This week, Nintendo announced that Super Mario Kart will be hitting the VC this Monday (tomorrow) for 800 Wii points (yikes). On top of that announcement, the VC should be getting both SSB64 and the SNES version of Pilotwings before the end of the year.
Anyone else feeling like being in one of the finest restaurants in town and getting this as your meal.
For 800 points? Balderdash! I will be taking my business to the local pizza place, my good man!
So, I honestly ask, what here is worthy of being excited about? Sure, not every gamer still has their SNES or N64 and, even if you did, spending 800 points saves a bit of headache when trying to find two controllers, and RF adapter and a power cord. But, all that said, there isn't really much to go bananas over here.
Why? Because we shouldn't be excited until EVERY game that ever was, on every console throughout the history of gaming becomes available.
Sure PSN, I loved Tekken 2, but I'd rather be playing Poy Poy or X-Com UFO Defense.
I know XBLA, that I should love seeing that Sonic 2 is dropping in price this month. Unfortunately, I'd rather be playing Star Control or Return Fire.
VC, I know you are three years late to the party with some of these games, but I'd still rather play Yoshi's Island or Ouf of this World.
While I like the mainstream memories of games like Mario Kart, there are so many other games being swept under the wake of time.
Oh well, maybe Apple will sign a deal with Backbone Entertainment for them to emulate every game that we really want to play because the three major console companies don't seem to get it :(
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Also, $8 for Mario Kart is a fair deal. I would be against an updated online version either.
Much like CDs and MP3s versus vinyl there's just no real substitute for the old way to play the old goodies.
I've been pretty satisfied with VC offerings, save for the lack of online additions. If I could play these games with multiplayer, even if its just "friend to friend", that would be incredibly exciting!
But, 5 bucks to have Super (F**KING!) Dodgeball (!) at a whim, on an actual TV? Yes Please, and Thank You!
My main problem isn't the lack of games so much as the prices. I remember buying many an NES game for $2 at yard sales and flea markets, and you get a physical copy that actually has value to me - some wear and tear, maybe a price sticker, maybe it doesn't work that well, but at least you have the pleasure of using it on a genuine console. With VC, I don't even know where my money's going - is Nintendo reaping 70% of the profit? Is the publisher which they arranged a deal with giving the money to the people who actually created these old games, is it fueling future franchise entries? or is it just money in Activision's pocket?
Don't get me wrong, I feel good about having paid for the majority of the MP3s on my computer. I would love to pay money for games to emulate (if I knew who it was going to), but I want it to be done right and at a more reasonable price.
Eight bucks for an SNES ROM, gimme a break!
Fun fact - Ridge Racer 1 on PS1 was 2Mb. :)
I dunno, I haven't been that bothered by what's been offered thus far, but I also own most of those old games I want on their original consoles anyway.
For PSN, I play ps1 classics on my psp, not my ps3, they looks HORRIBLE on my tv. Scale down the screen, and it's fabulous. I'm patient with the releases. And 6$ for RE2 is win.
For xbla, Banjo *drools*. There's a lot of offering.
@themizarkshow:
I think they'll sort themselves out in time, too, but what exactly does Nintendo have to do to "update" these games? I could understand if they added an interface for network play, or ANYTHING AT ALL, but as far as I can tell they're just ROMs. Just emulated ROMs. They don't have to do squat, just secure licenses for them.
>> "And god forbid you use an emulator on your compy. "
@ brainderailment:
What's the big deal? Using a Playstation 3 controller to emulate games is bad-fucking-ass. :D
Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1 & 2 on the same DVD, with Mark Of The Wolves, thank you very fucking much. That, I'd buy.
All of the previous Street Fighter titles on one disc. Now.
All of the old Mario Games on one disc for the Wii.
All of the old Final Fantasy games (1-6) on a disc. Now.
See, it makes sense already.