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After today's big announcement of Xbox classics coming to the 360 via emulation, consider me not completely interested.
Some of you may remember that I am a collector of video games as well as a gamer, and that I have been slowly building my collection throughout the years. The problem here for the most part is that I know where I can get these games for cheaper than what MS is charging, and for that same reason, I have not downloaded anything off the Virtual Console yet. Obviously, I'm not the target audience for these games, though, because they're catering to the new gamers out there, or people who just have never experienced these classic titles. I'm waiting on WiiWare and spending my points mainly on that, though more and more import titles will definitely get my attention and probably my money. But why do I need a copy of games like Super Mario Bros. 3 on my Wii when I have it already on my Game Boy Advance and on my original NES? It's a great service for newcomers to Nintendo or gaming, but for the collector like myself, it becomes something less important, unless were talking rare imports like Sin and Punishment. Xbox Live's new Originals service for the 360 runs into the same problem: I already have Fable and Crimson Skies (and I got both for cheaper than what MS is charging) and I can get most of the others - except Halo - for less than the asking price. I'm in no rush to get Halo, and with games like Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix still on the horizon, I'd rather spend my money on those games than on ones from a generation ago that I can still emulate on my 360. Unless the fall update will remove backwards compatibility for those games, but I really hope MS wouldn't be dumb enough to do that. I can see why people are excited for it, but for collectors like me who have a lot of this stuff already or who know where to find it cheaper, then it's a non-issue. When the day comes that downloading them onto my 360 and eating up hard drive space is cheaper and more efficient than me buying off eBay or going to the local gaming store and spending my money there, I'll probably join in on the downloading. Until then... I'll pass.
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Otherwise, I would much rather have the original cartridges, boxes, and manuals, but since the oldest cartridge system I have is a (blurry) N64, I never started any collections like that, and finding old boxes and manuals in good condition is really hard. So I guess for me, as long as it isn't on cartridge, I'd rather have the hard copy (with all the usual packaging), but if it's not on disc, it's also not "future-proof" and I might as well get it on VC.
The reason MS isn't impressing me with its new VC-feature is that a) the games aren't enhanced any more than the emulation of the original copies and b) the games they're offering are common as dirt. The reason why I'll buy Rez when it comes out on XBLA instead of when I eventually buy a Dreamcast is because the XBLA version will have cleaned-up HD graphics and remastered surround sound, so they need to find something like that to add to these old games for me to buy them digitally.
My first blog post on here was about things that I don't like about the Virtual Console. I don't feel as strongly anymore as the words would indicate, but those issues still bother me.
I'm sure the Xbox game selection will get better, just like it has on the VC. 15 bucks is a bit much, though, as not many Xbox games are all that rare.
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also, will these vc games have achievements?
No, I highly doubt M$ would put achievements into these old titles. If they were to do something like that, they might as well put online support for Halo 1, which isn't going to happen although it would pump sales up for that by a huge amount.
Also, if they were to take the time to add achievements, they would take the time to fix the staggering amounts of bugs that they releasing the games with and not fixing. (See Kotaku for more info on that)
Overall I completely agree with you Nihon. We obviously aren't the target market, nor will I spend my good money on something I already own for the sake of "it being convenient." Plus, I would MUCH rather own a game fully for a console that I can actually hold and possibly sell verses own something that is badly emulated.
Great article.
What I am excited about are games that are remastered for the 360 Marketplace like Rez.....oh how I love Rez.
I'm going to stick with the VC service for several reasons.
1. No game stores around me sell refurb NES systems anymore
2. 480p on the Wii
3. 60" TV beats emulation on a 19" computer monitor
4. Wavebird/Classic controller offers a real controller to play these games
5. Game selection.
Granted "everything" is better "what's available now" on the VC, but the selection is pretty decent if skewed heavily in 1st Party's favor.
Honestly, it's the 3rd parties fault that the VC lineup isn't stronger than it is. We could have Megaman, Rush'n Attack, Contra, Jaws, Castlevania 3, and a whole host of other games up there that aren't. What's there is decent, and will likely improve over time. If Iwata is insistent that the Wii has more than 4 years of shelf life, then I'm fine with this slow trickle of games. I just wish more of them were games I wanted.
I do like the idea of not having to get up off the couch to change games though. so, I might consider using it if they add any games that I want, but don't already have, I suppose.
As for the Virtual Console, that's something I actually use. Sure I still have my NES and SNES all set up and ready to go when I want to hit 'em up, but there are so many old games I don't own that the VC makes sense for me. I was a kid in the NES/SNES heyday and Christmas only came the one time a year, so I never owned a lot of the classics. Instead I rented the Hell out of anything from the old Adventure Island carts to A Link to the Past, but I still missed a lot of games.
Then there's the fact that my SNES is barely hanging in there. It still works after a few tries, but it won't last forever. My NES works good, but the cartridges are a lot touchier than they used to be. I can't wait for Mario RPG to hit the VC because I'd still play it to this day if the cart didn't randomly erase my saves every once in a while.