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European Virtual Console: Merry Christmas From Nintendo Edition
njsykora \| 12:13 AM on 12.26.2008	3 comments

Its Boxing Day, last year Nintendo gave us Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Virtual Console and that was it. This year they've been a lot more generous.

Game 1 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Master System - 500 Points

YES! YES! YES! Sonic 2 on the Master System is (like Sonic 1 on the system) is a completely different game from its Mega Drive companion. 6 zones to run through with 6 emeralds to find and in addition to that, a troll boss that is guaranteed to put the shits up any 5 year old. For 500 points its certainly worth using some of that Christmas money to grab some Wii Points.

Game 2 - Secret of Mana
SNES - 800 Points

FINALLY! The legenary co-op RPG drops onto the European service. What's remarkable is not the fact that its showed up but rather that its showed up for the usual SNES price. The game is damn near impossible to find on the SNES itself now so if you want to grab it, I would highly recommend you drop the points and get some friends round. No multi-tap needed for 3-players anymore remember.

>NJ

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3 comments | showing # 1 to 3

garison says:
(# 0) on 12/26/2008 00:45

YES! Secret of Mana is amazing. I have the SNES cart though.

JTHomeslice says:
(# 1) on 12/26/2008 05:37

Well that's not bad.

Conan-san says:
(# 2) on 12/31/2008 17:02

You know what, Sonic 2 GG would make an awesome 16 bit sonic.

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Prononciation njsykora is pronounced like this. en-jay-sik-ora Yeah it would be easier if it were spelt njsikora but it doesn't look as cool does it? Mini Bio I'm njsykora, a news writer for Negative Gamer and Cblog Recapper on Wednesdays. Want to see what I live in? Look here. About This Blog This is a home for all my videogame articles and exploits that are too happy to go on Negative Gamer. Blog Series' The �5 Challenge In these troubled economic times we all have less money, join me as I set out to prove it's possible to get plenty of excellent games for only �5. #1: Timesplitters, Zone of the Enders and Dynasty Warriors 3 #2: Ico #3: Beach Spikers JRPGs vs NJ I have 23 unfinished JRPGs, I aim to complete them all within 8 months. The List and Mission 5 Reasons Why should you be excited for a game? A controller? A console? A program? A pizza? I explain why I'm excited for something and why you should be too. 1: LittleBigPlanet 2: Guitar Hero World Tour 3: Midnight Club Los Angeles 4: Eternity's Child Control Freaks A look at games that have been defined by their weird controllers, or unique use of existing ones. Now finished in 6 parts. 1: Ape Escape 2: The neGcon 3: The Sega Action Chair 4: Gametrak 5: Prop Cycle 6: DK Bongos Email njsykora@googlemail.com Awards The Great Retro Quiz 29: Donkey Kong Country The Great Retro Quiz 30: Super Mario Kart Consoles Owned - This Gen Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo DS PSP The Retro Collection Dreamcast Gamecube Playstation 2 Nintendo 64 Turbografx-16 Neo Geo Pocket Colour