Wii Shop Thread: ***FINAL FANTASY 3 IS OUT ON THE VC***

This week, Europe got 1 VC game, and 3 WiiWare games, R-Type - SEGA Master System/500 Points, Sexy Poker - WiiWare/500 Points, Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay - WiiWare/1000 Points, and You, Me, and the Cubes - 1000 Points.
 
Hm..

I really wish the TG16 port of R-Type wasn't 800 points. It'd be a must-buy at 600.

That said, I actually played the SMS version alot as a kid, I'd buy it for 500 if it comes out here. It's a very impressive port given the fact that it's on an 8 bit system.
 
I downloaded Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive people, Episode 1 when it first came out, and I finally decided to try it this evening. I had messed with it for about half an hour once, but never finished. I ended up playing it all today. Took about 3:30 hours to beat. I had a great time and had a few chuckles while playing. My game froze up on me towards the end, and after having it happen twice at the same spot, I googled and came up with this.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54176

I turned the widescreen off on my Wii, and I was able to get through that part fine. I would love to keep playing the game series, but that 1000 point per episode cost hurts.
 
Anybody download You , me and the Cubes and can offer impressions? I've been curious about the game for a while and the only review I can find is IGN's , which mentions the game is kinda tough , and is better played co-op.
 
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: ART LESSONS, AUTO RACING AND ARCADE ACTION MULTIPLY THE DOWNLOADABLE FUN

Sept. 28, 2009
Greek mythology, grid-based strategy, high-speed racing, classic arcade action and a hand-held art course - this week's additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop deliver a wildly entertaining mix. With new WiiWare™, Nintendo DSiWare™ and Virtual Console™ games debuting each week, Nintendo offers downloadable games to please everyone under the sun, and the list keeps on growing. For Nintendo DSi users looking to grow their own game library, here's a valuable tip-off: Consumers can still receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.

Nintendo DSiWare

Art Academy™: Second Semester
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can enjoy. Art Academy: Second Semester provides new and returning students with a larger set of tools and in-depth lessons designed to encourage the creation of more complex artwork. By gaining an even deeper understanding of colors and techniques used by famous impressionist artists, you will be ready to take on more challenging themes that include moving objects, and vast landscapes with distant objects. The openness of Free Paint mode offers plenty of opportunities to hone your skills and boost your confidence as an artist.

DRAGON QUEST® WARS™
Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Language
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: DRAGON QUEST WARS is a grid-based strategy game featuring all of your favorite quirky DRAGON QUEST monsters. Choose from several modes and get ready for battle. While the rules are simple, strategy is the key to victory. The game features single-player and DS Wireless Play, as well as battles with foes worldwide via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. (Broadband Internet access is required for online play.)

WiiWare

ARKANOID Plus!
Publisher: TAITO
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 600 Wii Points™
Description: ARKANOID Plus! is an updated version of the original arcade blockbuster. Players must destroy colored blocks by guiding an Energy Ball around the screen using a spaceship called a VAUS. The game features a host of new modes and settings that radically alter the experience: Arcade Mode consists of 61 rounds divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters appearing in the last round; VS Mode lets players face off against a friend or the CPU; and the unfailingly frantic Time Mode challenges players to clear rounds within a strict time limit. With the subtle differences arising from the choice of "Lives" or "Barrier" rules, plus a plethora of exciting items, you're in for hours and hours of block-busting fun.

DRiiFT Mania
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: DRiiFT Mania is the ultimate top-down multiplayer racing experience. Challenge your friends in fast, exciting races and some totally crazy game modes. You'll need to adapt your driving skills to the different racing environments if you want to succeed.

Virtual Console

Altered Beast™
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: "Rise from your grave!" When legendary Greek god Zeus brings you back to life with those famous words, you set forth on a mission to rescue his daughter, Athena, from the wicked God of the Underworld, Neff. To survive the gauntlet of mythological foes, you must hunt down the three-headed wolves that inhabit each stage and collect the Spirit Balls that they release. The Spirit Balls increase your strength and allow you to transform into a variety of forms, including a Werewolf, Weredragon, Werebear, Weretiger and the ultimate form, the Golden Werewolf. Each creature possesses powerful attacks to help bring an end to Neff's scheme.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
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Driift and Dragon Quest Wars
 
Wow neat, Dragon Quest Wars. I saw that the other day when I was looking for some upcoming DSiWare games I might be interested in. Hopefully someone will post some impressions.
 
I so love the Dragon Quest franchise! I think I'm in for this a little later today. It's been developed by some folks that made Fire Emblem games. For only 500 points, I can't pass this up.

I'm glad the next Art Academy is available too. What a great day for DSiWare!

About DQW:

"A turn- and tile-based strategy game, DQ Wars sets four teams of four down in an arena and challenges them to reach the other side. They're all in each other's way, though, and so ensues a big old fight.

This can be done over Wi-Fi against friends, or over a number of short and apparently challenging rounds against the computer brain.
There are popular Dragon Quest characters to pick from, and a rating-points system to keep matches balanced and opposition beatable."


http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dragon-quest-wars-next-month


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZNrn2Rdnh8[/media]
 
Probably going to get DRiiFT Mania. I always loved that type of game in the arcade. I haven't gotten You, Me and the Cubes yet, though, and I said I was going to buy that. Hmm....
 
[quote name='Nohbdy']You three are totally disregarding Arkanoid Plus.[/QUOTE]

I'm having a hard time finding a trailer. The 600 point price is right, and I do love me some Arkanoid.

[quote name='lilboo']How/Why is Altered Beast 1000 points?[/QUOTE]

:whistle2:s

That's a good question.
 
Yeah, it's not like the arcade version magically transforms the average Genesis version into something mindblowing.

The arcade version got ported to XBLA for 400 points and has some additional content (I think it's online multiplayer there). The 1000 point charge is more or less indefensible.

For the first time since DSiware debuted I wish I had a DSi. Dragon Quest Wars looks very amusing, especially seeing the pricetag.

Still waiting on Final Fantasy 1 and or II/IV.
 
[quote name='Cambot']Is it the same arcade version on the Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection disc?[/QUOTE]

Yes, the arcade version of Altered Beast is in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3/360) and Sega Genesis Collection (PS2/PSP).
 
[quote name='Friend of Sonic']That's pretty ludicrous to charge 1000 points just because it's the arcade version.[/QUOTE]

I get the impression that Nintendo just doesn't want to sell any copies of it.
 
Has anyone here purchased all of the FFIVTAY content? If so, do you feel the 300 point episodes are worthwhile, or are the 2 main episodes (at 800 points each) enough?
 
This week, Europe got 1 VC game and 1 WiiWare game, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - SNES/800 Points, and "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game - WiiWare/500 Points.
 
This month, the US is getting Fighting Street for the Turbo CD:
http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/index.html

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Jesus Christ. Anyone that downloads Fighting Street is going to be pissed.

I'd like them to bring the PC Engine port of Street Fighter II Dash over, even with the import price of 700 wii-bucks, it'd be cheaper than any of the other ports on the VC. It's actually a well done port. One wonders how different things would have been if it had made it to the US.

In sort of related videogame history, the TG-16 nearly got exclusivity on Mortal Kombat back in the day. That really would've changed the whole 16 bit battle.
 
[quote name='Halo05']I'd like them to bring the PC Engine port of Street Fighter II Dash over, even with the import price of 700 wii-bucks, it'd be cheaper than any of the other ports on the VC. It's actually a well done port. One wonders how different things would have been if it had made it to the US.[/QUOTE]

Interestingly enough, an OFLC (Australian system) rating for "Street Fighter II': Champion Edition" appeared in early September. Now, unless the Genesis version was never released in Australia, that leaves two possibilities:
A) Arcade version
B) TurboGrafx16 version

http://vc.nintendolife.com/news/2009/09/oflc_ratings_promise_street_fighting_action
 
And they said it would never happen.

Virtual Console

FINAL FANTASY
Original platform: NES
Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: The world lies shrouded in darkness. The winds die. The sea rages. The earth decays. But the people believe in a prophecy, patiently awaiting its fulfillment. "When darkness veils the earth, four Warriors of Light shall come...." After a long journey, four young travelers did at last appear, and in the hand of each was clutched a crystal.

WiiWare

Word Searcher
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: You'll need a sharp eye and a quick mind to complete 100 themed word-search puzzles. Word Searcher contains fun words from multiple categories including anatomy, world cities and U.S. presidents. With a huge assortment of subjects to choose from, there's sure to be a puzzle for everyone to enjoy. Help improve your vocabulary, memory and problem-solving skills with these engaging puzzles. Track and try to beat your own play-through times again and again—words are scrambled every time you play.
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YES! I don't have the time to play it right away, but I sure as hell am buying that the instant it hits the VC today, just to show them I want the damn games! :bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:
 
[quote name='botticus']Is Final Fantasy also worth getting?[/QUOTE]

It's 20-30 hours of kick ass game play. I had 2 copies of it on the NES way back in the day since you could only have one save per cart lol. Unless you don't like awesome games, you should purchase it immediately. ;)


I will say though, if you've played the remake versions, you make not like the magic system in the original. I forget which remake had it, but they changed the way the magic was used. In this version there is 8 levels of magic, and you can fit 3 magic spells per level. Each level has a number of uses between all of that level's magic, going from 0-9. Later remakes changed the system to just have an MP pool and each spell given an MP cost.
 
[quote name='Ryukahn']It's 20-30 hours of kick ass game play. I had 2 copies of it on the NES way back in the day since you could only have one save per cart lol. Unless you don't like awesome games, you should purchase it immediately. ;)
[/QUOTE]
I figured my joke was not obvious enough, but if nothing else, it elicited a response that will inform others of the wonder of this game. Thanks!

Was it really only one save per cart? I swore it was more, but I could be thinking of any number of other games.
 
[quote name='botticus']
I figured my joke was not obvious enough, but if nothing else, it elicited a response that will inform others of the wonder of this game. Thanks!
[/QUOTE]

It's too early in the morning for me to comprehend jokes.

It was one save per cart.
 
Interesting. Ah well, no biggie. I definitely had a bad experience with the spell charge system in Dark Spire, but I don't recall it being a big hindrance in FF. I look forward to replaying every part of that except for the Marsh Cave.
 
I know Final Fantasy on Wiiware is awesome and that I too am expecting to get it, but NO DSiWare? Granted, I somehow figured that we wouldn't get anything good, as the last couple weeks have been good, but to have nothing...

Edit: Oh, pete only posted part of the releases. DSiWare got one game, thorium. Thanks Ryu for posting it in the DS forum.
 
Yeah, I figured the DS stuff belonged in the DS thread. To the people who were waiting for Final Fantasy I: Why?? Superior
(if you don't count the lowered difficulty)
remakes exist for at least 3 systems.
 
[quote name='pete5883']Yeah, I figured the DS stuff belonged in the DS thread. To the people who were waiting for Final Fantasy I: Why?? Superior
(if you don't count the lowered difficulty)
remakes exist for at least 3 systems.[/QUOTE]
I haven't exactly been waiting for it... I own the NES cart, the GBA remake, and will probably get around to buying the (sometimes) purty PSP remake when/if I grab a PSP, but I'll pay $5 to play the game on my TV rather than hook up the NES.

Downloaded it tonight, but for now, back to FFIV: The After!
 
[quote name='pete5883']Yeah, I figured the DS stuff belonged in the DS thread. To the people who were waiting for Final Fantasy I: Why?? Superior
(if you don't count the lowered difficulty)
remakes exist for at least 3 systems.[/QUOTE]

The lowered difficulty makes those remakes ASS. Well, you could choose easy (more like lol you suck at rpgs) and normal for the PSX version, but I don't have any system that plays PSX games at the moment, so that is out. I remember playing the GBA version several years ago, and there was no challenge what-so-ever. Never had a chance to play the PSP version, so can't comment on that one.
 
I'd rather play with 0 difficulty than put up with the 1987 bullshit like 'aiming at a dead guys makes you miss.' But to each his own.
 
I remember Jermey Parish did a Final Fantasy retrospective on toastyfrog at one time , and one of the parts of it was rating the best version of each of the final fantasy games. For the original I believe it went something like this (from best to worst):
PS1 Final Fantasy Origins version
PSP version
GBA Dawn of Souls version
Wonderswan version (I think)
NES version

The same list basically applies to the 2nd game as well , except switch the PS1 version and the PSP version (not that anyone really cares about that).
 
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the NES version is the superior version. Out of what I played, the PSX version was the best due to all of the improvements it had while still having the difficulty level in tact. I was just mainly slamming the GBA version because I remember buying it thinking it would be awesome, but the lack of difficulty made it garbage.
 
[quote name='Ryukahn']Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the NES version is the superior version. Out of what I played, the PSX version was the best due to all of the improvements it had while still having the difficulty level in tact. I was just mainly slamming the GBA version because I remember buying it thinking it would be awesome, but the lack of difficulty made it garbage.[/QUOTE]

I think the main selling point in the GBA version was the added content. The lower difficulty was mainly for those that couldn't deal with how hard the game was originally.
 
Due to the difficulty and the length (relative to most other NES games), I think FF was the first game that gave me the euphoria of "holy shit, I beat it!"
 
[quote name='botticus']Due to the difficulty and the length (relative to most other NES games), I think FF was the first game that gave me the euphoria of "holy shit, I beat it!"[/QUOTE]

I didn't play a lot of hard games as a kid, but Contra III was one of them. My father and I actually played that game together many times, co-op, and we beat the final boss together one day, when I was in about 5th grade. I'll always cherish that memory.
 
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