OH MY GOD YESSSS!!!!!

This weeks Virtual Console games ..
Shining Force !!! w00t !!

One of the rare games that would make me get back up after getting home from work, and go buy a point card.

Shining Force brings back some of my fondest Genesis memories. I hope the fantastic sequal is on the way soon.


Shining Force™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Also this added this week:

Kirby's Dream Course™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)

Devil's Crush (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points)

This weeks Virtual Console update..

Blah on Genesis games!!
I want more SNES !! .. in fact I demand it..

Anyways, here's what we got.

Lode Runner® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Pass

Sonic the Hedgehog™ 2 (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): I will probably get it someday, but I recently played all the Sonic games on the Gamecube.. so I have no interest in playing them right now. They would have been nice with achievements for the XBLA though.

Golden Axe™ II (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): Probably going to pass on this as well.
Where's my Soul Blazer !!

The Nintendo Press Room..

I am waiting with points in hand to find out what todays new Virtual Console game is.. My favorite places to check in on when waiting for new releases.. well Kotaku, and the Nintendo Press Room.

Basically Kotaku posts with a regurgitated rant about what they say on the "wii-kly update". Not quite the wii version of Major Nelson.com, it's still a good place for the new VC info.

Meanwhile.. I added it to the small list of community sites for the wii

I do need more good places to check for stuff.. well eventually.

Zelda 2 this week, VC hits 100th game milestone.

I am not sure how much I have spent at this point. Somewhere between 6 or 7 of the 2000 point cards. Meanwhile, I will be passing on the big 100th new game. I hate this version of Zelda already. I tried it again recently for the GBA, and I still just don't like it. I have always been a lesser Zelda fan anyways. I respect the series, and have enjoyed many moments of Zelda bliss, but not at the same level as say my Metroid, Mario, or even Pokemon games. My favorite is still ALTTP.

I hope something else is coming this week, and likely something will. Actraiser has me dying to play Soul Blazer. Streets of rage 2 sucked me into buying 1, and I want to buy #3, and F-Zero has me drooling for some Mario Kart action (snes). Oh, and Punchout... well Super Punchout. There is many months of wonderful VC games still to come, and every game I get makes me wanna play something thats not yet out.

Actraiser Godliness and this weeks arcade action

Actraiser is one of my all time favorites, and one of the first Super NES games I ever played. In fact I played it on a Super Famicom before they came out here.

Actraiser sort of rang in a new generation for me for the first time. The games on display for my pleasure to show off the Super new console were Sim City, Actraiser, and Gradius III. All three have become favorites, anbd all three available now for ther wii. Sim City remains the only one of the trio I haven't picked up.

It hasn't aged at all. I still adore it. The music alone brings back memories, and I stayed up and beat the firt town of the game last night. Games like this is why the VC is such a big deal for gamers like me.

Meanwhile this week marks the return of the single game release on XBLA. I haven't even downloaded a trial since the release of EETs, and Pinball. I might have to try this game out. Mad Tracks brings back memories of Micro Machines, I rather have Micro Machines though. My interest level for these games seems to have dropped off, although I hope Ikaruga comes out soon. Right now I am really busy embracing all this Nintendo goodness in the form of Pokemon Addictions, Zelda, Mario and the classic VC games. Oh and Gunstar Heroes is still amazing as well.

Oh, apparently the Pokemon addiction is spreading. The Penny arcade chaps seem to be infected. Another fantastic Pokemon comic.

Virtual Console Rodeo.

Game|Life - has a round up of every single upcomning Virtual Console game.
Check it out here.

What a nightmare for my wallet.

Actually yes... I do have this Nintendo Wallet.

I Love Punch Out!!!

Apparently now available for the wii. I actually picked up Animal Crossing for the Gamecube based somewhat on the chances of getting to play this classic again. Too bad that never happened. They made it nearly impossible to obtain. I also bought the Snes version at one point, and found out I had a bad battery/cart. It would crash and delete my games often.

Basically this is going to be a day one VC purchase for me when I get my wii. Hopefully really soon. I am dying to play about 3 big games on the wii right now, and a handfull of VC games. IGN has a review of the game.

I Love Super Mario World.

In my opinion, Super Mario World is the definitive Mario classic. The best of the best. I spent endless hours trying to play this game on my friend's Snes console while waiting to get mine for Xmas.

I spent hour after hour trying to fully find everything in this game, without any help from anything or anybody. Unlocking the final map was bitter sweet, as I had finished my quest to master the game, but the fantastic ride was over. What was the last place I couldn't find? The small island that connects to the bridge near the top middle of the map. Star World was cake compared to finding that. I still remember the epiphany I had when I realized the red dots ment it had a second exit.

Oh, BTW it is on the Virtual Console (wii) now, along with two other "not-so" classic games.

Super Mario World - Super NES, 800 Wii Points
VIGILANTE - TurboGrafx-16, 600 Wii Points
Gain Ground - Sega Genesis, 800 Wii Points
I guess if you haven't played them, "it's new to you".