Virtual Console: Wii-kly Update

I guess last week's release of three games was just to hype C64. We're back down to the usual trickle this week.

WiiWare

Family & Friends Party (Gammick Entertainment, 1-8 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Have fun with all your friends and family as you take on some very exciting challenges. This is an interactive board game for as many as eight players of all ages. The goal is to be the first to complete a series of challenges. During each turn, a challenge will be played by one or two players per team depending on the type of challenge you've been given. (Other players on your team can still help and support you). There are six different "Single" challenges that must be played cooperatively by members of the same team. Family & Friends Party can also suggest "Versus" challenges, which must be played competitively by all teams at the same time.

Virtual Console

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - Super NES - 800 Points
It's up to you to defeat the Empire. It's been nearly a quarter of a century since the Zetegenian Empire first conquered the Kingdoms of Zenobia with a wrath of fear and bloodshed. You are the leader of a band of rebels who've fought to preserve the last shred of honor in this desperate time of treachery. Manage the ranks of a full-blown rebel army, complete with hundreds of characters, magic items, weapons and mystical Tarot cards. You must succeed in ousting the evil usurpers-your fate, and that of the entire population, depends on it.
 
I dunno, that's a pretty epic release though
 
True. I've never played it myself, but I used to watch one of my buddies play it in college. It was his big gaming addiction for awhile. The only game in the series I've played is Knight of Lodis on the GBA.
 
Lifeforce and now this? I'm gonna have to buy another Wii points card.
 
Its a real time tactics game. I liked the PS1 version better, but this one is pretty awesome too.
 
WiiWare

Gradius ReBirth (Konami, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points)
Blast your way through levels filled with alien spaceships and otherworldly creatures in this retro side-scrolling shooter. Pick your weapons carefully and upgrade them to create a devastating arsenal of space-aged weapons that will aid you in your challenging mission. Players can post their high scores to worldwide leader boards via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection and see where they rank against all the other Gradius ReBirth players. Test your skills with Gradius ReBirth and see if you have what it takes to beat this action-packed arcade shooter.

Virtual Console

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - Sega Master System - 500 Wii Points
In this platformer from the 1980s, help Alex Kidd in a race against time to find the 12 missing zodiac signs hidden in six challenging levels-including toyland, the robot factory and an outer-space level-all complete with crazy enemies.
 
Hah, nice. Gradius ReBirth should be fun.
 
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WiiWare

Bit.Trip Beat (Aksys Games, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points)
BIT.TRIP BEAT is a rhythm game that brings retro action into the present, letting you use the motion-sensing Wii Remote™ controller to bounce beats. Retro visuals, classic game play, four-player multiplayer and an 8-bit soundtrack will get you in the zone and rock your world. The challenges are mighty, but if you can stay cool as the difficulty increases, you'll discover the beginnings of the BIT.TRIP saga.

Virtual Console

Summer Games II - Commodore 64 - 500 Points
A thousand athletes. A hundred countries. Billions watching around the world as you enter the stadium, marching confidently among your nation's strongest, fastest and boldest young men and women. Your gaze sweeps the crowd as you realize the scope of your achievement. You are about to compete against the world's best athletes in a 3,000-year-old competition. This is the pinnacle of athletic achievement: the Summer Games. Summer Games II challenges your competitive skills with a series of athletic contests for one to eight players. Experience the excitement and realism of eight different events: cycling, equestrian, fencing, high jump, javelin, kayaking, rowing and triple jump. Practice each event to sharpen your skills, then choose from the 18 countries you can represent in the competition.
 
If i had more blocks on my Wii i'd think about maybe doing they rhythm game, but sadly, blocks available is 0.
 
WiiWare

Pop'Em Drop'Em SAMEGAME (Hudson Entertainment, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): SAMEGAME is a simple yet engrossing puzzle game where you must clear matching blocks in sets of two or more. Score high by clearing out more blocks at once. If you manage to clear the entire grid, you can keep on playing with a whole new layout. Getting rid of all those blocks is the key to racking up points. Adjust the difficulty level in a one-player game by trying different grid sizes and multiple colors. Up to four players can face off in any one of three multiplayer modes. “Fame Game,” the most straightforward choice, is similar to the one-player version. “Shame Game” turns the tables by forcing players to go for the lowest score. “Blame Game” is a free-for-all as everyone vies for blocks on one big grid. Choose from different block styles, background graphics and music to customize your playing experience.

Virtual Console

Bomberman '94 - TurboGrafx16 - 700 Points
Bomberman has arrived to restore peace on the planet, which has been split into five parts by an evil hand. In addition to the nine members of the Bomber Family, the character Rooi shows up to lend a hand. Jump on the eggs that appear from destroyed soft blocks and you can ride one of five types of Rooi. Each Rooi has different special abilities—use them well and you'll ride to victory.

Detana Twin Bee - TurboGrafx16 - 700 Points
It's the popular vertical-scrolling shooter renowned for its cute and comical world. Here come Twinbee and Winbee on a mission to save the planet from evil alien invaders. Standing in their way are six stages full of goofy enemies. Play as Twinbee in single-player mode, or team up with Winbee in two-player cooperative mode. With powerful attacks like Big Shot, or Twin Attack and Burst Attack in two-player mode, there's plenty of sting in their arsenal. Use your Shot to transform Bells into items with various effects. Stock up on these bad boys to expand your attack range and really have a blast.
 
SD Card loading now available for games, though you can't save/load your files to the SD card, just to the Wii system memory, but you can download games to SD card directly from Wii shop and play games from the card.

http://kotaku.com/5183763/wii-system-update-adds-play-from-sd-card-support

Also VC Arcade available now:

http://kotaku.com/5183950/wii-virtual-console-goes-to-the-arcade

Also, FFIV The After Years confirmed to be coming to WiiWare, FFI NES and FFII (IV) and III (VI) SNES coming in the future too, but with the remakes/ports of these I'm not excited about that in the least.

Oh and a sequel to FFCC: My Life as a King, FFCC: My Life as a Dark Lord coming to WiiWare in the future as well.
In this it's not a sim kingdom game like MLaaK though, you're the Darklord and you set up traps/monsters to stop adventurers (jobs/races from the FFCC universe) from climbing your tower and touching the dark crystal at the top of it.

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/25/wii-gets-loads-of-downloadable-final-fantasy/
 
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Life as a Dark Lord, wut?

I'll probably get FF1 on the VC.
 
Tiael said:
Also, FFIV The After Years confirmed to be coming to WiiWare, FFI NES and FFII (IV) and III (VI) SNES coming in the future too, but with the remakes/ports of these I'm not excited about that in the least.
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I'm just enough of a FFIV fanboy to buy it for Virtual Console if it's only $8.
 
WiiWare

Bonsai Barber (Nintendo, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone-Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points): The village residents are hungry for the latest in foliage fashion, and it's up to you, the new barber, to fix them up. Use the tools of your trade: scissors, clippers, spray can, and more in this humorous, first-of-its-kind "first-person-groomer" game. Bonsai Barber features a colorful cast of 12 intriguing customers, including a temperamental shallot starlet (don't call her an onion), an oddball strawberry boffin, a cactus cowboy, a daredevil carrot, and a suave banana with top-secret clearance. Each day, five customers arrive to test your stylistic skill. If the customer requests a specific style, you'll plow that furrow, or you can rely on your expertise to pick from more than 30 popular fashions. Or, why not turn over a new leaf? Be creative and see how they react. They're a demanding bunch, so if you miss an appointment, you'll hear about it-on your Wii Message Board. If you do a good job, you may receive a gift or even a postcard from an exotic destination as your happy customers travel to distant lands and show off their exquisite coifs.

Virtual Console

Super Punch-Out!! - Super NES - 800 Wii Points
Featuring the tight game play and humor the series is known for, this sequel to the NES™ classic sees Little Mac return to the ring with the World Video Boxing Association belt once again at stake. Slug your way through the grueling, sweat-pounding matches of the Minor, Major and World Circuits as you face off against some of Little Mac's greatest rivals, such as Bear Hugger, Bald Bull and Super Macho Man. With a cast of new challengers waiting, do you have what it takes to identify their unique patterns and exploit their weaknesses? Go to your corner and come out fighting, but remember what Doc Louis would say: "It's not about brawling-it's about finesse!"
 
Now next week we'll have DSiWare weekly releases as well as the Wii ones, composing the Weekly Nintendo Download. On the rumor mill is that we'll have a Virtual Handheld coming with the DSi with downloadable Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Sega Gamegear games among other handhelds. Hopefully this turns out true.
Anyways, yay Super Punch-Out!
 
I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one. I'm not planning to buy a DSi anytime soon because I'd miss the GBA slot, but a VC-style download service with older GB and GBA games would be the one thing that could make me rethink that. I already have a GBA flash cart so I can carry around a few games at once, but if the only limit was the size of an SD card... /drool
 
Halifirien said:
I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one. I'm not planning to buy a DSi anytime soon because I'd miss the GBA slot, but a VC-style download service with older GB and GBA games would be the one thing that could make me rethink that. I already have a GBA flash cart so I can carry around a few games at once, but if the only limit was the size of an SD card... /drool
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I just might have to put one of those on my shopping list then.
Might be having to start riding the bus soon, which gives me ample time to play hand held games. Before I'd never get through them because I just can't sit in my living room and play a gameboy. It just seems wrong somehow.
 
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