II, Mega Turrican, Shining Force II, Do Re Mi Fantasy, and Super Turrican, where stuff gets rated and proceeds to never show up for download. But I've been over this too many times to keep repeating it...
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SonicMegaDrive said:
So do I, actually.
That is, I would if I didn't already have it on the Sonic Mega Collection. >_>
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djtiesto said:
Not to mention costs a ton on ebay.
Feb. 25, 2008
Wii-kly Update: Two New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
This weeks additions take players on a psychedelic trip down memory lane. Kirby® is back and armed with a bunch of new talents, including the option to combine abilities. Curious to find out what mixing the Burn and Cutter powers gives Kirby? We wont spoil that for you here. If the colorful landscapes in the pink spheres world are too much for you and youre looking for straight firepower instead, then try plunging your soul into the mind of a twisted demon. Well just see how you fare against wave after wave of bizarre enemy creatures in that kind of environment.
Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This weeks new games are:
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: (Nintendo 64®, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Kirbys first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant lands powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and its scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal. Along the way, youll use Kirbys trademark copying ability to use enemies strengths against them. Not only that, but try combining any two abilities to create a brand-new one that is usually stronger than the original. Throw in three exciting multiplayer minigames, and youve got a package of which even King Dedede would be proud. Fans of Kirby and action games with bright, colorful graphics should vacuum this one up.
Psychosis: (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This is a side-scrolling shooter played in a world created from the mind of a twisted demon. Your soul has suddenly wandered into that evil world that exists in every persons heart. The only way out is to blast your way past the grotesque creatures that block your path in five causes (stages). You must face the dangers of this psychedelic world by making full use of three shot types and the satellite option. With power-ups, you can change your shots to a wide-coverage beam, a satellite-generated laser and more. Each shot type can be powered up to three levels. You can also block enemy fire by rotating the satellites to a desired position. How you use these features will be the key to successfully escaping this strange and surreal world.
Wii-kly Update: Two New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
This weeks additions take players on a psychedelic trip down memory lane. Kirby® is back and armed with a bunch of new talents, including the option to combine abilities. Curious to find out what mixing the Burn and Cutter powers gives Kirby? We wont spoil that for you here. If the colorful landscapes in the pink spheres world are too much for you and youre looking for straight firepower instead, then try plunging your soul into the mind of a twisted demon. Well just see how you fare against wave after wave of bizarre enemy creatures in that kind of environment.
Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This weeks new games are:
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: (Nintendo 64®, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Kirbys first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant lands powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and its scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal. Along the way, youll use Kirbys trademark copying ability to use enemies strengths against them. Not only that, but try combining any two abilities to create a brand-new one that is usually stronger than the original. Throw in three exciting multiplayer minigames, and youve got a package of which even King Dedede would be proud. Fans of Kirby and action games with bright, colorful graphics should vacuum this one up.
Psychosis: (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This is a side-scrolling shooter played in a world created from the mind of a twisted demon. Your soul has suddenly wandered into that evil world that exists in every persons heart. The only way out is to blast your way past the grotesque creatures that block your path in five causes (stages). You must face the dangers of this psychedelic world by making full use of three shot types and the satellite option. With power-ups, you can change your shots to a wide-coverage beam, a satellite-generated laser and more. Each shot type can be powered up to three levels. You can also block enemy fire by rotating the satellites to a desired position. How you use these features will be the key to successfully escaping this strange and surreal world.
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JSnake said:
YES! I've always wanted to play that game!
Mixing powers sounds so awesome! (Sorry but Kirby Squeak Squad didn't quite cut it)twilitesparklemotion
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WELL FINALLY
I've had this 1000 points since Christmas. :|
I've had this 1000 points since Christmas. :|
evilromero
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Kirby 64 is definitely worth 10 bucks. It has a much more interesting ability system and the gameplay is a little less hectic.
No.legend166 said:
Yes, yes, and yes. Either of the GBA games. Or the DS game. Or Canvas Curse. Or wait for the Kirby Super Star DS remake. Or get Kirby's Adventure on VC if you haven't gotten that already. Just anything but Kirby 64, the worst of the series by far.No6 said:
Yes, the worst. Even if for some sadistic reason you wanted to experience a bland and average Kirby game instead of the good ones, then I would still say at least wait for Kirby's Dreamland 3 on VC. KD3 isn't good either, but at least it's way ahead of Kirby 64 since KD3 feels like it's playing at three-quarters-speed instead of half-speed.
Key word is "sounds."Nuclear Muffin said:YES! I've always wanted to play that game!
I predict that coming off of Kirby Squeak Squad will be like culture shock to you.Iam Canadian
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Yet again, Jiggy is right. Kirby 64 was the third main series Kirby game I played (after Super Star and Dreamland 3) and I remember wondering if Super Star's awesomeness was some bizarre fluke. Kirby 64 is the slowest Kirby game. The action isn't nearly as fast-paced and the game plays more like a traditional platformer than a Kirby game. The problem is that Kirby's ability to fly kind of nullifies any platforming in the game. They did limit Kirby's ability to fly, perhaps to bring him in line with his Smash Bros. incarnation, but all that does is slow the gameplay down even more.
Mixing powers is a good concept. Heck, I'd even like to see it re-explored in some future Kirby title. However, it's wasted in Kirby 64. Most of the powers are useless and you'll probably find yourself sticking to a select number of abilities throughout the game. This defeats the purpose of the ability copy system; a good portion of the fun from the good Kirby games is shifting from power to power and experimenting with each one. That concept loses something when half of the powers do stupid things like turn Kirby into a curling stone.
On the bright side, you can play as King Dedede in a select number of sections. However, Dedede is basically an even slower Kirby with a gimped Hammer ability. If you want to play as Dedede, just wait for Smash Bros. Brawl. >_>
If you want a Kirby game to play on the VC...just replay Kirby's Adventure. Because Kirby 64 is seriously not worth the time or the ten bucks it costs.
Mixing powers is a good concept. Heck, I'd even like to see it re-explored in some future Kirby title. However, it's wasted in Kirby 64. Most of the powers are useless and you'll probably find yourself sticking to a select number of abilities throughout the game. This defeats the purpose of the ability copy system; a good portion of the fun from the good Kirby games is shifting from power to power and experimenting with each one. That concept loses something when half of the powers do stupid things like turn Kirby into a curling stone.
On the bright side, you can play as King Dedede in a select number of sections. However, Dedede is basically an even slower Kirby with a gimped Hammer ability. If you want to play as Dedede, just wait for Smash Bros. Brawl. >_>
If you want a Kirby game to play on the VC...just replay Kirby's Adventure. Because Kirby 64 is seriously not worth the time or the ten bucks it costs.
Kirby 64 out of nowhere. I was kinda hoping for RCR like Europe got, but oh well. I kind of want to get K64 since it's pretty much the only major Kirby release I never tried, but you guys seem to dislike it...I'll probably just go back and get Phantasy Star 2 or Lords of Thunder instead.
Since February's almost over, I've got hope for when Hudson posts their March releases...give us Ys or Dragon Slayer this time, I want some hot TG-CD RPG action, dammit.
Since February's almost over, I've got hope for when Hudson posts their March releases...give us Ys or Dragon Slayer this time, I want some hot TG-CD RPG action, dammit.
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Getting Lords of Thunder instead of Kirby 64 is an excellent plan and I highly endorse it.
CreatureX3
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Holy shit!!! Please release this soon Sega!Capndrake said:
evilromero
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That's exactly why I prefer Kirby 64 over the manic GBA games. It is much more enjoyable.Evenball said:
Here are some criteria to determine whether a game on VC is more worth buying than Kirby 64:
-The word "Kirby's" can be found somewhere in the title (Adventure, Avalanche, Dream Course)
-The word "Mario" can be found in the title and it's not Mario Bros. (MK64, PM1, SM64, SMB, SMB2/DDP, SMB2/LL, SMB3, SMW)
-The word "Soldier" can be found in the title and it's not NES Star Soldier (Alien Soldier, Soldier Blade, Super Star Soldier)
-The word "Sonic" can be found in the title and it's 2D (Sonic 1, 2, 3, probably even Spinball but I haven't played it)
-The term "Star" is in the title somewhere, either as a whole word or part of one, and it's not NES Star Soldier (Gunstar Heroes, Phantasy Star II, Ristar, Star Tropics, probably Baseball Stars 2 also)
-Title begins with "Adventures of Lolo" (1, 2)
-Title begins with "Legend of" and doesn't end in "Kage" or "Tonma" (the Mystical Ninja, Zelda, Zelda LttP, Zelda OoT)
-Title ends with "Metroid" (NES, SNES)
-Title begins with "Neutopia" (1, 2)
-Title ends with "of Thunder" (Gate, Lords)
-It's an N64 game in a genre you like and isn't Yoshi's Story (1080, F-Zero, Legend of Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Pokemon Snap, Sin and Punishment, Star Fox, Wave Race)
-It's any entry in a series with three games on VC, excluding NES Star Soldier, the first Bonk, and all of the Golden Axe games (Castlevania, Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter II, Streets of Rage, Wonder Boy, probably Ninja Gaiden)
-It's made by Treasure and isn't Light Crusader* (Gunstar Heroes, Sin and Punishment, probably Dynamite Headdy)
*only because I haven't played Light Crusader or even seen any impressions of it, so I really don't know
And actually there are many other games on VC much better than Kirby 64, but I was only listing criteria that each individually turned up two or more games, when limited to games I've actually played.
-The word "Kirby's" can be found somewhere in the title (Adventure, Avalanche, Dream Course)
-The word "Mario" can be found in the title and it's not Mario Bros. (MK64, PM1, SM64, SMB, SMB2/DDP, SMB2/LL, SMB3, SMW)
-The word "Soldier" can be found in the title and it's not NES Star Soldier (Alien Soldier, Soldier Blade, Super Star Soldier)
-The word "Sonic" can be found in the title and it's 2D (Sonic 1, 2, 3, probably even Spinball but I haven't played it)
-The term "Star" is in the title somewhere, either as a whole word or part of one, and it's not NES Star Soldier (Gunstar Heroes, Phantasy Star II, Ristar, Star Tropics, probably Baseball Stars 2 also)
-Title begins with "Adventures of Lolo" (1, 2)
-Title begins with "Legend of" and doesn't end in "Kage" or "Tonma" (the Mystical Ninja, Zelda, Zelda LttP, Zelda OoT)
-Title ends with "Metroid" (NES, SNES)
-Title begins with "Neutopia" (1, 2)
-Title ends with "of Thunder" (Gate, Lords)
-It's an N64 game in a genre you like and isn't Yoshi's Story (1080, F-Zero, Legend of Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Pokemon Snap, Sin and Punishment, Star Fox, Wave Race)
-It's any entry in a series with three games on VC, excluding NES Star Soldier, the first Bonk, and all of the Golden Axe games (Castlevania, Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter II, Streets of Rage, Wonder Boy, probably Ninja Gaiden)
-It's made by Treasure and isn't Light Crusader* (Gunstar Heroes, Sin and Punishment, probably Dynamite Headdy)
*only because I haven't played Light Crusader or even seen any impressions of it, so I really don't know
And actually there are many other games on VC much better than Kirby 64, but I was only listing criteria that each individually turned up two or more games, when limited to games I've actually played.
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Jiggy, how long did that take to formulate? >_>
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Firestorm said:
Clearly, someone did. Not only is Kirby 64 coming Monday, but Kirby's Dream Land 3 is ESRB rated.
Did I offend someone at Nintendo or something?
IAmtheFMan
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Good God, WTH does it take to get a f-ing Megaman game released in the States?
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A real Kirby fan appreciates Kirby 64 as an inferior but still good Kirby game.
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