The Wii VC Thread - 12/31/07: Bubble Bobble, Light Crusader, Top Hunter

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[quote name='CAG 79']What time do VC games usually show up? Is it just like XBLA or is it available after midnight?[/QUOTE]
No, it's 12 PM EST on Monday, I think. Not certain as I'm rarely home to peek in just as they're released.

Hot for some Super Samus, I take it? ;)

EDIT: Bested by the 311. I'm leaving it up, dammit.
 
[quote name='dothog']I don't know if you're goofing or if you're serious, but sometimes I'll just lose control in a GC game with the wavebird. To restore control, I click a channel up or down on the controller and then return to the original channel. Usually fixes it up right away.

I don't know if it's interference or what. I suspect the controller's frazmandeous transsorter is out of order, which can be restored as indicated above or with a live sacrifice according to the third statute of the original hoodoo doctrine.[/QUOTE]

The only time I've had my wavebird lose signal is when the batteries were low.
 
Aug. 20, 2007

You've longed for it, you've begged for it and now it's finally here. Nintendo's Month of Metroid continues with today's release of the ultra-classic Super Metroid® for the Super NES®. It's one of the many teasers to whet your appetite in advance of the Aug. 27 release of Metroid® Prime 3: Corruption for Wii™. You have a full week to dive into Super Metroid and explore the other great new games added to the Wii Shop Channel: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master™ and Neutopia.

Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel 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 week's new games are:

Super Metroid (Super NES, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Violence, 800 Wii Points): The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy. Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older – Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): In this thrilling sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi, Joe Musashi finds that Neo Zeed – the crime syndicate he believed he had wiped out two years earlier – is indeed still alive and well. The return of Neo Zeed and its leader, the mysterious Shadow Master, forces Musashi to return from exile and confront the growing evil. As the Shinobi, the master of long-forgotten Oboro Ninjitsu martial arts, Musashi must utilize all his powers to overcome his various enemies. Thanks to his considerable combat skills and special Ninjitsu moves, only the Shinobi can thwart Neo Zeed and vanquish the Shadow Master.

Neutopia (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): In this action role-playing game, you take control of a brave boy who sets off on a journey to rescue the kidnapped princess and reclaim the eight medallions that were stolen by the evil demon, Dirth. You'll need to rely on your magic compass and information you've gathered to find entrances to labyrinths and defeat the bosses in them. Solve puzzles, avoid traps, move blocks and destroy walls to uncover secret rooms in the labyrinths. Carefully use your map to uncover hidden treasure and powerful equipment. Travel the land, underground, sea and sky on your quest to recover the medallions. With a save function, the right difficulty level and a system that doesn't include experience points, this is truly an RPG that anyone can enjoy.
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Pretty good week, IMO.
Weren't a lot of people waiting for "Neutopia"? Never heard of it personally..and I'm pretty sure Shinobi 3 is a favorite, but I might be wrong.

Enjoy your Super Metroid everyone :)
 
[quote name='Plinko']Looks good this week--may buy Neutopia as well based on word of mouth.[/QUOTE]


This is where the "DEMO" channel would come in handy :whistle2:(

After updating I realized: Why did we get Shinobi 3? Where's 1 and 2? :whistle2:s

Here's some gameplay vids for everyone.


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7CG2RrmjcU[/media]

^ Legend of Zelda much?? :whistle2:s

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMZcndfSc6Y[/media]

^ I never played a Shinobi game (well, maybe I did. I don't remember it then..) But this looks somewhat interesting

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEN0hKQwJyk[/media]

^ I bet you have NO idea what that is ;)
 
Here's some gameplay vids for everyone.


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7CG2RrmjcU[/media]

^ Legend of Zelda much?? :whistle2:s

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMZcndfSc6Y[/media]

^ I never played a Shinobi game (well, maybe I did. I don't remember it then..) But this looks somewhat interesting

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEN0hKQwJyk[/media]

^ I bet you have NO idea what that is ;)
 
Neutopia looks like fin despite what a flaming Zelda clone it is.

I already ahev hinibi 3 on the Sega Genesis Collection, so I'll pass on that.

Super Metroid is a must buy, just not right now since I have a ton of games on my plate as it is.
 
[quote name='dallow']Early reports say there's DS and Wii ads in Super Metroid.
Just a minor change.[/QUOTE]

That's only because their advertising agreement with Slurm Cola ran out years ago.
 
[quote name='Strell']That's only because their advertising agreement with Slurm Cola ran out years ago.[/quote]I think after the Slurm Cola incident of 97, everyone wants to distance themselves.
 
Hot damn, Super Metroid and Shinobi III...

fuck yes.

Even though I wont be downloading Shinobi III, it was an awesome game for those who never played it.
 
Good overall week, might pick up Neutopia but not interested in Super Metroid or Shinobi. Hopefully next week brings Breath of Fire 2.
 
Got Super Metroid and Neutopia at lunch.

Then I just sat there and watched the opening credits for Super Metroid for a while.

Cannot believe how cinematic this game was given it's date of 1994.

Still sends chills down my back.
 
Wow, it's really getting close to the point where I'll need to count up the number of VC releases I really want and see if they top my magic number of 20. Super Metroid and Neutopia are definately on that list. Shinobi III would be but like others, I have it on the Sega Genesis collection already.
 
That intro music is still fresh on my mind.
I still play the Super Metroid cart from time to time but I'll get the VC one anyway.
 
Ah, Neutopia -- one of my favorite Turbo games. I often regret selling that console. The game is like NES Zelda with a screen-reaching flame attack and 4 worlds. Highly recommended. Of course, I still need to play the other great action/RPG favorite I downloaded in Beyond Oasis.
 
[quote name='gunm']I'd like to hear more CAG reviews of Neutopia. I likes me some old-skoo' Zelda cloneage.[/QUOTE]
Same here, it looks decent and I'm not much of a Zelda fan myself.
 
[confession] I never played Super Metroid before, but I bought it (Hey c'mon, I had 10,000+ points thanks to wonderful freebie sites!) and I am really enjoying it A LOT!! [/confession]

But anyway I'm not that far in the game--how do you open the orange doors?
So far I have missles, super missles, morph ball & bombs for the morph ball!

Help? :)
 
[quote name='lilboo'][confession] I never played Super Metroid before, but I bought it (Hey c'mon, I had 10,000+ points thanks to wonderful freebie sites!) and I am really enjoying it A LOT!! [/confession]

But anyway I'm not that far in the game--how do you open the orange doors?
So far I have missles, super missles, morph ball & bombs for the morph ball!

Help? :)[/QUOTE]

YOU WILL FIGURE IT OUT LIKE THE REST OF DID, PEON.

CONSIDER THIS THE NICE RESPONSE.

DAMN NO-PLAYING-SUPER METROID KIDS THESE DAYS!
 
:rofl:

I am pretty sure the reason why I never played SUPER Metroid was because I never liked Metroid. I don't know what it was about that game, but I just didn't like it at all. With that, I never even bothered to try Super Metroid--but as I can see that's TOTALLY my loss!
 
[quote name='lilboo'][confession] I never played Super Metroid before, but I bought it (Hey c'mon, I had 10,000+ points thanks to wonderful freebie sites!) and I am really enjoying it A LOT!! [/confession]

But anyway I'm not that far in the game--how do you open the orange doors?
So far I have missles, super missles, morph ball & bombs for the morph ball!

Help? :)[/quote]

No. If you'd send some points my way, I'll reconsider, 10,000 points man.:lol:
 
[quote name='seanr1221']10 kittens just died.[/QUOTE]

It's not sad that 10 kittens died so much as it is how they died - under the crushing weight of myke's blowhardedness.

You are no longer an adversary, varmit-san.
 
I had never played Super Metroid either, until this evening!!!! Too bad my wife took over the tv. But I will play some more tonight.
 
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