Spencer over at SiliconEra has just made me the happiest person on the planet today. In fact, I dare say I'm happier than Chad Concelmo right now.
Spencer
found a list of some upcoming Virtual Console releases for the next two months in Japan. There are a bunch of games on the list, which include
Phantasy Star IV, Blazing Lazers, Ninja Commando and the biggest game of the bunch,
Super Mario RPG.
Super Mario RPG is planned to come out sometime in July and will go for 900 points instead of the regular 800 points most Super Nintendo games are priced at.
OMG! OMG! OMG! Sorry, but seeing any type of news about this game this day and age brings out my inner fanboy. This is my favorite game of all time and I'm just floored by this news. Not to mention the fact that Square is letting a high profile RPG come out to the Virtual Console finally. Could Chrono Trigger be on the horizon?
No word on an American release, but I'd be willing to give up one of my Kidneys for this to come out here. Super Mario RPG did get an ERSB rating at some point, so the day could come when it's finally released here.
[Thanks, power-glove!]
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11:39 AM on 05.30.2008
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The days EarthBound and Super Mario RPG hit the Virtual Console will be christened holidays.
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
YES! HELL FUCKING YES! OH MY FUCKING GOD YES! YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
*pant pant*
Also ZOMG SUPER MARIO RPG
Damn I love that game.
You've NEVER played Mario RPG? You've been missing out.
The extra price probably has more to do with the fact that the game was developed by Square and published by Nintendo so they will share the revenue. If it had been made only by Nintendo it would likely be only 800 points.
TMNT for NES was 600 points because Konami had to sublicense from Ubisoft in order to re-release it. That game sucked even when it was new :p
BRING THIS HERE NOW!!!!
They would be pissing a lot of people off if they didn't.
Seriously 900 points? I bet Squenix pushed that. Greedy assholes.
Also, Mutant Pope, that was a list for the next 2 months, all those games aren't coming out the same day. It's still enough awesome for 2 months, though, for the record.
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Oh I own the original, but the damn thing erases saved games at random, so this'll be great. I'd buy it anyways though, like StarTropics it's just one of those games to me, only my ST cart still works great...
I think the higher price is still worth it given the sheer length and magnitude of what you're getting. After all, the profits have to be split somehow, and it may as well be slightly more than what the people are used to by virtue of being a collaboration.
Mario RPG was and still is an amazing game!
Along with Chrono Trigger and Secret of Evermore for the SNES. Also Shining Force 2 and Crusader of Centy for the Sega Genesis.
It sort of breaks their pricing scheme to charge $9 for Super Mario RPG, but if that extra dollar is what it takes to bribe Square-Enix into putting their classic RPGs on VC who cares? Too bad it'll be the last one we'll probably see for a LONG time, if we ever see any others at all.
Now I feel like playing Super Mario RPG.
And I have lots of shit to do right now.
Thanks a lot.
My Pants right now can barely contain the load that has dropped!
BTW awesome video!
No, I meant the dispute was over SMRPG.