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Bargain bin extravaganza
henrycase | 11:43 AM on 12.29.2007 5 comments


I've had some difficulty since Christmas deciding what to spend all the gift cards and cash on, and I'm sure some of you with Wii's are having the same problem.

I walked into Gamestop last night, and perused for about an hour before finally picking up 4 used games and my first Wii points card. I've had my Wii for over a year, and I have never purchased a points card until last night.

Anyways, I grabbed SSX Blur, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Geometry Wars Galaxies, and Mercury Metldown Revolution. Each one was less than 20 bucks, and I could find no full price games I really wanted. I was definitely tempted by Super Paper Mario but $45 for a used copy seemed a little much.

I guess the real question is what should I purchase with the points card?

I'm leaning towards Golden Axe and Super Mario World. I suppose I'll sit on the points for a week before I actually decide on picking something up. I'd like to buy Eternal Champions, but I read a review which said the controls were not very responsive on the Wii.



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tsunamikitsune's Destructoid Blog
Paper Mario for the N64 might be worth the points. Honestly, I think I spent more time on my Wii playing that than any actual Wii title (or other VC release).

I spent a good couple weeks playing the shit out of that one. I think my end time was around 40 hours. I can't even remember the last time I dropped that much time into a game....
Variable Gear's Destructoid Blog
As far as the VC goes I recommend Super Mario World Super Metroid, and Gunstar Heroes.

As far as Super Paper Mario goes, I say pass on it.
A New Challenger's Destructoid Blog
Super Paper Mario is a good rental.

For VC, Super Metroid is probably the best game on it. Be careful buying Super NES games if you don't have a classic controller, though, as on the GCN controller the huge distance between the B and Y buttons makes it near impossible to jump+attack in certain games that don't feature reconfigurable controls (Contra 3.)

Adventures of Lolo is a short but great puzzle game that seems to get overlooked. The sequels are better but who knows when they're coming.
tehuberone's Destructoid Blog
Fucking amazing.
henrycase's Destructoid Blog
I should have listened to you about the SNES controls. Now I'm doomed to buy the accursed Classic Controller. It's damn near impossible to play Super Mario World with the GCN controller. Damn shame if you ask me, as I'd much rather use it. Golden Axe controls rather well with just the Wii controller though.

Yeah I know I'm lame for not buying Super Metroid.


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