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Console Downloads Retro Roundup

Posted by Zonk on from the somewhat-recently-old-school dept.

Via GameSetWatch, 1up's look at recent virtual console releases on the Wii. The hub site's weekly retro roundup is going to make it a point to talk about Wii, 360, and PS3 downloadable games, with a focus on the old skool become new. They also will touch on old games rereleased on handheld systems, such as the fantastic FFIII. From the article: "Ecco the Dolphin - A curiously tranquil game that sees a normal dolphin embark on a quest to save his pod pals from a giant space vacuum, Ecco's nevertheless challenging -- besides oceanic hazards, our hero constantly faces the threat of suffocation should he stay underwater for too long. The idiosyncratic (read: sort of awkward) controls certainly don't make things any easier. All told, they make Ecco an acquired taste, and at the eight dollar standard rate for Genesis games this might be a tough sell. But we'll go ahead and give it the nod just for its boldness in straying from the beaten path. "

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  1. Three Words: River City Ransom by green+pizza · · Score: 4, Interesting

    When most everyone else was busy playing with their PS2 and XBOX systems, my buddies and I discovered River City Ransom for the NES. This was several years before the game was re-announced and re-released for the GBA. We must have spent entire man-weeks in that game! Just because you are tired of the old games, doesn't mean that other people won't find them a lot of fun.

  2. Best Wii Download Yet by Krentz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Bomberman '93 + 4 Wiimotes + 1 Gamecube controller == Instant party for 5 people. My Wii has logged more time into Bomberman than anything else except Twilight Princess so far. It's a blast! (I know I know...)

    1. Re:Best Wii Download Yet by zarthrag · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I agree, it is a blast! But we've all be clamoring for SNES version of Bomberman 5 (with the kangaroos, and getting to "interfere" from the sidelines.) It's only 4 players, but it made for a fun party game!

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  3. Re:Tides of Time by Frizzle+Fry · · Score: 4, Interesting

    game companies are now incapable of producing games so good you'd spend days of your life crusing and screaming in frustration and still count the game as amoung the best you've ever played. They simply cannot do it anymore. Go beat Master Mode Extra in Super Monkey Ball 2 and then come back and tell me this.
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