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    Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming

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    Image of GunFlame GunFlame
    03:32 AM

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    Mario Kart. Classic.

    There are alot of games that are said to be great, but unfortunately, they don't always hold up by todays standards.

    Mario Kart on the other hand, is a true game that deserves the title of being 'great'.

    Anyone that has a Wii, and not the original version of the game on the SNES owes it to themselves to buy this.

    What a game.
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    12:39 AM

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    VC. I love you.
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    Image of N●Gage Croal N●Gage Croal
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    I find it funny how excited people get over certain VC releases (well, pretty much just Nintendo's VC releases). Considering that they're games most have already played.

    Yet, any non-Nintendo VC release (even if it is a really good game) is often overlooked. And hell, people scoff at WiiWare, which are (mostly) NEW games.

    I am not saying it's BAD, so to say... I've bought a few VC releases (even of games I physically own, like Bubble Bobble and River City Ransom), but it's nothing I wait over. Just, that... why do some people see this as such a big deal? Of course, I love classic games... but I guess I fail to see why things like Virtual Console is such a huge deal. Now, if you've never played the game, that's fine, you should experience the greatness of the past.
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    Image of Tremolo-mayan Tremolo-mayan
    11/20/09

    @N●Gage Croal: We get so excited over these games because they Are games we've played.. and loved!

    Seldom can many of us find moments to match those of our first time through 'Bob-omb Battlefield', or the dramatic lightning torn sky of Legend of Zelda:Link to the Past, when we just knew something amazing was going to happen.

    Not to mention the multiplayer of these games of old are much more memorable for many of us as well, since that's when we played together with friends all at one console and t.v., as opposed to today we're it's less personal and practically all online. I'm sure I'm not the only one that felt as hyper as possible, when 3 people chased me down as I had the golden gun, sidestepping frenetically as the dance of a madman, shooting around each corner, laughing like a madman.

    And then we grew up and though we still love video games today, we can very seldom recreate the experience and pure joy produced by these moments which are our nostalgia.
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    Image of N●Gage Croal N●Gage Croal
    12:16 AM

    @Tremolo-mayan:
    I get nostalgia, believe me, I do. Got my NES at age 4 back in the 80s. I just rarely see myself rebuying games... at least, digital-only versions (i.e. despite owning the original NES copies of the Megaman games and the Genesis copies of the Sonic games, I've still bought the GameCube collections for them). And many of these games are timeless classics.

    I just find it unnerving that a re-release of a classic game is more celebrated than the release of a new one.
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    Image of BtownDesignGuy BtownDesignGuy
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    Plunkett! You're mad! I beat SNES Jurassic Park only once, in my entire life... and do you know what happened after that? The 1994 Northridge earthquake! To this day, I still fear what havoc I may wreak if I try to beat that game again.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    GOD FUCKING DAMN

    I WANT EARTHBOUND GODDAMMIT >:(
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    Image of superberg superberg
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    The need to get on that SuperFX emulation so we can play Yoshi's Island already! How can it emulate an N64 and not the SFX?
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    BATTLETOADS
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    Hate to break it to you, Luke, but Jurassic Park will probably never happen.

    As far as I can remember, there's one licensed game on the Virtual Console. That was the first TMNT game for the NES, and that only happened so they could tie it in with the movie that came out a few years back.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/20/09

    @spiderweb1986: Damn, too bad that game was terrible though. :|
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    Image of GunFlame GunFlame
    03:45 AM

    @spiderweb1986: Is that the Jurassic Park that had the voiced cutscenes?

    I remember a JP game that started the first level, and some soldier guy was shouting; 'go, go, GOO!'

    Same one?
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    Image of the7k the7k
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    Man, I gave up on all that stuff a long time ago and just bought a Retro Duo to play all those games again.
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    I wish, a thousand times, that they could update the VC release of Mario Kart with online multiplayer.

    It's still my favourite in the series (please don't bother telling me all the reasons I'm wrong) and I would love the opportunity to test my crazy mad skills online.

    If only.
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11/20/09

    @Bialia: Super Mario Kart is my favorite too. Gotta love the music. :D
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    11/20/09

    @Archaotic: I know! So classic.

    I can still play Super Mario Kart for hours- few people have patience for it anymore. It just never gets old for me. And as far as I'm concerned, they've never outdone the original battle mode for pure fun factor.

    #speakup
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    Image of Nintenboy01 Nintenboy01
    11/20/09

    @Bialia: Oh my, the countless hours my pals and I played Battle mode...
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    Image of dracosummoner dracosummoner
    11/20/09

    @Archaotic:

    My favorite Mario Kart musical track: Rainbow Road (from the SNES), to this very day. Oh my gosh.

    @Bialia:

    I agree -- Mario Kart SNES with online multiplayer would be frigging sweet. Feather'd!
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    11/20/09

    @dracosummoner: It's not the SNES version or song, but I feel this is the time to share this.
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    Image of dracosummoner dracosummoner
    11/20/09

    @Bialia:

    [grins]

    Thank you. I found the actual SNES song on YouTube (I forgot how it sounded once it sped up on the last lap, like all the songs do). I hope Nintendo doesn't mind that it's there.

    But that video was very good. Thank you very much.

    #speakup
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    11/20/09

    @dracosummoner:
    I went looking for the SNES version and got distracted ;)
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    Image of dracosummoner dracosummoner
    11/20/09

    @Bialia: And what am I listening to right now? F-Zero "Mute City" remixes from OverClocked Remix.

    Heck yes number two.

    Edit: On second thought, instead of the OverClocked remixes ...

    [www.last.fm]

    #speakup
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    Image of Mit Mit
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    Star Fox Star Fox Star Fox D: Why no Star Fox?

    I want to own them all, and I want to play the SNES Star Fox before I finally play the copy of Star Fox 64 I've had sitting on my Wii for years now. I don't understand why it hasn't come yet :(
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    Image of WhiteMåge WhiteMåge
    11/20/09

    In reply to Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
    Jurassic Park on the SNES? I begged for that game for christmas when I was like 13 and I don't remember why. I ended up hating it. :(
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    Image of Sonira - Katamari on the Wings! Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
    11/20/09

    @WhiteMåge: You sure like emoticons lately! \(°O°) /
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/20/09

    @Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!: He's gotten the Curse_Lily Genome merged into his DNA now... o_o

    Hopefully that means he'll get all giddy and happily mood-swingy now. ^_^
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    Image of CustomFirmware CustomFirmware
    11/16/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: Let's Get Ready To Pokémon Rumble
    Is it anything like Digimon Rumble? Because Digimon Rumble was so badass. #wiiware
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    11/16/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: Let's Get Ready To Pokémon Rumble
    "Pokémon's answer to Gears of War Horde Mode, Pokémon Rumble"

    EHH? #wiiware
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/16/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: Let's Get Ready To Pokémon Rumble
    Digidrive? That's surprising. I thought everyone would've forgotten about the awesome BitGeneration games for the GBA by now. #wiiware
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