Just clicked on the Wii Shop channel to see if there were any Christmas surprises, and wadda-ya-know, Sega's putting some of their Genesis games on sale. Sonic 1, 2, and 3, Gunstar Heroes, Streets of Rage 2, Puyo Puyo 2, and even theCitizen Kane of videogames itself are available for just $5 each from now until January 6th, 2010. That's a whole $3 cheaper than usual. Why is Sega putting on this unprecedented sale? My guess is that they're trying to grab the attention of the thousands of people who just got a Wii for Christmas and are sifting through the 500 games available on the service for the first time.
I just hope that this doesn't cause Toe Jam and Earl to make Sega any more money. That game is an affront to all that is holy, and must be stopped at all costs.
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"I just hope that this doesn't cause Toe Jam and Earl to make Sega any more money. That game is an affront to all that is holy, and must be stopped at all costs."
Oh HELL NO! Mr. Holmes, one can only hope that a large bottle of holiday cheer has befuddled your judgment or rendered you unable to properly imply sarcasm.
Oh wow. This is the first time any VC game has been discounted, let alone 10 of them at once. I hope Nintendo allows this to happen for WiiWare games, too.
Posted by g-man on December 22nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Comment # 2
@g-man: Astute observation, and that’s exactly right, this is the first VC sale ever, so far as I’m aware. For that reason exactly we are hoping this gets a lot of support, because more support = more probability of it happening again in the future! And to be honest, I’m especially happy with the games that were selected: the Sonic games are a no-brainer, and the others are an awesome mix of arcade classics and hard-core favorites (Shining Force and Streets of Rage 2 FTW).
Posted by Edward@Sega on December 22nd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
i shoud'nt be tempted to buy sonic again, i already own it like 3 times on different hardware and can emulate it on the pc and wii. Yet I do want it.... :/
"I just hope that this doesn't cause Toe Jam and Earl to make Sega any more money. That game is an affront to all that is holy, and must be stopped at all costs."
You are going to Hell for that paragraph, Mr. Holmes.
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9:00 PM on 12.25.2009
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Toejam and Earl was one of the Genesis' best games.
Oh HELL NO! Mr. Holmes, one can only hope that a large bottle of holiday cheer has befuddled your judgment or rendered you unable to properly imply sarcasm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLYqRKzh2fw
Xbox game ruined everything
From the comment section (I posted as g-man):
Comment # 1
Oh wow. This is the first time any VC game has been discounted, let alone 10 of them at once. I hope Nintendo allows this to happen for WiiWare games, too.
Posted by g-man on December 22nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Comment # 2
@g-man: Astute observation, and that’s exactly right, this is the first VC sale ever, so far as I’m aware. For that reason exactly we are hoping this gets a lot of support, because more support = more probability of it happening again in the future! And to be honest, I’m especially happy with the games that were selected: the Sonic games are a no-brainer, and the others are an awesome mix of arcade classics and hard-core favorites (Shining Force and Streets of Rage 2 FTW).
Posted by Edward@Sega on December 22nd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
You should see what it did to my half-sister. Then you'd understand.
You are going to Hell for that paragraph, Mr. Holmes.