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Revolution - What game ?

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Slightly premature I know. But I'd like to ask GAF, that when Nintendo Revolution arrives what retro Nintendo game will you download first, and what 3rd party game would you most like to be able to download ?



Nintendo Retro Game : Super Mario Bros 3
3rd Party Retro Game : Street Fighter II


How much would you be prepared to pay for these games ?
 
I just posted this is another topic, but how hard would it be for Nintendo to make older games (N64 especially) playable with online multiplayer? Imagine PD or Goldenyeye online smooth as silk... I'm pumped if this is possible. It seems like a logical step to me.

We could play Man With the Golden Gun in the facility except Drinky would have the "Golden Nugget of Information" and GAF'ers could create a 1000+ player game and attack him for it. Excited yet?
 
Borys said:
NES games - $5 max
SNES games - $9 max
N64 games - $12 max

Hear me Nintendo?
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I think you are high-balling it.

Nes games $3 max
SNES games $5 max
N64 games $8 max

You have to realise that there is not freight or retail and newbies(nintendo's target market) will not buy games at those prices.
 
:lol :lol I really hope you are wrong on that. I would really hate nintnedo if they tried to sell it to me at those prices since many games can be bought for dirt cheap, even cheaper than my numbers.
 
A translated Snes Fire Emblem game from Nintendo (Thracia) and a translated Dragon Quest 6 from Square-Enix. Ie, I'm probably not downloading jack.
 
Monk said:
I think you are high-balling it.

Nes games $3 max
SNES games $5 max
N64 games $8 max

You have to realise that there is not freight or retail and newbies(nintendo's target market) will not buy games at those prices.
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i would go even lower

NES: $.99
SNES: $2.99
N64: $4.99
 
ourumov said:
Simply crazy...you are willing to pay for something you can play NOW at ZERO cost...
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for me its like itunes.

i dont have to pay money for the songs i have, but sometimes i just do because its easy to find stuff, i dont have to wait in queues, quality is always going to be good, the songs i download are exactly what the file name says they are, no sharing.

with these games, no hunting, no porn banners, no irc bots, just pick what you want and get it.
 
First? I have no idea, but off the top of my head and in no particular order, I want:

Earthbound (both of 'em)
Super Mario 64
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby 64
Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Paper Mario
Dragon Warrior 2, 3, & 4
Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics 2
Castlevania III
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Gumshoe (we need a light gun for Revolution)

Repurchasing a whole lot of NES games, Super NES games, retro collections, and new games with old game(s) included took care of a lot of what I might have otherwise downloaded.
 
ourumov said:
Simply crazy...you are willing to pay for something you can play NOW at ZERO cost...
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I'm sure a lot of people have moral inhibitions about piracy, and it seems kinda silly for you to mock them.
 
ourumov said:
Simply crazy...you are willing to pay for something you can play NOW at ZERO cost...
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The thing is, this is legit. Yeah, I could mod my Xbox and do all kinds of fucked up things, or I can pay a small fee to play it legally on something with a guarentee of quality. Plus you've overlooked the potential for Nintendo release previously unreleased games or remixes.

Free doesn't always mean better.
 
nes games should be free

2.00 for snes

5-10 for n64

some n64 games used still retail for 25 bucks you know.
 
sp0rsk said:
nes games should be free

2.00 for snes

5-10 for n64

some n64 games used still retail for 25 bucks you know.
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This reminds me, the other thing that is good about this is the fact that the major speciality stores are pretty much phasing out anything before the first PS (with the exception of the Dreamcast sadly). The timing is perfect for Nintendo because there few places left selling their old software.
 
Sin & Punishment.

The games should be really cheap to attract impulse buys. $0.99 per NES title, like iTunes candy, $0.99 for lesser-known SNES titles, and $1.99 for more known ones (maybe $2.99 if it's a really big game, or they include map and extra downloads with it to recreate what came with the original game), N64 $4.99.

The temptation is there to say, "Well... but Paper Mario, $9.99 surely!" But where does the line draw, and you're removing the impulse factor of this. They should aim for a lot of little sales, not a few big ones.
 
Timen said:
I expect to pay nothing for the games i allready own.
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well, you'd be stupid to buy a game you already own.

You'd also be stupid to think previous ownership gives you right of ownership in a new format. Be sure to bring this argument up to movie studios when the HD DVD formats come out.
 
I see your points but the fact of paying for a non-physical package (IE rom you download) it's something that doesn't compute on my mind.
I could see myself paying for games that aren't impossible to be played due to emulation or language barriers like Shin Megami Tensei 2 or Tracia 776 if they were fully translated...But that would be exceptions.
 
Nintendo - Earthbound
3rd Party - Castlevania IV
$5-$15 bucks depending on content. I'd pay $30 Nintendo translates some brand new old SNES/N64 games and if games are permanently downloadable.
 
Kulock said:
Sin & Punishment.

The games should be really cheap to attract impulse buys. $0.99 per NES title, like iTunes candy, $0.99 for lesser-known SNES titles, and $1.99 for more known ones (maybe $2.99 if it's a really big game, or they include map and extra downloads with it to recreate what came with the original game), N64 $4.99.

The temptation is there to say, "Well... but Paper Mario, $9.99 surely!" But where does the line draw, and you're removing the impulse factor of this. They should aim for a lot of little sales, not a few big ones.
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I agree with that. I would be shocked that Nintendo charges anything more than 2 dollars. These things are old and the major part of the their original costs (carts) are being eliminated in this process. And if they expect people to really dig into their back catalogue, I don't see how they could charge used store prices.
 
Odnetnin said:
I wanted to add that they should make the GB/A game franchises available too
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That's definately not going to happen. The GBA is already BC. Also, the download service would essentially cut the handheld off at the knees. They might get away with GB and GBC games on the system because as I said earlier most stores are phasing out pretty much anything previous to this generation. But GBA downloads aren't going to happen.
 
I don't know... Star Tropics maybe?

I think it would be awesome if Nintendo could some how make all of the old games online if they were 2-4 player games. I don't think that would be that difficult to do. If they could do that I would probably download tons of stuff.
 
ge-man said:
That's definately not going to happen. The GBA is already BC. Also, the download service would essentially cut the handheld off at the knees. They might get away with GB and GBC games on the system because as I said earlier most stores are phasing out pretty much anything previous to this generation. But GBA downloads aren't going to happen.
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GBA no, but I think GB/GBC would be a good idea, particularly with a recreated sort of Super Gameboy interface (something that would work with both Super GB and GBC colorization and enhancements, plus any features they can think to throw in... Link Play would be excellent). The DS and the GB Micro both lack the capability to play GB/GBC games, and those older games are getting harder to find in a useable condition, anyway.

What if the Rev could pass along downloaded GB games to the DS, via the WiFi connection? We know the physical hardware isn't in the DS like the GBA, but a portable above the N64's capabilities should hopefully be able to to emulate GB and GBC games effectively.
 
I like that idea about using the DS, which didn't have full BC in the beginning. It would be funny if this was the plan all along (it will probably piss off a lot of folks as well).
 
Does anybody remember that poll that was on Nintendo.com that asked you how much money would you pay for an N64 adaptor that hooked up to your Cube and played every N64 game or whatever?

When that question was asked somebody made a thread on here but with searching disabled I can't find it and I don't remember all the details of it.

The point I'm getting at is that the question was obviously referring to what they are doing now and I think the poll was something like $24.99, $35.99, $49.99, or more for that "product".

So if that was what Nintendo was getting at (and I'm pretty sure it was) I'm thinking that they would have you pay one flat fee and get however many games you wanted rather then paying $.99 per game.
 
i can't think of a single game i'd rather download than buy at this point. i'd rather own the original games, which isn't hard to do with the web. By the time Revolution launches i'll have a PC for the living room where i can play my older games via PC, with likely better results than on the Revolution. i can definitely see the appeal of the service to people who don't play emulators on PC, or just don't want to be bothered either hooking up their old systems, or keeping them hooked up and requiring an elaborate setup to have everything running.

On the other hand, i wouldn't be surprised if one day while curiously browsing the downloads section, i run across a game that i'd rather just download than be bothered trying to find a cart for.
 
Rocket9 said:
Wow, you have every single Nes, Snes and N64 game?
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When was it confirmed that Nintendo managed to get 3rd parties onto this idea?

ourumov said:
Simply crazy...you are willing to pay for something you can play NOW at ZERO cost...
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The "It's free if you do something illegal!" argument blows my mind. Just because a game is old doesn't mean the game's owner is under some ridiculous obligation to make it available free of charge. That applies to any game on any system. Whether it's Activision dusting off the Zork games to release into yet another anthology, or Sierra deciding that now's the right time for another set of Quest collector sets.
 
1st Party: Mario Kart 64
3rd Party: Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4 (SNES) or Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES)

I also need some Super Tecmo Bowl III action. And for the love of god someone re-release Biker Mice from Mars for the SNES. That game is sweet!

NES: 1-3
SNES: 3-5
N64: 5-10
 
I'm expecting games to cost at least $5 for a NES title, $10 for SNES, and $15 for N64, if not $5 above those increments for the respective titles. However, it doesn't really bother me and I will have a large library of downloaded games.
 
I eventually plan on downloading/owning every 1st party game on the SuperFami and N64, but the first one will be Fire Emblem Thracia 776.

Third party, it would have to be Dragon Quest III remake.
 
I'm not going to purchase any games I currently own -- I'll just hook up this system if I really want to play it. However, I missed the whole SNES era, so I might check out a couple of games I missed if it's cheap enough. I'll also check out Perfect Dark and Paper Mario for the N64 since I never played those (assuming they are reasonably priced.)
 
Son of Godzilla said:
Eh? I was assuming this shit'd be free...

(Because it already is)
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NO IT IS NOT

Warezing, pirating, emu-scene != legal.

They will charge for those games, maybe as little as $.099 per title but still.
 
I'm thinking they'll do a point system thing. Buy a Nintendo product, get points. Some games will be worth more points than others. There will be contests/tournements for points too. Or simply buy a pre-paid Nintendo points card and use it dirrectly. That's the best way I can think to do it. Buy a game, register it, get points, use points to buy classic games. If it's a brand new game, special edition or a pre-ordered game, you'll get more points than if it's a $20 player's choice game.
 
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