VC Releases for 04/09/2007 (Bravo!)

WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLAS-SIC GAMES ANNOUNCED FOR WII SHOP CHANNEL

April 9, 2007

Do you have an itch to blast bug-shaped space fighters? Have you ever wondered whether Dr. Bomb was a medical doctor or a Ph.D.? Do you resolve all your disputes with a heated round of Rock, Paper, Scissors? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you'll want to pay a visit to the popular WiiTM video game system's Wii Shop Channel.

Three new clas-sic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii PointsTM to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

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GalagaTM (NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Players control their fighters, with their unique ability to combine with other fighters and shoot down the invading aliens. Aliens attack in formations using a variety of attack patterns. Rescue a captured fighter to combine with it, forming a Dual Fighter with twice the firepower. Earn Perfect Bonuses more easily by using a Dual Fighter on the Challenging Stages. Galaga was released in 1981 and became an instant clas-sic with its innovative fighter-combination system and varied enemy attack patterns.

BRAVOMANTM (Turbografx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): The village of Nitta has been invaded by the army of Dr. Bomb, an evil scientist who is plotting to take over the world. Facing this crisis is Bravoman, who received his powers from Alpha Man to stand up against Dr. Bomb in the name of justice. The village of Nitta consists of 22 stages - action stages that take place on the ground and shooting stages that take place underwater. Action stages use a unique control system in which the height of a jump and the distance of an attack changes depending on how long players hold down the button. Players collect the Luck Symbols that appear when they defeat enemies and give them to Lottery Man to get recovery and power-up items. Stop Dr. Bomb and bring peace to the village of Nitta and the rest of the world.

Alex KiddTM in the Enchanted Castle (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): When King Thor was kidnapped, his son, Alex Kidd, held out hope that his father would return to their kingdom on Planet Aries. Finally, it was revealed that he was being held captive on Planet Paperock. As Alex, players race to his rescue through 11 levels, battling enemies and avoiding obstacles while winning coins that will buy special items and vehicles. At the end of each level, players encounter a boss and enter into a match of "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Throwing the right symbols puts players ever closer to bringing King Thor home; throwing the wrong symbols squashes them beneath a heavy weight.

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i haven't heard of any of these, are they any good?kidrock17xp

You never heard of Galaga? Please tell me you're kidding! Anyway, what a crappy selection this week. No punch-out, no vectorman, no castlevania and no zelda II. Nintendo, get with it!NintendoMaster3

You never heard of Galaga? Please tell me you're kidding! Anyway, what a crappy selection this week. No punch-out, no vectorman, no castlevania and no zelda II. Nintendo, get with it!NintendoMaster3

No offense - XBLA Galaga > NES or VC Galaga

Bravoman is probably the choice of the week out of those three.

[QUOTE="kidrock17xp"]i haven't heard of any of these, are they any good?MiiforWii

and thats why you never heard of them

i think this is the worst lot yetharleyrulesall

i haven't heard of any of these, are they any good?kidrock17xp

No offense - XBLA Galaga > NES or VC Galaga

Bravoman is probably the choice of the week out of those three.

slayerver1

None taken (I own both :P) -- that's because the XBLA version is the arcade version. Most arcade versions are better than their NES or SNES counterparts... if Nintendo gets around to releasing Contra -- the biggest exception to the rule I can think of, that will be better than the XBLA version.

In other news, what are Nintendo thinking? They release this rubbish and expect us to be happy about it? I mean, come on... Reggie said that they'd release good VC games while there was a drought. A must-own game hasn't come out for this system since Zelda. I dunno, I guess they're trying to get us to buy Super Paper Mario tomorrow... then maybe we can have TWO must-own games for our console.

It just flat-out sucks to see other regions get Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, Punch Out, Castlevania... just about every game that made the Nintendo consoles worth getting and we get stuck with Rock, Paper Scissors.

Ah, well the VC is rediculously overpriced anyway. I'm thinking about picking up an N64 (sold mine when I got a PS2) and getting whatever game I want for it, not waiting for Europe and Japan to have them all first... or for us to have to wait until they release every garbage TurboGraphix game and every obscure NES failure (not that Galaga would fall into that category, but most of the NES VC lineup does) to get pushed out first.

[QUOTE="MiiforWii"][QUOTE="kidrock17xp"]i haven't heard of any of these, are they any good?lgdowner

and thats why you never heard of them

Another crappy week in the VC, when is it going to end??? It's starting to get really annoying to see crap after crap everyweek. I want good games!!! I want Punch-Out now!!!!aemena

Another crappy week in the VC, when is it going to end??? It's starting to get really annoying to see crap after crap everyweek. I want good games!!! I want Punch-Out now!!!!aemena

[QUOTE="kidrock17xp"]i haven't heard of any of these, are they any good?MiiforWii

[QUOTE="aemena"]Another crappy week in the VC, when is it going to end??? It's starting to get really annoying to see crap after crap everyweek. I want good games!!! I want Punch-Out now!!!!Fun_4_Real

Well I did get starfox 64 last week so I can still live off that. Plus Super Paper Mario is coming this week so I'm good. (But they better hurry with my Punch-Out!)

OMG, A Fantasic week!I want all three games, they OWN!

I dont want crap like Zelda II or SMRPG(I hope nintendo destroyed the code to that pile when Square Betrayed them for sony), i want games that i loved as a kid!.

WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLAS-SIC GAMES ANNOUNCED FOR WII SHOP CHANNEL

April 9, 2007

Do you have an itch to blast bug-shaped space fighters? Have you ever wondered whether Dr. Bomb was a medical doctor or a Ph.D.? Do you resolve all your disputes with a heated round of Rock, Paper, Scissors? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you'll want to pay a visit to the popular WiiTM video game system's Wii Shop Channel.

Three new clas-sic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii PointsTM to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

 ________________________________________

GalagaTM (NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Players control their fighters, with their unique ability to combine with other fighters and shoot down the invading aliens. Aliens attack in formations using a variety of attack patterns. Rescue a captured fighter to combine with it, forming a Dual Fighter with twice the firepower. Earn Perfect Bonuses more easily by using a Dual Fighter on the Challenging Stages. Galaga was released in 1981 and became an instant clas-sic with its innovative fighter-combination system and varied enemy attack patterns.

BRAVOMANTM (Turbografx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): The village of Nitta has been invaded by the army of Dr. Bomb, an evil scientist who is plotting to take over the world. Facing this crisis is Bravoman, who received his powers from Alpha Man to stand up against Dr. Bomb in the name of justice. The village of Nitta consists of 22 stages - action stages that take place on the ground and shooting stages that take place underwater. Action stages use a unique control system in which the height of a jump and the distance of an attack changes depending on how long players hold down the button. Players collect the Luck Symbols that appear when they defeat enemies and give them to Lottery Man to get recovery and power-up items. Stop Dr. Bomb and bring peace to the village of Nitta and the rest of the world.

Alex KiddTM in the Enchanted Castle (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): When King Thor was kidnapped, his son, Alex Kidd, held out hope that his father would return to their kingdom on Planet Aries. Finally, it was revealed that he was being held captive on Planet Paperock. As Alex, players race to his rescue through 11 levels, battling enemies and avoiding obstacles while winning coins that will buy special items and vehicles. At the end of each level, players encounter a boss and enter into a match of "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Throwing the right symbols puts players ever closer to bringing King Thor home; throwing the wrong symbols squashes them beneath a heavy weight.

Phantom_Leo

dude u dound like u work for nintendo like ur a pro at writing these things;)

How many days of cry do I need to get Super Metroid and Super Mario Bros. 2 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

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Go buy Namco 50th Anniversary Collection on GameCube, you have the arcade Galaga version which it's superior than the NES version.

I would prefer Alex Kidd on the SMS. However, this one is still awesome.

Bravoman, I never heard of it. I want to try Shockman (it reminds me somehow Mega Man) and Neutopia (Hudson's answer to the 2D Zelda) on the TG-16.

Bravoman, I never heard of it. I want to try Shockman (it reminds me somehow Mega Man) and Neutopia (Hudson's answer to the 2D Zelda) on the TG-16.

chris3116

[QUOTE="slayerver1"]

No offense - XBLA Galaga > NES or VC Galaga

Bravoman is probably the choice of the week out of those three.

Generic_Dude

None taken (I own both :P) -- that's because the XBLA version is the arcade version. Most arcade versions are better than their NES or SNES counterparts... if Nintendo gets around to releasing Contra -- the biggest exception to the rule I can think of, that will be better than the XBLA version.

In other news, what are Nintendo thinking? They release this rubbish and expect us to be happy about it? I mean, come on... Reggie said that they'd release good VC games while there was a drought. A must-own game hasn't come out for this system since Zelda. I dunno, I guess they're trying to get us to buy Super Paper Mario tomorrow... then maybe we can have TWO must-own games for our console.

It just flat-out sucks to see other regions get Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, Punch Out, Castlevania... just about every game that made the Nintendo consoles worth getting and we get stuck with Rock, Paper Scissors.

Ah, well the VC is rediculously overpriced anyway. I'm thinking about picking up an N64 (sold mine when I got a PS2) and getting whatever game I want for it, not waiting for Europe and Japan to have them all first... or for us to have to wait until they release every garbage TurboGraphix game and every obscure NES failure (not that Galaga would fall into that category, but most of the NES VC lineup does) to get pushed out first.