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Nintendo Downloads - April 2010

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VIRTUAL CONSOLE
  • The King of Fighters '95 (Neo-Geo | 900pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Mega Man 4 (NES | 500pts) (19 April 2010)
  • Zaxxon (Arcade | 800pts) (12 April 2010)
  • Ironclad (Neo-Geo| 1000pts) (5 April 2010)
WIIWARE
  • 5 Arcade Gems (Nordcurrent | 700pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Brain Drain (Enjoy Gaming Ltd | 500pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Bang Attack (Engine Software | 500pts) (19 April 2010)
  • Military Madness: Nectaris (Hudson | 1000pts) (12 April 2010)
  • F*shie F*shie (DK Games | 500pts) (5 April 2010)
  • Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 (Lexis Numérique | 500pts) (5 April 2010)
WIIWARE DEMOS
  • No new demos to date.
DSiWARE
  • DodoGo! (Neko Entertainment | 800pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Don't Feed the Animals (Electron Jump Games | 500pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Ferrari GT: Evolution (Gameloft | 800pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Puffins: Let's Roll (Other Ocean Interactive | 500pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Scrabble Slam! (EA | 500pts) (26 April 2010)
  • System Flaw Recruit (Enjoy Gaming Ltd | 500pts) (26 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Ball (Nintendo | 200pts) (19 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo | 200pts) (19 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Flagman (Nintendo | 200pts) (19 April 2010)
  • myPostcards (Nnooo | 200pts) (19 April 2010)
  • Surviving High School (EA | 800pts) (19 April 2010)
  • 7 Card Games (cerasus.media | 500pts) (12 April 2010)
  • AiRace (QubicGames | 800pts) (12 April 2010)
  • AlphaBounce (Mad Monkey Studios | 500pts) (12 April 2010)
  • Gangstar 2: Kings of LA (Gameloft | 500pts) (12 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Helmet (Nintendo | 200pts) (5 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Manhole (Nintendo | 200pts) (5 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Vermin (Nintendo | 200pts) (5 April 2010)
  • Mr Driller: Drill Till You Drop (Namco Bandai | 500pts) (5 April 2010)
WARIOWARE D.I.Y. GAMES
  • Digital Daze (user-submitted) (26 April 2010)
  • Meat Boy (Edmund McMillen of Team Meat) (26 April 2010)
  • Rocky Road (user-submitted) (26 April 2010)
  • 1-Up (user-submitted) (19 April 2010)
  • Shantae NAB! (by Matt Bozon of WayForward) (19 April 2010)
  • Sky-Scrape (user-submitted) (19 April 2010)
  • Fire Bad! (by Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games) (12 April 2010)
  • Matching Man (user-submitted) (12 April 2010)
  • Snow Fall (user-submitted) (12 April 2010)
  • Color-Full (user-submitted) (5 April 2010)
  • Dragon Duel (user-submitted) (5 April 2010)
  • Ikachan (by Daisuke Amaya aka "Pixel") (5 April 2010)
  • Suck Goo (by Ron Carmel of 2D Boy) (5 April 2010)

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VIRTUAL CONSOLE
  • The King of Fighters '95 (Neo-Geo | 900pts) (30 April 2010)
  • Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (SNES | 800pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Mega Man 4 (NES | 500pts) (16 April 2010)
  • Blaster Master (NES | 500pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Super Mario Kart (SNES | 800pts) (2 April 2010)
WIIWARE
  • 5 Arcade Gems (Nordcurrent | 700pts) (30 April 2010)
  • WarioWare: DIY Showcase (Nintendo | 800pts) (30 April 2010)
  • The Will of Dr Frankenstein (Enjoy Gaming Ltd | 500pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Bloons (Hands-On Mobile | 500pts) (16 April 2010)
  • Rage of the Gladiator (Ghostfire Games | 1000pts) (16 April 2010)
  • Learning With the PooYoos: Episode 2 (Lexis Numérique | 500pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Zombie Panic in Wonderland (Akaoni Studio | 1000pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Chronos Twins DX (EnjoyUp Games | 700pts) (2 April 2010)
  • Family Mini Golf (Arc System Works | 500pts) (2 April 2010)
WIIWARE DEMOS
  • No new demos to date.
DSiWARE
  • DoDoGo! (Neko Entertainment | 800pts) (30 April 2010)
  • Save the Turtles (Sabarasa | 500pts) (30 April 2010)
  • Simply Solitaire (Engine Software | 200pts) (30 April 2010)
  • Surviving High School (EA | 800pts) (30 April 2010)
  • VT Tennis (Virtual Toys | 500pts) (30 April 2010)
  • Earthworm Jim (Gameloft | 500pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Flipper (Xform | 500pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Ball (Nintendo | 200pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr (Nintendo | 200pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Flagman (Nintendo | 200pts) (23 April 2010)
  • myPostcards (Nnooo | 200pts) (23 April 2010)
  • Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs - Fight for Survival (Ubisoft | 800pts) (16 April 2010)
  • Mr Driller: Drill Till You Drop (Namco Bandai | 500pts) (16 April 2010)
  • Pocket Pack: Words & Numbers (Mere Mortals | 500pts) (16 April 2010)
  • System Flaw Recruit (Enjoy Gaming | 500pts) (16 April 2010)
  • AlphaBounce (Mad Monkey Studio | 500pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Faceez (Neko Entertainment | 200pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Helmet (Nintendo | 200pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Manhole (Nintendo | 200pts) (9 April 2010)
  • Game & Watch: Vermin (Nintendo | 200pts) (9 April 2010)
  • The Price is Right (Ludia Inc. | 800pts) (9 April 2010)
  • AiRace: Tunnel (QubicGames | 200pts) (2 April 2010)
  • Oscar in Movieland (Virtual Playground | 800pts) (2 April 2010)
  • Puzzle to Go Diddl (Tivola Publishing | 500pts) (2 April 2010)
  • Spaceball: Revolution (Virtual Toys | 500pts) (2 April 2010)


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VIRTUAL CONSOLE
  • Metal Max (NES | 500pts) (27 April 2010)
  • Mr Do! (Arcade | 800pts) (27 April 2010)
  • Samurai Spirits: Zankurō Musōken (Neo-Geo | 900pts) (27 April 2010)
  • Waku Waku 7 (Neo-Geo | 900pts) (27 April 2010)
  • Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory (Neo-Geo | 900pts) (20 April 2010)
  • Darius Twin (SNES | 800pts) (13 April 2010)
  • Pilotwings (SNES | 800pts) (6 April 2010)
WIIWARE
  • Katamuki Spirits (aka Equilibrio) (Marvelous Entertainment | 500pts) (27 April 2010)
  • Ivy the Kiwi? Mini (Bandai-Namco | 1000pts) (20 April 2010)
  • Sekai no Omoshiro Party Game (Sims | 500pts) (20 April 2010)
  • Rakugaki ☆ Hero (aka Max and the Magic Marker) (Marvelous Entertainment | 800pts) (13 April 2010)
  • Bonsai Barber (Nintendo | 800pts) (6 April 2010)
WIIWARE DEMOS
  • No new demos to date.
DSiWARE
  • 10 Hyō Sō (G-Mode | 200pts) (28 April 2010)
  • Aaa no Natsukashi no Shooting Watch (Hudson | 200pts) (28 April 2010)
  • Artist ni Narou! Kikaruni Sketch (Ertain | 200pts) (28 April 2010)
  • Atelier Deco la Doll: Gothic (Starfish S.D., Inc. | 500pts) (28 April 2010)
  • Oshiete Darling (Starfish S.D., Inc. | 800pts) (28 April 2010)
  • Renjuku Kanji: Chuugakusei (I.E. Institute | 800pts) (28 April 2010)
  • Tsukutte Utau Saru Band (Nintendo | 800pts) (28 April 2010)
  • at Enter! Block Kuzushi (Tasuke | 200pts) (21 April 2010)
  • at Enter! Taisen Igo (Tasuke | 200pts) (21 April 2010)
  • Fall in the Dark (Silver Star Japan | 500pts) (21 April 2010)
  • Hobo no Kenkō Techō (Nintendo | Free) (21 April 2010)
  • Ike! Ike!! Hamster (Tom Create | 200pts) (21 April 2010)
  • Ivy the Kiwi? Mini (Bandai-Namco | 1000pts) (21 April 2010)
  • Dōbutsuen o Tsukurū (aka Zoo Frenzy) (Gameloft | 800pts) (14 April 2010)
  • DS Kokoro Nurie (Nintendo | 500pts) (7 April 2010)
  • Exidia Zenki (Gameloft | 800pts) (7 April 2010)
  • Renjuku Kanji: Shoogaku 6 Nensei (IE Institute | 500pts) (7 April 2010)


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PRESS RELEASES
VIRTUAL CONSOLE ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • No new announcements to date.
WIIWARE ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Gods vs Humans (Zallag)
  • Heavy Fire: Special Operations (Teyon)
  • Noitu Love 2 (Golgoth Studio)
  • Racers' Islands: Crazy Racers (Zallag)
DSiWARE ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • No new announcements to date.


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CHANNELS
  • No new Channels to date.
SYSTEM UPDATES
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(Thanks to Andrex, donny2112, Cheesemeister, Shard, Somnid, JodyAnthony, Capndrake, inthegray, mrklaw, sfog, jesusraz, Rlan, Netto-Kun and CaptainN)
 
Apologies for the delay in getting this new thread up - hectic home life has to take precedence sometimes!

BTW - anyone know why F*shie F*shie is censored by the board software? :lol
 
Anyone know what the delay in bringing DSiWare Bookworm Adventures to the Australia/NZ (European?) store is?
 
Can someone help me identify a Nintendo download? I logged into the Japanese DS store for the first time the other and accidentally spent 500 points on some crappy, random game which has got me stumped. It seems like I'm some man/cow hybrid and I run around and bump into things. That's it. I can't seem to advance the stage any further or do anything other than bump into things. I took some pics...

Game icon...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4497939711_35ee4d651b.jpg

Game menu...

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Gameplay...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4497940181_d3154aa6ef.jpg
 
Fusebox said:
Can someone help me identify a Nintendo download? I logged into the Japanese DS store for the first time the other and accidentally spent 500 points on some crappy, random game which has got me stumped. It seems like I'm some man/cow hybrid and I run around and bump into things. That's it. I can't seem to advance the stage any further or do anything other than bump into things. I took some pics...

Game icon...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4497939711_35ee4d651b.jpg

Game menu...

4497940581_9cc712ffee.jpg


Gameplay...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4497940181_d3154aa6ef.jpg
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If that's not a Harvest Moon spinoff then Natsume should kick someone's ass.
 
Fusebox said:
Can someone help me identify a Nintendo download? I logged into the Japanese DS store for the first time the other and accidentally spent 500 points on some crappy, random game which has got me stumped. It seems like I'm some man/cow hybrid and I run around and bump into things. That's it. I can't seem to advance the stage any further or do anything other than bump into things. I took some pics...

Game icon...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4497939711_35ee4d651b.jpg

Game menu...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4497940581_9cc712ffee.jpg

Gameplay...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4497940181_d3154aa6ef.jpg
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http://www.s-f.co.jp/harapeko/
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/kp9j/index.html

Al and Harapekomonsuta

The pitter-patter running cute, friendly action game.

Software introduction (from manufacturer)
Harapekomonsuta made of natural vegetables to hungry, lets eat fast carry.
While away from the sheep come in the way, and single-mindedly eat vegetables, we are fine.
If we can clear the game Harapekomonsuta satisfy.
The hungry, the game is over Shimattara satiety level is zero.
Ease, feel free to enjoy from children to adults.
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Yeah, that's not much help. I think you're supposed to feed carrots to stuff, or something. >.>
 
Cosmonaut X said:
Could do - can someone help point me in the right direction for a list of games, or help compile one?
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Sure, here's a list what's up so far:

Big Name Games
  • Metroid by Yoshio Sakamoto (Metroid)
  • Line Slash by Masahiro Sakurai (Kirby/Smash Bros.)
  • Ikachan by Diasuke Imaya (Cave Story)
  • Suck Goo by Ron Carmel (World of Goo)
Weekly (User-Made) Games
  • Color-Full
  • Dragon Duel
  • Fright Night
  • Finger Flex
From what I can tell they update here with new Big Name Games, and here with new Weekly games.
 
So I recently got a 2000 Nintendo Points card as a gift and I was wondering about the Ace Attorney ports. I was thinking about maybe getting 1 and waiting for 3 (I don't own the DS versions, shut up alright).

Are there any technical issues with the games, other than the silly windowing and how they're essentially untouched DS ports? The only reviews I read essentially say "this game is like a book and isn't realistic! if this were in a "GBA Virtual Console" section it would be fine but it's labeled as WiiWare so it sucks! BLEH!"
 
EmCeeGramr said:
So I recently got a 2000 Nintendo Points card as a gift and I was wondering about the Ace Attorney ports. I was thinking about maybe getting 1 and waiting for 3 (I don't own the DS versions, shut up alright).

Are there any technical issues with the games, other than the silly windowing and how they're essentially untouched DS ports? The only reviews I read essentially say "this game is like a book and isn't realistic! if this were in a "GBA Virtual Console" section it would be fine but it's labeled as WiiWare so it sucks! BLEH!"
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I've got one and it's fine. Good deal for the price. No technical gubbins to speak of, and even the waggle controls aren't half bad.
 
This is what seems to be the update for Europe tonight:

Virtual Console:
Blaster Master (NES, Sunsoft, 500p)

WiiWare:
Zombie Panic In Wonderland (Akaoni Studio, 1000p)

DSiWare:
AlphaBounce (Mad Monkey Studio, 500p)
Faceez (Neko Entertainment, 200p)
Game & Watch™ Helmet (Nintendo, 200p)
Game & Watch™ Manhole (Nintendo, 200p)
Game & Watch™ Vermin (Nintendo, 200p)
The Price Is Right (Ludia, 800p)
 
EmCeeGramr said:
So I recently got a 2000 Nintendo Points card as a gift and I was wondering about the Ace Attorney ports. I was thinking about maybe getting 1 and waiting for 3 (I don't own the DS versions, shut up alright).

Are there any technical issues with the games, other than the silly windowing and how they're essentially untouched DS ports? The only reviews I read essentially say "this game is like a book and isn't realistic! if this were in a "GBA Virtual Console" section it would be fine but it's labeled as WiiWare so it sucks! BLEH!"
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The version of 1 does not include the "extra" final case, so beware.
 
That extra case will be released in I think in May for 100 Wii Points and a 1 block on the Pay and Play file (so an unlock key). Though it is 300 points for the Japanese release which also includes English text (another thing to note; they paid 900 points for the fist game and the other 2 are 1200 so while their bare-bones first game is a better deal the rest isn't).

One last thing about those Ace Attorney ports. From the videos I've seen they appear to have 3 save slots which is something the DS versions don't but it doesn't get mentioned much because the reviews have to be negative.
 
Andrex said:
Sure, here's a list what's up so far
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Cheers! I've added what seem to be the four new games to the OP, and the four older games to the thread for March. I've also added the links to the two US sites. Any corrections?

It might be a fiddle doing updates for those titles when the game hits Europe - or if I can get info on Japanese releases - but I'll try and maintain it.

All new Euro releases are up as well. Cheers!
 
Spocker said:
This is what seems to be the update for Europe tonight:

Virtual Console:
Blaster Master (NES, Sunsoft, 500p)

WiiWare:
Zombie Panic In Wonderland (Akaoni Studio, 1000p)

DSiWare:
AlphaBounce (Mad Monkey Studio, 500p)
Faceez (Neko Entertainment, 200p)
Game & Watch™ Helmet (Nintendo, 200p)
Game & Watch™ Manhole (Nintendo, 200p)
Game & Watch™ Vermin (Nintendo, 200p)
The Price Is Right (Ludia, 800p)
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Almost got it :)
All these plus Learning with the PooYoos - Episode 2 (Lexis Numerique, WiiWare, 500p)
The list for april 9th is complete.
 
So I was just catching up with my youtube subscriptions and spotted these two videos of minor interest.

A small change the Wii Shop (how long has it been like that? why doesn't Nintendo tell anyone?) and a trailer for Jett Rocket

I guess since no-one else has done it I'll post up next weeks Japanese releases as well (source: Nintendolife).
WiiWare:
Rakugaki ☆ Hero (800pts - Marvelous Entertainment) aka Max and the Magic Marker
Virtual Console:
Darius Twin (800pts Super Famicom - Taito)
DSiWare
Dōbutsuen o Tsukurū (800pts - Gameloft) aka Zoo Frenzy

Well, I guess even Japan has quiet weeks.
 
Starwolf_UK said:
So I was just catching up with my youtube subscriptions and spotted these two videos of minor interest.

A small change the Wii Shop
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They changed the main page layout? I wonder if you can access that anywhere else in the menu... I doubt most people know you can get back to the main page by clicking the ^ button.

Suggested categories... I wonder if those are linked to the Nintendo Channel user reviews.
 
...and to fuel future Virtual Console discussion/debate/whatever, here's a list of all remaining Nintendo published titles that have yet to appear on the Virtual Console in North America.

NES
Clu Clu Land "D" (Disk version previously "released" in Animal Crossing)
Devil World (Hey, it got a Euro release!)
Dr. Mario
Golf
Pro Wrestling
HAL Titles: Adventures of Lolo 3 , Air Fortress , Day Dreamin' Davey , Rollerball , Vegas Dream

SNES
Earthbound
Kirby Super Star
Star Fox
Stunt Race FX
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Play Action Football
Tetris Attack (Needs a title screen hack to remove Tetris logo)
Wario's Woods
HAL Titles: Arcana, Hal's Hole in One Golf, Hyperzone

N64
Cruis'n Exotica (both Cruis'n titles were -published- by Nintendo.)
Cruis'n World (unsure as to whether they retained any rights to titles OTHER than Cruis'n USA)
Diddy Kong Racing (Possibly unlikely due to presence of Rare characters)
Donkey Kong 64 (small chance of a problem due to presence of Jetpack)
Dr. Mario 64
Excitebike 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Pilotwings 64
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium 2
Tetrisphere

Titles Unlikely to be Released Due to Peripheral/Licensing Issues/Whatever Issues

Lightgun/Peripheral Games
NES
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting
Duck Hunt
Gumshoe
Gyromite
Hogan's Alley
Short Order & Eggsplode
Stack-Up
To The Earth
Wild Gunman

SNES
Battleclash
Mario Paint
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Super Scope 6
Yoshi's Safari

N64
Hey You, Pikachu!

Licensed or Non-Nintendo Developed Games (Other than Rare titles)
NES
Kung Fu
Popeye
Tetris
Tetris 2


SNES
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run
Major League Baseball (Ken Griffey)
Tetris & Dr. Mario
Tin Star
Uniracers

N64
Goldeneye 007
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest
Major League Baseball
NBA Courtside
NBA Courtside 2
Ridge Racer 64

Compilations
Donkey Kong Classics
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
 
To be fair, I wouldn't expect Starfox or Stunt Race FX at any point simply due to their rather horrible framerate.

I'm rather expecting Yoshi's Island to appear in tandem with Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The NES list has pretty much been depleted, although I was surprised when I realized that Golf hadn't been released yet.
 
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run
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That was made by Rare, actually.

To be fair, I wouldn't expect Starfox or Stunt Race FX at any point simply due to their rather horrible framerate.
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Overclock the Super FX in emulation, as some PC emulators do! It makes an amazing difference, the games get so much more playable... Nintendo's just lazy and doesn't want to try hard with their emulation, obviously. I mean, still no lightgun/wiimote emulation? Seriously? It shouldn't be that hard!

I'm rather expecting Yoshi's Island to appear in tandem with Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The NES list has pretty much been depleted, although I was surprised when I realized that Golf hadn't been released yet.
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Lolo 3 and Air Fortress are pretty good, and Dr. Mario too... but yeah, the NES list is getting shorter isn't it. Still some pretty good N64 stuff there though, and hopefully someday they'll get around to doing lightgun-wiimote emulation...

Also, what about other games published by HAL, like Hal's Hole in One Golf for the SNES, etc?
 
A Black Falcon said:
That was made by Rare, actually.
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It was published by Nintendo with the copyright held by Nintendo, from what I could tell. I'm making the assumption that it wasn't a title retained by Rare... but, regardless, I can't imagine any of the K.G. games getting rereleased.

Overclock the Super FX in emulation, as some PC emulators do! It makes an amazing difference, the games get so much more playable... Nintendo's just lazy and doesn't want to try hard with their emulation, obviously. I mean, still no lightgun/wiimote emulation? Seriously? It shouldn't be that hard!
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Excuse my lack of knowledge here, but does overclocking the chip via emulation result in a smoother game running at the same speed, or a smoother game due to the entire game running at a faster speed? If the latter, they aren't going to release it running 2-3 times faster than the original...
I expect that we aren't going to see any of the light gun games rereleased, presumably because someone at NCL doesn't the way they play with the current setup (relative cursor versus fixed position) and they aren't going to release the game with a cursor.

Lolo 3 and Air Fortress are pretty good, and Dr. Mario too... but yeah, the NES list is getting shorter isn't it. Still some pretty good N64 stuff there though, and hopefully someday they'll get around to doing lightgun-wiimote emulation...
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I was surprised that Pilotwings hadn't been released yet... and the lack of HAL's Arcana is odd. HAL has a few C64 titles, too.

Also, what about other games published by HAL, like Hal's Hole in One Golf for the SNES, etc?
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I forgot that one -- the thing is that I don't think there are any other titles that haven't been released by HAL which had a U.S. release. Can you name them? HAL had several NES games which were all ports...
 
I thought I played NES Golf on my Wii, but I may be thinking of some other game. Anyway, I'd love to see NES Tetris, but doubt it'll every happen. The Tetris Company seems insistent on shoving their broken spin on us.

Edit: Just checked my Club Nintendo account and it was NES Open Tournament Golf 6/19/2007 that I was thinking about.
 
Donkey Kong 64, Pilotwings, Excitebike 64, Mario Tennis, and SOME of the Mario Party titles are really the only things I'd expect to see on the N64 front at this point. Dr. Mario 64 seems unlikely given that ports of the basic game already exist (although, yes, that doesn't rule it out).

If Mario Golf was released, I expect Mario Tennis at some point.

Question: when did Virtual Console releases shift back into "high gear" between 2009-2010, and when did they slow to a trickle? I'm trying to see if there is some pattern, as VC releases did see a bump in pace (for a bit, at least), and I'm suspicious that the "week without VC" this year is somewhat similar to last year's "week without VC", which was around the same period we shifted to single releases.

Edit: I just did a quick graph... and 2009 is as bad as we remembered. We had 1 VC release per week and one week with NO VC released, except for the following dates:

03/23/09 2
03/25/09 4
07/13/09 2
10/26/09 2
11/02/09 2
11/09/09 2
11/16/09 2
11/23/09 2
11/30/09 2
12/07/09 2
12/14/09 2
12/21/09 2

In other words, we had a slightly better period of time from the end of October until nearly the end of December, but otherwise is was almost entirely a 1 VC title a week year (ignoring the VCA announcement, of course).

If anyone wants a handy spreadsheet of all VC releases, let me know.
 
DavidDayton said:
Donkey Kong 64, Pilotwings, Excitebike 64, Mario Tennis, and SOME of the Mario Party titles are really the only things I'd expect to see on the N64 front at this point.
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Third-party stuff. I'm hoping for Rocket: Robot on Wheels. :)

Edit:
Oh, you were just talking about first-party stuff. In that case, consider that a reminder about Rocket, if it ever comes out on the VC. :)
 
DavidDayton said:
It was published by Nintendo with the copyright held by Nintendo, from what I could tell. I'm making the assumption that it wasn't a title retained by Rare... but, regardless, I can't imagine any of the K.G. games getting rereleased.
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Probably true on Nintendo having the rights, but yeah, either way, no way will we see older licensed sports games. No way.

Excuse my lack of knowledge here, but does overclocking the chip via emulation result in a smoother game running at the same speed, or a smoother game due to the entire game running at a faster speed? If the latter, they aren't going to release it running 2-3 times faster than the original...
I expect that we aren't going to see any of the light gun games rereleased, presumably because someone at NCL doesn't the way they play with the current setup (relative cursor versus fixed position) and they aren't going to release the game with a cursor.
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Overclocking makes the chip run faster. What that does to games, though, varies depending on the game... but some PC emulators speed up the Super FX so that the games run smoother, and I have heard of people directly overclocking Super FX chips themselves on actual SNES carts, so it is possible and works, for the most part at least.

Sometimes overclocking can make things unstable (either due to too much heat due to the faster and thus hotter chip or due the game just not being able to handle the faster-speed chip and thus run oddly or crash), but in PC emulators that run Super FX games smoother, no real problems. So it is possible.

Here's a thread of someone doing the hard mod: http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7680

I was surprised that Pilotwings hadn't been released yet... and the lack of HAL's Arcana is odd. HAL has a few C64 titles, too.
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Yeah, no Pilotwings is definitely strange... I don't know much of anything about Arcana though, is it any good?

I forgot that one -- the thing is that I don't think there are any other titles that haven't been released by HAL which had a U.S. release. Can you name them? HAL had several NES games which were all ports...
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Hal released Human Entertainment's Kabuki Quantum Fighter in the US and Europe, and their Championship Rally in Australia... but didn't develop it or release either game in Japan, so I doubt that that would really count. Other than that though you're right, it's mostly ports like Defender 2, Joust, and Millipede for the NES and some others.

Kirby no KiraKira Kids (SNES) is maybe worth mentioning as an import though, sure it's an import but it's a puzzle game, so it's not THAT complex... we got the Game Boy version as Kirby's Star Stacker of course, but not the 1998-1999 SNES release.
 
A Black Falcon said:
Sometimes overclocking can make things unstable (either due to too much heat due to the faster and thus hotter chip or due the game just not being able to handle the faster-speed chip and thus run oddly or crash), but in PC emulators that run Super FX games smoother, no real problems. So it is possible.
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Hmm.. see, I have to admit that I'm still suspicious -- but the thread you linked to mentioned someone playing Vortex at a higher frame rate. I'm puzzled, if only because I assumed that the code would have been written specifically for the framerate, and that the game as a WHOLE should speed up... but, hey, if speeding up the FX emulation would simply improve the frame rate, that is possible. I just hadn't heard any evidence of it before.

Yeah, no Pilotwings is definitely strange... I don't know much of anything about Arcana though, is it any good?
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No clue. It's always been one of those games I was mildly interested in, but not enough to go through the effort of tracking down a catridge. Some sort of Wizardry-esque RPG with a card mechanic -- or, perhaps, just a card motif.

Hal released Human Entertainment's Kabuki Quantum Fighter in the US and Europe, and their Championship Rally in Australia... but didn't develop it or release either game in Japan, so I doubt that that would really count. Other than that though you're right, it's mostly ports like Defender 2, Joust, and Millipede for the NES and some others.
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The only other possibility would be if any of the other companies who act in what is essentially a "second party" position have titles... but I don't know if there are any in the same position as HAL. The closest thing I could find would be that Game Freak developed Mendel Palace; however, Namco and Hudson published it in Japan and North America, respectively, so I'm not sure who owns the rights to it.
 
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: NEW DOWNLOADABLE GAMES PROVE ANYONE CAN BE CROWNED KING

April 12, 2010

Have you ever wanted to be a king? Maybe the king of Los Angeles? The new Nintendo DSiWare™ game Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. gives you a shot at becoming Southern California royalty. Over on the Virtual Console™ service, old-school gamers will, like, totally love the chance to become king of the '80s with the gnarly original arcade version of Zaxxon™ available for download.

Meanwhile, Nintendo's WarioWare™: D.I.Y. "Big Name Games" series continues with a new downloadable microgame created by top game designer Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games. Neuse is the designer behind the BIT.TRIP series, which is available exclusively on the WiiWare™ service. He believes meaningful experiences can be delivered through a minimalistic design approach. In his WarioWare: D.I.Y. game, Fire Bad!, you'll get a hint at CommanderVideo's next adventure. New "Big Name Games" will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games and to see a video of Neuse discussing Fire Bad!

Nintendo DSiWare

Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A.
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Suggestive Themes, Tobacco Reference, Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Move to the West Coast and immerse yourself in Los Angeles gang life with Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. Complete 75 different missions that combine the best of action games and driving games.

* Explore Los Angeles and its famous neighborhoods, including Hollywood, Beverly Hills, downtown, the suburbs and the harbor.
* A unique feeling of freedom: Drive or walk anywhere in massive, open environments. Feel free to complete missions at your own pace, or just do absolutely anything you want.
* A thrilling storyline with flashbacks and unexpected developments: Go from rags to riches, connect with relatives and help out their gang until you're living the golden life.
* Improved driving experience: Drive cars, quads, motorcycles and use the environment to perform unbelievable stunts.
* Use the inner camera or outer camera to decrease your wanted status, take a new photo of your face and fake your ID card to remain incognito.

AlphaBounce™
Publisher: Mad Monkey Studios
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Drug Reference, Violent References
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: AlphaBounce combines the classical brick-breaking concept with strong RPG features, offering you the chance to explore an endless universe with millions of levels. Discover items hidden in the deepest corners of the galaxy. Use these items to modify your spaceship and improve your firepower. You have been taken prisoner by an evil intergalactic mining corporation and exiled to outer space. With the help of your spaceship, your mission is to blast your way through the bricks in order to find a way back to Earth.

7 Card Games
Publisher: cerasus.media
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Simulated Gambling
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Who has the best hand? Take a seat, have a drink and get started: Keep a straight face during poker while you wager the bluff of your life. Put it all on one hit in Black Jack - and take the jackpot. You choose the number of opponents. Prefer something quieter? Then try a Solitaire game like Freecell or Klondike. Whether you prefer a quick round here and there or fun for the entire evening, now you can always have your favorite card games right at your fingertips. The detailed graphics and authentic atmosphere will wow you.

AiRace
Publisher: QubicGames
Players: 1-6
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: AiRace is a high-octane, adrenaline-fueled air, speed and stunt game for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL™ systems. AiRace is not your typical hand-held racing - it's high-sky racing at its best. There are no limits to your flight with 360° movement and unique steering with the Nintendo DSi stylus. AiRace offers you a chance to control one of nine planes and compete against AI or human opponents in six exotic locations. With great physics, plane upgrades, on-the-track power-ups and unique maps, AiRace offers a little bit more than your average racing. Now it's time to leave your cars and switch to airplanes.

WiiWare

Military Madness: Nectaris
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: The Military is back for a new generation of recruits. The classic turn-based strategy series Military Madness, aka Nectaris, is exploding onto the WiiWare service. With a new graphical barrage, a new commander unit, online team and vs. multiplayer modes, and a platoon of other new features, this is the maddest game in the series yet.

* 4-Person Online Multiplayer: Coordinate strategies or taunt foes in team or vs. multiplayer modes for up to four people.
* A new unit - Commanders: Choose a commander to lead your forces in multiplayer and choose from 20 unique abilities.
* Multiple command views: Plan out strategy in the overhead map view and watch glorious battles unfold with cinematic camera action.
* Detailed stat-tracking leaderboards: Increase your rank as you march up the leaderboards on your mission to prove you're the top general around.

Virtual Console

Zaxxon
Original platform: Arcade
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Travel back to a time when a lovable alien phoned home, gas cost a mere 90 cents a gallon and everyone was wearing high-tops, leg warmers and had big hair. This was the early '80s, and this was when video gamers nationwide were wowed by the cutting-edge graphics and sound effects of the first three-dimensional-like intergalactic arcade shooter: Zaxxon. Touted as the first game to put video display in perspective, Zaxxon featured "looks" and "sounds" like actual aircraft flight, allowing players to command their ship just like a real fighter pilot. Dive, bank, fly left and right, and up and down - Zaxxon had it all. Fly through heavily armored space fortresses while strafing fuel tanks, dodging walls and blowing up enemy missiles and gunnery. This game is littered with explosions. Then take the fight to the enemy fighter fleet and destroy the aggressor ships with extreme prejudice. Blasting pixels has never been so fun.

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.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.
 
Going to check out Alpabounce and Gangstar 2 and I absolutely loved Zaxxon as a kid. So much so, I got the 3D version for the Master System.
 
PepsimanVsJoe said:
Wow Zaxxon.

That's one sucky game.
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word. Visually it was amazing at the time, but gameplay sucked back then and is extra crappy now. The only reason people looked past the crappy gameplay was because of the completely unprecedented visuals and unique controls.

Still, for collectors and nostalgia whores, a pretty solid update to the VCA service. Though for 800 points, if you wanted to increase your sucky Sega arcade game collection, Altered Beast would still be the less sucky of a choice.

edit - looking up more info on it, apparently it was also one of the earliest games to use full digital sound. Most of the arcades I went to back then were so freaking loud you could rarely hear the game you were playing so I never realized it's sound was so innovative... then again up against other games with digital sound (i.e. Dragon's Lair) it might have seem somewhat normal at the time.
 
DavidDayton said:
I'm rather expecting Yoshi's Island to appear in tandem with Super Mario Galaxy 2.
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Yoshi's Island would be the perfect commemorative title for the appearance of Yoshi in SMG2.

It just has to appear at some point right?
 
I have gangstar 2 for the Ipod touch. I can't believe they could not have ported that to the DSiware. Is it game size that limited gameloft or is what the DSi could handle?
 
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