VC in Brief: Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES) and Shinobi (VC Arcade)
Martial arts is the theme on the Virtual Console this week, as Sega and Capcom both offer up entries in their respective franchises. Unless you like to punch things, throw pointy things at things or kick things — or maybe some kind of mixture of all that — then you’ll probably want to skip this week’s downloads. Pacifists need not apply!
- Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Shinobi (VC Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES) and Shinobi (VC Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Rayman, Stop Stress, Shinobi, Street Fighter Alpha 2
There’s some classic platforming to be had in both Rayman and Shinobi in this week’s Nintendo downloads, and even a way to deal with Jack’s overabundance of stress in Stop Stress: A Day of Fury. There’s over ten titles in all, so cruise past the break for the full list.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Rayman, Stop Stress, Shinobi, Street Fighter Alpha 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VC in Brief: The Combatribes (SNES), Solomon’s Key (VC Arcade)
This week’s Virtual Console update offers two delectable titles — Solomon’s Key is a very unique action/puzzler hybrid, whereas The Combatribes features a wonderfully bad story and the demon clowns of Coney Island. Life doesn’t get much better than this, folks!
- Solomon’s Key (VC Arcade, 1 - 2 players, 600 Wii Points)
- The Combatribes (SNES, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that.
VC in Brief: The Combatribes (SNES), Solomon’s Key (VC Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Tales of Monkey Island, Bookworm, The Combatribes
If you thought last week’s NintendoWare Weekly update was huge, well … you’ll probably think the same thing about this week’s update! That’s mostly because Nintendo provides quite the overweight offering this time, with a total of ten new titles available for your post-Thanksgiving download. Loosen that belt and make some room for more by heading past the break for the full list of this week’s releases.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Tales of Monkey Island, Bookworm, The Combatribes originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japanese Nintendo Downloads: Galaxian heads to the Tecmo Bowl
Following last week’s drought due to the public holiday, Nintendo has turned the download faucet back on in Japan. It’s another week free of WiiWare, but there’s certainly enough Virtual Console material to make up for it. Outside of a trio of VC Arcade titles, we’ve got a Super Famicom tactical RPG classic:
- Bahamut Lagoon (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Galaxian (VC Arcade, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Tecmo Bowl (VC Arcade, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points) [VC in Brief]
- Märchen Maze (VC Arcade, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Japanese Nintendo Downloads: Galaxian heads to the Tecmo Bowl originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VC in Brief: Altered Beast (VC Arcade)
Altered Beast (Sega 1 - 2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
We say: Great game, but you can find it for less
It’s not that the VC Arcade version of Altered Beast is bad or anything — in fact, it’s the complete opposite, but for such an old game, there are less costly ways to enjoy it. If you have a PS2, there’s a Sega Genesis Collection that’s a more financially responsible way to play. If you’ve only got the Wii and have never played this, though, it might be worth your double sawbuck. Check out the video above and decide.
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks.
VC in Brief: Altered Beast (VC Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japanese Nintendo Downloads: Goemon is a hot-blooded man of Edo
First of all, it’s a holiday in Japan this week, so there are no new games for September 22. However, since we failed to update you guys on the releases for September 15, we figured we should probably do that. Sorry for the delay!
Despite the lack of releases this week, we think most Japanese gamers are happy because they totally get to play some Ganbare Goemon. Known in The States as Legend of the Mystical Ninja, the series has had a long affair with Japanese gamers — which now continues on the Virtual Console!
- Ganbare Goemon 3 (Super Famicom, 1 -2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Dragon Saber (VC Arcade, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Dragon Buster (VC Arcade, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Japanese Nintendo Downloads: Goemon is a hot-blooded man of Edo originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Overturn, Sexy Poker, Tecmo Bowl
This week is a special one for Nintendo fans. Not only do we finally see an end to the Virtual Console drought, but we also get fighting robots and a new Art Style game. Oh, and then there’s Sexy Poker, Gameloft’s odd strip poker game for WiiWare. We guess the company never heard of Google image search?
Gallery: Overturn
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NintendoWare Weekly: Overturn, Sexy Poker, Tecmo Bowl originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VC in Brief: Space Harrier (Arcade)
Space Harrier (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
We say: Way superior to the Sega Genesis port; fun on-rails shmup
Virtual Console-savvy readers likely remember this video for Space Harrier. Well, that’s the bunk Sega Master System version (fun as it may be), and this week, the real deal arcade version arrives. It’s superior in just about every way to the Sega Master System version already on the service (including price, sadly). So, if you’re going to drop that $8 you earned from mowing lawns and shaving pets on Space Harrier, make sure it’s the superior arcade version here.
Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks.
VC in Brief: Space Harrier (Arcade) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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