The Wii VC Games Thread - (5/21 Donkey Kong Country2, Blazing Lazers, Streets Rage 2)

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Tecmo Bowl? That came right out of left field. That and Tecmo Super Bowl are the only football games I've ever liked, so think it warrants a download.
 
[quote name='snipegod']Dear Tecmo Bowl,

You are my most darling sports game of all time and the sparkle in my mind's Virtual Console eye.

Singularly yours with quivering anticipating,

SnipeGod[/QUOTE]

:swoon:

Oh, Tecmo Bowl, I always knew you'd come back to me.

Let's promise to never part again.
 
[quote name='dothog']Someone linked this info, don't know if it was in this thread or an earlier thread, but here's the text so there's no more conjecture. From Wikipedia...

Super Tecmo Bowl, on the other hand, had an NFL License, so it may be less likely than its NES counterpart to appear on the VC.[/QUOTE]

Alas, I knew Tecmo Bowl didnt have an NFL license but I did think they had the NFLPA license. It would seem that I am mistaken.
 
I will buy Tecmo Bowl now, George, and I will love it and hug it and squeeze it, oh yes I will, George! And when it comes out for Live Arcade someday, I will do the same, George!

(So it's totally unaltered, names still intact and such??)
 
[quote name='jollydwarf'](So it's totally unaltered, names still intact and such??)[/QUOTE]

The names aren't there, Jack. I'm disappointed, too.
 
Eh, I guess I'll end up getting Tecmo Bowl, though again, I'd much rather have Tecmo Super Bowl. I know they would've went through hell to try and get the license and such, but it was the better game by a longshot.
 
The names aren't there, Jack. I'm disappointed, too.

Well, as long as the players are still all in their 'right place', hint-hint, nudge-nudge, wink-wink, knowwhatImean, knowwhatImean? As long as the "New York" team has their 'mystery' linebacker that can block PATs on a regular basis, e.g.
 
Bleh, my predictions were way off. :lol:

Nothing for me this Monday, I can't wait to pick up my 360 in a few weeks... the XBLA is looking fantastic.
 
i want tecmo bowl, but i only have 800 points left. so i think ill wait a couple more weeks to see if a good snes or genesis game comes along. but i really want tecmo bowl...
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Splatterhouse (TG16) has been confirmed for next week. This is the GOOD version of it![/quote]fuck yeah, can't wait to download it.
 
Excuse me if this has already been posted, but I saw this at GameSpot:

Tecmo's humbly named Tecmo Bowl didn't carry an NFL license, but that didn't stop it from creating a game with thinly veiled stand-ins for the league's biggest teams. The NES game originally had an NFL Players Association license that let gamers storm the field with legends like Walter Payton, Bo Jackson, and Lawrence Taylor. However, all the players' names have been stripped from the Virtual Console edition and replaced with their jersey numbers.

I guess this means no Tecmo Super Bowl, unless it's a totally stripped down version.
 
There are some really great Turbo games out there -- it's just that Hudson or whoever's in charge is putting out some snoozers. I mean, Moto Roader and Double Dungeons instead of Ninja Spirit and Bloody Wolf? It seems like Turbo games are just to fill holes in certain genres like shmups and RPGs. However, they hold back games like Neutopia as not to compete with Zelda and Bloody Wolf as not to compete with Contra III. I think the obscurity would help drive some of those VC sales, as we haven't seen/played them for a while, or just plain never played them.

re: Tecmo Bowl, that sounds like the biggest alteration a game has gone through for VC, instead of a simple emulation. Too bad they couldn't go one step further and add the ability to name players what you want.
 
I loved my Tecmo Bowl purchase yesterday and I really enjoyed playing it. I know all the players numbers from back then and the Chicago team still plays like it did.

I am really happy they released it and I am looking forward to Splatterhouse next week!
 
Hmm. So Zelda II, Splatterhouse...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say TMNT should be out Monday. The XBLA game comes out tomorrow (can't wait!) and the movie comes out next Friday.. so.. I guess that could be the third game coming out this Monday?
 
I have an LCD HDTV, and Tecmo Bowl has just enough of the top of the game screen missing so that I can't really see the time remaining and a couple other minor details. Anyone else experiencing this? Is this common for VC games? Is there anything that a tech 'simpleton' like me can do to remedy it?
 
[quote name='jollydwarf']ITecmo Bowl has just enough of the top of the game screen missing so that I can't really see the time remaining and a couple other minor details. Anyone else experiencing this? [/QUOTE]

Not I.

And I'm enjoying every minute of playing Tecmo Bowl again. My only complaint is the names not being there (having only the numbers as a reference is frustrating as I don't remember any of the player numbers).
 
[quote name='Roufuss']In other news, I will be psyched when these two things happen:

A) Sega finally runs out of games on the Sega Classics Collection to throw on the VC, and gives us shit like Beyond Oasis or Landstalker.[/quote]
http://gonintendo.com/?p=14558

Now wish for Master System emulation!
 
Gotta get some points ready for Splatterhouse.

I can't wait to hear Wombat rant about the price for Spinball since it is also on the GC Mega Collection.
 
[quote name='niceguyshawne']Gotta get some points ready for Splatterhouse.

I can't wait to hear Wombat rant about the price for Spinball since it is also on the GC Mega Collection.[/quote]He already did yesterday.
 
[quote name='niceguyshawne']Gotta get some points ready for Splatterhouse.

I can't wait to hear Wombat rant about the price for Spinball since it is also on the GC Mega Collection.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully he mentioned that the version of Spinball on GC Mega is AWFUL. I mean it is HORRIBLE BEYOND BELIEF, with tons of slowdown.

I would hope that the VC version is better.

RD
 
[quote name='ViolentLee']There are some really great Turbo games out there -- it's just that Hudson or whoever's in charge is putting out some snoozers. I mean, Moto Roader and Double Dungeons instead of Ninja Spirit and Bloody Wolf? It seems like Turbo games are just to fill holes in certain genres like shmups and RPGs. However, they hold back games like Neutopia as not to compete with Zelda and Bloody Wolf as not to compete with Contra III. I think the obscurity would help drive some of those VC sales, as we haven't seen/played them for a while, or just plain never played them.

re: Tecmo Bowl, that sounds like the biggest alteration a game has gone through for VC, instead of a simple emulation. Too bad they couldn't go one step further and add the ability to name players what you want.[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure how well obscurity will translate into VC sales. There seem to be two things right now: nostalgia (LTTP) and popular obscurity (Gunstar Heroes). The prices are just a tad high, IMO, for people to buy a game they've not tried out. That's unfortunate, b/c I'd love to see publishers get out stuff that's popular.

Truth be told, expecting Nintendo to let other gamemakers put out their top notch titles to compete with Nintendo's is like expecting WWE to treat WCW and ECW with respect when they were acquired. We saw how that happened.

That's not to say we'll never see "The Legendary Axe" (please!) or some classic Genesis title; you'll see it on a week when "Clu Clu Land" or "10-Yard Fight" is released, however, and probably some time after Nintendo's best have had time to simmer on the VC market and sell the bulk of their copies.
 
WrestleCrap'sRD;2750998 said:
Hopefully he mentioned that the version of Spinball on GC Mega is AWFUL. I mean it is HORRIBLE BEYOND BELIEF, with tons of slowdown.

I would hope that the VC version is better.

RD
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Ever play the original?
 
So we all pretty much guessing Splatterhouse as one for monday?
What about the rest, any clues?

This week and last week have been REALLY top secret for some reason.
 
[quote name='CosmosTheMouse']So we all pretty much guessing Splatterhouse as one for monday?
What about the rest, any clues?

This week and last week have been REALLY top secret for some reason.[/quote]
Definitely Splatterhouse on Monday, and probably Excite Bike too. Excite Bike has been confirmed for March, so if not this Monday, it'll be the 26th.

For more speculation, the European VC games released tonight:

Ice Climber - NES.
Teenage Mutan Ninga Turtles - NES.
Splatterhouse - TG16.
 
[quote name='CosmosTheMouse']So we all pretty much guessing Splatterhouse as one for monday?
What about the rest, any clues?

This week and last week have been REALLY top secret for some reason.[/quote]
Definitely Splatterhouse on Monday, and probably Excite Bike too. Excite Bike has been confirmed for March, so if not this Monday, it'll be the 26th.

For more speculation, the European VC games released tonight:

Ice Climber - NES.
Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles - NES.
Splatterhouse - TG16.
 
[quote name='MisterModest']Definitely Splatterhouse on Monday, and probably Excite Bike too. Excite Bike has been confirmed for March, so if not this Monday, it'll be the 26th.

For more speculation, the European VC games released tonight:

Ice Climber - NES.
Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles - NES.
Splatterhouse - TG16.[/quote]



Hrm.... USA already has Ice Climber.
I wonder if Excite Bike will take it's place this week.
 
I would buy all three games if they were released. I used to LOVE splatterhouse and TMNT. Excitebike is classic too.

TMNT was one of the hardest games I've ever played.
 
I hated TMNT!

I want Turtles in fuckin Time!!!
God, I LOVED that game!

Even the original Power Rangers game was awesome, though, I doubt they could bring that on the VC :(
 
Since we have Splatterhouse confirmed, I'm gonna take a wild guess and assume Excitebike and/or Zelda II will come out this Monday. TMNT...is this the Arcade version, the same one on XBL? Or is it the REALLY friggin impossible one?
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Since we have Splatterhouse confirmed, I'm gonna take a wild guess and assume Excitebike and/or Zelda II will come out this Monday. TMNT...is this the Arcade version, the same one on XBL? Or is it the REALLY friggin impossible one?[/QUOTE]

The NES one...
 
[quote name='foltzie']The NES one...[/QUOTE]

The Arcade one (thats on XBLA now) is TMNT II which was for the NES.

The really friggin impossible one, is TMNT.
..Which is what we're probably getting :(
 
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