When the crew was talking about how abismal the N64 virtual console was, Johnny mnetioned the word "Rare" and I think that was a subtle hint that the N64 service will not be complete without Rare titles because those games defined the system besides those of Nintendo. But that ship has sailde over the horizon and will never return.
Rare really was a huge part of the Nintendo 64. I was reminded of this the other day when I arranged all of my N64 games in alphabetical order and noticed that nine out of the first ten were developled by Rare. Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Blast Corps, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64, Goldeneye 007, Jet Force Gemini, Killer Instinct Gold...
I know that everyone is sick of me talking about this Rare fiasco and I am too, but the virtual console service will never be complete without those titles. It will always be hollow in some way.
Just recently the creator of Harvest Moon came out and said that title will never appear on virtual console because of problems with transfering the game's code.
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/14/harvest-moon-64-probably-not-coming-out-on-virtual-console/ Even the Turok games on the N64 will never appear on the virtual console. These among other great titles for the system that may, or never, not appear on the virtual console.
The biggest that I have is what is the ultimate fate of the series? Will it continue to slow to a complete stop and fade away, or will it pick back in time for the wii successor?
This is why I keep talking about emulating other SEGA consoles like the Saturn, Dreamcast, 32X and CD is because most of the major titles for those console were made by SEGA, some one who could easily port over their titles with very little legal trouble. Otherwise, it is going to be bone dry for a long time.
I mean the virtual console allows me a quick and easy way to get the games of yester year with out the trouble of having to track each title and system down, deal with a gray market and then face the possibility of the console breaking down and being unable to have it fixed by the company who manufactured it. I also do not have to worry about cords and setting each console up and all the power requirements needed to power each system.
For example, if I have a genesis and it breaks, what is the chance of SEGA repairing my console? Possibly slim to none, right? This negates the reason for having the console. Also, if I have a genesis emulated on my wii and it breaks, Nintendo will repair it for a modest fee.
I also hate having to manage a large assortment of games, cases and consoles. My obsessive compulsive disorder is too sever for to have all this clutter.
I might seem like a person very comfortable with down load only consoles and I am as long I have an easy access to the store on the console and the company takes care of my needs adequatly.