Topic: Virtual Console Mondays Tuesdays: Sega Brings Some Love

[Pale]

Golden Axe and Ecco the Dolphin are now available!

Though they all didn't come out on a Monday as we expected, the Virtual Console was updated today with two new games from Sega.    

  Ecco the Dolphin  
The classic Genesis adventure title (originally released on 7/29/1993) is now available for 800 Wii points.  It's a single player game that is compatible with the Wii Remote, Classic controller, and GameCube controller.    

  Golden Axe  
Another classic Genesis title, Golden Axe is an action adventure game for 1-2 players.  It was originally released on 12/22/1988 and is compatible with the Wii Remote, Classic controller, and GameCube controller.    

  As reported yesterday, Hudson released Super Star Soldier as well.    

  Super Star Soldier  
This single player shooter can be controlled with the Wii Remote, Classic controller, or GameCube controller.  It was originally released in 1991 for the TurboGrafx 16.

[TMW]

Wow...thats a tough choice!  Ecco, or Gilius Thunderhead's Ass Kicking Adventure...

This will consume me for hours.  

[Neodymium]

Well, to Ian and the guys who doubted Nintendo, you may place your foot in your mouth.

[vudu]

We still doubt Nintendo; it's Sega that we never gave up on.  

[Hocotate]

Ecco will be my first VC game! Great news!

[Bill Aurion]

What's this garbage?  They chose to put out Golden Axe and Ecco over GUNSTAR HEROES!? >=O

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
What's this garbage?  They chose to put out Golden Axe and Ecco over GUNSTAR HEROES!? >=O

Its called ::Let's suck them dry before we release the great games which they will still buy::. If they released games like Gunstar early then chances are many would lose interest in VC, but now they can get money from people's impatience .

[Svevan]

I HATE NINTENDO.

[WuTangTurtle]

.....This whole VC thing right now is pissing me off.  I hope all the d@mn websites out there start making editorials b!tching about this and hopefully Nintendo will get off their a$$es and release some good stuff now!

Sega where is my Gunstar Heroes?
Nintendo....I'm not even gonna ask.  I'm just going to give u an evil stare until something worthwhile plops out.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I'm content with what is on now, sure I would like to see more AAA titles but I'm happy with Zelda, Bonk and Ecco at the moment.

[The Omen]

Now we're complaining about VC titles?  Will the bitching never end?

[vudu]

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Originally posted by: The Omen
Now we're complaining about VC titles?  Will the bitching never end?

I'll give you something to bitch about.

[JonLeung]

How are the Genesis games playable on the Wii Remote?  Did they not originally make use of the Genesis's three face buttons?  Or besides 1 and 2 on the Wii Remote, would the third button if necessary be oddly placed like the B or A buttons?

I have yet to purchase a VC game.  My brother insists the first one we get should be Super Mario Bros.

[Bill Aurion]

Some Genesis games are playable with the Wiimote, some are not...Sonic, for example, only uses one button on the Genesis controller anyway, so it can be playable with the Wiimote...

[Pale]

I think every Genesis game is mapping the third face button to A (next to the D-Pad).  This obviously doesn't work very well.  In Altered Beast, punch is the A button.  This makes it almost impossible to move and punch at the same time.

[Spak-Spang]

Hey, simple truth.  Ecco the Dolphin and Golden Axe are more classic games than Gunstar Heroes.

So I understand why Sega released it first.  And the service is only 3 weeks old and you are complaining?  We have available for download about or over 15 games with more coming.  I think it is fine.

Why do people complain for no reason?

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang
Hey, simple truth.  Ecco the Dolphin and Golden Axe are more classic games than Gunstar Heroes.

So I understand why Sega released it first.  And the service is only 3 weeks old and you are complaining?  We have available for download about or over 15 games with more coming.  I think it is fine.

Why do people complain for no reason?

I think it shows that there really isn't much to complain about with the Wii which is a good thing .

[wandering]

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In Altered Beast, punch is the A button.

AH. I was wondering why all I could do was kick. I thought the devs had just watched too much Walker Texas Ranger or something.

edit: you know what would be rad? If NWR started doing reviews of VC games.

[Svevan]

The Wii is great, I love it. But once again let's be realistic. There are plenty of roadblocks with Wii - internet router issues, over-complexity of setup (both the system, Miis, internet, synching controllers, etc) problems with direct pointing, component and S-video cable availability, system availability, and Virtual Console which is a far larger mess than the people here are willing to admit. I'm giving Nintendo some leeway since the console is brand spanking new and Virtual Console is finding its feet. However, the one game here and one game there philosophy is BROKEN and does nothing to enhance Virtual Console's viability to non-Wii users or to make me anxious to buy anything. If anything it pisses me off that I can't get the games I want (even though I'll buy 'em when they come out). Nintendo's making a bad move here - only Nintendo zealots can justify releasing fewer games instead of more, something they've been justifying (stupidly) since 1996. It's not good business and the past 10 years have proven that.

That said, I love playing Super Mario 64 and Super Star Soldier. I can't wait to get into Solomon's Key again, and Zelda, Trauma Center, and Mii Channel are all a blast. Nintendo's given me a great amount of fun this past week, and I hope they keep it up. Its their trickle down philosophy that drives me nuts and has driven them into third place two generations in a row.

[vudu]

VC needs its own forum.

[TJ Spyke]

Nintendo does deserve some of the flak it's getting over the VC, especially when you look at some of the titles Japan gets this year that North America doesn't: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Contra III: The Alien Wars.

[Pale]

Like it or not, the lack of game releases is obviously a marketing decision on their part.  NOA can't wait to release a press release in the middle of the next game drought that talks about the release of Super Mario RPG or Earthbound on the virtual console.

[wandering]

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it pisses me off that I can't get the games I want

I have no doubt. That doesn't mean Nintendo's "trickle down" strategy is a bad one. The notion that the small selection of VC games will lead to the Wii going the way of the N64 is a ludicrous one. The n64 had, what, 2 games at launch? The Wii has dozens. Under these circumstances, a "trickle down" strategy makes sense. It ensures people don't gouge themselves on classics of yore, and encourages them instead to buy more Wii games, and not-quite-stellar VC games. It ensures that people, never quite satisfied with what they've purchased so far, will keep coming back to the Wii shop for more.

At least, that's what I think. If that makes me a stupid Nintendo zealot, then so be it.

[Smoke39]

I think with getting a few games every week, the selection's gonna start adding up relatively quickly.  The Wii's only been out a few weeks now.

[Ceric]

Personally I have better things to complain about then the game selection.  Though even now the "new" game flag never goes away and it's already starting to get interesting finding a specific game.  With more to come I hope and update gives us a search feature.