[quote name='supershammy']Gunstar Heroes was my first VC purchase, and GOD DAMN is this game good. I remember playing it, but not that it was one of the best co-op shooters ever! Tossing your buddy around and shooting the entire time does a good game make.
Recommended without reservation, people!
As for using a Classic Controller, consider this: My remote has gone through three sets of batteries since November 19th, and I play it for less than an hour a day on average. The fact that you have to suck the energy out of a Wii remote using the Classic Controller makes my wallet and my soul hurt for the cost of batteries and all the useless acid I'm creating, respectively. When I play Gunstar Heroes, I basically select it with the remote, pick up a GC controller, and set it down somewhere else so that it will power off and save its juices for a bout of Wii Sports or something.[/QUOTE]
Get some recharable Nihm with a quick charger. Can buy them anywhere for about $20 for 4 aa's and a quick charger, and there's a thread in the deals forum for a charger and a ton of batteries for cheap.