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Rhyme · 16-02-2007 2:13am #1

After last weeks release of Super Mario World i thought this week is going to have to pull out some stops to top that.

We get R-Type III: The 3rd Lightning (later than the US but still

)
New Adventure Island (I honestly don't know, played the first one which wasn't great)
Kirby's Adventure (It's no Dreamland but still a great play)
Excitebike (Ramping up interest for Excitetruck?)

The US may have got Kid Icarus but i think we got some good deals too.

Can't choose between R-Type and Kirby's

Mr E · 16-02-2007 11:41am

Meh... I wanted SNES Zelda.....

Rhyme · 16-02-2007 11:52am

TmB wrote:

Meh... I wanted SNES Zelda.....

Well Wiki have both the Zelda you're looking for and Street's of Rage set for Q1 2007 so it's only a matter of Fridays.

chrislad · 17-02-2007 7:45pm

Must get online and get Kirby and SMW.

Retr0gamer · 17-02-2007 7:51pm

I'd get R-type. Kirby hasn't aged too well.

unreggd · 18-02-2007 12:30am

Kirby is a lejbox!

the first and only Gameboy game I ever bought!

Now I have Kirby Canvas Ad on the DS, also class

DRakE · 18-02-2007 12:46am

Jesus, bring out mega man and turtles already.

Rhyme · 18-02-2007 12:53am

DRakE wrote:

turtles already.

Turtles in Time or Tournament Figters?

Also... too many Megaman games to choose from, 4... no, 2. I can't decide.

Retr0gamer · 18-02-2007 11:29am

Rhyme wrote:

Turtles in Time or Tournament Figters?

Also... too many Megaman games to choose from, 4... no, 2. I can't decide.

Not sure if they will bring out megaman since the anniversary collections are quite recent. Megaman 2 and 3 FTW!

Kirby is a lejbox!

the first and only Gameboy game I ever bought!

Yep Dreamland was brilliant. Much better than kirbys adventure on the VC.

CiDeRmAn · 18-02-2007 11:10pm

Problem so far with VC is I have most of the damn things already, I bought Donkey Kong and ToeJam and Earl so far and nothing else aside from perhaps Kirby appeals as yet, and the only reason that is in there is because I have it on the NES and that machine is on the fritz. Hmm, where are the decent N64 titles? Where can I get a listing of upcoming titles?

Rhyme · 18-02-2007 11:41pm

The next scheduled N64 title is Ocarina of Time for 1200 points.

I'll be abstaining both for the points and the fact that i have it for the Gamecube already (Wind Waker bonus disc).

Roll on Turok 2.

Retr0gamer · 19-02-2007 12:39am

I really want Lylat wars. Nobody wants to sell me an N64 copy

It seems Super R-type has been rated so will be appearing on the VC in Europe unfortunately. It's a really tough game (frustratingly so) since there are no check points during the levels, I'd go so far as to say it's ruined by this. It's a bastardisation of R-type 2 by the way. It's a shame because it lessens the chances of the excellent TG-16 version of R-type 2 appearing.

chrislad · 19-02-2007 12:43am

Why is Ocarina of Time going to be 1200 points? Aren't all N64 games 1000 pts? I really hope that was a type on your part and not Nintendo upping the price for games they know people will definitely get.

1huge1 · 19-02-2007 12:47am

rock and roll racing
thats bound to end up on it

Retr0gamer · 19-02-2007 1:28am

chrislad wrote:

Why is Ocarina of Time going to be 1200 points? Aren't all N64 games 1000 pts? I really hope that was a type on your part and not Nintendo upping the price for games they know people will definitely get.

Surely it's not Nintendo upping the price to be money grabbing bastards? You can get Zelda for about 3 euro on ebay. It's just nintendo cashing in on it's popularity. Charging 12 euro for a game nintendo gave away free with windwaker not so long ago.

Rhyme · 20-02-2007 6:08pm

Also: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157312

So America are picking up our old games. That leaves my predictions for Friday at 'Kid Icarus', 'Streets of Rage', 'The Legend of Kage' and perhaps something else...

Link to the past?

EDIT: Streets of Rage

Retr0gamer · 20-02-2007 10:03pm

It was mentioned on Eurogamer that legend og kage is the 9th worse NES game ever according to Seanbaby.

Rhyme · 23-02-2007 1:05am

23rd February releases (as of 00:02):

Kid Icarus: NES, 500 pts
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time: N64, 1,000 pts

Huh? Where's my Streets of Rage?

Then again Zelda is only 1,000 points... which would appeal to me if i didn't already have the Master Quest thing. Two fantastic additions by all means and both worth downloading if you have the points.

aidan_walsh · 23-02-2007 1:50am

Bit disappointed Ocarina of Time came out before Link to the Past, but who cares getting it anyway.

Star Lord · 23-02-2007 11:58am

Meh, already have Ocarina of Time... three copies in fact! The OOT/Master quest disk came with Wind Waker, the OOT on the LoZ collectors edition disk, and the original cartridge...

lordgoat · 23-02-2007 12:35pm

If you want to give/sell any of those zelda copies! I'd be intersted so long as they're for gamecube/wii that is!

Stalfos · 23-02-2007 2:46pm

Thought i'd be happy to see OTT released but since i already have it twice, there's not much point in getting it again. I'd rather link to the past or majora's mask.

Antamojo · 23-02-2007 7:34pm

Ocarina of Time should be bought by anyone who never played it
Best game ever

I'm still waiting for Link To The Past

Rhyme · 02-03-2007 1:07am

As of 23:58 1st of March.

Streets of Rage - One of my all time favourites and a great 'badass early 90's game'.
Bio-hazard Battle - Nope, not Resident Evil. There are better shooters out there that have less space squid.
Chew Man Fu - 1up seems to like it, i'm pretty picky with my puzzle games though.
Sword of Vermillion - I've never played it but these guys seem to have got it down http://www.deeko.com/retro.asp?id=129

Mr E · 02-03-2007 1:20am

Excellent.... Loved SoR.

Retr0gamer · 02-03-2007 5:17pm

SoR has aged badly. Would prefer SoR 2 and 3.

Sword of Vermillion is a great if you like your old school RPGs. Doubt be expecting an epic story.

1huge1 · 03-03-2007 10:48pm

ive heard sor plays bad on the wii
very slow in gameplay and sound
anyone notice this?

Retr0gamer · 04-03-2007 1:55am

1huge1 wrote:

ive heard sor plays bad on the wii
very slow in gameplay and sound
anyone notice this?

Its just the PAL version. Much slower with slowed down music.

Mr E · 05-03-2007 12:20am

SoR has a bug in it that prevents it being finished properly in 2 player mode. Got to Round 8 with a friend of mine today, and near the end (before Mr. X), the game just ended with the good ending. Very f**king sloppy, Nintendo.... they could have at least play tested it for an hour to ensure that it worked OK.

I checked the message boards on GameFAQs and the same has happened to other people.

CiDeRmAn · 06-03-2007 10:57pm

The awful thing is that I feckin own everything worth buying on the VC, this leaves me with a very bare front end to my Wii, but nice to see more folk can see the glory that is Biohazard Battle, that game rocks.
But seriously, how many copies of Zelda OoT does one person need? I've one for my N64, the one that came with the Wind Waker and the one that came on the Zelda collectors disk, both of those can play fine on the Wii via the GC disks, so why am I drawn to buying it again? Is it the fact it'd be instantly available to play? I don't know and my resistance is failing!

Retr0gamer · 07-03-2007 12:31am

Never really thought much of biohazard battle. Might give it another chance but with the stupidly good R-type 1 and 3 and Soldier Blade it's a bit obsolete.

Anyone else delighted that the Wii is turning into heaven for shmup fans. The TG16 has more brilliant shmups than any other console so looking forward to some more classics. Bring Lords of Thunder and Gates of Thunder!

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