Now, I can’t read Japanese very well (translation: at all), but I did manage to catch the English words MSX and Neo-Geo amongst a sea of non-Roman characters on Nintendo’s official website.
What does that mean, you ask?
First, settle down -- stop knocking everything off your desks and screaming in eager anticipation. Confirmed by cubed3, Nintendo’s Virtual Console will now offer games from 80s standardized home computer MSX and classic (but expensive) 90s console Neo-Geo. Whether these additions will just stay in Japan is unclear.
This news is almost out of nowhere, but who are we to complain if Samurai Showdown is eventually only one awkward download away.
What do you think? Good news for more obscure video game fans? Or is this just another way for us to throw away our hard-earned money?
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Contest:
9:54 AM on 02.23.2007
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Metal Gear Solid 4 on the MSX via the VC.
Exclusivity lost. Sony am cry.
just thinkin about it has me tingly.
windjammers? oh hell yeah.
puzzle de pon? yup yup.
0vertop? w00t!
make it happen!
Neo Geo, however, sounds awesome.
Anyway, he just got pwned by a small white box.
I think it's cool. Bravo to Nintendo for finding a way to bring MORE backwards compatibility to the Wii, seeing as how some other people (Sony?) think less is more.
... and Kannon -- I am a huge Nintendo fan (just ask my Princess Peach tattoo). You have to admit, though, the download service for the Virtual Console is very lacking and could be improved. Other than that ... Wiiiii!
***I really don't have a Princess Peach tattoo -- please don't start any vicious rumors.
i can't find any Wii points anywhere!!
meanwhile i have excess Microsoft points without anything
good to buy!
The Peach loves you back.
I have a Neo-Geo MVS cab in my house and a lot of the games still hold their own a decade later.
NOW, if they're gonna give me Fatal Fury and World Heroes. I won't lie, I'm not buying.
I'm also not buying Fire Pro Wrestling, Nam75 or Joy Joy Kid.
I WILL, however buy (the aforementioned) WakuWaku7, Twinkle Star Sprites, Garou:MOTW, Super Dodge Ball or any number of games that would cost me $100+ for the cart.
So... I'm not paying $5-$10 for a download title that I can get for $10-$20 in real life. It's the standard VC problem.
But if you offer me Twinkle Star Sprites for $10 (which runs about $90 in MVS form and is none-to-cheap for Saturn and Dreamcast) - I'm alllllllll over it!
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Where's Fatal Fury SP on 360 we were promised months and months ago?